Quark and PageOnDemand.com will Present a Webinar Series on “Best Practices” for connecting all the catalog production players in the Cloud on Tuesday, March 15, 2011 .

This webinar will provide answers and solutions to these questions…

• Is your data synchronized to both print catalog and Web?
• Is your process and roles making you do things over and over again?
• Is there a way to avoid crunch time?
• Learn how you can resolve catalog version and variation problems
• Tired of hearing how easy it is to build a page?

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Join us to learn about one of the leading web-based, hosted solution (SaaS) — PageOnDemand.com — specifically designed for catalog publishers, mail-order houses, multichannel retailers and their agencies, with the aim of helping them cost effectively publish to both web and print channels.

Join us to find out how brands such as Publicis, Carrefour and other catalog and retail publishers have saved significant time and costs with this online.

This single, collaborative publishing platform addresses the overwhelming customer demand to substantially improve catalog production processes by leveraging the latest Web technologies making cutting-edge publishing affordable for those catalog and retail publishers who aren’t publishing tens of thousands of pages per year.

Find out why Gartner* says,
“Vendors are putting cosmetic enhancements on their solutions and are trying to call them full-fledged SaaS Catalog offerings… This is leading to confusion in the market,” and how an authentic SaaS solution such as PageOnDemand.com powered by Quark’s dynamic publishing technology can help you:

In this eSeminar, you will learn how PageOnDemand.com technology can help you:

• See it like it prints and say goodbye to content handoffs
• Build new catalogs with a single, standardized process across all your teams
• Get up and running fast
• Connect all the players (internal and external agencies) in the cloud
• Hear how one of the largest retailers in Europe saved over three million dollars

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In this eSeminar, you will learn how PageOnDemand.com powered best of breed publishing technology can help you:

• Build new catalogs with a single, standardized process across all your teams
• Connect internal teams and external agencies in the cloud
• Get up and running quickly
• Automate and save as much as 40 percent on production costs

This e-seminar was attended by well know brand catalog publishers, mail order houses, multichannel retailers and their agencies. Attendees heard how this single, collaborative publishing platform addresses the overwhelming customer demand to substantially improve catalog production processes by leveraging the latest Web technologies making cutting-edge publishing affordable for those catalog and retail publishers who publish thousands of pages per year. They also learned why Gartner* says, “Vendors are putting cosmetic enhancements on their solutions and are trying to call them full-fledged SaaS Catalog offerings… This is leading to confusion in the market,” and how an authentic SaaS solution such as PageOnDemand.com powered by Quark and Adobe’s dynamic publishing technology can help you:

• Build new catalogs with a single, standardized process across all your teams
• Connect internal teams and external agencies in the cloud
• Get up and running quickly
• Automate and save as much as 40 percent on production costs

Click on this click to find how PageOnDemand.com provides the only SaaS solution for automating catalog production, that is offered as a service gives publishers who publish just a couple thousand pages a year a cutting-edge but affordable solution!

We have included a link to the recording so you may review this more carefully or send it around to other concerned colleagues in your organization. In the meantime should you have any questions please contact PageOnDemand.com at : 707-478-1429.

Advertising brochures will not be disappearing from our mailboxes anytime soon… The French firm PageOnDemand has developed a collaborative Web platform to speed up the catalogue and brochure design process. The market for such a service is huge given that 5,000 companies in France are currently producing catalogues. As an added advantage, this tool is multichannel: paper catalogues can be easily converted into a Web version and even formatted for smartphones and iPads.

PageOnDemand was founded in 2006 around technologies that at the time were still emerging; “cloud” (or remote) computing was taking shape, alongside its on-demand software counterpart known as SaaS (for Software as a Service). “We took a gamble on SaaS, a solution that eliminates a number of constraints, beginning with catalogue production costs”, points out Stéphane Claret, PageOnDemand’s CEO. Accessible via the Internet from a browser, the application becomes operational very quickly since no special workstation installation is required. Advertisers can access a platform that allows tracking progress during catalogue formatting, in addition to a complete library of templates for simplifying catalogue layout. This resource is enhanced by a conversion tool that automatically generates desktop publishing files ready for use by graphic artists, assigned to complete the format before final submission to the printer. “Simplifying and streamlining production phases are the chief objectives sought by advertisers, who through our system are able to directly control tasks they often had to delegate to creative media agencies”, insists Stéphane. Here’s another convincing argument in favor of adopting this service: professional users pay for just their consumption, as only the number of pages produced are invoiced.

