By: E&P Staff Fusion Systems International, Portland, Ore., has released version 3.1 of Publication Proofing System (PPS), a Web-based soft-proofing solution and workflow for newspapers, publishers, and publication printers of any size.
PPS 3.1 addresses production of more than one publication by aggregating publications into one easy-to-use Web-based interface.
With Publication Viewability Rights, each publication can now be associated with one or more users. Only publications that have been associated with a user can be viewed by that user. A publication associated with the 'public' user is viewable by any user.
The number of sections that can be assigned to a publication is no longer hard coded. With PPS 3.1, administrators can add, edit or delete sections as required.
Press-accurate proofing is at the heart of PPS, as well as the ability to e-mail, delete, and print jobs. Other features include advanced controls for automated post-RIP page-pairing and imposition, integration with popular imposition applications, job approval/rejection control, file-flow automation based on standardized publication naming conventions, workflow automation decoupled from the need for communications to an upfront publication planning system, and ease of use.
PPS provides an immediate understanding of production-stage status of a page or jobs (ripped, approved rejected, imposed/plated, etc.), putting oversight and control of ads and publication pages into the hands of production managers, designers and employees who need it most -- with access from within or outside a corporate network.
Live demonstrations of PPS 3.1 can be requested at fusionsystems.com. A core component of Fusion Systems's Workflow ESP solutions, PPS is designed to work with any Harlequin-based RIP or workflow, including the company's own Workflow ESP, automated prepress solutions, and Fusion RIP.
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