document is physically divided, each file can be sent to a different e-mail address,
retrieved, or printed individually, which replaces the need for a manual ″burst and
bind″process.
Better Access to IPDS Printers
In today’s network environments, workstation users are often limited to personal
and LAN printers. Infoprint Server lets any user in the network send print jobs in a
wide range of formats from OS/400 and LAN clients to IPDS printers attached to
OS/400.
Handle Print Jobs Effectively
Infoprint Server increases the types of jobs you can print through your OS/400.
Because print jobs are managed by the OS/400 spool, they are secure and
recoverable. OS/400 accounting information for print jobs is logged automatically.
Detect and Transform Job Data Streams
Image Print Transform, a component of OS/400, automatically detects the data
stream for PCL, PDF, and PostScript jobs that LAN clients submit. Transform
Manager then uses the appropriate transform to convert the data stream for printing
on an IPDS printer.
Support Common Printer Languages
Infoprint Server provides support for those output languages common in both
iSeries and network environments, including SCS, AFP,line data, PostScript, PCL,
and PDF. Infoprint Server protects your investment in printing applications and
hardware while providing the extensions critical to re-engineer printing and output
business functions.
Create AFP Output from Images on Windows
Infoprint Server lets you convert the most common image formats (GIF, TIFF, and
JPEG) to AFP.This simplifies graphics maintenance by letting you use the same
graphics in your OS/400 documents, workstation documents, and Web presentation.
External Formatting Flexibility
Many applications ported to OS/400 output line data. Through the Create AFP Data
command, Infoprint Server gives you more ways to use this output without
modifying the application. It lets you view the line data before printing, packages the
data with the resources needed for printing, and lets you print it on PCL printers.
This benefit lets you use Infoprint Designer to easily specify document and report
page formatting while maintaining the flexibility of viewing and printing your output
almost anywhere.
Easier Navigation of Large Files
As businesses increase electronic file use, it becomes necessary to be able to
quickly navigate those files. For example, an application might create customer
statements. Infoprint Server gives you the ability to index the statement file so that
customer service representatives can quickly find and view a customer’s statement.
It can also package the statements with their resources. This lets customer service
representatives view the statement on their workstations in the same format as the
customer’s copy. This also makes archiving more manageable because it lets you
to retrieve an individual statement when you need it.
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