"How do we bring other businesses and clients into current process chains using mainstream applications, such as the [Adobe] Creative Suite and PitStop, and from different inception points?"
The Missing Link
With Enfocus PowerSwitch, Transcontinental has identified the basis for a solution. PowerSwitch is a server application that enables users to set up rules-based workflows that govern file routing, processing and notifications. Based on criteria such as file type, metadata and naming conventions, it will move files from FTP servers, local hot folders, even Prinergy, into flows that use a variety of common desktop publishing applications to process files without user intervention, while notifying internal and external personnel about progress along the way.