IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`PATENT TRIAL & APPEAL BOARD
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`In re Patent of:
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`Rosenlund et al.
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`US. Patent No.:
`Issue Date:
`Appl. No.:
`Filing Date:
`Title:
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`6,738,155
`May 18, 2004
`09/364,935
`July 30, 1999
`System and Method of Providing Publishing
`And Printing Services Via a Communication
`Network
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`DECLARATION OF JOHAN SUETENS
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`REGARDING REFERENCE PUBLICATION DATE
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`1, Johan Suetens, declare as follows:
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`(1.)
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`All statements herein made of my own knowledge are true, and all
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`statements herein made based on information and belief are believed to be true. I
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`am over 21 years of age and otherwise competent to make this declaration. I am
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`not being compensated for my time in preparing this declaration, the opinions
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`herein are my own, and I have no personal stake in the outcome of the petitions for
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`inter partes review (“IPR”) filed against US. Patent Nos. 6,611,349 and 6,738,155
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`or any related litigation or administrative proceeding.
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`(2.)
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`I note that although Dutch is my first language, I understand and read
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`English fluently and I am competent to give this declaration.
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`(3.)
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`I have worked for Agfa Graphics from March 1985 to the present
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`time.
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`(4.)
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`In 1998 I was responsible for marketing-communications of
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`commercial printing in the marketing-communication department Within Agfa
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`Graphics. At the present time I am responsible for Agfa Graphics’ Corporate
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`Identity in the marketing-communication department of Agfa Graphics.
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`(5.)
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`As part of my current position at Agfa, I am familiar with the archives
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`of marketing-communication department as one of the managers of the marketing-
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`communication department of Agfa Graphics.
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`(6.)
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`I have been asked by Eastman Kodak Company (“Kodak”), Agfa
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`Corporation (“Agfa”), Esko Software BVBA (“Esko”), and Heidelberg USA
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`(“Heidelberg”) (collectively, the “IPR Petitioners”) to determine when the
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`document attached hereto as Attachment A, “Agfa Apogee, The PDF-based
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`Production System (“Apogee”),” was disseminated by Agfa and publicly available.
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`(7.)
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`Apogee, a PDF production system of Agfa, was announced in 1997 at
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`Seybold NYC 97 in New-York. After a world—wide tour with focus groups,
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`seminars, educational books, progress previews at shows, “Apogee” was
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`distributed short after the press briefing Agfa Delivers PDF-based workflow with
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`Apogee Production system - World’s First True PDF—Based Workflow System
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`Soon Fully Available on 17 March 1998 (Attachment B) with the formal
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`introduction of Apogee PrintDrive output manager and Apogee Viper. In the press
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`briefing World's First True PDF—based workflow system ships in June — Apogee
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`PETITIONERS EX. 1023, p. 2
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`Pilot to complete workflow system on 1998 May 28 (Attachment C),
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`the releasing
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`Apogee Pilot as final component of Apogee, the PDF production system, was
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`announced.
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`(8.)
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`“Apogee” is an 8—pages A4 folder which was created to promote Agfa
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`Apogee, including the internal products: Apogee Pilot, Apogee PDF RIPS and
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`Apogee Pn'ntDrive. “Apogee” was short after the press briefing on 17 March 1998
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`available in printed form and electronic form. The printed form and electronic form
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`were world-wide distributed via the Agfa sales departments.
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`(9.)
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`The printed form was also available on several seminars, exhibitions
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`and demos of Apogee to the public. On the last page of the promotion folders the
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`year and month were printed when the promotion folder was printed including a
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`code for the language of the promotion folder. For example the language code GB
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`stands for Great Britain to indicate that the language of the folder is (British)
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`English.
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`(10.)
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`The Attachment A is a printed “Apogee” on April 1998 with as
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`internal purchasing code NEFDU (printed on page 8). Attachment D is the user
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`interface of the database entry in the current Agfa’s Enterprise Management
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`System including the ordering, delivery, invoicing of 76030 printed “Apogee” with
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`as internal purchasing code NEFDU. The Attachment A was found in the archives
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`of the marketing-communication department of Agfa Graphics.
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`PETITIONERS EX. 1023, p. 3
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`(11.)
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`Marketing-communication department of Agfa made also “Apogee”
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`available to the public no later than the press briefing of 28 May 1998, and
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`possible as early as on the press briefing of 17 March 1997, as electronic PDF-file
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`for downloading to the public at the website www.agfahome.com.
