alfaQuest
Installs PrintExpress Ink Optimizer at
Eight Newspaper Operations

Rolling Meadows, IL, August 6, 2010 — alfaQuest Technologies is pleased to announce the following newspaper installations of their PrintExpress Ink Optimizer module:

Las Vegas (NV) Review Journal
Wichita (KS) Eagle
Youngstown (OH) Vindicator
Stuart (FL) Treasure Coast Newspapers
San Antonio (TX) Express News
Dayton (OH) Cox Ohio, Dayton Daily News
Cedar Rapids (IA) Gazette
San Jose (CA) Bay Area News Group

The alfaQuest PrintExpress Ink Optimizer offers five major benefits over competitive products.

1. Integral part of PrintExpress Workflow, no additional Hardware, Software or administration required.
2. GCR Optimization takes place on-the-fly within the RIP, no additional processing time added to production ­ shortens deadlines.
3. Ink Optimization can take effect on ALL color contained within the product, no matter what the source files are.
4. Color Ink savings exceeding 30% while maintaining color integrity.
5. Various levels of Ink Saving can be configured based on individual Input Queues and associated products.

Less green from your pocket — more green for the planet.

alfaQuest Technologies is a leading provider of innovative and leading edge publishing systems, imaging devices and workflow management systems. Our products include FasTRAK, NewsXpress and Esprit Violet CTP, TRAKmate 2 and NewsMATE Autoloaders. Workflow solutions include PrintExpress/CPM (Consolidated Production Management), RipExpress II and PLATEmate systems for Sun and Windows and alfa CTP 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.

ENDS

For more information contact: John Lally, Senior Vice President, Group Sales at 847-427-8800 ext. 102
jlally@alfaQuest.com www.alfaQuest.com