HELIOS presents at drupa key print and publishing topics

Dusseldorf, Germany (PRWEB) April 19, 2012

HELIOS Software GmbH, a leading developer of cross-platform networking, PDF, and image server solutions for Mac, Windows, and web clients, will be at drupa (Hall 09/D04). HELIOS will present its UB2 server solutions suite, featuring web based collaboration for pre-press related tasks including remote soft proof with multi-user threaded annotations, Spotlight content and metadata file searches, as well as automated PDF and image processing.

In addition, HELIOS will conduct each day in its exposition area four presentations addressing these hot topics:

iPad Document Hub Mobile file sharing and publishing platform. Learn how the new HELIOS Document Hub iPad app enables transparent file sharing between your server and iPad apps, for mobile productivity. Automatic file synchronization makes it ideal for collaboration and as a publishing foundation.

Remote Soft Proofing Monitor proofs can replace print proofs. Learn how remote proofing and annotation throughout the design and approval process facilitates collaboration and saves time and money.

Spotlight Search Find server files by text content or metadata from Mac, Windows, and web clients. Learn how HELIOS UB2 Spotlight searches solve the growing problem of quickly finding needed files on large server volumes.

Virtualizing servers Save money and add flexibility. Learn how easy it is to deploy the new HELIOS file server appliance in virtual machine (VM) environments. This turnkey server solution serves Mac, Windows and Web clients using the HELIOS file server solutions.

These four topics continue the popular HELIOS seminar series, and will be presented free of charge in both English and German. Online registration for the seminars is now available on the HELIOS web site, http://www.helios.de.

Smart Ideas for Better Networking

HELIOS UB2 Unbreakable Server Solutions deliver mission critical server solutions to enterprise, government, university, and prepress sites. WebShare, EtherShare, and PCShare provide integrated cross-platform networking for Mac, Windows and Web clients, with advanced file and print server features, and easy remote server administration. HELIOS ImageServer, PDF HandShake and PrintPreview bring high efficiency and advanced capabilities to design, prepress and printing operations.

HELIOS products run on powerful and scalable servers including Apple Mac OS X, IBM AIX, Linux, Oracle Solaris, and Windows systems. HELIOS products provide reliable cross-platform support for Mac, Windows, Web and UNIX-based clients.

Distributors sell HELIOS products worldwide to value-added resellers who provide complete networking solutions to customers. HELIOS also works with many strategic partners that incorporate HELIOS server software to provide powerful third-party archive, asset management and workflow solutions.

Editorial contact:

Germany Helmut Tschemernjak, HELIOS Software GmbH, Steinriede 3, D-30827 Garbsen, Germany; Tel +49-5131-709320 Fax +49 5131-709325; E-mail: mktg (at) helios.de; Internet: http://www.helios.com

U.S.A. Thomas Hallinan, HELIOS Software GmbH, 209-827-2760, mktg (at) helios.de Bill Gram-Reefer, WORLDVIEW, 925-323-3169, reefer (at) worldviewpr.com

HELIOS presents at drupa key print and publishing topics

Virtual Administrator and DOCUWISE Launch an Integrated Managed Print Solution for IT Service Providers

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) May 23, 2012

Broadening its stable of business solutions for the IT provider, Virtual Administrator chooses DOCUWISEs PESO MPS-RMM platform and makes MPS available to its partners. The DOCUWISE/ Virtual Administrator Managed Print Solution is a proprietary solution and brand- agnostic, allowing MSPs to support any OEM brand and model of print device, printer, copier or MFP.

MPS is becoming a very hot topic for IT Service Providers, and the DOCUWISE solution was developed with Managed Services Providers (MSPs) in mind, stated Chris Amori, President of Virtual Administrator. Our mission at Virtual Administrator is to find ways for our partners to better serve their clients, while at the same time generate recurring revenue to provide for their own business health, continues Amori, through our partnership with DOCUWISE, our partners have the potential to add thousands of dollars to their bottom line, while also saving their clients money. In this economy that is win-win, concludes Amori.

Through its partnership with Virtual Administrator, VARs, MSPs and other IT Service Providers can become Managed Print Solution providers and generate recurring MPS revenue quickly and easily. Virtual Administrator will assist with the on-boarding process and training, DOCUWISE will provide the back-end support and fulfillment of supplies and services.

“We believe that managed print is part of managed services. When it comes to outsourced IT, remote monitoring and management, Virtual Administrator’s strategy of delivering profitable technology solutions matches our own”, explains Ron Harris, CEO of DOCUWISE. “Together we bring Virtual Administrator’s partners much closer to managing their client’s entire IT environment”.

The partnership combines Virtual Administrators expertise in recruiting and training the smaller IT provider with DOCUWISEs robust print monitoring tool. Virtual Administrators partners will have access to the following:

Virtual Administrator and DOCUWISE Launch an Integrated Managed Print Solution for IT Service Providers

DOCUWISE, LLC and Artisan Infrastructure Partner to Deliver Cloud Based Managed Print Solutions Developed Exclusively for IT Service Providers

Long Beach, CA (PRWEB) July 09, 2012

DOCUWISEs PESO (Print Environment System Organizer) MPS-RMM platform is now available as a quickly deployed template in Artisan Infrastructures Certified Solution Ecosystem, allowing access to the complete award winning DOCUWISE MPS solution. This allows the Channel to leverage Artisan Infrastructures best-of-breed IaaS, providing direct on-net access to the DOCUWISE option based, brand-agnostic managed print solutions and the ability to monitor and managed any document output environment. This functionality includes all OEM hardware brands and models of networked and non-networked print devices, fax machines, copiers or MFPs.

