EFI has added new cloud capabilities and productivity enhancements to v6.8 of its Fiery Command Workstation job management system.
An EFI IQ cloud integration gives Command WorkStation users the ability to back-up and restore customised user interface settings, local presets, and imposition templates. With a click of button, they can invite other Command WorkStation users – in-house or at other locations – to download and install common settings and resources.
With the same EFI IQ account, managers can take advantage of cloud applications to extract value from their print shop data to minimise bottlenecks, optimise equipment utilisation, and track performance by shift.
Features available at no charge for use with an unlimited number of cut-sheet digital printers include:
– EFI IQ Dashboard – provides a personalised view of live-time printer status, consumables and job status
– EFI Insight – helps managers transform print production trend data into actionable analytics
– EFI Notify – delivers alerts for production-blocking events and enables automatic production report distribution
– EFI Go – a mobile app that delivers EFI IQ dashboard metrics, notifications and more
PSPs can use a new selective preset capability in Command WorkStation 6.8 to define settings that only apply to specific aspects of a job, leaving all other original settings untouched. EFI said using server presets can reduce the time it takes to prepare incoming files and get jobs ready for production by 80%
“This new version of Command WorkStation is a significant milestone in our strategy to improve Fiery capability with EFI IQ cloud services,” said John Henze, vice president of sales and marketing, EFI Fiery. “Using the familiar Command WorkStation interface, users can now access cloud services to better manage both their print jobs and their business.”
