Technology

Flexible. Open. Automated.
Grow with a flexible, open, automated system.

EFI® Pace'sTM flexible framework comes with custom user-defined fields, menus, forms, translations, formulas and reports, enabling you to reach out to your customers individually.

Pace gives you a range of customization options, including:

  • Adding a new field to the system.
  • Changing the name of an existing field.
  • Rearranging existing screen fields.
  • Creating a custom screen with new fields (form).
  • Creating a custom menu.
  • Creating custom reports.
  • Adding e-mail notifications based on a specific event.

For advanced Pace users, EFI® provides a variety of customization modules to allow you to customize the system to meet your specific needs. The EFI Pace API gives you dynamic interaction with the EFI® Pace system, simultaneously maintaining critical business rules for data integrity.

EFI® Pace Application Programming Interface (API)

This module enables the administrator or programmer to interact directly with the EFI® Pace business tier, allowing an external program or other application to integrate directly with EFI® Pace in a real-time mode. It is commonly used to integrate an existing Web site to enter orders directly into EFI® Pace or to retrieve any information from within the management system and use that information for external purposes. This is an advanced module used by customers with an advanced level of programming aptitude.

This module offers access to the EFI® Pace business object tier via a Web services model and requires someone on staff with programming experience and common knowledge of advanced programming concepts such as XML, Java and SOAP. The API supports programs written in Java, PHP, and .NET languages.

JDF Certified

The Job Definition Format (JDF) and Job Messaging Format (JMF) Modules enable EFI® Pace to interact with other JDF-enabled systems. With JDF and JMF Modules, EFI® Pace can connect to systems handling imposition planning, prepress workflow, press and finishing operations, and exchange information -- giving you a fully automated system from start to finish. You also benefit by:

  • Automating processes in production workflows to increase productivity, efficiency and gain a competitive edge in your market.
  • Eliminating errors from manually keyed information.
  • Improving communications throughout production to better manage jobs by rapidly turning collected data into actionable intelligence.
  • Utilizing JDF as a standard method for systems integration and implementation for new systems to support value-added services in existing workflows.

With EFI Pace you get a world class application, founded on state-of-the-art technology.

  • Cross Platform
  • EFI Pace provides easy Web-based access, eliminating the need for software downloads and installations on client workstations. Pace also supports all popular industry-standard browsers. Since access is via a Web browser, the system is operational on multiple platforms, including Windows®, Macintosh® OS, Linux® or UNIX®.
  • Scalable High-Performance Design
  • EFI Pace has a multi-tier, Java™-based architecture including a Web Engine, Business Rules Engine, Reporting Engine, eServices Engine and Database Engine. These components work together to deliver a high-performing, highly reliable system. They can be deployed on a single machine or distributed across multiple machines. Pace makes it easy to scale up to support many users while maintaining high performance.
  • Customizable Graphical User Interface
  • EFI Pace uses the latest in Web design principles to allow custom screens and data entry forms using industry-standard XML, so you can personalize the look and feel using cascading style sheets. Multi-language and internationalization support is also available.
  • Multi-Level Security
  • EFI Pace offers a robust security model, which enables you to manage access rights to each module and screen down to individual fields on a screen. Each user logs into the system with a unique ID and password. The system also features usage tracking for every action of each user on the system with a complete audit log.
  • Flexible Reporting Subsystem
  • Pace offers a robust reporting system including numerous standard reports to get you up and running quickly and allows for customized reports to meet your specific business needs.