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CONTACT INFORMATION
Extream Software
www.exstream.com
Kelley Sloane VP, Marketing
859-296-0600 X6215
Patricia Kilgore, President
Sterling Marketing Group
630-690-5500 X223
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Exstream Software Announces
General Availability of AFP Compare™
Software Substantially Improves Accuracy,
Saves Time and Reduces Production Costs in AFP Document Environments
November 14, 2005 - Exstream Software, Inc. today
announced the general availability of its AFP Compare software,
a high-speed comparison solution for viewing two advanced function
presentation (AFP) files side by side to verify output quality before
production. AFP Compare combines regression testing and proofing
functions into a single solution, saving application development
time by eliminating manual document testing; reducing printing and
production costs by reviewing visual output electronically for quality
assurance before running expensive production or print factory processes;
and improving document accuracy with comparison precision down to
a single printer element (PEL) for exact changes between AFP print
streams.
AFP Compare allows companies to achieve these benefits by:
- Visually comparing two AFP files side by side on screen, with
a page in the middle that highlights the differences
- Setting color-coded change markers to quickly delineate differences
between “before” and “after” pages
- Masking areas from comparison to check for margin shift
- Locking one file to a particular page while scanning the other
file to find differences more quickly
- Zooming in and out to more easily view document changes
- Displaying resource names by placing the cursor over the text
in question
- Controlling comparison tolerance by adjusting the PEL sensitivity
- Generating detailed comparison reports that describe document
changes
“AFP is often the document output format of choice for enterprises
producing high-volume variable print applications because it was
designed for high-speed print processing,” said Tim Baxter,
product manager at Exstream. “With AFP Compare companies can
easily verify that only what needed to be changed on the document
was changed, which ensures accuracy and saves a tremendous amount
of time in the AFP document development and testing process.”
AFP Compare is available from Exstream as a stand-alone product,
or as an optional module in the company’s market-leading Dialogue
enterprise personalization software. For more information on all
of Exstream’s AFP productivity solutions visit www.exstream.com
and click on AFP Studio.
About Exstream Software
Headquartered in Lexington, Kentucky, USA, Exstream Software provides
a single platform for businesses around the world to create and
manage higher quality, fully personalized customer communications
of all types for delivery through batch, real-time and interactive
channels. Companies in the financial services, insurance, service
provider, telecommunications, utilities and other industries benefit
by getting communications to market as much as 85 percent faster,
reducing document production costs up to 80 percent, and as much
as tripling customer response.
For more information about Exstream Software and its market-leading
Dialogue enterprise personalization software, visit www.exstream.com,
or contact Exstream at 859-296-0600 or info@exstream.com.
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