Print Laser Services with IBM

Print Laser Services with IBM

Print Laser Service, one of Brazil’s largest print service bureaus, selected IBM to update its print management environment through a comprehensive print solution that includes IBM Infoprint Manager for AIX V4.1, and IBM Infoprint XT for AIX software and a mix of IBM Infoprint continuous forms, cut sheet and workgroup printers. Print Laser reports it has experienced enhanced print quality as a result of more efficient data stream conversion and output.

In the past few years, Print Laser experienced rapid growth and a significant increase in its outsourced print volume. Based on its current rate of growth, the company hoped to increase its print volume by more than five times the current amount in the next few years. Accommodating this growth, however, required an improved print management environment and more robust information technology tools. The company needed to be able to produce high-quality documents using flexible, reliable technology that would enable it to offer a competitive price to its customers.

In order to execute on its aggressive business goal to increase its outsourced print volume, Print Laser required a solution that could convert various datastreams to the Advanced Function Presentation (AFP) format. IBM recommended an upgrade to IBM Infoprint Manager for AIX V4.1 software, along with additional conversion capabilities delivered through IBM Infoprint XT for AIX software. According to Print Laser, the software combination of Infoprint Manager and Infoprint XT proved easier, better and more cost effective than its existing solution.

“We needed to expand the range of data system types we could convert to AFP and print. Many of our customers used older data stream types such as line conditioned data stream (LCDS)/metacode, which were difficult to convert using the existing tools,” said Celio Silva, Operations Director of Print Laser Service. “After evaluating a number of different print management solutions, we knew that IBM’s comprehensive print solutions would best suit our heterogeneous business environment.”

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