• On-line print job submission and print production/management solution for in-house print centers
• Enables direct job submission to printers and automatic PDF creation over a scalable, secure Sun platform
• Helps shorten job turnaround times, reduce errors and lower document production costs

Using an attractive and highly-intuitive user interface, users easily submit single or multi-document print jobs directly to printers in a simple, one-step process. Once jobs have been scheduled and assigned to print queues, WebCRD automatically creates either properly formatted electronic job tickets or PostScript for that specific printer. This enables print center operators to submit print jobs directly to production printers for output without reentering information into a Windows print driver. It also reduces the number of production steps in the print center, and that can improve operator productivity and minimize the opportunity for error.

WebCRD also offers two automated PDF creation and workflow options:

• SurePDF™, for client-based PDF generation, automatically creates a PDF on the user’s computer, providing a proof for immediate viewing and acceptance prior to job submission. Users merely have to enter the “Print to WebCRD” to submit the job to their print center.
• CentralPDF™, for server-based environments unable to install SurePDF on each workstation, delivers PDF conversion of some of the most frequently used native application formats on a standalone server.

WebCRD is delivered on a scalable, secure, and reliable Sun platform. This provides high security and reliability along with the simplicity of a browser-based interface. Authorized personnel can perform print and administration functions for the Java-based application from any desktop on the network. The Sun platform requires little ongoing IT support to maintain this level of security and delivers high up-time to minimize interruptions in production printing environment.

For document authors, WebCRD offers:

• Simplified job ordering with customizable defaults
• Easy online access to job status anytime, anywhere
• Job progress and completion notifications via email
• Table-driven job cost estimating
• Personal and public “digital file cabinets” for instant access to stored documents and forms for reprinting or sharing
• Direct lines of communication to the print center

Internal print centers can benefit from:

• Superior productivity and faster turnarounds through automated workflows
• Less time spent creating PDFs and PostScript
• Fewer data entry errors due to direct job submission, automatic job ticketing and automatic PDF creation
• Increased print volume, lower document production costs and greater operation profitability
• Complete chargeback information for cost allocation
• Automated file archival for reorders/reprints

WebCRD also allows users such as corporate administrators, managers, accounting and finance professionals to:

• Export production activity reports to accounting and CRM systems
• Charge codes for cost allocation/accounting or customer invoicing