Printing Workflow Software streamlines prepress functions.
Press Release Summary:
Offering web-to-print, production management, print-to-mail, and ADF capabilities, Oce PRISMA® suits those in digital printshop, in-house printshop, graphic arts, and transaction environments. Features for mirroring jobs at second site; simplifying navigation, browsing, and job reprinting; as well as job, device, and user accounting/reporting are also included. Additionally, ODDA document composition software can modify spooled print files without impacting original application.
Original Press Release:
New Océ PRISMA Capabilities Accelerate Productivity Across Production Workflows
Users gain productivity with enhanced web-to-print offering, new production management, print-to-mail and ADF capabilities
Venlo, The Netherlands, 22 September 2009 - Oce, an international leader in digital document management and delivery, today announced enhancements to Oce PRISMA® workflow software that add value and functionality across production workflows. Oce PRISMA workflow software is available in comprehensive, easy-to-implement solution sets that benefit customers in four key environments - Oce PRISMA for Digital Printshops, Oce PRISMA for In-house Printshops, Oce PRISMA for Graphic Arts and Oce PRISMA for Transaction. Oce extends the reach of these solution sets with new capabilities that help customers streamline processes for more efficient, productive and profitable operation.
Oce Net Services software drives online business efficiencies
"For many years, Oce PRISMA workflow software has held a leading position in this area as one of the industry's most comprehensive, most flexible and most compatible platforms. The enhancements further strengthen this position," says Crit Driessen, Vice President Marketing and Strategy, Oce Production Printing. "Oce is committed to provide their customers with streamlined, efficient and unified document production processes, as well as help them to get maximum value also from legacy applications. In addition, we can provide ADF capabilities which are increasingly critical in a highly competitive market."
The new Oce Net Services web-to-print platform provides all the benefits of the Oce PRISMAweb job submission and management workflow solution on a subscription basis. The new Software as a Service (SaaS) delivery model helps customers quickly launch their online business and capitalize on online opportunities without having to incur high initial costs, host the application, manage servers, hire specialized IT experts or worry about security or upgrades.
Customers benefit from convenient access to the latest e-business tools from any web-connected browser, with minimal investment and resulting economies of scale. Using the Oce Net Services platform, print providers can easily connect with their customers via the Web to simplify ordering, processing and printer-independent production management. Its Internet storefront, prepress and management functions help print service providers offer high-quality on-demand and customized printing, archiving and reprint solutions that enhance client loyalty, expand opportunities and reduce costs. Oce Net Services is available worldwide for immediate delivery.
New Oce PRISMAproduction accelerates productivity ...
The next generation of Oce PRISMAproduction server, version 4.02, introduces enhancements to help print professionals improve control, efficiency and integrity. The enhancements streamline transactional and graphic arts prepress functions; let customers mirror jobs at a second site; simplify navigation, browsing and job reprinting; and add job, device and user accounting and reporting features, as well as on-screen previewing of jobs. The new release includes workflow extensions that allow users to bring external processes and services into Oce PRISMA workflow. Current integration includes closed-loop reprint systems; Intelligent Mail® barcode packages; and an interface with high-level enterprise control systems, customer databases and external accounting packages.
Oce PRISMAproduction interconnectivity connects two Oce PRISMAproduction servers at the same or different sites via local or wide area network to automatically mirror jobs at the second site. As a result, users can share job and status information across locations, protect against data loss, centralize monitoring and management of jobs, and balance workloads across sites.
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Simplified navigation, browsing and manual reprinting are accessible from the GUI. Operators can search jobs by content to identify mail pieces or portions of a document for reprinting.
Oce PRISMAproduction accounting provides enhanced accounting and reporting capabilities to help customers track, measure and quantify performance across the production floor, capture up-to-the-minute production data, generate reports and eliminate delays and downtime. An integrated accounting database supports SQL-based queries or reports using popular tools such as Crystal Reports® and Microsoft® Access®.
A new job preview feature enables users to view black and white and full-color images on screen exactly as they'll print before jobs go into production, eliminating the time, costs and hassles of producing hard-copy proofs.
Oce PRISMAproduction V4.02 server is available for immediate delivery worldwide.
Latest Oce Document Designer Advanced speeds application development
Print professionals often need to modify spooled print files without impacting the original application. The newest version of Oce Document Designer Advanced (ODDA) document composition software offers major enhancements in application re-engineering, data security and ease of use. While the previous ODDA version already provided a well-defined tool to re-engineer AFP, PDF and PostScript® files, ODDA 6.0 adds PCL® files to this list. ODDA enables the highest degree of re-usability of current assets and resources. With AFP, PDF, PostScript and now PCL files supported, ODDA helps customers manage existing legacy applications more effectively.
Version 6.0 also provides a full range of new features for easy workflow design providing accelerated application development and output generation. A Check 21 module has been added to process checks even faster. New encryption capabilities increase data security, a useful feature for customers who want to control who prints applications or who needs to transfer data.