To demonstrate the benefits and value of this partnership within the Channel, DOCUWISE and Artisan Infrastructure will co-host a three part joint webinar series that begins July 12th, entitled Printers are Part of the IT Network, Manage them or Someone Else Will (Register Here). The online conference series features presentations by Frank Bauer, Sr. Manager, Strategic Alliances with Artisan Infrastructure and Ron Harris, President and CEO of DOCUWISE, LLC. Attendees will learn about market potential, the competition, recurring MPS revenues and why MPS is a Blue Ocean Strategy.

“DOCUWISE delivers the Channel’s only Turnkey Brand Agnostic Cloud-based Managed Print Solution at a time when MPS is starting to gain real traction in the industry,” explains Keith Woodard, DOCUWISEs Director of Channel Sales. “The race is to manage the entire network and the combination of Artisan Infrastructure and DOCUWISE provides MSPs access to a critical tool, to move ahead of the oncoming competition and a distinct advantage in winning their customers managed print business.”

About DOCUWISE:

DOCUWISE is a Hybrid Managed Print Solutions Provider. The DOCUWISE Partner Program was rated 5 Stars by CRN in April 2012. The DOCUWISE MPS solution is turn-key and was created exclusively for IT Service Providers. Our proprietary cloud- based MPS-RMM platform PESO allows an IT service provider to monitor, manage and automate an unlimited number of Document Output Environments simultaneously. The PESO MPS-CRM guides an MPS Partner through the entire MPS process from prospecting to implementation – it’s comprehensive, easy to use and intuitive. PESO includes online training, remote monitoring, data tracking, supply fulfillment, nationwide on-site service, help desk, automated billing options, TCO analysis, rightsizing, asset allocation, proposals, contracts, implementation and optimization. For more info, please visit http://docuwise.net. Contact DOCUWISE – info(at)docuwise(dot)net – 310.928.3030

About Artisan Infrastructure Inc.

Artisan Infrastructure is the wholesale Infrastructure-as-a-Service provider. The company delivers private infrastructure on demand through a global network of more than 250 service providers and maintains geographically diverse SAS 70 Type II / SSAE 16 Type II and TIA-942 Tier Four certified data centers. Partners include national and international managed service providers, systems integrators, software developers, communications providers, and value added resellers. Through Cornerstone, Artisan Infrastructures virtual Private Data Center (vPDC) platform, partners maintain complete autonomy, control, security, and visibility when building their own private and public cloud solutions. Cornerstone scales from single site, secure multi-tenant environments to highly complex dedicated infrastructure on multiple continents. With Artisan Infrastructure, partners eliminate the capital expense of building and maintaining best-of-breed, infinitely scalable, infrastructure while minimizing operational and engineering overhead. The Certified Solution Ecosystem of Independent Software Vendor (ISV) templates allow immediate deployment, trial, and delivery of cloud solutions more affordably. For more information contact the company at 512-600-4300 or http://www.artisaninfrastructure.com.

DOCUWISE, LLC and Artisan Infrastructure Partner to Deliver Cloud Based Managed Print Solutions Developed Exclusively for IT Service Providers

Konica Minolta to Showcase New Production Print Solutions at GRAPH EXPO 2012

Ramsey, N.J. (PRWEB) October 01, 2012

Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta) today announced that the company will debut new innovative solutions and services for the production print marketplace at GRAPH EXPO 2012 from October 7-10 at McCormick Place South in Chicago. In booth #421, Konica Minolta will demonstrate ground breaking solutions focused on order automation and multi-channel marketing that will improve processes and increase profitability for commercial printers.

Digital print provides the entry point for a printer to expand their value proposition to their customers, said Kevin Kern, Senior Vice President, Marketing, Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. In todays highly mobile, constantly connected society, there is a great opportunity in having the ability to manage campaigns across all media from traditional print to SMS, web and social media. At Graph Expo 2012, we are excited to be able to introduce our new series of solutions to automate workflow, manage data and let users create, execute and report on campaigns across multiple media in a simple, easy-to-use, integrated platform.

The following industry-leading technologies and services will be available at the Konica Minolta Booth #421:

bizhub PRESS C8000 & C7000: Certified by IDEAlliance Digital Press System, the bizhub

Konica Minolta to Showcase New Production Print Solutions at GRAPH EXPO 2012

Print Audit and Supplies Network Partner to Reduce Cost of Premier Subscription

Calgary, Alberta and St. Louis, Missouri (PRWEB) November 02, 2012

Print Audit, the print management company, and Supplies Network, the largest privately-owned wholesaler of IT consumables in the United States, have partnered to provide Managed Print Services providers with access to a wide range of MPS-related solutions and services, as well as an opportunity to reduce the subscription cost of Print Audit Premier.

Supplies Networks MPS program mpsSELECT includes the fundamental building blocks for dealers to build their own MPS portfolio from the ground up. The services include Data Collection Service, Supply Management Systems, Service Monitoring, Service Desk, Supply Routing Labels, and Cost Per Image Service. Now dealers can enjoy Supplies Networks full portfolio not just supplies replenishment with this refreshed plan from the partnership.

Print Audit Premier is a new subscription program that gives dealers virtually unlimited access to a full array of print management capabilities including remote meter reading, cost recovery, rules-based printing, in-depth print assessment, as well as secure print release and pull-printing.

With the new integration between the two companies, supplies, service and meter information captured by Print Audit Facilities Manager can now be automatically imported into Supplies Networks patent-pending 360 Plus

Print Audit and Supplies Network Partner to Reduce Cost of Premier Subscription