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IBM InfoPrint Manager

A scalable software solution tomanage and deliver informationin a connected world.

IBM® InfoPrint® Manager is a comprehensivesoftware solution for managing digitalprinting. It combines award-winning printmanagement technology with enhancedfile management and spooling capabilitiesto address the requirements of a variety ofprint markets. Using InfoPrint Manager, youcan submit diverse file types to a singlesystem to be managed, printed, storedand reprinted, quickly and efficiently.

Combining superior print technology withbuilt-in Advanced Function Presentation™

(AFP™) and Adobe® PostScript® support,InfoPrint Manager delivers production-volume, single-copy integrity with PostScriptquality. InfoPrint Manager simplifies theprint process and can help reduce youroperating expenses—whether you areprinting books on a high speed printer ormanaging all the printing for your distributedenterprise. It offers a complete system thatmeets your diverse printing needs, now andin the future.

High-PerformanceEnterprise PrintingAn enterprise print floor will appreciate thesoftware’s innovative enterprise printmanagement technology designed toincrease efficiency. This solution integratesIBM’s Print Services Facility™ (PSF™) for

AIX®, a rich set of print streamtransforms, key components ofthe Printing Systems Manager(PSM) for AIX and the AFP FontCollection into a single, comprehensiveprint solution.

This system combines reliable queue andjob management with comprehensive PSFprint and job control. These facilities deliverthe highest possible data integrity byensuring documents are printed completelyand accurately the first time. Whetherprinting traditional enterprise applicationoutput, AFP, PostScript or many of thepopular image file formats, includingGIF, JPEG or TIFF, the InfoPrint Managersolution delivers reliable, easy-to-useprint management.

InfoPrint Manager offers enhanced PostScriptfunctionality by providing a server-based,Adobe PostScript RIP.

Workgroup printing environments enjoymany features, such as InfoPrint Manager’sautomated job scheduling, accounting andtracking. Users also benefit from efficientlyprinting multiple copies within theirapplications and submitting print jobsinto the queue directly from the application,eliminating time-consuming steps in theprocess. Leveraging the capabilities of a

scalable,server-basedprint managementapplication, InfoPrintManager can helpreduce printing costs byautomating vitalfunctions, simplifying useroperation and facilitating electronicstorage and reprinting.

Flexible Commercial PrintingInfoPrint Manager includes the toolsneeded for commercial printers to growtheir businesses. InfoPrint Manager helpsmanage an entire digital print shop fromfile submission to final print. Commercialprinters also benefit from the use of Level3 PostScript.

InfoPrint Manager provides commercialprinters with the single copy integrityneeded to meet emerging short-run andvariable-data printing needs, while allowingthem to use existing processes and tools.The software’s user-friendly, point-and-clickuser interface enables operators to manageprinters and print files from a single server.

Highlights

• Provides secure scalable enterprise printing support

• Provides reliability for mission critical applications such as SAP/R3

• Manage and print to printers, fax machines, and more

• Supports wide range of printers (up to 1000+ pages per minute)

• Hardware, software and services available

• Include printing in your Tivoli system

management solution

With the help of InfoPrint Manager’scomprehensive digital system, commercialprinters can meet their customers’expectations for quick turnarounds whilemanaging costs. For example, includedwith InfoPrint Manager is a set of Windows®

and Macintosh applications designed forreceiving print files in commonly usedformats. The applications allow scanningof hard copy documents and assembling,archiving or submitting jobs for just-in-timeprinting. The solution also enables usersto preflight and view PostScript documentsusing the Adobe Acrobat viewer and theserver-based Adobe Acrobat Distiller.

Comprehensive ServicesIBM makes available on-site installationand education to help ensure that youwill have an integrated system with a fullytrained operating staff. In addition, IBMoffers a full range of services from hardwaremaintenance to software support—allaccessible 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

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IBM InfoPrint Manager at a glance

FeaturesCentralized Output — Configure, manage and monitor from remote locationsManagement — Job Submission and Print Management Applications

— Submit jobs from a range of platformsHard Copy Scanning — Take advantage of the IBM InfoPrint Scan integrated solution, which combines

hardware and software in a single systemVariable Data — Use current publishing applications: Quark or PageMaker

Optional FeaturesFax and E-mail — Send and receive fax data from anywhere in the world

— E-mail print or application documents to your customers quickly and easilyScalability and — Robust, network-wide security (using optional DCE)SecuritySAP R/3 — Robust integration of SAP R/3 and InfoPrint ManagerInfoPrint ManagerPlus — Control your InfoPrint Manager system from the Tivoli Desktopfor TivoliInformation Storage — Allows sharing of documents across users, organizations and locationsand RetrievalAdobe PostScript — Users can simultaneously rip and print PostScript and PDF print files on theirExtreme high-speed production printersInfoPrint Manager — Use IBM InfoPrint Manager functions from a Web-based interfacefor the Web

Other Software — Kanji Fonts: Set of 5 Morasowa fonts and 2 Heisel fonts licensed to operateOptions on one printer

— PPFA: Application for creating and editing Page Definitions and Form Definitionsfor use with AFP data streams

— InfoPrint Printer Attachment 1-45 ipm: License to operate one to 20 printers witha maximum letter-size print impression speed of 45.

— InfoPrint Printer Attachment 46-100 ipm: License to operate one printer with amaximum letter-size print impression speed of 100

— InfoPrint Printer Attachment 101+ ipm: License to operate one printer with amaximum letter-size print impression speed over 100

Other Hardware — IBM 4161 Multiple Printer Controller Model 001: Designed for an entry level print systemOptions — IBM 4161 Multiple Printer Controller Model 002: Designed for a continuous-feed

print system— Choice of two scanners with simplex or duplex document feeder— Contact your IBM marketing representative for a hardware recommendation that

is tuned specifically to the needs of your business

Hardware RequirementsInfoPrint Manager — IBM RS/6000 with AIX operating system 4.21 or 4.3

— Use of AIXwindows required for graphical environment— TCP/IP printer connection (Token-Ring, Ethernet, FDDI)

InfoPrint Select — PC with OS/2®, Microsoft® Windows 3.1, Windows 95™ or Windows NT™ version 4.0and TCP/IP LAN connection

InfoPrint Submit — PC with Windows 95 or Windows NT version 4.0 and TCP/IP LAN connection orMacintosh PowerPC computer with System 7.61 and TCP/IP LAN connection

InfoPrint Scan — Personal computer with Microsoft Windows 95InfoPrint Library — IBM RS/6000 with AIX operating system 4.21 or 4.3

Print Data IPDS, AFPDS, PostScript (Level 2 and 3), PDF, GIF, TIFF, JPEG and ASCIIStream Support

Fonts Support for single and double byte fonts in AFP and PostScript Type I, Type 3 andMultiple Master; Includes AFP Font Collection and Standard 11 Adobe PostScriptfont families

Additional The following publications are available for InfoPrint Manager standard andInformation optional features:

— Centralized Output Management G544-5607— Submitting Jobs and Managing Them G544-5652— Hard Copy Scanning G544-5605— Variable Data G544-5657— Fax and E-Mail G544-5656— Scalability and Security G544-5655— SAP R/3 G544-5653— Information Storage and Retrieval G544-5606— InfoPrint Manager for the Web G544-5608— InfoPrint ManagerPlus for Tivoli G544-5654

The following terms are trademarks of IBM Corporation in the United States and/or other countries: IBM, InfoColor, InfoPrint,Advanced Function Presentation, AFP, AIX, Print Services Facility, PSF, RISC System/6000, RS/6000 and OS/2.

