Phoenix, Arizona, March 28, 2008 - LithoTechnics, Inc.,
developer of Metrix®, award-winning automatic, intelligent
job planning and imposition system, announced today they have
entered into a reseller agreement as well as a partnership
agreement to integrate their respective products. The initial
offering by the two companies will involve the incorporation
of part of the Metrix imposition engine into the ePace print
management system allowing ePace customers to view impositions
online. Future plans include a dynamic two-way integration
that will allow ePace customers to benefit from additional
features offered by the complete Metrix solution.
"We are excited about licensing Metrix
technology to Pace, and with our plans for continued integration
with their management system," commented Rohan Holt,
President of LithoTechnics, Inc. "To successfully compete
today, printing companies need to pursue workflow automation
and digital integration. Metrix will greatly assist many Pace
customers in this pursuit."
"Partnering with best of breed companies
like LithoTechnics is essential in being able to provide a
complete workflow solution for our customers," said Jay
Farr, President of Pace Systems Group, Inc. "With this
offering, we have taken another important step in providing
printers the best tools to improve efficiency and win more
business."
The Metrix 3.0 family includes Metrix Commercial,
Metrix Max, Metrix X-8 and Metrix X-80, targeted at different
segments of the commercial print market. All editions are
available on Mac OS X and Windows, and all automatically plan
and impose flat, folded, and bound work as well as ganged
work. All editions can import JDF and export imposed PDF.
Select editions include Auto Plan, and export various forms
of JDF for prepress and finishing. The entire Metrix family
is available in English, German, Spanish, and French.
About LithoTechnics
LithoTechnics is a privately held company founded
in 2003 by Rohan Holt. Holt is the original inventor of SuperImpose™,
the product that was adapted and renamed UpFront® when
it was acquired by ScenicSoft in 1999. Metrix, LithoTechnics'
flagship product, received the prestigious 2005 PIA/GATF InterTech™
Technology Award, recognized industry-wide as a symbol of
technological innovation and excellence. With offices in Phoenix,
Arizona, and south of Sydney, Australia, LithoTechnics is
a software company focused on providing key tools and technologies
to enable print workflow automation. LithoTechnics is a full
member of the CIP4 Organization.
Contact Information
Davo Laninga, LithoTechnics, Inc.
Tel: +1 623 594 1408
Email:
About Pace Systems Group
Jacksonville, Florida-based Pace Systems Group,
Inc. is a leading developer of practical business management
systems that make printing and graphic art companies more
efficient and profitable. ePace is comprised of a complete
suite of fully-integrated software modules for estimating,
scheduling, production, accounting and e-commerce, and uses
an appliance model that allows for installation and training
in a fraction of the time required by other solutions. This
advanced, secure system architecture is customizable, XML
driven, ODBC compliant and allows browser-based access from
Mac and PC platforms to better leverage emerging technologies
that will define the digital workflow process.
The ePace system seamlessly integrates with
print technology industry leaders for online order processing
and production management through the PaceConnect suite of
modules. These offerings automate workflow, increase productivity
and reduce costs by leveraging web-based technology. Hundreds
of installed systems are in operation at sheetfed, web, digital,
screen printers, in-plant operations, bindery and prepress
trade service companies.
