Regardless, whether you would like to produce business cards, brochures, advertisements, company magazines or catalogs – with CI-BOOK you can easily reuse individual design modules or even entire campaigns. ZOONA, the current version of CI-BOOK, takes care of the administration and provision of all released advertising materials to your authorized advertising partners, such as e.g. sales partners, franchisees, subsidiaries or dealer networks. You can thus ensure that all of the files are available in the correct version, worldwide and around the clock, for quick and high-quality production, without high-resolution data having to be sent. There is no easier way to distribute your brand all over the world.

SAVE COSTS

• Cloud Service: no investments in hardware, reduced costs for update, maintenance and IT personnel
• High cost savings due to the free choice of print shops
• Central Web-to-Print platform for the integration of all parties involved (companies, agencies, print shops)
• Reduction in processing costs of up to 30%

GAIN TIME

• Reuse successfull print media (archiving, editing, ordering)
• Subsidiaries, franchisees, dealers or sales departments are always up-to-date through marketing activities
• Web-to-Print portal provides access to marketing material around the clock

ENSURE QUALITY

• Predefined set of rules prevents errors in text and picture editing
• Quality assurance through release process with user rights management
• Reporting of advertising efforts through central control
• Administration and documentation
• Job management through order workflow together with information (circulation, prices, print formats)

REMAIN FLEXIBLE

• It is possible to adapt to your company’s Corporate Design at any time
• Open and version-independent design templates
• It is possible to order personalized advertising material at any time via the integrated OnlineShop
• Layout library for flexible creation of multi-page print media

• The intuitive user interface allows the operator to make extensive layout changes within a short period of time, without having to read a manual.
• All of the templates are provided on the web platform of CI-BOOK.
• The self-explaining navigation makes it easy for you to select a template, open it in Editor, and edit it.
• As soon as the editing is done, the template is submitted to production. Once learned, you can safely edit any template and beat every speed record while maintaining maximum quality.
• After editing, the templates can be archived and reused for additional actions. A clever filter system facilitates the search for the needed templates.

TEMPLATE CONFIGURATION

• Describe the Upload Process
• Supporting Tools

USE SET OF RULES

• With the CI-BOOK set of rules an unlimited number of layout elements can be prepared for automation.
• Rules that have been previously used can always be reused in an efficient manner.

ASSIGN RIGHTS

• Layout elements can be provided with roles and rights for editing. Per Drag and Drop you can specify what the user is allowed to do.

PROVIDE/PUBLISH

• Based on rights, the layouts can be provided on the platform.

The CI-BOOK editor is an excellent tool for the quick and simple editing of sophisticated templates. Editing is done in real time. In addition to simple text changes, extensive layout changes can also be processed quickly by anybody. The advantages at a glance:

• Edit text without time-consuming formatting
• No re-installation of fonts; the changes take place in the correct font
• Replace pictures or multiple images with Drag and Drop
• Automatic adaptation of text and content per CI guideline
• Users do not have to make any design decisions, they will edit 100% CI-conform
  
• Self-explaining user guide
  

ROLES AND RIGHTS

• Clearly defined role and group concept with maximum flexibility
• Consistent principle of dual control
• Tested standard release steps can be selected and used
• Archive function for release steps

NOTIFICATION

• Configurable email distribution list for teams, partners or suppliers
• Target group-specific information and distribution list
• Passing on tasks to team members
• Status information after update

A PDF print preview function can be generated at the push of a button. After release, the ordering process is initiated with a notification.

Decentralized units (e.g. franchisees) can individualize advertising material for your specific needs. The order can be placed via the print shop module. In addition to the required information for production, all of the costs for the order are centrally available.

Service providers, such as print shops, can be directly connected via the workflow cycle. Advantage: Users stay up-to-date on the status of their order. After the order is processed, the entire process is saved in the archive and thus documented.

• Print preview PDF Preflight
• Convert RGB to CMYK
• Connect external service providers (print shops)
• Automatic call for print service offers to predefined print shops
• Archiving and documentation

The highlight: Programming is not necessary – the template is adapted automatically to the desired output format. Bring movement into your templates!

OVERVIEW OF FUNCTIONS

Brochure Creative

Brochure Professional

Brochure Enterprise

• No investments in expensive infrastructure
• Up-to-datedness of all software components
• Expansion by means of additional cloud services
• Scalability of software and virtualized hardware
• Professional back-up systems
• High availability
• Flexible service levels
• Billing based on usage
• High security standards
• Fast and immediately visible project success

With the Cloud Services of CI-BOOK you combine first-class software with first-class support. We support you during all stages: from conception, proof-of-concept, developing specifications or requirement specifications, up to the implementation and quality assurance of your project. For this purpose, we access an extensive database containing already successfully implemented projects. This know-how is supplemented by an extensive network of experts and technology providers. We combine our passion with our knowledge: innovative software solutions add fun to the project and make people’s work easier.

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1. Area of application

Our offers, services and deliveries are exclusively based upon the present terms and conditions. These General Terms & Conditions shall be deemed to have been agreed at the latest on receipt of our delivery or service. Counter-confirmation with reference to other terms and conditions is hereby expressly excluded.

2. Offer, Conclusion and Execution of Order

2.1.  Our offers are always provisional and unbinding. The contract with the customer is only concluded upon our confirmation of the order or when the order is processed.

2.2. We are entitled to subcontract orders or parts of the orders to third parties.

2.3. We reserve the right to technical and design variations from specifications in leaflets, catalogs and written documents, as well as changes in the course of technical progress that are not substantial, without having rights derived against us for these reasons.

