Melville, New York-based Canon Solutions America, a wholly-owned subsidiary and the sales arm of Canon U.S.A., announces that it is collaborating with Wheaton, Illinois-based Aleyant, a web-to-print software provider.

Canon Solutions America will begin offering the Aleyant Pressero cloud-based, web-to-print ecommerce solution to support its production print portfolio, which includes the Canon imagePRESS and varioPRINT digital presses. Included with Pressero is Aleyant eDocBuilder, a web-to-print variable data publishing (VDP) personalization and online design system.

According to Canon Solutions America, Aleyant's solutions leverage responsive, cloud-based delivery of web-to-print ecommerce, variable data, and print job management features and options to create a robust, scalable job submission solution at value-driven prices.

This is the first time the two companies have collaborated to offer a cloud-based online storefront solution to production print customers. The partnership is specifically targeting Canon Solutions America's commercial print and in-plant central reproduction department (CRD) customer base. Aleyant’s Pressero product brings an unequaled level of features and functionality at a fraction of the price of competitive solutions, Canon Solutions America says, adding that due to Aleyant's cloud-based delivery strategy, not only is the overall cost of the solution less but additional IT costs beyond the cost of a PC with a secure internet connection are eliminated.

"Canon Solutions America is thrilled to work with Aleyant," says Tracie Sokol, vice president of marketing, enterprise services and solutions for Canon Solutions America. "The Pressero offering brings unique value to Canon Solutions America customers. Pressero's innovative web-to-print, optional variable data, and print shop management features enable commercial grade job submission solutions to be within the grasp of every customer, from large commercial printers to small printers, and from mom-and-pop quick prints to corporate in-plants. The software is user-friendly, and allows customers to set up, maintain, and update robust ecommerce sites quickly and effectively. Pressero is a win-win solution for our customers."