EFI of Fremont, California, has made significant enhancements to PrintSmith Vision with the release of version 3. The browser-based MIS software is designed for small-sized printing companies, with estimating, point-of-sale, account management, production management, receivables and sales analysis tools.
The updated version of EFI PrintSmith Vision includes new mobile views in the software for users to check work-in-process, view job statuses or check arriving shipments remotely. New dashboards in the software, explains EFI, provide users with faster access to needed information, including specifics to the logged-in user, such as orders entered by that user and a list of pending estimates that can be opened from the dashboard and converted into orders.
Focusing more on mobile access, EFI explains users can view a range of customer and estimate history details using an HTML5 mobile interface. Data security is another key improvement, according to the company, with new tools to schedule automatic backups of the MIS software’s database. EFI also points to PrintSmith Vision’s new flexibility in logging customer interactions, whereby users can access a new feature for logging follow ups, meeting reminders, issues and questions from a variety of windows. Logged entries are listed chronologically in the software’s dashboard.
With PrintSmith Vision, users can manage and automate their printing workflow based on integration with EFI Fiery Central and Fiery digital print servers with Command WorkStation, as well as with EFI Digital StoreFront Web-to-print software. EFI explains Digital StoreFront integration provides real-time, bidirectional status updates for immediate communication to both operators and customers.
In terms of purchase order generation, users can create and manage purchase orders for paper, charges, jobs and invoices. They can also create generic POs to track other purchased items. Version 3 of PrintSmith Vision features several email enhancements, according to EFI, including the ability to email purchase orders, integration with Microsoft Outlook Exchange Server, and HTML email templates.
The software’s digital assets window now includes a “show preview” button for previewing PDF, JPG and PNG files, saving users time in job preparation and customer service tasks. With PrintSmith Vision version 3, users can perform enhanced scheduling and job tracking with data collection in a new scheduling offering, which includes a direct link to the MIS software’s tracker module.
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