Talpiot, the offshore division of Matrix, and Microsoft have won a project to develop the user interface of the popular Press digital print system of HP Indigo (January 07, 2007)

The Talpiot development center, the offshore outsourcing division of Matrix, has won a project to develop the user interface of the HP Indigo Press digital print machine, to be carried out by the outsourcing method. As part of this project, Microsoft will implement the user interface architecture infrastructure.

The Talpiot development and QA team, working at the new center in Beit Shemesh, will develop the controls and screens for the user interface (UI), according to graphic definitions which will be supplied by the companies Pamam and Aran. The scope of the project is estimated at NIS 1.8 million.

The HP Press family of printing machines, which print at a very high quality, is very successful around the world.

The project incorporates advanced technologies such as .Net and Active X controls in MFC, which will be integrated in the software screens. At the end of each stage in the development project carried out by Matrix and Microsoft, there will be integration with the development carried out by the HP team.

Moshe Alon, project manager for HP Indigo, said that Matrix and Microsoft were true partners in this project. “One of the main components in the joint success has been the ability of the Talpiot division to meet the needs of HP Indigo in a methodological manner, with team members who have been trained according to the project requirements. The speed, flexibility and reliability shown in this project have provided us not only with a top quality solutions, but also with peace of mind, a vitally important advantage when carrying out a project by outsourcing.”