Leading output management specialist, Macro 4, today announced the release of comprehensive cross-platform printing capabilities for its output management solutions. VTAMPRINT 4.5, for MVS and VSE, introduces document distribution and printing to the point of need, regardless of platform.
Commenting on this announcement, Jim Allum, Product Marketing Manager for Macro 4 said: "The shift from centralised print management to document distribution to the point of need, across a heterogeneous network, has dramatically changed the requirements of our customers.
The ability to deliver output across computing platforms, whilst retaining control at all times, gives Macro 4 a unique advantage in an increasingly competitive output management market. The significant new functionality announced in Version 4.5 is a clear indication of Macro 4`s position as the emerging market leader for cross-platform output management solutions."
WHAT`S NEW IN VTAMPRINT 4.5
VTAMPRINT/OPEN (M4OPEN) M4OPEN provides bi-directional report transfer facilities between Unix or Windows NT(r) environments and the mainframe. Users can now manage the delivery of their documents
across different computing platforms with the confidence that they will reach their intended destination. Reports can be transferred between the host JES2 or POWER spools using VTAMPRINT and UniQPrint, Macro 4`s output management system for Unix and Windows NT platforms. Transfer is achieved transparently using existing SNA or TCP/IP networks. VTAMPRINT/CONNECT The new CONNECT feature of VTAMPRINT enables data from a host JES2 or POWER spool queue to be transferred to server-based products such as `production` print servers, document composition engines or COLD systems.
This additional functionality protects customers` investments in existing applications and hardware. VTAMPRINT/IPDS The printing capabilities of VTAMPRINT/IPDS have been extended to support IBM network printers. This means that AFP/IPDS data streams can be printed over existing TCP/IP networks. This enhancement to VTAMPRINT is available for both MVS and VSE.
VTAMPRINT/PCPRINT The PCPRINT feature of VTAMPRINT has been enhanced to include support for uploading reports over existing SNA or TCP/IP networks. This is in addition to the report download feature, available since VTAMPRINT 4.1. Output from PC or LAN-based applications can be transferred to the mainframe spool for subsequent delivery to any device, anywhere in the network.
In addition, by using the IBM AFP Print Driver for Windows, which is supplied with VTAMPRINT/PCPRINT, output from any Windows application can be transferred to the mainframe spool as an AFP data stream. The VTAMPRINT AFP/IPDS or VTAMPRINT MVS AFP/PCL features can then process the output.
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