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`(12.)
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`Based upon the foregoing, and the accompanying excerpt from the
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`user interface of the database entry in the current Agfa’s Enterprise Management
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`System (attached hereto as Attachment D), “Apogee” was available to the public
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`no later than the press briefing of 28 May 1998, and possible as early as on the
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`press briefing of 17 March 1997.
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`( 13.)
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`These statements were made with the knowledge that willful false
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`statements and the like so made are punishable by fine or imprisonment, or both,
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`under Section 1001 of Title 18 of the United States Code, and that such willful
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`false statements may jeopardize the results of these proceedings.
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`(14.)
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`I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States
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`of America that the foregoing is true and correct.
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`Executed on the twentieth day of May 2014.
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`PETITIONERS EX. 1023, p. 4
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`Attachment A
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`Agfa Apogee is the first PDFv
`based production system.
`Unlike anything before, Apogee
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`format of the system. This one
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`production and imaging, and
`eliminates the need to convert
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`Apogee adheres to the new
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`PDF and the Digital Master
`Agfa Apogee is a production system
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`format as a truly reliable Digital Master.
`This also fits the new, open NORM—
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`the production flow, reducing transfer
`and processing loads on the network and
`the hardware platform.
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`Apogee System Components:
`Agfa’s Apogee Publishing Production
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`All incoming files are normalized into
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`the resulting Digital Master highly
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`compact.
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`Job information, workflow routing, page
`and formatting settings for the
`production processes are specified with
`the Job Ticket Editor and stored
`separately in Adobe’s Portable Job
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`To output films or plates, the job Ticket
`instructions are processed, pages are
`retrieved from the PageStore and
`imposed. If needed, high resolution
`images are exchanged with OPI. Using
`Acrobat Exchange or any other PDF
`editing tool, changes can be
`implemented on an object, page or flat
`level until the last minute prior to
`rasterizing.
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`Unique PDF-based workflow
`The Apogee Pilot takes advantage of all PDF benefits.
`- Agfa’s unique normal izer generates fully predictable
`PDF files, using them as Digital Masters.
`0 Agia’s normalizer includes specific solutions to
`handle bleeds, in-RIP trapping, Duotone and Tritone
`settings, etc.
`- The PDF format guarantees compact, fully viewable,
`editable, searchabie and portable documents.
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`Job Ticket controlled workflow
`- Job Tickets automatically instruct the system
`components to perform specific actions.
`' Apogee‘s Job Tickets are compatible with Adobe's
`Portable Job Ticket Format specification standard.
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`Completer integrated workflow
`0 integrated imposition, OPi trapping, screening,arid
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`- Every step uses PDF—based, non-proprietary tools.I'.
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`Input Compatibility
`0 The Apogee Pilot directly processes PDF and
`PostScript jobs, for flexibility when working with
`customers.
`0 As an option, CEPS data formats can be converted
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`Apogee Pilot
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`Customer information
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`Output Flexibility
`Apogee Pilot outputs jobs:
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`proofing or CD-ROM/ internei/ intranet
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`Easy integration
`- As a Windows NT based product running
`on intel platforms, Apogee Pilot can easily
`be integrated into existing workflows and
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`Productivity
`With PDF Digital Masters you receive:
`- Predictable results to avoid costly remakes.
`' Short and easy correction cycles for higher
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`0 Changes made at the last minute are
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`Processing steps
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`Normalizing the files
`All incoming files are normalized into
`PDF to guarantee complete predictability
`and compatibility. Agfa’s normalizer,
`based on Adobe technology, includes
`specific solutions to handle bleeds, in-RIP
`trapping, Duotone and Tritone settings,
`etc. A check verifies if all resources
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`needed for output are available.
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`If some source pages are in CEPS
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`TIFF/IT—Pl, CT/LW or Crosfield Textran
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`Once normalized, the PDF files are
`moved to the central PageStore as
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`PDF Editing
`One of the major advantages of Apogee
`Pilot is that anytime during the process
`prior to final rendering, changes or
`Corrections can be made.
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`Commercially available PDF applications
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`offer a variety of tools to conveniently
`edit layout, text, images or graphic
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`Digital Master, changes made in the PDF
`file at any stage of production are
`retained for reuse in additional print or
`electronic versions. Being PDFs, the
`Digital Masters can easily be used for
`remote viewing, proofing, approval and
`editing.
