The innovation leader in web-to-print technology for online product personalization announces that Customer’s Canvas received the prestigious award from PRINTING United Alliance. The technologies submitted for consideration were judged on their innovation and likelihood of having a significant impact on the printing industry.

“The judges recognized Customer’s Canvas because of its ability to put powerful customization capabilities in the hands of many more printing companies, furthering the use of web-to-print technology,” said James Workman, vice president of Technology and Research for PRINTING United Alliance.

Customer’s Canvas is a set of components that can help a business build an e-commerce site or any other application that facilitates design or product personalization. It is geared toward printing companies developing online storefronts, software platforms working in the print field, and any type of software solution that requires online design customization.

There are a few key highlights that set Customer’s Canvas apart from the competition.

Flexibility
Our software is built on a foundation of in-house image processing technology and tailored to all printing industry requirements. This unprecedented level of flexibility allows us to deliver a solution that can address very specific requests. We have applied those same principles to our user interface, making it highly adjustable to any ordering workflow.

Adobe templates support
We support templates saved as Adobe Photoshop and InDesign files to ease up the product configuration process and overcome one of the biggest challenges facing clients implementing web-to-print solutions.

Advanced integration capabilities
Its high degree of flexibility allows Customer’s Canvas to seamlessly integrate with any e-commerce or workflow automation platform (both internal and external) to enable web-to-print capabilities.

“We are proud to join the ranks of some of the biggest names in the printing industry. Our engineers and management team deserve every bit of recognition they received from the judges for their efforts,” says Dmitry Sevostyanov, CEO at Customer’s Canvas by Aurigma, Inc. “This award is a huge honor for our company and vindication that we are on the right path. This recognition imposes a responsibility on us to continue providing the highest level of service possible for our customers and helping companies utilize web-to-print technology to achieve their business objectives.”

Aurigma, Inc. is a vendor of image composition, design personalization, and prepress automation software for print service providers and marketing companies. Their flagship product - Customer’s Canvas Web-to-print SDK – is designed to streamline the creation of personalized designs online. This solution integrates into any existing or new website, allowing companies to build ordering workflows for print and packaging products of virtually any complexity.

The InterTech™ Technology Awards from PRINTING United Alliance honor the development of innovative technologies judged to be truly innovative and expected to have a significant impact on graphic communications and related industries.

PRINTING United Alliance is the new entity borne of the recent merger between Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA) and Printing Industries of America (PIA). It is the largest, most comprehensive member-based printing and graphic arts association in the United States.