Members of the social network can install the free app developed by Ecce Terram on their Facebook page. Launched only four months ago, the user-friendly application has already helped generate an order boom for photo books on Facebook. As a result, a new, more powerful follow-up version of the software is now introduced in short order, to meet the demand for additional features and functionality.

The new photo book app is capable of converting even low-resolution pictures from Facebook’s photo albums into elegant photo books. In addition, Ecce Terram has further simplified the app’s user interface, to guarantee the same short and convenient photo book order process that Facebook users liked about the software’s first generation.

"We can proudly say that our photo book app has set new technology, time-to market and usability standards for our industry on Facebook,” said Ecce Terram President and CEO Frank Simon. Facebook users, said Mr. Simon, are rapidly adopting new ways to transform visual memories that were uploaded to the social networking platform into valuable gifts that withstand the test of time outside the digital sphere.

"We took a risk when we launched our photo book app last year,“ said Mr. Simon, who is the company’s founder. “The result is that for large retailers, photo labs and printers, it’s a no-risk proposition now. They can benefit from our industry expertise and immediately start generating high-volume orders through the new channel without delay, by deploying a robust app that is already consumer favorite."

From the perspective of large photo service providers, selecting a proven Facebook app solution that is open towards future technological shifts is essential in order to be able to compete, according to Mr. Simon. He said that Ecce Terram feels encouraged in staying its course by the results of a new survey, which was published recently by 6Sight, a leading the photo industry market research firm.

The analysts found that users of photo sharing platforms upped their photo upload activities from mobile devices (smartphones and tablet computers) by about 40 percent over the past six months alone. "This confirms that Ecce Terram’s Facebook app is fully in sync with what consumers demand,” said Frank Simon. He pointed out that his company’s photo book app for Facebook is based on the new web programming standard HTML5 basiert, which guarantees that it can be accessed from smartphones and tablet computers.

HTML5 is supported by Facebook and other industry-leading players, like Google and Apple. As a result, Ecce Terram clients – large retailers and photo service providers – are shielded against the delays and high software development costs which impact companies who invested in proprietary photo processing and ordering solutions and apps.

"We see the new market data as a full confirmation of Ecce Terram’s decision to optimize solutions like the Facebook app for HTML5,” said Frank Simon. The acceptance of the new Facebook order channel is so encouraging, he said, that Ecce Terram is already developing a new photo service solution for Facebook, in addition to the photo book app. Mr. Simon said that more details will be announced shortly.

According to photo industry surveys, most of the more than 800 million Facebook members use the social network to store and share digital photos with family members, friends and co-workers, using the platforms “Photo Album” feature. The custom brandable application developed by Ecce Terram now clears the way for large retailers and photo services to generate new photo book orders from a so far underdeveloped source.

“Facebook has become the premier destination for consumers to share and store their photo memories,” says Frank Simon, president and CEO of Ecce Terram USA. “For retail chains and photo processing services, the white-label version of our photo book app for Facebook could well be the key to unlock the huge potential of this market.“

The new app is backed by the Ecce Terram’s long-standing experience with large-scale software deployments for the photo industry. Order processing is handled by Ecce Terram’s  Photo2Lab CentralHub middleware. The software facilitates complete solutions from photo ordering to processing in commercial labs, and also supports standard software installations, as well as customized for large photo processing centers.

Ecce Terram positions its photo book app for Facebook as a logical addition to the company’s order channel solutions for desktop, online, mobile and kiosk platforms. For large retail chains with the Photo2Lab infrastructure already in place, configuration and deployment of the new app to work with their existing order processing system can be completed within a matter of days.

“Time-to-market for new photo products and services is a major reason why large retailers have come to rely on Photo2Lab solutions provided by Ecce Terram,” says Jay Hitchens, Project Manager at ECCE TERRAM.

The German version of the photo book app for Facebook has already been successfully stress-tested during the strong start phase of Germany’s holiday shopping season on https://app.share-your-photostory.de/en/, which is bustling this year.

“The Photo2Lab enables our customers to connect with consumers literally anywhere, anytime they are ready to order photo products and services. Starting immediately, through the photobook app, that includes connecting with them during their ‘quality time’ on Facebook. That's when they appreciate offers the most which help strengthen their bonds with family and friends,” says Ecce Terram's president/CEO.

Facebook members who install the white-label version can then simply select an album on their Facebook page, choose a background color and pick an image frame. Once they have chosen the pictures to include, added short text comments (optional), defined the sort order and determined the cover photo, they can order the photo book to be shipped - all from within Facebook.

