Distribute-and-Print--Linking Presses to Profits

Resolving these issues and developing a real-time software solution that will work for Chromapress customers around the world posed a hefty challenge to Agfa in the conception of PrintCast. Agfa defines PrintCast sites as "Print Sellers" and "Print Providers."

A PrintCast Print Seller receives a job from a customer, which will be printed by a PrintCast Print Provider. Using the PrintCast Web site, the seller provides a description of the job and when and where it must be delivered to the PrintCast hub facility in Wilmington, MA. Jobs are not transmitted directly between Chromapress locations. In fact, there is virtually no need for direct communication between sites.