Octopz Partners With Transcontinental
April 21, 2008
Canada’s largest printer adds advanced online collaboration tools to enhance creative projects
Toronto, Ontario – Octopz Inc. is pleased to announce that it has entered into a value-added partnership with Transcontinental, the largest printer in Canada and sixth-largest in North America, to deliver online collaboration software that will allow Transcontinental and its clients to plan and review creative projects online, using fully integrated text, voice and video capabilities.
Octopz, which is ideally suited to the unique needs of media and creative professionals, enables up to five people to synchronously view and markup an unprecedented range of documents including high resolution photos and graphics, and digital media such as video. Participants communicate via built-in text, voice and video chat, and their work, including markup and notes, is stored securely, allowing them to review and revise projects individually whenever it’s convenient, wherever they are, 24/7.
These capabilities will allow Transcontinental to offer customers a new tool that helps streamline the creative development and review process resulting in cost efficiencies and faster time to market.
“Octopz is thrilled to partner with Transcontinental, a company known for creating strategic partnerships that deliver value-added services to its customers,” said Ron McKenzie, CEO of Octopz. “By providing advanced online collaboration services, Transcontinental will enable its customers to make better, faster decisions resulting in accelerated project delivery.”
Octopz can also be easily integrated with existing technologies, such as asset management and job tracking applications. Intuitive and graphical, Octopz is extremely easy to use, so clients gain the benefits of online collaboration instantly.
Octopz launched at Web 2.0 Expo 2007, where CNET named it one of the ‘Top Five’ Web 2.0 services; in 2008, for the second year in a row, it is a finalist in the CNET “Webware 100” awards. Octopz was also identified as a 2007 rising star by InfoWorld, selected by Red Herring as one of the ten hottest startups in Canada and named one of Canada’s Companies-to-Watch as part of the 2007 Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Awards.
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About Transcontinental
The largest printer in Canada and sixth-largest in North America, Transcontinental is also Canada’s leading publisher of consumer magazines and French-language educational resources, and its second-largest community newspaper publisher. Transcontinental distinguishes itself by creating strategic partnerships that integrate the company into its customers’ value chain, notably through its unique newspaper printing outsourcing model and its value-added services. From mass to highly personalized marketing, the company offers its clients integrated solutions which include a continent-leading direct marketing offering, a diverse digital platform and a door-to-door advertising material distribution network. Transcontinental is a company whose values, including respect, innovation and integrity, are central to its operation. Transcontinental (TSX: TCL.A, TCL.B) has approximately 15,000 employees in Canada, the United States and Mexico, and reported revenues of C$2.3 billion in 2007.
About Octopz Inc.
Octopz Inc. (www.octopz.com) develops advanced online collaboration technologies built specifically for today’s creative professionals. With fully integrated support for text messaging, VoIP and webcams, Octopz allows colleagues and partners anywhere in the world to work together securely in real-time, or individually at their own convenience, using multiple document types. Team members can then save and archive their work for subsequent retrieval, review and feedback. The result is accelerated decision making and speed-to-market – a significant competitive edge.
For more information on Octopz contact:
Ann Christie
Vice President, Marketing
Octopz Inc.
416.673.8187
email here
