• Home /
  • Blogs /
  • In-Plant Insights

Welcome to the In-Plant Insights Blog

Read about topics relevant to in-plant, in-house and corporate print centers in all vertical markets. Get insights from RSA and guest industry bloggers like Howie Fenton and Ryan McAbee.

  • Blog Post
  • |
  • Howie Fenton
  • |
  • 04 March 2022

Adapting an Old Strategy to Increase Satisfaction, Awareness, and Sales

This article talks about using an older strategy to increase customer satisfaction, awareness, productivity, and sales. The ability to demonstrate shop value has been threatened as more customers work from home, and more communication, marketing, and sales activities have switched to video communications. Adapting the demonstration of operational excellence can help in-plants increase satisfaction, awareness, and sales. 

  • Blog Post
  • |
  • Howie Fenton
  • |
  • 02 February 2022

New Strategies to Increase Satisfaction, Awareness, and Sales

To celebrate the IPMA's in-plant awareness month, this article talks about combining some new strategies to increase customer satisfaction, awareness, and sales. The ability to demonstrate shop value has been threatened as more customers work from home and more communication, marketing, and sales activities have switched to video communications. Using video for communications and demonstrating services can help in-plants increase satisfaction, awareness and sales. 

  • Blog Post
  • |
  • Elisha Kasinskas
  • |
  • 21 January 2022

When Web to Print is the First Priority, WebCRD is the First Choice

Soon after arriving at the Richardson Independent School District (ISD), Print Services Manager Laura Galipeau knew that the shop needed to add a Web to Print solution as a first order of business. Read why WTP was one of her first priorities, why she chose WebCRD, the remarkable results and benefits they've achieved in a short time using WebCRD, and what's ahead.

  • Press Release
  • |
  • Rochester Software Associates
  • |
  • 18 January 2022

Rochester Software Associates Expands Sales Team

RSA provider of production print workflow software solutions for in-plant print centers, commercial printers, and PSPs has expanded their business development team. Bobby Pierce has joined RSA as Director, Business Development in the east US region.

  • Blog Post
  • |
  • Rochester Software Associates
  • |
  • 14 January 2022

Log4j Security Vulnerability News

In December 2021, a critical security vulnerability was announced for the Apache Log4j software library. After determining that certain versions of RSA’s WebCRD and QDirect software solutions were vulnerable, RSA automatically “pushed” changes and a patch to most customers, protecting them within several days. There is no evidence that any of systems were breached due to this exposure.

  • Blog Post
  • |
  • Howie Fenton
  • |
  • 07 January 2022

How to Plan for Growth or Recovery

Despite pandemic challenges remaining, typically there is a sense of new hope associated with the beginning of a new year. There are two planning scenarios. Planning for recovery/rebound while addressing staffing needs, and researching the root cause(s) of lingering low volume and overcoming volume declines. Both involve planning for growth, and we discuss planning and tips for each scenario.

  • Blog Post
  • |
  • Howie Fenton
  • |
  • 09 December 2021

3 Strategies to Prepare for Next Year’s New Challenges

Research shows that not only will we continue to experience supply chain and staffing issues in the coming year, we could also experience customer pushback about price increases and slower turnaround times. In the worst-case scenario, this could result in questions about the value of print or, worse, the value of the in-plant. This article will discuss the threats and offer three strategies to overcome them.

  • Press Release
  • |
  • Rochester Software Associates
  • |
  • 16 November 2021

RSA Launches Updated VDP Software, ImpactVDP™

RSA, provider of production print workflow software solutions for in-plant print centers, commercial printers, and PSPs announces the latest version of their online variable data print (VDP) template design and ordering software, ImpactVDP™.

  • Press Release
  • |
  • Rochester Software Associates
  • |
  • 02 November 2021

RSA Launches Next Generation ReadyPrint Prepress Suite

RSA, provider of production print workflow software solutions for in-plant print centers, commercial printers, and PSPs announces the launch of the next generation ReadyPrint universal prepress suite.

