Q&P – the leading MIS software for the printing industry

Quote & Print Software is the leading management information software (MIS) used by the Australian and New Zealand printing industry. The locally designed and supported comprehensive suite of software modules has a well-deserved reputation for fast, simple and accurate control of costing production, forms management and accounts over a wide range of printing companies across the region. Created and developed over the past 22 years by industry professionals Judy and David Bell (pictured), Quote & Print Software has become the benchmark MIS against which all others are measured.

The success of Q&P Software has much to do with the fact that its development has always been in response to the requirements of the local industry as it moved to meet the demands of a computer managed world. The developers were guided in their work by the needs of printing customers, meeting their requests for solutions to particularly local demands. As a result Q&P Software is recognized for its sophisticated ability to adapt seamless to every type of local specification. Continual development by Beloran, the Q&P dedicated research and development company, ensures that every new statutory and technical requirement is handled and assimilated with the minimum of fuss.

Because it is a local company, Q&P Software has the professional back up and support of distributors in every state of Australia, as well as in New Zealand. It is also making a name for itself with an increasing prospect interest in Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand. In all parts of the region customers are assured of on-the-spot service and personal attention, with rapid technical response to any new development.

How it all began

Quote & Print Software Mark 1 was first developed in 1981 for a family associated printing business. For the technically minded, this early version ran on a PDP11 computer and was one of the first MIS systems of its kind. In 1986 the software was rewritten to run on an IBM personal computer as DOS-based software. Thus began the commercial development of the software and the first Q&P Software installations in commercial printing companies in the eastern states of Australia.
It was quickly embraced by companies who recognized its down-to-earth approach to the problems faced by the printing industry and it was soon installed in customer sites across Australia.

Ten years on in 1996, the software was rewritten to make use of the popularity of Windows software, thereby enhancing its ease of use and delivering more flexibility. The knowledge gained by the developers in over 10 years’ experience of specific industry development, between 1986-1996, ensured that the Windows program constituted a major leap forward for the printing industry at that time and allowed for the changes envisaged in the industry over the coming years.

In 2001 the software was again adapted to meet the growing requirements of the internet age with the release of the Quote & Print Internet Interface. This browser-based solution is continually being updated to meet the needs of the industry, as printing clients become more internet and e-business savvy. The Q&P solution now allows even small printers to make use of internet connectivity, both within their own organizations and in communicating with their customers. On-line MIS, print ordering and job tracking are all part of the future for Q&P’s customers.

As the software has grown in popularity, the development company, Beloran, now focuses on the ongoing evolution of the different modules and meeting the requests of customers for special projects and solutions. The regional network of Q&P Software distributors provides the daily contact with the increasing installed base of users, ensuring their special needs are catered for. Both developers and distributors of Quote & Print are passionate about continuing to embrace the needs of the printing industry and working together to ensure that Q&P remains the industry leader for management information software.


Distributor contact information:

• New South Wales and ACT
  Quote & Print Solutions
  Tel (02) 9747 9066
• Western Australia
  Orelia Management Services
  Tel (08) 9419 2211
• Queensland
  Calprint Systems Pty Ltd
  Tel (07) 3325 2739
• Victoria and Tasmania
  Printec Solutions Pty Ltd
  Tel (03) 5967 2488
• South Australia
  Print-MIS Solutions
  Tel (08) 8367 8422
• New Zealand
  Taylored Systems Ltd
  Tel 64 9 8128506

info@quoteandprint.com.au