Océ releases innovative print management software 

Easy job submission, effective control and succinct communication primary customary benefits

Venlo, The Netherlands, 11 March 2010 – Océ, an international leader in digital document management and delivery, today announced the worldwide release of Océ PRISMAaccess™ print management software. The new Version 5.0 software helps print service providers better use online print workflow to capture job orders and deliver them with efficiency and accuracy.

Wide range of customer benefits

Printshops and their clients benefit from easier job submission, accelerated workflows, and automated notification of job status and completion. Through simpler job handling, printshops gain agility in accepting rush orders, prioritizing jobs, and responding to sudden changes. Operators have more control over print production with less effort, and customers can maintain closer ownership of their jobs.

Product manager EJ de Bruin: “Online environments are competitive necessities”

Online environments and their automated workflows have become competitive necessities for printshops,” said EJ de Bruin, Product Manager Cutsheet Production Software, Océ Technologies Venlo. “As web-based services become more popular, printshops must optimize and streamline their online workflow to work more productively and with greater customer-centric focus. As more work moves online, proven Océ tools help print professionals maintain the highest standards for quality, speed and service. Printshops can offer more services, expand their market reach, attract more orders and increase print volumes."

Document submission made easy

With Océ PRISMAaccess Version 5.0 software, customers can submit jobs to the printshop as easily as printing to a local printer. Internal and external clients can send documents from a desktop using a simple web driver or via easy web submission.

Users constantly updated on order status

A customizable job ticket shows all printshop services at a glance and a PDF proof may be requested before the job goes into production. Improved communication features, including automated email notification and a personalized overview of jobs in production, keep users fully up to date on the status of their orders.

With Océ PRISMAaccess Version 5.0 software, print providers can take on more short-run jobs and confidently commit to fast turnaround and just-in-time printing. Another new feature is automatic transfer of job ticket settings to optional Océ PRISMAprepare™ software for prepress steps and make-ready automation. This saves time and eliminates job preparation mistakes. Easy document submission using PDF-based workflow makes it more convenient to do business with the print provider, and contributes to smoother standards-based job processing.

Console control for faster response, fingertip productivity

Océ PRISMAaccess Version 5.0 software provides tighter job control with less effort and error. The operator console offers a single overview of all jobs in production. Operators are alerted when new orders come in, and jobs can be assigned to specific operators. Workflow steps are displayed logically, from acceptance to finished result. Océ PRISMAaccess software easily integrates into PDF workflows, resulting in printer-independent production.

Automated communication saves time, reduces errors

Océ PRISMAaccess Version 5.0 software lets operators send customers automated personalized emails and job overviews with links to job previews for approvals. The result is greater clarity about job requirements, greater confidence in printshop results, and loyal repeat customers.

Greater cost transparency

Océ PRISMAaccess Version 5.0 software improves cost transparency with a cost estimator that generates a reliable indication of how much a job will cost. Alternative prices can be provided for "color only" and "black & white only" versions of mixed jobs with both color and black and white pages. Billing administration is simplified with consistent presentations of job and client data.

Scalable for growth and workload spikes

As printshops attract more online orders, Océ PRISMAaccess Version 5.0 software can expand to handle a larger customer base and a broader range of requirements. Up to five concurrent operator consoles can be configured providing flexibility for multiple people to work on different, or the same, steps on any given day in the printshop. Includes support for 18 languages.

About Océ PRISMAprepare Software

Modular Océ PRISMAprepare software offers full make-ready tools with robust clean-up, extensive automated layout options, soft proofing and basic preflighting for both analog and digital documents. Graphic arts users can streamline and automate manual tasks, so jobs are completed faster and at lower cost, while maintaining high quality standards. Further capabilities include optimized PDF-based workflow, simplified book manufacturing, easy corrections, media flexibility and color printing features that reduce programming expenses. Its laborsaving features maximize productivity to drive more revenue from high-margin book publishing and other opportunities, especially when jobs are handled using lower cost web-integrated workflow.

By integrating Océ PRISMAaccess software with optional Océ PRISMAprepare document preparation software, print operations can build a comprehensive web-based print environment. Print businesses can better market their services, attract more orders, and increase print volumes. Operations can take on more short-run jobs, while controlling margins through online automation and streamlined workflow. By minimizing time-consuming steps, operations can confidently commit to rapid order turnarounds and just-in-time printing, giving them an advantage they can apply to their customers.

About Océ

Océ is one of the world's leading providers of document management and printing for professionals. The broad Océ offering includes high speed digital production printers and wide format printing systems for both technical documentation and color display graphics, as well as office printing and copying systems. Océ is also a foremost supplier of document management outsourcing. Many of the Fortune Global 500 companies and leading commercial printers are Océ customers. The company was founded in 1877. With headquarters in Venlo, The Netherlands, Océ is active in approximately 100 countries and employs some 22,000 people worldwide. Total revenues in 2009 amounted to € 2.6 billion. Océ is listed on Euronext in Amsterdam. For more information on Océ, visit the Océ corporate website at www.oce.com.

For further information contact:
Nick Gale
Manager Media Relations
Tel. +31 77 359 5628
e-mail nick.gale@oce.com

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