Alwan Donates Advanced Color Management Software and Training to RIT

LYON, France & ROCHESTER N.Y.—Alwan Color Expertise has donated a suite of its advanced color management software solutions to Rochester Institute of Technology’s (RIT) School of Print Media (SPM). The software suite, including Alwan CMYK Optimizer, Alwan LinkProfiler and Alwan ColorPursuit, has been installed in RIT’s SPM Color Management System Lab. Alwan software are used by pre-media and prepress companies to produce color accurate printable files, and allows printers to control and improve the printability of the files and achieve optimum ink savings without sacrificing print quality.

“Alwan Color Expertise is world-renowned for its advanced color management and standardization software. In addition to helping the print and publishing industry to streamline and improve color quality, the company is also dedicated to educating the market on the importance of color management and how to implement the newest methodologies and technologies. We are thankful to have the support of cutting edge companies such as Alwan,” says Professor Robert Chung, gravure research professor, RIT School of Print Media.

Elie Khoury, president and founder of Alwan, says, “RIT is one of the world’s most respected institutions for color management and print education. We are honored to be able to support RIT and our future print professionals.”

In addition to the donation, Khoury recently presented a lecture, hosted by Professor Chung at RIT, in the Advanced Color Management class. His topic was ICC color management trends and the use of Alwan software to standardize color data for high-volume standardized printing. Khoury also spoke on “Technology Standards, Color Management, and Their Impact in the Gravure Printing Industry” at RIT Gravure Day, held March 25, 2008.

Alwan LinkProfiler is a profiling software that allows users to create sophisticated and accurate ICC DeviceLink Profiles. Designed for demanding production environments Alwan LinkProfiler delivers the following advantages:
• Spot on digital proofs
• No more registration problems due to 4 color primaries
• Ink savings on the printing press
• Total control on the output black generation and TAC with any ICC compliant output device profile
• Developed, tested and validated in demanding press printing environments
• Used to produce ICC based proofs and prints for multi-million circulation titles