Using a combination of software from sister company Acquire Media and JDF and XML for mana-ging job data, it claims to be in a unique position to track and manage distributed workflows.

At Ipex, Vio will reveal the identity of two companies that it is working with to provide remote proofing and printing.

It believes that the networks established by the firms that it classes as global IP carriers which include KPNQwest, MCI and Broadwing are faster, more robust and more reliable than fixed lines.

To bring new products to the market Vio has secured 3m of financing from an as yet unnamed major British financial institution.