Media Workflows Print & Online
AdFlow Enterprise is a status-driven workflow solution for print and online media production. AdFlow Enterprise workflows begin with the media booking in an ERP or another booking system and end with the transfer of the advertisements to the print page production or to the web server. All production stages of the different processes are status-driven, standardized and lean. All workflows are digital and paperless without chain breaks.
Intelligent Business Analysis
An important issue regarding the implementation of a long-term successful workflow solution is the tracking of the individual performance of each workflow and business process. The main goal of monitoring the performance is to unveil bottle necks or organisational flaws in order to optimize production processes. AdFlow Enterprise collects performance data and provides tools enabling you to analyse the different workflow stages.
PDF Preparation & Processing
AdFlow Enterprise offers comprehensive tools for PDF preflighting, color correction and content-stream manipulation. Our workflow system saves IT and software costs by providing all necessary PDF preparation tools in the AdFlow browser apps which are carried out by the central application server. All working steps in AdFlow Enterprise PDF processing can done easily and safely: No profound technical knowledge is required by the user.
Deep Integration into Booking Solutions
The AdFlow Enterprise solution is deeply connected to your booking solution: Unique and standardized xml-interfaces transact in both directions. Every change of the booking is reflected in AdFlow Enterprise and vice-versa. Thus technical data such as print or online motives and preview data are transferred to complete the data in the booking system and to keep the sales staff informed.
Outsourcing Tools
Media revenues are declining, forcing media houses to cut off fixed costs by outsourcing media production to external type setting agencies. AdFlow Enterprise provides tools allowing to embed external organisations easily, just as if they were part of your company. The business process data of the workflows is collected and used for billing services. Home workers and freelancers can rely on a comfortable, safe architecture.
Archiving
Nearly 90 percent of media advertising is not designed from scratch but comes from an earlier issue in the past. It is important to file and find these previously used motives easily. AdFlow Enterprise maintains two stages of archiving: The online archive contains the actual booking containers for direct access. The next stage is to swap obsolete containers into an NAS archive. This two-stage archive is maintained automatically.
Portfolio
AdFlow Systems supports you with innovative software solutions meeting the challenges of a changing media industry. Media houses and publishers can rely on bespoken and well-proven software modules and high-quality applications, which can be seamlessly integrated into your publishing environment. Our team is highly experienced in introducing efficient, cost-cutting and effective workflows in media production for in-house manufacturing as well as for external organisations. We provide best-practice solutions, which we have implemented to our customers specifications at nearly 40 successful reengineering projects.
Server Module
AdFlow Enterprise Basic Server
Application server with media booking database, unlimited AdFlow application users, PDF- and EPS-rendering engine, user control, user admin and GUI admin apps, XML interfaces to booking solutions such as SAP or other common media solutions.
Server Module
Business Data Toolbox
Data module and various tools for collecting and analyzing relevant data on business processes and performances within the workflow chains of AdFlow Enterprise. This module can also be used with regard to the billing of typesetting services or user accounting.
Client Module
Control Station
The Control Station is a client component monitoring the media production progress in real time. This module can be used as a monitoring tool or to prioritize media production regarding relevant booking parameters such as publication, due times, issue dates, artwork-id or customers' attributes.
Client Module
DTP-Center
This component connects DTP and typesetting software to AdFlow Enterprise workflows and supports for example InDesign CS3 up to Indesign CC or QuarkXPress up to 10. Thus the DTP-Center enables the typesetting and design process according to the respective booking data.
Client Module
Customer-Approval Toolbox
This module enables a status-driven customer approval workflow and provides web and pdf forms individually customized and with interactive facilities. Media advertising (online and print) can easily be proofed, checked and released by sales persons or customers. This status-driven workflow is instantiated by the booking and rules the release of the advertising.
Server Module
AdFlow Profiler
The Profiler is a software module of AdFlow Enterprise which analyzes incoming data and extracts readable information. The Profiler provides a multitasking and multithreading queueing mechanism, which automatically scans incoming deliveries.
Server Module
Merlin
Merlin is a module which associates incoming data sent by e-mail, ftp or file services with internal media bookings. In addition, Merlin extracts readable text and enables the searching and finding of data by using phrases or buzz-words.
Client Module
Print-Ready Toolbox
This toolbox is a collection of tools, which are required to process print-ready artwork. This artwork often is accompanied by surrounding white space, wrong media/trim boxes or mismatching color definitions. With this toolbox you can correct all these problems easily and directly in your browser.
