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PuzzleFlow Solutions Europe Introduces New Web2Print Systems at drupa 2008
Tuesday 01. July 2008 - One of the four ACCHSH booths at this year's drupa trade fair will be dedicated to software systems offered by PuzzleFlow Solutions Europe. Established in the last quarter of 2007, PuzzleFlow Solutions Europe is the centre of research & promotion for new PuzzleFlow Framework-based automated solutions.
Among several novelties, there will be e.g. PuzzleFlow PoD system, based on the latest version of PuzzleFlow Framework (PuzzleFlow 4), which will also have its official premiere in Düsseldorf.
New dedicated organisation
PuzzleFlow Solutions Europe, with headquarters in Amsterdam, was started in October 2007 after an official introduction at the IfraExpo newspaper trade fair in Vienna. PuzzleFlow Solutions Europe is a common enterprise of the Polish-based ACCHSH and the Dutch-based Ready4Print companies. The main objective of PuzzleFlow Solutions Europe is to create PuzzleFlow-based solutions aimed at West European customers in different market areas, like publishing houses, advertising agencies, (digital) printers etc. The PuzzleFlow Solutions Europe organisation offers a complex service covering sales, training and technical support for PuzzleFlow solutions users in this part of the world.
New products
At drupa 2008, PuzzleFlow Solutions Europe will participate in the PDF Online Production part of drupa innovations parc (Web2Print). A novelty is the completely new PuzzleFlow Printing-on-Demand (PoD) system, based on the latest version of PuzzleFlow Framework (PuzzleFlow 4). It’s an extensive application, offering the following functions: acquiring, conversion, submission and verifying of jobs (supplied by PuzzleFlow Express module) as well as automated prepress corrections, jobs management, approval and preview (as part of MIS system).
PuzzleFlow PoD is a personalised solution, prepared according to the customer’s needs – says Tomasz Drazek, Project Manager of PuzzleFlow at ACCHSH Company. – The system works online and is prepared as an on-site solution, installed at the customer’s location and created according to his requirements, or as SaaS (Software As A Service) solution. Moreover, PuzzleFlow PoD is compatible with PDF/X and Ghent PDF Workgroup standards; it also co-operates with MIS systems, e.g. using JDF format.
Toon de Munnik, CEO of Ready4Print, says: Actually, we are in the process of installing our new PuzzleFlow PoD solution at some digital printers, planned to go life at the beginning of June. We are not talking about future software but something that can be used straight away!
Another tool promoted at drupa 2008 will be PuzzleFlow Publisher Solution, a complete system for publishers and ad agencies. It allows for a full prepress job control – from creation to files submission to the printer. Toon de Munnik says: Together with ACCHSH we have implemented a very extensive version of this solution at Sanoma, the biggest Dutch publisher with over 80 magazine titles. We also have installations at some leading retail marketing companies.
New business
ACCHSH and Ready4Print, both involved in the PuzzleFlow Solutions Europe project, are very keen on the forthcoming presentation at drupa 2008. Andrzej Czyz, CEO of ACCHSH, says: The drupa presentation will be another step in the PuzzleFlow Solutions Europe activities. We hope that our solutions will draw attention from many West European customers, for whom we opened the Amsterdam-based centre.
Toon de Munnik adds: We, PuzzleFlow Solutions Europe, represent more than 10 years of experience in PDF development, with the most complete PDF-toolkit, tools driven by customer needs and prepress know how with a high level of expertise in the area of colour management, printing and workflow.
At drupa we are also looking for dedicated sales & support partners, preferably skilled and experienced in former photo lithographic disciplines. This knowledge is still needed to give the best support and get the best quality of output by offering systems as PuzzleFlow PoD or PuzzleFlow Publisher Solution, knowledge that is hardly available at regular resellers and distributors. This will offer new and interesting opportunities for classic prepress companies who want to survive in the evaluated market for prepress. We will be very happy to welcome everyone interested in PuzzleFlow Solutions Europe at our stand during drupa 2008 fair.