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February 2005
Product News
Cimage NovaSoft Partners With Kallik To Provide Automated Artwork Solution To The Pharmaceutical Industry
Cimage NovaSoft Inc. announced that it has signed a partnership agreement with Kallik Ltd, a UK provider of artwork management software. The alliance will focus on the development and joint marketing of Kallik's automated artwork production and management solution, AMST -Automated Artwork Generator and Cimage NovaSoft's web-based platform for Enterprise Content Management solutions to the pharmaceutical industry.
Kallik's software automates all steps of the packaging artwork development process, from gathering information to the fully automated production of final artwork. By speeding up the artwork production process through fast, error-free processes and synchronized systems -eliminates the amount of reworks; accelerates the speed to market by reducing the cycle time and significantly decreases administration costs incurred by marketeers who frequently spend more time managing projects than marketing them.
"Kallik's automated artwork production and management solution, AMST is a welcome enhancement to our Enterprise Content Management (ECM) solutions. Our combined integrated solution dramatically improves traditional industry practices by streamlining the packaging production process from design through to print. This alliance means we can now ensure the consistency and compliance of all content data with today's most stringent regulatory and commercial requirements," commented Tim Fleet, Business Unit Director, Cimage NovaSoft.
Cimage NovaSoft provides organizations with enterprise content management and workflow solutions designed to meet the needs of highly regulated industries such as pharmaceutical and medical device. Good Manufacturing Practise (GMP) requires comprehensive control and auditing of document intensive processes. Cimage NovaSoft supplies solutions that meet these requirements and provides 21CFR Part 11 compliance for electronic signatures and controlled printing.
"Previous research we've undertaken reveals that 65% of pharmaceutical product recalls are packaging or label-related. This equates to a substantial amount of money and time wasted in the packaging and artwork cycle time. A single piece of artwork will be changed, on average, three times - the extra costs this incurs and the time delay of products hitting the shelf, costs hundreds of millions a year to the pharmaceutical industry. We are very excited to be working in partnership with Cimage NovaSoft to deliver this combined solution to the pharmaceutical industry," says Graham Brown, Director of Channel Sales and Marketing, Kallik.
Founded in 2001, Kallik is an artwork management software provider. Its collaborative business solutions streamline the packaging production process from design through to print stages, ensuring the consistency and compliance of all content data with regulatory and commercial requirements. While relevant for all industries that are involved in the sale of packaged products, Kallik brings significant cost and time saving benefits to those vertical markets that are particularly reliant on packaging, such as the cosmetics, healthcare, food and beverage, chemical and pharmaceutical industries. The modularity of its AMST software enables Kallik to license the software to major Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) vendors, ensuring a rapid route to market.
For more information please visit http://www.kallik.com .
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