Solution: Packaging
ExtremeZ-IP
Meeting the demands of today’s packaging industry means thinking outside of the box. Packaging professionals must handle daily variations in labeling and packaging sizes, all while managing an ongoing series of critical deadlines. As the industry’s first and most trusted solution for seamless file and print sharing between Mac desktops and Windows servers, ExtremeZ-IP provides a highly reliable and scalable platform that meets your changing needs by providing:
- The proven solution for top packaging firms in meeting and maintaining even the most challenging workflows.
- Highly reliable file sharing services designed to meet tight production deadlines.
- Support of Microsoft Clustering Services (MSCS) with failover support for added reliability and scalability.
- Fast start-up in case of service interruption without re-indexing downtime.
- A high-performance solution that can manage millions of files–archives, pictures, and other materials&ndahs;in a file server share optimized for fast filename searching.
- Complete compatibility with all current workflow systems, including Kodak Prinergy & Rampage, and with all major Mac applications like Adobe Creative Suite (CS3) and Quark to ensure seamless management of larger Mac files and greater file volumes in general.
- ExtremeZ-IP Zidget™, which lets users easily browse for file and print servers through a simple dashboard widget or web interface–while completely eliminating AppleTalk from your network to reduce IT management and maintenance costs.
- Optimized print and imaging workflow, along with simplified print log tracking to better manage resource usage patterns and costs.
- Filename policies empower administrators to limit filenames, ensure compatibility and foster collaboration in a shared environment with Mac, Windows and other operating systems on the desktop.
- Tools to provide desktop maintenance and user account security, including Full Active Directory support for user management, such as quotas and password expiration.
- The only Windows AFP server that allows Mac OS X clients to create file names longer than 31 characters–and to access, create, and copy files of any size on the server.
MassTransit
For packaging professionals, managing the scheduling and secure delivery of time-sensitive digital files to remote prepress or production facilities can be a daily challenge. The answer is MassTransit, the only enterprise solution today that unlocks the added value of digital file exchange, transforming it into a strategic business process to support your most complex workflows. With MassTransit, you gain the peace of mind of guaranteed delivery every time of even your largest files, along with:
- An easy-to-use, highly reliable drag-and-drop interface that lets any user successfully transmit large files and folders to remote sites and users.
- Guaranteed file integrity while sending files from popular Mac and Windows systems.
- Industry-standard security for confidential data files.
- Maximized profits through highly efficient enterprise-wide transport of digital files.
- Accelerated transfer workflows that reduce time-to-market while enhancing quality.
- Smarter time management with automated workflow capabilities to reduce costs and maximize profits.
- New and powerful opportunities for enabled load-sharing, geographically distributed production, prepress centralization, increased equipment utilization, and more.
- Seamless compatibility with your current network and software.
- Complete control and visual tracking of every file transfer.