• A client list that includes Carrefour

The company’s staff size is currently 20 and its revenue is expected to reach €1.3 million this year. The PageOnDemand platform has already produced some 4,000 catalogues (for companies like the retailer Boulanger, Belambra resorts and Carrefour). For two years now, the 1,000 stores in the Carrefour Market chain have designed their promotional materials using this tool. “Advertising managers can modify prices or photographs until the very last minute. Each change is automatically relayed to all versions of the catalogue. What’s more, stores in the various regions can customize their sales ads”, notes Mr. Claret. A broader dissemination effort encompassing all Carrefour stores throughout Europe has also been launched.

Source: La Tribune, issue 4565, Tuesday September 28, 2010 by Laurent Pericone

Founded 15 years ago, Avanci was PageOnDemand.com’s first partner agency. When seeking innovative professional solutions for her clients, Brigitte very quickly decided on a multichannel platform that was both collaborative and ready-to-use at all times.

The added advantage?

It’s the economic model, which is unique in that professionals only pay for their actual consumption and the price charged is set per catalogue page produced.

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This 7th E-commerce show will be held at the Parc des Expositions Center located at Paris’ Porte de Versailles from September 21st to 23rd. For the second year in a row, PageOnDemand.com is participating in this high-profile adventure.
At its stand, PageOnDemand.com will introduce you to its latest multichannel innovations for reaching your clients wherever they may be: An event not to be missed!

Plan your visit:
Venue:
Pavilion 7.3 – Parc des Expositions (Paris Convention Center) Porte de Versailles, Paris

Schedule:
8:30 to 6:30 on Tuesday, September 21, 2010
8:30 to 6:30 on Wednesday, September 22, 2010
8:30 to 6:00 on Thursday, September 23, 2010

Sign up now and we’ll look forward to meeting you at this major event (stand i5) to demonstrate our latest innovation: a 100% multichannel feature that’s sure to amaze you!

A niche solution that’s impressive, simple and efficient: PageOnDemand.com proposes a one-of-a-kind and competitive service for producing and presenting printed catalogues on the Internet as well as on all types of mobile devices. PageOnDemand.com is able to inject a winning approach to companies’ sales and marketing strategies; its role has become pivotal to the field of multichannel solutions, which you’re now being invited to discover!

Stéphane CLARET, Managing Director,
and
Stéphane VILLE, Director of Sales & Marketing,

are pleased to invite you to a press luncheon
on Thursday, September 16 at 12:30 pm
at the Chiberta Restaurant – 3, rue Arsène Houssaye – 75008 Paris -
Metro stop: Charles De Gaulle-Etoile (Lines 1, 2 and 6).

A restaurant created by the renowned, award-winning chef Guy SAVOY, Chiberta proposes traditional French cuisine delicately prepared by chef Stéphane LARUELLE.

During this lunch event, PageOnDemand.com will host a discussion on the keys to succeeding in retailing, and on the benefits to clients provided by the SaaS (Software As A Service) operating mode. The session will include presentation of an actual business case. Moreover, you’ll discover how the e-catalogue has become inseparable from an e-commerce site and you’ll learn about opportunities now available through m-commerce.

Download your invitation now and return your reply card by September 10, 2010.

For those unable to attend, be sure to follow proceedings live on our Twitter page.

Easy to use, the PageOnDemand.com platform makes it possible to become operational in just 5 days.
As a means of strengthening the profession, graphic designers like Cyril can devote more of their time to formatting without worrying about corrections introduced by the author. The assurance is given of high efficiency with maximum time savings.

PageOnDemand.com proposes a way to simplify and automate the process that allows you to finish a catalog quickly.

The secret to such savings? It’s the template!

A visual tour of a tried-and-tested winning method…

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As beneficial to advertisers as to ad agencies or prepress agencies, the PageOnDemand.com platform streamlines the interfacing of two parties in their search to collaborate. Here is a winning form of synergy that relies upon both reactivity and efficiency.

