NUR Macroprinters Announces New Remote Operation Software Option For NUR Blueboard Superwide Digital Printing System

·Remote Operation option enhances workflow and productivity by enabling customers to RIP and queue jobs for multiple printers from a single prepress workstation located away from the print production area

Lod, Israel; October 15, 2001 — NUR Macroprinters (PRWEB) October 5, 2001 -format and superwide digital printing systems and consumables for out-of-home advertising, today announced a new software option for its popular NUR Blueboard superwide digital printing systems. The new Remote Operation software option is designed to streamline workflow and enhance productivity, especially at high volume superwide digital printing sites that operate more than one printer.

Users of the NUR Blueboard HiQ and NUR Blueboard HiQ+ models can easily install the new remote operation software on a PC at their own site. The software is used for preparing files for printing (e.g. setting up tiling, sizing graphics, etc.), rasterizing (RIP) them, and then queuing them for output on multiple machines. The remote" workstation, typically a powerful PC configuration, can be located away from noise and activity in the printing department in an environment more suitable for such tasks.

We are releasing this software option in response to several trends we have noticed at both our NUR Blueboard customer sites and at the sites of other providers of superwide graphics," says Yariv Ninyo, Product Line Manager for NUR Macroprinters. First, as superwide printing becomes more popular, our customers are being called on to process more complex files that require more set-up, editing and/or RIP time. So theyre looking to become more efficient while also handling more work and operating multiple printers at full capacity."

Ninyo continues, Perhaps because of this, we also see increasing numbers of customers moving file preparation into the hands of a prepress specialist who works in a location remote from the print production area. Our new remote operation software option for NUR Blueboard systems is the ideal solution for these environments. It allows a single prepress specialist to efficiently process and queue image files for an unlimited number of machines from a workstation located away from the production area — thereby saving time and resources and increasing overall throughput. The remote operating software also frees-up the RIP at the main printer console allowing for better print engine utilization."

NUR Blueboard Remote Operation Software features
§   Queue Manager with print job editing, formatting, and previewing functions
§   Screening option (optional)
§   Support for image scaling, mirroring, rotation, horizontal tiling, on the fly screening and color LUTs
§   Handles CT, TIFF, BMP, JPEG (several types), Encapsulated PostScript (EPS), PS, Native Scitex and other file formats
§   Automatic identification of satellite printers
§   Workstation to printer diagnostics
§   User friendly plug and play installation; installation CD and manual included

Workstation hardware requirements
§   Intel Pentium 450MHz or higher
§   20 GB or more hard disk
§   1 or 2 GB Jaz Drive
§   X 28 CD-ROM
§   Windows NT Workstation or NT Server Version 4.0 (SP 6) or better
§   Minimum free space of 4 GB
§   0/100baseT compatible adapter card and Microsoft Network for 10/100baseT LAN network + HUB.

Pricing and availability
The new Remote Operation Software option for the NUR Blueboard HiQ and NUR Blueboard HiQ+ will be available for commercial distribution as of October 15, 2001. The US list price is $20,000. The software will be offered as an optional package to new and existing NUR Blueboard HiQ and NUR Blueboard HiQ+ customers or to users who have upgraded to NUR Blueboard HiQ capabilities.

About NUR Macroprinters Ltd.
NUR Macroprinters (Nasdaq: NURM) is a global market leader in wide and superwide digital printing solutions for the out-of-home advertising market. From its photorealistic printers to its high throughput production presses, NURs comprehensive line of digital printers and consumables addresses the complete range of wide and superwide format digital printing requirements. NURs fully digital printing solutions help customers worldwide deliver the high quality and fast turnaround they need to meet their customers wide ranging printing requirements. More information about NUR is available at www.NUR.com.

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