Avanti Computer Systems

The third annual INTERQUEST Digital Printing in Government Forum will take place in just 12 days at the Omni Shoreham in Washington D.C. Last year’s event drew about 150 attendees from more than 40 agencies and printing companies serving the government market. This year, INTERQUEST will present the results from a new study “Digital Printing in the Government: Market Analysis & Forecast (2008-2012),” which will be published in November. The study is based on an in-depth survey of government in-plant, CRD and data center operations. It analyzes market trends, issues, applications, and opportunities. The event, taking place Wednesday, November 5, will feature two customer

Graph Expo attendees will get to see a live JDF demonstration showing how industry standards can work together in a design-to-finishing automated workflow. Vendors like Adobe, FOLDRite, Avanti, Kodak and Duplo have coordinated with CIP4, the JDF standards organization, to demonstrate an entire workflow on the show floor. For the first time, visitors will be able to see an A-to-Z demonstration of this process and how industry standards can work together across different systems—creating a more realistic view of the average print shop’s varied equipment offerings. Show attendees who visit Booth 3646 will be stepped through the production process, from file creation to finishing,

Wednesday was a big day for Avanti Computer Systems. The Toronto-based provider of Print MIS solutions moved to a new location in the city. The new facility is more than twice as large as the previous office and will enable Avanti to enhance its support of its growing client base. “We have outgrown our Consumers Road location, due to the hiring we have done both in our Technical Support team as well as our Software Development team,” explains Patrick Bolan, Avanti’s President and CEO. “The move...provided us with an opportunity to upgrade our Support infrastructure to the latest technology.” Avanti’s new address is

When demand for color printing increased, Johnson County Community College’s Xerox 2045 color printer could not keep up. So the Overland Park, Kansas-based in-plant recently added a Xerox iGen3 90 to meet its changing needs. “The speed and ease of use of the iGen has helped us improve production of high-quality complex color documents on tight deadlines,” says Bruce Hines, manager of JCCC Document Services. “It has provided the additional capacity to accommodate the increased demand for color-printed classroom materials.” The new iGen3 has allowed the in-plant’s staff to produce more complex pieces, including posters, brochures, books, postcards, labels, signage, pocket folders and educational

Two Avanti Computer Systems team members are now certified JDF Experts. Andrew Mollicone and Josh Perkins recently made it through the “JDF Expert Certificate” training program, offered by CIP4 and the IPA. It is designed for those persons leading their company’s efforts to implement JDF-based automated processes and CIM (Computer Integrated Manufacturing). “With less than 40 certified JDF experts in the world, we are very pleased to see two people on the Avanti team achieve this certification,” says Patrick Bolan, Avanti’s president & CEO. “Avanti has been a strong supporter of JDF and CIP4 for several years and Andrew’s and Josh’s accomplishment are a

CAMBRIDGE, MA—March 2008—Pageflex, a division of Bitstream Inc. (NASDAQ: BITS, www.bitstream.com) and a leading developer of enterprise variable data publishing and web-to-print solutions, and Avanti Computer Systems (www.avantisystems.com), a leading provider of print MIS solutions for the graphic arts industry, announced today the integration of two award-winning technologies: Avanti’s Graphic Arts Management System and Pageflex Storefront™ web-to-print software. This comprehensive solution provides a complete, streamlined workflow from online document customization and ordering in Pageflex Storefront through the print production environment to for printing, finishing and shipment. The first Avanti customer to implement the integrated technology is Associates Graphic Services (www.agsprint.com), a world-class printing solutions

The Xerox Production Systems Group presented Partner of the Year awards to 16 business partners for their continued contributions to Xerox, its customers and the printing industry. Rochester Software Associates was presented with the 2007 Production Systems Group Software Partner of the Year Award for providing customers in vertical markets, such as healthcare and education, with solutions that improve and enhance print production workflows. Additional Software Partner of the Year Awards were presented to: • Atlas Software - Variable Information Partner of the Year • Avanti Computer Systems - Business Management / MIS Partner of the Year • Elixir - Data Transformation Partner of

FROM WORKFLOW tools and variable data software to CTP and proofing technologies, Graph Expo had enough technology to make any in-plant manager’s head spin. Here are some of the latest products we saw at the show. Computer-to-plate Systems Agfa demonstrated its :ThermoFuse plate technology, including the chemistry-free :Azura plate, which eliminates chemical processing. By significantly reducing liquid waste in the plate creating process, it supports a more environmentally friendly solution. Also shown was Agfa’s :Energy Elite, winner of a 2007 InterTech technology award. The newest addition to the Agfa range of thermal plates, :Energy Elite is a true no-bake plate offering run

The In-plant Printing and Mailing Association met recently in Oklahoma City for an action-packed conference. IPG captured the excitement on video.

As printers gear up for Graph Expo, this look back at the On Demand show provides an excellent preview of what to expect in Chicago.