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The PrintSoft development and project management teams ensure that our suite of products and components are continuously updated to meet your evolving business requirements.

Whether addressing minor fixes or introducing major new functional enhancements, PrintSoft's products undergo constant assessment to ensure that we deliver relevant, timely and professional solutions to our customers.

Stay informed about PrintSoft releases, with our most recent product news listed below;

PReS Version 6.0.2 & PReS Designer Version 6.0.2 | 14 February 2011

PReS and PReS Designer Version 6.0.2 - New Features and Enhancements

Full details of all new features and enhancements are available in the release notes, for a copy of this please contact your PrintSoft Account Manager. Please see below some of the key benefits these releases provide.

New Combined Installer: PReS and PReS Designer have now been combined into a single installer in order to simplify the installation of these two applications and improve compatibility. PReS Designer is no longer installed as a standalone application but is included as part of the PReS utilities. All resources shared between PReS and PReS Designer, including the print controls and associated DLLs, are now installed to the PReS System folder.

Highlights of PReS 6.0.2:

PDF pass through
Windows 7 support
Enhanced VIPP output
Improved AFPDS and IPDS handling
New XML Transactional Wizard
PPML output for UNC paths, other PPML enhancements
New DVD browser containing the combined installer, user documentation, accessories and promotional material

Highlights of PReS Designer 6.0.2:

Chart Zedits supported under Windows 7
Support for XML Based +PReS Share PDI's
PostScript output from MailDirect Wizard
Enhanced BiDi processing
Date handling independent of regional settings
Field Delimiters changed to improve performance
Script optimisation for faster Transactional Jobs
Improved barcode handling in Zedit orientation and PPML
Improved N-Up envelope previews

Dongle Upgrade Tool: This new release of PReS requires a licence upgrade to version 6.0.2. The PReS 6.0.2 DVD image contains a new version of the Dongle Upgrade Tool which allows customers to specify a local PrintSoft support email address for sending their DDF upgrade request files. Please note that no licence upgrade is required for PReS Designer.

Quality Assurance: PReS and PReS Designer 6.0.2 have undergone a rigorous program of quality assurance and testing. A significant increase in automated and in-house testing has been complemented by early adopter implementations at various customer sites in Europe, Asia and Australia.

+PReS Share | v.4.3 | 17 June 2010

+PReS Share 4.3 brings a number of important enhancements and fixes to the online document collaboration platform:

New Dynamic Graphics functionality

German formatting options for dates

Improved handling of German and French interface resources

Enhanced import of NEWLEAF message blocks and RTF documents

Enhanced resource management for submitted NEWLEAF jobs

Consistent handling of message breaking at page boundaries

Improved processing of user permissions in IE8

M-PReS Production | v.3.26 | 24 March 2010

The release of M-PReS Production 3.26 brings a range of major enhancements to multiple operating systems across multiple languages:

Increased PDF processing capabilities

Increased print stream options

Appending of spool files in the same print run

Improved handling of relative paths

Improved tray handling (AFPDS / PCL)

+PReS Automate | v.2.6.2 | 22 March 2010

The release of +PReS Automate 2.6.2 allows for greater PReS integration and improved auditing capabilities, with major enhancements including:

New Cache Connection option
New Snapshot options for PReS and custom processes
Improved PReS process when script chaining and working with a dll
Improved audit search function
Increased accuracy of audit reports

MailDirect Server | v.2.1.0 | 11 March 2010

The release of MailDirect Server 2.1.0 allows for greater ease-of-use and integration with other solution components, with a range of major enhancements including:

Simpler management of paper sizes
Increased PDF processing capabilities
N-Up Scheme Editor for RedHat 5
Improved integration with +PReS Automate
New "Dump-View" command

NEWLEAF | v.4.14.6 | 16 February 2010

The release of NEWLEAF 4.14.6 addresses existing formatting restrictions in previous versions, along with introducing major enhancements including:

Enhancing formatting options across multiple lines
Increased flexibility for size and position of text underlining
Improved consistency of output to monitor display
EPS able to be loaded into documents as dynamic picture
Improved handling of table cell names

DeskDirect Creator | v.4.14.6 | 16 February 2010

The release of DeskDirect Creator 4.14.6 addresses existing formatting restrictions in previous versions, along with introducing major enhancements including:

Enhancing formatting options across multiple lines
Increased flexibility for size and position of text underlining
Improved consistency of output to monitor display
EPS able to be loaded into documents as dynamic picture

+PReS Share| v.4.2 | 5 Feb 2010

The release of +PReS Share 4.2 brings with it a range of new tools and capabilities to streamline the online document collaboration process. Major enhancements include: