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AIMR
[Association for Investment & Management Research] |
37,000 members in 74 countries |
2 annual directories |
Previous method cost $37,000 per year in service bureau costs and 560 manhours |
Cost savings, manhour savings, improved services; PatternStream method: $0 in service bureau costs and 80 manhours |
| BEA (The Bureau of Economic Analysis) |
Washington-based agency of the US Dept. of Commerce in charge of providing timely, accurate, up-to-date statistics on US economic activity |
”Survey of Current Business”
a monthly publication |
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Short production lead times, accuracy of data; optimum management of data and procedures, PatternStream developer from FML |
City governments
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Fort Worth, TX
Memphis, TN
Richmond, VA
Honolulu, HI
Gainesville, FL
Anaheim, CA
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budgets and other reports |
Budgets being published involve billions of dollars, balanced to the penny; projects done in association with American Mgmt Systems [AMS] |
Ability to publish current information, accuracy of publication, ease of distribution (pdf files), reduced cost of production |
| City of Phoenix Transit |
City organization responsible for public transportation |
Service catalog called the “Bus Book” covering bus schedules |
Desired a fully-automated solution that would tie into Giro’s HASTUS transit scheduling software and another Transit database |
Made project feasible financially and technically; removed manual labor, reducing ongoing HR costs; also shortened production lead-times |
| Columbia Books |
Directory publisher based in Washington, DC |
5 annual directories:
Corp Public Affairs, Nat’l Trade & Prof Assoc, State & Regional Assoc’s, Washington, Wash DC Reps |
Information from directories is used by associations, corporations, lobbyists, and politicians — SQL Server database |
Improved accuracy, ability to handle last-minute changes, shorter lead times, intellectual property stays in-house, dramatic cost reductions |
County governments
Adobe Spotlight, County Gov’ts |
Santa Clara, CA
Howard, MD
Orange, CA
San Diego, CA
San Mateo, CA
Cuyahoga, OH
Orange, FL
Franklin, OH
Honolulu, HI
Cobb, GA
Olmstead, MN
Broward, FL
Westchester, NY |
budgets |
Budgets being published involve billions and trillions of dollars, balanced to the penny; projects completed by FML, some done in association with American Mgmt Systems [AMS] |
Ability to publish current information, accuracy of publication, ease of distribution (pdf files), drastic reduction in manhours |
| Cox Hardware + Lumber |
Industrial and residential supplier in Houston, TX |
product catalog
(print and CD) |
Desire to increase sales presence with print catalog. Utilize the same (Triad) database that runs the business and web catalog. Include images and info for about 30,000 items with callouts |
Made the project feasible for internal staff who had ongoing business responsibilities; was affordable with run-time PatternStream, and manageable using Active Lightning developer |
Department of Defense
(AF, AFR, ANG, Army, ARNG, JCS) |
USA federal government department |
content management in support of budgets |
System budget information is contained in a SQL database and entered and maintained through a web interface. PatternStream uses the database information to form the exhibits and publish them in PDF to user’s browsers. Project done in association with AMS. |
100% automation, production of ubiquitous easy-to-use pdf, great formatting capability,
ability to launch programmatically from a web interface |
| Experian |
Consumer credit information gathering and reporting agency |
Cole Directories |
Need ability to update data as quickly and accurately as possible |
Short lead times, accuracy of data; assistance from an FML PatternStream developer |
| GE Capital Financial Assurance |
Part of Fortune #5 company, provides financial services |
monthly mutual fund fact sheets for 13 funds |
Desire to publish as quickly as possible after month-end |
Substantially reduced publication and distribution time, manhour savings, quality assurance for data |
| Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District |
Organization in the city of San Rafael, CA responsible for public transportation |
transportation schedules |
Desired a fully-automated solution that would tie into Giro’s HASTUS transit scheduling software and its own database
(FML developed new PatternStream product called TransitWriter™ for this market) |
Made project feasible financially and technically; removed manual labor, reducing ongoing HR costs; also shortened production lead-times |
| Honeywell, Inc |
Diversified technology and manufacturing leader with headquarters in Morristown,New Jersey and locations around the globe |
Tradeline catalogs |
Variable product attributes, variable information placement, solution developed by APT Solutions |
Automated production that was technically and financially feasible |
| Hydraulic Supply Corp |
Headquarters in Sunrise, FL, 11 locations; a full service Fluid Power specialty distributor |
catalog of hydraulic & pneumatic components and systems, hose, fittings, connectors, electronic systems, and accessories |
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Stability compared to their previously-used approach with Corel Ventura 8.0 |
| IPC Communication Services |
employee-owned manufacturing and distribution company |
catalogs |
company specializes in supply chain management, printing, data management, CD-ROM mastering & replication, assembly, fulfillment, and worldwide distribution |
Elimination of repetitive publishing tasks, short lead times, manhour savings, improved service to clients with less staff, new service offering that provides a competitive edge |
| Krause Publications |
Publishes
52 hobby periodicals,
35 periodicals in 13 areas of interest and
600 titles; employee-owned company in Iola, WI |
books, 100 titles annually |
Publishing machines developed in-house with Premier PatternStream licenses |
Cost savings, control over proprietary information, help with repetitive publication tasks |
| MediQual |
A division of Cardinal Health Information Companies |
medical glossary |
Utilize Microsoft FoxPro database as data source |
