Accura
www.accuramis.com
Stand 11/C235   
AccuraOnline is the latest addition to Accura MIS. The module gives customers 24/7 access to estimates (with live calculation), orders, proof checking, online store facilities, delivery information and invoicing, all via a secure browser interface. The developer claims it reduces administration and improves response time. Accura is also introducing new features into its CRM module, including customer-service tickets and improved email synchronisation with Outlook.

Crimsonwing    
www.crimsonwing.com
Stand 11/E231
When is an MIS not an MIS? When it’s an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system. What’s the difference? An ERP incorporates accounting functions that an MIS would hand over to another application. Crimson Wing’s PrintVis software is based on Microsoft Dynamics Nav.                       
 
Dims!
www.dims.net
Stand 7/E460
Dims! will launch four product suites: Dims.net!, a plug and play version of its ERP/MIS;  Dims.net! Comfort Suite, a company-specific set-up implemented by Dims! consultants; Dims.net! Executive Suite, a high-end version pre-set-up, including consultancy and tailored training; and Dims.net! Enterprise Suite, a turn-key version for multi-plant firms that is deployed as a business process redesign project, using consultants for every step of the process.
 
EFI
www.efi.com
Stand 11/F223
EFI will be showing its range of MIS products, including the  browser-based Pace. The company will also be highlighting the integration of its software and hardware ranges, with PrintSmith Sign, a version of its small firm MIS, now optimised for the large-format market.

Imprint Business Systems
www.imprint-mis.co.uk
Stand 11/C241
The company will be releasing an automated online estimating system at Ipex, allowing customers to create their own quotes. Imprint will also highlight its expert estimating system, a tool that calculates the optimal production plan for any job dependent on factors including run length and format.

Optimus
www.optimus2020.com
Stand 9/E360
It’s all about lean manufacturing for software developer Optimus at Ipex, where it will relaunch its KPI module, which it developed in conjunction with Vision in Print (ViP). This reissued product will be backed up by a free booklet entitled Ultimate Guide to Lean Manufacturing in the Printing Industry and a series of seminars called ‘Introduction to Lean’ run by a Vision in Print senior process engineer. The seminars will take place on every day of the show on the company’s stand at 11.30am.

Printcost
www.printcost.co.uk
Stand 9/C371
The developer says that version nine of its eponymous MIS substantially increases the system’s flexibility, while online support has been extended with the launch of ePrintcost.

Printpak/PrintSum
www.printpak.com
Stand 9/F323
British and Indian MIS firm PrintPak has launched a new brand, PrintSum, to target markets outside the UK, with the new name designed to avoid brand confusion in territories where one or more firm already trades as Printpak.

Prism
www.prism-world.com
Stand 9/E317
Prism is introducing mobile MIS at Ipex. Meeting the need to access data and manage processes 24 hours a day from anywhere in the world, MobileMIS delivers this through browsers and portable devices. Managers can stay abreast of KPIs on their smart phones, while the flow of materials and work in progress can be tracked by staff with Wi-Fi handheld scanners.

Sanderson
www.sanderson.com
Stand 9/E381
Sanderson will be showing its Unity MIS and the range of tools that it features, including touchscreens and RFID technology to improve shopfloor data capture and warehouse management.

Shuttleworth Business Systems
www.shuttleworth-uk.co.uk
Stand 9/C364
Shuttleworth will be launching a number of products, including the Estimating Wizard, Supply Chain Manager and a context-sensitive interface for the core MIS. Estimating Wizard is a free upgrade to the Shuttleworth estimating module that is claimed to cut the time of turning around an estimate by 75%. Supply Chain Manager is a SaaS product hosted by Shuttleworth.

Technique
www.technique-group.com
Stand 9/D349
Its modular MIS includes reporting, data collection, sales, inventory management, costing and company management. It is claimed to be particularly suitable for multiple-site and multiple-language operations.

Tharstern
www.tharstern.com
Stand 9/F319
Tharstern will launch an MIS with a new interface including: enhanced production planning, with multi-site and multi-scheduler support; Esko Artios CAD link for packaging; pick and pack support; Tharstern Communication Centre; Integration Manager for third-party integrations using cXML; and Pulse direct machine monitoring. A new estimating package will also be previewed, as will an alternative estimating set-up using the Integration Manager cXML link to Haybrooke Associates’ route-based estimating package PDQ. A dedicated integration lounge will show JDF automation to Agfa, Kodak, Metrix and Heidelberg kit. Tharstern will also provide the fully integrated MIS for the Ipex Daily.

TimeHarvest
www.timeharvest.com
Stand 9/D343
New for Ipex from the digital print MIS is DigiQuote Dashboard – a date-filtered sales analysis tool providing instant feedback on key performance indicators, including quote value, profit contribution and conversion rates by each salesperson. Simplification of the DigiQuote product is coupled with new features, including specific markups and enhanced price-targetting plus improved purchase order management. Day board JobControl has also been simplified and a new ‘Priority’ function added. An ‘Overload’ warning indicates when the capacity has been exceeded on a particular day.

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