The events, which will highlight the powerful capabilities and productivity advantages of Instant PDF 3, are intended to educate both document receivers and creators to ensure streamlined file exchange possible.

In conjunction with Enfocus, printers and publishers invite their primary clients, graphic designers and advertising agencies, for an informational program on reliable PDF creation and exchange. At each seminar, attendees will get an in-depth look at Instant PDF -- its features, benefits, and ease of use. Based on this thorough educational process, users will be able to get started with the product right away and quickly see the advantages.

Tom Peire, marketing director at Enfocus Software explains: "From our experience in working with document creators and receivers, it’s clear that there are misconceptions at both ends. Printers are not always aware of the graphic arts knowledge that designers have, based on receiving incomplete files or files that don’t process. Designers often think of printers as being somewhat careless with their thoughtfully planned layouts. Enfocus Instant PDF is a solution that optimizes communications for both parties, making it easy to implement a smooth production process."

Market research indicates that the single largest issue for PDF file receivers is that creators do not make them correctly. Until now, defining PDF creation settings was a highly technical, user-unfriendly, and often confusing process. With the introduction of Enfocus Instant PDF 3.0, document creators can now produce PDFs that are virtually guaranteed to print. The result is fewer costly mistakes, shorter production lead times, and an improved printer-designer relationship. Instant PDF provides document creators and receivers an efficient way to achieve consistent PDF output and quality control, thanks to award-winning Certified PDF technology from Enfocus.

Positive Feedback received at first seminar

The first Instant PDF seminar was held on March 18th, at the commercial printer JCB Offset in Belgium and proved very successful, reaching over 40 attendees. Initial responses from participants underscored the value of this useful program. Mr. Laurent Broze, managing director at JCB Offset, said: "For years we struggled with incoming files and lost a lot of time checking and correcting before we could print. Enfocus Instant PDF is an indispensable tool that every printer should be promoting to clients. The PDF creation process becomes so easy with Instant PDF, there’s no longer any excuse for not delivering Certified files. I see it as a win-win for both designer and printer."

Positive feedback was also received from the designer side. As Mr. Dominique Pierre from D.Pierre Graphisme et publicité said, "Seeing is indeed believing. As a designer, I was quite intimidated when dealing with PDF creation settings. It all seemed so complex. With Instant PDF, it becomes straightforward and easy, since printer settings are defined by the printer. By attending this seminar at our printer’s facility, it became very clear to me that using this tool will save a huge amount of time and aggravation."

Enfocus Software is now scheduling Instant PDF on-site seminars at printers and publishing houses all over Europe. Printers or publishers who are interested in organizing these value-added seminars at their own locations can contact Enfocus UK's distibutor, XChange UK on 00 44 (0)20 7490 4455 for more information.