Rapid production, and ability to produce info product for both print and electronic distribution |
| Meister Publishing Company |
A leading communication and information center for worldwide specialized agriculture |
agriculture information reference books |
Finite Matters Limited [FML] performed the development. Solution included a browser-based user-interface, import of data from delimited flat files, and PatternStream publishing machine. Utilized MySQL and PHP databases. |
Ability to efficiently maintain content and publish up-to-date reference materials rapidly and accurately |
MFS Investment Management
Adobe Spotlight, MFS |
Boston-based mutual fund company with over $120 billion in assets |
marketing communication pieces including many fact sheets |
Desire to publish as quickly as possible after quarter-end and month-end with accuracy, desire for better management and control over information gathering and production processes; development done in-house with 7 plus Premier licenses— Oracle database with web-based interface |
Elimination of repetitive publishing tasks, short lead times, manhour savings, improved service to many internal divisions, system enables 15 times more publications to be produced with less staff |
| NICOR Gas (formerly Northern Illinois Gas Company) |
Provides natural gas service to 1.9 million customers in northern Illinois |
manual |
Manual includes 850+ field specifications — Access database |
Ease of distribution (pdf files on CD-ROM), ease-of-use (hyperlinks and searchability), information is accurate and up-to-date |
| NIMA [National Imagery and Mapping Agency] |
Houston-based federal agency in charge of providing timely, accurate imaging of geospatial information |
reports that include important images |
Need ability to update images and data as quickly and accurately as possible for national security objectives; they utilize 6 Premier PatternStream licenses |
Short lead times, accuracy of data; PatternStream VAR Instrux |
| Outdoor Interactive, Inc |
Internet retailer of hunting, fishing, camping, and boating products |
product catalog customized for individual customer, imposed and ready for 4-color process output to Indigo sheet-fed press (digital publishing) |
Mission to increase sales via focused selection products geared to customer’s interests and presentation of this offering that is attractive, up-scale, touchable and easy-to-read |
Made project feasible financially and technically; provided ability to have different templates so that successive releases over time will have fresh look; Active Lightning VAR who was strong contributor for solving the challenges of this project |
Public School Systems
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Philadelphia, PA
Anne Arundel County, MD
Oakland, CA |
budgets and other reports |
Solutions implemented by American Mgmt Systems [AMS] |
Ability to publish current information, accuracy of publication, ease of distribution (pdf files), reduced cost of production |
| Rockwell International |
Fortune 500 company with numerous internal divisions |
catalog |
Includes info on supply components, equipment, and systems — Oracle database |
Short lead times, ease of managing publication tasks, met complex project specifications |
Royal Australian Air Force Aeronautical Information Services
[RAAF AIS] |
Producer of aeronautical information products for all Australian Defense Force flight operations in support of Defense activities worldwide |
various aeronautical information publications |
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Ease of use, rapid production, and ability to duplicate the success of the US National Imagery and Mapping Agency |
| Sigma-Aldrich |
Manufacturer/ distributor of laboratory chemicals and equipment, located in St. Louis, Missouri |
catalog |
Catalog info includes text in 2 languages and prices in 14 currencies, use an Access database |
Efficient, trouble-free management of information; met complex project specifications; pricing information is accurate and up-to-date |
| Standard and Poor’s |
New York-based firm that publishes information on financial matters for a world-wide audience |
S&P’s Daily Newsletter, S&P’s Corporate Description Directory, S&P’s Money Market Directories, European Stock Reports |
S&P was an early adopter of PatternStream, their solutions were developed by FML; they utilize Oracle databases and publish to pdf, html, and sgml formats |
Substantial annual cost savings |
State governments
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Missouri
Iowa
Louisiana
Connecticut
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budgets and other reports; CT: legal documents |
Budgets being published involve billions and trillions of dollars, balanced to the penny; broad state-wide implementations by American Mgmt Systems [AMS], e.g. 30 agencies in MO |
Ability to publish current information, accuracy of publication, ease of distribution (pdf files), reduction of ongoing costs |
| The McGraw Group, Inc. |
Distributor of industrial equipment and supplies with 14 branch locations in VA, NC, and SC |
2 catalogs |
These catalogs are McGraw’s primary source of information for facilitating sales — SQL Server database |
Publish an interactive web site and 2 catalogs from a single database, faster publication turnaround, reduction in publishing costs |
| The Menu Pages |
Start-up company in New York, NY |
menus |
Provide dining information service to New Yorkers; menus as pdf files from a database |
Made project feasible financially and technically |
University
of San Francisco |
Private Jesuit University founded in 1855 |
”USF General Catalog” |
FML developed complete solution: SQL Server database, web-based interface (front-end), and database publishing system |
Many USF personnel can input and maintain data, sections can be published at will, reduced production cycle, elimination of repetitive manual publishing tasks |
| USFI |
Provider of direct marketing services including marketing communications, information and data mgmt, and doc/forms mgmt services |
content management and publishing systems in support of catalog and collateral publishing |
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Very few design limitations, excellent software application architecture, very stable, enables rapid development and easy maintenance |
