TotalFlow Prep, Print and Production Manager

TotalFlow Prep, Print and Production Manager
An overview of Ricoh's software for document preparation and output management for production printing TotalFlow Prep is an application that enables users to assemble and prepare documents for production print, including page management, finishing, tab design and imposition. Along with TotalFlow Path for business integration and Print and Production Manager for output management, there is a solution for nearly every challenge in the small to mid size production print environment. Version 4.1

Ricoh Solutions Our Ricoh developed solutions address customer requirements from small print shops to enterprise organizations with multichannel communications, business management, and marketing asset management. Critical Communications Marketing Automation POD Essentials Professional Services Offset to Digital EOM

Software TotalFlow We offer a comprehensive range of software and solutions that enable our customers to maximize technology investments, perform at benchmark levels and achieve greater efficiencies across their entire organization.

Critical Communications
Secure, control, compliance. Ricoh ProcessDirector Critical Communications POD Essentials Makeready, output management, JDF integration TotalFlow Prep, PM & Path, Mobile Marketing Automation POD Essentials Enterprise Output Management Transform, ERP applications InfoPrint Manager Professional Services Offset to Digital MIS, Color management, PDF workflows Avanti Slingshot, TotalFlow BatchBuilder Offset to Digital EOM Marketing Automation Composition, Precision Marketing MarcomCentral Professional Services Consulting, implementation, support Cloud & On Premise

TotalFlow Suite - Purpose and Goals
Avanti and other MIS Support Ricoh common GW controllers for low cost solutions Ricoh GW controllers Support new Ricoh TotalFlow Print Server controllers Marcom and other W2P New Ricoh TotalFow Print Server Drive partner (Fiery) controllers for Ricoh and other printers Many other business applications To illustrate this business oriented architecture approach I have just described, today I am very pleased to announce the European rollout of Avanti Slingshot, starting in The UK. Avanti Slingshot is the next generation Print MIS (Management Information System), incorporating business intelligence, production planning, shipping and billing into one easy-to-use, easy-to-implement system. It has everything you would expect from a leading MIS, plus it has the unique benefit of being available as a cloud-based solution and so making it more accessible. As a browser-based application with an easy-to-use GUI, Avanti Slingshot provides “anytime, anywhere” access to the system from any device such as desktop, laptop, or mobile device. Avanti Slingshot has seamless integration into Ricoh’s TotalFlow solutions but is also designed to easily integrate with third party applications and equipment with robust Application Programming Interfaces (API’s), using industry standard protocols such as JDF/JMF and XML, to ensure a streamlined business and production workflow. Support for multiple lines of business including offset, digital, large format, fulfilment, mailing and marketing services is uniquely offered by Avanti Slingshot. And finally, make better business decisions with business intelligence about your customers and the profitability of their jobs, provided via the integrated CRM system, dashboards and reporting tools. EFI Fiery Controllers Connect to other business operations to reduce touch points and mistakes. Enable Printer sales! Connect to Ricoh family applications such as Avanti and Marcom

TotalFlow Prep and Production Manager
Web to print MIS Shipping Other Business Integration TotalFlow Path Print production Submission Pre-Press Print TotalFlow Print or Production Manager PDF Editing Imposition Settings PDF TotalFlow Prep DOC Designed to optimise the productivity and enhance the capabilities of our cut sheet presses, the TotalFlow Prep and Production manager solutions provide PDF based Make Ready and Production management capabilities to your workflow. Page level editing and an integrated imposition are two modules that are included in Prep, along with Enfocus PitStop which is fully embedded for pre-flighting and that will detect and automatically fix the most common errors in PDF files Job Error recovery and in-built transforms are featured in Production Manager And TotalFlow can also manage the output of jobs to non Ricoh devices in a multi vendor environment. So this may be all you need to manage print workflows to maximise the productivity and performance of your digital presses Just a word on colour management, which is a critical requirement in the prepress process. [Click] XLS PDF PPT Scheduling Error recovery Media handling PCL/PS transforms finishing PUB TXT

