1. What’s new in ONYX 11.1

2. ONYX 11.1 Built on a proven technology platform
ONYX is pleased to announce its second software release in 6 months!
ONYX 11.1 is the first major update to ONYX 11. Improving customer’s business with additional features, functionality and key maintenance items.
ONYX Advantage holders realize the benefits of software maintenance with no added cost to upgrade to ONYX 11.1
ONYX 11 brought you 21 new innovative features and enhancements that simplify print production and optimize color output.
Simple
Innovative
Proven

3. What does ONYX 11.1 add? Cut Only Workflow Cut Path Previews
Simplified Job Setup
Profiling for Expanded Ink Sets
Adobe PDF Print Engine 3 for ONYX Thrive
Maintenance
for Prioritized Support Escalations

4. Color Profiling is now included in ONYX PosterShop
Color profiling gives users the ability to optimize their color output and create ICC color profiles.
Simple. Easy. Automated.
Manage your color using the ONYX Print > Read > Next color profiling workflow.
Superior, predictable output.
Improve your color and accuracy with brighter and more vibrant images using the ONYX color engine.
Better ink savings and control.
Save up to 30% ink with GCR Plus™ ink saving technology.

5. Cut Path Previewing
Improve confidence in output before submitting images to production
Ability to preview cutting paths in Job Editor
See cut path preview in RIP-Queue and Job Properties

6. New Cut only workflow
Cut-only workflow let’s you cut directly from CUT-Server without the extra step of printing.
Exporting from your design application as SVG files let’s you open directly into cut server for a streamlined cut only solution

7. Color Palette cutting
With a new cutting palette for Adobe® Illustrator® cut setup is made easy in the design stage
Pre-defined spot colors already configured for ONYX
Easy design for multi-layer cutting setup

8. Additional Print and Cut features included with ONYX 11.1
Automated nesting for print and cut workflows
Custom cutting workflows with ONYX Quick Sets
Cutter manager lets you easily modify individual cutter settings and position of cutter marks
Confidently make media scale adjustments without impacting your cutting workflow
Expanded multi-layer support for additional cutting devices
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9. Simplified Job Setup
Improved job previewing and sizing in Job Properties
Preview disproportionate scaling changes
Full control over size and magnification of an image
Ability to lock crop sizes for fixed size application in Job Editor
Mirror image controls in Job Properties and Quick Sets for additional workflow automation
Automation of ‘Reflect at Print Time’ via Quick Sets and Nesting

10. Profiling for expanded ink sets
1. Control the starting point of orange and other HiFi inks to eliminate grainy output
Improve output quality without sacrificing color
2. New dynamic Multi-Channel Ink Restriction Swatch makes setting ink restrictions with spot inks simpler

11. Adobe PDF Print Engine 3 for ONYX Thrive
The next-generation rendering platform, optimized for end-to-end PDF workflows. Combines performance optimizations with a new scalability framework to power high-speed digital presses, and large format printers.
Print Service Providers will benefit from the fastest rendering platform for reliable reproduction of complex, graphically-rich content.

12. ONYX 11.1
Marketing Tools

13. ONYX 11.1 key milestones and availability
Activity
Timeline
Pre-release testing
In progress
Sales Training
April 2014
Channel rollout
Public availability
Q2 2014

14. Available marketing collateral
ONYX brochure
Updated ONYX Advantage price list
Sales videos will provide end users with an overview (one minute) of features and functionality:
Print & Cut Workflow ONYX 11 Overview
Advanced Cut Server Swatch Books 
Job Previewing Sewing Marks
Job Ticketing
PowerPoint presentation
Product images for web (web banner & print)
Sample advertising
Sample template
Press release
Availability on the ONYX Partner Portal

15. ONYX 11.1 Summer
Reseller Promotion

16. Why a Summer Promotion?
Quick start the release of ONYX 11.1 with a financial incentive
Expand the ONYX Advantage Legacy pricing to include version 6.x
Incent your sales team to close more deals
ONYX Advantage is the way to obtain ONYX The following slides provide you with the information needed to launch the ONYX Summer promotion for your internal sales organization.
Existing ONYX Advantage customers will naturally be eligible for the upgrade to ONYX 11.1.
Customers who have not renewed their contract will need to re-instate a contract to be eligible for this new release.
ONYX customers who did not originally purchase the ONYX Advantage contract can do so at this time and acquire the new release.

17. Fast. Easy. Profitable. Fast Easy Profitable
Reach out to your existing customer base and introduce ONYX 11.1.
ONYX customers know, like, and rely on ONYX products to keep their shop running efficiently. ONYX 11 provides twenty-one new innovative features and improvements.
Easy
Promote ONYX Advantage with a 3-year or 1-year contract to facilitate the end-user a quick, cost-efficient way to get ONYX 11.1
Updated quick reference price list with ONYX Advantage part numbers.
Profitable
With this promotion resellers will enjoy an additional 10 discount points for any new ONYX Advantage contract sold from May 1, 2014 through August 31, 2014.

18. Target Audience ONYX customers currently on version 6.0 or higher
ONYX Advantage customers who have expired in the past 12 months

19. Promotion Code: PR-Service
Increase your discount by an additional 10 points off the list price on your purchase order for every ONYX Advantage contract.
Utilize ONYX Advantage Legacy pricing to include version 6.x
Offer Details
Use the promo code on your purchase order to receive these additional points.
Use the Legacy pricing SKU for the older version 6.x
Terms: Offer valid with the sale of ONYX Advantage software maintenance agreements purchased from May 1, 2014 through August 31, 2014 only. Additional points will be issued on your invoice (account must be in good standing). The promotion code must be listed on the purchase order at the time of the sale. Terms and conditions are subject to change. Void where prohibited.

20. How to get ONYX 11.1
Customers with current ONYX Advantage software maintenance agreements are automatically eligible to get this new version. License updates can be obtained by contacting starting June 2014.
As of April 1, 2014, all new key files will automatically include support of this new version and no additional key update will be necessary
Customers not currently covered by an ONYX Advantage software maintenance agreement may enroll by contacting their local reseller
End-Users who have purchased ONYX Thrive™, ONYX ProductionHouse™, ONYX PosterShop® and ONYX RIPCenter™ on or after March 1, 2014  are also eligible to get this major update by contacting starting June 2014.
Note: License update requests must be made by December 1, 2014 to receive this update without a charge..
This new version is only available through new purchase or to ONYX Advantage customers.
For more information please contact your ONYX Territory Sales Manager or ONYX directly at

21. Celebrating 25 years of Innovation