InfoPrint Manager for Windows

Comprehensive software. Cost-effective management.

Get the cost efficiency of the Windows operating system with the scalability of Infoprint’s comprehensive enterprise print software. InfoPrint^® Manager for Windows^® lowers your total cost of ownership and improves resource management and productivity by way of a centralized control of operations. It requires fewer server resources and simplifies operations by virtualizing data, applications and output resources to improve resource management and productivity.

Highlights

• Electronic presentation on the Web or distribution via faxes or e-mails.
• GUI available at the printer, as well as accessible from anywhere in the enterprise via the Web.
• Security-rich, scalable enterprise printing support, even in heterogeneous printing environments.
• Intelligent document routing and scheduling, balancing printer workload while improving resource utilization and reducing bottlenecks.
• Reliable print support for mission-critical applications such as ERP
• Receives jobs from multiple sources and shares printers between host and workstation applications for increased output flexibility.
• Supports a wide variety of hardware devices and input data types, and delivers output to printers and e-mail.
• Integrates with InfoPrint Transform Manager for Linux® technology to increase the scalability and efficiency of your operations.

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InfoPrint Manager for Windows

Comprehensive software. Cost-effective management.

Feature	Benefits
Centralized management	Simplify operations and lower total cost of ownership by managing and monitoring output systems through a GUI that allows operators to more easily view, set up or change remotely the characteristics or defaults of both printers and jobs, from any point on the network. Users can start, stop, delete or move print jobs, or start, stop, forward-space, back-space or shut down printers.
User and operator notification	Improves productivity by delivering information about events occurring with print jobs or printers to users via e-mail, on-screen notifications or your wireless devices. Customize the notification profiles for your jobs and printers so the appropriate people get the message and can respond quickly.
Intelligent document routing and scheduling	Increases the efficiency of operations by matching each print job to the right printer to help maximize productivity and reduce the cost of reprints. Jobs can be scheduled to destinations based on size, resolution, printer model or media type. Jobs can be queued automatically to destinations that support their requirements, such as duplexing or other document formats.
Flexible configuration options	Leverages existing investments by setting up your print infrastructure to balance workloads across multiple printers. Streamlining overall printing and minimizing job interruptions can increase the utilization rates of your printers. InfoPrint® Manager’s configuration options allow you to: Cluster printers Easily reroute jobs while replacing supplies or performing preventive maintenance Hold jobs that fail and automatically disable printers with problems Transform data and print concurrently Save processed files for efficient reprinting or for printing multiple copies Retry jobs automatically upon network failures. Support multiple input and output datastreams.
Varied job submission methods	Provides increased flexibility and scalability through the ability to receive jobs from multiple sources, including Windows®desktop and IPP clients, and print data from mainframe systems via Download for OS/390®, InfoPrint Solutions Company Print Services Facility for i5/OS™ (PSF) Direct and Distributed Print Facility (DPF). Share printers between host and workstation applications to maximize productivity and leverage existing investments.
Datastream Transforms support	Allows operators to manage output at the enterprise level to help optimize efficiency without changing existing applications, datastreams or print commands. InfoPrint Manager includes datastream transforms that allow you to accept jobs from different applications and route them to the appropriate print devices, including InfoPrint Solutions Company and non-InfoPrint Solutions Company printers. The SAP print feature allows you to extend output management in an ERP environment by submitting SAP ABAP and OTF data to be transformed to AFP™ and printed. And, with InfoPrint XT for Windows, you can even submit LCDS and metacode data to be converted to AFP for printing.
Print-on-demand support	Enables users to build and submit job tickets through an installed application or through the InfoPrint Job Ticketer Web application. With support for document impositioning, users can accept scanned hard-copy documents, then assemble and submit jobs for just-in-time printing.

InfoPrint Manager for Windows

Comprehensive software. Cost-effective management.

Although printing to paper remains a key form of business communication, the On Demand Business environment requires new capabilities that can reduce the need to output to paper—yet still require detailed management of the output process. Centralized management of output can provide an increased level of insight and control that can lead to cost savings and improvements in productivity. Centralized management can also enable the business to respond market conditions quickly, decisively and dynamically.

InfoPrint^® Manager for Windows^® provides centralized control of your output infrastructure to help drive maximum efficiency. It enables diverse types of information—from a variety of sources—to be enhanced, printed, stored, retrieved or presented on the Internet.

Improve resource management and productivity

The InfoPrint Manager GUI allows centralized management of printers and jobs through an easy-to-use interface. With an InfoPrint Manager GUI, you can remotely view, set or change the characteristics of printers and jobs, and start or stop printers as needed. You can also: Monitor the status of any job or printer; delete or move any print job; and forward-space, back-space or shut down printers—all from any workstation in your network that has the InfoPrint Manager GUI installed.

