“It seems as if those two very different printing companies were our book ends,” says Printcost’s managing director, John Durkin “as we’ve installed hundreds of systems for companies of varying types and sizes around the world since then.”
Printcost, which is the only management information system for the printing industry developed in New Zealand, attributes its success to the flexible nature of the product.
“Our key point of difference has always been our product’s flexibility,” says Durkin “so much so, that businesses outside the printing industry regularly approach us to see if Printcost can fit their requirements.”
“We provided a system for a customer who has a cabinet making business – they love it. Unfortunately we had to say ‘no’ to most other vertical market requests as the increasing demand from printing companies alone is enough to keep our business growing.”
“The flexibility of Printcost has not only been maintained in the latest offering, version 9, but substantially increased,” says Durkin.
“We’ve always known that we’re onto a winner with our flexibility, so we’ve had to make sure that we maintain our market dominance in this area by making version 9 our most flexible system yet.”
Another feature of version 9 is a higher level of JDF integration, which Durkin says is becoming more and more of a requirement.
“Our first JDF installations were relatively straightforward, in that Printcost would send job info to a workflow system and then receive messages back when, for example, plates had been made. The installations we’re working on currently will provide even greater integration with a wider range of equipment providers.”
Integration and functionality has also been increased with the company’s web to print product, ePrintcost.
“The demand for ePrintcost has been phenomenal. The big advantage for our customers is that ePrintcost works seamlessly with their existing Printcost MIS. All they need to do is decide the permissions level for each of their customers – for example all contacts may be able to view their job history, but perhaps only the financial controller is able to see the dollar value.”
Durkin says that the ePrintcost system also includes Stock Items, whereby print buyers can call off printed goods that are held in stock for them, and requests for quotes (RFQs).
However, the ePrintcost feature that attracts the most attention is Design Online.
“The beauty of Design Online is that it’s built for designers to use, so our customers can create and maintain the templates themselves. Most of the setup is intuitive for a designer, and after a few hours of training most of them have grasped the advanced features relating to the variable data and field groupings.”
Printing companies will be able to see the new Printcost version 9 and ePrintcost on stand 4710 at Printex in Sydney from May 4th to 6th.
Printcost
www.printcost.com
Printcost, which is the only management information system for the printing industry developed in New Zealand, attributes its success to the flexible nature of the product.
“Our key point of difference has always been our product’s flexibility,” says Durkin “so much so, that businesses outside the printing industry regularly approach us to see if Printcost can fit their requirements.”
“We provided a system for a customer who has a cabinet making business – they love it. Unfortunately we had to say ‘no’ to most other vertical market requests as the increasing demand from printing companies alone is enough to keep our business growing.”
“The flexibility of Printcost has not only been maintained in the latest offering, version 9, but substantially increased,” says Durkin.
“We’ve always known that we’re onto a winner with our flexibility, so we’ve had to make sure that we maintain our market dominance in this area by making version 9 our most flexible system yet.”
Another feature of version 9 is a higher level of JDF integration, which Durkin says is becoming more and more of a requirement.
“Our first JDF installations were relatively straightforward, in that Printcost would send job info to a workflow system and then receive messages back when, for example, plates had been made. The installations we’re working on currently will provide even greater integration with a wider range of equipment providers.”
Integration and functionality has also been increased with the company’s web to print product, ePrintcost.
“The demand for ePrintcost has been phenomenal. The big advantage for our customers is that ePrintcost works seamlessly with their existing Printcost MIS. All they need to do is decide the permissions level for each of their customers – for example all contacts may be able to view their job history, but perhaps only the financial controller is able to see the dollar value.”
Durkin says that the ePrintcost system also includes Stock Items, whereby print buyers can call off printed goods that are held in stock for them, and requests for quotes (RFQs).
However, the ePrintcost feature that attracts the most attention is Design Online.
“The beauty of Design Online is that it’s built for designers to use, so our customers can create and maintain the templates themselves. Most of the setup is intuitive for a designer, and after a few hours of training most of them have grasped the advanced features relating to the variable data and field groupings.”
Printing companies will be able to see the new Printcost version 9 and ePrintcost on stand 4710 at Printex in Sydney from May 4th to 6th.
Printcost
www.printcost.com