Production Markets Served
GRAPHIC ARTS PRODUCTION MARKET IN-PLANT PRODUCTION MARKET ENTERPRISE MARKET § Corporate Data Centers § In-plant Production Shops § Internal Copy Centers § Small- to mid-size Commercial Printers § Large Commercial Printers § Book Printers § Direct Mailers § Digital Service Providers § Service Bureaus § Franchise & Quick Printers § Corporate, Government & Education Offices § Legal § Insurance / Benefit § Healthcare § Manufacturing § Retail

TotalFlow POD Essentials
Prep Create a job and set up the order of pages Assign job properties, such as special instructions Perform simple edits, add tabs and define finishing options Select media based on what is defined in the target printer or media catalog Preview the final file Production Manager TotalFlow Print Manager Functionality Plus : Print transforms Digital print load balancing, preflight integration, color management integration Automated proof prints and approvals Path Enables static and dynamic print workflows that are easy to configure Automates digital print workflow elements such as manual tasks, print, prepress and VDP Enables rules-based print automation using conditional logic Print Manager “Light version” of Production Manager Organize like jobs so they can be printed together with the correct media Simplify workflow building using drag-and-drop icons Save operator time with the intuitive interface and visual ticketing Expedite production workflows with digital print scheduling

RICOH TotalFlow Prep The specific features built into Prep are the result of extensive customer research and years of experience, with the goal to provide easy to understand function necessary to accomplish the most common tasks facing a print operator or customer service representative. All of this can be automated if necessary as part of a Production Manager or Path workflow or stand alone with hot folders. Templates are supported for ease in replicating common tasks such as business card layout or scanned image cleanup.

Prep TotalFlow VISION OPPORTUNITY SOLUTION
Recent trends in production print operations indicate a growing need for faster turnaround to handle the increase in smaller jobs. In addition, it is often necessary to deliver content to multiple output devices and even non-print destinations. VISION TotalFlow Prep was designed to provide the shop operator with a powerful tool for quickly and accurately preparing documents for production printing and portable PDF Production print facilities often receive content not suitable for immediate printing. The content may be in a native application, more than one PDF file, out of order or may simply be missing production information such as covers, tabs and finishing options. It is often difficult to assemble jobs with printer specific media and finishing, especially page exceptions. TotalFlow Prep makes these tasks easy, while minimizing hands on time for every job. SOLUTION Ricoh is continuing to develop excellent printers for the production market and Prep provides powerful features for rapidly preparing jobs to take advantage of the printer and finishers.

TotalFlow Prep 4 Redesign Method
Review Review Design Develop Adjust Adjust For version 4, TotalFlow Prep has been completely redesigned to meet region and customer requirements. This extensive Agile development effort included a new process to iteratively review and groom the design with key customer and field representatives to assure the desired result.

Features & Benefits TotalFlow Prep Visual Assembly Content Editing
Visually assemble jobs from multiple sources, reducing the need to convert Content Editing Edit content to clean up scanned images, reducing re-scan and manual steps Visual Management View and manage pages and sheets to accurately assemble to production requirements Presets Use predefined presets or instantly create new ones to enable reproduction of common work Hot Folders Use hot folders to automate common tasks such as booklets, business cards, etc., The specific features built into Prep are the result of extensive customer research and years of experience, with the goal to provide easy to understand function necessary to accomplish the most common tasks facing a print operator or customer service representative. All of this can be automated if necessary as part of a Production Manager or Path workflow or stand alone with hot folders. Templates are supported for ease in replicating common tasks such as business card layout or scanned image cleanup. Imposition Imposition features for common production operations plus advanced options for custom barcodes, marks and banners

New in version 4.1! TotalFlow Prep Feature Benefits
Generic Printer Support Version 4.1 offers the new ability to connect to most PostScript printers,. Finally drive that DigiMaster! Advanced Imposition A new, optional imposition package offers an incredible new selection of imposition, barcodes, banner pages and marks capabilities not normally found in make ready applications. Possible Japanese version – Q4 goal. Bleed Edge Tabs This critical new feature gives operators the option to offer options in page tabs, with creative shapes and background colors for bleed edge tabs. Editing/cropping improvements Also in 4.1, new imaging features support the extraction of content from an exiting page to establish the base image for a new job or page content New controls for color – b/w pages Version 4.1 will improve how color and b/w pages can be managed to better control costs per page and file sizes Task Manager Prep Task Manager has been incorporated into the main application and is no longer separate. Also, print job status and history is readily available, with event notifications The specific features built into Prep are the result of extensive customer research and years of experience, with the goal to provide easy to understand function necessary to accomplish the most common tasks facing a print operator or customer service representative. All of this can be automated if necessary as part of a Production Manager or Path workflow or stand alone with hot folders. Templates are supported for ease in replicating common tasks such as business card layout or scanned image cleanup.