PageOnDemand.com makes it possible for agencies to quickly respond to new client demands or constraints. This tool offers the potential for continual progress and is permanently upgrading its functionalities. As an added feature, it enables lowering production costs and raising productivity through introducing a new and efficient work organization. For a pictorial depiction…

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EuroCloud France’s Convention was held on Tuesday, April 20 at the Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The proceedings placed emphasis on distribution aspects within SaaS mode, as such aspects have become essential for subsequent Cloud development. EuroCloud has engaged in extensive efforts to move the retail sector towards indirect distribution. “Distribution channels are a major topic behind Cloud development, and we have undertaken several initiatives this year along these lines“, explained Pierre-José Billotte, President of EuroCloud France.

The shift towards computing on demand over the network as well as the gradual adoption of new models via Cloud Computing (IaaS, PaaS and SaaS) indicate a break with past trends that should significantly transform practices in the areas of software and computing services.

According to the Markess International study conducted in 2009, less than 10% of businesses have actually made use of Cloud Computing services for hosting their infrastructure and computing applications. By 2011, somewhere between one-third and one-half of all companies will have integrated Cloud Computing.

Several series of topics were proposed for this daylong assembly, providing participants the opportunity to express their opinions and learn about the most pressing issues, with roundtable discussions led by some of the industry’s leading actors: “What role is played by software and service wholesalers? What new distribution policies are being conceived by software publishers? How will purchasers and users behave within this new ecosystem?”

“What reality is depicted by Cloud Computing? Who are the present and future drivers of this SaaS extension? Is this simply a new fad or a prominent trend? Which market expectations is this model really addressing?”

Close-up on the session entitled: “What is the reality of Cloud Computing?“…

Hosted by Kareen Frascaria (CloudNews journalist), this roundtable session featured some of the biggest names in the field and early champions of SaaS and Cloud Computing, including Jean-Louis Baffier (Manager of Pre-Purchase Services with Salesforce.com), Cyril Grira (Large Accounts Manager for Google Enterprise), Alexandre Rigaldo (Director of Cloud Computing Programs with the provider Orange), Stéphane Claret (CEO of PageOnDemand.com), Stéphane Duproz (Managing Director of TelecityGroup) and Guillaume Plouin (Head of Cloud Computing Octo Technology).

Arriving on the scene several years ago, Cloud Computing has revolutionized the entire corporate information system. Capable of reducing investment costs while streamlining working methods, this concept has the power to modify high-level corporate strategy.

As 2010 unfolds, service providers are by and large confident in the demand among professionals for Cloud Computing, particularly on the part of large companies and small and medium-sized firms. The services now available are well structured and clearly defined; moreover, their maturation has led to improved model understanding.

The actors present reiterated the potential obstacles preventing companies from taking the first step towards Cloud Computing solutions: data security and confidentiality. Cloud Computing users actually feel that they’re losing control over their applications and data handling. These fears and hesitations are natural human reactions and can be overcome by Information Services Directors (ISDs) “preaching the gospel”.

The ISDs of major groups have shifted their positions however and are now poised as the most likely Cloud Computing consumers, as opposed to smaller and medium-sized firms, which as of very recently were still considered as having the best suited user profiles. Since the ISDs of large corporate structures are involved to a greater extent in implementing cost-cutting strategies, they have become more aware of their teams’ need to assume the role of project manager with respect to end users, whereas the Information Managers of smaller organizations still view Cloud Computing as a means for replacing their IT teams.

… and a subsequent Focus session on: “How will Cloud Computing change corporate computing?“

Hosted by Matthieu Hug (Co-founder of RunMyProcess), this roundtable comprised Eric Rousseau (CEO of VeePee), Miguel Membrado (CEO of Kimind Consulting), Stéphane Duproz (Managing Director of TelecityGroup), Stéphane Claret (CEO of PageOnDemand.com), Philippe Kalousdian (Associate with IS Lean Consulting) and Christophe Routhieau (Product Vice President of BlueKiwi).

Cloud Computing has today become a real revolution and offers solid opportunities for companies, especially the smallest of structures. All aspects of their operating system are outsourced, implying tremendous budget savings. It is critical however for IaaS suppliers (Telecity and VeePee) to announce their service level agreements (SLA) in order to showcase their robustness, along with their 100% secure service, as a means of building trust and responding to detractors. On the other hand, SaaS suppliers (Salesforce.com and PageOnDemand.com) might be inclined not to propose SLA, preferring instead to rely on a transparent view of their quality of service track record.

