And for publishers, catalogers and direct marketers who have successfully put the pieces together, it has profoundly changed the way they do business. Prepress is more efficient. Content is easier to manage. True collaboration is possible. Repurposing is simpler.
Printing is faster.
Virtually every phase of production from content development to distribution is better, faster and cheaper. Here's a look at the production process and the places where digital technologies can shorten cycle times, reduce costs and increase productivity. High-Speed Telecommunications offer you the ability to zap digital files from one location to another at roughly the speed of light. A digital asset management system makes it easy to find your digital stuff, and makes retrieval a snap. Productivity skyrockets and cycle times shrink.