WorkflowOne Selects EFI Solutions to Automate Its Operations

FOSTER CITY, CA—April 5, 2011—EFI announced that WorkflowOne, a leading provider of print management, marketing and distribution services, has selected EFIMonarch and EFIDigital StoreFront to automate and unify its 15 U.S. locations. WorkflowOne is already relying on Fiery-driven digital printers in numerous locations to deliver color printing services.

WorkflowOne provides print production and document management, billing and customer communication, marketing solutions and promotional strategies, and fulfillment and distribution services for North America's most admired businesses and brands. Its base of 12,000 clients includes leaders in the healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, retail, non-profit and service sectors.

As a result of several acquisitions and an extensive manufacturing network, the organization was in need of a single, unified manufacturing platform that would provide visibility and portability, streamline its operations and integrate numerous systems. After a comprehensive 14-month evaluation, the company selected EFIMonarch as its print manufacturing management system.

“EFIMonarch met all of the ‘must have’s’ we were looking for in a new system, with strong out-of-the box features and the ability to create custom integrations to other key platforms,” said Tom Dailey, vice president of operations at WorkflowOne. “Only EFI has the combination of a robust platform that is highly configurable and a roadmap for evolving the product that will ensure we can meet the future needs of our customers. And with integration to our Fiery-driven color printers, we'll deliver a state-of-the-art, integrated environment.”

WorkflowOne was already an EFI Hagen user in several locations, and is now moving all 15 U.S. printing facilities to the core Monarch system. The company will roll-out the balance of the Monarch productivity modules along with Digital StoreFront, EFI’s award-winning Web-to-print platform.

Commented Dailey, “We chose Digital StoreFront because of its functional integration to Monarch, its adaptability within our existing storefront solutions, the rules-based specification gathering, and real-time estimating and quoting capabilities.”

In addition, WorkflowOne is integrating Monarch with Fiery-driven digital printers from Xerox and Kodak’s Prinergy Software, and the Kodak Insite Prepress Portal to gain efficiencies and fully automate their pre-press workflow.

“We’re confident we made the right choice, and view EFI as a partner in the future success of our business,” said Ernie Miller, executive vice president of global operations. “When fully integrated across our print facilities, we believe we'll have the most comprehensive solution in the industry and a true foundation for growth. Not only will this greatly streamline and bring added efficiency to our internal operations, but our network of strategic partners will be able to take advantage of these benefits as well.”

“With their decision to implement EFI products, WorkflowOne has taken a critical step in the transformation of their business efficiency and productivity,” said Marc Olin, senior vice president and general manager of APPS, EFI. “We're certain they will realize significant improvements across the board, most importantly in their ability to exceed customer expectations.”

For more information, visit www.efi.com or contact 800-875-7117.

About WorkflowOne
WorkflowOne is one of the largest providers of print management, marketing and distribution services in North America. We are committed to deliver integrated graphic communications that help our customers flourish. The company provides a wide range of products and services including business documents, electronic print and mail solutions, promotional marketing products, label solutions, sales and marketing collateral and distribution services. WorkflowOne has been ranked #1 among print distributors by Print Professional magazine over the past four years, the “Top Distributor of 2009’ by Print Solutions magazine and recognized with the Supplier Performance Award by Premier Healthcare Alliance. For more information, visit www.workflowone.com or call toll-free 877-735-4966.

About EFI
EFI (www.efi.com) is a world leader in customer-focused digital printing innovation. EFI’s award-winning solutions, integrated from creation to print, deliver increased performance, cost savings and productivity. The company’s robust product portfolio includes Fiery digital print controllers and solutions; VUTEk superwide digital inkjet printers, UV and solvent inks; Rastek UV wide-format inkjet printers; Jetrion industrial inkjet printing systems; print production workflow and management information software; and corporate printing solutions.

Source: company release.