EXAMINER staff use the Jazbox editor to write and edit stories which are then sent on to InDesign, which design staff and production artists use to paginate pages. The InDesign files, including stories, photos and graphics, are managed within Jazbox. Finished pages are output directly to platform- and application-independent Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format (PDF) files and sent via e-mail to the newspaper's remote printing facility.

The IRISH TIMES (110k) of Dublin has chosen to transition to a fully automated workflow with the Agfa Polaris computer-to-plate (CTP) system and IntelliNet Series 2 workflow. The new workflow will include two Polaris 200 platesetters, Agfa processors and plates as well as IntelliNet automation modules.

This Ridgefield, N.J.-based company also made several other announcements, including the introduction of IntelliNet NewsFlow 2.0, the heart of its IntelliNet Series 2 next-generation workflow tools for newspapers. NewsFlow automates production workflow management via plate annotating, logging, viewing, page merging and pairing, and output capabilities.

In addition, Agfa announced IntelliNet NewsDrive 2.0, an open interface for its Polaris family of platesetters. Designed for newspapers, NewsDrive 2.0 can be used as a standalone interface to a Polaris platesetter, as part of an Agfa IntelliNet Series 2 workflow and as part of a wide range of third-party workflows. Joining IntelliNet are PressSite 2.0 and InkSet 2.0, two software systems designed to help newspapers automate production workflow.

Lastly, Agfa introduced IntelliNet NewsRIP 2.0, a full-featured raster image processor (RIP). Agfa IntelliNet NewsRIP 2.0 integrates in an IntelliNet Series2 workflow, or other PDF, PostScript or TIFF workflows. Agfa also announced IntelliNet WebTrack 2.0, a Web-based tracking and proofing tool. From a standard web browser, WebTrack lets users see what files have been transmitted and received.

The KEY WEST (Fla.) CITIZEN (10k) upgraded to LiveIQue 2.0, allowing for the integration of images into its web stories, one of 33 sites installing, upgrading and training with Baseview in April. Baseview's CirculationPro is now at work at THE HERALD-PALLADIUM (31k) in St. Joseph, Mich., as well.

Amino will incorporate Bitstream's TrueDoc into its Java applications, specifically in its set-top box and network appliance product reference designs, allowing Amino to render high-quality text using Bitstream's patented portable font technology.

TrueDoc stores fonts in a portable font resource (PFR) file. Bitstream developed the PFR format to create portable fonts for the Internet. It provides a compact font rasterizer that is ideal for applications and devices that have limited memory and processing power.

ClassSpeed, DTI's classified advertising system, will be implemented first. LA PRENSA will install eight ClassSpeed seats, EL HERALDO, seven. In the next phase, AdSpeed will be installed -- nine seats at LA PRENSA and eight at EL HERALDO. Once the advertising pieces of the system are in place, the NewsSpeed editorial suite -- SpeedWriter and PageSpeed -- will be installed.

In addition, TIROLER TAGESZEITUNG (101k) of Innsbruck, Austria, is live on ClassSpeed 5.2. Implementation of NewsSpeed 5.0 is now underway; when finished, TIROLER's publishing system will be complete.

Fifty ClassSpeed seats replaced a system from System Integrators Inc. TIROLER uses DTI Report Writer to create management reports from information in the database. NewsSpeed is replacing TIROLER's own in-house editorial system; 152 seats will be installed.

BayArea.com now offers users a ticketing platform that allows them to securely buy and sell tickets to live events, such as sporting events and concerts, on its web site.

The LiquidSeats Engine provides transparent access to a common ticket pool that enables tickets to be posted for sale and purchased across other partner sites, including radio station and newspaper web sites, additional media companies, venues and corporations. The ticketing platform, called BayArea StubHub, is co-branded with the look and feel of BayArea.com.

The newspaper purchased a 15-seat AdBase system for classified order entry and classified pagination. Other modules include Money Manager for accounts receivable. Key software includes Microsoft Windows 2000 clients and Microsoft Windows NT servers with a Microsoft SQL database.

Highly resistant to solvents and abrasion on press, Spectratech International's Spectra 830-n thermal plates deliver the finest printing possible. Spectratech International is backing this new product with a network of support experts through its Semi-Exclusive Digital Distribution network.