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EFI is planning to have the most comprehensive and advanced range of management information systems (MIS) solutions ever shown in Australia on its PacPrint stand. The company which was only founded in 1989, is becoming one of the most important players in the global graphic arts business, and this PacPrint will be its first, although its products have been shown many times on the stands of some of its partners,

According to EFI as the print production environment is more demanding than ever the ability to stay competitive is dependent on how effectively information can be managed inside the printing plant. As a business grows it needs powerful software applications to help connect all of the pieces of the printing process to gain efficiencies and manage the business. EFI with its Print MIS solutions says it is perfectly positioned to provide those solutions.

No matter what kind of printing– from digital to sheetfed to web – EFI says it has a business and production management solution that will streamline operations, give better visibility into costs and finances and increase profitability. EFI’s solutions – powerhouse names like EFI Hagen OA , EFI Logic, EFI PSI and EFI PrintSmith – let you automate and integrate everything from estimating and costing to accounting, production management and more.

All of EFI’s MIS solutions, in addition to providing industry specific data collection, costing, estimating, job ticketing and accounting functionality, form the basis of a true Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) system, interfacing to your other systems (like prepress and workflow applications), as well as to your printing machines.

Add-on modules add functionality to the solution, from Direct Machine Interface (DMI) solutions that let existing presses and bindery equipment join the new CIM network, to advanced scheduling and production optimisation system, to internet applications like Fulfillment that help offer new value-added services to customers.

In addition to EFI’s MIS solutions the company is diversifying into new areas, with a particular emphasis on developing software solutions for commercial printing and enterprise markets. Most of these new software solutions have been developed with the express goal of automating print processes and streamlining workflow via open, integrated and interoperable EFI products, services and solutions.

EFI Server & Controller Solutions: Headlined by EFI’s flagship Fiery brand, the company’s core business transforms digital copiers and printers into networked printing devices. Once networked, EFI-powered printers and copiers can be shared across workgroups, departments, the enterprise and the Internet to quickly and economically produce high-quality color and black & white documents. Today’s most powerful Fiery servers can print 2,000 colour pages per minute - 50 times faster than just four years ago.

EFI Production Workflow Solutions: New EFI software enhances productivity across the production printing job cycle, from pre-press to digital or offset print production. EFI’s consistent, intuitive user interfaces reduce the potential for operator error, streamline complex job cycles, and decrease job completion time—all leading to maximum productivity and profitability.

EFI Proofing Solutions: EFI’s proofing software with Best technology allows professional printers to accurately and affordably proof color documents before sending them to an offset printing press. By skipping traditional proofing methods, professional printers save time and reduce costs—without sacrificing the quality of their final printed output.

EFI Enterprise Solutions: EFI is leveraging its printing, scanning and workflow technology to offer enterprises an array of document and print management solutions -- from input and distribution, to print job submission, to mobile and guest printing, to print cost and device management. Each solution offers enterprises easy-to-use ways to reduce costs and improve printing efficiency.

See the comprehensive range of EFI solutions on stand 940 at PacPrint 05.