PRISMAdirect: Web-based end-to-end print workflow solution.

Features

SEE EVERYTHING AT A GLANCE

PRISMAdirect helps you stay on top of your operations with two powerful views, Order View and Job View. These provide a clear, consistent status across all operating modules, giving customer service reps, prepress, press operators, and managers instant access to all essential information. The intuitive graphical user interface is highly customizable and easy to use for experts and casual users alike.

STREAMLINE ORDER ACQUISITION

No matter how your jobs arrive—a supported Webshop, e-mail via Microsoft® Outlook plug-in, walk-up, print sales rep, hard copy, FTP sites, enterprise uniFLOW software, certain Cloud-based applications (i.e., DropBox†) or other channel—PRISMAdirect lets you process and manage them all in one, integrated solution. You can even connect to third-party sources with a customized solution. Access your dashboard from anywhere within the network for optimum, real-time control.

BOOST PRODUCTIVITY WITH PERSONALIZED OPERATOR VIEWS

Increase your efficiency by assigning job tasks to specific operators, such as prepress, print, bindery, fulfillment, etc. For each role, the personal Job View shows only the assigned tasks, helping each operator to focus on their tasks without distractions.

ADD THE SPEED OF AUTOMATION

With PRISMAdirect, you can automate the preparation and production of similar jobs by using preprogrammed templates, supporting time and labor savings. The software includes a wide range of automation templates by default. More automation routines can be created using the optional PRISMAprepare, Canon’s advanced make-ready solution, which smoothly integrates with PRISMAdirect.

ESTIMATES AND QUOTES MADE EASY

Print estimators can create formulas in Microsoft® Excel® and provide customers with fast quotes based on order specifications. For more specific estimates, PRISMAdirect includes an integrated job cost quotation calculation tool that quickly builds and submits an exact quote.

AUTOMATED, FLEXIBLE CUSTOMER COMMUNICATION

PRISMAdirect’s automated e-mails help your customer communication to be consistent and responsive, yet you can still make changes whenever needed. This helps reduce overhead while optimizing customer outreach.

SPEED TURNAROUND WITH CLUSTER PRINTING

PRISMAdirect allows you to group your printers into clusters. This distributes work among them, helping you to optimize resources and avoid delays. PRISMAdirect also includes advanced color detection tools for easy identification of color and black-and-white jobs, so you can choose the most suitable printer. Operators can assign print runs instantly with an easy, intuitive, drag-and-drop interface.

Benefits

More Jobs. More Control. Direct Results.

Streamline your production process from order intake to fulfillment

Simplify order acquisition

Create targeted store fronts

Generate reports that help you gain insight into your operation

Web-based user interface for easy deployment

Simplify document make-ready with standard imposition templates

Combine with PRISMAprepare all-in-one make-ready solution for elaborate composition, content, image, color, layout, media and production make-ready

Integration into existing workflow enabled via JDF/JMF interface

Optional PRISMAdirect Webshop

STANDARD LAYOUTS FOR EASY SETUP

PRISMAdirect Webshop provides standard layouts and templates, so setting up storefronts is fast and easy and requires no programming skills. For more advanced customization, professional Web designers can use Cascading Style Sheets (CSS).

STANDARD LAYOUTS FOR EASY SETUP

PRISMAdirect Webshop provides standard layouts and templates, so setting up storefronts is fast and easy and requires no programming skills. For more advanced customization, professional Web designers can use Cascading Style Sheets (CSS).

UNLIMITED STOREFRONTS

PRISMAdirect supports you in growing your business by allowing you to easily create new Web storefronts. Create one, ten, or fifty—there are no limits set—to address the different needs of your customers.

HIGHLY CUSTOMIZABLE

PRISMAdirect Webshop storefronts are highly customizable, with multiple navigation layers, allowing you to create the look and feel you want and configure your product catalog to match your business requirements. You can even add promotional tools like videos and banners to direct attention to specific services or special offers.

PERSONALIZED ORDER OVERVIEW

PRISMAdirect delivers an optimal online shopping experience to every customer, giving them instant access to details about both current and previous orders. This makes resubmitting a job from the order history simple and fast—and that means higher customer satisfaction and return business.

ORDER BOTH PRINT AND NON-PRINT PRODUCTS

Offer more items for greater revenues—with PRISMAdirect Webshop, print and non-print items are easy to display, easy to promote, and easy to order. A combination of print services and stock items can be placed in a single order, supporting the sale of high-value services such as event kits or premiums such as shirts, pens, etc.

ENHANCED CUSTOMER COMMUNICATION

Improve customer relations with more regular communications. PRISMAdirect Webshop makes it easy, with the capability to send both automated and personalized e-mails.