A View From Anywhere

Today there are a growing number of plug-n-play, subscriber-based programs that anyone with a modem can use. Programs like RealTimeProof, from RealTimeImage (RTI), which came on the scene several years ago offering client/server-based image management solutions through Scitex.

According to Yehuda Messinger, VP/GM of RTI's Graphic Arts Division, the company has repackaged and downstreamed remote proofing technology into an Internet ASP (Application Service Provider) configuration, using a fully scalable server built by RTI and hosted by San Jose e-trade giant Digital Island. "We allow packaging professionals to log onto our Web site and view even the smallest details of full-resolution digital art using a 28.8K modem, including traps, layers, marks, and the ability to accurately measure color," says Messinger, "without the need to send the file back and forth from location to location."