Microsoft, Windows, Windows 95 and Windows NT are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

Adobe and PostScript are trademarks of Adobe Systems,Inc.

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Centralized OutputManagement

Control your printing so itdoesn’t control you.

How can IBM® InfoPrint® Manager providecentralized output management foryour enterprise?

A print shop maintains a high-volumeprint business with three IBM InfoPrint4000 printers in continuous operation.Sometimes, lengthy jobs prevent theprogress of shorter, more urgent jobs.IBM InfoPrint Manager provides a robustset of tools for checking print queues,promoting jobs, and for moving one orseveral jobs between queues. If the waitingtime for a job in a particular queue is goingto be longer than predicted, the administratoris alerted. Before using InfoPrint Manager,when one printer was down for necessarymaintenance, a job that was partially printedand the jobs queued on that printer wereoften lost or delayed. With InfoPrint Manager,any operator can pause the partially printedjob with a checkpoint so it can be resumedon another printer. The operator canalso reschedule the queued jobs onthe other printers.

A commercial print shop creates reportsfrom documents that exist on the WorldWide Web. Producing high-quality artworkin high-volume runs from the differentoutput formats customers provide is achallenging task. InfoPrint Manager allowsthem to transform PCL, PDF, PostScript®,GIF, JPEG and TIFF files into the appropriatedata format for printing with quality andconsistency. The print shop operators areable to reuse processed (RIPped) jobsmany times for different print runs, whichhelps reduce their printing costs.

Workgroup printing environments, suchas the reproduction center at the localuniversity, enjoy many InfoPrint Managerfeatures, such as the ability to validate jobscheduling requests, accounting andtracking. InfoPrint Manager ensures that

Highlights

• Configure, manage and monitor from remote locations

• Get your jobs to the printers, fax machines and other destinations

• Operators get notified when events happen

• Balance printer workload

• Enhance printing with imposition and output

finishing

• Support a wide range of printers

their scanned-in journal articlesand college brochures are sentto printers that support the correctdata stream and possess therequested capability, such as duplexor fanfold. Leveraging the capabilities ofa scalable, server-based print managementapplication, InfoPrint Manager reduces theirprinting costs by automating vital functions,simplifying user operation and facilitatingelectronic storage and reprinting. Theuniversity can print just enough copies oftheir course catalog each semester.

Software FeaturesConfigure, Manage and Monitorfrom Anywhere:

• Centralized management of printers andjobs through graphical user interfaces

• Optimized use of DCE for security andscalability in a distributed environment

• View, set or change the characteristics ofprinters and jobs in your enterprise

• View, set or change defaults for bothprinters and jobs in your enterprise

• Monitor the status of printers and jobs• Start, stop, delete and move (reorder and

resubmit) jobs• Start, stop, forward space, back space or

shut down printers

Get Your Jobs to the RightPrinters, Fax Machines and OtherDestinations:

• Intelligent routing of jobs based upon theircharacteristics, with the ability to manuallyoverride

• Support for fax and e-mail output• Each printer defines how jobs should be

scheduled, using a combination of thefollowing:– jobs with the earliest print deadline first– jobs in the order they are submitted– jobs in the order of priority

– jobs in order ofsize, longest first

– jobs in order of size,shortest first

• Rich set of routingcharacteristics that matchjobs to destinations, such as:– job size (select short jobs for higher

cost per page printers)– data stream resolution (240, 300 and

600 dpi supported)– a job group (batch)– a printer model or name– a particular media (legal, letter, etc.)

• Control when jobs print by specifying:– a print-after time– a time by which the job must print or

be discarded automatically– a job group (batch)

• Jobs scheduled only to destinations thatsupport their characteristics, such asduplex and document format, which isdetermined automatically (PostScript,PCL, etc.)

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• InfoPrint Manager schedules jobs:– to destinations currently accepting jobs

so that printers keep busy or– by notifying the operator to set up the

printer so that jobs print in order

Operators Get Notified WhenEvents Happen:

• Automatic event notification of printerstatus and problems through either e-mail,messages or a file

• Each printer can be customized to notifyspecific personnel of specific events, suchas when a printer requires operatorattention

• Operator(s) can be notified withcustomized messages when jobs aresubmitted, start printing, and completeprinting

• When jobs are submitted using thecommand line, users are notified throughe-mail, messages or a file. They canchoose from a rich set of significantevents, such as when the job:– has been assigned to print– has been modified– has completed was cancelled by an

operator– has failed

Balance Printer Workload:• Configure your printing environment to

balance workload and maximize utilization• Easily reroute jobs while changing

supplies or performing preventativemaintenance

• Save processed jobs for proofing• Prevent loss of jobs by:

– configuring to hold jobs that fail– configuring to automatically disable

printers with problems• Transform data and print concurrently• Save processed (RIPped) files for efficient

reprinting or for printing multiple copies

IBM InfoPrint Manager: Centralized Output Management at a glance

Software Prerequisites — IBM RS/6000® with AIX operating system 4.2.1 or 4.3— Use of AIX windows (Motif) required for graphic version of InfoPrint

Manager— TCP/IP printer connection (Token-Ring, Ethernet, FDDI)

• Configure to retry jobs automatically uponnetwork failures

• Printers can be pooled (clustered) tomaximize utilization

• Support multiple formats on the sameprinter

Enhance Printing with Impositionand Output Finishing:

• Customize and select separator pages(before, after and within jobs) to identify orfind your job easily

• Customize and select accounting andaudit logs to suit the needs of yourbusiness

• Achieve print shop half-tone quality thatyou can fine-tune to meet your needs

• Support for finishing devices, such as theIBM InfoPrint 60 Finisher

• Support for imposition (booklet, side-by-side copies, slit and merge, etc.)

• Receive data from multiple sources,including:– the LPR gateway– MVS® Download– fax– e-mail– PSF™ Direct– InfoPrint Manager for the Web (PRPQ)– InfoPrint Scan– InfoPrint Select– InfoPrint Submit– SMIT– Sun Solaris (through Application

Integration Package)– Tape input

Input Data Stream Support:• Utilize existing hardware• Support for multiple data stream

transforms, including:– formatted line data– unformatted line data– AFPDS– Ditroff

– GIF– JPEG– SAP ABAP line data– SAP OTF– PCL– PDF– PostScript (Adobe® PostScript Raster

Image Processor: PostScript Level2 transform)

– TIFF

Output Data Stream Support:– IPDS™

– PostScript (from AIX- or BSD-attachedprinters)

• PPDS Hewlett-Packard Printer ControlLanguages (PCL4, PCL5, PCL5c)

• Page-level recovery for IPDS print streamoutput

• Support multiple document formats in asingle job

• Support varying document-levelcharacteristics

ScalabilityGrow your installation as needed bymixing and matching the tasks performedby an InfoPrint AIX server across differentservers. An InfoPrint AIX server canperform any or all of the following:

• Processing commands• Managing and scheduling jobs for printing• Driving printers

For example, you can add new InfoPrint AIXserver that just drives printers that are fedfrom the original server. InfoPrint Managerprovides centralized management byallowing you to manage and monitor allthese servers from a single location. Tolearn more about the distributed,interoperable InfoPrint Manager printsolution, contact your IBM PrintingSystems Company representative.

Submitting Jobs andManaging them with InfoPrint

Submit InfoPrint JobsWith IBM® InfoPrint® Manager softwareclients installed as part of your printnetwork, job submission can involvesimply sending a file from your workstationapplication to a particular printer. And,depending on your configuration, jobsubmission can include building anelectronic job ticket that includes scannedfiles and variable data items, previewing thefiles before submitting them to be processed,sending the job to the printer and storingthe files for reuse. InfoPrint provides awide range of job submission clientssupporting multiple workstation platforms.

