Flowman workflow serviceUltimate e-business and prepress workflow

solution for contract printers

Authorised Flowman Service Providers

United Kingdom:Vio Worldwide Ltd5 - 8 Hardwick StreetIslingtonLondon EC1R 4RGwww.vio.comTelephone: + 44 (0) 20 7427 2150Facsimile: + 44 (0) 20 7427 2155

Sales contact:General ManagerDavid JonesEmail: djones@vio.comTelephone: + 44 (0) 20 7427 2168Facsimile: + 44 (0) 7715 750 298

Sweden:Teknik i Media ABGjörwellsgatan 30100 26 StockholmTelephone: +46 (0) 8 50 63 80 00Facsimile:+46 (0) 8 50 63 80 01www.tim.se

Sales contact:Oscar Yngwemgs ABEmail: oscar.yngwe@flowman.seMobile: +46 (0) 7 02 33 01 32

Finland:Flowman OyKiviharjuntie 1190220 OuluTelephone: 08-514 6200Facsimile: 08-514 6290www.flowman.fi

Sales contact:Product ManagerRisto PartanenEmail: risto.partanen@flowman.fiTelephone: + 358 (0) 8 514 6212Mobile: + 358 (0) 44 514 6212

Other regions inquiries:Flowman OyManaging DirectorPetri KarjalainenEmail: petri.karjalainen@flowman.fiTelephone: + 358 (0) 8 514 6211Mobile: + 358 (0) 44 514 6211

Reth ink Workf low Management!

Reduce your operating costsImprove your customer service

Improve your efficiency

Competition in the marketplace is fierce. The need to

stay competitive demands new degrees of efficiency –

while improving quality and customer service.

The publishing industry is changing rapidly as the latest

technologies create new opportunities. Many publishers now

outsource production to high-volume printing companies who

are concentrating on reducing unit costs by adopting ever-

increasing levels of automation.

Editors have adopted digital ways to create their pages; and

the printers have installed digital devices to create the printing

plates. The result is a digital chain linking editors to printers as

files are sent back and forth electronically. Printers' prepress

departments have become highly technical with printers being

forced to hire expensive technologists and operators to cope

with all the new machines.

All this can be streamlined with a

new solution from Flowman.

Flowman streamlines the preparation of digital artwork for the

press. By making prepress work as efficiently as possible and

by sharing infrastructure costs across multiple printers, Flowman

can reduce your costs and improve your customer service:

Flowman cuts costs for printers, improves the speed of response

to customers, and improves efficiency for both editors and

printers. This is achieved by combining the latest technologies

with professional support, maintenance and process control

services.

Wouldn't it be nice if you could simultaneously...

- always have enough production capacity

- enjoy costs that simply scale according to load

- eliminate compensation claims for output errors

- receive instructions from all customers in a

standard format

- enjoy web-based customer service

- stay up dated even when you are away from the plant

As a Flowman customer you get it all with one agreement

All of this, even a little more, exists in modern-day printing

houses that have a Flowman workflow service agreement.

Flowman software and services enable you to focus on your

core business needs without you needing to worry about keeping

your prepress capabilites up to date

Flowman Service Centre is providedlocally by authorised Flowman serviceproviders. This operates andmaintains all the high-availabilityresiliently-configured computingresources, supported by processcontrol and Help Desk services.

Publishers, advertising agencies, designbureaux, and prepress bureauxcommunicate with printing plants usingbrowser-based Flowman software todetermine publication formats and toapprove proofs before publication. Theyare supported by on-call support from theFlowman Service Centre.

The Flowman computers deliver full-sheet impositioned bitmap files directlyto CTP devices at the printing plant. Printers also receive real-time,preformatted job instructions which canbe integrated into existing ERP systems. Managers use browser-based Flowmansoftware to maintain full control ofproduction processes and productionplanning.

Flowman's solution changes fixed costs into costs that varyaccording to production volume. It cuts fixed overheads, andalso reduces total annual costs with an excellent return oninvestment.

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