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INFOTRENDS MULTI-CLIENT REPORT TABS PRESS-SENSE iWAY AS TOP USED OR PLANNED TO BE USED eBUSINESS TECHNOLOGY IN PRINT MARKETPLACE
Thursday 17. April 2008 - In an InfoTrends report released March 19th, Press-sense iWay technology was identified as the leading implemented or planned to be implemented e-business solution. The multi-client report, titled "E-Enablement - The Future of Graphic Communications," surveyed more than 170 corporate buyers and 188 print services providers, along with profiles of innovative print service providers that are exploiting e-business to grow their business.
According to the report, when asked “Which of the following vendors do you use (or plan to use) for print e-business software?,” in total, more than 18% of respondents plan on implementing solutions driven by Press-sense technology versus the 23 top named offerings.
In addition to be being marketed by Press-sense, Press-sense iWay is the underlying technology for Océ PRISMAweb and Xerox FreeFlow Web Services solutions, and was adopted in early March by Presstek to offer to their customers.
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“The benefits accrued by print service providers as a result of implementing print e-business services are clear,” commented Alex Sumarta, Associate Director, InfoTrends. “More than 60% of respondents indicated that these services improved their business, and another 54% reported margin improvements since implementing print e-business solutions, with average margins up over 7%. In addition, nearly a quarter of respondents reported revenue increases in excess of 10% that are directly attributable to their print e-business offeringsthis is well above industry growth levels.”
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“There are numerous web solutions in the market, but none with the flexibility and scalability that iWay offers. Press-sense iWay manages the entire print operation from a request for a quote all the way through to delivery and billing,” said Amir Shaked, President of Press-sense America. “With consolidation and increasing market demands for shorter turnaround times, print businesses are quickly realizing that Business Flow Automation is more than just a store front solution, but a complete business solution. The InfoTrends report just reconfirms the markets need for solutions that support their production and business workflows alike.”