MIS System Recommendations

[Nick Burns]

Apologies if I'm not posting this in the right section, please move if need be.
Could everyone please tell me which MIS system your shop uses and whether or not you are satisfied with it?

I'm looking for honest answers from the trenches.

Avanti? Accura? Monarch? Presidio? PressWise? PrintSmith?

Thanks!

[DigitalCrapShoveler]

Apologies if I'm not posting this in the right section, please move if need be.
Could everyone please tell me which MIS system your shop uses and whether or not you are satisfied with it?

I'm looking for honest answers from the trenches.

Avanti? Accura? Monarch? Presidio? PressWise? PrintSmith?

Thanks!

We use Proshop. It blows. Hahaha!

[Nick Burns]

Yes, thanks DCS, that's very helpful. So we've established...

ProShop bad

Next please?

[David]

Monarch by EFI here, full blown,  massive corp wide distruction
We use Prinflow, Foundation, and several other componets.

[DigitalCrapShoveler]

Yes, thanks DCS, that's very helpful. So we've established...

ProShop bad

Next please?

Hey, I'm here to help in any way I can.

[David]

and super friendly as well!!!

[Nick Burns]

Thanks David. Your shop must have DEEP pockets. Helpful to know you are satisfied with it.

[Slappy]

Filemaker. No, really - not kidding. 

[andyfest]

Yes, thanks DCS, that's very helpful. So we've established...

ProShop bad

Next please?

You can add Amtech to the "blows" list. A clunkier piece of shit software can't be found anywhere.

[mwc]

Also, used to use a homespun filemaker kludge that got us thru about 15 years. Then, finally made the decision to move-up to a solution that didn't involve a great deal of my 'extra' time to get more robust feature sets. looked at Avanti, EFI-Pace and a slew of others...but not willing able to pay to HIGH prices that these vendors required....settled on a nice-priced solution called PrintPoint (www.printpoint.com). It has taken us to the next level without too much disruption. As with every system, there a things I love, and things I hate, and 'stuff' i would like it to do 'better'...but I the larger view of economical solutions that do what we need it to do...it is a winner.
Client/Server based 4D solution for Mac/PC. Not browser based.

[David]

Thanks David. Your shop must have DEEP pockets. Helpful to know you are satisfied with it.

yeah, deep pockets for some stuff, not so much the pay scale.
We are deep into EFI. 



and you know who I work for, right?  starts with a q, 2nd largest printer in the us, 5 billion in sales a year, 25000 employees around the globe.  just your average mom & pop.

[DigitalCrapShoveler]

Thanks David. Your shop must have DEEP pockets. Helpful to know you are satisfied with it.

yeah, deep pockets for some stuff, not so much the pay scale.
We are deep into EFI. 



and you know who I work for, right?  starts with a q, 2nd largest printer in the us, 5 billion in sales a year, 25000 employees around the globe.  just your average mom & pop.

We all are in the same kayak without a paddle and headgear headed for Niagara Falls. What was it that crazy squirrel used to say?

[andyfest]

Doomed®

[Ear]

Thanks David. Your shop must have DEEP pockets. Helpful to know you are satisfied with it.

A Nick Burns sighting? It cannot be by chance alone that this event precedes the coming of the rare blood-moon. 

[DigitalCrapShoveler]

Thanks David. Your shop must have DEEP pockets. Helpful to know you are satisfied with it.

A Nick Burns sighting? It cannot be by chance alone that this event precedes the coming of the rare blood-moon.

Eh, I see him every day. I guess the nostalgia has wore off for me.