Alexandria, Virginia – IDEAlliance® has awarded Bodoni Systems G7®System Certification for pressSIGN 6. pressSIGN is a popular print standardization solution, having sold more than 3,000 licenses world-wide. pressSIGN 6 was independently validated to the strict conformance criteria established in the IDEAlliance G7 System Certification Program, which evaluates the ability of a software system to calibrate a printing device to meet the G7 methodology. Bodoni’s pressSIGN 6 joins an elite family of Certified G7 Systems, including systems by Fujifilm, Heidelberg, Chromix, Alwan, ColorGATE, Konica Minolta, and Mutoh.

Steve Bonoff, Executive Vice President of IDEAlliance, commented, “We are extremely pleased that pressSIGN 6 has joined the family of G7 certified systems. pressSIGN is used by many of the world’s leading brand managers and print buying organizations as a means of certifying print on a daily basis. The fact that print can be truly certified to G7 is extremely gratifying.”   

Ian Reid, director at Bodoni Systems, enthused, “the G7 methodology has made an important contribution to print quality and common appearance across processes, and everyone at Bodoni is excited that IDEAlliance has validated pressSIGN’s ability to produce accurate tonal curve adjustments. GRACol® and SWOP® profiles are used worldwide and it is important that pressSIGN is officially recognized as producing the highest quality tonal adjustments to achieve accurate grey balance for all our users. Bodoni sees the G7 System Certification of pressSIGN as the first step in a long association with IDEAlliance. We share many common goals in helping printers satisfy the demands of their clients in a commercially effective way.”