In general, if you are intending to useInfoPrint software to layout your jobs,imbed variable data items in your jobs,integrate scanned files into your electronicjob ticket or store and retrieve files fromInfoPrint Library, you will use InfoPrintSubmit. If you are simply printing files fromfamiliar workstation applications acrossyour network, you would use InfoPrintSelect. If you need to print and managejobs directly from the Web, you might wantto install InfoPrint Manager for the Web,and you can use your command line tosupport printing using the lpr and pdprcommands. The following summarizesInfoPrint job submission:

InfoPrint Submit®

(Windows® 95™ and NT™)• Print single PostScript files• Print multiple application files collated• Retain job, reprint job• Start file on new page• Adjust print calibration• Preview files (PostScript, tiff, RIP and PDF)• Save files in library (InfoPrint Library)• Search library (InfoPrint Library)• Save 1000s of files in library• Build job tickets• Impose and layout

Highlights

• Submit jobs from a range of platforms and applications

• Manage jobs and printers from various platforms

• Print variable data• Scan hardcopy (InfoPrint Scan)

InfoPrint Select(Windows 95, NT and OS/2®)

• Print single files from applications• Print single PostScript files• Start file on new page• Adjust print calibration

InfoPrint Manager for the Web(Windows 95, NT and Macintosh)

• Print single PostScript files• Print multiple application files collated• Retain job, reprint job• Start file on new page• Adjust print calibration• Preview files (PDF)• Save files in library (Web library)• Search library (Web library)• Scan hardcopy (InfoPrint Scan)

Command Line(AIX® and Other Platforms)

• Print multiple application files collated• Retain job, reprint job• Start file on new page• Adjust print calibration• Preview files (PostScript, tiff, RIP and PDF)• Impose and layout

Manage InfoPrint JobsYou can perform many of your daily job andprinter management tasks from a simplifiedinterface, the Job and Printer ManagementGUI, that is available on your workstationsas well as your AIX system. Other advancedoperator tasks and administrative functionsare available from graphical applicationsthat run on the AIX system.

Job and Printer Management GUI(Windows ’95, NT and AIX)

• Support 100s of jobs and printers• Support a simple view of jobs and printers• Limit operators access to certain functions• Check printer status

• Recover fromprinter errors

• Change media readyon printer

• Enable/disable printer• Show SNMP printer status• Check job status• Recover from job errors• Resubmit retained job• Hold/release job, move job, search for job

and retain job• Refresh job view automatically• Change media for a job

InfoPrint Manager for the Web(Windows ’95 and NT)

• Support a simple view of jobs and printers• Limit operators access to certain functions• Check printer status• Recover from printer errors• Change media ready on printer• Enable/disable printer• Check job status• Recover from job errors• Resubmit retained job

Supports a range of clients to supportyour particular job submission needs.

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• Hold/release job, move job, search for joband retain job

• Refresh job view automatically• Change media for a job

Basic AIX GUI• Support 1000s of jobs and printers• Support a simple view of jobs and printers• Limit operators access to certain functions• Check printer status• Recover from printer errors• Change media ready on printer• Enable/disable printer• Check job status• Recover from job errors• Resubmit retained job• Hold/release job, move job, search for job

and retain job• Refresh job view automatically• Change media for a job

Advanced AIX GUI• Support 1000s of jobs and printers• Support a simple view of jobs and printers• Limit operators access to certain functions

(Using DCE or non-DCE file permissions)• Check printer status• Recover from printer errors• Change media ready on printer• Enable/disable printer• Show SNMP printer status• Check job status• Recover from job errors• Resubmit retained job• Hold/release job, move job, search for

job and retain job• Refresh job view automatically• Change media for a job

Perform AdditionalManagement TasksOther operator tasks that are performedfrom the GUIs on the AIX system includebut are not limited to the following:

InfoPrint Manager for the Web• Change media supported by printer• Change separator sheet• View job log• Check progress

Basic AIX GUI• Shut down printer• Change media supported by printer• Clean all jobs from printer• Space printer• Interrupt printing job• Customize operator tasks• Change separator sheet• View job log• Check job progress

Advanced AIX GUI• Shut down printer• Change media supported by printer• Clean all jobs from printer• Space printer• Interrupt printing job• Customize operator tasks• Change separator sheet• View job log• Check job progress

Manage Jobs in a PostScript andTIFF ShopIf you are optimized for a PostScriptenvironment, printing variable data jobs,collating scanned files, archiving files inInfoPrint library and do not plan extensiveconfiguration of server defaults, you willperform additional job management tasksusing the Basic AIX GUI., such as:

• Set print quality• View job ticket

Manage Jobs in a Production ShopIf your printing environment is tailored forproduction printing, with a server that isoptimized for to use performance basedalgorithms to determine where to print jobs,you will use the Advanced AIX GUI toperform additional print managementtasks such as the following:

• Clean (delete) all jobs from server or queue• Shut down server• Enable/disable all printers in server• Pause/resume all queues in server• View event log• Pause/resume printer

Hard Copy Scanning

Hard copy used to be the end of theprint process. Make it the beginningwith InfoPrint…

Highlights

• Take advantage of the IBM InfoPrint Scan integrated solution, which combines

hardware and software in a single system

• Dial hardware and software services with a single phone number

• Clean up and align scanned images for printing

• Zone pages automatically using the solution-integrated Xerox

DocuImage 620S or Ricoh IS 420 (with IBM’s exclusive

image enhancement) scanner

• Save scanned files as PDF source for viewing,

printing and distribution on the Web

A local press republishes out-of-printbooks. With the Xerox DocuImage 620S,they can scan fragile originals—evenlarge-format picture books. With InfoPrintScan software, they erase the commentsinked in the margin in 1923 and collatepages from two incomplete copies torecreate a perfect image of the firstedition. Customers can link to samplechapters from their catalog on the Web.

Another print house has a basement fullof records dating from the founding of thecompany through the year they switchedto computers. The old ledgers and filestake up needed space and are vulnerableto fire, dampness, crumbling paper andmisfiling. With InfoPrint® Scan, they createelectronic images of paper documentsand adjust the images to improve legibility,then use InfoPrint Library to store theirrecords in compact electronic format tobe easily found and printed at need.

Every semester, a professor updatesa customized course textbook. Thereproduction center at the local universityuses InfoPrint Scan to scan in new journalarticles, assemble them with previouslyscanned articles, replace the courseschedule and print just enough copiesfor the students.

InfoPrint Scan Features

Scanning• Scan and manage all pages as

one document• Preview the effect of your scanner

settings before scanning• Create and retrieve templates to reuse

optimized scanner settings• Select standard or custom page sizes• Maintain correct page order when scanning

duplex documents on a simplex scanner• Zone pages manually

or automatically— Note: Automatic zoning for theRicoh IS 420 is exclusive to IBM®.Manual zoning is supported onlyby the Xerox DocuImage 620S.

