Macro 4 today announced advanced capabilities for enterprise e-business with the launch of a major new release of its award-winning Columbus software suite.
Columbus eases a company`s transition to multi-channel service by capturing the output from legacy and enterprise systems and repurposing the content for delivery and presentment via the Web, call centre, e-mail, printers, fax, interactive TV and PDAs, or interchange with external business systems. The transition is swift and painless, as it is achieved using existing enterprise content and without changes to legacy systems.
Columbus version 5 further extends the scope of this established platform, offering new enterprise capabilities for companies embarking on e-business, ERP and eCRM projects.
Key features of the new software include:
* Rapid deployment of e-presentment solutions via an `out of the box` Web user interface.
* A unique combination of assured delivery, transformation and e-presentment - ensuring that documents and content are always securely routed to the right electronic channels and/or print destinations at the right time.
* Enhanced integration with external ERP and eCRM systems via customisable, supplier-certified interfaces. Macro 4 is an SAP Complementary Software Partner and a Siebel Software Partner.
* A flexible, modular architecture, delivering massive scalability and performance. In a single hour Columbus can process and index more than 10 000 000 documents, for instant retrieval and efficient storage.
* Extensive accounting and statistical reporting, including activity levels by user and by output device, to support usage-based billing and efficient allocation of enterprise resources.
* Low administrative overheads - all system modules are monitored and controlled from a single administrator interface Columbus 5.0 is available for Unix and Windows NT/2000 platforms.
For more information about Columbus and how it can help you ease the transition to e-business, please contact Computer Resource Management, (011) 880-5858.

