Automated Workflows For Mac OS X Port To Linux

Dalim Software has introduced new versions of its automated workflow production software on the Mac OS X operating system.

Dalim Software has introduced new versions of its automated workflow production software on the Mac OS X operating system.

Swing v5 and Twist v5 are JDF-enabled workflows are available for use on G4 and G5 systems from Apple Computer Twist V5 has had the single biggest upgrade made to the product with a new server architecture to increase performance and resilience said Dalim.

Dalim claimed that it is the first company to port workflow applications to the Linux platform.

In doing so, it gives printers a choice to operate the company's workflow automation applications on cost-effective Intel-based platforms utilising the performance capabilities of Linux.

Now, with the Unix-like underpinnings of Apple's Mac OS X operating system, companies can choose between Intel AMD based servers and Apple's Powermac and Xserve range.

Dalim has also introduced a web-based job approval system that is claimed to automatically initiate pre-defined actions upon authorisation from a user-specified approval list.

It uses data-streaming technology to standard web-browsers, so users can view high-resolution files in claimed real time without the need for client software.

Customers zoom, navigate, place virtual notes, take densitometer readings, and can 'chat' in real time.

"With Mac OS X and the G5 processor, Apple has combined the robustness and flexibility of a Unix-like operating system with a high-performance architecture - a perfect combination with which to base a Dalim Software system", said Gee Ranasinha, Dalim Software's marketing director.

"Customers can now install Dalim Software applications on G5 workstations, or even on Xserve systems that can be clustered if desired.

Alternatively, they can continue to base their servers on Intel AMD-based platforms.

In the end, it's all about choice," added Ranasinha.

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