InfoPrint Print On-Demand Workflow Solutions

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1 InfoPrint Print On-Demand Workflow Solutions O n e s i z e d o e s n o t f i t a l l

2 Seize the opportunity To remain competitive, it is critical to focus on growing your business while remaining vigilant about cost savings. Production environments, however, can present tough challenges as you consider growth strategies, technology changes, budget limitations and vendor choices. InfoPrint Print On-Demand Workflow InfoPrint Solutions Company is uniquely able to help printers take a direct, economical route to the Print On-Demand (POD) solution that s right for your business. We are helping printers implement solutions that can: Simplify ordering Reduce costs by automating manual processes and minimizing waste Increase print capabilities and the products offered to clients Improve quality and accuracy 2

3 InfoPrint Print On-Demand Workflow C o n n e c t t h e d o t s Web-to-print. Connect with your customers by implementing Web-to-print solutions that provide Web-based tools to automate job submission to production. Our offerings can support a spectrum of print production needs using Press-Sense s iway / Manager or RSA s WebCRD solution. Variable data printing (VDP) and document composition. Add more value to your clients documents by providing focused 1:1 messaging and image personalization. Whether you are just starting with VDP or expanding capabilities, InfoPrint offers products that include Objectif Lune s PrintShop Mail and PlanetPress. For more complex document composition needs, we offer products that include GMC PrintNet. Pre-press. Automate repetitive tasks and you can more efficiently manage shorter print runs, faster turnaround times and complex set-ups while you improve productivity. Support complex imposition needs with Ultimate s suite of Impostrip products. Meet your scan and makeready requirements with products from Enfocus, Ioflex and Ultimate Technologies. InfoPrint Manager and InfoPrint ProcessDirector software can provide powerful, centralized production management and automation. Production. Produce high-quality, high-speed mono and color output for a broad range of print applications using InfoPrint software and hardware. InfoPrint cutsheet and continuous form printers are known for their versatility, reliability and affordability. 3

4 Are you ready? Your InfoPrint team can help you avoid many potential issues with thoughtful, thorough assessment: Business objectives Audience analysis Print volumes Job types Workflow objectives E x p e r t i n t e g r at i o n t o f i t y o u r b u s i n e s s o b j e c t i v e s Functionality/extensions Infrastructure considerations Marketing objectives Training requirements Hardware changes generally lead to the installation of new software and system-level considerations. The InfoPrint integration specialists, who have extensive IT experience, can move effortlessly between the big picture and the details in multi-vendor environments to connect the dots clearly and accurately. InfoPrint Print On-Demand Workflow Whatever your solution from out-of-the-box products to custom solutions and custom code InfoPrint can help you simplify and streamline your implementation. Our POD specialists recommend practical solutions based on best practices that can protect your current investments. Their comprehensive approach encompasses assessment, design, implementation and support and it focuses on reducing risk, cost and disruption. 4

