SUMMARY
Infomaze has designed a very powerful yet easy-to-use print management solution, which eliminates the shortcomings of the traditional PC/MAC based print system. The print MIS solution, PrintPLANR which has the main motto of ‘No Software or Downloads’ works on the browser and can be accessed anywhere in the world. Its highly customizable features and integration with other systems and packages make it a one-stop solution for all Print Managers, Printing Companies, and Corporate Users.
SITUATION
Infomaze found that there is a lack of good and affordable Print Management Solution on the Web. The majority of the print solutions were PC/MAC-based, which meant:
- Lack of Mobility
- Compatibility of the software with various Operating System Environments
- Huge Cost of installation (including server and client version for multiple uses)
- Difficult Upgrades that also required a separate IT team
- Issue Identification, Fixes and Support
- Huge Hardware Cost
- Backup
- Security Issue
What were the Print Companies and Managers looking for?
- No Software, Downloads or Installation
- Easy to access from anywhere in the world rather than carrying the entire software with them
- Low Setup and Operating Cost
- Complete Package including Solution, Backup, Upgrade, Support was required
- One Software which does everything or even connects with related software through API (Manual/Automatic) to avoid entering duplicate info and managing multiple systems to achieve their goal.
Infomaze Approach
Infomaze identified the above scenario & problem and came up with a cloud based print Management solution that was designed and developed to eliminate the above problem and at the same time offer a solution, which was cost effective.
There were four key areas during the development of the above solution:
Discover
This phase was quite important as we had to do two things together:
Understanding the Print Industry and its working. We were assisted by some big industry experts, who had served the industry for 15+ years.
Analyzing the shortcomings of existing system – This was jointly done by the Industry expert, a Sales Team, who had been in selling the Print Solution for 10+ years and technical team from our side, which offered assistance in proposing the latest technology options.
Design
A Detailed Functional and Technical Plan was developed to achieve the above goals.
The Layout of the software was designed to keep the flow and navigation simple. Accessing data and info was very simple and easy to use.