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Citation Software Inc.
Specialists in variable-data publishing since 1986
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www.CitationSoftware.com info@CitationSoftware.com 508-436-2543
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Solution Finder
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preflight & prepress — font/image/color management, color conversion, PDF submission, miscellaneous preflight & prepress tasks
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These are the products that we offer for this Solution Finder
category. Click on the product that you want, or scroll down the
page to read about all the products. If you're not sure which
product you need, call us!
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Citation Software offers the following
software for preflight and prepress:
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Adobe PDF JobReady
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The Adobe PDF JobReady software can help mitigate some
of the common problems that occur during the print-job-submission
process.
Adobe PDF JobReady is software that enables print providers
to develop streamlined, reliable PDF-based
and Internet-enabled workflows that begin at their customers'
desktops and extend across intranets, extranets or the
Internet to the final printing service or output device.
Support for Windows and MacOS (including MacIntel) platforms
makess it easy for end users to create and submit print-ready jobs from
any authoring application that can print.
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Problem: File-submission errors
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Studies show that 67% of jobs submitted to print-service
providers fail due to file-submission errors. Fonts may be
missing from the submitted job, color models can be
specified incorrectly, and graphics files can be
inadvertently omitted. When this occurs, the print-service provider
must ask that the job (or the missing components) be resubmitted.
For the print-service provider, this means added cost
and lower margin, more complexity in the job workflow,
and decreased customer satisfaction.
For the user that's submitting the job, this means
added work, increased frustration level, and a longer wait
for delivery of the completed job.
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Problem: No job preview
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Another common problem in the job-submission workflow is that
the user often cannot obtain an accurate job preview.
The final result may be completely different from what
is expected, due to differences between the user's software
environment and the print-service provider's software environment.
As a result, a finished job might be rejected because
"that's not what it's supposed to look like."
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The Solution: Adobe PDF JobReady
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Adobe PDF JobReady addresses both these problems by implementing
a secure, controlled PDF-based workflow. By using the
Adobe PDF JobReady software, a print-service
provider can ensure that all submitted jobs are complete
and that all submitted jobs are set up correctly for their
own equipment. Users can preview
jobs prior to submission, and since the preview is
device-independent PDF, the preview will be virtually identical
to the final output. And overall, job resubmissions
are drastically reduced.
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How it works
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Users use the Adobe PDF JobReady client to create a
PDF file simply by cliking File > Print from within
an application. The Adobe PDF JobReady client functions
like a print driver. It creates
a print-ready PDF file and then leads the user through the
process of submitting the file to the print-service provide
via the Internet or perhaps via an intranet or extranet.
Adobe PDF JobReady is packaged as a software development kit
(SDK) for integration into a print-workflow solution.
Two components
In the runtime environment, the Adobe PDF JobReady software
has two main components: the Adobe PDF JobReady client and
the Adobe PDF JobReady server.
- Adobe PDF JobReady client.
This functions as a print driver, allowing the
user to generate a PDF file by clicking
File > Print from within an application.
- AdobePDF JobReady server.
This is a set of software libraries that offer basic
JDF-reading and PDF-decryption functions.
OEMs, ISVs, or systems integrators use the Adobe PDF client-configuration
wizard to tailor the Adobe PDF JobReady client for
each customer's installation. The
configuration options include customer-branding capabilities
and PDF-file-creation parameters.
Once created, the customized Adobe PDF JobReady client
(print driver) can
be distributed through print providers to their
customers for installation onto the customers' desktops.
The Adobe PDF JobReady software comes with two
client-configuration wizards: one for Macintosh computers
and one for Windows computers.
The Adobe PDF JobReady client creates an encrypted
PDF file based on the preset PDF-file-creation parameters;
it also creates a JDF job ticket that specifies the
PDF file's characteristics.
After it creates the PDF file and the JDF job ticket,
the Adobe PDF JobReady client presents a PDF preview to the customer
and connects to the target Web application for job
ticketing and submission.
Once submission is complete, the Adobe PDF JobReady server
takes over: it decrypts the PDF file and reads the
JDF job ticket.
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Target audience
- Quick printers
- Commercial printers
- Corporate in-house print centers
- Facilities-management companies
- OEMs and ISVs
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Features
- One-click creation of print-ready PDF file from
any authoring application, based on print provider's
preconfigured settings
- Instant proofing of print job
- Secure delivery options, including 128-bit encryption;
unique set of encryption/decryption keys for each print provider
- Client-side creation of a Job Definition Format
(JDF) job ticket
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Benefits to print providers
- More efficient workflow
- Increase in customer satisfaction
- Decreased in employee frustration!
