Enfocus to Demonstrate Smart Automation at drupa with Next-Generation of Switch

The eight current modules are the Configurator, Metadata, Database, Scripting, SwitchClient, Web Services, Performance and SwitchProxy modules. More modules may be developed by Enfocus on an as-needed basis, and customers have the option of using the Scripting module for development of specific integration needs.

Smart Automation for the Next Communications Age
Finding new revenue streams and differentiating from the competition are both gaining in importance, because the ways people consume communications are changing rapidly. The Switch 11 Generation, and beyond, reflects the broadest marketplace’s need for intelligent automation that can be put to work—and help them grow—relatively quickly.

The new system structure will perfectly serve every operation and application in the marketplace, and in fact renders them future-proof by evolving with customers’ changing needs.

What is Switch Automation and How Customers Drove the Change
Enfocus Switch’s open architecture and neutral file format handling means it can seamlessly integrate with existing systems, software, and people; effectively unleashing their power by creating connections and optimizing capabilities that in many cases have not even been utilized before. Built-in intelligence allows Switch to “see” deep inside of files, software and workflows to maximize resources and to make existing workflows ‘smart’.

“Switch is a masterpiece of automation engineering,” Prudhomme explains, “But because it’s always been ahead of its time, restructuring the range of Switch offerings has resulted in easier implementation by broader markets.”

Prudhomme explains that Enfocus teams therefore worked on making Switch easier to customize. “The system is fully scalable and can evolve with client needs, so that professionals utilize the building blocks they need, at least initially, and then use additional modules as their requirements change and grow”

Best Practices Advance and Are Incorporated in Next Generation of Switch
An inspiration for the next generation of Switch was the way its best practices evolved, and the company recognized that one-at-a-time automation “wins” allow operators to learn Switch in a natural way that builds on itself, and produces the best results over time. The most common, highest ROI “wins” are now integrated within the Switch Core Engine solution.

“There are great numbers of people out there who understand how to really manipulate Switch,” Prudhomme says, referring to several hundreds of existing customers ranging from small, local operations through to mid-size and large organizations such as The Economist, Hallmark, and Playboy.”

Now, shop owners and managers who didn’t think they had the people, time or “know how” to take advantage of Switch; are interested in its “easier” entry point, through the Switch Core Engine. “They see how genuinely fast and significant the ROI is, and the modular approach makes it even simpler to get started,” Prudhomme says.