EFI broadens packaging portfolio with Rhapso

Based in Les Ulis, France, and with a further office in in Nürnberg, Germany, Rhapso is made up of two software products addressing the printing industry with the Rhapso Graphisoft MIS primarily marketed in the French-speaking countries, and the Rhapso PC-Topp scheduling and production control solution for the corrugated industry.

Rhapso MIS and ERP products will become part of the EFI Productivity Software family of products. Graphisoft will also be integrated with EFI Fiery, the leading digital front end platform for Xerox, Canon, Ricoh and Konica Minolta printers and copiers. Rhapso's employees have joined EFI and will be integrated into EFI's European operations.

EFI said the acquisition is intended to strengthen its MIS/ERP position in Europe. EFI’s recent acquisitions in this space have included Lector Computersysteme, Metrix Software and shipping software developer SmartLinc.

Marc Olin, EFI chief operating officer, said: ‘Rhapso gives EFI the opportunity to further extend our leading-edge capabilities in the packaging market. This is a strong and complementary addition to our growing portfolio of MIS/ERP solutions. We are very pleased to welcome our new colleagues to EFI.

‘With our strong presence in Europe, the acquisition of Rhapso now extends our scope of offering into the corrugated market sector as a new growth opportunity and builds upon our strong existing presence in the MIS and scheduling area. We welcome the addition of over 500 customers to our existing customer base which will further establish EFI as the clear leader of MIS and ERP related solutions in Europe and reassert our commitment to the region and to local markets. We believe this is a critical and strategic part of our focused growth strategy.’