Mortsel, Belgium -- Agfa Graphics announced today a partnership with XMPie, providing :Apogee customers an integrated solution that combines :Apogee Portal and Prepress, with XMPie's extensible Web-to-Print and Online Marketing Tools. The partnership enables Agfa to offer the modular Web-to-Print product portfolio from XMPie, with the prepress and project management tools in :Apogee. The result is a 'best of both worlds'-solution, providing the benefits of complete job management and control, from job creation to delivery of the final product.

"When two technologies can meet, one + one is more than two," said Alon Geva, Vice President, Business Development & Technology, XMPie Inc. "I am absolutely convinced that our partnership with Agfa Graphics will provide a unique solution to meet customer expectations."

"This solution provides the benefits our mutual customers are looking for," added Bart De Pelsmaeker, Head of Software at Agfa Graphics. "Through shared know-how, an extensive product portfolio mix, we can offer customers a fully integrated solution. Jobs created in XMPie, flow to :Apogee Portal and Prepress for automatic production processing of the proofs and plates."

XMPie's modular online solutions can include modules for Web-to-Print, Variable Data Printing, Cross Media Communications, Marketing Analytics, Marketing Portals, Image Personalization and Data-Driven Charting.