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| 4 alfaQuest FasTRAK's Installed in Journal Register Operations Rolling Meadows, IL May 12, 2006 - alfaQuest Technologies, Inc., a leading newspaper production system developer and integrator, is pleased to announce the completion of the installation of four violet FasTRAK CTP devices at two sites owned by the Journal Register Company (JRC) newspaper group. The New Haven Register, Connecticut's second largest daily and Sunday newspaper with a circulation exceeding 94,000, has installed the alfaQuest Technologies violet FasTRAK CTP solution with two 150 PPH units and two 1000 plate capacity TRAKmate 2 autoloaders. Imprint Printing, North Haven, CT, publishers of multiple non-daily publications has installed the alfaQuest Technologies violet FasTRAK solution with two 135 PPH units and two TRAKmates with cassette loading capabilities. Journal Register Company (NYSE:JRC) owns 27 daily newspapers, with approximately 650,000 total daily circulation. The company also owns 362 non-daily publications, with a total distribution of more than 5 million, as well as commercial printing and software development companies. FasTRAK Violet CTP utilizes a field-proven opti-mechanical system for alignment and positioning, ensuring repeatability of ± 0.001 inches, for highest quality color registration. The straight through flatbed design incorporates a new plate transport system, which has proven to be both very reliable and simple to maintain. FasTRAK Violet CTP can image single or double-truck newspaper pages at 1016, 1200, 1270, 1524, 1800, 2400, or 2540 DPI. Rated at either 150 or 180 broadsheet plates per hour (at 1016 DPI), FasTRAK Violet CTP allows manual feed for small to medium sized operations or quickly connects to the 1,000-plate-capacity TRAKmate 2 autoloader. alfaQuest Technologies is a leading provider of innovative and leading edge publishing systems, imaging devices and workflow management systems. Its products include the FasTRAK Violet, FasTRAK UV and a complete line of film imaging devices. Workflow solutions include PrintExpress/CPM (Consolidated Production Management) and PLATEmate systems for Sun and Windows and Panther workflow systems for Macintosh and Windows. alfaQuest Technologies, Inc., a member of the IPA Group of companies, designs, integrates, and supports powerful cost-efficient, newspaper workflow page processing and imaging systems for the publishing industry. The number of worldwide installations now exceeds 10,000.
For more information contact: John Lally, Senior Vice President, Group Sales |