Version 1.3 of Agfa’s Apogee StoreFront, the cloud-based web-to-print solution that enables print service providers (PSP’s) to set up web stores, is now available. This version makes it easier for print buyers to customise print. It also offers additional creative control over the look of web shops and includes the ability to create microstores.
Other new features in Apogee StoreFront 1.3 are: Support for real-time UPS shipping cost quotes; stock alarm levels; and an image library that is shared across all the customisable documents in the store.
“Many of our Apogee StoreFront users sell printed products to a multitude of businesses that order a fairly limited set of products on a regular basis,” said Andy Grant, global director of software, Agfa Graphics. “Microstores help to easily target that market. A microstore inherits most of its settings from a template store. But each microstore has its own unique URL and a well defined product range for specific print buyers. Microstores are straightforward to set up and maintain, hence more cost efficient for PSP’s to market their services to a broader target audience.”
Apogee StoreFront integrates seamlessly with the Apogee 8 workflow. Apogee Prepress downloads orders from the web-to-print system and processes those automatically. For jobs that will be printed on a digital press or wide-format device, Apogee now has the ability to generate a press operator job summary. This makes Apogee the central hub that distributes orders across various production lines.
Apogee StoreFront is suited to printers that want to strengthen their presence with Web-to-print. Users can now create dedicated online sales promotions with the Apogee StoreFront pitch tool, a free service available via the http://pitch.apogeestorefront.com site.