- Revenue-stream protection: encryption scheme renders PDF files useless
if submitted to a different print provider
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Benefits to end users
- Save time by simplifying
the steps needed to submit print-ready PDF
files over the Internet
- Reduce costs by previewing jobs before output,
allowing for correction of unexpected problems before
submitting file
- Take advantage of PDF's reliable structure
for print-job submission without investing in software
to generate PDF files
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System requirements for Adobe PDF JobReady
The components of Adobe PDF JobReady software that run
on a server require the following:
- Microsoft Windows 2000 or Windows 2003
- 512MB of available RAM, in addition to RAM required by printing application
The components of Adobe PDF JobReady software that run on a
client require the following:
Windows:
- Intel Pentium processor
- Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows 2003,
Windows XP, or Windows Vista
- 128MB of available RAM, in addition to RAM required by the
printing application
Macintosh:
- PowerPC processor or Intel Processor
- Mac OS/X (including Leopard)
- 128MB of available RAM, in addition to RAM required by
the printing application
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Pricing
Pricing for Adobe PDF JobReady depends upon your
specific requirements. Call us at 508-436-2543
to discuss your particular needs.
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Quite A Box Of Tricks
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Quite A Box Of Tricks
is an
Adobe Acrobat plug-in
that lets you manipulate PDF files and get detailed
information about text and images in PDF files.
Features include conversion to CMYK or grayscale,
shrinking images to reduce PDF file size,
thickening "hairlines," applying transformations,
integrating form fields with documents,
converting all text to black, and more.
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System requirements for Quite A Box Of Tricks
- Macintosh: Power Macintosh running Acrobat 4.x or 5.x or 6.x or 7.x or 8.x
- Windows: PC running Windows 95 or later, NT 4.0 or later and Acrobat 4.x or 5.x or 6.x or 7.x or 8.x
Pricing
Quite A Box Of Tricks
costs $199.00 USD.
(Pricing is subject to change without notice.)
If you'd like to purchase Quite A Box Of Tricks, call us at 508-436-2543, or
click here to get
an order form that you can fax to us.
Note that when you buy Quite A Box Of Tricks from
our company, you'll get a package
containing a CD, but
you'll also be able to download the software
from our Web site, and you'll get your
registration numbers within a half hour or so*
(so you can start using Quite A Box Of Tricks
for real projects).
So, buying
Quite A Box Of Tricks from us is
a great deal, because you get a package containing a CD,
but you can start using Quite A Box Of Tricks
even before you receive the package.
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Quite Revealing
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This product is designed for prepress professionals. It is
an Adobe Acrobat
plug-in that aims to show information that is
otherwise difficult to find out about a PDF
document — information such as plates used,
transparency, overprinting and more.
You interact with Quite Revealing's intuitive,
easy-to-use interface to tell Quite
Revealing what kind of information you want
to see.
Quite Revealing will even fix some
kinds of problems for you,
like differently named spot plates,
unwelcome transfer functions,
or ICC profiles that don't belong.
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System requirements for Quite Revealing
- Macintosh: Power Macintosh running Acrobat 4.x or 5.x or 6.x or 7.x or 8.x
- Windows: PC running Windows 95 or later, NT 4.0 or later and Acrobat 4.x or 5.x or 6.x or 7.x or 8.x
Pricing
Quite Revealing
costs $239.00 USD.
(Pricing is subject to change without notice.)
Note that when you buy Quite Revealing from us,
you'll receive a package containing a CD, but
you'll also be able to download the software immediately
from our Web site, and you'll get your
registration numbers within a half hour or so.*
If you'd like to buy Quite Revealing,
click here to
get an order form that you can fax to us, or
contact us at 508-436-2543. We accept American Express,
Discover, MasterCard, and Visa.
You can download a FREE trial version of Quite Revealing right now — click below to do so.
Or, if you'd like to get more details first,
click the "Get detailed information about Quite Revealing" button.
* Our normal business hours are 9:00 am to 5:00 PM Eastern time,
USA, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. If we receive your order during normal
business hours, it will probably take about a half hour to process the order. If we receive
your order outside of normal business hours, it will take longer.
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Didn't find exactly what you need? Not sure exactly what you need?
Contact us by phone at 508-436-2543, or send e-mail to
info@CitationSoftware.com.
We can help you find appropriate software for your requirements.
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Copyright © 2008 Citation Software Inc.
info@CitationSoftware.com
508-436-2543
www.CitationSoftware.com
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