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BatchOutput Server update improves long queue handling

Zevrix Solutions has updated BatchOutput Server (http://zevrix.com/BatchOutputServer.php), an output workflow automation solution for Adobe InDesign, to version 4.5.6. The new version improves long queues handling and addresses several other issues.

Under BatchOutput Server workflow, production artists and prepress operators simply submit files to hotfolders that reside on the network. BatchOutput Server automatically outputs the files from its dedicated station using hotfolder settings, and will auto-activate document fonts as well.

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Report: USB 3.0 adoption will lag that of USB 2.0

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com) says the adoption of SuperSpeed USB (3.0) will lag that of USB 2.0.

The universal serial bus (USB) specification shipped in more than three billion devices in 2009, including the computer, computer peripheral, consumer electronics (CE), communications, and automotive segments. By 2012, the number of wired USB-enabled devices shipped will exceed four billion, according to Research and Markets.

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Poll investigates spending habits of iPhone gamers

Games company Dreadnought Design has launched a research poll to investigate the spending habits of iPhone games consumers.

The first in a series of research initiatives designed to better understand the characteristics of the fledgling iPhone games apps market, the poll invites iPhone gamers to declare how much they spend on new iPhone game downloads each month. There are five options to choose from, ranging from less than US$5 per month to $50 or more for big spenders. You can find the polls at http://en-gb.facebook.com/pages/DreadnoughtDesign/121001591273361?v=app_20678178440 .

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