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Magiix Client Presentation March 2004. www.magiix.com Copyrights, PowerWeave Software Services.

Meeting cost, productivity & growth challenges through

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What is Magiix?

+MagiixServer organizes and streamlines your editorial-design workflows in a single, collaborative system

MagiixServer Editorial-Design Workflow Automation

An integrated design studio that provides outsourced page layout, image finishing, graphic development and design services

MagiixStudio Integrated Design Studio Service

Multiply productivity through automation & collaboration

Add publishing capacities with on-demand resourcing

Cut costs through design outsourcing to MagiixStudio

One Solution. Many Answers.

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Director Ad. Sales

Production Manager

WriterFeatures Editor

Sr. Writer Writer

Editor

Illustrator

Layout Artist

Layout Artist

Art DirectorMagiixServ

er Digital Workflow

Application

Hi-speed Internet

Data Center

How Magiix Works

MagiixStudio

MagiixStudio ServerHi-speed

Internet

First, MagiixServer workflow software installed on your LAN, binds your edit, art,

advtg & production in a single system

Next, using Hi-speed Internet, MagiixServer seamlessly integrates

an outsourced design studio to your creative workflow

MagiixServer thus integrates both internal and external

design resources seamlessly in a unified workflow

Art Directors now get on-demand access to

additional design resources

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• MagiixServer provides an easy-to-install & use, best practices driven workflow system for Editorial-Design process automation.

• With MagiixServer software your editorial/ art staff can: • Plan an Issue structure & share pagination details with the entire team

• Create & manage editorial tasks

• Collate article-wise content & specify layout requirements

• Distribute layout files to reviewers for pdf-based proofing

• Create and manage versions of article layouts until final approval

• Track article, issue & task status in real-time

& much more….

Value Proposition #1Get a functionality-rich publishing workflow platform at minimal cost

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• Bind editorial, art, advertising sales and production across multiple issues and titles in a single digital workflow system

• Achieve real-time visibility & complete control over the outsourced design process

• Achieve faster issue creation and approval cycles with pdf-based workflow

Value Proposition #2

Multiply productivity gains through workflow automation

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Cut per page art costs by up to 40% through design outsourcing

Value Proposition #3

• Get an SLA-based, full-service studio equipped to deliver from design to production-ready artworks at a fraction of your current costs

• Avg. Art Cost/ page can vary between $ 90 to $ 750. What’s yours?

2002 Editorial Expense Highlights by Circulation Size

  Up to 100K

100-500K

500K-1MM

1-2MM

2MM+

Editorial Pages 466 594 913 8881,028

Manuscripts/Art Cost/Edit Page

$366 $899 $2,242$3,137

$2,466

Other Edit costs/Edit Page $427 $1,631 $3,145$2,638

$3,951

Total Edit cost/Edit Page $792 $2,530 $5,387$5,776

$6,417

Source: MPA and JEGI

Consider Art Cost/ page @ 25% of above, art cost can vary from $90 - $ 750 per page…

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Add publishing capacities without increasing headcount

Value Proposition #4

• MagiixStudio helps you achieve on-demand scalability of quality design resources that are integrated to your internal workflow

• By outsourcing routine tasks like page layout and artwork production, you release your high-value design staff to pursue new revenue opportunities

• Leverage time zone difference to greatly speed up production cycles

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Benefit from a proven, predictable source of graphic design

Value Proposition #5

• Over 3 years in remote art studio operations for a variety of needs

• 250,000+ man hours of experience across print, web & multimedia platforms

• Over 85,000 artworks – from simple vector artwork to complex design-from-brief - delivered till date

• 99.1% first-time approved track record with 98% + on-time deliveries

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Get a fully managed service from installation to delivery

Value Proposition #6

• PowerWeave with its local partners provide you with complete support – from installation to training to managing the equipment/ infrastructure

• Your staff does not need to manage file uploads/ downloads – MagiixStudio manages all file transfer processes

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Value Proposition #7

Get a fully ‘de-risked’ solution

• SLA based commitments ensure on-time, quality controlled output

• Failsafe delivery infrastructure with redundancies/ backups at hardware, connectivity & data storage levels

• Local, onshore support and program management through PowerWeave’s business partners ensures all issues are managed locally

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Minimal investment to get started

Value Proposition #8

• Deploy the Magiix solution on your existing PC hardware and network infrastructure

• MagiixServer’s flexible licensing options let you start small and scale up as needs grow

• Harness the power of Magiix with minimal training and negligible disruptions to your existing workflow

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Start-up Requirements

• A dedicated server with a static IP and SQL Server database for deploying the MagiixServer application

• 100 Mbps LAN

• Broadband Internet available on the MagiixServer machine

• PCs/ Macs with min. 40 GB HDD, 512MB RAM and Adobe Acrobat 5.0 or better installed

Would you have these already?

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

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Migrating To MagiixSTEP 1

One month Free Pilot on a single title involving installation and training on system usage

Pilot

STEP 2

Outsourceability audit of your titles to identify what portions of your titles can be outsourced in the initial phase

Portfolio Audit

STEP 3

Service Level Agreements (SLAs) for design outsourcing and overall service support get fixed

Service Level Agreements

STEP 4

Go-live stage involving installation and commissioning of full multi-user system and hardware/ connectivity as per agreed contract

Installation

STEP 5

In-Process stage involving SLA based service delivery and product support

Service Delivery

4 weeks

Zero cost to you

1-2 weeks

Minimal cost

Contract Period

Early ROI & Savings

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Savings/ ROI Indicator

Cost of designing in-house : $ 10,800 (At 40 pages/ month/title for 3 titles)

Savings from outsourcing design to MagiixStudio Avg. current design cost per page (in-house design) : $ 90 (estimated from MPA-JEGI research data)

Approx. avg. cost of designing above 120 pages at MagiixStudio : $ 3,600

Direct monthly savings from design outsourcing : $ 7,200

Direct annual savings from design outsourcing : $ 86,400

Annual gains from better resource utilization/ opportunity costs : ?

Annual gains from productivity improvements from automation : ?

If outsourcing freed up 2 design resources what new revenue generation initiative could they take up? What would not needing to hire permanent staff mean in savings terms?…

If MagiixServer reduced paperwork by 15% and meeting time (editorial reviews etc) by 20% what would you save?

Direct annual savings from automation : $ 100,000 (min.) (Magiix estimates)

Total potential savings from Magiix : $ 186,000 (considering 3 titles outsourced)

Savings from workflow automation using MagiixServer

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Why PowerWeave?

Technology/ software

development expertise

Domain knowledge of Publishing/ commercial

graphics

Proven experience in

remote, IT-enabled design

services delivery

Over 400 satisfied customers across

the world

India based design studio for cost and

time difference leverage. Backed by on-shore presence in

US/ UK

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Why Offshore Outsource?

COSTS

Better quality productivity.

Equivalent skills cost 1/3rd to 1/4th

your costs

QUALITY PRODUCTIVITY

Offshore outsourcing on an

ITES basis is a proven concept

TECHNOLOGY MATURITY

Get the 10-12 hr. time differential

advantage. India works when America

sleeps…

TIME ADVANTAGE

Abundant availability of high quality,

English speaking publishing skills in

India

SKILLS AVAILABILITY

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Thank You!For further information, please contact:

[email protected]

www.magiix.com