3. Prices

3.1. The prices valid on the day of delivery (current price) shall apply to deliveries and services of d-serv SE GmbH, insofar as no other price is expressly mentioned in our offer.

3.2. All prices are to be understood ex works Tübingen. Any contrary agreements must be confirmed in writing.

3.3. Prices that are offered exclusively to commercial customers are (in case of doubt) to be understood as net prices and do not include the respectively valid sales tax.

4. Side Agreements, Assurances

Side agreements, assurances and other agreements that are made prior to or on placing a written order require the written form to become effective.

5. Time of Delivery and Performance

5.1. The dates and time limits specified by us are not binding unless something else has been agreed upon expressly and in writing.

5.2. All promises of delivery are subject to correct and timely delivery to us by our own suppliers.

5.3. We will not be responsible for delays to delivery and the supply of goods and services due to Acts of God or to events which make delivery difficult or impossible, e.g. operational breakdowns, strikes, official directives, etc. In this case, we shall be entitled to postpone the delivery by the duration of the hindrance plus a reasonable start-up time.

6. Warranty and Liability

6.1. The statutory warranty periods shall apply.

6.2. Please note: Given the current state of technology, we cannot guarantee that the software will be compatible with all application conditions.

6.3. All warranties shall be voided if the operating instructions are not followed or modifications are made to the products, unless the customer proves that the changes were not the cause of the error.

6.4. The customer shall inspect the products within one month after receipt for their conformity. They shall inform us of any defects immediately, at the latest however, within one month after receipt in writing. Defects that cannot be detected within this period in spite of a careful examination are to be reported in writing immediately after they have been discovered. Programs and other products delivered are considered accepted if, following expiry of the period set out in Sentence 1 of this clause for an additional period of two weeks the usage has not been limited by error messages.

6.5. Error messages will only be considered if submitted in writing.

6.6. In principle, customers can only initially request rework. If at least two attempts to rectify the defects have failed, customer shall be entitled to claim other warranty rights. The obligation to rectify defects can also be fulfilled by us by offering a new version of the program.

6.7. Compensation claims for damage of any kind, including damage to the user’s data, software or hardware resulting from the use of software are excluded, irrespective of any legal principle which may apply, with the exception of damage caused by willful or gross negligence. This does not apply if the damage was due to the breach of a cardinal obligation on the part of d-serv GmbH.

6.8. All claims that are directed against us are not transferable without written agreement and can be made valid exclusively by the customer.

7. Retention of Ownership

7.1. We reserve the right to retain ownership of goods delivered until such time as all our claims against the purchaser have been met, for whatever legal reason.

7.2. Processing and alteration are always carried out for us as the producer, but without obligation for us. If our (joint) ownership expires through association, it is now already agreed, that (joint) ownership of the customer in the common object passes to us value pro-rata (invoice value). The customer shall safeguard our (joint) ownership free of charge. Goods in which we have (joint) ownership shall be referred to as conditional goods hereinafter.

7.3. The customer shall be entitled to sell or process the conditional goods within the scope of the proper course of business as long as the customer is not in arrears. Pledges or transfer by way of security are not permitted. The customer assigns to us in advance in full, by way of security, all accounts receivable with respect to the reserved goods that arise from resale or any other legal grounds. We authorize the customer in an always revocable manner to collect the claims relinquished to us for their invoice in their own name. At our request, the customer shall disclose the assignment and grant and present the necessary information and documents.

7.4. In the event of access of third parties to the conditional goods, in particular pledges, customer shall notify them that this is our property and inform us immediately. The customer shall bear all costs incurred.

7.5. In case of behavior that is contrary to the terms of the contract, especially in the case of delayed payments, we are entitled to take back the conditional goods at customer’s expenses or if necessary, to demand the assignment of the surrender claim of the customer against the third party. Return or seizure of the conditional goods shall not be deemed withdrawal from the contract to the extent that the Installment Payment Act is not applicable.

8. Payment

8.1. Unless otherwise agreed, our invoices are due and payable net cash upon receipt of the invoice.

8.2. We are entitled to claim interest to the amount of 5 % above the base interest rate of the European Central Bank as of the 31st day after due date.

8.3. If the customer does not meet their payment obligations in accordance with the contract or if they suspend their payments, or if we become aware of other circumstances which make the customer’s creditworthiness questionable, we shall be entitled to demand immediate payment of the remaining debt, to request down payments or securities.

8.4. The customer may deduct counter claims from their payments only if they have been determined undisputed or legally binding. The customer’s right to withhold payment under another contractual relationship with the supplier cannot be asserted by the customer.

9. Industrial Property Rights and Copyrights

9.1. The title and copyright to the software delivered by us, the printed accompanying materials and all copies of the software product lie with the software manufacturer. The customer may only use the software on a single data processing system and make only one copy of the software exclusively for backup or archiving purposes, unless additional rights to use are expressly granted. Customers shall only be entitled to copy the printed material that accompanied the software based on a written agreement of the software manufacturer.

9.2. If the customer has amended the product supplied by us or integrated it into a system or if we have designed the product according to instructions from the customer in such a way that breaches of protection rights result therefrom, the customer shall be obliged to defend us or indemnify us against claims of the owner of the breached right.

10. Export

The export of our product to EU third states requires our written agreement, independent of the fact that the customer is obliged to provide for obtaining all official export and import permits.

11. Place of Fulfillment and Place of Jurisdiction

11.1. The place of fulfillment is Tübingen.

11.2. In commercial dealings and to legal entities under public law it has been agreed that Tübingen is the place of jurisdiction.

11.3.The law of the Federal Republic of Germany shall apply exclusively. The application of the UN Sales Convention shall be expressly excluded.

Tübingen, February  2013

d-serv GmbH