Chicago, IL (Graph Expo) – October 15, 2006 (Booth #4218) – Agfa Graphics announced today that the latest version of its :Delano project management system will be demonstrated for the first time in North America at the company’s Graph Expo exhibit.

:Delano, which is used by printers around the world, now has greater softproofing capabilities in :Delano 2.6, which further improves softproofing by making it possible to build a full project management suite. With options such as :Delano StreamProof, users can proofread, mark-up and approve high-resolution production files in a standard web browser in real time.

“Agfa has a long history of making sure its products continue to evolve to meet the ever-growing needs and demands of its customers around the globe. :Delano 2.6 will offer better support for spot colors, an improved user interface, and faster overall system responsiveness,” said Agfa’s Deborah Hutcheson, senior marketing manager, Digital Solutions, North America. “:Delano 2.6 builds on Agfa’s solid background in hard-copy proofing and brings our expertise to today’s mixed environment of hard-copy and digital prepress in The Graphic Enterprise.”

In addition to softproofing, :Delano 2.6 brings additional features for extended JDF (Job Definition Format) connectivity. It will also handle more pages for more in-house users and offer support for special jobs such as inserts and poster printing.

“We have always looked to Agfa for workflow and production solutions. :Delano is a very robust system that is helping us advance our automation efforts,” said Christy Miners, digital prepress supervisor at Democrat Printing in Little Rock, Arkansas, one of several printers in North America to have already put :Delano through its paces. “It provides a complete communications framework that links administration with production.” 

About Agfa
The Agfa-Gevaert Group is one of the world’s leading imaging and information technology companies. Agfa develops, manufactures and markets analog and digital systems for the printing industry (Agfa Graphics), the healthcare sector (Agfa HealthCare) and specific industrial applications (Agfa Materials).
Agfa's headquarters are in Mortsel, Belgium. The company is present in 40 countries and has agents in another 100 countries throughout the world. The Agfa-Gevaert Group achieved a turnover of 3,308 million euro in 2005.

About Agfa Graphics
Agfa Graphics offers integrated prepress solutions to the printing industry. These solutions comprise consumables, hardware, software and services for production workflow, project and color management. Computer-to-film, computer-to-plate and digital proofing systems have earned Agfa Graphics a worldwide leadership position in the commercial and package printing and the newspaper publishing markets.

Agfa Graphics is rapidly expanding its offerings in the growing digital inkjet market. Its experience in both imaging and emulsion technology has provided the expertise required for making an assortment of high-quality UV and solvent-based inks. Joint development and manufacturing partnerships with industry leaders expand its technological reach and allow the company to develop comprehensive digital solutions for printing posters, banners, signage, displays, labels and packaging materials.

Product and company information can be found on Agfa’s home page on the World Wide Web at: www.agfa.com.