• Insert, replace or delete single or multiplepages

• Save scanned documents in PDF formatfor viewing, printing or Web distribution

• Save single pages in any Windows®

graphics format

Document Viewing• Maintain detail and gray levels when

viewing high-resolution binary imageson a lower-resolution display

• Zoom• Pan

• Navigate by page:First, Last, Next,Previous, Go to Page

• Optionally view rulerand crosshairs for pagealignment

Document ManipulationPerform these functions on all pages,even pages, odd pages, a page rangeor a list of pages:

• Page Alignment - visually align front toback or successive pages

• Page Edit - erase image areas• Page Copy - duplicate editing and alignment

changes from one page to another• Deskew - remove page skew introduced

in scanning• Despeckle - remove unwanted black

specks from page• AutoCrop - remove black or white borders

caused by skew• Register - automatically position images

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IBM InfoPrint Manager: Hard Copy Scanning at a glance

Hardware Features Xerox DocuImage 620S Scanner— Bilevel, 256 levels of gray scanning modes— Up to 400 dpi true sampling resolution or 600 dpi interpolated resolution— Up to 20 pages per minute throughput at 600 dpi— 11.69 in. x 17 in. flatbed— Minimum document size: 1 in. x 1 in.— Automatic document feeder (duplex)— Control of highlights, midtones, shadows, sharpness, brightness,

and contrast— Mixed text and halftone original scanning using auto-segmentation— Power level: 100-120 or 200-240 VAC (different models), 60/50 Hz— Operational life: 5,000,000 scans— Price: $16,995 + $150 monthly maintenance charge (as of May 1, 1998)Ricoh IS 420 Scanner— Bilevel, 256 levels of gray scanning modes— Up to 400 dpi true sampling resolution or 600 dpi interpolated

resolution for documents up to 8.1 in. x 11.3 in. IBM’s exclusive imageenhancement extends 600 dpi interpolated resolution todocuments up to 11 in. x 17 in.

— Up to 19 pages per minute throughput at 400 dpi, letter size,portrait orientation

— 11 in. x 17 in. flatbed— Minimum document size: 1 in. x 1 in.— Automatic document feeder (simplex)— Control of brightness and contrast— Image Processing Unit allows mixed text and halftone original scanning— Power level: 100-120 or 220-240 VAC (autoswitch), 60/50 Hz— Operational life: 5 years or 300,000 book scans or 1,000,000 ADF

scanned sheets (A4 size)— Price: $6,800 + $90 monthly maintenance charge (as of May 1, 1998)

Prerequisites Software Prerequisites— Windows® 95 or Windows NT™ operating systemHardware Prerequisites— Advanced Function Presentation™ (AFP™) printer

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Microsoft, Windows and Windows NT are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.


Information about the Xerox DocuImage 620S scanner and the Ricoh IS 420 scanner was taken from publiclyavailable information sources as of 5/13/98.

• Rotate - change orientation of page in90-degree increments

• Auto-Rotate - automatically turn all textimages right side up

Printing• Portrait or landscape orientation• Layout options: multiple side-by-side

copies, two successive pages side-by-sideor two side-by side pages ordered for afolded booklet

• Combine scanned documents withdocuments in other formats in a single job

• Job scheduling options (rip, rip-and-hold,hold, print)

• Job retention after printing

ScalabilityYou can install InfoPrint Scan on a PCwithout a scanner attached to edit scannedimages, while you dedicate the PC with ascanner to new input. Add more scannersto improve throughput or more PCs toimprove editing productivity.

Variable Data inInfoPrint Manager

Create customized jobsfrom database records? Simple.

Brian’s customer needs to deliver 80personal invitations to a real estate auctionand he’d like to feature photos of propertiesthat have geographic relevance to individualinvitees. First he creates the master file usingAdobe® PageMaker® or QuarkXPress™

and uses variable names to represent thecustomer names and the property pictureshe wants to insert. Using IBM® InfoPrint®

Submit, he builds a job ticket containingthe master file and the input files and sendsthe job. InfoPrint Manager automaticallyRIPs the job with available resources andprints it on the next available InfoColor™ 70printer. Brian is delighted and his customeris impressed with each of the personalizedinvitations, ready for today’s mail.

A software company with 10,000 employeesneeds an efficient process to generateindividualized benefit statements. Thechallenging assignment is given to a part-time employee, Paul, who has a backgroundwith Quark and access to InfoPrint Managerand an InfoPrint 4000 printer on the network.Paul uses QuarkXPress to layout a masterdocument and marks variable data fieldsfor individual benefit information related tosalary, medical, and retirement. He createsan input file by exporting the database

information to a text file, andusing InfoPrint Submit, createsa job ticket that associates theinput and the master file. As 10,000individualized benefit statements rolloff the printer, Paul’s boss approves.“Another day like today and lunch is on me.”

FeaturesUsing the InfoPrint Submit client applicationof InfoPrint Manager, you can easily mergetext from an input list and graphics into amaster file to produce one-to-one marketingdeliverables on your InfoPrint 4000 orInfoColor 70 printer.

Variable data support gives you the abilityto make each copy of your print run unique,yet each copy retains the high print qualitysupplied by the InfoColor 70 printers andsupported InfoPrint 4000 printers.

Use Current PublishingApplications: Quark or PageMakerCreate variable data objects from withinindustry-standard applications includingQuarkXPress and PageMaker. You cancreate master pages using a full range ofQuarkXPress or PageMaker features, and

then createsample text andgraphic variabledata areas. Whenyou are satisfied withthe layout, convert thesample areas into variabledata objects. At print time,the system will insert new data into eachvariable data area. A variable data input file,extracted from your database, provides theunique content for each copy.

Incorporate a Range of VariableItems, From Database Entries toRotated GraphicsYou can create customized advertisingliterature, merge a mailing list into yourdocument, individualize each includedimage and even rotate images on thepage. The system supports the ASCIIfile formats most databases use fortheir reports.

Highlights

• Use current publishing applications: Quark or PageMaker

• Incorporate a range of variable items, from database entries to

rotated graphics

• Create and manage a variable data job like any other

InfoPrint job

• Tuned for performance efficiency—in color or

black and white

Submit and Manage Variable DataJobs EasilyBecause support for variable data items hasbeen integrated with the InfoPrint ManagerSubmit application, you can submit andmanage the job using the very sameprocesses and interfaces you use forother jobs in your InfoPrint environment.

Tuned for PerformanceEfficiency—In Color or BlackAnd WhiteMaster pages are RIPed only once.The printer merges master pages withvariable data as the page is printed.Processing resource is minimized, soyour variable data jobs print faster thannon-variable data jobs.





Variable Data in IBM InfoPrint Manager at a glance

Software Prerequisites InfoPrint Manager 3.1 support for variable data has been optimizedfor use with the following applications:– QuarkXPress 3.3.2 Release 5 on Microsoft® Windows® 95™ and NT™

– QuarkXPress 3.3.2 and 4.03 on Macintosh Release 8– PageMaker 6.0 on Microsoft Windows 95 and NT

The following terms are trademarks of IBM Corporation in the United States and/or other countries: IBM, Advanced FunctionPresentation, AFP, AIX, InfoColor, InfoPrint, OS/2, Print Services Facility, PSF, RISC System/6000 and RS/6000.

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InfoPrint Manager can be used to managejobs to one or more InfoColor 70s, InfoPrintColor Off-line RIPs or InfoPrint 4000s.InfoPrint Manager also supports managingRIPed files, providing customers with theability to delete them automatically or archivethem using the optional InfoPrint Library.Managing jobs containing variable data isan integrated task in the high-volumeproduction environment supported byInfoPrint Manager.

ScalabilityInfoPrint Manager supports your need toprint individualized jobs, whether you needto print tens of thousands of individualizeddocuments, or just ten.

InfoPrint Manager Faxand E-Mail

Send and receive data withcomplete security.