Cloud Computing provides:

• Extensibility and adaptability, doing away with the need to forecast resource allocations; Cloud Computing relieves companies of all tasks related to logistics, maintenance and updates while offering significant data storage capacity;
• Virtualization and mobility; no matter the physical locale, a simple Web browser and Internet connection are all that’s required to continue with one’s session and retrieve one’s documents;
• Cost sharing and reduction; consumption is managed via a sharing formula, thus eliminating the need for sizable investments in skilled personnel or in hardware with a very short life cycle.

Here lies the real opportunity for a small organization. This concept fits perfectly into the strategy of company development, competitiveness and durability. The servers become virtual, with companies only being billed for their actual use. It would be an oversimplification to limit the merits of Cloud Computing to a more attractive return on investment. The corporate information system is in essence boundless and can be accessed everywhere. Real-time collaboration of shared documents will be possible from any site in any country at any time. This technological revolution will provide companies with the means to compete with bigger players, whether in terms of investment, human resources, equipment, communication strategies or even interoperability capacity.
Could this market be a driving force behind European innovation?

The EuroCloud 2010 Convention closed with the award of several prizes. The list of prize winners attests to the growing prominence of vertical SaaS products and services.

The impetus here was all about recognizing new, original and practical solutions, which in SaaS mode serve as effective corporate management tools as well.

Maferme won the SaaS trophy, for a comprehensive solution applicable to supervising production and service-related activities intended for agricultural sector operators and farmers.

The jury’s special commendation was awarded to Faascape, a brokerage platform set up between consumers and producers of software functionalities. This project enables developers to offer Web services under a free licensing arrangement (Apache V2). The services created are then hosted within Cloud Computing-type infrastructure.

Lastly, the jury’s prize acknowledging the finest success of an SaaS solution went to Kyriba, leader in the area of SaaS cash flow management applications and a firm with an increasing international profile: a tribute to France’s SaaS achievements!

Hearty congratulations also go to the three other solutions nominated from among the 49 submissions:
Adelya, a customer loyalty and relations platform dedicated to brand names and based on the NFC (Near Field Communication) family of mobile and virtual technologies;
Qualys: Go Secure, capable of analyzing Websites using 4 different security tests. Once a site has successfully passed this scrutiny, a Qualys Secure seal is generated to reassure the clientele of e-commerce sites;
“We are the cloud“: Business Intelligence Solution”, Bime is able to connect a maximum number of data sources, whether installed in-house or from online services, with the possibility of mixing and matching. Bime provides users with immediate responses to any question regarding their activities.

Thanks are extended to Bime for its feedback on this daylong SaaS and Cloud Computing assembly, which can be downloaded here.

The full set of Convention presentations are available by clicking here.

This assembly will be held on Tuesday, April 20, 2010 from 9 am to 5 pm in the meeting rooms of the Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

The impact of Cloud Computing and SaaS on the strategies adopted by industry professionals as well as on the new opportunities available to resellers will be among the highlights of this convention.
Latest news items can be combined under three headings:

• The emergence of Cloud Computing, which underscores the increasing emphasis on Service-oriented aspects, through a wide array of forms, no doubt laying the groundwork as tomorrow’s references in the field;

• Distribution difficulties encountered by SaaS and ASP actors, a topic that cuts to the heart of concerns shared by all professionals;

• The issue of ensuring a productive dialogue between SaaS applications, service aggregation software, front office and back office.

Significant trends outlined at the ASP Forum

As a specialist in catalogue design and production run in SaaS mode, PageOnDemand.com is constantly striving for technological innovation in order to provide the best services to its clients.

During the convention program, Stéphane Claret, CEO of PageOnDemand.com, will take part in a couple sessions (“What is the Cloud Computing reality?” and “How will Cloud Computing modify corporate computing practices“), in order to share his vision for Cloud Computing and explain the stakes involved for tomorrow’s business environment.

We look forward to a fruitful exchange with you and sharing our vision of this dynamic model evolution.

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