http://213.189.9.96/~primevis/ en eddy@addressviosion.com Copyright 2010 2010-05-21T07:40:46+00:00 http://www.primevision.com/en/index.php/site/blog/great_projects_and_new_developments/ http://www.primevision.com/en/index.php/site/blog/great_projects_and_new_developments/#When:07:40:46Z 2010 had only just begun when Prime Vision reached an historic moment: being awarded one of the biggest project since our foundation in 1956. This landmark project will see Prime Vision deploying an enhanced automation platform supporting all four sorting centres nationwide for the postal service of Ireland, AnPost.  These existing sorting centres are already some of the most automated in the world, yet Prime Vision technology offers AnPost significant benefits and performance improvements, which is a great testament to our value.  Look out for more news regarding this project in the coming months.   And did you know that we’ve got a sister? Dutchear is her name and voice recognition is her game!  As both Prime Vision and Dutchear are recognition specialists in their field, it sure makes a good match.   We are exploring several development opportunities for the postal market and are looking forward to working together.   We also have many new other product developments. For example the "subtitling for video technique" and a generic symbol recognition tool.   Well, thanks for reading my Blog and remember that we love talking with our clients about new and interesting ways to add value and performance. That’s what makes every day different, challenging and exciting to work together.   Never a dull moment at Prime Vision!   2010-05-21T07:40:46+00:00 http://www.primevision.com/en/index.php/site/blog/can_you_feel_the_heat/ http://www.primevision.com/en/index.php/site/blog/can_you_feel_the_heat/#When:07:30:09Z After a long and dark winter with unusual records of snow and ice in our country we all feel that ‘spring is in the air’. Although our Easter weekend wasn’t that nice, starting today the weather is chancing and temperatures are going up. These are those typical moments that everybody is positive, that everybody is looking forward to the summer and that the world looks better, nicer and more quite.   In our industry, we all see that the global economy is recovering from the world wide economic decline. Everywhere I come, people seems to be more positive, companies are starting investing again and many requests for information and quotation are coming our way.   Recent months have been quite hectic for us and all the work that we did resulted in various contracts at postal and parcel operators. Several new technologies and applications were born and being implemented right now. At Prime vision, we even started hiring new staff to extend our software engineering and sales capacity.   I whish that we all keep up the good spirit and that 2010 brings us lots of opportunities, luck, success and inner power.   2010-04-07T07:30:09+00:00 http://www.primevision.com/en/index.php/site/blog/fall_is_in_the_air/ http://www.primevision.com/en/index.php/site/blog/fall_is_in_the_air/#When:07:46:51Z At this moment, I’m in northern America and see the first leaves falling of the trees. One thing is clear: fall is coming. The fall usually is the busiest period in our industry. We are preparing for a hot and busy last part of the year. The economy is picking up, deals are to be closed and Post Expo in Hannover is within 4 weeks from now. Of course, Prime Vision will be present at Post Expo where we will be launching our new ParcelVision 3.0 platform including new advanced features. Come and visit us there, we’re at booth 2016. Apart from all the hassle and usual marketing material you’ll get at the show, our booth also offers you an oasis of peace and rest. Come and experience a relaxing chair massage. After ten minutes, you’ll feel like NEW and ready to sign orders! I look forward seeing you in Hannover. 2009-09-03T07:46:51+00:00 http://www.primevision.com/en/index.php/site/blog/help_the_environment_start_today/ http://www.primevision.com/en/index.php/site/blog/help_the_environment_start_today/#When:11:14:23Z It’s the best time of the year. The days are long, the sun is shining and we spend lots of time in the garden with the BBQ. The summer arrives in 4 days from now. When the weather is nice like this, people are more optimistic and look at life from the sunny side. I’m of the opinion that this also influences our common thinking. The last few weeks, people tended to be more positive about the global economic slow down. Indexes are recovering, orders being placed: it seems that we found our way up. This was also my conclusion after visiting the National Postal Forum in Washington last month. Despite the fact that the show was probably half of its size compared to last year, the trend was positive and the line goes up, although slowly. But even when the market circumstances improve, we, all of us, have another major issue to solve: our environment. We continue polluting our environment too much. We spend too much energy on production, transportation and food. We must find ways to live more efficiently with our natural resources. This starts with yourself. This starts today! I made a clear statement: I replaced my big MPV company car by a full hybrid car. This saves the environment and tons of CO2 emissions. I challenge you to follow me. Together we can save our planet. Also check out our mother company’s website TNT about the ‘planet me’ initiative (http://www.tntplanetme.com). Prime Vision strongly supports this. Do you? Let me know and drop me a line how! (r.hagen@primevision.com).   