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Düsseldorf, Germany; Montrea=
l,
Canada, June 2, 2008 - With great regret Ultimate announces the loss of=
its
president and founder, David Watson. David passed away after having a
serious heart attack. Respected by the entire industry, Dav=
id
had already conducted a compass session at what was his 5th drupa. He was delighted to celebrate his company'=
s 20th
anniversary there. Ultimate would like to thank the people that have gi=
ven
support and shown their sympathy. While their thoughts are with David's
family the Ultimate team expresses its determination to continue to
revolutionize digital imposition based on the vision David had set out.=
With
the mission to computerize the tedious and complicated task of impositi=
on,
David Watson invented digital imposition 20 years ago, launching the fi=
rst
version of Impostrip at drupa
1990. Through his company Ultimate Technographics<=
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David has played an extremely important role in the industry's move from
analog to digital, eliminating the need of knives and tape in pre-press.
Through partnerships with various pre-press equipment vendors David has
made his vision come true, allowing the industry to practically impleme=
nt
digital CTF and CTP workflows as we know them today.
Thanks
to David's ability to spot industry trends, Ultimate is now set to
revolutionize the printing industry a second time by fully automating
imposition for digital print environments. While most of his ideas and
insights live within the different layers of the company, David's passi=
ng
away represents a great loss to the company and the industry. =
b>
Ultimate's executive management, under the
direction of David's wife Joanne David, will be taking over the leaders=
hip
of the company, ensuring continuity and growth for the vision and compa=
ny
David created.
For
more information please contact Dorine Vanleke (dorine.vanleke@fourpees.com, +32 9 330 6=
0 12)
About
Ultimate
Headquartered
in Montreal, Canada, Ultimate invented digital imposition 20 years ago =
with
the first release of Impostrip, and has con=
tinued
to play a leading role in the market ever since in providing the most
innovative and progressive imposition products. Over 30,000 imposition
engines have been sold to date to OEMs, prepress professionals and digi=
tal
printers around the world, and the company has a rich history of provid=
ing
imposition technology into hardware and software workflow solutions for
print industry leaders. www.imposition.com
PRESS
contact:
Four
Pees
Dorine Vanleke
dorine.va=
nleke@fourpees.com
+32
9 330 60 12

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