EFI acquires PrintStream

EFI has acquired Streamline Development, the developer of PrintStream ERP/MIS software focused on mailing and fulfillment services for the printing industry. 

‘As our market continues to evolve, we are committed to providing a portfolio of industry leading products allowing customers to choose the right solution for their environment with the consistency of delivery needed for long term success,’ said Marc Olin, GM of EFI’s Advanced Professional Print Software division (APPS). 

‘While PrintStream is the first product we have acquired as part of our new consolidation strategy, we will be actively seeking out additional print ERP/MIS solutions worldwide. By concentrating our investment and efforts on Monarch, Radius, Pace and PrintSmith, we can insure that the largest development and support teams in the industry are delivering the best possible solutions to give our clients the best chance to succeed in today’s challenging business environment.’ 

‘The PrintStream team and I are very excited about joining EFI, a leader in ERP/MIS,’ added Laurence Snyder, CEO of Streamline. ‘We look forward to sharing our expertise in the areas of mailing and fulfillment requirements to enhance EFI products.’ 

PrintStream, which has been renamed EFI PrintStream, has several key features and technologies including direct mail and warehouse management tools. EFI will leverage these strengths by offering the PrintStream Warehouse Management/Fulfillment module as an add-on module to a number of EFI’s existing ERP/MIS products. In addition, Laurence Snyder, as well as the rest of the PrintStream team, are now part of EFI and will assist in the development of the company’s products. EFI PrintStream will continue to be supported, but no longer offered to new customers. Instead, EFI will offer new clients these four ERP/MIS products: 

• EFI Monarch – for larger single and multi-plant operations looking for full workflow automation with specialization in publication, book, direct mail, transactional and large commercial printing operations
• EFI Pace – for mid-market digital, offset, hybrid, wide format and specialty printing operations
• EFI PrintSmith – for on-demand, copy shop and small commercial operations
• EFI Radius – for labels, folding cartons and flexible packaging operations

EFI has historically supported all of its ERP/MIS offerings for many years even after it stopped actively selling them. For example, the PSI, Logic and Covalent software systems are all legacy ERP/MIS applications that EFI continues to support. For PrintStream clients that wish to move to a new platform, EFI will be offering incentives to encourage them to transition to one of its four software products, as well as assistance to help make the move as seamless as possible. 

The EFI annual user conference, Connect, will now include a track for PrintStream customers, covering detailed information about upcoming releases and what new features and functions are planned over the coming year. Connect takes place on April 26-29 at Wynn Las Vegas and more information is available at www.efi.com/connect. 

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