icon announces partnership with Output AG
icon expands its solutions portfolio with optimized print output management from Output AG.
icon and Output AG have entered into a strategic partnership: the agreement is focussed on the sales and marketing of the Output AG service portfolio by icon. In addition, Output AG will integrate icon products into its projects.
The topic of optimized printer output management has attracted an increasing amount of attention following the launch of the E-Postbrief (Deutsche Post's hybrid mail service) and De-Mail. Output AG, a specialist consulting partner in the development of effective print management sourcing strategies and their implementation and integration into corporate business processes, offers a variety of approaches to managing printer output.
Colour printing makes sense – but does it add up?
Many companies would like to use colour to make their customer communications more vivid and more appealing and are currently considering whether to invest in high-performance colour printers. Unfortunately, this investment can easily amount to seven figures.
This is where the Output AG sourcing model can be a good choice. Its distinctive benefits include a holistic view of processes and an ability to charge all services requested on the basis of actual use (cost per printed page /letter). The security of all data and the quality of processing is guaranteed by Output AG and its partner, the DATEV eG printing centre in Nuremberg, which recently installed Germany's first Océ ColorStream 3700.
Result: significant reduction in printing and distribution costs
The "pay-per-use" model turns fixed costs into variable costs. There are no licence or other fees and the customer pays only for pages/letters that are actually printed and sent out. In addition, the customer benefits from the generous postal discounts available from Output AG's highly efficient distribution service.
Benefits for both partners
"The services provided by Output AG ideally complement our own solution portfolio," says Uwe Seltmann, the CEO of icon.
"We are delighted to have gained a highly respected and well established partner to market our products," agrees Peter Vorgel, CEO of Output AG.