  • Blog Post
  • |
  • Rochester Software Associates
  • |
  • 26 October 2021

With RSA's workflow automation in your lineup, you are in it to win

Put the workflow automation in our four new releases into your print shop's software lineup to up your performance. With new innovations and customer-requested features, each new software release further reduces manual touches and increases efficiency to give you game-changing automation -- from submission to output and everywhere in between -- that will keep you competitive. Explore what's in each release and find out more.

  • Press Release
  • |
  • Rochester Software Associates
  • |
  • 26 October 2021

RSA Announces New Releases of Four Workflow Solutions

RSA, provider of production print workflow software solutions for in-plant print centers, commercial printers, and PSPs announces new releases of four of our most popular production print workflow software solutions. Each product release adds new levels of efficiency and productivity to deliver game-changing automation for all production print shops.

  • Blog Post
  • |
  • Rochester Software Associates
  • |
  • 26 October 2021

QDirect New Release Automates Job Onboarding and Output and Optimizes Production

Learn about the new QDirect output management release that is available soon. The new version increases value to in-plant and commercial shops by adding the ability to leverage email to automate job onboarding and job output; optimizes production and delivery with grouping and batching enhancements; and enables easier file optimization for print with an improved preflighting interface.

  • Blog Post
  • |
  • Rochester Software Associates
  • |
  • 26 October 2021

New ImpactVDP Release Enables Automated Data-driven VDP Production

RSA's new release of ImpactVDP variable data solution (available soon) can automate data driven VDP production via a new optional integration with RSA's QDirect output manager and includes valuable enhancements like automatically adding barcodes and more VDP template administration and management capabilities.

  • Blog Post
  • |
  • Rochester Software Associates
  • |
  • 26 October 2021

ReadyPrint Release Features New Web-based Automation Engine and Make Ready Enhancements

The latest new release of the ReadyPrint prepress suite delivers a higher automation level for in-plants and graphic arts shops. Featuring a new web-based automation engine with an improved workflow builder, it intelligently automates the process from file receipt through production. The suite's release also includes enhancements to the software's make ready and preflight modules. Learn more about what's in the new release in this blog post.

  • Blog Post
  • |
  • Howie Fenton
  • |
  • 07 October 2021

Software Investments: Low Risk, High Risk, Mitigating Risk

Looking for and finding a better and faster print production strategy is the key to remaining competitive. Before the pandemic, we would walk tradeshow floors and see new software vendors and products. If you were in the market, you might have decided if it warranted a closer look. If, however, it was an untested software or major announcement of the new features, it was important to weigh the pros, cons, and risks, and find ways to minimize risk. In this article, we will discuss how to 1) identify the risk, 2) decide if it is a good risk or a bad risk, and 3) offer a plan to mitigate or minimize the risk.

  • Blog Post
  • |
  • Rochester Software Associates
  • |
  • 16 August 2021

New WebCRD Release Adds In-app Collaboration Workflows and Enhancements That Increase Efficiency

RSA's latest WebCRD in-plant Web to Print software release includes new customer-requested features and enhancements that further reduce manual steps and errors and increase efficiency for shops and their customers. The release offers new game-changing shop and customer collaboration inside WebCRD and adds additional capabilities to the software's Book Assembly module, automation rules engine, AutoFlow™, and user account contact values.

Stay Connected with RSA: Sign Up for Our Newsletters

Sign Up

About Us

Since 1986, thousands of production print centers have turned to Rochester Software Associates to improve their workflows, increase their productivity, and delight their customers. Our software solutions for transform and conversion, output management, and web to print Turn Printing Into Productivity™. Above all, what really sets us apart is our intense focus on customer satisfaction.

Read More

Useful Links

Our Contacts

69 Cascade Drive, Suite 201
Rochester, NY 14614

General: +1 (585) 262 2690
Support: +1 (585) 327 7129
Fax:   

General: rsainfo@rocsoft.com
Support: service@rocsoft.com

This website uses first and third-party cookies to ensure you have the best experience with our content. You may deactivate and delete these cookies using your browser cookie settings. If you do, some parts of our website may not function as intended. Read Cookie Policy.

I understand