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Product Comparison Chart Click active areas below to compare products and features.
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Deployment model: |
SaaS |
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SaaS |
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On-Site |
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Monthly item order volume guideline: |
1 - 500 |
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500 - 2,500 |
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StoreFronts Included: |
1 - B2C |
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1 - B2C + 10 B2B |
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1 - B2C + 20 B2B |
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StoreFront: The Online Catalog |
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| Additional B2B corporate portal – Business-to-Business (B2B) solutions are provided by print service providers for their corporate customers. Corporations can use these solutions to manage their supply-chain and print procurement process. Preview | ||||||||||
| Additional B2C retail portal – Business-to-Consumer (B2C) solutions are used for selling products and services directly to consumers. These solutions typically require more design control and marketing efforts to drive consumer’s traffic to the site. Preview | ||||||||||
| My Account section – Each StoreFront portal can be configured for users to access account information, order history, order approvals, saved projects, photo library, data lists, reports and more. Preview | ||||||||||
| Integrated e-Commerce – All desired e-Commerce features are fully integrated into the program and can be easily customized for your individual needs. Preview | ||||||||||
| Custom Upload – A job submission tool that directs an end user through the process of uploading a design file, creating an online proof and placing an order using any PrintNow StoreFront. Preview | ||||||||||
| Data mapping – Data mapping is used for direct mail or variable data products that are to be produced from a data list which has been uploaded or purchased online. Lists are stored in a user’s account and are mapped to product variables at the time of order. Supported file types are .XLS, .CSV and .MDB formats. Preview | ||||||||||
FLXeditor™: Dynamic Digital Publishing |
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| Advanced Interface – The FLXeditor™ is extremly flexible in set up across a wide range of products within a licensed StoreFront. Preview | ||||||||||
| Dynamic Text options – Text controls for editing font options such as size, style, alignment, leading, kerning, wrapping, color, positioning and rotation are fully configurable. Preview | ||||||||||
| Dynamic Image options – Provides configurable image controls for editing images, including features such as scaling, rotation, positioning, cropping, borders around images and image effects. Advanced controls for swapping out backgrounds, layouts and themes as well as clip art are all supported. Preview | ||||||||||
Rules & Validation – AdminTool administrators can set up rules & validation for controlling what the end users options are when inputting text and graphics into input forms for maintain business rules on the product.
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| Proof Mode – The proof mode in the FLXeditor™ is extremely fast and secure option for previewing a final proof prior to ordering. Supports book mode with a realistic page turn effect and allows zooming and panning for all types of products. Preview | ||||||||||
FLXgallery: Online Photo Libary |
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| Upload photos – End users can upload photos into a personal gallery by selecting multiple photos from their computer desktop and clicking upload. Preview | ||||||||||
| Manage albums – This photo library program helps organize digital photos for products being ordered online. Administrators can either lock down albums they manage or allow users to make their own albums from their uploaded photos. Preview | ||||||||||
| Edit photos – Users with access to the photo editing tools can apply rotation, photo effects, brightness/contrast, hue/saturation and blur/sharpening, all within the FLXgallery. Preview | ||||||||||
| Collect photos for products – End Users can easily drag and drop photos within their albums into a photo collector to use on products displayed in the FLXeditor™. Preview | ||||||||||
MergeEngine: Variable Data Merging |
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| Creates PDF Documents– Creates optimized PDF documents on the fly directly from .NET that powers a wide range of workflow's. These include flexible variable data printing, print-on-demand PDF manufacturing and web-interactive content creation provided by the FlexEditor component. | ||||||||||
OrderDesk: The Order Manager |
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| Order management – provides quick access to all orders placed within corporate and retail StoreFronts. Email notifications, job ticketing and access to press ready documents are made available. Preview | ||||||||||
| Integration class files – are accessed via OrderDesk for inserting order details into third party internal applications. | ||||||||||
| Multi-channel support - If your company outsources any printing that is made available in the StoreFronts, you have the option to provide your print providers access to the OrderDesk. Email notifications, job tickets and accesses to press ready documents are configurable. | ||||||||||
TemplateBuilder: Product Template Setup |
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| Template design – While we recommend Adobe CS products for designing templates, any graphic arts program capable of making a PDF file is supported. Preview | ||||||||||
| Variable assignment – Variable assignment is the process called “tagging”, where each variable text and image element is tagged before being imported into the system. Preview | ||||||||||
| FLXeditor™ AdminMode – Using FLXeditor in AdminMode gives template administrator users the ability to manage all aspects of new or imported templates. Preview | ||||||||||
AdminTools: Easy Admistration Tools |
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| StoreFront – Configures StoreFronts cost centers, shipping options, web page themes, auto fill profiles and image management. | ||||||||||
| Product Manager – Manages all template layouts, backgrounds, themes, images, text, rules, categories, inventory items, auto-Imposition layouts, fonts, colors, and validations. Preview | ||||||||||
| Pricing – Manages all pricing options including base price, order options, mailing price and promotion codes. | ||||||||||
| User Manager – Sets up user access to the Storefronts and AdminTools. | ||||||||||
| Reporting – Allows viewing of various sales reports as well as activity logs, event logs and version history. | ||||||||||
| System Settings – Manages paper stocks, tax rates, email notifications, server settings and translation files. | ||||||||||
PrintNow API: Extend PrintNow |
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