IOWA CITY, IA - MetaCommunications today announced the immediate release and availability of Approval Manager 2010 with integrated support for Dalim DiALOGUE proofing.
 
"For those customers that require high-end color-accurate proofing capabilities, there is no doubt that the combination of Approval Manager and Dalim DiALOGUE provides the leading solution for the efficient review of print-ready proofs," said Robert T. Long, Executive Vice President of MetaCommunications. "We are proud to extend Approval Manager into this market by adding DiALOGUE to our portfolio of supported proofers."
 
The new DiALOGUE support is built in to Approval Manager 2010, which is available for immediate purchase and download. Additional proofers supported by Approval Manager include Spark!, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Reader, and other third-party "native" viewers.
        
The DiALOGUE-Integrated Approval Manager Workflow
With Approval Manager 2010, any workflow you can schedule can accommodate DiALOGUE as an integrated document proofer for all reviewers and stakeholders.
 
In such workflows, DiALOGUE provides color-accurate SWOP certified soft-proofing, extreme zoom capabilities of up to 5,000,000%, JDF compliance, data streaming, and more. Approval Manager then manages and structures the entire review process via its powerful workflow and scheduling capabilities, including:
    •    Visual workflow designer
    •    Review, Production, and Management Dashboards
    •    One-on-one project and program management
    •    Intelligent email notifications including daily worklists, status updates, past-due review notices, and more
    •    Branded web portal for external customers and users
    •    Built-in support for reviewing file-types not supported by DiALOGUE via Spark! or native proofers
    •    Integration of job ticket information
    •    Built-in audit trails for traceability and insight into the entire review process
    •    Easily integrate and extend Approval Manager to include the full Workgroups 2010 collaborative productivity suite
    
About Workgroups 2010
Workgroups 2010 is a tightly integrated collaborative process and productivity management suite for marketing, advertising, creative design, packaging and prepress. It is comprised of four key modules: Virtual Ticket, Approval Manager, Digital Storage Manager, and Job Manager. Workgroups 2010 is available for installation in-house or hosted online through Workgroups.com.