HP Acquires Exstream
HP recently announced that they have acquired our #1competitor, which we view as another example of the continued market validation for document creation, management and delivery. At the end of 2007, EMC acquired Document Sciences for $85m which clearly set the trend. The value of "transactional" document management is becoming a critical must-have in many large organizations. Transactional Promotion, or "Transpromo", as it is being referred to is the next area of growth that has evolved out of the output management or document management market.

HP is clearly shopping for software angles to drive hardware sales. ERP, CRM and ECM vendors have been trying to extend the business process to utilize bills, invoices, packing slips, correspondence, or virtually any document for campaign and promotional purposes. Yet this should not require specific hardware or design tools. It should be open, best of breed, and flexible and not aligned to the printer.

In today's highly competitive business environment, smart companies recognize the value of each and every customer and they are trying to demonstrate that value by providing personalized, highly relevant documents and by communicating with them down to the "audience of one" level. Organizations, across industries, believe in the power of 1-to-1 marketing and now so does EMC and HP.

As the first vendor to understand the power of integrating data - from sources across your enterprise - to improve margins and increase customer satisfaction, StreamServe remains print-neutral; providing our customers with a solution that gives them the flexibility to choose their print output requirements based on the technology (or technologies) that best suits their needs.

StreamServe Extends Automated Document Output Solutions with RFID Support for existing Supply Chain and ERP Systems
StreamServe has expanded its document solutions functionality to now support Radio Frequency Identification (RFID). The latest capabilities further enhance StreamServe's existing logistics document solutions that already support bar-codes, high-volume printers, email, etc. This support enables manufacturers and retailers to integrate RFID into their technology and to respond to immediate RFID complaince mandates. Read more: »

Stay tuned for more information about a North American Customer Council.

StreamServe announces StreamServe Financial Services designed for use with SAP® for Insurance, the third StreamServe solution to be endorsed by SAP.
As a long-term SAP Software partner, StreamServe has a unique history of complementing SAP business processes with integrated document processing excellence. In addition to StreamServe's broad portfolio for SAP customers across all industries, StreamServe has teamed with SAP to provide specific solutions for targeted verticals. After the successful launch of StreamServe's SAP-endorsed business solutions for Utilities and Banking, StreamServe announced availability of a new SAP-endorsed business solution for Insurance. StreamServe Financial Services designed for use with SAP for Insurance allows insurance companies to drive down costs and increase customer satisfaction through optimized high-volume document processing, the consolidation of multiple documents into a combined set, and the ability to add personalized messaging for cross and up-selling. The solution offered by StreamServe is officially part of SAP's vertical solution map and integrated within SAP's support infrastructure. It is developed in accordance with SAP development guidelines and provides additional choices and flexibility for businesses running SAP software. Read more: »