5 InfoPrint Pro C900 color cutsheet printer for Print On-Demand flexibility, control and quality I n f o P r i n t H a r d w a r e InfoPrint 4100 for monochrome documents The InfoPrint 4100 continuous form printer has long been known for its reliability, speed, quality and ease of use. Latest enhancements, which are ideal for Print On-Demand and TransPromo, include increased throughput to reduce cost of operation and new Version 7 toner that delivers superb print quality at ultra high speeds (up to 330 feet per minute 1 ). InfoPrint 5000 color printing system for high quality, long-lasting color output A piezo-electric, drop-on-demand inkjet printer, the latest models of the InfoPrint 5000 continuous form printer runs up to 420 feet per minute (128 meters/minute) 1 or 1832 impressions per minutes (letter) 1 and delivers vibrant, durable color output. A field upgrade can bring previous generation models to the higher speed. Discover turn-on-a-dime flexibility and superb color with the InfoPrint Pro C900, which prints at up to 90 impressions per minute 1 for efficient printing of many types of documents including statements, policies, personalized marketing collateral and books. Variable data printing facility enables customization or versioning. In-line finishing options include saddle stitch and booklet makers, punch, automatic ring binder, perfect binder, z-folder and stapler, cover inserter and high capacity stacker. InfoPrint Pro 907EX, InfoPrint Pro 1107EX and InfoPrint Pro 1357EX monochrome cutsheet printers with in-line finishing Our configurable, modular, monochrome cutsheet printers print at speeds up to 90, 110 and 135 ipm 1 respectively, at up to 1,200 DPI resolution. These multifunction printers offer a choice of controllers, including the EFI Fiery, as well as support for PostScript, PDF, PCL and native InfoPrint IPDS datastreams. You can complete diverse jobs quickly with mixed media capability and advanced in-line finishing, including multifold, ring binder, perfect binder, exchangeable punch patterns and booklet maker. W i t h o u r g l o b a l, 2 4 / 7 o p e r a t i o n s, y o u c a n p l a c e o n e c a l l t o g e t t h e h e l p y o u n e e d. 5

6 I n f o P r i n t S o f t w a r e InfoPrint + strategic partners: the end-to-end solution InfoPrint Manager for exceptional control Manage and monitor your entire digital print shop from a single point of command. Continue to use current processes and tools, including many third-party products. In multivendor environments, you can manage a higher volume of jobs more efficiently and cost effectively. Book-friendly functions include intelligent job routing, workload balancing, datastream transformation and reprint management. In addition, InfoPrint Manager offers: Multiple RIP options Multiple line screens Simple impositioning Simplified book workflow integration with hotfolders, automated job submission, job batching and JDF Webbased job ticketing InfoPrint ProcessDirector for fast, automated workflow This workflow software allows you to start small and add capabilities over time. You can configure it yourself, or we can put our experts on the job. By plugging in modules along with third-party software, you can automate many manual tasks. As a result, you can streamline operations, improve customer service and reduce errors. InfoPrint Print On-Demand Workflow InfoPrint POD workflow solutions combine industry-leading digital printing capabilities with key strategic partnerships and personalized service to help you create an efficient, end-toend, Print On-Demand solution. You can confidently satisfy requests for on-demand printing that can open up new markets and business opportunities. Our strategic partners: Press-sense iway and Manager Press-sense iway is a Web-based print-on-demand workflow and management solution for print providers. It smoothly handles the entire workflow from job order through delivery, to ensure a fully automated workflow and business flow. By integrating ordering, file creation, customization, approval, printing and delivery into one cost effective streamlined operation, Press-sense iway enables you to provide more efficient services to your customers and opens up new business opportunities for print providers. Press-sense Manager is a robust extension of the iway platform especially suited for print-on-demand sales management. It integrates non-web-based flows into the iway Web-based back-end print management system. Press-sense Manager enables customer service representatives to capture and control phone, fax, and Web orders in one place, and further integrate customer management, fulfillment and billing. RSA WebCRD WebCRD is RSA s powerful, awardwinning Web-based tool that automates job submission to the print center, for print instructions that are complete and correct. Users are guided through the submission process with highly intuitive, pre-populated instruction fields, ideal for frequent enterprise users. WebCRD is available in both Hosted (Off-Site) and Licensed (On-Site) configurations. ObjectifLune PrintShop Mail PrintShop Mail and its built-in connectivity to DirectSmile enable you to personalize promotional communications with no programming experience. It optimizes output in PostScript, Fiery FreeForm 2, PPML/VDX and VPS. 6

