Welcome To Founder
ElecRoc. Welcome To Founder. Aug 23-28, 2004 Beijing, China. Why Founder?. Why PDF?. Why JDF?. Why ElecRoc?. How to sell?. Questions. Contents. About Founder System Over view Benefits Market Niche Facts Selling ElecRoc Roadmap. About Founder.
Welcome To Founder
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ElecRoc Welcome To Founder Aug 23-28, 2004 Beijing, China
Why Founder? Why PDF? Why JDF? Why ElecRoc? How to sell? Questions
Contents • About Founder • System Overview • Benefits • Market Niche • Facts • Selling ElecRoc • Roadmap
About Founder • A global company with USD 2.5 billion in revenue * • One of the largest R&D centres in the graphic arts industry • 15,000 employees worldwide * Based on Founder’s annual report of FY2003
System Overview • JDF workflow • Server-client structure • Modular design
System Overview – JDF workflow • JDF-based Job Management • Supports Preps JDF signature • MIS - SQL Server 2000 • Ink control - CIP3/CIP4 • Remote client ElecRoc Server ElecRoc Client
System Overview – JDF Workflow • Flexible Job Ticket configuration
System Overview – Server-client structure • Server - key components • PDF Generator (Normalizer) • Imposition (Founder Joint) • Composition (Tiling & Ganging) • Preflight (PDF based) • Job management • PDF/PS interpreter (PDF 1.5, PS 3) • Output controllers (1-bit tiff, imagesetter, CTP, MFP, …) • Client • Remote submitting • Remote monitoring • Remote proofing • Multiple platform (Windows 2000, XP, 2003; Mac OS 9.x, OS X )
System Overview – Modular design • PDF Generator, PDF Merger and PDF Interpreter • Preflight • Imposition and Combination • Trapping • Proofing • TDL and 1-bit TIFF output • Ink control • MIS system and archiving
System Overview – Modular design • PDF Generator, PDF Merger and PDF Interpreter -- Ultra fast engine, supports PDF 1.5 • PDF Generator converts PS, PDF, EPS, TIFF and other file formats to standard PDF • Page content with text and image is embedded in the PDF page • PDF quick preview, thumbnail and enlargement • Enable multiple PDF Generator Processors to increase efficiency • PDF Merger to combine multiple PDF pages into one file • Less error in file transfer for remote proofing • Select a PDF page and merge into another PDF file
System Overview – Modular design • Imposition • User friendly GUI • Easy to use • PDF based, fast imposing, easy to preview • Powerful Marks Function –supports step & repeat • Accurate element orientation in layout
System Overview – Modular design • Imposition - continued • Flexible imposition settings • Full functionality to create/setup signature templates • Bind type: Perfect Bound, Saddle Stitch • Creep Control • Bleed Control • Page Location Control
System Overview – Modular design • Composition • Automatic composition to save media and time • Interactive composition • Tiling • Step & repeat
System Overview – Modular design • Proofing - Color management with ICC profiles • Integrated with Kodak color management kernel to guaranteethe quality of contract and layout proofing • ICC profiles • Spot Color Proofing
System Overview – Modular design • TDL – Output device • EagleBlaster with Founder’s own interface card supports more than 100 devices • Fluxbox with Harlequin OEM interface card supports almost all CTF/CTP on the market
System Overview – Modular design • Trapping -- Seamless integration with I-Trap • Ink control -- Valuable tool for press room
Benefits – To the end users • Protect investment • Open system • Incorporates industry standards – PDF/JDF/1-bit TIFF • Easily integrates with third party solutions • Supports almost any output device • Flexibility • Modular design enables flexible configuration to fit your production environment • No ties to specific hardware manufacturers • Industry specific optional modules i.e. packaging solution • Improve productivity and efficiency • Easy to configure • Easy to use • Job ticket • Remote and multiple job management on both Mac and PC • Reduce media cost
Benefits – To Founder partner • Reduce cost • Reduce training costs • Reduce technical support costs • Value added • Easily integrates with MIS • Ink control to press room – seamlessly connect prepress and press
Benefits – To Founder partner • Commitment to success • Founder’s own IP: state-of-the-art technology • PDF generator • PDF interpreter with 1.5 support • Screening technologies • Imposition/composition • Proofing technology • Vendor level support from R&D center • Local support on application end • Long term commitment from Founder to Graphic Arts industry
Market Niche • Price of low end PDF workflow with high end performance, targeting to mid-low end market • RIP users who intend to upgrade to workflow (PS to PDF) • CTP users who intend to upgrade its workflow
Facts • Successful installation in North America “I am pleased to say that it has already become an integral part of our front end, and we cannot imagine using any other system.” - John Hart Owner of Lazergraphics Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Selling ElecRoc • Build up your confidence • The value of TRUST • Differentiation • Founder’s competitive advantages • A professional sales and technical team • Take advantage of Founder’s support • Take advantage of Founder’s special offer – a perfect timing • Understand your strength – a system integrator • Investment – training, demo room
Selling ElecRoc – Continued • Start from your current EagleRIP or HQ RIP customers • Look for those who want to migrate to PDF workflow but cannot afford the price from competitions • Marketing campaign – web site, road show, seminars, advertisement, trade show
Selling ElecRoc – Continued • A complete marketing material package • Web site • Presentation • Proposal • White paper • Pre sales • Listen to customer and understand their requests • Consulting services – be a solution provider • On site demonstration – seeing is believing • A complete proposal
Selling ElecRoc – Continued • Installation • Site survey report • Preparation of installation - hardware, software and networking environment • First stage: parallel system using ElecRoc as a backup • On site training • Installation log everyday • Post sales • Follow ups • Trouble shootings • Upgrades • Warranty and annual service contract • References
Roadmap • Beginning of 2005: ElecRoc 3.6 • Enhanced management capability • PDF trapping, improved imposition • Improved JDF features • 2005 • JDF enabled ROOM workflow • 2006: ElecRoc 4.0 • Full support of JDF • Can connect with other MIS, Press and PostPress systems by JDF
Thank You! Sales support:gasales@founder.com Technical support:gasupport@founder.com