InfoPrint Notifications allow InfoPrint Manager to send timely messages about print jobs, printers or other elements of your InfoPrint system. You can receive the messages via wireless devices or e-mail, or have them pop up on a PC monitor. InfoPrint Manager can notify specific personnel when events occur, such as low toner or paper jams. Operators can be notified when a job is submitted, has started printing and is complete—or if it sits in a queue for too long.

Route and schedule documents intelligently

InfoPrint Manager for Windows can intelligently match each print job with the right printer to maximize productivity and minimize the need for costly reprints. Jobs can be matched to destinations based on size, resolution, groups, printer models or media types. They can be queued automatically to destinations that support their requirements, such as duplexing or other document formats.

Maximize printer utilization

To avoid bottlenecks and maximize utilization, you can leverage InfoPrint Manager to help balance your workload across multiple printers/servers. Set up your environment to:

• Cluster printers.
• Easily reroute jobs while replacing supplies or performing preventive maintenance.
• Hold jobs that fail and automatically disable printers with problems.
• Transform data and print concurrently.
• Save processed files for efficient reprinting or for printing multiple copies.
• Retry jobs automatically after network failures.
• Support multiple print datastreams.

In addition, new functions provide better discovery and recovery of errors, so your printers can be up and running faster after system problems.

Drive print and output in a variety of environments

InfoPrint Manager for Windows gives you the flexibility to support the diverse print and output needs of your enterprise. You can receive jobs directly from workstations—including the Windows desktop and IPP clients—and from mainframe systems via Download for z/OS®, Print Services Facility for i5/OS (PSF) Direct and Distributed Print Facility (DPF). Commercial print providers using the Print on Demand feature can use the Job Ticketer browser-based client or the InfoPrint Submit Express client for job ticketing and submission.

Leverage existing investments

The datastream transforms included in the software allow InfoPrint Manager to receive jobs from a wide variety of applications and convert them to a datastream that’s appropriate for your printer. You can efficiently leverage new print capabilities without changing your existing applications, datastreams or print commands.

Job Ticketer accepts JDF job tickets, converting them into InfoPrint job tickets for submission. In addition, when combined with InfoPrint XT for Windows, InfoPrint Manager can accept LCDS and metacode data from your existing applications, convert it to InfoPrint Solutions Company Intelligent Printer Data Stream™ (InfoPrint Solutions Company IPDS™), and send it to IPDS printers.

In addition to the flexibilities that the capabilities provide, they also allow you to extend investment in existing infrastructure.

Enable scalability for evolving enterprises

As your business and output needs grow, InfoPrint Manager can grow with you. When integrated, multiple InfoPrint Manager servers can work together, sharing resources and processing tasks, to help make your system more productive and support additional printers.

• If the volume of datastream transformation increases, InfoPrint Transform Manager for Linux^® can help improve the performance of your system. Transform Manager integrates seamlessly with InfoPrint Manager to process datastream transforms on a separate system, leaving your InfoPrint Manager server to focus on job submission and management.

Customizing a solution with comprehensive offerings

To help you better manage output across your enterprise, InfoPrint Solutions Company provides a range of offerings that complement the capabilities of InfoPrint Manager for Windows.

• InfoPrint Workflow and other services offerings can help you optimize output workflow, achieve better process control and reduce costs.

Together with our unmatched service and support, InfoPrint Manager for Windows can help you improve scalability, efficiency and productivity, as well as your bottom line.

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InfoPrint Manager for Windows

Comprehensive software. Cost-effective management.

InfoPrint Manager server requirements

The recommended minimum configuration for the InfoPrint^® Manager server is:

• 2-way 2.4GHz system
• 2GB RAM
• Three hard disks with 96GB total capacity
• Graphics display
• Windows^® 2000 Professional or Server with Service Pack 4 or later, Windows XP Professional, or Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition
• InfoPrint Solutions Company SecureWay (formerly eNetwork) Communications Server for Windows NT Version 6.01 (part number 30L9022) with APAR JR13254 (for SNA Host Connection using PSF Direct)
• Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher

InfoPrint Manager can be installed and run on a smaller or slower system, though performance will be impacted.

