EFI has acquired a printing and packaging software solutions developer, Rhapso, based in Les Ulis, France, increasing the company’s packaging technology portfolio.
Rhapso is made up of two software products addressing the printing industry with the Rhapso Graphisoft MIS primarily marketed in French-speaking countries, and the Rhapso PC-Topp scheduling and production control solution for the corrugated industry, which is sold worldwide and available in 13 languages.
‘Rhapso gives EFI the opportunity to further extend our leading-edge capabilities in the packaging market,’ said Marc Olin, chief operating officer. ‘This is a strong and complementary addition to our growing portfolio of MIS/ERP solutions. We are very pleased to welcome our new colleagues to EFI.
‘With our strong presence in Europe, the acquisition of Rhapso now extends our scope of offering into the corrugated market sector as a new growth opportunity and builds upon our strong existing presence in the MIS and scheduling area. We welcome the addition of over 500 customers to our existing customer base which will further establish EFI as the clear leader of MIS and ERP related solutions in Europe and reassert our commitment to the region and to local markets. We believe this is a critical and strategic part of our focused growth strategy,’ Mr Olin added.
The company has continued to invest heavily in the Productivity Software product line, and with this most recent acquisition, it hopes to enhance its position in the end-to-end workflow automation market.
‘EFI continues to prove it is a world-class provider when it comes to helping companies improve their management operations and grow profitably,’ said Rainer Neugebauer, former Rhapso managing director who will now become EFI’s director, Corrugated Products. ‘We are excited to give our customers access to technology from the industry’s leading developer of MIS and ERP software.’
Rhapso MIS and ERP products will become part of the Productivity Software family of products. Graphisoft will also be integrated with EFI Fiery digital front end platform.