Highlights

• Send and receive fax data from anywhere in the world

• E-mail documents to your customers quickly and easily

• Manage your fax machines as easily as you manage your printers

IBM® InfoPrint® Manager fax and e-mailcapabilities allow you to send and receivedata from anywhere in the world.

As an applications programmer for a largeinsurance company with branch officesacross the country, Glen was concernedabout how he could manage the company’sone-to-one marketing compaign whilemonitoring printing costs. By using thereliable, secure print management that theyhave come to expect from IBM InfoPrintManager, this company can track andmonitor their one-to-one marketingcampaigns internally. The company cantake advantage of the InfoPrint Manager’sCentralized Output Management to sendtheir marketing brochures as faxes withouthaving to rely on ‘snail mail’. Because jobscan be routed to fax machines and e-maildestinations as well as printers, thisinsurance company gets a jump on thecompetition. Because they already use twoIBM InfoPrint 4000 printers to print theseletters and marketing broadsides, theycan fax these documents to any of theirbranch offices for printing and distribution.

Mark, the systems administrator for acommercial print shop with offices in New

York and San Francisco, mustsend book lists back and forthbetween the two offices quicklyand efficiently.By taking advantage of the E-mailoption, he can format the book lists asdocuments that are both viewable andprintable at company workstations with noadditional formatting or applications to viewthem. Mark insists, “InfoPrint Manager allowsus to communicate both between eachsite and within each site through the samemechanism that we use to manage ourprinting. We get the benefits of a distributedenvironment while leveraging our investmentin printing offset books digitally.”

Send and Receive Fax Data fromAnywhere in the WorldInfoPrint Manager allows users to sendand receive faxes.

With InfoPrint Manager, you can:

• Connect up to 17 physical telephone linesfor each InfoPrint AIX server

• Fax any document anywhere in the world• Receive incoming faxes and have InfoPrint

Manager route them to printers or otherdestinations

E-MailDocuments toYour CustomersQuickly andEasilyWith the InfoPrintManager E-mail option,you can create e-maildocuments as easily as you printthem. Just specify the e-mail address assubject and text to be included in thenote. InfoPrint Manager converts your fileto a viewable or printable PDF and sendsit out. The E-Mail feature supports eitherLotus Notes or UNIX mail delivery systems.

© International Business Machines Corporation 1998

IBM Corporation 1998IBM Printing Systems CompanyDept. HT7/001HP.O. Box 1900Boulder, CO 80301-9191Printed in the United States of America8-98All Rights ReservedUSA customers only




IBM InfoPrint Manager Fax and E-Mail at a glance

Software Prerequisites – InfoPrint Control with the fax feature

Hardware Prerequisites – Interstar Lightning Fax Server version of the GammaLink ISAFax Board (CPI/100)

– Dialogic GammaLink™ CPI/100 (single line) or Dialogic GammaLink™

CP4/SC (four line) Business Series Package fax cards

The following terms are trademarks of IBM Corporation in the United States and/or other countries:IBM, AIX and InfoPrint.

GammaLink is a trademark of Dialogic, Inc.


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Scalability of InfoPrint Faxand E-MailThe InfoPrint Manager Fax Manager iscompletely integrated into the InfoPrintManager for AIX® software to provide youwith the same dependability, accountabilityand performance associated with allInfoPrint Manager for AIX printing anddigital document software.

InfoPrint ManagerScalability and Security

Global, scalable, secure printing.

Highlights

• Robust, network-wide security with DCE (Distributed Computing Environment)

• Scalable for networks of all sizes, from LAN to WAN

• Global directory (or “namespace”) for identifying servers and printers

Mike, an IBM® InfoPrint® system administrator,has set up his Denver help desk operatorswith control of printers in the data center.He has configured the printers for poolingso that all the printers are staying busyand jobs process quickly. He gets a callfrom management, “Can you handle ourpayroll activity from your printers?” Seeingthe opportunity, Mike quickly assesseswhich printers could be used, where theyshould reside, and how he would controlaccess to support the new print requirement.With DCE cells already in place, Mikeconfidently responds, “Yep, when do youwant to start?”

Should I add DCE to myInfoPrint Server?By default, your InfoPrint server will beconfigured as a non-DCE system, usingthe file permissions and socket transfermechanisms that are defaults of AIX®. Youmay choose to upgrade your server(s) tosupport DCE depending on the securityand scalability characteristics you requirein your print environment.

The following scenarios mayhelp you decide whether or notyou need the scalability of DCE:

• No: You have one server (RS/6000®)controlling one or more printersmanaged by one person or department.

• No: You have a few servers (RS/6000s)controlling printers in a local geography,managed by a single department oradministrator.

• No: You have multiple servers eachcontrolling its own printers, not requiringshared printers or communicationbetween servers.

• No (if standard AIX file and directorypermissions are sufficient): You havemultiple servers across the city or perhapsa campus, controlling local and remoteprinters, managed by a single department.

• Yes (if user, group and object-specificaccess control is needed): You have multipleservers across the city or perhaps acampus, controlling local and remoteprinters, managed by a single department.

• Yes: You have multiple servers acrossgeographies on a wide area network,managed by one or more departments.

Similaritiesof DCE andNon-DCEEnvironments:

• Commands areidentical, allowingcustomers to migratefrom one to the otherwithout altering their scripts.

• The AIX GUI is identical ineach version, except that users must loginto DCE prior to using the DCE versionfor administering InfoPrint.

• Clients installed with the non-DCE versionmay submit jobs to and query informationfrom DCE pdservers.

Functional Differences BetweenDCE and Non-DCE:Scalability

• Yes and No: Recommended for a largenetwork of multiple servers eachsupporting multiple printers and local andremote job submission.

• Yes: Recommended for a very largenetwork that spans major geographies;can include remote servers, printers, andjob submission clients.





IBM InfoPrint Manager: Scalability and Security at a glance

Software Prerequisites If you plan to use Distributed Computing Environment (DCE), you willneed IBM DCE Security Services for AIX Version 2.1 (5765-533) andIBM DCE Directory Services for AIX Version 2.1 (5765-534).

Submit jobs Manage jobs Configureand printers the system

Submit client(non-DCE) to DCE or Yesnon-DCE server

Non-DCE Select client(Win/NT, WIN 95™, Windows 3.1 Yesand OS/2®) to non-DCE server (and manage

your own jobs*)

DCE Select client(Win/NT and OS/2) to DCE server Yes Yes* Yes*

Non-DCE AIX clientto non-DCE server Yes* Yes* (if configured Yes * (if configured

for server file sharing) for file sharing)

DCE AIX clientto DCE server Yes* Yes* Yes*

Non-DCE Job and Printers GUI(workstation and AIX versions) Yesto non-DCE serverDCE Job and Printers GUI(NT and AIX versions) to DCE server Yes

Non-DCE AIX GUI(basic and advanced) to non-DCE server Yes Yes

DCE AIX GUI(basic and advanced) to DCE server Yes Yes

*Indicates command line interface only

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Security• No: Uses standard AIX permission

(ie..chmod 777) to control access tocommands and functions.

• Yes: Uses Access Control Lists (ACLs) togrant access to each server, queue andprinter on a per-user, per-group, and per-object basis.

• Yes: Uses secure communicationsbetween processes with Kerberosencryption.

• Yes: Operators log into DCE• No: Users do not log in. Operators log into

AIX (unless they are using the Jobs andPrinters GUI from a Windows® NT™ system).

Client/Server CommunicationWith InfoPrint Manager, you will add clientsto your environment depending on thefunction you need. The following chartsummarizes the function available from DCEand non-DCE clients when communicatingwith a DCE or non-DCE server.