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`Job Ticket Creation
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`In the Apogee Pilot, Job Tickets provide
`detailed production instructions. The Job
`Ticket is independent of the PDF Digital
`Master file and can be created, edited
`and saved separately. It can be re-used
`with other jobs, just as each job could be
`processed on several different Job
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`be made late in the production process, a
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`all elements, such as fonts, spot colors
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`imposition, trapping, and separation,
`including special settings for spot colors
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`Apogee Imposition
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`possible prior to output.
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`Apogee OPI
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`package. The component is completely
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`additional features such as high
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`existing OPI solutions, Apogee Pilot can
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`Output Options
`Early in the development process, Agfa
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`create legacy equipment challenges for
`customers. The Apogee Pilot can output
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`many tasks that were once stand alone
`graphic arts crafts. As instructed, the
`PDF RIP may perform screening,
`trapping and color separations.
`Specifications for each of these steps are
`controlled by Apogee Job Tickets.
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`For color management, Apogee PDF
`RIPS are fully compatible with the use of
`ICC profiles. Based on Agfa ColorTune
`technology, professional profiles can be
`created and used in the RIP to tune the
`output to the color characteristics of the
`chosen output process and device.
`A decisive asset in an all digital
`workflow.
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`PostScript 3 RIP architecture
`0 Apogee PDF RIPs include an Adobe PostScript
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`- Apogee PDF RIPS are multithreaded to take full
`advantage of modern NT multiprocessor
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`0 Performance can be further increased by adding
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`storage technologies.
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`Remote User Interface
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`Unique Buffer and Preview
`0 Print Image Files can be stored to disk for
`preview and approval.
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`imposed jobs or multiple views of a single page
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`0 Tools are available to zoom in to the dot level of
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`Apogee PrintDrive manages the Print
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`variety of output devices including Agfa
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`These PIF files amount to “digital film”
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`They are the equivalent of the final films
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`expose printing plates.
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`Apogee PrintDrive allows you to do the
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`The optional QuickFix/DoubleBum
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`Jobs can be automatically queued and
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`Print Image Files are stored in a
`compressed format, speeding network
`transmission times and reducing disk
`storage requirements.
`Typical configurations hold several
`shifts of work on-line, more with extra
`disks or network storage.
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`PrintDrive can be fed by multiple PDF
`RIPS over a TCP/IP network.
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`This unique feature allows you to
`physically separate the rendering from
`the actual plate production, so your
`PDF RIP can be in the desktop
`department and the PrintDrive can sit
`next to the output device, even in
`another town.
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`It also ensures that your platesetter is
`running at full capacity.
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`Apogee PrintDrive also supports input
`from existing Agfa Poercript Level 2
`RIPS, and even some 3rd party systems.
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`Apogee PrintDrive
`Multiple RIP input
`Compression/Decompression
`Buffering and Back—up
`Print image File management
`lmagesetter or platosetter output
`Fast remakes
`Double burn
`QuickFix
`Remote viewing
`Page and imposition proofing
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`Performance and Productivity
`Apogee PrintDrive offers:
`0 Input by multiple RiPs over the TCP network for
`volume RIPping
`- A “RIP-ahead” worktiow to productively create
`finished jobs that can be grouped by media or
`priority and imaged later, even unattended.
`o The storage of Print image Files tor engines or
`media that are not physically connected or
`immediately available.
`c Absolute reduction of idle time: RiPs are never
`waiting for the engine to tree, nor is the engine
`waiting for the RIP. Everything runs at full capacity.
`- Immediate plate remakes to prevent press
`downtime.
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`Remote User Interface
`0 Modern and convenient client/server technology
`for ease oi use
`- From any PC system on the network. the user can
`control the PrintDrive, check logs, preview Print
`Image Files and approve them for production. There
`is no requirement tor a PrintDrive "operator".
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`Preview and “see the dots"
`- Users can preview single and multi—page or
`imposed jobs or multiple views of a single page at
`different resolutions.
`0 Tools are available to zoom in to the dot level of
`color planes. What you look at are the real dots as
`they will appear on proof, film or plate. One more
`feature to reduce errors and wasted material.
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`Print Image Files are like Film
`0 Print Image Files are compressed to ease network
`traffic and save disk space.
`0 You can archive on disk cartrige, CD or any server
`on the network.
