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COLLABRIA SIGNS STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIP AGREEMENT WITH PRIMESOURCE
MENLO PARK, CA -- Collabria, Inc., the leading provider of eBusiness solutions for print buying and print production management announced today that it has joined in a strategic relationship agreement with PrimeSource, the U.S. distributor of Xeikon Digital Printing systems. Under the agreement, PrimeSource will develop an interface specific to Xeikon digital presses for the Collabria eCommerce service, called PrintCommerce. The new interface will be first demonstrated at the PrimeSource booth (#3702) at Graph Expo'99 in Chicago next week, and is expected to be available to PrimeSource customers by the end of 1999.
"The coming together of digital printing and eCommerce by two established leaders is just natural progression of business and technology," said Alan Hu, President and CEO, Collabria. "Together with PrimeSource, we can provide digital printers and their users with an Internet-based workflow that both accelerates turn-around and reduces the margin for error in the printing process."
In cooperation with Collabria, the new workflow system is being developed by PrimeSource as another ProductionPath (tm) workflow automation module. The Xeikon interface will enable print buyers to order a variety of print materials from a catalog of products displayed on their printer's web browser. Selected print products can be personalized or versioned, proofed on screen, then placed into the print production queue and ready for output to the Xeikon digital press via the Internet in just minutes.
The simplicity of this Internet-based workflow accelerates turnaround
time of production, helps eliminate error as the products are chosen by
the print buyer without intervention from a third party, and automates
most of the procurement process, thus reducing interaction by the printer's
sales and production staff.
The system will feature a seamless transfer of customer created orders
to Xeikon print production facilities, with all order information, job
ticketing, accounting and billing, shipping and job tracking facilitated
and automated over the Internet. It will also enable print buyers to more
readily benefit from the many benefits of high-quality, short run and
variable-print features of Xeikon presses. The result is a truly open
and digital workflow that any Xeikon user or print buyer can easily access
and use.
"Leveraging Collabria's eBusiness service together with production
automation resources provides our Xeikon customers with a significant
competitive advantage," said Michael Silverman, Director of Marketing
and Product Development for PrimeSource's Digital Printing Group. "As
the demand for both eCommerce and digital printing continues to grow,
the marriage of these two technologies provides unique new market opportunities
for Xeikon press owners and their customers. We're pleased to be working
together with Collabria in this effort."
About PrimeSource...
PrimeSource Corporation is the leading supplier of the nation's third
largest industry--printing and publishing--as well as the leader in digital
technology. PrimeSource provides more then 50,000 products from 500 manufacturers
to over 30,000 customers. The company has 32 distribution centers located
throughout the United States.
About Collabria...
Collabria based in Menlo Park, California, provides print manufacturers
and resellers a fast, easy and affordable path to e-business. Collabria
delivers compelling e-business solutions including print, supply chain
and procurement management applications via an Internet-based service
model. Print manufacturers and distributors take advantage of these solutions
today to expand and strengthen their customer relationships while realizing
hard dollar savings from simplified and automated business processes.
Corporate purchasing, forms, and marketing managers realize significant
savings from on-line print ordering, management and distribution efficiencies.
Collabria is privately held and is founded by printing industry veterans
with an insider's clarity of its pains and challenges. The company is
funded by premier venture capital firms Bessemer Venture Partners, Weiss,
Peck & Greer, and Internet Capital Group.
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Contacts
Craig Kevghas, CPR Marketing, Inc.
T: 978-392-8990
E: PR@collabria.com
Michael Silverman, PrimeSource
T: 609-488-7206
E: silverman_m@primesource.com