Company Fact Sheet
About VISTA
As the leading worldwide provider of software systems and support services for the publishing industry, VISTA, a division of Publishing Technology, has been a committed business partner to publishing organizations and distributors all over the world since 1977. With a single focus on publishing processes and systems, VISTA’s author2reader™ solutions fit all aspects of the publishing supply chain, including the physical production process, title information management, order processing, customer service, customer self-service, author’s royalties and rights, all underlined by a comprehensive business intelligence layer, for subscriptions, books and electronic products.
We offer exemplary implementation and support services for multi-site, multi-country, multi-media and multi-currency operations, with the most successful track record in the publishing industry.
VISTA has also produced an unparalleled team of industry experts whose years of experience implementing and supporting business computer systems, and enhancing publishing business processes has already benefited hundreds of VISTA customers.
VISTA Products and Services
To meet the specific and unique technology demands of the publishing industry, VISTA’s author2reader enterprise-wide solutions support all stages of the publishing process. The author2reader platform is modular and scalable, and fully supports online, print and subscription-based products with functionality specifically developed for the publishing industry. Components include fulfillment, customer care, rights and royalties, warehouse and distribution, finance, production management, product information management, and business intelligence.
VISTA provides professional consultative services for applications management, product implementation, business consulting, and lifetime customer support, and to leverage the capabilities of the author2reader framework for small and medium-sized publishers, VISTA offers hosted applications.
VISTA Customers
VISTA’s publishing solutions have a global customer-base, having been chosen by eight of the ten largest publishers worldwide. It is the leading publishing solution in the United Kingdom and is experiencing exponential growth in the US. Key customers include Random House, Elsevier, HarperCollins, Von Holtzbrinck Publishing Services, LexisNexis, Pearson, Cambridge University Press and Lonely Planet.
Management Team
- Colin Bottle, Managing Director, European Operations
- Brian Gibson, Chief Executive, North American Operations
- Jay Teitelbaum, Chief Operating Officer, North America
- Gary Bowman, Product Engineering Director
Founded: 1977
Organization: Division of Publishing Technology plc
Number of Employees: 150 employees & consultants worldwide (35% in US, 35% in UK, 20% in India/Sri Lanka and 10% Australia)
Web Site: www.vistacomp.com
Email: solutions@vistacomp.com
Public Relations Contact: Morayea Pindziak, Marketing Manager, morayea.pindziak@vistacomp.com or +1 732-563-9292 x269
Global Operations
Europe VISTA Tel: +44 (0) 1923 830 200 |
North AmericaVISTA Tel: +1 732 563 9292 |
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