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News Release from: Dalim Software | Subject: Mistral Software
Edited by the Printingtalk Editorial
Team on 03 February 2004
Dalim's Mistral Makes Production A
Breeze
Dalim Software has launched its new Dalim Mistral pre-press and print production management software.
Dalim Software has launched its new Dalim Mistral pre-press and print production management software Based on the previously successful Ficelle pre-press technology, Mistral has broadened the application to printing and content creation as well
This article was originally published on Printingtalk on 2 Aug 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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It is a JDF-compliant web-based common electronic submission interface and print production management system for tracking, administration, assembly, correction and approval of publishable material.
The system allows all parties involved in the development of books and magazines, product packaging, brochures, catalogues and point of sale, for instance to have a single, common electronic interface to receive information on the development of the project in real time, from a web browser.
It presents all participants with views of current project status as colour-coded page icons, as well as JPG thumbnails and PDF full views of completed pages.
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It can also share ODBC compliant database data between the prepress workflow application and business systems on other computers.
The production status of each page can also be viewed as a flat plan, section or signature, up to the print run starting.
When working with a flat plan the user can drag and drop new pages from a clipboard.
If another page is already there, the user can move and exchange existing pages, sending older versions to a clipboard.
A user can keep as many page versions as desired.
Dalim claimed Mistral is an open system that allows it to sit on top of and openly communicate with any workflow system and that all information is fed, in real time, by the workflow.
The company also stated that by integrating the development with a web server and its database its Twist automated prepress workflow application, a total production management, scheduling and tracking system is provided.
It can serve as the production backbone to handle all jobs and communication with suppliers and clients.
It features an updated web-based interface, with what Dalim described as a floating toolbox that has a look and feel similar to working directly in a prepress application.
The toolbox also allows the creation of new sections by simply dragging it to where new pages need to be created.
"By allowing every participant be able to post, track, review, and approve real-time project information as a job moves through production, Mistral allows a level of transparency and collaborative working previously unavailable in the industry," remarked St?phane Georges, Dalim's software product manager.
"It's a broad-reaching application.
For printers it helps customer sales reps and project teams to create and fine-tune best-practice workflows - resulting in fewer errors, increased productivity, exceptional customer service, and more rapid project turnaround.
With a real-time view of a magazine's signature, publisher sales reps can see precisely which pages have been sold and which are still available," he added.
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