SA International (SAi), the leading provider of software solutions for professional signmaking, wide-format digital printing and CAD/CAM machining industries, has announced the availability of SideKick – a convenient and easy-to-use job organization tool that helps sign and large format print businesses to effortlessly manage their end-to-end production operations, from quote creation to invoicing. SAi SideKick will be officially unveiled for the first time worldwide at ISA International Sign Expo 2020 (Thursday April 2 – Saturday April 4, Orlando, FL) at booth# 3206).
Simple to use, SideKick comes pre-loaded with a database of predefined products and finishing options, including average industry costs, to rapidly and accurately configure pricing, while factoring in materials, labor, commissions, discounts and taxes. Users can also tailor pricing for their own business. Via an intuitive quoting system, sign shops and large format print providers can quickly create professional and personalized PDF job quotes to send to customers within just a few minutes, based on size, quantity and finishing of the product.
Thereafter, SideKick lets users organize account contacts, convert quotes into orders with one-click and track jobs through various production stages. This enables jobs to be rapidly exported into the invoicing process so that payments are made quicker and cashflow is improved.
“No one likes doing paperwork, but it’s necessary if you’re running a business. Our smaller customers, in particular, frequently tell us that administrative tasks are their least favorite and most time-consuming part of their jobs,” says Annette Plummer, VP Marketing, SAi.
“SAi SideKick effectively addresses our customers’ wider requirements and ensures hassle-free shop management at a low monthly operating cost,” Plummer adds. “The result is a more streamlined administrative process that ultimately saves business managers time.”
Accessible via monthly or annual subscription to existing SAi users, SideKick functions as a standalone tool independent of both SAi’s Flexi signmaking and EnRoute CNC CAD/CAM software solutions. Those customers accessing Flexi or EnRoute on a subscription basis can also take advantage of a preferential pricing structure when subscribing to SideKick.
ISA will also see SAi showcase the latest version of its powerful Flexi signmaking software. Flexi 19 delivers greater power to significantly improve the production capabilities for sign & display users, thanks to a high-performance 64-bit RIP engine that provides a speed increase of over 30%.
Subscription-based offering a hit among customers
As well as demonstrating the throughput-enhancing functionality of its signmaking and printing software solutions, SAi will highlight the way in which it continues to revolutionize the accessibility of those packages via its popular subscription-based purchasing model. As of Q1 2020, SAi reached the milestone figure of registering over 14,000 large format print providers and sign & display businesses worldwide who benefit from new levels of flexibility and cost management via this purchasing method.
Pricing for SAi SideKick is as follows:
- For current Flexi subscribers: $49.95 a month based on annual commitment, $59.95 for month-to-month.
- For traditional Flexi licenses: $69.95 a month based on annual commitment, $79.95 month-to-month.
SideKick can be purchased directly from SAi by visiting: www.thinksai.com/products/sidekick. The tool can also be used within SAi’s MyFlexi App, which is downloadable from the iOS App Store and Google Play Store.
As well as SideKick, Visitors to SAi’s booth at ISA can learn more about the benefits of accessing Flexi signmaking and printing software and EnRoute CAD/CAM software through monthly subscription and cloud-based downloads.
