Software - MIS

ASHLAND, NY—May 21, 2008—Hiflex Corp. of North America, developer of management information system (MIS) software solutions specifically for print and media, will feature its powerful, networked production solutions at DRUPA 2008. Networked Production With live demonstrations throughout the day on Stand 9D44, HIFLEX will present HIFLEX MIS with comprehensive JDF/JMF connectivity to ten systems of well-known pre-press, press and post-press system suppliers in the print and media industry. The demonstrations will take place in a show theatre with three large screens, each displaying a different integrated system. Presentations will focus on the CIM (Computer Integrated Manufacturing) concept now utilized by HIFLEX users that integrates

05/13/08—For the 5th consecutive edition, Graphisoft, the management software specialist for Printers, will be attending the DRUPA trade fair to be held in Düsseldorf from May 29 to June 11, 2008. Following the recent strategic merger between the two companies, the Graphisoft stand this year will be shared with Rhapso, the publisher of innovative software solutions for the packaging industry. Featured this year on the Graphisoft/Rhapso stand: • Graphisoft’s path-breaking Management Information System (MIS) for printers and publishers. In particular, the version 11.4 of the full Graphisoft package features many new functionalities and improvements for the calculation of quotes, scheduling, delivery and invoicing…

WILMINGTON, MA—May 8, 2008—QuadTech and Prism announce today an expansive partnership agreement throughout North America and Europe. QuadTech, the world’s leader in press controls, will resell the Prism QTMS production management system through its direct sales organization as part of a complete QuadTech offering. The QuadTech and QTMS offerings complement each other for an efficient and profitable production environment for their customers. All QTMS products including web, sheetfed, packaging, gravure, and finishing counting systems, WIP and pallet tracking, insert and roll tracking, and management consoles are available direct through QuadTech. “QuadTech has leveraged the knowledge gained from our printing heritage to be a pre-

LICHTENVOORDE, THE NETHERLANDS—March 26, 2008—At Drupa 2008, DiMS! organizing print will launch the most innovative IT product for the graphic arts industry ever, DiMS.net!. Utilizing the comprehensive end-to-end functionality of the existing DiMS! solution, the company has invested 80.000 hours to create a brand-new MIS/ERP system, which enables an extremely pro-active and easy way of conducting business. The inevitable results produce themselves in: ease of use; less errors; speed of business processes; reduced training time for new employees; improved process flow information and increased efficiency. In this press announcement we highlight some of the features that make DiMS.net! unique of its kind. Adaptive, autodidactic

JACKSONVILLE BEACH, FL—March 25, 2008 — Pace Systems Group, Inc., developer of the industry leading ePace print management system, kicked off its 2008 FUSION User Conference on March 24th. Some 200 ePace users gathered at the Sawgrass Marriott Resort & Spa in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, to hear Pace Systems Group president Jay Farr describe company development programs aimed at responding to user needs and keynote speaker Dennis Mason discuss the global printing industry and its implications for US and Canadian printers. Discussing the meeting, Pace Systems Group vice president of sales and marketing Scott King commented: “We are particularly gratified by the

FOSTER CITY, CA—Oct. 29, 2007—EFI, the world leader in customer-focused digital printing innovation, today announced that Finlay Printing is growing its business by double-digits with fewer presses and employees than its competition by maximizing the use of EFI’s Hagen print MIS system and JDF automation. Finlay Printing was founded by the Finlay brothers in Hartford, Conn., in 1876. In its 130th year of doing business, Finlay has about 90 employees and delivers revenues of $25 - $30 million by targeting customers in five vertical markets: education, corporate, retail point of sale, financial services, and design. Living up to its tagline, Delivering Success, Finlay focuses its efforts

FOSTER CITY, CA—Sept. 5, 2007—EFI will showcase its latest generation industry-leading solutions that help customers print to win at Graph Expo (Sept 9-12, Chicago’s McCormick Place). EFI’s breakthrough solutions, which are leading the industry’s progression from analog to digital and increasing customers’ automation efficiency, cost savings, and revenue stream opportunities, will be demonstrated in EFI’s booth 3000 and in partners’, including Canon U.S.A., FUJIFILM Graphic Systems U.S.A., Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Oce North America, Inc., the Pitman Company, Ricoh Americas Corp., and Xerox. Among the newest versions of EFI’s industry-leading solutions to be featured at Graph Expo 2007 are: the next-generation Fiery platform,

WILMINGTON, MA—August 30, 2007—Prism Group Holdings Limited, a leading provider of management information systems and productivity tools to the printing and graphic arts industries, has appointed Filip Buyse as Chief Executive Officer and President to lead the company’s global operations. Prism Chairman John Loughlin says Buyse has been recruited to lead the company into a new growth phase, which will include significant expansion of its US and European based businesses, and consolidation of it’s dominate market position in Australasia. “Prism is well established as a market leader in the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. Over the past few years we have created a

FOSTER CITY, CA—Aug. 20, 2007—EFI, the world leader in color digital print servers, superwide format printers, and business management software, today announced it will hold the ninth annual Connect user conference July 29 to August 1, 2008 at the Wynn Las Vegas. This year’s event received trade media praise including the comment by Patrick Henry in the July issue of American Printer that “EFI Connect is in a class by itself.” Marc Olin, senior vice president/general manager, EFI Advanced Professional Print Software (APPS), said: “We’re pleased to announce the date and venue for next year’s Connect conference. Even with the focus on drupa, customers spoke

EFI Connects With Record Number of Users LAS VEGAS—Reaffirming its status as one of the largest graphic arts users groups, the Eighth Annual EFI Connect Conference recently drew nearly 1,500 attendees to the Wynn Hotel & Resort. That made it the biggest turnout ever for the conference, and is still impressive even given that the total registration included 250 EFI employees, a number of sponsor partners and a smattering of journalists. Connect is well-designed to deliver an effective mix of stimulating and informative keynotes, an extensive array of educational sessions and networking activities. Topics of the 160 sessions ran the gamut from EFI’s MIS