Need insights in to XMPie Vs EMC Expression

[Guruprasad Vinjamuri]

Any information on XMpie vs EMC Expression, whar are all the features where XMpie is better than Expression.

 

Guru

[Dan Sideen]

Depends on what you are trying to do.

 

We have both xmPie and an older EMC product called Visual Compuset, and use both, depending upon the application.

 

If you want to produce high volumes of complex, multi page documents that have multiple stocks, and finishing (ie stitching, tape binding) such as insurance policies or Mutual Fund statements, then xmpie is NOT the way to go.  Too slow, too hard to automate and lacking some production niceties like job tickets, etc.

 

If you want to produce smaller volumes of shorter, graphics-intensive documents, xmpie is a better bet. Direct Mail, especially when you want to measure responses, or if you need a storefront, is ideal for xmPie.

 

If you want your clients to manage the information that will be in the documents (ie insurance wordings), eXpression is a clear choice. EMC acquired Expression when the bought Document Sciences Corp. Document Science cut their teeth in the insurance industry, and the product is really optimized for that type of business.

 

Both have a steep learning curve, but if you know inDesign, xmPie will be easier to get up and running, at  least for simple applications.

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[Justin]

I agree with Dan in that the two products are not really comparable
for the reasons he listed. I am not sure what compares to XMPie, the
closest I can think of would be Printable (http://www.printable.com/)
but I have not much experience with it. One product that is comparable
to EMC Xpression would be HP/Exstream Dialogue (http://www.hp.com/
country/us/en/prodserv/software/eda/eda.html).

My company uses both XMPie and HP/Exstream Dialogue due to our
diversity in customers.

On Nov 19, 9:14 am, Guruprasad Vinjamuri <guruvpra...@gmail.com>
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