March 20, 2008
IDEAlliance Launches G7 Press Pre-Qualification Program

February 1, 2008
IDEAlliance Launches G7 Professional Program

March 5, 2007
IDEAlliance Announces New Proofing Programs

03/05/07

IDEAlliance Announces New Proofing Programs
The International Digital Enterprise Alliance (IDEAlliance) today announced I the launch of two new industry programs to assure proofing quality-- Proof Provider Qualification and Online Proof Registration.

01/22/07

IDEAlliance Moves Proofing "To the Numbers" into the Mainstream
The International Digital Enterprise Alliance (IDEAlliance) today announced an event in March to highlight the new off-press Proofing System Certification Program that moves proofing “to the numbers” into the mainstream

06/29/06

IDEAlliance Certifies New G7 Experts
The International Digital Enterprise Alliance (IDEAlliance) today announced that a training program hosted by Foremost Graphics in Grand Rapids, MI, has prepared a new group of leading color management and on-press consultants to bring new G7 tools and techniques to the industry.

05/23/06

GRACoL to Work with ISO Community in Developing a Unified International Characterization Dataset
The International Digital Enterprise Alliance (IDEAlliance) today announced that as a result of the recent ISO (International Standards Organization) TC130 (Technical Committee 130) Working Group 3 meeting in San Diego, CA, the GRACoL Committee will work in a cooperative effort with other members of the ISO TC130 community to propose a unified international characterization data set for commercial offset printing

03/14/06

IDEAlliance Certifies Experts to Propagate G7™
The International Digital Enterprise Alliance (IDEAlliance) today announced that a training program hosted by Amp Printing, Dublin, CA, has prepared a new group of leading color management and on-press consultants to bring new GRACoL 7 (G7) tools and techniques to the industry.

02/03/06

IDEAlliance Certifies Leading Color and On-Press Professionals as GRACoL Experts
The International Digital Enterprise Alliance (IDEAlliance) today announced that leading color management and on-press consultants have been certified as GRACoL Experts following a training program hosted by Rex3 Printing in Florida.

08/12/05

GRACoL® Completes 2005 Press Runs
The International Digital Enterprise Alliance (IDEAlliance) today announced that the GRACoL (General Requirements for Applications in Commercial Offset Lithography) Committee has completed its sixth and final press run of 2005 in Parsippany, NJ at the L. P. Thebault Company.

GRACoL Press Run Breaks New Ground
The International Digital Enterprise Alliance (IDEAlliance) today announced that the GRACoL (General Requirements and Applications for Commercial Offset Lithography) Committee has broken new ground in its most research press run held June 2 and 3 at Komori North America. GRACoL is conducting research press runs during 2005 to develop their new specification and working guidelines for consistent, high-quality commercial color printing with a comprehensive view of how to print a color managed press sheet to optimize visual appearance.

GRACoL Press Run Continues to Refine the Process
The International Digital Enterprise Alliance (IDEAlliance) today announced that the GRACoL (General Requirements and Applications for Commercial Offset Lithography) Committee has completed a third research press run to explore new techniques for printing using color managed files, test gamut ranges for commercial offset printing and to serve as a basis for the new GRACoL 7.0 specification including working guidelines for consistent, high-quality commercial color printing using CTP, ICC color management, and digital proofing.

GRACoL Press Run Brings Together International Color Scientists
The International Digital Enterprise Alliance (IDEAlliance) today announced that the GRACoL (General Requirements and Applications for Commercial Offset Lithography) Committee has completed a second research press run to explore new techniques for printing using color managed files, test gamut ranges for commercial offset printing and serve as a basis for the new GRACoL 7.0 specification including working guidelines for consistent, high-quality commercial color printing using CTP, ICC color management, and digital proofing.

GRACoL Announces Additional Test Press Runs | See Press Run Pics
The International Digital Enterprise Alliance (IDEAlliance) today announced that the GRACoL (General Requirements for Applications in Commercial Offset Lithography) Committee is conducting two additional research press runs to develop their new specification and working guidelines for consistent, high-quality commercial color printing in today's technology environment where CTP, ICC color management, and digital proofing provide us with new technology-based quality controls.

GRACoL Press Runs Aim to Define Today's Finest Print Quality: Putting DTR004 to the Test
The first of the new GRACoL press runs to redefine DTR 004 was conducted at Integrity Graphics on January 31 and February 1. Given new developments in technology such as CTP, ICC color management, and digital proofing, along with ever-increasing quality expectations, the GRACOL Committee has undertaken a new effort to better define the typical quality levels achieved by today's commercial printers.

See Press Run Pictures