Collabria Releases PrintCommerce eTracker, the Definitive Internet Project Management Solution for the Print Industry.Business Editors/Technology Writers MENLO PARK Menlo Park. 1 Residential city (1990 pop. 28,040), San Mateo co., W Calif.; inc. 1874. Electronic equipment and aerospace products are manufactured in the city. Menlo College and a Stanford Univ. research institute are there. 2 Uninc. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 16, 2000 PrintCommerce eTracker Provides Corporate Marketing Managers, and Their Printers and Print Resellers, With an Online Project Management System That Simplifies Print Projects and Dramatically Increases Efficiency Collabria, Inc., the most widely used e-business (Electronic-BUSINESS) Doing business online. The term is often used synonymously with e-commerce, but e-business is more of an umbrella term for having a presence on the Web. solution for the print industry, today released PrintCommerce eTracker, a collaborative online system for managing the print production process from job initiation through fulfillment ful·fill also ful·fil tr.v. ful·filled, ful·fill·ing, ful·fills also ful·fils 1. To bring into actuality; effect: fulfilled their promises. 2. . eTracker is the latest addition to Collabria's suite of e-business solutions that fundamentally transform the way corporations create, order, manage and produce print projects. eTracker is an online project management system that allows all members of a print project management team to work together via a secure Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the website. Project team leaders invite internal and external resources to a collaborative environment where specifications, schedules, project milestones, digital assets and other project-critical information are centrally located. "The addition of eTracker to our suite of solutions makes PrintCommerce(TM), already the most widely used print eCommerce solution, even more beneficial to print buyers and their preferred printer because it is now relevant to all print projects," said Alan Hu, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Collabria. "Corporate marketing managers and creative agencies will be able to realize incredible efficiencies through the ability to manage projects online from job initiation through fulfillment. And, this will allow printers and resellers the ability to get involved earlier in the process." PrintCommerce eTracker greatly enhances the efficiency of corporate project managers and their preferred printer by:
-- allowing all members of the print job project team to work with
the same project information (e.g., schedules, job specification,
digital assets) available anytime from anywhere,
-- automatically notifying team members of changes in job
specifications, schedules, and digital assets,
-- providing a convenient upload, review and approval solution for
digital files,
-- tracking project milestones and alerting team members when
milestones are in danger of being missed,
-- providing a digital repository for completed print projects,
including digital files and job specifications, and providing
convenient search, retrieval and reporting tools.
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eTracker is the latest addition to Collabria's PrintCommerce suite of eBusiness offerings. Collabria comprehensive system enables corporate customers to conduct business with their preferred print vendors via a secure, customized Internet site. PrintCommerce has been in production for over 2 years, and currently facilitates eCommerce between hundreds of corporate customers, printers and print resellers. About Collabria, Inc. Founded in 1997, Collabria is the creator of the Intelligent Print Workplace(TM), a comprehensive set of Internet-based solutions for the Print industry. From job creation to job production, Collabria offers the only complete solution for handling enterprise-wide printing and addressing its inherent inefficiencies. Focused on relationship-centric solutions, Collabria provides a no-conflict system designed to enhance existing relationships between corporate customers, their printers, and their print resellers. Marketing and Purchasing Managers A Purchasing Manager is an employee within a company, business or other organization who is responsible at some level for buying or approving the acquisition of goods and services needed by the company. realize significant savings from on-line project management, print ordering and distribution efficiencies. Printers and Resellers take advantage of these solutions to expand and strengthen their customer relationships while realizing hard dollar savings from simplified and automated business processes Many computer systems are available in the commercial marketplace that address the various aspects of Business Process Management. Most address one specific set of functionality; for instance, some allow the processes to be mapped (see Business Process Mapping) and documented (such as . Founded by marketing and printing industry veterans with an insider's clarity of the pains and challenges, Collabria is funded by premier venture capital firms Name Location Founding date Managing Partners/Directors Specialty Capital managed 5AM Ventures Menlo Park, CA; Waltham, MA 2002 John Diekman, PhD (managing partner), Scott Rocklage, PhD (managing partner), Andrew Schwab (managing partner) life sciences $200M [1] including Bessemer Venture Partners Bessemer Venture Partners is a private venture capital firm with offices in Silicon Valley, New York, Massachusetts, China, and India. It has backed such companies as Ciena, Flarion, Parametric Technologies, Skype, Staples, VeriSign and Veritas. , Weiss, Peck peck: see English units of measurement. & Greer, the Internet Capital Group and ABS (Automatic Backup System) See backup program. Ventures. |
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