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Kern International Inc. and Crawford Technologies Inc. Collaborate
on Automated Document Factory Solutions
Columbus, Ohio, March 14, 2006 - Kern International, Inc. and Crawford Technologies Inc.
have signed an agreement to collaborate on automated document
factory solutions, extending the view of the document production
process from “data to door”.
Under the agreement, CrawfordTech will provide software that
enhances and extends Kern’s mailFactory Suite product
line with unparalleled print data mining, document reengineering,
mail piece reprint, print stream conversion and manipulation
capabilities and the ability to support all major print stream
formats. Together, the two companies will be building the
next generation of automated document factory infrastructure.
The resulting solutions will be sold through the Kern sales
force.
“We are very happy to have an organization of CrawfordTech’s
unmatched expertise in print stream manipulation for automated
production mail processing join forces with Kern International
Inc. in pushing the frontiers of fully integrated, automated,
high volume document processing.” said Thomas Brock,
President, Kern International, Inc.. “This relationship
fits perfectly with our strategy to provide our customers
with the best end-to-end solutions”.
Ernie Crawford, President of Crawford Technologies Inc., adds
”We are very excited about the opportunity to cooperate
with the leading global provider of integrated, fully automated,
high performance mail finishing systems. Crawford Technologies
unequalled print stream manipulation software will help Kern
Inc. innovate in the field of document factory automation
for all legacy and new print applications.”
About Kern International, Inc.
Kern, AG is the Swiss-based, 60-year-old, privately held,
company that manufactures, distributes, services, and supports
its production mail solutions, including inserting systems,
associated finishing systems, and mailFactory software systems,
worldwide in over 60 countries. Kern International, Inc.,
the U.S. based subsidiary, covers distribution and support
for North America.
To learn more please visit our website at www.kerninc.com
About Crawford Technologies Inc.
Crawford Technologies Inc. provides print stream transform,
extraction and manipulation solutions that are unsurpassed
in the industry. With its committed and knowledgeable product
teams, CrawfordTech offers unparalleled development, design
and support. CrawfordTech is a global leader in delivering
advanced print production transformation products for the
financial, insurance, medical, government and telecommunications
industry. Many of today’s strategic companies in the
document solutions business are CrawfordTech’s partners
participating in the distribution of CrawfordTech's powerful
PRO suite of conversion and enhancement products automating
the transformation of print-stream, data manipulation and
document output. Crawford Technologies, Inc is based in Canada.
Its Toronto and Vancouver development centers produce high-quality,
cross-platform products using advanced development and testing
techniques. To learn more, please visit our website at www.crawfordtech.com.