7 Objectif Lune PlanetPress 6 The PlanetPress 6 software package allows you to add valuable dynamic content, such as text messages, graphic charts, barcodes and images to tailor your transactional documents, with little change to your existing line data applications. You can also create a new promotional document by importing an existing PDF file and adding variable data. GMC PrintNet No matter what applications you are running, the integrated, industrial strength GMC PrintNet platform can save time because it maintains continuity across document design and production functions. End-to-end, cohesive functionality simplifies personalized communications as well as training, maintenance, service and integration of your applications. You can keep everyone on the same page and allow collaboration among many people within a common document process and work flow orientation. EnFocus Switch and PitStop Server Enfocus Switch offers an easy-to-use visual interface that enables you to automate your processes using simple drag-and- drop functionality. You can easily automate the receiving and sorting of files, preflight documents, color correction or proofing as needed. For complex problems, Switch utilizes scripting and metadata tools to help you build smart, advanced workflow including custom tools that integrates with third-party technology. PitStop Server, which is designed to work seamlessly with Enfocus Switch products, provides preflighting and auto-correction for high-volume PDF workflows. It analyzes, corrects, reports on and routes files. Ultimate The Ultimate Impostrip Book Stacker allows you to easily automate the production of multiple cut and stack books for the digital printing environment. Optimize production by sending books to print as they are read, meaning continuous feed to the RIP. Ultimate On-Demand Digital is an imposition solution that automates the flow of jobs to be imposed for saddle stitch, perfect binding, spiral binding or multiple booklets. IoFlex IoFlex is highly specialized in makeready software for the bookmaking trade, including Acrobat-based editing tools, book-scanning/ post- processing workflows, and soft-proofing. IoFlex product designs allow the merging of the digital and ink makeready departments, bridge TIFFand PDF-based workflows, and unify color and greyscale makeready operations. Files originating from scans or customer-provided PDFs and destined for either digital or ink presses can all be made- ready with Book maker, IoFlex s flagship product. M a i n t e n a n c e a n d s u p p o r t f o r p e a c e o f m i n d Our partnership approach with you provides flexible support full, shared or self-maintenance. Regardless of which one you choose, you can ease into Print On-Demand or ramp up your solution, knowing you have expert backup. With our global, 24/7 operations, you can place one call to get the help you need. F i n a n c i n g y o u r I n f o P r i n t P O D W o r k f l o w s o l u t i o n Through our relationship with IBM Global Financing (IGF), we offer total solution financing, including printer hardware, software and services. Our Fair Market Value (FMV) lease offering provides the lowest cost of use for InfoPrint hardware products and may address capital investment issues by enabling operating lease expenses versus capital lease expenses. Further, IGF can address your end-of-lifecycle printer needs, including environmentally friendly disposal of unmarketable printers and overwrite services that help reduce data security exposures. L E A R N M O R E To Learn More about InfoPrint POD Workflow solutions, visit: 7

8 e n d n o t e s 1 Exact speed varies depending on document complexity, system configuration, software application, driver and printer state. Copyright InfoPrint Solutions Company All rights reserved. InfoPrint Solutions Company, LLC 6300 Diagonal Highway 002J Boulder, CO U.S.A. Printed in the United States of America May 2010 Ricoh, InfoPrint, and the InfoPrint logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Ricoh Co., Ltd., in Japan, the United States, and other countries, and are used under license from the trademark owner. InfoPrint Solutions is a tradename of InfoPrint Solutions Company, LLC, in the United States, other countries, or both. References in this publication to InfoPrint Solutions Company products or services do not imply that InfoPrint Solutions Company intends to make them available in all countries in which InfoPrint Solutions Company operates. Any purchase of such products or services will be exclusively governed by the terms of the sales or license agreement applicable to such purchase to the maximum extent allowed by law. These terms are trademarks or registered trademarks of Ricoh Co., Ltd., in the United States, other countries, or both: InfoPrint, IPDS, ProccesDirector and Ricoh. These terms are trademarks or registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both: IBM, POWER Controller and the IBM logo. Adobe, the Adobe logo, PostScript, and the PostScript logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries. Other company, product, or service names maybe trademarks or service marks of others. IPRB03031-USEN-01 To Learn More about InfoPrint POD Workflow solutions, visit: