Choose a plan | Desktop Features | Tharstern Print MIS

For either edition of Tharstern Desktop, a Pre-Boarding phase is needed, this is a one-time fee purchased at the start of your implementation project.

The pre-boarding phase will cover:

Technical Installation to your Hardware and/or 3 months of hosting in the Tharstern Microsoft Azure environment
(this will enable an immediate start to the project)
Internal handover time from our sales team to the project team
Initial Project Plan
10 hours of Professional Services to aid the set-up and data-gathering to begin the project
10 hours of report writing service time for creating customized Crystal documents/reports

Sheet Optimization

Our Sheet Optimization tool seamlessly integrates Tharstern’s Estimating engine with the award-winning IMP imposition tool from Insoft Automation.

Ganging

Our Job Ganging tool helps you identify and manage jobs suitable for combined production. Ganged impositions can be done manually within Tharstern Desktop or automated via our integration with the award-winning IMP imposition tool from Insoft Automation.

Mobile Inventory

Our Mobile Inventory tool allows the use of a smartphone or scanner device to manage warehouse operations on the move e.g. receiving and moving products, inventory stock takes, and picking lists. Assign tasks to warehouse operatives from within the MIS and receive feedback once complete. (Available on the Premium Plan)

Shop Floor Data Capture

Our Shop Floor Data Capture tool allows you to log the progress of a job in real-time using touchscreens, a keyboard and mouse, or a mobile device. Barcodes can also be generated for individual jobs and operations and then scanned by barcode readers.

Estimate Importer

Create multiple estimates in an instant by importing CSV files containing complex multi-location print campaigns directly into your MIS.

Cost Rate Manager

Our Cost Rate Manager tool helps you identify all costs associated with the production of each job, and auto-calculates a total hourly rate for each of your chargeable assets.

Prepress Integrations

We have industry-leading integrations with: Heidelberg Prepress Manager, Agfa Apogee, Kodak Prinergy and Fujifilm XMF.

Press Integrations

We have well-established integrations with: Heidelberg Pressroom Manager, KBA Logotronic, Komori K-Station & Manroland Pecom.

Web-to-Print

We are partners with many of the industry leading web-to-print providers: Infigo, Vpress, ROI360, Flex4 OPS, Pressero, XMPie & Marcom. (*These integrations are only available on the Premium Plan.)

Digital Press Integrations

We have well-established integrations with: HP Smartstream and Konica Minolta Accuriopro.

Accounts Packages

We have established integrations with the following accounts packages: Xero, Sage*, Quickbooks** and Microsoft Business Central.

HubSpot Marketing

Bring your sales, marketing, and estimating teams together by integrating your MIS with HubSpot marketing software. (*This integration is only available on the Premium Plan.)

AvaTax from Avalara

AvaTax from Avalara automates the complex calculations of sales tax, VAT and GST across US states with full access to the list of sales tax rates in USA and Canada when calculating tax on a sales invoice.

Tharstern Desktop API

You can use our API to connect Tharstern Desktop with the rest of your technology stack. Our API is self-documenting so developers can access resources detailing the available methods and parameters required and try them out in the browser, in real-time, without having to write any code.

Workflow & Proofing Integrations

We have industry-leading integrations with: Enfocus Switch and Esko Automation Engine.

Courier Integrations

We have established integrations with FedEx, UPS, and BigChange JobWatch.

Carbon Footprinting

We have partnered with CarbonQuota to offer carbon footprint calculations on quotes and invoices. The carbon footprint of each manufactured job can be calculated using the database and algorithms generated by CarbonQuota's carbon footprint analysis of your operation.

A pre-boarding phase is needed for either subscription plan. This needs to be purchased in order to start your implementation project. The pre-boarding phase will cover the following aspects:

Technical installation to your hardware and/or 3 months of hosting in the Tharstern Microsoft Azure environment (this will enable an immediate start to the project).
Internal handover time from our sales team to the project team.
Initial Project Plan.
10 hours of Professional Services to aid the set-up and data-gathering to begin the project.
10 hours of report writing service time for creating customized documents and reports.

Tharstern has a team of dedicated print professionals that have implemented many systems over the years and can advise you on your system configuration and setup, train your staff on the features of the system and offer general advice on the implementation. There is also the opportunity to draw on the expertise of our software developers and our report-writing service if your project requires a level of customization.

All systems have a minimum of 5 users but you can add as many as you need. If you think you will need more than 50 licenses an Enterprise Plan may be more cost-effective for you. Please get in touch to create a package to suit your individual business needs.

The install / pre-board fee is the same regardless of which plan you choose. You will only pay this once. If you wish to upgrade your plan at a later date you will not have to pay an installation fee again, you will just pay the difference on your monthly subscription.

You can not mix and match standard and premium licences.

Yes, you can choose to downgrade but there is a minimum 3-month notice period to reduce licensing (for both users and features).

“Great user interface, logical processes, data available across departments. We depend fully on the system for job planning and processing.”

David Bonnici

J&A Bonnici

“I have found Tharstern to be the most intuitive MIS system I have used from several.”

Chris Capon

Cestrian

"Using Tharstern has cut down a lot of our admin time, everything is now simple and painless, and we would totally recommend the Tharstern MIS System.”