Fast secure hosted file transfer solution
- Ashley Communications ensure the security of their file transfer requirements.
- Clays Print Group required a fast hosted file transfer solution.
- Corus transfer marketing materials across their European offices using FTP-Stream.
- Night Office wanted a fast file transfer solution with no file size or bandwidth limits.
- London Boroughs of Havering and Barking and Dagenham.
Clays Print Group required a fast hosted file transfer solution.
Clays Print Group - established almost 200 years ago and part of St Ives plc for the past 25 years, is the UK's leading print group producing a staggering 160 million books each year - everything from the Holy Bible to bestsellers like Dan Brown. Clays currently prints over half the UK's paperbacks and also offers a wide range of professional added services to its customers.
Their Challenge
With more and more data being supplied in a digital format and additional pressure from publishers to reduce turnaround times Clays was increasingly coming under pressure to find a way to speed up the process without compromising security. They also needed the ability to add users or storage quickly.
FTP-Stream Solution
"FTP-Stream has revolutionised how we deal with publishers," says Wayne Phillipson, systems manager for digital prepress at Clays. "If the customer wants any data back we can provide them with it instantly, regardless of where they are in the world, ready to be downloaded whenever they want. Instead of struggling with email we now benefit from 20GB of storage space which can be increased or reduced depending on our requirements - the solution is simple and easy to use and has completely hit our expectations."
FTP-Stream provides Clays with a hosted FTP file transfer solution without having the expense and time costs of building their own. Clay utilised the extensive feature list and tailored it to their requirements. They were up and running in no time with a branded FTP site complete with their logo, font and colours in their own corporate style. Familiarity was an important factor in their decision and this allowed customers and employees to adapt to the new systems easily.
Notifications are sent to the relevant account managers once a publisher has uploaded some content. and Clays can now proof pages automatically by setting rules about text and margin guides.
FTP-Steam, a fast hosted file transfer solution, was hailed a success by the team using the new technology and most importantly the publishers working with them.