TotalFlow Prep New in version 4.1-Advanced Imposition (option)
New technology provides custom imposition, bar codes, banner pages, and marks definitions Powerful imposition tool now embedded in TotalFlow Prep offers state of the art control of layouts for broader print product and process applications The specific features built into Prep are the result of extensive customer research and years of experience, with the goal to provide easy to understand function necessary to accomplish the most common tasks facing a print operator or customer service representative. All of this can be automated if necessary as part of a Production Manager or Path workflow or stand alone with hot folders. Templates are supported for ease in replicating common tasks such as business card layout or scanned image cleanup. Expected Japanese version is 4.2 or patch for

FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY - DO NOT DISTRIBUTE OUTSIDE OF RICOH
For In-plants, POD printers, etc. especially schools and other small to mid-size production environments Customer receives jobs in a condition not ready for printing. May need pagination, tabs, general touch up Customer needs hard copy capture from scanner and document clean up Customer needs an easy to learn, easy to use application suitable for temporary or part time employees May have mixed printer/controller environment Needs fast tool for imposition layouts Ricoh Target Customer Profile – TotalFlow Prep FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY - DO NOT DISTRIBUTE OUTSIDE OF RICOH

TotalFlow Prep Case Study
COMPANY OVERVIEW SOLUTION TotalFlow Prep and Print Manager TotalFlow Prep was installed to allow the operator to quickly assemble course packs from PDF and provide clean up of scanned images. The documents could then be printed and archived for reprint or repurposing. Jobs sent to TotalFlow Print Manager were automatically queued to the first available printer with matching finishing and media requirements, minimizing delays and eliminating mistakes. A Midwest Independent School District Print Center CHALLENGES Multiple sources of input, including native files, PDF, hard copy Various finishing configurations and requirements Scanned documents with artifacts Limited training budget Rapid turnaround requirements TotalFlow Prep and Print Manager were introduced in this environment challenged with numerous sources of unfiltered input. Prep solved these problems by supporting the various inputs and providing easy methods for course pack, booklets and mailer card designs.

TotalFlow Prep Value Proposition
For Small PSPs/CPs/In-Plant printers with Ricoh Production Cut-sheet printers Who Need to prepare their PDF Files for printing Our Product TotalFlow Prep is an affordable document content preparation tool That Simplifies your ability to set up your print production file By + Automatically setting your job up to match the devices capabilities + Allowing you to make late stage edits + Combining hardcopy and digital file processes + Providing an actual preview of the file including finishing selections Which Allows you to save time and money in your preparation process Unlike MicroPress or EFI (doesn’t support GW or other controllers) This product Provides highly effective integration with Ricoh devices….and can be invoked from other Ricoh applications such as Path and Production Manager Prep is designed to open standards, with JDF as the core interoperability format with PDF. The investment with Prep is not locked into any one vendor, and will readily work with Ricoh and EFI controllers.

TotalFlow Prep Differentiators
Unlike competitive products, TotalFlow Prep offers these capabilities: Non-proprietary Works with all Ricoh production printers using Ricoh and EFI controllers, plus an extensive list of inline and off line finishing. Enable other devices easily through PDF output or directly through Print and Production Manager. No longer rely on single, proprietary vendor with expensive accessories and options. Integrated Solid integration with TotalFlow Path, Print and Production Manager for business operations and output management Intelligent Recognizes the media catalogs of the new Ricoh and Fiery Server controllers for easy document layout and reliable printing Prep is designed to open standards, with JDF as the core interoperability format with PDF. The investment with Prep is not locked into any one vendor, and will readily work with Ricoh and EFI controllers.