Note: additional interactions (such asmanaging jobs on a non-DCE server froma DCE client) may be possible but arenot supported.

ScalabilitySome very large customers of PSM who aremigrating to a complete InfoPrint solutionmay find that they require the increasedscalability and more granular security thatDCE provides. InfoPrint can be configuredwith non-DCE servers, DCE servers or both(but DCE servers will not inter-operate withnon-DCE servers and vice versa). Thescope of your managed printing is limitedonly by the needs of your business.

InfoPrint Manager andSAP R/3

Distributed mission-critical printingacross an enterprise.

A large, international corporation iscommitted to SAP® R/3® to manage theirdata processing across all departments.They especially appreciate the SAP R/3option provided by IBM® InfoPrint® Manager.InfoPrint Manager and SAP R/3 combineto provide a robust solution that managesall printing the way SAP R/3 manages andkeeps track of their entire business, fromexternal documents sent to customers, toreports created for internal distribution andprinted at the desktop. Because InfoPrintManager can manage both the high-endproduction printers and the low-enddesktop (network) printers, it meets theirneeds as no other print application onthe market today.

Robust Integration of SAP R/3with InfoPrint ManagerSAP R/3 has become a popular choicefor medium- to large-sized companiesthat require an integrated software productto provide basic business automation. TheR/3 client/server application provides aseries of integrated modules that span themajor functions of finance, manufacturing,sales, distribution and human resources.

Highlights

• Robust integration of SAP R/3 with InfoPrint Manager

• Reliable notification about job status to SAP R/3 Users

• Add electronic forms, logos and electronic signatures to your

text documents

• Reliable management of the print environment

You can add InfoPrint Managerservers to your SAP R/3 printenterprise without modifying yourexisting SAP configuration. Simplyinstall an AIX® client on your SAP serversystem, and InfoPrint Manager willrecognize your exisiting lpr-based printand query commands. To use this support,configure Access Method L.

You can add InfoPrint Manager servers toyour SAP R/3 Version 3 print enterprise toprint both the native Output Text Format(OTF) data stream and the native AdvancedBusiness Programming Application (ABAP)line data stream as Advanced FunctionPresentation™ (AFP™) output on productionprinters. To use this support, configureAccess Method Z.

You can add InfoPrint Manager serversto your SAP R/3 Version 4 print enterpriseto print all data streams. Users receiveenhanced job status from the SAP R/3system. To use this support, configureAccess Method E and define InfoPrintManager as an Output ManagementSystem for your SAP R/3 Version 4 enterprise.

IBM InfoPrintManager providessupport for the latestlevels of SAP R/3, usinga variety of AccessMethods. Support for SAPVersion 3 is provided throughAccess Method L when printing eitherPostScript® or PCL files, or through AccessMethod Z when printing OTF or ABAPfiles. Any of these data streams canbe printed in your SAP Version 4.0enterprise using Access Method E.

Reliable Notification about JobStatus to SAP UsersUntil SAP R/3 Release 4, the SAP R/3spool process provided little feedbackto users about jobs sent to print. When ajob disappeared off the queue, the SAPspool process considered it complete,regardless of whether it printed or not!

With SAP R/3 Release 4 and InfoPrintManager Release 3.1, you can define

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InfoPrint Manager as an Output ManagementSystem and receive input on the jobs thatyou have submitted for printing. InfoPrintManager allows an SAP user to:

• Receive notification of a job’s processingstatus

• Cancel one or more jobs• Query the status of one or more jobs• Query the status of an InfoPrint printer

and its jobs

Add Electronic Forms, Logosand Electronic Signatures toText DocumentsThe Advanced Function Presentation(AFP) data stream that emerges from theInfoPrint SAP transform contains textrecords that you can enhance throughthe addition of electronic forms, logosand electronic signatures. In addition tothe AFP resources, the InfoPrint ManagerSAP transform has been enhanced tosupport both raw image data (bitmapsimages) and box shading. The expandedsupport for different levels of box shadingand the print images that SAP R/3 usershave come to expect and appreciateprovides a strong industry standard forprinting from SAP R/3. Print SAP colorimages using the native Output TextFormat (OTF) data stream in either one,four or eight-bit pixel images: InfoPrintManager can handle it all!

The following terms are trademarks of IBM Corporation in the United States and/or other countries: IBM, AdvancedFunction Presentation, AFP, AIX, Hi-Lite Color and InfoPrint.

PostScript is a trademark of Adobe Systems, Inc.


R/3, SAP and SAPscript are registered trademarks of SAP AG.

IBM InfoPrint Manager: SAP R/3 at a glance

Software Prerequisites — SAP R/3 system Version 3 and higher(or Version 4 for DBCS and job notification)

— AIX operating system Version 4.2.1 on either a uniprocessoror a symetric multiprocessor (SMP)

— SAP Print Feature selected from the InfoPrint Installer forVersion 3 Release 1

— InfoPrint Manager Version 3 Release 1 AIX client installedon the SAP R/3 system

Customers using SAP R/3 Version 4with the Generic Output Format (SAPGOF)generated data streams that containVersion 2 of both ABAP and OTF data,will also appreciate the double bytecharacter set (DBCS) enablement.InfoPrint Manager 3.1 now supports theShift-Jis Japanese PC language. InfoPrintManager allows a world-class set ofbusiness application modules designedfor a client-server environment the abilityto achieve world-class printing.

Reliable Management of thePrint EnvironmentWith InfoPrint Manager’s InfoPrint AIXserver, you can manage printers anddevices from a single point of control. Youcan track and manage jobs across yourenterprise from job submission to printedoutput. When output does not print,operators no longer have to determinewhether or not a spool request wasgenerated. Instead of having to walk overto the printer, they can use the InfoPrintManager graphical user interface (GUI)to pinpoint where in the process the jobis delayed and determine the appropriateaction to resolve the problem. InfoPrintManager provides automatic workloadbalancing among printers that you have

defined with the same characteristics. Formore information about how to configureprinters and monitor printing across aninstallation, see IBM InfoPrint Manager:Adminstrator’s Guide.

Scalability of Printing acrossan EnterpriseInfoPrint Manager allows SAP R/3 customersto access the full range of IBM InfoPrintprinters (low-speed to high-speed; simplexor duplex, continuous forms or cut sheet)as well as other printers, such as Hewlett-Packard and Lexmark. You can leverageyour investment in printers by sharing yourInfoPrint-managed printers with other hostand LAN-based applications. InfoPrintManager provides the SAP R/3 enterprisewith comprehensive print managementacross an enterprise of any size.

IBM InfoPrintManagerPlus for Tivoli

Manage your printing, too.

Highlights

• Control your InfoPrint Manager system from the Tivoli Desktop

• Monitor InfoPrint Manager resources from the Tivoli Desktop

• Distribute InfoPrint job submission packages to

users all across the Tivoli Managed Region

• Send Tivoli events to the Enterprise Console when

InfoPrint Manager logs particular messages

Mike, a Tivoli® system administrator, hasset up his Denver users with access toprinters in the data center. He gets afrantic call from a user who complainsthat he can’t print. Using the TivoliPlusmodule for InfoPrint®, Mike checks theprint destination to see if it is acceptingand printing jobs. Everything is working,so he verifies that the user is specifyinga valid destination. Aha. The user is havingkeystroke problems with print commands.Mike quickly downloads the latest InfoPrintSelect client onto the user’s workstationand the user is once again printing fromfamiliar applications only to a new, networkof pooled printers.