“By offering the new Ecce Terram photo book app, a customer now can enable consumers to create thoughtful, elegant photo book gifts, when and where it’s most convenient for them - on Facebook,” says Frank Simon. “For consumers, it allows them to free their photos from the fleeting digital domain, and create lasting gifts. For Ecce Terram customers, we expect it to significantly increase order volumes.”

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Oldenburg, Germany/Atlanta, GA, September 13, 2010 - ECCE TERRAM – the idea-smith and solution provider for the Image and Print market, based in Oldenburg, Germany – will present the new version of its software solution for Photo Labs and Commercial Printers at the Graph Expo 2010.

Since 2008, online print orders with digital images printed on photo paper or by digital and offset presses have greatly surpassed the volume of analog photo prints. Even during the financial crisis of 2009, the development of the digital photo market was clearly positive for ECCE TERRAM customers, and 2010 promises to be another successful year for digital image and printing products. The Internet specialist ECCE TERRAM will present their Photo2lab Solution and demonstrate how it can be used to grow existing printing volume with consumer oriented products, and increase revenue with desktop and online clients focused on business printing.

Get in touch with your customers

ECCE TERRAM will introduce the latest version of its Desktop Client, Version 4.9. As with previous versions, Windows (including Windows 7), Mac OS X and Linux operating systems are supported. Since January 2009, the Desktop Client is the world's first Desktop Client software to support Multitouch systems, such as the innovative HP TouchSmart systems.

The current version will introduce enhancements for creation of Photo Books and Photo Calendars including new methods for the automatic layout of Photo Books and Catalogs, as well as new features which allow users to adapt the software to their needs, making it suitable for customers from consumers to SME use.

The freedom to configure the software for the commercial printer is still present and has been further extended. The ability to customize the graphics interface and function for specific target groups is an essential core element of the Photo2Lab solution's philosophy.

Social media and cooperative solution

The multi-channel architecture (MCA), part of the Photo2Lab Software Suite, allows Photo Labs and Retail Chains to support their products, marketing strategies, and order options centrally, thus serving all target groups equally, regardless of the ordering channel. This architecture offers many advantages over the stand-alone solutions usually found in the market. Not only is the support of products, templates, and content centrally handled for all order methods, there is also free exchange of data between the various platforms.

Thus, customers can begin designing a catalog on their desktop as a project, upload it, and then share it with colleagues online, who can all work on the catalog together. Likewise, the finished catalog can be copied and partly changed by each authorized customer, so that both parties can discuss the catalog and finalize it.

Visit us at the Graph Expo 2010, Chicago, Il, October 3 to 6, 2010, Booth 4835 (CHANGE OF BOOTH NUMBER TO 4835 by GRAPHEXPO)

About Photolab

The Photo2Lab Software Suite offers a complete solution from ordering to processing in commercial labs. It includes software applications for Windows, Mac, and Linux, web applications, applications for CD processing or the iPhone. The modern connection protocol TRON is freely available and is supported by a variety of third parties. These provide solutions for, among other things, retail counter-top boxes or kiosk terminals. Along with order processing, aspects such as payment, promotion, and adaptation options for affiliates and partners are taken into consideration as part of a white label solution. The products can be used to handle anything from photo prints to hardback photo albums and catalogs, thus offering unique flexibility and openness with the goal of reducing costs and reaching new target groups for the solution customers.

In 2009, Photo2Lab installations handled orders with over 220 million digital photos, 400,000 photo albums and photo calendars.

For more information please visit www.share-your-photostory.com or visit us at the Graph Expo 2010, Chicago, Il, October 3 to 6, 2010, Booth 4934

One core - a variety of order methods

The Multi Order Channel Architecture (MOCA), part of the Photo2Lab Software Suite, allows Photo Labs and Retail Chains to support their products, marketing strategies, and order options centrally, thus serving all target groups equally, regardless of the ordering channel.

This novel system is based on the popular Qt framework from Nokia and the Google Frameworks and, over the course of 2010, will encompass all products, from photo prints, posters, and canvas to photo gifts to print products such as Photobooks and Photo books on Photo Paper, Cards, and Photo Calendars. Licensed content templates and user management will also be supported. Thus, the new solution unites all functions and product worlds which the Photo2Lab Software Suite supports today on a variety of platforms in a uniform technology.

The company will present the new architecture, using the example of a Desktop Client and a novel Web-based Ordering Solution for Photo Books, at the PMA, the international convention and trade show of the US Photo Marketing Association, from February 21 to 23, 2010 in Anaheim, California.

Social media and cooperative solution

This architecture offers many advantages over the stand-alone solutions usually found in the market. Not only is the support of products, templates, and content centrally handled for all order methods, there is also free exchange of data between the various platforms.

Thus, consumers can begin designing a photo album on their desktop as a project, upload it, and then share it with friends online, who can all work on the album together. Likewise, the finished album can be copied and partly changed by every invited user, so that the group work leads to a personalized photo album. This provides new options for gaining customers and increasing the revenue for every album created.

Designed album pages or complete Photobooks can also be made accessible to friends, who can add individual pages to their own Photobooks. Social media communities such as Twitter or Facebook are therefore integrated as a matter of course.

You can find more information at the PMA 2010, Anaheim, California, Booth C-1909-3.

Since 2008, online photo orders, with digital pictures printed on traditional photo paper, have surpassed the volume of analog photos in many labs. Even during the financial crisis of 2009, the development of the digital photo market was clearly positive for ECCE TERRAM customers, and 2010 promises to be another successful year for digital photo products. Customer demand for unique mementos and personalized photo gifts remains high. Very few software companies can call upon such a vast wealth of experience and knowledge providing complete e-commerce packages for the printing market – solutions for consumers, printers, and photo labs, as well as unique applications for online and in-store needs.

The Internet specialist ECCE TERRAM will present the new versions of its modules at PMA, the international convention and trade show of the US Photo Marketing Association, from February 21 - 23, 2010 in Anaheim, California.

Get in touch with your customers

ECCE TERRAM will introduce the latest version of its Desktop Client, Version 4.8. As with previous versions, the operating systems Windows – including Windows 7 – Mac OS X and Linux are supported. Since January 2009, the Desktop Client is the world's first Desktop Client software to support Multi-touch systems, such as the innovative HP TouchSmart systems.

The current version will introduce additional features for creation of Photo Books and Photo Calendars, including new methods for the automatic layout of Photo Books, as well as new features that enable users to adapt the Software to their specific needs -- making it suitable for beginners and professionals.

The freedom of configuration for labs and retail customers is still present and has been further extended. The adaptation of optics and functions to specific target groups is an essential core element of the Photo2Lab solution's philosophy.

Photo2Lab Software Suite, interface between customers and production

The Photo2Lab Software Suite consists of the complete range of essential components for Digital Photo Labs, Commercial Labs, Business Printers and Retail Chains. Components such as those used in ordering systems for PC/Mac, online ordering systems, kiosk systems and solutions for mobile use via fully developed Middleware for the handling of Orders, Payment, and control of one or more Fulfillment Centers, and Order Tracking.

At the PMA 2010, an initial version of the lab control software Lab Transfer Server will be introduced, demonstrating the processing management systems used in print labs and the features used to control popular printing systems such as the HP Indigo.

Visit us at the PMA 2010, Anaheim, California, Booth C-1909-3

About Photolab

The Photo2Lab Software Suite offers a complete solution, from ordering through to processing in commercial labs. It includes software applications for Windows, Mac, and Linux, web applications, applications for CD processing or the iPhone. The modern connection protocol TRON is freely available and is supported by a variety of third parties. These provide solutions for, among other things, set-top boxes or kiosk terminals. Along with order processing, aspects such as payment, promotion, and adaptation options for affiliates and partners are taken into consideration as part of a white brand solution. The products can be used to handle anything from photo prints to hardback photo albums, thus offering unique flexibility and openness with the goal of reducing costs and reaching new target groups for the solution customers.

In 2009, Photo2Lab installations handled orders with over 200 million digital photos, 400,000 photo albums and photo calendars.

Photo2Lab

ECCE TERRAM is announcing the launch of its Photo2Lab solutions in New Zealand (April 2008) and Australia (May 2008) with lab partners and dedicated local server in. The ECCE TERRAM Photo2Lab solution is unique in allowing photo services to receive and allocate print orders to their own photo printers, to third party central labs, to photo gift specialists or to channel orders on a case by case basis. Photo processing web solutions from large central labs have been developed for them to create an unbreakable tie between shops or portals and the supplying photo lab. Large central labs are building a dominant position, weakening smaller photo service’s negotiation power. ECCE TERRAM’s Photo2Lab is ready to plug into different photo labs, guaranteeing photo stores and web portals independence from dominant labs. With solutions developed using Web 2.0 technologies like SOAP, WSDL, Ajax etc. ECCE TERRAM offers a diverse range of components for photo portals, including support for ICC Profiles for professional colour management demands.

