Rafaello's blog
The adoption of the cloud and the SaaS model has brought flexibility and innovation to companies, allowing them to focus on their core business.
However, this evolution has also complicated inter-application communication due to the diversity of platforms, the lack of standardization and security challenges. Companies often use multiple SaaS applications with different protocols, APIs and data formats, which makes integration difficult.
In this context, Catbuilder plays a key role as a database middleware. Thanks to its independent, flexible and open database, as well as its ability to connect to heterogeneous services to import and merge data, Catbuilder offers an effective solution to manage data dispersion and simplify integration between applications.
I notice every day how important Catbuilder's middleware function is... and often underused, but fortunately not by everyone, even recently a company relied on Catbuilder to change its ERP, with success!
When you present your products to a potential customer, a paper catalog can actually be much more than just a business card left at home.
It gives the customer the opportunity to look at the products at their leisure and remember them later. When you give them a catalog, you not only give them information, but also a valuable reference point that they can use after your visit. This will surely increase the likelihood that they will choose your products.
It is therefore a smart strategy to stimulate interest and memorization of your presentation!
At a time when some have chosen to go all digital, differentiate yourself with in addition a paper catalog.
For cloud applications, SharePoint and Dropbox are essential solutions for data management and sharing. These tools provide easy access to files, promote real-time collaboration, and offer secure storage solutions. Since the application runs on a remote machine, it allows the use of data at the cloud level without having to go through a local machine to use it.
SharePoint is ideal for content management and integration with other Microsoft tools, while Dropbox stands out for its simplicity and sharing features.
Having access to these platforms is crucial to improving productivity and securing data in a modern work environment. That's why we have now integrated SharePoint and Dropbox access into Catbuilder.
In the world of marketing and communication, a well-designed catalog is a valuable tool for presenting products or services. However, preparing a catalog for printing should not be taken lightly. It is crucial to begin this process several weeks in advance to ensure a high-quality final result. Here's why this preparation is essential.
Proofreading is an often underestimated step, but it is essential to avoid costly mistakes. By taking the time to proofread and correct the catalog several times, you reduce the risk of spelling mistakes, layout problems or inconsistencies in the information.
With Catbuilder you can print the catalog every night in automatic mode so that the PDF is available in the morning when you return to the office for proofreading and corrections in the database. During these steps, a light and RGB version of the PDF will be more than enough and will be easier to share with colleagues.
At a certain point, it is also important to stop adding and changing to focus only on corrections and the final layout. This helps to stabilize the content and avoid last-minute changes that could lead to errors.
Once all the corrections have been made and the catalog is ready, all that is needed is to generate the final prepress version (in accordance with the printer's specifications).
Preparing the printing of a catalog several weeks in advance is essential to obtain a quality result. Do not underestimate the importance of this preparation: it is the key to successful printing.