Océ introduces single desktop for end user in wide format
Customers use single application for all technical document workflow activities
Venlo, The Netherlands, 26 November 2009 — Océ, an international leader in digital document management, today announced it has extended the functionality of its innovative wide format software package, Océ Client Tools, with printing directly to an Océ wide format device. The first printer supported with this functionality is the Océ PlotWave® 300 printer.
Single desktop approach
In the past, end users had to use a variety of applications on their desktop to perform their day-to-day technical document workflow activities such as submitting a job to a printer, a reprographer, or on-line services. To simplify the workflow of the end user, Océ now provides a single desktop application that integrates these tasks. This reduces three things: the need to switch between applications, the learning curve and the error risk - saving time and money. Additional Océ products will be supported by this single desktop approach going forward.
Job submission to various destinations
The free Océ Client Tools software suite enables preparation, preview, and submission of technical document sets to various destinations. These job submission options include:
Local Océ printer. Prints sets directly to one Océ wide format printer (currently only the Océ PlotWave 300 is equipped).
Multiple in-house printers. Prints simultaneously to multiple printers connected via Océ Repro Desk Studio software, part of the Océ Repro Desk family of end-to-end print management software solutions.
In-house print centre. Sends sets of documents to be printed through Océ Repro Desk within in-house print centre.
External reprographer. Sends sets of documents to a reprographer via the internet to be printed through Océ Repro Desk.
Océ online services. Submits sets of files to the Océ Plan Center on-line service.
Easy job submission tool for the Océ PlotWave 300 printer
As part of the Océ Client Tools software suite, the Océ Publisher is a convenient Windows-based application for batch printing documents to the Océ PlotWave 300 printer.
The Océ Publisher supports many different file types, including PDF, DWG, DWF, DWFx, TIFF, and HPGL. For high-quality PDF processing and printing, it seamlessly integrates with Adobe Reader. Individual documents can be previewed before printing using the high-quality viewer with true WYSIWYP – What You See Is What You Print – that shows exactly how the selected printer will print, allowing accurate checking of document contents and print settings.
Maximising printing convenience
Océ Client Tools maximises printing convenience and efficiency by providing customers with a single user interface for all their day-to-day technical document workflow activities, reducing complexity and time spent.
Profiting from additional functionality
“Océ Client Tools offer our customers a powerful and easy-to-use entry-level job submission tool for their Océ PlotWave 300 printer,“ said Océ International Product Manager Lex-Jan Westra. “The feature set can easily be extended using Océ Repro Desk Studio software without needing to change the interface for the end user. Compared to Océ Client Tools, Océ Repro Desk Studio allows you to print simultaneously to multiple wide and small format devices, colour and black & white, Océ and non-Océ. It provides a fully integrated accounting package, and offers advanced submission features like automatic job splitting and easy load balancing.”
About Océ
Océ is one of the world’s leading providers of document management and printing for professionals. The broad Océ offering includes office printing and copying systems, high speed digital production printers and wide format printing systems for both technical documentation and colour display graphics. Océ is also a foremost supplier of document management outsourcing. Many of the world’s Fortune 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 2008 amounted to € 2.9 billion. Océ is listed on Euronext in Amsterdam. For more information on Océ, visit www.oce.com.
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