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InfoPrint Solutions Company Receives “Strong Positive” Rating in Leading Analyst Firm’s Automated Document Factory 2.0 Software MarketScope Report

BOULDER, Colo., December 15, 2008

InfoPrint Solutions Company, the joint venture between IBM and Ricoh, today announced its ADF workflow solution received a “Strong Positive” rating in Gartner’s new “MarketScope for Automated Document Factory 2.0 Software”* report. InfoPrint was one of 18 vendors evaluated in the report and received the highest possible rating, “Strong Positive.”

According to the report, Gartner's ADF 2.0 architecture gives technology providers the framework for developing and implementing the strategies and tools necessary for 21st century communications in any media. By doing so, the architecture provides the basis for software solutions that enable end users to enjoy print as an integral part of their enterprise's multichannel, CRM-based approach to disseminating marketing messages and financial information.

Moreover, “the consequences of not having an automated document factory (ADF) are high. High labor, material and postage costs, poor quality and document integrity, and low company growth and departmental value are the burdens that print and mail operations without an ADF bear. This MarketScope provided insights into the market and ratings of the ADF 2.0 software providers that can help make operations world-class.”

The report evaluated the solutions from 18 different companies based on market understanding, product strategy, vertical/industry strategy, innovation, geographic strategy, product/service, market responsiveness and track record. These criteria evaluate the hardware and software offerings that enable the production of high volumes of personalized and relevant communications using the latest equipment while supporting output in other media.

According to Pete Basiliere, Research Director at Gartner. “Investing $1,000,000 in ADF 2.0 yields 10-25 percent savings for a payback within as little as 12-18 months.*”

InfoPrint implements ADF to automate, control and manage entire print and mail processes in efforts to solve three common challenges: postal optimization, mailroom integrity and output management. The company estimates the total annual number of mailpieces under control of InfoPrint ADF solutions globally is nearly 20 billion.

InfoPrint Process Director (IPPD), a configurable output process management system is the foundation for the ADF implementation, and allows print houses to re-engineer transaction output processes by adding new components and functionality as the requirements of each output evolves. It integrates multi-vendor software and devices to go “beyond print” to achieve higher cost savings and improve the integrity of output. With InfoPrint’s ADF solutions print and mail operations can begin with packaged software and build capabilities tailored to their unique processes, when they need them.

IPPD contains core technology unique in the industry such as document pool. This enables organizations to break jobs into the smallest elements and use powerful indexes to modify or reassemble the jobs for a more efficient flow - automatically. This can help increase postal discounts, reduce sorter requirements, and increase your productivity.

“Even before our formation, InfoPrint was always focused strongly on end-to-end solutions that enable increased productivity, cost-effectiveness and high quality,” said Enrico Parodi, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Technology & Solutions Development for InfoPrint. “With Gartner’s rating of our ADF solution as a ‘Strong Positive’, we believe our research and development efforts have clearly been recognized and we are honored that the though leaders behind this technology have seen the value in InfoPrint’s offering. “

* MarketScope Disclaimer

The MarketScope is copyrighted 2008 by Gartner, Inc. and is reused with permission. The MarketScope is an evaluation of a marketplace at and for a specific time period. It depicts Gartner's analysis of how certain vendors measure against criteria for that marketplace, as defined by Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in the MarketScope, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest rating. Gartner disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

*Gartner “MarketScope for Automated Document Factory 2.0 Software” by Pete Basiliere. December 2, 2008

** Pete Basiliere, Using ADF 2.0 to Help Your Company Grow, December 8 2008

About InfoPrint Solutions Company

InfoPrint Solutions Company, headquartered in Boulder, Colorado, brings to market the advantages IBM and Ricoh have in the development, manufacturing, marketing and building of strategic solutions for customers, creating a growth-oriented global enterprise that is strategically focused on the output market.

The InfoPrint Solutions Company portfolio includes solutions for production printing for enterprises and commercial printers as well as solutions for office workgroup environments and industrial segments. The company offers customers the highest quality output solutions that optimize productivity by providing efficient workflow and, at the same time, delivering low cost of ownership and high return on investment. The heritage of InfoPrint Solutions Company includes the development of the IBM Advanced Function Presentation (AFP) Architecture – now an industry standard – and Intelligent Printer Data Stream (IPDS), which has since become the standard for mission critical business printing. The company also leads the industry in print management solutions with both InfoPrint Process Director and InfoPrint Manager. Please visit www.infoprint.com for more information.

Media and Industry Analyst Contacts

Breakaway Communications for InfoPrint Solutions Company

Gemma Craven
gcraven@breakawaycom.com
212-616-6005