Dazel brings mainframe-class report distribution to open systems

Dazel has announced Output Distributor, the latest addition to its Enterprise Information Delivery product family. The new product enables content-based information delivery to ensure knowledge workers have the exact information they need, in the right format and on time.

Building on the reliable delivery enabled by Dazel Output Server, the software extends the mainframe report distribution functions of bursting and bundling to the distributed application market.

With Output Distributor, reports are customised and personalised by recipient for delivery to each recipient`s preferred Dazel-controlled destination including print, file, fax, e-mail, Web and viewer. "By giving workers relevant, timely information, they can make informed decisions while business process cycles are reduced," says Mark Rothschild, output business manager at local Dazel distributor Software Futures.

"Output Distributor receives recurring reports, such as month-end financial reports, from any distributed application via Output Server," adds Rothschild. "It then evaluates the content of the report, looking for patterns or fields such as geographic region, and automatically divides the document into smaller segments based on user-defined rules. The rules also specify the individual or group recipients for each report segment."

Segments from multiple reports are then grouped by recipient and await delivery. At the scheduled time, bundles are delivered to each recipient`s preferred delivery device, in the correct format. The Output Distributor also leverages Output Server to track report distribution, end-to-end, through the enterprise.

Software Futures is a subsidiary of Computer Configurations Holdings.