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`Digital Imposition Proofing
`0 Print image Files can be proofed on wide-format
`proofers for imposition proofs or "blue—lines”.
`Once approved, the same file can be sent for output
`without re—rasterizing.
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`Last minute corrections
`- The optional QuickFix/DoubleBurn lets you
`digitally combine plate images and “cut in" last
`minute changes without re-rendering the whole
`plate.
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`Apogee PDF-based
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`Full Scope of Industry
`Know-how and Technology
`Agfa developed Apogee by working closely with key
`suppliers in the graphics industry for imposition,
`OPI, and file conversion.
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`Leading technologies includes:
`' Adobe Acrobat, PDF, and CPSI technology.
`' Apogee PDF RIPS
`° Agfa ColorTune to create and use ICC profiles,
`0 Agfa CristalRaster, Agfa Balanced Screening
`' Agfa software and hardware output
`technology.
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`Agfa Apogee - Working with You...
`Agfa backs-up this new technology with full service
`and support. Agfa consultants will explain the various
`options and suggest the best possible bundles for your
`prepress environment. Your Apogee system will be
`installed and customized to your specific prepress
`environment by Agfa. Additionally, Agfa Apogee
`experts are available on—line on the Agfa Website.
`Have a question? Wondering what Apogee can do for
`your particular situation? just check us out on
`Apogee on-line at wvnvagfacom.
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`Agta and Agfa rhombus are registered
`trademams of Agta~Gevaert AG,
`Apogee. CoiorTune, PDF Pilot,
`PrintDrive, Taipan. and Viper are
`trademarks oi Agfa-Gevaert N.V.
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`Adobe. PostScript, Acrobat are
`trademarks of Adobe Systems. the.
`which may be registered in certain
`jurisdictions, All product specifications
`are subject to change without notice.
`© Copynght 1998 by
`Agfa-Gevaen NV,
`All rights reserved,
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`Tel.: 54—1-958—5767/5770, Fax: 54-1-983'5052
`Australia, Agfa-Gevaert Ltd.,
`Tel.: 61-3—9264-7711. Fax: 61-3-9264~7895
`Austria, Agfa-Gevaert G.m.b.H.,
`Tel.: 413-2228502232, Fax; 43-222-850-2385
`Belgium, Agfa-Gevaert N.V.,
`Tel.: 32-3450—9872, Fax: 32-3—450-9888
`Belgium, Agfa-Gevaert N.V., Direct Export,
`Tel.: 326-444-7120, Fax: 32-3-444-7119
`Brazil, Agfa-Gevaert do Brasil Lida,
`Tel.: 5541-5188—6430. Fax: 55—11 5188 6469
`Canada, Agfa Division, Bayer. lnc.,
`Tel.: 1416-2414110, ext 4032.
`Fax: 1-416-241-5409
`Caribbean and Central America,
`Agla, Division Bayer,
`Tel.: 305-592-6522, Fax: 30569343521
`Chile, Agfa-Gevaert Ltda.,
`Tel.: 56-2-360-7600. Fax: 56-2-360-7642
`China, Hong Kong. Agfa Hong Kong Ltd,
`Tel.: 852-2555—9421, Fax: 852-2555—2480
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`Tel.: 57-1-410-1077, Fax: 57-1-295-4197
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`Tel.: +42-2-66101-623, Fax: +42‘2-66101—699
`Denmark, Agta-Gevaert A/S, Gratiske Systemer,
`Tel.: +45 4326 6766, Fax: +45 4326 6701
`Finland, Oy Agta-Gevaert AB,
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`Greece, Agia-Gevaert A.E.B.E.,
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`Hungary, Agta Division, Bayer Hungaria Kft,
`Tel.: 361 212 1540. Fax: 361 212 1574
`lreland, Agfa Ltd,
`Tel.: 3584-4506733, Fax: 353 -1-4565267
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`Tel.: 392—50744, Fax: 39—2-3074~429
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`Tel.: 81-36704-3140, Fax: 81-3—5704-3089
`Korea, Agta Korea Ltd.,
`Tel.: 82-2-2624200, Fax: 82—2-274-9764
`Luxembourg, Agta-Gevaert S.A.,
`Tel.: 352-44-20'44-1, Fax: 35245-0487
`Malaysia, Agfa Film (Malaysia) Sdn, Bhd.
