The VISTA Edge
For almost three decades, VISTA has focused solely on publishing organizations, providing the most comprehensive software solutions and services available for major global publishing operations as well as small independent publishers. VISTA is the leading worldwide provider of software systems and support services for all aspects of publishing.
By concentrating on publishing processes, VISTA’s systems are known for:
Leading the Industry – VISTA primarily serves publishers in the English-speaking world. Nearly half of this approximately $50 billion market is supported in some form by a VISTA system. However, VISTA can be deployed in multiple languages and supports a number of publishers in parts of the world where English is not the primary language, particularly in northern Europe.
Through distributors, nearly 250 publishers rely on VISTA applications to successfully execute their business operations. VISTA services eight of the ten largest publishers in the world. Collectively this group has publishing revenues of almost $35 billion, representing over 40% of worldwide publishing industry revenues. At the same time we are committed to the smaller publishers, with systems that support many small and medium publishing operations in some measure, thanks to our successful applications hosting services.
Proven Industry Expertise – The majority of the VISTA staff have extensive, direct experience in publishing and the supply chain, affording VISTA considerable knowledge and understanding of all sectors, disciplines and processes of the industry. The value to our customers of a systems supplier with this level of publishing domain knowledge and expertise cannot be underestimated.
Global Reach - VISTA supports publishers of all types in all sectors - trade, educational, professional, reference and academic – on 4 continents and in 14 countries. Customers range in size from small, privately held publishers with revenues of a few million up to many of the largest publicly quoted publishing companies, including the largest global implementation of a fulfillment system in the publishing industry.
Comprehensive Support – VISTA provides a full range of support services, from implementation, business analysis, project management and consulting to systems hosting and systems support services. These services are offered to accommodate your business needs on a project basis, as an adjunct to your current resources, or for complete applications management in an enterprise or hosted environment.
VISTA places great value on building solid relationships with customers, industry associations and other technology leaders. VISTA actively participates in publishing industry communities such as the Book Industry Communication, Book Industry Study Group and international standards bodies. As an active member of the publishing community, we place great importance on promoting industry communication and initiatives, such as sponsoring industry conferences and the “Award for Industry Achievement” at the British Book Trade Awards.
In addition, VISTA enhances the understanding of this highly specialized industry by conducting extensive publishing industry research. This ensures VISTA products and services respond to the changing needs of the publishing community.
For more information about the company or VISTA solutions and services, please email solutions@vistacomp.com.
