Océ and Press-sense extend partnership; Océ to distribute Press-sense Omnium

Poing, Germany and Or Akiva, Israel, 21 June 2007 — Océ and Press-sense today announced that the two companies have extended their successful partnership to include the distribution by Océ of the Press-sense Omnium™

The combination of  the Océ professional services, business consulting and implementation experience together with the solution backbone of the Press-sense Omnium, Business Flow Automation™ solution engineered specifically for print businesses, results in a very robust, customer-centric solution that Océ will take to larger and mid-sized print operations.  Many of these printers have already made a significant investment in digital production printing, and the Omnium will allow the owners to make informed decisions and plans that positively impact their business by giving access to accurate information in real-time.
 
The Press-sense Omnium will be tightly integrated with the Océ PRISMA line of workflow solutions via JDF/JMF: OcéPRISMAweb, Océ PRISMAaudit, Océ PRISMAproduction and Océ PRISMAsatellite have been succesfully integrated in first customer sites. 
 
The combination of Océ's output management systems, Océ PRISMAproduction and Océ PRISMAsatellite with Press-sense Omnium allow customers to further streamline digital print production, by automated print scheduling, print preparation and print ticketing, all based on JDF/JMF.
 
Océ PRISMAweb provides print environments a print-specific e-Ordering system, that in combination with Press-sense's Omnium customer relationship module covers the entire spectrum of customer driven interactions.
 
Finally, Océ PRISMAaudit working with Press-sense Omnium will ensure 100% integrity of print, tracking everything from quote to order to single pages printed and finished. Effectively, Océ PRISMAaudit together with Press-sense Omnium form a true Automated Document Factory.  

Océ and Press-sense Background

Supported by a mutual understanding of the need to automate the print process, Océ has been successfully marketing the Océ PRISMAWeb™ solution, powered by Press-sense™, for more than three years. The collaboration has led to many installations which combine Press-sense's advanced Business Flow Automation™ platforms with Océ innovative print and document management products and services.
 
Though the agreement was announced today, Océ has already several pilot installs of Omnium at selected customer sites.   

Press-sense Quote

"The broad market acceptance of Press-sense's Business Flow Automation for POD has encouraged customers worldwide to integrate and automate management and business-enhancement tools into their own print business management," noted Shlomo Ben David, CEO of Press-sense. "By extending our relationship with Océ to cover the Omnium we will be able to offer Océ customers the full benefits of Business Flow Automation allowing them to create new revenue streams and strengthen client satisfaction. All this while reducing total costs by implementing a highly-efficient Business Flow. ,   

Océ Quote

"The addition of Press-sense Omnium to our product line expands our ability to deliver automated solutions that simplify and enhance the lines of communication between print providers and their print customers, but also tackles all relevant print provider's internal communication," said  Konrad Sommer ,VP Software, Professional and Business Services. Press-sense Omnium will enable us to offer the most comprehensive end to end solution to our customers, offering productivity advantages in handling orders and jobs that allow our customers to further capitalize on their digital printing systems investment. Next to automation, Press-sense Omnium advantage is its holistic approach to each stage of the process.  Other solutions have integrated separate process steps, such as individual scheduling application, MIS apps, etc. but have no real planning application.  The uniqueness of the Press-sense Omnium is in its complete integration:  Production plan, process plan, MIS and scheduling, all totally integrated with the customer front-end."    

Press-sense Omnium

Press-sense Omnium is a comprehensive solution engineered exclusively for print businesses. Recognized as a winner of a 2006 "Must See Em" award at Graph Expo in the USA, last fall, developed specifically for printing industry needs, Press-sense Omnium integrates, streamlines and automates the entire print house operation, including sales, production and finance. Built on a JDF-based data structure. Press-sense Omnium is the only solution that fully automates the process of converting customer intents into comprehensive production and fulfillment plans. It completely automates the flow of business information and data.
 
Press-sense Omnium also seamlessly integrates with the production and accounting workflows to track and report upon quality procedures, CSR tracking and follow-up, client communications, billing, inventory, and delivery management. Its removes the traditional barrier between the business and production sides of a printer's business and creates a completely integrated solution, providing the printer with a clear, analytical decision-support tool.  

About Press-sense

Founded in 2001, Press-sense has rapidly evolved into one of the world's leading developers of automated Business Flow solutions for the printing industry.
 
With an installed base of successful customers throughout North America, Europe and Asia Pacific, and a dynamic team that continuously maintains a clear understanding of the printing industry's ever expanding and evolving needs, the company's flagship Press-sense iWay™ family of products is recognized today as the market leader for integrated Web-to-Print and business management solutions.
 
The company's integrated tools provide commercial printing and digital service providers with an elegant, yet comprehensive approach to creating internet-based revenue streams, automated production workflows, and business management tools that maximize production efficiency, monitor and reduce costs, and increase profit ratios.
 
For more information about Press-sense, distribution channels and their offerings, please visit www.press-sense.com

For more information, please contact:

Nick Gale
Manager Media Relations
Océ Technologies
Tel.: +31.77.359.5628
Email: nick.gale@oce.com