Client hardware and software requirements

The minimum Windows configuration for all InfoPrint clients is:

• 800MHz Pentium^® III processor
• 256MB RAM
• CD-ROM drive
• 10MB DASD for program storage
• Windows XP Professional or Windows 2000 Professional; the InfoPrint Manager GUIs and InfoPrint Submit Express can also be installed on Windows 2000 Server or Windows Server 2003
• Internet Explorer 6.0
• LAN connection (either Ethernet or Token-Ring)
• TCP/IP
• Access to the InfoPrint Manager server

The minimum Macintosh configuration for InfoPrint Submit Express (POD feature only) is:

• G3 processor
• MacOS 10.2.3 or later
• 256MB RAM
• 10MB DASD for program storage
• Open Transport
• CD-ROM drive
• LAN connection (either Ethernet or Token-Ring)
• TCP/IP
• Access to the InfoPrint Manager server

The InfoPrint Job Ticketer web application can be accessed from a Windows or Macintosh system with the following prerequisites:

Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003 with:

• Internet Explorer 6.0InfoPrint Solutions Company or Sun JRE 1.4.1

Macintosh 10.3.5 with:

• Safari with Sun Java™ 1.4.2

InfoPrint Manager for Windows

Comprehensive software. Cost-effective management.

InfoPrint^® Manager for Windows^® 2.2, announced and released in September 2005, provides new functionality to increase your operational flexibility and productivity—making the software more valuable in your ever-changing business. With the technology’s improved integration with other parts of the business, you can simplify operations, improve resource management and improve the productivity of your print environment.

Some of these new enhancements are:

AFP to PDF

The InfoPrint Manager AFP™ to PDF transform¹ can help improve communication and productivity, which are important elements of a complete solution. Operators can use AFP to PDF to search and view the PDF files before and after printing. They can benefit from this function when they need to validate document approval quickly before beginning production.

 

For example, the InfoPrint Manager AFP to PDF transform can:

• Accept AFP files as input and build corresponding robust PDF files as output.
• Provide searchable PDF output files.
• Present PDF output data that can be viewed and validated in Adobe^® Acrobat^® software.
• Provide improved and simplified usability, with full capability to allow advanced-user configurability.

PSF Input Record Enhancements

Integration with other parts of your business is essential for a more complete solution. With the PSF enhancement, you can access data dynamically and modify it according to the business requirements. You gain more flexibility for record management, as well as improved security for data management.

PIMSG

Development and testing of an output application before it gets to production can be time consuming and error prone. InfoPrint Manager, with the enhancement of PIMSG, can help you easily switch applications from test environment into production with little configuration. As a result, you can increase the productivity of the development process and lower your costs.

Functional enhancements for Release 2

Print-on-Demand (POD) feature improvements

• InfoPrint Job Ticketer
  • A browser-based job ticketing interface. InfoPrint Job Ticketer is a Web application that can be accessed through a Web browser from both Windows and Macintosh systems. Using Job Ticketer, you can build job tickets, store them, and submit jobs to your InfoPrint Manager destinations. Job Ticketer can accept both JDF and InfoPrint Submit job tickets and convert them for submission.
  • Job Ticketer also includes a page placement facility that allows you to decide where each page should be positioned on the paper when you’re printing to a printer that supports enhanced n-up.
• InfoPrint Submit Express
  The functionality of InfoPrint Submit for Windows and InfoPrint Submit for Macintosh has been consolidated in to one interface: InfoPrint Submit Express. A Java™-based application, InfoPrint Submit Express replaces InfoPrint Submit on both platforms, providing virtually the same list of features
• PPML to AFP transform
  The Personalized Print Markup Language (PPML) to AFP™ transform has been added to the POD Feature for InfoPrint Manager for Windows. It has also been enhanced to support IOCA FS10 as an output format. Performance enhancements have been added to reduce transform time.
• Halftone Management System
  The Halftone Management System has been added to the POD feature for InfoPrint Manager for Windows. The system is used to calibrate printers so they can print high quality grayscale images.

Support for InfoPrint Transform Manager for Linux

InfoPrint Transform Manager for Linux^® can be set up to work with InfoPrint Manager. Environments that rely heavily on datastream transforms can stress their print servers and experience slower system performance. Transform Manager can integrate seamlessly with InfoPrint Manager to process datastream transforms on a separate system, leaving your InfoPrint Manager server to focus on job submission and management.

Datastream transforms and file format support

• Ability to convert XML to AFP and PDF
  InfoPrint Manager can now accept XML files with an accompanying XSL style sheet to be converted to AFP or PDF for printing. It can also accept and transform XML-FO files, which contain both the XML and XSL information.
• Support for PDF 1.5
• Continued improvements in Unicode support, with full support of UTF-16

Improved error recovery

Since print problems occasionally occur, new functionality has been added to InfoPrint Manager to get printers and jobs back into production more quickly. InfoPrint Manager now will print message pages on the media at the point of error, if that error might cause data loss. By printing the message on the media, operators can find them more easily and make the necessary corrections.

Korean language support

InfoPrint Manager has been translated into Korean.

1. InfoPrint Manager for AFP to PDF transform requires purchase of PRPQ 5799-HBQ.