FeaturesIBM® InfoPrint ManagerPlus for Tivoli enablesyou to manage your print environmentas follows:

Control Your InfoPrint ManagerSystem From the Tivoli DesktopA Tivoli administrator can use the InfoPrintManagerPlus module to perform InfoPrintmanagement directly from the TivoliDesktop. Use the Tivoli graphical interfaceto perform the following tasks:

• List servers, printers, andqueues

• Start and stop a server• View error log dump and debug log• Pause and resume job• Hold job and release held job• Cancel retained job and active job• Resubmit job• Show printer status• Pause and resume printer• Backspace and forwardspace printer• Enable and disable printer• Show queue status• Pause and resume queue

Monitor InfoPrint ManagerResources From the Tivoli DesktopMany of the InfoPrint Manager processesand directories on AIX® servers providedynamic information necessary foreffective centralized management. Youcan monitor AIX servers using thefollowing functions to access necessarystorage and performance data about theprint environment. You can:

• Check for InfoPrint server processinstances on all servers

• Check percent inodes used in /var/psminformation directory

• Check percent diskspace used in the/ipdata directory

• Check percent diskspace used in the /var/psf/segments directory

• Check percent disk space used in$PDBASE/directory

Distribute InfoPrint JobSubmission Packages To Users AllAcross the Tivoli Managed RegionYou can use push technology to updateall the user workstations in yournetworked enterprise with InfoPrintManager job submission clients as theyare updated. Clients include the following:

• InfoPrint Select for Windows® NT™

• InfoPrint Select for Windows 95™

• InfoPrint Select for OS/2®

Tivoli TME 10

InfoPrint ManagerTivoli Plus Module

InfoPrint 4000

InfoPrint 60

Network Printers

LAN






IBM InfoPrint Manager Plus for Tivoli at a glance

Software Prerequisites — TME Framework on AIX— TME 10 Software Distribution— TME 10 Distributed Monitoring— TME 10 Enterprise Console

The following terms are trademarks of IBM Corporation in the United States and/or other countries: IBM,AIX, InfoPrint and OS/2.

Microsoft, Windows, Windows 95 and Windows NT are all trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation.

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Send Tivoli Events To the EnterpriseConsole When InfoPrint ManagerLogs Particular MessagesTivoli/Plus for InfoPrint configures the TME 10Enterprise Console to receive events fromInfoPrint logfiles. These events may representcritical problems with the server, warningmessages, or minor or harmless events.

When InfoPrint Manager logs a fatal orcritical error on a particular AIX server, theEnterprise Control system provides theinformation a Tivoli administrator needs tobe aware of the problem and take action.For instance, an administrator mightreceive an error such as: 5010-070 An out-of-memory error occurred in module %sat line %s. The Tivoli administrator couldrestart the server to resolve the problem,or stop unneeded processes that aretaxing the server’s available memory.

Similarly, when a warning message occursindicating that the InfoPrint Managerserver is waiting for attention or hasdiscarded a job because printingresources did not match the job criteria,the Tivoli administrator is notified and canmonitor the server or take action.

The administrator can also be notified ofroutine minor or harmless events. If forinstance the server has been manuallyshut down and restarted, the administratoris notified. If an InfoPrint Manager printerneeds attention (perhaps the medianeeds to be changed or toner added), theTivoli administrator is notified.

ScalabilityThe InfoPrint ManagerPlus for Tivolimodule integrates the Tivoli ManagementEnvironment with the InfoPrint Managerprint administration and managementservices. This integration allowscentralized distribution and managementof the IBM InfoPrint Manager applicationsacross very large multi-platform networks.

Information Storageand Retrieval

Store it where everyone can find it.

A commercial print shop gets an orderfrom a customer to reprint a book theyprinted months ago. Since the job ticketand all its associated files had alreadybeen archived in IBM® InfoPrint® Library,they used the IBM InfoPrint Submitapplication to quickly retrieve the job. Thenew print job requires that two new filesbe inserted into the book, so the operatormakes these changes to the job ticketand submits the job using InfoPrintSubmit. The operator then archives thenew job ticket and associated files backinto the library.

The customer calls again and asks for500 more copies of the same book. Theyquickly retrieve the job from the library.The job ticket shows that the RIPped fileswere saved and archived in the library.Since there are no changes to the job,InfoPrint can use the RIP file for printing,thus saving the time and cost of re-RIPpingthe files.

Professors at the local university storetheir customized course materials in theIBM InfoPrint Library for the Web so thattheir students can print them. They control

access to their coursematerials using the student’suniversity ID. Students use a Webbrowser to access the library andfind the files. When the students wantto print copies, they access the library,find the files and submit them usingInfoPrint Manager for the Web.

Store and Retrieve Jobs andAssociated Files

InfoPrint Library for the Web• Enables casual users to find, print, store,

view and manage their print informationright from their Web browsers.

• Stores files and printing options produced byInfoPrint Manager for the Web. Casual userscan locate and submit jobs over the network.

• Stores all data on secure server.• Stores any kind of document used for

printing.• Archives data and resource files.• Searches for archived print jobs and files

based on date, author, job title or printattributes.

• Retrieves files for print submission.

InfoPrintLibrary

• Provides a long-termarchival solution forcustomers with lots ofdata they want to archiveand still be able to recallthe data for reprinting at a later time. Thissolution provides maximum control overcomplex print documents.

• Stores job tickets and jobs produced byInfoPrint Submit or InfoPrint Scan, whichsupport full document assembly forcommercial print shops. Operators canset print attributes for individualdocuments in a print job.

• Stores data in a shared file system andtracks it in a database.

• Stores job tickets and associated filesused to print the job; these files caninclude source files in any data streamformat, PostScript® files and RIP files,depending on options set in InfoPrint Submit.

• Archives the entire print job as a packageor bundle so that users do not need toassociate files with jobs.

Highlights

• Allows sharing of documents across users, organizations and locations

• Stores printing options with the documents for easy reprinting using

InfoPrint Submit or InfoPrint Manager for the Web

• Allows a wide variety of extended storage devices with optional

ADSM for AIX

• Protects your information with state-of-the-art security

• Provides search functions making documents and jobs

easy to find and retrieve

• Searches for jobs or files based on joband file keywords you provide when youarchive the job. Up to 200 bytes per keycan be specified.

• Retrieves the entire print job or individualfiles from the library for print submissionusing InfoPrint Submit. Retrieved files canbe included in other print jobs and thenstored with a new job ticket name.

Archive Your Documents in aSecure Library Using Low-costStorage Media

InfoPrint Library for the Web• Provides state-of-the-art security with

easy-to-use administrative functions toensure document security and integrity.Library access is controlled by the use ofassigned user names and passwords.Users are defined using the interface.

• Optionally uses ADSM HSM (hierarchicalstorage management), which providesautomatic migration of files from the AIX®

system to less expensive storage systemssupported by ADSM, including magneticdisk, optical disk or tape.

InfoPrint Library• Provides AIX-based security with groups of

users having permissions (archive, retrieveand delete) and administrative functions toensure document security and integrity.Users are defined in the database.

• Optionally uses ADSM HSM (hierarchicalstorage management), which providesautomatic migration of files from the AIXsystem to less expensive storage systemssupported by ADSM, including magneticdisk, optical disk or tape.

• Uses the DB2® for AIX product (arelational database product) to index files,thus providing reliable document searchand retrieval for reuse.





The following terms are trademarks of IBM Corporation in the United States and/or other countries: IBM, InfoPrint,Advanced Function Presentation, AFP, AIX, DB2, Print Services Facility, PSF, RISC System/6000 and RS/6000.PostScript is a trademark of Adobe Systems, Inc.Microsoft, Internet Explorer, Windows and Windows NT are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.Other company, product and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others.

