Prepress specialist Esko has updated its software solutions and relaunched them under the name of Esko Software Platform.
Esko provides integrated software solutions for design, prepress, workflow automation, colour management and supply chain collaboration used for packaging, labels, displays and signs.
The innovations and integrations will be demonstrated for the first time at drupa 2016 in May.
The platform will include:
- More software modules made available as Software as a Service (SaaS) and subscriptions;
- Improved 3D support, especially when viewing objects in WebCenter and on mobile devices;
- A new Content Management module for WebCenter;
- ArtPro+, a new platform-independent native PDF prepress editor;
- New tools and libraries for multi-part POP design in ArtiosCAD 16;
- Planogram interface for Store Visualizer 16;
- New set of automated quality assurance tools in Automation Engine;
- Esko hardware integration in the workflow (Automation Engine Device View).
For manufacturers of labels, packaging, signs and display graphics, increased complexity within the market has led to a more intensive use of a mix of printing technologies, more frequently including digital print.
In addition, production companies are faced with an overall shortage of experienced prepress and print operators.
“In conversations with our customers, we hear a cry for more operational flexibility with shorter learning curves, faster time to market and increased productivity,” Bernard Zwaenepoel, Esko Senior VP Software, said.
“Transforming our software portfolio to an integrated platform is our response to the changing ways customers prefer to buy, use and manage software licenses, regardless of whether they are a large global corporation with many production locations or a small family-run shop.”