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EMPOWERED Operators are empowered with the ability to assemble jobs from PDF, image files and scanning input to produce production ready documents in minimal time. For more information please visit: TotalFlow Prep Summary TotalFlow Prep provides indispensable capabilities for a production print environment well beyond the traditional print drivers and proprietary controller options TotalFlow Prep enables print providers with the tools necessary for rapid document preparation with minimal training requirements. Rely on TotalFlow Prep and other members of the TotalFlow family to solve your production bottlenecks in an open, non-proprietary solution.

RICOH TotalFlow Print and Production Manager version 4.1
An overview of Ricoh's software for maximizing printer investment and minimizing operator intervention

Print and Production Manager
TotalFlow Print and Production Manager OPPORTUNITY VISION Recent trends in production print operations indicate a rise in the number of smaller jobs and a decrease in expected turnaround times. This is pushing businesses to search for ways to automate and validate, reducing time spent per job. TotalFlow Print Manager and TotalFlow Production Manager (collectively referred to as TotalFlow PM) provide the tools necessary to maximize printer usage while minimizing operator interventions and printing mistakes Production print operation solutions are evolving to adapt to changing demands on the business. The increase in short run, tight turnaround jobs has dramatically challenged the profitability of many types of work. What is needed are methods to minimize touch points, maximize throughput and printer usage, while automating error prone manual steps. TotalFlow Print and Production Managers were created with just this in mind. SOLUTION TotalFlow Print Manager provides powerful basic output management to handle load balancing, error recovery, easy submission and scheduling. TotalFlow Production Manager adds simple workflow activities to handle preflight, proof printing, approvals, data conversions and other useful operations.

Features & Benefits TotalFlow Print Manager
Printer pools for load balancing and error recovery to minimize errors and down time Intelligent scheduling based on media and finishing provide maximum printer utilization Full PDF job submission with ticketing for file integrity and accurate production Late stage job edit for last minute corrections reduce the number of jobs returned to client Display of scheduled work for clear representation of job completion status, shop wide TotalFlow Print Manager is the base output management product but provides a long list of features to help print businesses maximize profitability. Print Manager offers key integration points between disparate printers, users and other optional components such as web to print and MIS connectivity. In this print production gathering point, all common needs such as spooling, balancing, error recovery, scheduling and reporting are provided in a very cost effective package. Reporting features to track printer utilization and user or group volume

Optional Advanced Imposition with custom barcodes, marks, banners
TotalFlow Production Manager Features & Benefits ALL the features of Print Manager PLUS… Proof print activity allows automatic printing of part or all of a copy for validation TotalFlow Prep edit activity can also be set to manually validate or repair a document Approval activity requires operator to manually approve the job, usually after the proof print Extending on the Print Manager core features, TotalFlow Production Manager offers a very simple but powerful workflow solution to automate such common tasks as file conversions, preflight, proof print and approvals to reduce the staff training requirements and therefore errors generated. In as little as a couple of minutes, a workflow can be configured to assure valid print jobs and reduce the touch points that have become all too common from users with limited experience in production print. PostScript and PCL to PDF transforms consolidate content for easy management Enfocus PitStop based preflight built in! Optional Advanced Imposition with custom barcodes, marks, banners

New in version 4.1 TotalFlow Print and Production Manager Feature
Benefits New, high speed database Replacing the database will enhance installation, remove failures and provide higher performance. Generic Printer Support With version 4.1, we will offer the ability to connect to the majority of PostScript printers available regardless of the vendor, extending the benefits of output management to more devices in the shop. Advanced Imposition added to TotalFlow Production Manager Version of Production Manager will introduce an optional workflow activity to provide very advanced, market leading imposition capabilities. Japanese version expected Q4. Drag and drop file submission Version 4.1 also includes the ability to drop PDF files onto the interface to create a new job in the system. This increases productivity, reducing the touch points required for jobs. Also enabled in the JST. Due date tracking In PM 4.1, we now track the due date assigned to a job. Extending on the Print Manager core features, TotalFlow Production Manager offers a very simple but powerful workflow solution to automate such common tasks as file conversions, preflight, proof print and approvals to reduce the staff training requirements and therefore errors generated. In as little as a couple of minutes, a workflow can be configured to assure valid print jobs and reduce the touch points that have become all too common from users with limited experience in production print.

FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY - DO NOT DISTRIBUTE OUTSIDE OF RICOH
Ricoh Target Customer Profile – TotalFlow PM In-plants, POD printers and other small to mid-size production environments Customer desires load balancing and scheduling to keep printer production optimized Customer has existing PostScript or PCL data sources that need to be converted to PDF for production Customer operation needs preflight automation to minimize mistakes and reprints Production needs include advanced imposition automation capabilities FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY - DO NOT DISTRIBUTE OUTSIDE OF RICOH

TotalFlow PM Case Study
COMPANY OVERVIEW SOLUTION TotalFlow Prep and Production Manager TotalFlow Prep and Production Manager were installed to provide easy document assembly and reliable proof – approval – produce workflow with easy to understand steps Jobs sent to TotalFlow Production Manager used a printer pool to fully engage both available printers and minimize the time required to print the work. With configurable media matching, the media could be substituted as necessary without job reconfiguration. Small Southeast City CHALLENGES Monthly newsletter has short turnaround time Must utilize both Ricoh printers to meet deadline Must provide proof copy to stakeholders Media varies depending on supply contracts In this example, a small but very busy in-plant was charged with producing periodic special interest newsletters across segments of the city. Once produced in Prep, the jobs were sent to a Print Manager printer pool for automatic production. Print Manager determined the printer most capable of producing the jobs based on predicted availability and printer features. The successful result created a number of very busy days for both printers in the shop, but a new level of confidence with reduced stress for the operators.

TotalFlow Print and Production Manager Value Proposition
For Small PSPs/CPs/InPlant printers with Ricoh Production cutsheet printers (with Fiery + GW controllers) Who Need to manage digital print production across multiple devices (10) Our Product TotalFlow Print and Production Manager provides digital centralized job management and control That… Helps you drive productivity By… + Automating job scheduling based on printer capabilities and availability + Optimizing fleet utilization, reducing turn-around time + Automating printing workflow steps + Dynamic media catalog discovery + device synchronization Which Reduces costs and errors Unlike Barr, Fiery Central, RSA Qdirect, MicroPress This product Maximizes your overall throughput and productivity for Ricoh based devices. Is flexible, open, non-proprietary, affordable, multi-vendor – and provides robust prediction and device + media catalog information dynamically --- BEST JOB TICKETERIN THE WORLD (10 to choose from) Optimizing details: Minimizes media changes Web-enabled viewing

TotalFlow Print Manager TotalFlow Production Manager
TotalFlow PM Family Features Features TotalFlow Print Manager TotalFlow Production Manager TotalFlow Path integration þ Scheduling Media management Web submission Job recovery Event notification Reports Printer pools PDF Print Drivers Preflight/Color Mgmt PCL & PS transforms Approvals Advanced Imposition (Optional) Here is a breakdown of the features available for TotalFlow Print and Production Manager.

Print and Production Manager Differentiators
TotalFlow Print and Production Manager Differentiators Unlike competitive products, TotalFlow PM offers these capabilities: Non-proprietary Works with all Ricoh production printers using Ricoh and EFI controllers, plus an extensive list of inline and off line finishing. Enable other devices easily through pass through with tray and finishing translations. No longer rely on single, closed source with expensive accessories and options Integrated Solid integration with TotalFlow Path and Prep for business operations and document preparation Intelligent Recognizes the media catalogs of the new Ricoh and Fiery Server controllers for easy document layout and reliable scheduling and printing With TotalFlow PM, rest easy in the knowledge that you are not tied to proprietary software. Data formats are primarily PDF and JDF, and support of both EFI and Ricoh controllers is assured for flexibility today and expanded growth opportunities tomorrow.

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EMPOWERED The feature set reduces the chance of a mistake and makes the best use of hardware, regardless of the situation. For more information please visit: TotalFlow PM Summary TotalFlow Print and Production Manager add a great productivity boost to the TotalFlow solution family by providing features that maximize printer utilization TotalFlow Print and Production Manager can play a key role in many solutions for production print, whether it is simple output management or as an integral part of a larger workflow that may include TotalFlow Path for broader business integration. Plan for Print or Production Manager to be the work horse in your new, optimized production environment.

