Wide format printer manufacturer Roland DGA Corp., Irvine, Calif., has partnered with online e-commerce print service experts at Keen Systems, Inc., San Mateo, Calif., to make setting up an online storefront easy and affordable for the Roland inkjet community.

Keen Systems, a cloud-based e-commerce solution developer for the printing industry, makes it easy for print service providers of virtually any size or specialty to get online quickly. With an online presence, end users can optimize their existing customer relationships and increase exposure to new consumers they would never have reached otherwise. An end-to-end solution, Keen automates online sales and marketing processes, from online stores and private portals to lead generation, order processing, shipment tracking and more. Keen’s innovative subscription based model removes costly license fees, as well as the setup and maintenance expenses involved in e-commerce, and helps customers quickly establish a powerful Web presence.

As part of the partnership, Roland inkjet customers that subscribe to the Keen service receive an extended 60-day free trial and personalized setup of their account and online stores. Together with Keen, Roland has simplified the process of developing a customized e-commerce site by providing customers with a standardized template featuring several popular wide-format inkjet applications, including signs, banners, backlit displays, labels, posters, vehicle and floor graphics, and decorated apparel, representing a valuable time-savings for the customer. Available to Roland owners only, the customizable template includes pre-populated product images, details and suggested retail prices, allowing the customer to select the products they want to offer and add them to their storefront with the click of a button.