printCafe vs. PrintTalk--Waging a PrintWar?

In February and March 2000, the newly formed printCafe, backed by CreoScitex, acquired what it believed were the leading MIS systems in the commercial printing industry. The concept behind the creation of printCafe was to integrate printer and print buyer MIS systems with e-commerce. printCafe built an Internet-based print procurement platform, so printers could automate the entire printing process from creation of the job on the buyer's side through the product delivery. printCafe offers online solutions that enable print buyers to create specifications for a print job, send them out for quotation, accept a bid and follow the production schedule, while maintaining communication with the print vendor and all suppliers throughout the production process.