TotalFlow Prep – Competitive
Products Ricoh TotalFlow Prep – General PDF make ready application for all controllers EFI MicroPress – Raster based DFE and make ready. Printer specific. EFI JobMaster – PDF make ready for EFI controllers only Overview MicroPress has been discontinued so the rush is on to fill the void. EFI has the inside track with JobMaster because of general familiarity both in customer base and sales/service. Prep must evolve in key areas to compete. Key Features General PDF page arrangement, addition and removal. Media and print option selection pertinent to the production printer Tab creation and production management with automation Imposition capabilities in support of common tasks and available finishers Visual presentation of the desired production print product. Services EFI offers expensive and proprietary services Ricoh has well respected service organization. Non- proprietary services are an advantage if core products are suitable. Pricing Ricoh TotalFlow Prep – $5000 MSRP EFI MicroPress – >$12,000 depending on connectivity and options EFI JobMaster – $ $7000 depending on EFI Impose and promotions Automation, training, professional services and customizations

Competitive - EFI MicroPress
Company Facts Who they sell to How they sell it Ricoh sells EFI products as well as TotalFlow products globally. Broad range of cut sheet environments including Inplant Print for pay franchise Commercial Usually sold with printer Training and service often required as part of the deal. Strengths Weaknesses Good finishing and media support Powerful tab features including bleed edge and multi-bank Good automation and forms options Reprint consistency with raster data Printer portfolio – Canon, K/M, Ricoh historically, all are discontinuing because of EFI pressure Expensive Raster only, little to no PDF support Printer specific Discontinued product What they claim What we know Ricoh Advantage Good solution for monochrome high availability and redundancy Solid solution but discontinued Prep is significantly less expensive and has many of the necessary features. Broad connectivity, expandable Limited to directly supported printers Prep is PDF based and supports both EFI and Ricoh controllers JDF and W2P connectivity Very limited connection to DSF and simple JDF only Extensive JDF ticketing and with Path has open ended connectivity

Competitive - EFI JobMaster
Company Facts Who they sell to How they sell it Ricoh sells EFI products as well as TotalFlow products globally. Broad range of cut sheet environments including Inplant Print for pay franchise Commercial Usually sold with printer Training and service often required as part of the deal. Strengths Weaknesses Good finishing and media support for EFI controller Decent tab features including recent additions of bleed edge and multi-bank Easy to understand Reprint consistency with raster data Fiery controller only Integration with EFI software only without expensive additions Printer specific No imposition, must also have EFI Compose What they claim What we know Ricoh Advantage Flexible – PC or Mac client Actually distributed via CWS, with painful updates Prep is less expensive and has many of the necessary features. Ease of use, familiar Fiery interface Actually is fairly easy to use Prep is PDF based and supports both EFI and Ricoh controllers Interconnectivity support with other EFI products Expensive and limited components and support Not limited to EFI controllers, but good support of both, with K3 coming

Multiple component such as Course Pack
Requirements Comparison Application Action TotalFlow Prep $5,000 JobMaster/ Impose $5000 MicroPress >$12,000 Multiple component such as Course Pack Printing Fiery, GW, GW+, others Fiery Fiery/PrintLink Scanning originals Direct support in Prep for new job creation. Similar function Expensive optional MicroImager Merge raster and PDF Supported PDF not directly supported. De-skew and de-speckle Monochrome single bit raster pages only. Manual control is available. Only MP raster pages except MicroImager. Better granular control. Tab creation Powerful new easy tab creation with automatic mode. Two text lines with image. Bleed edge tab support. Two lines of text plus image. Bleed edge tabs supported. Good tab handling, multibank supported. Page replacement Supported with existing scanned pages. Supported with manual steps Requires combination of scanning application and TrueEdit. Native file import Supported if Acrobat is installed. Not supported

