Alwan Color and Compose Launch LinkProfile Plugin for Harlequin RIP

Alwan Color Expertise and Compose Systems

Launch LinkProfiler Plugin enabling State-of-the-Art 

Color Management, TAC Reduction and Ink Savings 

to Global Graphics Harlequin RIPs

Lyon - HongKong May 20, 2013– Alwan Color Expertise, a worldwide leader in color management and standardization software have made its leading DeviceLink technology available to Harlqequin RIP users thanks to Compose Systems' LinkProfiler® plugin.  Alwan's awarded DeviceLink technology enables Harlequin RIP users to seamlessly apply color management, TAC reduction, and ink savings on their RIP, without any add-on to their production workflow.

Tom Sit, CEO of Compose System is thrilled: "Compose is an Alwan distributor and an OEM partner for Global Graphics Harlequin RIP for last 20 years. We have thousands of satisfied users printing with Alwan and Harlequin technologies worldwide. However these two complementary solutions were separate and available on different platforms. Now, thanks to Alwan, Compose and Global Graphics joint efforts, we have succeeded to integrate Alwan award winning DeviceLink Profile technology in the Harlequin RIP, enabling thousands of additional users to benefit from Alwan's industry reference color management and standardization technology using a Harlequin based RIP. 

Elie Khoury, founder and president of Alwan Color expertise explains the benefits of this new solution: "Matching colors, problem-free printing, and minimum cost are the three requirements that most print providers have. Small print margins and short delays do not allow printers anymore to re-print a job due to imperfectly prepared files. Alwan LinkProfiler plugin allows Harlequin RIP users to use the color management framework provided by their RIP to create and apply Alwan DeviceLink profiles as part of the ripping process. Alwan DeviceLinks will color manage ripped files and/or limit their ink coverage (TAC) and/or optimize their black generation automatically and without any manual intervention. When this is done, printer can be confident that the job being printed on his analog press or digital printer will be free of problem and generating maximum profits.

Tom Sit concludes: "Alwan LinkProfiler plugin is in line with Alwan and Compose's strategy to offer integrated solutions that will allow users to automate as much as possible their printing processes. With the global adoption of printing standards on one hand, and the increasing need for cost effective printing on the other hand, we decided to give Harlequin RIP users the ability not just to manage their colors, but to produce standardized colors that will print without any problem and with minimum ink consumption on any printing machine. Alwan, Compose and Global Graphics did a great job in providing to the printing industry an elegant and proven solution that is widely recognized for its performance and adoption. Alwan LinkProfiler will be an excellent addition to our Harlequin RIP plugins. This is great news for our market."

Alwan LinkProfiler plugin is available in 3 versions - Prepress, Press and ECO - with a price starting from 1,800€/$2,340.

About Alwan Color Expertise

Alwan Color Expertise (www.alwancolor.com) was founded in Lyon, France, in 1997 by the current President Elie Khoury. His vision - to demonstrate how important standardizing and controlling color is throughout every stage of production - has resulted in the company becoming a world leader in standardization and color management implementation. 

Today, Alwan provides software and consultancy to key players throughout the graphic arts industry, from printers to publishers and from software developers to hardware manufacturers.

For more information about Alwan company or Alwan solutions, please contact:

adeline.leduc@alwancolor.com

www.alwancolor.com

About Compose Systems

Compose System Limited is a private company with headquarters based in Hong Kong with offices in China, America and Europe. Compose products are sold and supported through our strong network of dealers spanning five continents.

Founded in 1987 by Tom Sit, Compose has established the reputation as a leading Harlequin OEM. Compose's team of highly focused and talented experts are passionate about developing RIPs, workflows, and printing solutions.

Compose is committed to developing prepress solutions to enable our customers to grow their systems as required, thereby reducing the total cost of ownership and maximizing customer’s  benefits.

For more information about Compose Systems or our products, please contact:

Tom.Sit@compose.com.hk

www.compose.com.hk

Tel: +852 2811 4228

Trademarks
Alwan and LinkProfiler are trademarks of Alwan Color Expertise,

Global Graphics and the Harlequin RIP are trademarks of Global Graphics Software Ltd,

Compose is a trademark of Compose System Ltd,

which may be registered in certain jurisdictions. All other brand and product names are the registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective owners.

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Alwan DynamicPrinterCalibration bridged the gap between G7 and ISO 12647

Thursday, August 30, 2012

Press release from the issuing company

Alwan Color Expertise, a worldwide leader in color management and standardization software has achieved G7 System Certification by IDEAlliance. The new technology embedded in Alwan PRINT Standardizer will allow printers for the first time to print to ISO 12647 while calibrating their press to the G7 grayscale standard. 

Since the launch of G7 grayscale calibration in 2005, printers have been divided into two categories: those mainly in Europe printing to ISO 12647 standard, and those mainly in North America printing to G7 grayscale. For the first time today, printers do not have to choose anymore between ISO 12647 and G7 conformance. Thanks to industry first Alwan DynamicPrinterCalibration, printers can conform to ISO 12647 standards requirements while benefiting from adopting the G7 calibration methodology, recognizing neutral grays and shared appearance across multiple processes.

Elie Khoury, founder and president of Alwan Color Expertise is very excited about this new development: "Since 1997, Alwan is helping the graphic industry and printers specifically to work to standards. Unfortunately, in many situations, printing to ISO standards did not guarantee proof to press, press to press, or substrate to substrate match. We knew that G7 calibration could help improve near neutral color reproduction and the appearance of prints across processes, but G7 method was not recognized enough in some parts of the world, and required that printers abandon the efforts they had made to conform to ISO 12647. Today, these two obstacles are overcome, thanks to the international recognition that G7 calibration has gained since and to Alwan PRINT Standardizer, Printers can now  enjoy G7 calibration benefits while conforming to ISO 12647."

Joe Fazzi, Vice President of Media Production Technologies with IDEAlliance concludes: "The G7 System Certification Program is designed to evaluate the ability of a candidate system to calibrate a printing device to meet the G7 grayscale definition. We are gratified to see a market leader in ISO 12647 standardization like Alwan Color Expertise has recognized the benefits of G7 grayscale calibration in standardized analog and digital print environments. Through its availability to users worldwide, we look forward to a wider adoption of printing standards by printers who do not have to choose anymore between two standards, but who can benefit from both."

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Compose System is proud to be the distributor of Alwan products in Asia and Latin America, we provide print standardisation solutions to a lot of commercial and packaging printers.  We are delighted to learn Alwan has bridged this important gap, we look forward to a wider adoption of printing standards by printers, meeting the goal between printers and print buyers.