Photo Lab Software Solutions

Together the Photo Lab Software processing components build flexible, state-of-the-art solutions. These range from order processing using online stores, point-of-sale terminals and offline software clients for Windows, Macintosh and Linux using an open protocol connecting to any photo lab or printer. The DPS middleware processes the orders using a central user database, which allows splitting orders to cover production requirements (e.g. mixed orders for standard prints, posters and gift items). Lab plug-ins built the third layer in ECCE TERRAM’s ‘Photo2Lab’ solution. The lab plug-ins currently support for example DPL, Allcop, ORWO, CeWeColor, DWM and Frontline. Increasingly specialists from the growing sector of photo book, calendar and gift item printing, like Ifuse, Snapmania are being supported by ECCE TERRAM.

ECCE adds ICC Profiles to its Middleware

At PMA ECCE Terram is adding ICC Profiles to its Middleware as an option for photo labs catering for professional photographers. These solutions allow to indicate image optimization for individual image files and make re-ordering prints easier. In addition, the ECCE Photo Suite offline client will integrate the HDX4 Photo Manager. It serves to optimise the pictures per mouse click before uploading them to the Internet, in order to bring out the best of the photographs. This is important because large photo labs find it increasingly costly to correct or optimise images in photo albums and calendars. The Managing Director of the developer ECCE TERRAM, Frank Simon states: "Among our customers are ORWO, Farbglanz Imaging, Pixelnet, Focus, TV Spielfilm, Kodak and many more. We are proud that in the past year 132 million image prints have been processed through the installed base of ECCE middleware solutions."

ECCE Photo Suite adds Photo Book and Calendar Editor Modules at PMA

ECCE TERRAM created the new generation of offline photo ordering clients (Windows, MacOS and Linux) with a modular structure. New modules for photo book and calendar design are being released during the PMA Trade Fair. A new postcard module which handles franking and mailing directly to the cards recipient will also be revealed during the PMA. The applications are brandable through graphics, logos and colors and are used by labs and services of different sizes, from large central labs like ORWO and DPL, book and gift printers to mini labs. Catering for European and international businesses ECCE TERRAM’s applications are easy to localize and are available in several European languages.

ECCE TERRAM practices these values with its solutions shown at PMA Booth No.: K 191-1 from January 31st to February 2nd, 2008.

Photo Lab Software Solutions

Together the Photo Lab Software processing components build flexible, state-of-the-art solutions. These range from order processing using online stores, point-of-sale terminals and offline software clients for Windows, Macintosh and Linux using an open protocol connecting to any photo lab or printer. The DPS middleware processes the orders using a central user database, which allows splitting orders to cover production requirements (e.g. mixed orders for standard prints, posters and gift items). Lab plug-ins built the third layer in ECCE TERRAM’s ‘Photo2Lab’ solution. The lab plug-ins currently support for example DPL, Allcop, ORWO, CeWeColor, DWM and Frontline. Increasingly specialists from the growing sector of photo book, calendar and gift item printing, like Ifuse, Snapmania are being supported by ECCE TERRAM.

ECCE adds ICC Profiles to its Middleware

At PMA ECCE Terram is adding ICC Profiles to its Middleware as an option for photo labs catering for professional photographers. These solutions allow to indicate image optimization for individual image files and make re-ordering prints easier. In addition, the ECCE Photo Suite offline client will integrate the HDX4 Photo Manager. It serves to optimise the pictures per mouse click before uploading them to the Internet, in order to bring out the best of the photographs. This is important because large photo labs find it increasingly costly to correct or optimise images in photo albums and calendars. The Managing Director of the developer ECCE TERRAM, Frank Simon states: "Among our customers are ORWO, Farbglanz Imaging, Pixelnet, Focus, TV Spielfilm, Kodak and many more. We are proud that in the past year 132 million image prints have been processed through the installed base of ECCE middleware solutions."

ECCE Photo Suite adds Photo Book and Calendar Editor Modules at PMA

ECCE TERRAM created the new generation of offline photo ordering clients (Windows, MacOS and Linux) with a modular structure. New modules for photo book and calendar design are being released during the PMA Trade Fair. A new postcard module which handles franking and mailing directly to the cards recipient will also be revealed during the PMA. The applications are brandable through graphics, logos and colors and are used by labs and services of different sizes, from large central labs like ORWO and DPL, book and gift printers to mini labs. Catering for European and international businesses ECCE TERRAM’s applications are easy to localize and are available in several European languages.