`Tel.: 60437574200, 60 3 757 4700
`Mexico, Agta Division,
`Tel.: (525) 728 32 13. Fax: (525) 728 32 10
`Netherlands, Agta-Gevaert B.V.,
`Tel.: (31) 70 4131211, Fax: (31) 70 4131585
`New Zealand, Agfa Division, Bayer Lid.,
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`Tel.: (SS-2613389, Fax: 65-265-6559
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`Tel.: 27-11—921-5562. Fax: 2741-9216419
`Spain, Agta-Gevaen, S.A.,
`Tel.: 34.3.476-7600, Fax: 34.3.476—7856
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`Tel.: 46-8793 01 00, Fax: 46-8-7913 01 71
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`Tel.: 41—1-823-71-11, Fax: 41—1-823‘73-76
`Taiwan, Agfa Division,
`Tel.: 886-2-503-9123, Fax: 886-2-504-4619
`UK, Agfa Gevaert Ltd..
`Tel.: 44-181231-4200, Fax: 44-181-281-4957
`USA, Agfa Division, Bayer Corporation,
`Tel. 1-800-227-2780. Fax: 908-534-5151
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`Attachment B
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`Press Briefing
`May 28, 1998 - Mortsel, Belgium
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`Agfa Delivers PDF-Based Workflow With
`Apogee Production System.
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`World’s First True PDF-Based Workflow System Soon Fully Available.
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`Mortsel, Belgium — 17 March 1998 ~ Agfa announced that it is nearing full completion of
`its award-winning Apogee PDF-based Workflow Production System with the formal
`introduction of Apogee PrintDrive output manager, and Apogee Viper — the newest
`member of Agfa’s line of PDF RIPS . Agfa also announced that Apogee Pilot production
`manager, the final component of the complete Apogee System, has entered Beta testing.
`Demonstrating the company’s commitment to bringing the power of PDF—based
`workflows to the high volume environment of computer—to—plate, Agfa showed the full
`Apogee System driving Agfa’s Galileo advanced platesetting system for the first time in
`the US. at Seybold in New York City.
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`Apogee To Bring True PDF-based workflow to the IndustryApogee
`The IndustiyApogee comprises the Apogee Pilot production manager, the PDF RIP and
`the PrintDrive output manager — is the world’s first completely integrated PDF—based
`workflow system that maintains Adobe System’s reliable, editable and open PDF file
`format throughout the entire production process. Unlike systems that convert PDF into
`proprietary formats at input, the Apogee System was specifically designed to maintain the
`PDF file format throughout, thus fully maximising all of the production enhancing
`capabilities inherent to PDF, which include late—stage editability, predictability, and device
`and page independence. Apogee’s true PDF—based workflow also allows for incoming
`files to be “normalised” into a PDF file. This file becomes a Digital Master which is
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`Agfa Delivers PDF-Based Workflow With Apogee Production System, page 1
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`Apogee Pilot ready to ship.
`Agfa’s Apogee Pilot production manager, the operational center of the production
`process, is ready to ship in June. It “normalizes” incoming files into PDF digital masters,
`edits the Job Tickets and processes the PDF digital masters as specified in the Job Ticket.
`Apogee Pilot makes extensive use of Adobe Portable Job Tickets. Job Tickets allow
`users to both store and manage information about how a job will be processed, such as
`instructions for normalizing, imposition, trapping, OPI, color management, rendering and
`final output. All changes and alterations made to content are retained ipthe RIDE digital
`master and will not effect processing instructions on the Job Ticket.
`The Apogee Normalizer turns incoming PDF, PostScript, EPSF or CEPS converted
`files into PDF digital masters. Apogee Pilot already presents solutions to handle bleed
`information in QuarkXPress and Pagemaker, duotones and tritones. It also retains
`trapping settings throughout the normalizing process to take full benefit of the convenient
`and powerful In—RIP Trapping feature inside PostScript 3.
`With the Job Ticket Editor the user inputs client, job name and invoicing information,
`selects the pages that are part of the final job, specifies process options such as
`imposition, trapping, separation, and screening, and defines the device specific output
`options such as media type or plate size.
`Trapzones and Trapsettings can be set with either Agfa’s Xpress Trapping Extension,
`Agfa’s Exchange Trapping Plug-in, Agfa’s Job Ticket Editor on a job-by job basis, or as
`a general setting inside the Apogee RIP.
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`Jobs can be output as PDF files, to still allow easy transfer, remote proofing, or last
`minute corrections, While providing multilevel security settings and passw