FullSwitch is ideally placed to help you reclaim your time to be creative and help your customers. It is a robust automation product that is easy to install and use. Like the entry-level LightSWITCH product, FullSwitch offers file reception through FTP and email, sorting of files based on file type and naming conventions and automatic email notifications to customers.

In addition, FullSwitch introduces configurators that allow third-party applications to be integrated easily in a flow. Setup and automation of those applications is fully controlled from within FullSwitch. Automated applications include preflight and correction, color management, proofing, repurposing tools and more.

All this functionality is driven by the visual flow editor and supported by the robust automation tools that are at the core of all Switch products. The visual editor makes it as easy to work with configurators as it is to work with built-in tools.

FullSwitch also offers professional activity logging and job processing statistics to help you locate critical points of the workflow. Logs can be exported to text or XML files. In addition the dashboard pane gives administrators a one-view look on how Switch is doing, what problem jobs have been detected and which processes might have problems. Robust error handling, customizable per flow if needed, helps to also handle problem cases

New features

Scheduling
Switch 09 implements a more predictable job processing order and implements real job priorities to fast track a job through a flow. Hot folders and FTP/Mail receive tools can be scheduled to automatically activate in a predefined time window.

Additional flow elements
Switch 09 implements a number of new configurators (including an Ultimate Impostrip Ondemand and an EFI ColorProof XT configurator) and substantially upgrades the available tools. Main highlights are an all new rename and job assembler tool, and new tools to easily link flows on different computers.

Read-only job processing
Switch 09 adds the capability to pick up jobs from a folder or FTP server without removing them from the folder or FTP server.

Enhanced variables
A new preview feature shows the value of variables for real jobs; this makes it easier to pick the correct variable while designing a new flow. Additional variables enable picking up external metadata (JDF, XML, XMP).

System Requirements

Windows®

Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional or Home Edition
Microsoft® Windows® 2003 Server Standard or Enterprise Edition
Microsoft® Windows® Vista Home, Premium, Business or Ultimate Edition (32-bit)
Macintosh®

Mac OS® X or Mac OS® X Server v.10.3.9 through 10.5.2 (Universal)
StuffIt Expander 10 or higher (for expansion of the installer package)
Hardware

Dual Core processor(s) recommended
Minimum 256 MB of RAM (512MB recommended)
1024x768 screen resolution
DVD drive (for installation from the products DVD)