Multi Lingual Solutions with Source Code License

With Photo2Lab's ready made solutions, any store or website can become an independent online photo service. ECCE TERRAM founder Frank Simon points out: “ECCE TERRAM endeavors with Photo2Lab software to allow photo services to allocate production orders, moving the control over the process from the large central labs back to the photo service. When you start your photo service make sure that you own your customer data and route to lab. ECCE Terram licensing model is unique in offering a source code license option.”

ECCE TERRAM practices these values with its solutions shown at PMA Booth No.: K 191-1 from January 31st to February 2nd, 2008.

A distinctive feature of the HDX4-modules is that they can help to turn any snapshot into a really professional photograph – it only takes a mouse click. So far, photographers rather used trial and error to adjust brightness, contrast and colours; now the software can detect imperfections of pictures and corrects them without need for further user intervention. Frank Simon of ECCE TERRAM: "Thanks to the HDX4-functions, dark pictures with low contrast and matt colours are definitely a thing of the past. Suddenly, the sky prints perfectly blue and details, which were in the shade become visible again."

Photo2lab Software Suite on the PMA in Las Vegas

Among the companies having licensed the HDX4 Photo SDK is the German company ECCE TERRAM Internet Services. Photo2lab Software Suite has been especially developed for digital photo services, which want to digitise all procedures from the order to printing in the laboratory.

Part of this suite is the eccePhoto Offline-Client, which enables the customer to select his own pictures that are to be ordered as prints or to be used as fun products or for the creation of photo albums or calendars. Integrated into the Offline-Client is the HDX4 Photo Manager. It serves to optimise the pictures per mouse click before uploading them to the Internet, in order to bring out the best of the photographs. This is important because large photo laboratories cannot carry out later modifications of photo albums and calendars – in contrast to prints – without large effort. The Managing Director of the developer ECCE TERRAM, Frank Simon states: "Among our customers are ORWO, Farbglanz Imaging, Pixelnet, Focus, TV Spielfilm, Kodak and many more."

ECCE TERRAM Internet Services presents its Photo2lab Software Suite with the integrated HDX4 Photo Manager on the worldwide most important photo trade fair PMA, which takes place in Las Vegas from 31 January to 2 February 2008. It can be found on stand K191-1 (ECCE TERRAM GmbH, LVCC, 2nd floor).

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Homepage ECCE TERRAM: http://www.ecce-terram.com
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HDX4 GmbH, Essener Str. 20, 44139 Dortmund, Germany

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The "Wisdom of Crowds" is considered to outperform expert knowledge in dimensions like topicality as well as width, depth and references of knowledge. A principle of prediction markets, as of any electronic exchange, is that those who buy cheap and sell at a higher price benefit.

Empirical evidence suggests that prediction markets are at least as accurate in forecasting events as other instruments used by polling institutes on similar demographic groups. This concept, part of a field of study called collective intelligence, is the ideal tool for market and event forecasts. "The partnership with "Financial Times Deutschland" will give this forecasting method new dynamics. Our company is honoured to partner with such a highly regarded broadsheet”, states Frank Simon, Managing Director of ECCE TERRAM.

The closer a participants forecast matches the real event, the more rises the value of the virtual account. This stimulates forward strategies and therefore using quality information and experience in these virtual investments is paramount. The FTD-strategy bourse also rewards closely matching expectations when dealing with rate fluctuation and diligence.

"Due to the positive experience gained with the prediction market for the German General Elections in 2005 and the prediction market for the (soccer) FIFA World Cup 2006 we decided to provide our users continuously with the opportunity to participate with their knowledge and experience in forecasting events of interest", says Dr Anton Notz, Head of Electronic Media at the “Financial Times Deutschland”.

Electronic Stock Markets (ESM)

The prediction market is based on the “Electronic Stock Market Technology” (ESM) developed by ECCE TERRAM Internet Services GmbH. It is based on theses by Friedrich von Hayek, who in 1974 was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics. From Professor von Hayek’s findings it derives, that more accurate prediction of future events can be made, if people trade shares about them with the opportunity to derive a profit. Frank Simon, Managing Director of ECCE TERRAM: “ESMs in the form of prediction markets provide surprisingly accurate results for opinion research and serve as a prognostics instrument to generate forecasts”. The user’s interest in trading shares and the chance for personal gain as well as the opportunity to create accurate forecasts bind the user into the online service and increase traffic to the website. The technology starts from a base different to traditional opinion research. Interviews, polls and e-votes use questions like “how would you vote?” The Electronic Stock Markets ask “what do you expect the outcome to be?” Traders therefore buy and sell based on their expectation of the outcome. These reflect in the prices, at which shares trade. The system can then, based on the share price, calculate forecasts.

