Eclipse features a new architecture that the firm believes will enable it to re-enter the high-end workflow management space, where it had lost ground to the Adobe CPSI.

Where we see the high-end market going we will be with best-in-class products, said Global Graphics Software chief technology officer Adrian Ford. Commercial print and newspapers are key directions for our future.

The new architecture paves the way for full JDF compliance and extra production features for future releases. Eclipse includes native PDF 1.4 support with support of transparency, PDF/X compliance and enhanced trapping and colour management.

It also adds support for several operating systems including Mac OS X and Linux.

OS X support is significant, said Ford. Apple is pushing OS X as a server platform for the graphic arts and there is interest from our OEM partners.

There is also Linux interest from several suppliers. Its up to them to announce it, but we wouldnt have developed it if we didnt have a good business case.

Story by Barney Cox