RR Donnelley Selects
EFI Prograph Publication Planning Software for 14 Plants
North America’s Largest Printer Standardizes on EFI Job
Management System
Miami – June 13, 2005
– EFI (Nasdaq: EFII), the world leader in digital imaging and print
management solutions for commercial and enterprise printing, today
announced at its sixth annual Connect users’ conference that R.R.
Donnelley & Sons Company (NYSE: RRD) has selected and implemented
Prograph® as the job management system for their magazine, catalog
and retail insert manufacturing platform. With 14 North American
plants that produce magazines, catalogs, and retail inserts, RR
Donnelley is EFI’s largest Prograph installation to date.
EFI Prograph offers powerful, comprehensive planning capabilities
– including versioning, complex imposition and distribution tools –
that allow printers to make more informed business decisions, and
streamline their production process. EFI recently began shipping
version 6.0 of Prograph that includes a simplified architecture to
make installations and upgrades easier and faster; a more intuitive
user interface; and a brand new Press Optimizer feature that
provides computer-aided press planning.
Prograph’s unique ability to automate the press
and bindery planning process, producing accurate manufacturing
instructions efficiently, and the ability to integrate seamlessly
with a number of RR Donnelley’s publishing and retail services
customers were key factors in the buying decision. The enhanced
system functionality was also a deciding factor for RR Donnelley.
“After evaluating competitive systems, we decided to standardize
on Prograph for our magazine, catalog and retail insert plants
because of its demonstrated ability to create and update complex
product specifications for the types of jobs we print,” said Dan
Knotts, Executive Vice President and General Manager of RR
Donnelley. “We were very pleasantly surprised that we were able to
deploy the system across 14 plants in only five months.”
“This relationship with RR Donnelley, the largest printing
company in North America, is a strong testament to the outstanding
quality and reliability of Prograph,” said Marc Olin, Vice
President/General Manager, EFI Commercial Print Systems. “We were
very pleased to be able to get so many plants operational so quickly
so that Donnelley could immediately begin deriving benefit from the
software.”
About RR
Donnelley
RR Donnelley (NYSE: RRD) is the world's premier full-service global
print provider and the largest printing company in North America,
serving customers in publishing, healthcare, advertising, retail,
telecommunications, technology, financial services, and many other
industries. Founded more than 140 years ago, the company provides
solutions in commercial printing, forms and labels, direct mail,
financial printing, print fulfillment, business communication
outsourcing, logistics, online services, digital photography, color
services, and content and database management. The largest companies
in the world and others rely on RR Donnelley's scale, scope and
insight through a comprehensive range of online tools, variable
printing services, and market-specific solutions. For more
information, visit the company's web site at
http://www.rrdonnelley.com.
About EFI
EFI (www.efi.com) is the world
leader in digital imaging and print management solutions for
commercial and enterprise printing. EFI's award-winning technologies
offer end to end, integrated document management tools from creation
to print, including high fidelity color Fiery® print servers that
can output up to 2000 ppm; superwide digital inkjet printers and UV
and solvent inks capable of printing on flexible and rigid
substrates; powerful print production workflow and management
information software solutions for increased performance and cost
efficiency; and an array of corporate printing solutions. EFI’s
integrated solutions connect seamlessly, delivering unbeatable
performance, cost savings and increased productivity. EFI maintains
25 offices worldwide.