Lexinet Deploys Pageflex .EDIT in Record Time,
Achieving Astonishing Success for astonishingmail.com
CAMBRIDGE, MA — March 16, 2004 —
Pageflex (NASDAQ:
BITS, www.pageflex.com),
the leading provider of Web-to-print technology, and Lexinet, leading
direct mail service provider, today announced the deployment of Pageflex
.EDIT as the Web-to-print technology powering www.astonishingmail.com.
After selecting Pageflex .EDIT as its technology of choice in mid-December
2003, the Lexinet technology team had it up and running in live production
in three weeks.
With intuitive, Web-based self service a
key element of Lexinet's successful business model, investing in
technological infrastructure and implementing best-of-breed technology
choices is a company priority. In late 2003, the technology team
at Lexinet decided they needed to replace their existing online
editing system. They were reaching the limits of what they could
accomplish with ActiveX-based solutions and were looking for a technology
to take them into the future. "Pageflex .EDIT looked like the perfect
fit, and it was," says Terry Powell, Information Technology Manager
for Lexinet.
Once the decision was made, the Lexinet team went right to work.
"The transition went very smoothly," Powell reports. "We had some
very specific features built into our site already and, with the
help of the Pageflex technical support team, we were able to implement
all the features we wanted in record time. We are also well positioned
to expand features and services to our clients in the future."
"Lexinet is a company with a very clear commitment to services
based on high quality technology," commented Anna Chagnon, Pageflex
CEO. "We're pleased that Lexinet chose Pageflex technology to power
their future direction. And if the performance thus far of the technology
team at Lexinet is any indication, I'm confident that Lexinet will
lead the way among Pageflex customers in offering state-of-the-art
Web-to-print services."
Since January 15 th , hundreds of users have utilized www.astonishingmail.com
powered by Pageflex .EDIT. Lexinet's continued investment in technology
and its commitment to choosing best-of-breed components such as
Pageflex .EDIT ensures excellence in the Web-to-print services
attracting users to astonishingmail.com and driving its success.
About
Lexinet
Lexinet (www.lexinet.net)
leads the way in developing advanced, accurate, without-a-hitch
mailing programs that are dealerized, personalized and localized
– for any number of users, anywhere they are. Dealers, agents,
franchisees, sales reps and branches are supported through the integration
of mailing campaigns – often organized and managed through
the Internet. Lexinet handles some of the most sophisticated direct
mail programs in the country and they accomplish this with extraordinary
common sense and technical expertise.
www.astonishingmail.com
Astonishingmail is the easy way to create, print and mail a business
postcard. Use one of the site's 600,000 photographs for free or
upload your own photos. Powerful database marketing tools make mailing
easy. Upload your own database to utilize these features or use
our 110,000,000 household database for free. The print-on-demand
system is perfect for marketing materials and for full color postcards.
Our postcard templates make it fast, easy and inexpensive to print
and mail high quality full color postcards within a few days.
Pageflex
Pageflex, a division of Bitstream Inc., ( www.pageflex.com)
is the pioneer of flexible variable data and web-top publishing
technology. Moving beyond desktop publishing, Pageflex Web-top publishing
software helps novice users create high-quality printed products
using intelligent, flexible templates, without installing or learning
any new software. Our products maintain corporate identity and design
integrity while enabling sophisticated customization of documents.
Pageflex software is used for a wide variety of applications, including
on-demand marketing materials, stationery and business cards, advertising,
catalogs, and personalized digital printing.
The Pageflex worldwide customer base includes manufacturers, service
providers, advertising agencies, commercial printers, graphic design
houses, and ASPs. Users of Pageflex technology include Xerox, IBM,
Ford, EFI, Coldwell Banker, Wunderman, Consolidated Graphics, Mail-Well,
Valassis, and Spire.
Bitstream
Bitstream Inc. (NASDAQ:
BITS) is a software development company that focuses on the
presentation of data. Bitstream enables customers worldwide to render
high-quality text, browse the Web on wireless devices, select from
the largest collection of fonts online, and customize documents
over the Internet. Its core competencies include font technology,
browsing technology, e-commerce technology, and publishing technology.
Pageflex, Mpower, .EDIT, the .EDIT logo, and
the Pageflex logo are trademarks of Pageflex, a division of Bitstream
Inc. All other trademarks are for identification purposes only and
remain the property of their respective owners
Contact
Alice Fackre
Product Marketing Manager
Pageflex, a division of Bitstream
617.520.8575
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