Oregon Lithoprint/The News-Register Becomes First U.S. User of :Arkitex Eversify from Agfa Graphics

ELMWOOD PARK, NJ—May 6, 2013—The News-Register, published by Oregon Lithoprint, has become the first newspaper and printer in the United States to use Agfa Graphics' :Arkitex Eversify, an automated Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution for collecting and distributing mobile content. The company, based in McMinnville, OR, is using :Arkitex Eversify to launch its first publication, The News-Register Weekly Apple iPad mobile edition.

Designed specifically for media organizations seeking an easy and affordable system to deliver content to smart phones and tablets, :Arkitex Eversify's innovative approach allows publishers to bring their brand to users of mobile devices, offering the interactive experience that readers are looking for, including images, audio, video and animation.

:Arkitex Eversify provides a unique opportunity for The News-Register to go digital with a turnkey technical capability, providing quality products to a broad range of people who are embracing digital.

":Arkitex Eversify is helping us protect our franchise by providing the 'wow' factor digital users have come to expect," said Jeb Bladine, president and publisher, Oregon Lithoprint/The News-Register.

"Oregon Lithoprint now has the opportunity to connect in new ways with the community it's been a part of for a century. The News-Register was able to provide a single feed that automatically assembled content for display on a wide range of mobile devices and was up and running with a dedicated app within six weeks," said Jeff Cord, :Arkitex Marketing Manager, Agfa Graphics. "Agfa Graphics' experience in the newspaper industry enabled fast adaption. Now, Oregon Lithoprint has expanded the :Arkitex Eversify technology to its monthly Oregon Wine Press magazine."

Bladine also added that Agfa Graphics has been incredibly responsive in getting the newspaper up and running with :Arkitex Eversify. "Mobile users are also responding very favorably. It's upscale and unique. Graphics are vivid and can be displayed full-screen. With the huge growth in digital communication, :Arkitex Eversify gives us an element of relevancy and enables a broad group of people to access our publication in multiple ways, how and when they want it."

:Arkitex Eversify delivers sophisticated image handling, audio and video animation targeted to multiple mobile devices at the press of a button. Content is captured or delivered from any publishing system in use today—be it editorial or Web—by the cloud-based :Arkitex Eversify server. The data is analyzed and automatically processed through Agfa Graphics' unique, intelligent content-mapping and template technology. It produces a digital issue ready to preview and edit. The final publication is delivered to any hosting environment. :Arkitex Eversify supports schedule-based automation to make content available at specific times throughout the day or week.

The reader app supports dynamic content and gives readers a highly interactive and robust viewing experience on all types of mobile devices.

About Oregon Lithoprint/The News-Register
Oregon Lithoprint is a fourth generation, family-owned printer located in McMinnville, OR. The company, which does business as both Oregon Lithoprint and The News-Register Publishing Co., has been an establishment in its community for over 100 years, and has a long history of providing customers with exceptional service, superior products and expertise in offset Web printing and related services in Portland, Eugene and throughout the Northwest.

About Agfa
The Agfa-Gevaert Group is one of the world's leading companies in imaging and information technology. Agfa develops, manufactures and markets analog and digital systems for the printing industry (Agfa Graphics), for the healthcare sector (Agfa Healthcare), and for specific industrial applications (Agfa Materials). Agfa is headquartered in Mortsel, Belgium. The company is present in 40 countries and has agents in another 100 countries around the globe. The Agfa-Gevaert Group achieved a turnover of 3,091 million Euros in 2012.

About Agfa Graphics
Agfa Graphics offers integrated prepress solutions to the printing industry. These solutions comprise consumables, hardware, software and services for production workflow, project and color management.

Agfa Graphics is a worldwide leader with its computer-to-plate and digital proofing systems for commercial and packaging printing and the newspaper publishing markets.

Agfa Graphics is rapidly developing its position in the new segments of industrial inkjet with comprehensive solutions for various applications such as documents, posters, banners, signage, displays, labels and packaging materials. Its experience in both imaging and emulsion technology has provided the expertise required for developing a complete assortment of high-quality inks.

About Pitman, An Agfa Company
Pitman, An Agfa Company, collaborates with world class manufacturers to provide a diverse offering of the most advanced solutions for the prepress, pressroom, wide format, newspaper, packaging and commercial printing industries.

Pitman reinforces its customer-focused approach by providing the market ith an unmatched distribution network, expert specialists, and unparalleled service excellence.

Together, Agfa Graphics and Pitman deliver integrated and complete solutions tailored to the ever-changing needs of the graphic communications industry, enabling businesses to produce powerful messages and be more profitable.

Source: Agfa.