Four Pees releases new Atomyx Portal product

Ghent – 19 June 2012 - Answering frequent customer requests, Four Pees is proud to release its out-of-the-box job submission and quality control portal solution, Atomyx Portal. It streamlines PDF file submission with built-in quality control and correction, gathers required job information (metadata) and provides immediate client feedback. Atomyx Portal is based on the open-source content-management-system Drupal and on proven pdfToolbox preflight and correction technology from callas software.

Out-of-the-box portal technology

Atomyx Portal, built on standard Drupal technology, provides a feature rich and extremely stable portal, backed up by the extensive Drupal developer community. Reliance on Drupal ensures that customization, extension and custom branding can easily be done where needed.

“While our goal was to create something that works out of the box, customization is important” clarifies David van Driessche, CTO with Four Pees. “At the same time our number one concern was to make sure this product could be deployed easily and quickly.”

File submission made easy

Atomyx Portal greatly simplifies the job of a printer or publisher and their clients. Customers select the correct product in the portal and upload their files using their favorite web browser. Quality control is completely embedded which gives immediate feedback on the quality of the uploaded files; if problems are found they are clearly highlighted to the clients so that corrected files can be uploaded without delay.

On the receiving end all preflighted and approved jobs are delivered in a structured way; each product allows setting up a different output folder. All metadata for the submitted jobs becomes available in a comprehensive XML file next to the job, ready for further processing either manually or automatically.

Starting point for automation

While Atomyx Portal is a standalone portal solution, it is also a perfect starting point for further automating a company’s workflow. Each job is delivered with a comprehensive XML file containing all information entered by the client and assembled by the portal solution. This information can be used to create a further integration with an MIS system or workflow system such as Atomyx Automation.

“This really provides the best of two worlds, “ continues van Driessche, “a portal solution that truly is productized and thus easy to install and use, but can be implemented as part of a larger automation solution for a company as well. We think the balance between ease-of-use and extensibility is one of the key features of this new offering.”

Main product highlights

Atomyx Portal introduces the following main features:

• Easy-to-use portal for clients, replacing the need to upload to FTP or submit through email, with direct feedback on the quality of the uploaded files and confirmation of delivery to the printer.
• Support for products with predefined preflight profiles (rules for quality control and correction of PDF files), custom metadata (job tickets) and optionally automatic creation of low-resolution preview files for clients.
• Industry-standard quality control and corrections using callas pdfToolbox technology.
• Delivery of jobs after successful preflight and approval to predefined locations, including extensive job metadata in XML format; ready for pickup using MIS or workflow systems.
• Easy deployment, configuration and customization using the Drupal framework.
• Full web-browser solution, zero-install for clients.

Pricing and availability

Atomyx Portal can be purchased at 5.000 euro. A maintenance contract is required and priced at 20% of the product price. The product can also be rented at 249 euro per month including all updates and upgrades.

Atomyx Portal is available immediately from Four Pees and selected Four Pees partners. Professional services are available for further customization, analysis and integration.

For more information, visit the website at www.atomyx.net or contact the Four Pees sales team at info@atomyx.net.

About Atomyx

The Atomyx line of products offers a truly modular solution enabling the automation of all stages of the modern workflow. Atomyx delivers the perfect job delivery mechanism for any automated workflow and covers everything from integration with asset management and web-to-print systems, over quality control and intelligent image optimization to proofing and production for the print and publishing market.

About Four Pees

Named after the four P’s of marketing – product, price, place and promotion – Four Pees markets, distributes, integrates and supports solutions for the print and publishing industry. The company focuses on solutions for collaboration, automation and quality optimization for the document archival, commercial print, publishing, packaging and large format printing markets.

Four Pees is the worldwide exclusive distributor of the callas software product ranges, the most complete PDF processing solutions; ProofMaster, for color-accurate contract proofs; PrintFactory, the most complete large-format printing production suite; and Atomyx, a complete quality control and automation solution. Other represented brands include Atomyx, axaio software, CtrlPublishing, Elpical, Remote Director and Twixl media.

Four Pees was established in 2007 by Tom Peire and has quickly grown into an industry innovating team with a background in leading companies such as Artwork Systems, EFI, Enfocus, Kodak and Vutek.

For more information, visit www.fourpees.com.