2009-06-17T11:14:23+00:00 http://www.primevision.com/en/index.php/site/blog/ocr_news_from_washington/ http://www.primevision.com/en/index.php/site/blog/ocr_news_from_washington/#When:09:09:07Z I am at the National Postal Forum (NPF) in Washington DC at the moment, the show where technology and innovation come together. Although not being as big as previous years, this is still a lively show with lots of technical innovations and novelties for the postal industry. The main postal integrators are present as well as many smaller niche-market players like Prime Vision. At NPF, we are exhibiting our latest demo installation of OCRlite, an advanced application to automatically read article numbers, quantities or destination codes on boxes. Such applications reduce manual handling in warehousing and wholesale operations and improve efficiency against very reasonable investments. Given the interest at our booth, it seems that the market is ready for these types of solutions.   As an industry leader we feel comfortable here. Washington DC is, of course, the centre of the political power in the US with Mr. Obama being the centre of that leadership. One could say, with some fantasy, that we are leaders among each other.   Our next public presence will be at Post Expo in Hannover after summer. I hope to meet you there by that time. We’ll be launching our new improved ParcelVision product suite to the industry.   2009-05-20T09:09:07+00:00 http://www.primevision.com/en/index.php/site/blog/spring_is_in_the_air/ http://www.primevision.com/en/index.php/site/blog/spring_is_in_the_air/#When:08:40:52Z Spring is in the air. I can feel it when I bring the kids to school. The first crocuses are blooming, the sun is up earlier every day, days are getting longer and the first storks return from their winter holidays back in Delft. Everybody seems to get in a better mood, our team, our families and especially our customers. Although the spring is in the air and winter holidays are almost over, at Prime Vision we are preparing for our annual skiing weekend. On Friday March 6th, 27 employees and some partners will leave for three days of skiing, boarding and lots of fun in the beautiful town of Nierderau in Austria. Although many of us are away from the office, our customers could always rely on our 24 x 7 support desk should unexpected problems occur. And that’s part of our mission statement: being always available for our customers, independent which time zone they’re located. Our after-sales and support strategies guarantee seamless production. Today and tomorrow. The entire skiing team will be back at our head quarter Tuesday March 10th early morning, hopefully complete, in good shape and without injuries. But should you feel the need to call me during the skiing weekend, please do not hesitate. Call! I’m always open to your (new) ideas. At Prime Vision, our (potential) customers are in a Prime Position. No concessions.  2009-03-03T08:40:52+00:00 http://www.primevision.com/en/index.php/site/blog/prime_vision/ http://www.primevision.com/en/index.php/site/blog/prime_vision/#When:13:50:01Z Despite the global credit crunch in the world economy, our sales team is quite busy with highly interesting opportunities. In the past few weeks, we have submitted more than 10 proposals and also had the opportunity to celebrate some sales successes: Morocco Post in close cooperation with our partner Bull and TollPost Globe in Norway with our partner Sick. If we keep up this pace, 2009 would be another successful year at Prime Vision. At this moment, we are preparing for three major shows: World Mail and Express in Miami on February 24th and 25th, AIDC, a 2-day seminar and conference for automatic identification, data collection and tracking & tracing at March 11th and 12th in Veldhoven, The Netherlands and Post Expo Asia, the world’s largest postal show in Hong Kong in May. All shows may hopefully lead to new opportunities and new business contacts.  I would be delighted to meet you at one of the shows. Should you need more information, don't hesitate to send me an e-mail. 2009-02-16T13:50:01+00:00 http://www.primevision.com/en/index.php/site/blog/crisis/ http://www.primevision.com/en/index.php/site/blog/crisis/#When:10:28:33Z Despite of rumors of impending financial doom, times are very busy at the sales department. I have a great mix of potential projects ranging from relatively small OCRLite (Look out for new OCRLite announcements on the website shortly) opportunities to large scale postal automation projects.   Although we are all concerned about the recent global financial developments, I look at the future with great confidence and look forward to all the exciting innovations within Prime Vision and of course to hearing from you shortly. J.Dijkstra@primevision.com  Jacob 2009-01-30T10:28:33+00:00 http://www.primevision.com/en/index.php/site/blog/5-year_anniversary/ http://www.primevision.com/en/index.php/site/blog/5-year_anniversary/#When:12:56:51Z Despite a very long technological history, we celebrated our 5th year anniversary of "Prime Vision" last weekend.     Prime Vision started out over fifty years ago as a research department of PTT Royal Dutch Post and over the years has evolved into the global company we are today.    Over 100 (former) colleagues joined the current team and enjoyed a great day with presentations, demonstrations, very good catering and live music from The Tadpoles (Our Support Manager Ben is the Drummer!). When looking back, I experienced this as a great event and look forward with confidence to complete the decade. Hope to see you then!     2008-12-12T12:56:51+00:00 http://www.primevision.com/en/index.php/site/blog/welcome_to_our_new_website/ http://www.primevision.com/en/index.php/site/blog/welcome_to_our_new_website/#When:12:45:22Z Sometimes it's time for a change! So we thought, why not change the website. And if we're going to update the website, why not change the Corporate Identity. So that happened. And what you're seeing now is the first version of this. Prime Vision is continuously improving, so watch out for more great developments.   We always value your feedback, so feel free to contact us with any feedback and suggestions.   Enjoy! Eddy       2008-12-12T12:45:22+00:00