In April, Shira Computers, Ltd., a creator of automated preprint production and workflow management solutions for the worldwide print on-demand, prepress, printing and publishing markets, announced the rollout of XPRESSI Version 2.0. This network preprint production and management solution serves both raster and PDF workflows.

XPRESSI Version 2.0 quickly and efficiently moves jobs over a network including the Internet, through a virtual production environment. It uses features such as device independent design, LightsOut unattended workflow, 24/7 browser accessibility, and scalability of both software and industry standard hardware for maximum efficiency.  

XPRESSI Version 2.0 contains many new perks. Among them, it integrates cross-platform workflow functionality by seamlessly utilizing the full compliment of UNIX connectivity features of Mac OS X with the PC environment. Additionally, it provides the industry's only end-to-end PDF/X solution for full raster, full vector, or a combination vector raster workflow. It also makes resubmission of jobs/files easier, since it allows simultaneous production flows of the original file--bypassing the time and expense that comes with traditional cross-media file repurposing.