BluMunKee® SOFTWARE
STREAMLINES PRODUCTION IN SCRANTON, PA.

AUGUSTA, Ga. - Since Morris DigitalWorks bought BluMunkee® Software in September 2003, the imaging platform with the funny name has been redefining the standard for performance and quality in prepress software for newspapers across the country.

Earlier this year, The Scranton Times purchased and integrated BluMunkee® Software into their press operations. The software suite automates the process of correcting photos for print and Web publishing.

During the installation in Scranton, an interface was written to seamlessly connect the Times' editorial system with BluMunkee®. The Times editorial system sends photos needing correction to BluMunkee®, BluMunkee® manages the process of getting the photos corrected and then sends the corrected photos back for publication.

"The system is excellent," said Steve Sillner, Quality Assurance Manager for the Scranton Times (Pa.) "It has allowed us to streamline our process as our production has tripled."

"We are in the process of centralizing production of six daily newspapers. We operate as one print shop with six different presses. Our goal is consistency. We want our product to look the same, no matter which press is used. BluMunkee® was essential in giving us control over our output curves."

In June of 1988, The Times' publishers combined the newspaper's more than 100 years of printing experience with a new $12 million state-of-the-art printing facility ten miles north of Scranton. The installation of BluMunkee® allowed the company to pull together their myriad of systems and establish consistent quality standards for each through one software process.

To learn more about BluMunkee® Software go to http://www.BluMunkee.com.