ECCE TERRAM has used prediction markets already in the run up to the German federal elections of 1998 with great success, achieving the second best forecast after Allensbach, one of Germany’s leading public opinion poll institutes. In recent years ECCE TERRAM has organised more than two dozen prediction markets on a great variety of events.

Ready Made Solutions for Digital Photo Processing Services

Setting up a digital photo processing service in store or online is becoming easier with ready made software solutions. Large central labs offer these to tie in their customers, while specialist developers like ECCE TERRAM sell software components that increase the services independence and negotiation power.

Today the vast majority of photographs taken are digital. Online photo services converting digital images into traditional photographic paper prints in familiar 6×4" (10x15cm), prints are increasingly profitable. Compared to home inkjet prints, pictures on photographic paper tend to look much 'richer', and are vastly more durable with regard to handling by sweaty fingers, humid environments, and fading in daylight. Such services cater for business with new photographic gift items and product ideas. The specialist internet software developer ECCE TERRAM will be presenting the latest off the shelf, modular software solutions for online photo services, web portals, photo labs and purchasing associations at the international Photokina exhibition in Cologne in September 2006, including releases currently being prepared. As a Photokina highlight, the company will also publish its complete ‘Transfer Ordering Network’ protocol for free usage.

Photo2Lab

The ECCE TERRAM Photo2Lab solution is unique in allowing photo services to receive and allocate print orders to their own photo printers, to third party central labs, to photo gift specialists or to channel orders on a case by case basis. Photo processing web solutions from large central labs have been developed for them to create an unbreakable tie between shops or portals and the supplying photo lab. As published by The Grocery Trader, Europe’s largest central lab claims to have extended “its market share yet further on the European continent to more than 40%”. Such large central labs are building a dominant position, weakening smaller photo service’s negotiation power. ECCE TERRAM’s Photo2Lab is ready to plug into different photo labs, guaranteeing photo stores and web portals independence from dominant labs. With solutions developed using Web 2.0 technologies like SOAP, WSDL, Ajax etc, ECCE TERRAM offers a diverse range of components for photo portals.

Photo Lab Software Solutions

Together the Photo2Lab processing components built flexible, state-of-the-art solutions. These range from order processing using online stores, point-of-sale terminals and offline software clients for Windows, Macintosh and Linux using an open protocol connecting to any photo lab or printer. The ‘Photo2Lab’ middleware processes the orders using a central user database, which allows splitting orders to cover production requirements (e.g. mixed orders for standard prints, posters and gift items). Lab plug-ins built the third layer in ECCE TERRAM’s ‘Photo2Lab’ solution. The lab plug ins currently support for example DPL, Allcop, ORWO, CeWeColor, DWM and Frontline. Increasingly specialists from the growing sector of photo book, calendar and gift item printing, like Ifuse, Snapmania are supported by ECCE TERRAM.

The offline photo ordering clients (Windows, MacOS and Linux) are brandable through graphics, logos and colours and are used by labs and services of different sizes, like large central labs by the likes of Allcop, DPL, CeWe Color AG, ORWO, FotoInsight.com or mini labs (Frontline). Catering for European and international businesses ECCE TERRAM’s applications are easy to localise and are available in several European languages.

A photo service for any site or store

With Photo2Lab ready made solutions any store or website can become an independent online photo service. ECCE TERRAM founder Frank Simon points out: “ECCE TERRAM endeavours with Photo2Lab software to allow photo services to allocate production orders, moving the control over the process from the large central labs back to the photo service. When you start your photo service make sure that you own your customer data and route to lab. ECCE TERRAM is a ready made solution proven to work and committed to serving its customer’s independence.

Photokina – hall 10.2 – B 021

With online advertising growing 30% year on year, ECCE TERRAM’s will highlight the bi-directional communication capability of their solution during Photokina. Its solutions allow for online software updates, promotions, implementation of vouchers and rebates as well as the transmission of advertising and links to the offline client on the end user’s desk top.