Xitron, the prepress industry's leading independent developer and integrator of Raster Image Processors, RIP management software and workflow solutions, today announced that its will debut a new online job submission and proofing solution along with demonstrating advanced workflow solutions based on the latest Adobe PDF print engine and Harlequin RIP technologies at the Graph Expo show October 26-29 in Chicago.

Highlights of the exhibit include:

Navigator GPS 8 workflow for Harlequin RIPs
Xenith Sierra workflow based on the Adobe PDF Print Engine technology
PrinterNET web submission and online proofing solution

Navigator GPS 8 incorporates Harlequin core RIP technology from Global Graphics Software along with Xitron’s widely adopted Navigator RIP Manager workflow solution. Navigator GPS 8 includes native support for PDF1.7 and XPS v1.0. In addition, a PDF soft-proofing plug-in option creates a raster PDF of jobs for final client approval.

Xenith Sierra, based on the Adobe PDF Print Engine, is Xitron’s premier offering in the Xenith workflow family. Xenith Sierra will accept and process PDF files in their native mode providing a true end-to-end PDF workflow.

PRINTERnet, an automated online job submission and proofing solution automates prepress departments by providing:

Online job submission and proofing
Integrated preflighting
Automated job status notification
Workflow integration
Expandability
Integrated PDF option

PRINTERnet enhances the printer’s prepress department capabilities by extending its operation from normal business hours to a 24/7 operation. PRINTERnet automatically accepts, preflights the file and generates a soft proof of the job.