PDF version of this press release

Enfocus announces special drupa 2004 price promotions !

Düsseldorf, Germany (drupa 2004), May 6, 2004 - Enfocus Software, the world leader in PDF workflow tools, is offering special promotions on its entire product range during drupa 04. These discounts are in effect from May 6 until May 31, and are applicable to all sales through European distribution channels.

The following discounted or bundle prices apply:

• Instant PDF 2.0 : 254€ (-15%)
• PitStop Professional 6.1 (including a copy of Instant PDF 2.0): 539€ (-10%)
• PitStop Server 3.1 : 2.249€ (-10%)
• Bundle of PitStop Professional, PitStop Server and Instant PDF 2.0: 2.499€ (all three products for the price of PitStop Server)

Enfocus is showcasing following products at drupa 04:

Instant PDF 2.0

Instant PDF 2.0 ensures error-free PDF files by closing the loop from creation to accurate final output. This plug-in for Adobe® Acrobat® is the easiest way to make flawless PDFs from within any layout program, and to jump-start a Certified PDF® workflow. Built-in Certified PDF technology ensures that files flow smoothly all the way through production. Instant PDF also maintains an an automatic link to the latest file specifications and queues at CertifiedPDF.net. (User-defined queues provide Adobe® Acrobat® Distiller® with the correct settings for quick and perfect PDF creation.) The end result is a Certified PDF file that outputs without errors, saving time and money for the customer.

PitStop Professional 6.1: The industry benchmark for PDF preflight, auto-correction and editing

PitStop Professional is the “must-have” tool in every PDF production workflow. PitStop Professional’s editing toolset enables users to perform virtually any last-minute correction or file repurposing needed to streamline a PDF production process. It features a full range of interactive inspection and editing tools, allowing users to unlock text, images, line-art, color, and many other elements and attributes. With Enfocus’ preflighting and Certified PDF technology, PitStop Professional enables full quality control of a PDF workflow, and establishes clear responsibility among all parties .

PitStop Server 3.1: The multi-document automation application with full PDF 1.5 support

Enfocus PitStop Server 3.1 is a powerful and widely used server-based PDF preflighting, editing and auto-correction application. It streamlines multi-document preflight, editing and auto-correction. Users simply drop PDF files into a hot folder, and PitStop Server automatically processes them using Enfocus PDF Profiles, its extensive Action List library, and Certified PDF technology. Operators receive notification when a file has passed or failed, and can quickly access the failed file with the provided hyperlinked error report so that they may make edits with PitStop Professional. A built-in auto-notification system interfaces directly with CertifiedPDF.net to ensure use of the proper specifications. The recent upgrade to version 3.1 offers users a range of benefits including enhanced processing speed, added intelligence in Smart PDF Profile comparison, Mac OS X and PDF 1.5 compatibility and additional language versions.

Along with the PitStop Server 3.1 standalone solution, Enfocus also offers the PitStop Server SDK (Software Development Kit), which is designed for software developers, system integrators and large end-users who want to integrate PitStop Server more tightly with their applications.

StatusCheck 1.2

Enfocus StatusCheck is a free plug-in for both Adobe Reader and the full version of Adobe Acrobat, allowing anyone to check the Certified PDF status of a file. StatusCheck comes pre-installed with PDF Standard Profiles used worldwide, such as PDF/X-1a, PDF/X Plus and PDF/X-3, and relevant national PDF specifications, such as the PDF Profiles from the Ghent PDF Workgroup.

Enfocus CertifiedPDF.net

CertifiedPDF.net is an online resource for PDF specifications, accessible to all members of the graphic arts community. The concept is born from a strong market demand for ensuring that both document creators and receivers use up-to-date PDF specifications when creating and checking PDF files. Contributing members (printers, publishers, creative groups or industry organizations) publish the PDF specifications, as well as all related documentation, that they recommend on the website. Subscribing members can query on, and subscribe to, these queues. CertifiedPDF.net also contains a range of relevant support tools.

The service is free for subscribing members, while contributing members pay a yearly fee.

###

About Enfocus Software

Enfocus Software is internationally recognized as the primary source of essential solutions for reliable, accurate, inter-company PDF file exchange and precise PDF output between designers, publishers and printers.

Only Enfocus Certified PDF technology, at the core of all Enfocus products including the flagship Enfocus PitStop line, Instant PDF and new CertifiedPDF.net service, bridges the critical gaps in professional PDF workflows. Enfocus products move you through the entire PDF workflow, even when other PDF products reach their limit, going beyond preflight and delivering unmatched PDF creation, auto-correction, advanced editing and automation.

Major suppliers such as Agfa, Artwork Systems, Creo, Electronics for Imaging (EFI), Fujifilm, Global Graphics, Heidelberg, Xerox, and Screen Europe have integrated Enfocus technologies into their own PDF workflow system offerings.

Visit www.enfocus.com to discover more about Enfocus and the comprehensive solutions PDF professionals throughout the world rely on to create and exchange PDFs with total confidence.

Enfocus Software is a wholly owned subsidiary of Artwork Systems Group.

Enfocus Software NV
Antwerpsesteenweg 41-45
B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
Tel: +32 9 269 16 90
Fax: +32 9 269 16 91

Enfocus Software, Inc.
3 Waters Park Drive, Suite 210
San Mateo, California 94403 USA
Tel: +1 650 358 1210
Fax: +1 650 358 1211

Email: info@enfocus.com; Web: www.enfocus.com

Enfocus Media Contacts:

North America:
Helene Smith
Tel: +1 407 786 0040
smith@helenesmith.com

Europe:
Lutt Willems - Duomedia Public Relations
Tel: +32 16 77 10 48
Tel: +32 2 454 85 50
lutt@duomedia.com
www.duomedia.com

Certified PDF is a registered trademark of Enfocus Software, patent pending. Enfocus PitStop Professional, Enfocus PitStop Server, Enfocus Instant PDF, Enfocus StatusCheck and CertifiedPDF.net are product names of Enfocus Software. All products and services are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners, and are hereby acknowledged.