Client Modul
Ad-Order
This module enables a standardized booking-based workflow without the real booking of a customer. The booking attributes can be configured according to the different workflow processes or different publications. Ad-Order is also a booking tool for Xmedia advertisements.
Database Module
Scheduler
The Scheduler module is a planning component to organize time models based on booking criteria such as publication, issue dates, salespeople. This module maintains a production calendar with all working days being used by control-station focused organisations and helping to organize and prioritize your media production.
Server Module
AdFlow PDF Preflight & Correction
The PDF Engine is a full-blown PDF processor. This fast and cutting-edge technology provides tools for preflighting and converting PDF data according to configurable criteria, color-spaces or quality issues. All PDF reports are highly customizable.
Server Module
E-Tracking Module
E-Tracking is the real-time tracking of the workflow progress with the focus on media bookings. E-Tracking reports state and process information to configurable e-mail. Thus responsible persons or customers can be informed in real-time about the production progress.
Client Module
Composite Proof
This proofing client module is a real-time, fast ripping facility for PDF data embedded into the browser app of AdFlow Enterprise. This component allows the ripping of separations or the composite of different color layers. In addition, Composite Proof marks areas exceeding an ink-coverage limit.
Client Module
PDF-Marker
The PDF-Marker is a full-blown e-pen solution to mark and comment PDF documents manually. Marked documents are attached to a AdFlow Enterprise booking container. The PDF Marker makes it easier for the sales staff to record changes and notes for the typesetting process that follows.
Database Module
Logos & Media Database
This component is part of the AdFlow Enterprise database and enables the classified storage of templates, customers' logo data as well as online or print data. The Logo & Media Database is a central repository of reusable data and extends the booking-oriented database of AdFlow. If you want to migrate your customer data, we are able to automize this task.
Our Licensing Models
AdFlow Enterprise offers three licensing models: First, the classic licensing which is accompanied by a maintenance contract with free of cost software updates and releases of all licensed components. Second, a leasing model with a fixed period of time is available: There is an inital rate at the beginning of the leasing period and a monthly fee during the term. At the end of the leasing period, you may exercise a buying option by paying a final fee. Third, we offer a pure rental model with a monthly fee. Software updates are not included and there is no buying option.
Classic Model
License fee + software maintenance
Upgrade, releases and patches included
Service/support level 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Support level 7/24 upgrade available
Consulting up to 8h per month
Configuration support
Free AdFlow Evolution group membership
Leasing Model
Monthly fee + buying option
Upgrade, releases and patches included
Service/support level 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Support level 7/24 upgrade available
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Configuration support
Free AdFlow Evolution group membership
Rental Model
Monthly fee
Patches included, no upgrades, no releases
Service/support level 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
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Configuration support
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See some of our customers who decided in favour of our solutions for media production.
Our Latest News
AdFlow Enterprise - one solution for your online and print ad production workflow
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Digital advertising is increasing. Worldwide. The biggest part of online revenues is earned by programmatic advertising campaigns which provide a great opportunity for publishers to increase their revenue stream in selling their ad stacks. As Ad Operations are often done highly manual, the preparation and release of digital ads is error prone and isolated from internal media booking and billing. So how can you scale digital advertising under these circumstances?
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Mediengruppe Pressedruck relies on AdFlow regarding online media production
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For more than 15 years AdFlow Enterprise has been a vital part of media production of the Augsburg publishing house representing the central data and production platform for print production in close connection with the SAP booking solution. In 2019 a new project regarding online advertising was initiated: AdFlow Systems provides for a close linking of the SAP booking to Google's DoubleClick services and thus facilitating and streamlining media production and administration of online advertisements to a great extent. |
Mediengruppe Österreich introduces AdFlow Enterprise
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Mediengruppe Österreich is one of Austria's high-circulation print media. Moreover, the media group is also successful in the TV section with 24 hours live. |
Funke Mediengruppe decides in favour of AdFlow for online advertising
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Since 2004 Funke Mediengruppe has used AdFlow Enterprise as central technical booking system for the complete media production of daily papers and advertising journals. In 2019 this story of success will be continued: With regard to the comprehensive reorganisation in the area of digital advertising, AdFlow Enterprise will also be used for DFP (DoubleClick) servers by Funke Mediengruppe, connecting the SAP booking for the online advertisement to Googles's Ad Server services in a sophisticated way. Thus, costs and communication in the field of digital campaign management will be extremely facilitated and streamlined. |
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