Business document such as Annual Report
Requirements Comparison Application Action TotalFlow Prep $5,000 JobMaster/ Impose $7000 MicroPress >$9,000 Business document such as Annual Report Printing Fiery, GW, GW+, others Fiery Fiery/PrintLink Chapters Supported plus easy automation. Rapid indexing for quick viewing. Supported, but limited. Supported in raster format only Media Selection Automatic import of Fiery Server and GW+ media available for document composition. Fiery only Some manual steps required for media configuration Page range finishing Supported for Fiery and Ricoh controllers. Fiery/PrintLink only Automation Included hot folders Extra cost Included Magazine / booklet format Supported directly with automatic imposition Possible but multiple steps required. Header and footer or page numbering Supported

Multiple image tasks such as Business Cards
Requirements Comparison Application Action TotalFlow Prep $5,000 JobMaster/ Impose $7000 MicroPress >$9,000 Multiple image tasks such as Business Cards Printing Fiery, GW, GW+, others Fiery Fiery/PrintLink Repeat Image, Imposition Easy one click Presets or fully automated operation Requires Impose, but has good options. Strong support with templates. Crop marks Solid capabilities. Intuitive interface. Supported with base capabilities. Supported. Bleed control Good granular control over bleed settings. Good initialization Supported Supported, but difficult to change. Automation Very good Preset control to easily automate repeated requirements, included. Templates available. Shell templates Good options for image overlays and Presets use Good options Good options for raster implementation Media recognition Automatic media recognition with Fiery servers and GW+ controllers. Fiery only Fiery/PrintLink only

Positioning Price Prisma Prepare FreeFlow Output Manager EFI JobFlow
Make ready Price RICOH TotalFlow Production Manager PrintGroove POD Queue JobMaster, Impose, Compose RICOH TotalFlow Prep FreeFlow Express to Print PrintGroove POD Ready RICOH TotalFlow Print Manager Output Management Applications Make Ready Applications

Path + PM + Prep Value Proposition Summary
TotalFlow PM/Prep/Path For Medium Sized PSPs/CPs/In-Plants with Ricoh Production Cut sheet printers (with GW/Fiery based devices) Who Need to increase efficiency throughout their production print operations Our Products TotalFlow “COMBINED “ provide intelligent connectivity between applications with a robust digital production print management system That Can efficiently redefine your entire print operation By + Completely automating business and production tasks + Integrating and automating Prep and Production Management + Providing advanced output management (load balancing, pooling, error recovery) + Supporting a broader set of applications + Offering a business-wide view of entire operation Which Allows for future growth, increased page volume, and more profitable operations. Unlike Xerox FreeFlow, EFI This product suite Is an affordable way to intelligently connect, automate, and control across the shop floor. Is flexible, open, non-proprietary, affordable, multi-vendor – and provides robust prediction and device + media catalog information dynamically --- BEST JOB TICKETERIN THE WORLD (10 to choose from)

TotalFlow Prep, PM and Path Use
If … then use Prep Print Manager Production Manager Path Few printers, low volume  Some volume, needs printer redundancy Course packs, page exceptions, binding, tabs, lots of media Higher volume of jobs or pages. More printers. PostScript or PCL data sources, repetitive tasks, unskilled labor Web to print MIS or other third party application integration

Common Connectivity Technology
RICOH Applications RICOH Printer Connector RICOH GW+ IMSS TotalFlow Prep TotalFlow Print Manager TotalFlow Production Manager TotalFlow Path TotalFlow RPD Etc. PDF to PostScript PDF to JDF/PDF Ticketing Resource gathering (such as device info and media) Upgradable independent from applications EFI Fiery PostScript or Fiery JDF RICOH TotalFlow Print Server (JDF/PDF) The specific features built into Prep are the result of extensive customer research and years of experience, with the goal to provide easy to understand function necessary to accomplish the most common tasks facing a print operator or customer service representative. All of this can be automated if necessary as part of a Production Manager or Path workflow or stand alone with hot folders. Templates are supported for ease in replicating common tasks such as business card layout or scanned image cleanup. Unsupported PostScript printers

Competition – Make Ready

Competition – Output Management

Schedules Prep English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Dutch available now Prep All above plus Japanese – End ofJuly Prep and Production Manager Advanced Imposition for Japanese – TBD, but likely late 2016, early 2017 Automation, training, professional services and customizations

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