Tharstern New Zealand will be previewing a new solution for the Australasian market at Pacprint this month. Print IQ (Internet or Intranet Quoting) is a web-based estimating tool that only requires the user to have access to the Internet monthly subscription to Print IQ, according to the company.
Tharsten continues that Print IQ makes it possible for the busiest or even the most inexperienced individual to rapidly generate accurate quotes for simple or complex jobs. Also included in the solution are Job Bags, Reports, Invoices and the ability to export files to an accounts package.Print IQ is the result of collaborative development between Tharstern NZ and development partner Paloma Technology. Both companies based in Wellington have worked on a number of projects for common customers in Australia and NZ.
Palomatech’s Print IQ tool integrates with the TharsternSQL database, so initially users can access the online estimating tools, but then also have the option to later scale up to a full service MIS in their local environment, bringing their history across with them when they do so, according to Tharstern.
The company continues that the decision to shift to the local MIS solution will generally be driven by the user’s desire to directly access more of the detailed production and workflow tools embedded in the TharsternSQL MIS.
Tharstern adds that alternatively, existing TharsternSQL users can layer Print IQ over their MIS solution to achieve a number of things: dealing with customer traffic in Point of Sale environments; linking franchises to a centralised database; or to simplify the estimating process to a broader group of non-specialised individuals.
