Case Study: Hearst Corporation achieves a streamlined print and e‑media workflow with DALIM SOFTWARE (ES & TWIST)

Hearst Corporation installs ES and TWIST for its complete print and e-media workflow

Hearst Corporation, the parent of Hearst Magazines (20 titles reaching 83 million adults), needed a modern workflow to support rapidly growing tablet and electronic editions after its previous system could no longer scale. After acquiring Hachette’s DALIM TWIST solution, Hearst evaluated and chose DALIM SOFTWARE’s platforms — including DALIM TWIST, DALIM ES and the DALIM DIALOGUE Engine — with support from North American distributor Blanchard Systems to unify print and e‑media production.

DALIM SOFTWARE implemented an automated ES/TWIST workflow that assembles and refines files for multiple e‑publication platforms (Nook, Kindle, iPad, Zinio), eliminated manual Acrobat interventions, and enabled virtual proofing and version tracking via DALIM DIALOGUE. Hearst rolled ES out at a rate of five to six publications per month and, as of August, had all titles on ES, reporting “countless hours” saved, faster remote retouching and fewer file conversions, plus rapid support from Blanchard Systems and DALIM SOFTWARE.

Hearst Corporation

Laura C. Reid

Vice President of Production