Hyresgästföreningen Media AB

Hyresgästföreningen Media AB

Hyresgästföreningen (the Swedish tenant union) was founded in 1923. The organization comprises 10 regional and approx. 3,000 local associations. In total, Hyresgästföreningen has 535,000 members. All members receive the member magazine Hem & Hyra. It is published eight times per year and is one of the mass-circulation magazines in Sweden. Hem & Hyra reaches 30% of the Swedish households with topics such as rental law, home decorating or nutrition.

The magazine has 32 regional editions and the appropriate cover versions. Published first in February 2007, Hem & Hyra is printed at Prinovis in Ahrensburg near Hamburg.


The Task:

In order to organize this complex project with editorial offices spread all over the country and a so far missing infrastructure, the need for an editorial system soon became apparent. The system should guarantee a reliable production based on a fast database, offer an optimal integration with the Adobe technologies and ensure a stable integration of remote locations. In addition, the system should be easy to handle after a short training period.

Furthermore, Hyresgästföreningen needed an experienced partner for this project to ensure a smooth implementation within a very narrow production schedule.


SNAP Innovation implemented the system within a very short period of time. The project plan was determined by the Christmas holidays, on the one hand, and the publication date of the first edition, on the other hand.
All training was carried out centrally in Stockholm, and at the same time the necessary client software was installed at all external locations. The very first issue was already produced by the external editors.

SNAP customized K4 to ensure an optimal production workflow of the 32 regional editions within one issue. „The new version 5.7 can be very easily extended by using its scripting functionality. We were able to implement the desired functionalities without affecting the integrity of K4 without much effort“, says Ralf Funke, Customizing Specialist at SNAP Innovation. „We could supply the extensions ‚just in time'.“

Number of workplaces: 27 (of which 20 remote workplaces)

Operational System Server: Windows 2000 Server SP4

Operational System Client: Windows XP Professional SP 2


Used / developed Components:

• K4 Publishing System Version 5.7
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Adobe InCopy
• MadeToPrint Auto for K4

Services:

• Comprehensive analysis of processes and requirements
• Support with the definition of the editorial workflows
• Installation and Customizing
• Training SoftCare K4, Adobe Creative Suite 2, Adobe InCopy CS 2.
• Production support
• Support
• Project management
• Customizing of K4 for the production of 32 different regional editions

Customer Feedback:

“Many people were surprised and sceptical when we decided to work with a solution and a system integrator who did not come from Scandinavia. But our experiences with SNAP proved these reservations to be wrong. I do not believe that we would have mastered this project with its complications and time limits without SoftCare K4 as a production system and SNAP Innovation as our reliable partner, and in addition, I do not think we would have been able to go into production without them.”

Lars Oscarsson, Production Manager Hem & Hyra



http://www.hyresgastforeningen.se