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Van Gennep appoints reseller, PrePress Center Oy, to offer PlanSystem3’s cost saving capabilities to publishers across Finland
Helsinki, May, 10th 2005 – Van Gennep has appointed Helsinki based graphic arts software specialist, PrePress Center Oy, to distribute Van Gennep’s planning, process and workflow management system, PlanSystem3™ to publishers in Finland and other parts of Scandinavia. Prepress Center Oy, will work with its partner company, software consultancy and training specialists, Prepress Studio Oy to offer a full service of PlanSystem3 software and training.
Harri Taskinen, Managing Director at PrePress Center Oy, remarks ‘Time is money when it comes to publishing, PlanSystem3 allows our customers to make significant cost savings helping them to produce magazines, catalogs and text books more efficiently and to streamline the various components of multi media advertising campaigns. The planning and tracking capabilities enable a more effective workflow and the optional MYSQL Database availability that is included as part of the system makes it very good value.’
‘What really made PlanSystem3 stand out for us from other workflow management systems was how well it works visually. The system has been well thought out and is very easy to use, because you can see each step of the publication’s progress on screen. You don’t have to be a technology specialist to use the system and this allows all departments from creative through to production to benefit.’
Harri concludes ‘We are delighted to be able to offer PlanSystem3 to our clients. The system has a wide appeal because it is scalable and therefore suitable for variable workflows. This means it can be successfully adapted to work for large or small companies across a variety of media. PlanSystem3 offers us another opportunity to help publishers make the right software choices to get the best from their businesses.’
Ton Van Gennep, CEO of Van Gennep, is equally enthusiastic about the partnership between the Helsinki based company and Van Gennep. ‘The partnership between PrePress Center Oy and its partner company, PrePress Studio Oy will provide PlanSystem3’s Scandinavian customers with an organization that understands and responds quickly to the specific needs of their market.’
‘As members and qualified trainers of the Adobe® Solutions Network and suppliers of quality software solutions,’ Ton adds ‘the partnership between PrePress Center Oy and PrePress Studio Oy offers our customers the highest quality training and software expertise which will enable them to get the best out of PlanSystem3.’
About Van Gennep
Based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Van Gennep has been providing media workflow solutions to magazine, catalog and textbook publishers as well as retailers, media agencies and design studios for over 16 years. PlanSystem3 version 3.5 is Van Gennep’s latest planning, creative process and editorial workflow management system and, in addition to its current range of databases and server systems, provides MYSQL database availability and Mac OS X Server, plus advanced reporting capabilities, edition versioning management, deadline planning and job status tracking to help time and cost savings across media production. To date, Van Gennep’s systems are used by more than 160 organizations worldwide. In addition to its Amsterdam headquarters, Van Gennep has an office in New York, NY that supports sales, installations and customer service.
PrePress Center Oy
Established in 1988, Helsinki based, PrePress Center Oy provides computer, software and peripheral solutions for the graphic arts and visual digital communications industry across Finland and other parts of Scandinavia. PrePress Center Oy works alongside its partner company, PrePress Studio Oy, who specialize in consultancy and software training. This partnership allows the two companies to offer a full service of software solutions to publishers of magazines, newspapers and textbooks, as well as repro-studios and company advertising departments. PrePress Studio Oy are members of the Adobe Solutions Network and authorized Adobe trainers as well as resellers of Van Gennep, Adobe, Macromedia and Apple software.
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