Key Takeaways
• Print ePS Acquires Avanti Systems: The move expands its presence in the midmarket commercial printing sector and enhances its cloud-based print management solutions, executives said.
• Offset to Digital: The acquisition will appeal to printers who are transitioning from offset to digital print and require workflow management software, executives said.
Print ePS, a Pittsburgh-headquartered software service provider catering to the print industry, announced that it has acquired Avanti Systems, another print management software provider with customers across North America and Europe. Print ePS acquired Avanti from Ricoh Company.
“We are thrilled to welcome Avanti customers and employees to the Print ePS family,” Print ePS CEO Dan Vertachnik said in a press release. “We remain committed to supporting Avanti’s customers with the same high level of service and professionalism they expect, while also providing access to Print ePS’s extensive product portfolio, global expertise and continued innovation in cloud-based [management information system] solutions.”
Print ePS aims to use Avanti’s capabilities and customer base to further appeal to midmarket commercial printers while expanding its reach across “key markets,” especially as printers shift from offset to digital printing methods and need workflow management software for the process.
Avanti’s primary customer base includes commercial printers. The firm’s solutions allow printers to manage order estimates, order entry and billing for jobs that include offset printing, digital printing, large-format printing, mailing and marketing services, and fulfillment.
“This transaction further strengthens Ricoh’s long-standing relationship with Print ePS as well as our ability to accelerate our customers’ transition from offset to digital by concentrating our resources on best-in-class production print solutions,” Koji Miyao, president of Ricoh Graphic Communications Business Unit, said in the press release.
Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed.
