Annual Report 2002 - Agfa

1 | The contract proof represents a 'preview' of what the printer is about to
print. Printer and customer sign off that proof as a binding contract. The
best of Agfa's knowhow in colour quality and consistency management is
what makes the Sherpa24M a most reliable digital contract proof system.
2 | Agfa's platesetters enjoyed great succes in 2002. The Palladio offers an
affordable and low risk transition to computer-to-plate for small and
medium printing companies. The Polaris X offers improved efficiency for
the newspaper printing industry thanks to violet laser technology.
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3 | The first installation of the Delano system in a production environment is
planned for the first half of 2003. The web-based software will coordinate
and integrate collaboration, communication and project management in
the graphics industry.
Seybold Bulletin, the leading electronic newsletter for the graphics industry, described Agfa’s
ApogeeX, the newest generation of pdf-based workflow solutions, as ‘a coherent, easy-to-use, and
powerful system’. It said “Agfa has done an impressive job and (…) has set a difficult target for its
competitors.” Agfa already has an installed base of 13,000 Apogee workflow automation licences.
The American newspaper USA Today selected Agfa’s APS Content Management System, a powerful
digital archiving management system for the automatic archiving of all data from publications
(advertisements, images and articles). In 2002, Agfa also entered into a partnership with Canada’s
Quebecor World, the largest print-media service company in the world, to develop and implement
Delano, a web-based system for collaboration, communication and project management in the
graphics industry. The first production installations are expected in the first half of 2003.
Adapting the sales and service organisation
Agfa approaches the market with comprehensive and integrated solutions tailored to specific
customer needs. Its highly developed worldwide sales and service organisation adopts a growing
consultancy role, in order to help printing companies with their transition to computer-to-plate and
the implementation of company-wide digital production flows.
In order to improve further on sales efficiency and customer satisfaction, Agfa continued with the
roll-out of the Apollo project in 2002. Higher sales effectiveness is achieved through thorough
customer segmentation and a targeted sales approach. This project started in Europe and will also
be implemented in America and Asia in 2003.
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