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Publishing, Printing, Premedia, Graphic Arts Executives and Suppliers Invited to Register Free and Attend as Observers

GHENT, BELGIUM – September 28, 2009 – The Ghent PDF Workgroup (GWG), with founding member Adobe Systems Inc. as host, welcomes members and registered guest observers to a major general meeting scheduled for October 29 and 30 in San Jose.

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Download the free GWG Office Document Guidelines at www.gwg.org

Ghent, Belgium – August 5, 2009 – To make it easier and faster to get quality results in PDFs created from Office applications, the Ghent PDF Workgroup (GWG) has issued new best practice process guidelines. The new guidelines were developed in response to recent changes made to Office applications and the Adobe Acrobat family of products.

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March 30, 2009

The new Ghent Output Suite 3; the latest set of Ghent Workgroup tests to determine whether PDFs will be processed as expected in real-world production environments, is now available at http://gwg.org/ghentoutputsuite.phtml

Both design and production PDF workflows can be tested using Ghent Output Suite 3. The Suite is widely accepted and utilized among graphic arts professionals worldwide.

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Free Ad Ticket Specification Offers Standard Method for Including Advertisement Metadata in PDF Files

Ghent, Belgium – January 28, 2009 – The Ghent PDF Workgroup (GWG) announces availability of the new GWG Ad Ticket v1.1; a standard way to include advertisement metadata in a PDF file. The GWG Ad Ticket was developed in collaboration with AdsML, the international consortium supporting a global standard for end-to-end advertising workflows. The GWG Ad Ticket v1.1 is now available for immediate use and downloading, for no charge, at the organization’s website: http://gwg.org/Jobtickets.phtml.

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Acrobat 9, including New Universal Preflight, is Supported

Ghent, Belgium, – August 19, 2008 – The world’s graphic arts experts have come together to release v4 of the Ghent Workgroup specifications (http://www.gwg.org/GWGversion4.phtml) for automated workflow efficiency in the range of application and output environments. v4 of the specifications supports Adobe Acrobat 9 – which itself includes Universal Proof of Preflight developed by the Ghent Workgroup. Heading the list of additional enhancements to v4 is a check for missing glyphs, one of the leading causes of preflight and page production frustration.
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International Best Practices Organization Gives Printers, Prepress & Designers Easier & Faster Access to Free Specifications & Resources

GHENT BELGIUM – July 22, 2008 – Access to the comprehensive, best practice workflow specifications and resources are now easier than ever for printers, prepress professionals and designers as The Ghent Workgroup (GWG) unveils its newly streamlined, fast website, www.gwg.org.
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GWG Proof of Preflight Specification Verifies PDF File Integrity
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