GMG’s remote proofing network is now online

GMG, a developer of color management software, has launched its www.proofr.com internet platform. The worldwide network of remote proofing locations makes it possible to provide online proofing services in compliance with GMG quality standards.

Paul Willems, CEO of GMG, said: ‘We are delighted to have already been able to recruit numerous professional partners for our proofing network. Proofr.com already covers key locations in Europe, Asia, and the USA, meaning that we can literally offer many customers the possibility of sending color-accurate proofs around the globe in a very short space of time. We're permanently seeking and recruiting new partners to improve the network's coverage even further.’

Due to the increasing globalization of the working world, even digital hardcopy proofs today regularly have to be transported over long distances, e.g. by courier, if rapid customer approval is needed. That is an expensive procedure in terms of both money and time. GMG is catering to this situation by introducing Proofr.com. The new development was recently nominated for the German Printing Industry Innovation Awards 2010, making it into the Top 10 in the pre-press category. ‘This clearly shows that we have come up with exactly what people need,’ said Paul Willems.

The working principle is simple: via the online portal, interested users can order a color-accurate contract proof in GMG quality, and select a Proofr partner in their area for the job. This partner then produces the proof in the recipient's vicinity, sending it out within a matter of hours. The PayPal online payment system is used for payment.

Kristian Wells, pre-press manager at Think Repro in the UK and a Proofr network partner, said: ‘[It is] no problem at all for a GMG user to become a Proofr partner, because preconfigured workflows can simply be downloaded from the website, enabling every partner to guarantee consistent proof quality. On the customer side, it's very easy to use the online portal, upload data, and select a partner. Since every partner uses the same GMG ColorProof proofing software and GMG ProofPaper semimatte 250, the customer can depend on every partner producing top-quality proofs.’

Maxime Dumesnil from DLW, a pre-press company in Paris, describes the business advantages from the point of view of a network partner: ‘Many of our customers have their printing done outside France. The Proofr community puts us in a position to select a trustworthy partner for our customers at the individual printing locations, and to deliver a color-accurate proof to the print provider on the same day. That results in direct economic and ecological benefits for our customers. Since transport is eliminated, the costs are lower and the carbon footprint improves.’

GMG users can apply to become proofing providers at www.proofr.com.

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