WebgateOnline Shop Solution

Reduce costs Save time Build customer loyalty Ensure quality Increase sales

Quick, inexpensive start into online business using a professional digital printing online shop Optimize production, become more customer-oriented, supply stronger services and increase your competitiveness with

Web-to-Print Round the clock! 24/7 service, 365 days a year Specially developed online shop solution for print service providers in Large Format Printing, Commercial Printing and supplier

of signage products Print service provider/Shop Admin configures a variety of different product offers (posters, banners, displays, wallpapers, canvas,

stickers etc.) in the backend Customer/Print Buyer designs the final artwork quickly with the easy to use online editor in the frontend, without requiring any

graphic design skills LayoutBuddy Client Licensing Plan for already existing online shops available, a pay by order model – just get in touch with one of

our staff members

Innovative SolutionsCommitted to Color

ColorGATE’s high performance, modular Web to Print (W2P) online shop solution, Webgate, enables print service providers to get a quick, inexpensive start into the online business based on the globally successful Magento online store.

The solution’s highlight is the unique LayoutBuddy. In the backend, it provides an intuitive interface for the Shop Admin to configure a variety of different product offers (posters, banners, wallpapers etc.), also known as product maintenance. In the frontend (browser window), the LayoutBuddy presents itself as an online editor that guides the print buyer in easy steps to the final artwork, with no need for any graphic design skills. In the backend the Shop Admin can process and administer the orders in a comfortable way.

Webgate is the ideal online shop solution for Print service providers in large and wide format printing,

commercial printing, packaging printing and industrial printing Newcomers on the market of online digital printing. Webgate

will tap into a wide range of potential new customers, whether in private business to consumer/B2C markets (e.g. associations, individuals etc.) or in the commercial business to business/B2B (e.g. craftsmen, small commercial enterprises, service providers etc.).

1. Magento online shop systemMagento is currently the fastest growing open-source e-commerce platform available. Due to the many advantages that this solution offers, online retailers using Magento will reduce their costs and be able to provide attractive offers:

Quick, intuitive product management for a wide range of versatile products, such as posters, banners, displays, roll-ups, pop-ups, canvas, stickers, magnetic signs, customized wall design, wallpapers etc.

Automated processes and easy commercial processes for time-saving order processing and production

24/7 service, 365 days a year Optimally customizable to any individual corporate design Modular solution that can be expanded for optimal adaption to

any business requirements Service:

– Support for payment services: credit card, instant transfer, Paypal, Google Checkout etc.

– Support for carriers: DHL, UPS, USPS, FedEx etc. – Integrated options for search engine optimization (SEO)

Future-proof because the worldwide community is continuously developing the Magento online shop solution

2. LayoutBuddy Technology In the frontend (browser window), the online editor guides the print buyer quickly and easily to the final artwork:

Easy to use, flash-based online editor in the browser window Possibility to provide Instant-Designs free editable design

templates in the LayoutBuddy Instant-Designs are easy-to-use design templates for the print

buyer which in combination with the LayoutBuddy are providing results with a professional look

Intuitively used design tools for the creation of the chosen end product (banner, canvas, stickers, wallpapers etc.)

– Individual template size and color – Production options e.g. Material, eyelets, hemstitch, sponsor’s

logo) – Images and clips – Text

Product preview Various Atmosphere-Images, for example visualization of a child’s

room or anteroom, can be provided Requires no indepth knowledge of graphic design or image editing

Reduce costsSave timeBuild customer loyalty Ensure quality Increase sales

Webgate is based on three main components

The shown Instant-Designs are fully editable

ConsumerBusiness

Print Buyer

Product maintenance Design customization (Shop)Order processing

Shop Admin

HostingDesign customizationSupport

ColorGATE Expert

ColorGATEHosting

MagentoLayoutBuddy

FotoliaCustomimage databases

WebgateWebshop

3. ColorGATE service and support ColorGATE’s service and support plan includes the installation,

configuration and set-up of the Webgate online shop Webgate will be delivered in a customizable standard layout to

guarantee a swift start into the online business The hosting process will be carried out by the ColorGATE experts,

who will also support the Shop Admin in adapting the shop designs to the individual needs

Regular support and updates for the LayoutBuddy

Image archive Includes the Fotolia-interface image (in order to use Fotolia

image database, it is only necessary to request an API-Key at Fotolia)

Integration of individual image databases

The backend provides the Shop Admin with a variety of different options:

Configuration of products that are presented in the LayoutBuddy online editor (frontend)

Link to the Magento shop, where it is possible to add text and images to each product offered

Currently up to five different LayoutBuddy configuration modules (Basic, Banner, Canvas, Sticker and Wallpaper) form the basis for the configuration of individual products, depending on the license purchased

Creation of virtually any number of customizable printed products, such as posters, banners, displays, roll-ups, free-form labels, canvas, complete wallpapers, etc.

Print Buyer Consumer Business

Shop Admin Product maintenance Design customization (Shop) Order processing

ColorGATE Expert Hosting Design customization Support

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ColorGATE Digital Output Solutions GmbH

Grosse Duewelstr. 1

30171 Hannover

Germany

T +49 511 94293-0

F +49 511 94293-40

contact@colorgate.com

www.colorgate.com

© 2013 ColorGATE. All rights reserved. ColorGATE and Webgate are registered trademarks belonging to ColorGATE Digital Output Solution GmbH. All other product and manufacturer names are possibly brands of their respective copyright holders. Due to the constant further development and improvement of our products, functionalities and performance features are subject to change without prior notice.

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“With our own ColorGATE Webgate LFP online shop – supported by a little advertising – we won many new customers from the region within a short period of time. They now create their own print materials and order immediately online. As a result, we have increased our revenue and reduced the processing time for each job. Now our customers receive their products much faster and are really happy about that. At the same time, we have increased our sales – a real win-win situation in every sense.”

Laura M., LFP Printshop Company

ColorGATE RIP software Productionserver and Webgate

By combining Webgate with ColorGATE Productionserver RIP software, customers profit from perfect color management and produce high-quality print products ever time, characterized by brilliant color reproduction, neutral grays and natural skin tones.

Online test of demo shop “BannerBox”: www.banner-box.deThe Shop Admin can provide various Atmosphere-Images in the LayoutBuddy for choosing and visualizing different room pattern Shown Atmosphere-Image: Hotel/Wellness