Enfocus Software and the National Printing Skills Centre (NPSC) at Leicester College announce Enfocus' sponsorship of the NPSC and School of Print with the donation of a full site license for the entire Enfocus product range. In recognition of the importance of the NSPC's position as the largest commercial training centre of printing courses in the United Kingdom, Enfocus has contributed site licenses of all products utilising the company's award-winning Certified PDF technology. The product range includes PitStop Professional 6, PitStop Server 3, Instant PDF and a sponsored subscription to CertifiedPDF.net.

The Enfocus product range supports the creation, editing, verification and pre-flighting of PDF (Portable Document Format) files for high quality printing and repurposing. The Enfocus products all utilise the company's patented PDF Profile and Certified PDF technologies that assure consistent printing results when used as part of a standards-based PDF production workflow.

The National Printing Skills Centre, a division of Leicester College, is one of the select training centres to have received the government's coveted 'Centre of Vocational Excellence' (CoVE) certification. The school is located in the heart of Leicester City and provides continuing education and bespoke courses that provide training and education on a national and international basis. The college campus includes a state-of-the-art press hall and pre-press facility, and the NSPC staff has concentrated on developing sponsored links to many of Europe's largest printing equipment manufacturers and software companies.

Paul Kinsley, CoVE Co-ordinator for the NSPC said, "As the National Printing Skills Centre is at the forefront of teaching prepress and printing technology, we feel it is important to our staff, students and trainees to make available the latest standards within those industries. Our industry contacts tell us that PDF (Portable Document Format) has already become the de facto standard file exchange format in the print and related industries. Adding the PitStop product range from Enfocus Software to our curricula ensures that we remain a leader in pertinent and standardised printing skills education."

"Enfocus are pleased to be associated with the distinguished National Printing Skills Centre at Leicester College, and we are delighted to work with such a motivated and dedicated team", said Steve De Wilde, International Sales Account Manager for Enfocus Software.

Enfocus Software is internationally recognized as a leading pioneer in PDF technology and has been solely dedicated to the development of superior PDF solutions for inter-company file exchange in the graphic arts industry since 1996. From start to finish, Enfocus is essential to designers, printers and publishers that want to work in a truly reliable workflow. Universally acclaimed technologies, products and service innovations include Certified PDF, Instant PDF, PitStop Professional, PitStop Server, StatusCheck and www.CertifiedPDF.net. Enfocus goes beyond preflight, delivering unmatched PDF creation, auto-correction, advanced editing and automation to guarantee accurate exchange and precise PDF output. Enfocus picks up where other products leave off with features and capabilities that bridge every critical gap in professional PDF workflows.

Major suppliers such as Agfa, Artwork Systems, Creo, Electronics for Imaging (EFI), Fujifilm, Global Graphics, Heidelberg, Xerox, and Screen Europe have integrated Enfocus technologies into their own PDF workflow system offerings.