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Arbortext Advanced Print Publisher (APP, formerly Advent 3B2) is a commercial typesetting software application sold by Parametric Technology Corporation. The software contains an automated publishing engine that can manually or automatically produce high-quality Postscript and PDF documents with complex page layouts. Entry level pricing through specialised resellers starts between $4,000 and $10,000 USD. == History == * Mid-1980s: Swindon-based company Advent Publishing Systems creates 3B2, a desktop publishing application.〔(ISTC UK Article on the Evolution of Arbortext APP )〕 3B2 gained a reputation as a challenger for QuarkXPress, but was soon eclipsed by that product in the DTP world and itself evolved into the high end automation market. The name 3B2 comes from the business park in Swindon (UK) where Advent had its offices at the time. * Early 2000s: Advent integrates more XML technologies into 3B2, allowing users to associate formatting with XML hierarchies. In 2003 ''Printing World'' magazine reported that Springer-Verlag was planning to implement an automated page production process. Dr. Patrick Thibor of Springer was quoted as saying "we believe that 3B2 is the only tool available for automated page make up and will enable us to meet our goal of totally automatic production of pages". * 2004: Advent Publishing Systems is purchased by Arbortext to provide a more powerful alternative to that product's existing FOSI/TeX engine. * 2005: Arbortext purchased by PTC to provide technical documentation capabilities in its product lifecycle management tools. * 2009: Integration with the existing Arbortext suite of products released with APP Version 10 and Arbortext 6.0〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.tformat.com/resource/Arbortext_APP_Evolution_EN.pdf )〕 * 2011: APP Engine becomes default print and PDF engine for all Arbortext products. * 2012: APP Version 11 released. * 2015: APP Version 11.1 expected. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Arbortext Advanced Print Publisher」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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