Compose Distribute Twixl Media products in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan

Compose System Ltd. has been appointed as distributor of the Twixl media products in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan

Hong Kong, Compose System Ltd., innovative developer and distributor of prepress workflow systems and digital printing solutions for the printing and publishing industry announces their new partnership with Twixl media, developer of the Twixl Publisher product line, a software solution that enables designers to create and publish tablet applications starting from InDesign.

Compose is pleased to announce that they have been appointed as a distributor for the Twixl Publisher product line in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan.

As tablets are overtaking the number of PCs in the market, they are also changing the game of publishing, e-commerce and advertising. Publishers but also design agencies stand for big challenges but also a lot of opportunities in this fast evolving business. They are not only looking for a solution but also for professional advice on how to make the correct technology choice.

Compose, being at the same time a developer/integrator and a distributor has all the know how the market is asking for. It is the perfect match with the Twixl Publisher product line.

With Twixl Publisher, the company targets design agencies, publishers but also the enterprise market. The demand and market potential for interactive reader applications on tablets is tremendous - people are looking for cleverly devised interactive content. Twixl Publisher offers an independent and very fluid publishing solution to an emerging market that finds it difficult to identify qualitative solutions in a jungle of products and solutions which offers no added value except to bringing content to tablets.

The publishers start to understand this new business and the importance of independence when it comes to control the publishing (download) cost.

Agencies embrace a solution that enables them to publish both single- and multi-issue applications to the app stores as well as the enterprise networks, without any limitation.

Companies are also looking for a solution that enables them to manage both creation and in-house distribution.

Twixl Publisher – the ultimate user experience

Twixl Publisher is a publishing solution that takes projects from InDesign to iPads and Android tablets. Specifically, it is a combination of a stand-alone (Mac OS X) application and a plug-in for Adobe InDesign CS6 (and 5/5.5) that converts and exports traditionally created documents into interactive reader applications for tablets. Twixl Publisher makes it possible to translate print designs into digital designs by integrating interactive content such as slide shows, audio, video, HTML5 animations and more into a seamless tablet blend.

With Twixl Publisher designers can create a great variety of applications. Magazines are an obvious application, but Twixl Publisher can also be used for sales presentations, annual reports, newsletters, brand magazines, manuals, brochures, data sheets and more.

Frank Steyaert, CEO at Twixl media concludes: "Applications for Twixl Publisher are endless as it offers tremendous opportunities to share any interactive content that is available at any time and at any location and we're delighted to work with Compose to market and distribute our solution. They have an extensive network of resellers focusing on adding value for their customers and closing the gap between technology and market.

Being developers themselves, they know and can implement our products within the workflow solutions they deploy. They are an essential link to make our solutions successful.

About Twixl media

Twixl media develops reliable, easy and affordable tablet publishing solutions for interactive applications; solutions that are simple to use, simple to deploy and simple to maintain.

Twixl Publisher is a solution targeting publishers, agencies, printers and corporations. Twixl Enterprise Kiosk is an iPad only, in-house publishing tool for the agency and enterprise market.

Twixl Publisher differentiates itself by being the only independent tablet-publishing tool on the market. Our customers have full control over the creation and publishing process, and are not pushed towards a server-based subscription model. They are free to publish content to wherever they want, even to their own private company network.

This has an enormous impact on the total cost of ownership: with Twixl media solutions users pay a one-time license fee and can then publish as many applications as they want at no extra cost. Distribution of multi-issue apps may involve download fees, but even these fees are very competitively priced compared to other solutions and they even offer a solution for DIY storage.

About Compose

Compose System is a private company with headquarters based in Hong Kong, and offices in China, North America and the Europe. Compose products are sold and supported through our strong network of dealers spanning five continents. Founded in 1987 by Tom Sit, a computer and digital printing industry veteran, Compose has established the reputation as a leading Harlequin OEM.

Compose's team of highly focused and talented experts are passionate about developing RIPs, workflows, and interface solutions. By listening and working closely with our customers Compose has developed a clear understanding of the needs of today's modern prepress production environments.

The Core of our product range is our renowned ripping engine, the Express RIP. Composes Express RIP is noted for its high performance, versatility and reliability. Supporting over 200 different output devices, ExpressRIP drives the prepress industries major imagesetters, platesetters, digital presses, high-speed color copiers, digital printers and large-format inkjet printers.

Close collaboration with our customers has led us to develop a comprehensive range of innovative professional prepress tools and workflow solutions, most notably Express WorkFlow, our professional prepress workflow system. This approach to development has enabled Compose to build productive, flexible and scalable workflow systems and interfaces designed to streamline pre-press production and drive industry's most popular new output devices.

Compose is committed to developing prepress solutions enabling our customers to expand their systems as required, thereby reducing the cost of ownership and maximizing customers' benefits.