IBM InfoPrint Manager: Information Storage and Retrieval at a glance

Software Prerequisites InfoPrint Library for the Web—IBM InfoPrint Manager for AIX version 2.1.1 must be installed on an

AIX version 4.2.1 or later operating system.— (Optional) ADSM for AIX Version 3.1 with possible extended device

support and the Space Management Support feature.InfoPrint Library— InfoPrint Manager for AIX version 2.1.1 must be installed on an AIX

version 4.2.1 or later operating system.— DB2 for AIX version 5.0 (UDB) with a 5-client use pack.— (Optional) ADSM for AIX Version 3.1 with possible extended device

support and the Space Management Support feature.

Client Software InfoPrint Library for the WebPrerequisites — Windows 95™ or Windows NT™ operating system installed on your

client system. May be installed on Macintosh or AIX operatingsystems, but with limited function (print submission is not supported).

— Netscape version 4.04 or later or Internet Explorer version 4 installedon your client system

InfoPrint Library— Windows 95, Windows NT, or Macintosh operating system

installed on your client system.— Windows InfoPrint Submit clients must have either IBM DB2 Client

Application Enabler for Windows 95 or Windows NT installed.— Macintosh InfoPrint Submit clients must have the IBM DB2 client

Application Enabler for Macintosh installed.

Hardware Prerequisites InfoPrint Library for the Web— IBM 4161 InfoPrint Multiple Printer Controller (MPC) Model 001

(minimum) or IBM RS/6000® with AIX operating system 4.2.1.— Requires at least 210 MB of available hard-disk space on the

InfoPrint server system for program files.— Additional hard-disk space on the InfoPrint server system for files

that will be printed and stored. The amount of space neededdepends on the size and volume of these files.

InfoPrint Library— IBM 4161 InfoPrint Multiple Printer Controller (MPC) Model 002

(minimum) or IBM RS/6000 with AIX operating system 4.2.1.— Requires approximately 300 MB of available hard-disk space on the

InfoPrint server system for program files and a minimal database.— Additional hard-disk space on the InfoPrint server system for job

tickets, their associated jobs, and retained jobs. The amount ofspace depends on the size and volume of these files.

— When using your Library component for archiving, you may use thesame F50 RS/6000 machine (and its AIX terminal) that you use forInfoPrint, or you may purchase an additional RS/6000.

Optional Storage Devices InfoPrint Library for the Web(Requires ADSM for AIX) — Any device supported by ADSM version 3.1, such as the IBM 3175

MagStar Tape Library.InfoPrint Library— Any device supported by ADSM version 3.1, such as the IBM 3175

MagStar Tape Library.

Set Up and Customize the Library

InfoPrint Library for the Web• Requires no unique client installation

because access is through Netscape andInternet Explorer®. This means that remoteaccess (for example, company-wide orworldwide) is much easier.

• Can be customized by IBM technicalexperts. Contact your PSC representativefor details.

InfoPrint Library• Requires that client code be installed for

each Windows® or Macintosh userbecause the InfoPrint Library is designedto work with InfoPrint Submit. Library codemay reside on the same computer as the

InfoPrint Multiple Printer Controller (MPC)or on another AIX server.

• Provides fully customizable search retrievalpanels that allow searching for specifiedfields (for example, by customer name, date,job name). Users can define keywords forfiles or jobs (up to 200 byte limit) and usethese for searches. Sort features let userssort on column data (up to three columns).

ScalabilityADSM allows you to automatically manageyour storage space. Older jobs can bemigrated to less expensive storage devicesand still be easily accessible. More diskspace or additional devices (supportedby ADSM) or library servers separate fromthe MPC can be added.

IBM InfoPrint Managerfor the Web

The Web’s not just for surfing anymore.

Highlights

• Use IBM InfoPrint Manager functions from a Web-based interface

• Install and update on your server, with no client software to maintain

• Mobilize your users and administrators with easy

access from a web browser

• Submit, store and retrieve print jobs from remote

locations

• Manage jobs, printers and your server system

from practically anywhere

• Protect your information with state-of-the-art

security

A print shop employee is on an airplane.Just before boarding, he’d retrieved anurgent phone message. XYZ, Inc., thecompany’s largest customer, has put in arush order for 3,000 additional copies ofthe employees’ benefit plan that wasprinted and distributed last month—theyneed it tomorrow morning! No problem.He set up his laptop, plugged into themodem, brought up the web-browser andclicked on his bookmarks for the libraryand print submit Web pages. He quicklylocated the files, checked to see whatprinters were available and queued thejob for high-priority printing. He’s alreadyback on the phone, calling to say that he’staken care of the job.

It was Saturday afternoon when anotheremployee’s pager went off right in themiddle of her son’s birthday party. Seemsthey finished installing the new printersooner than expected and want her to setit up and be sure everything’s workingcorrectly. Off to the den, turn on the PC,bring up the browser and go to the printersetup web pages. Without leaving home,she was able to set up communicationsfor the printer, define media and othersettings, bring the printer online andsubmit a sample job for printing. As soon

as she made her updates onthe server, the printer wasavailable through the web pagesto every other user in the company.A quick call back to verify the outputand she was back to the party.

Enhance Your IBM InfoPrintManager Installation With ThisWeb-Based InterfaceIBM® InfoPrint® Manager for the Webprovides secure print management andmany of the functions of IBM InfoPrintManager. An optional feature of IBMInfoPrint Manager, it adds to the richnessof your installed InfoPrint solution byproviding remote access to a subset ofprint management features. You can find,print, store, retrieve, view and manage theinformation you need—but now you cando all of this with a web browser on yourintranet system. The application isinstalled, updated and maintained on aserver, with no client software to maintain.Whenever there’s a change on the server,each client is updated instantly. As manyusers as you want, but only those youwant, can have access through yourintranet, whether they’re at work, at homeor on the road. You’ll still need IBM InfoPrintManager and its more comprehensive set

of features forpreflight, scanningand additionalcontrol of the server,printers and files, butwith IBM InfoPrintManager for the Web, youcan now take advantage ofeasy, web-browser access to a broadrange of print management functions.

Submit a Print JobFrom Any LocationIf you’ve got your computer and canaccess the Web, you can submit a printjob. Using your web browser, you can setprint characteristics, such as the numberof copies you need printed, the papertype and size and how you want yourpages to be laid out. Among otheroptions, you can assign priority andspecify a printer for the job. You can evencheck to see which printers are currentlyavailable, or what type of paper is loaded






in a particular printer. Once you’vedetermined how you want the job to print,you can immediately queue it for printing,or store it to print when you’re ready.

Manage Your Print JobsOnce a print job has been submitted, youcan monitor its progress, as well as thestatus of all of the jobs on the server. Youcan retrieve detailed information abouteach job. You can even change the statusof a job—that is, put a job on hold, releasea held job to print or send an urgent job tothe top of the print queue. You can alsochange print characteristics, redirect a jobto a different printer or delete a job. Ofcourse, all of this can be done on-site orfrom remote locations.

Manage Your PrintersIf it’s your job to look after the printers,you, too, can do this whether you’re in theoffice, at home or on the road. Bring upthe printer’s web page and monitor thestatus of all the printers connected to theserver. You can bring a printer online orfind out why another is having problems.You can add and remove printers, configurea new printer or change a printer’sconfiguration for communications, media,and processing.

Manage Your Documents WithSecure Library FacilitiesYour web-management solution would notbe complete without a secure, full-functionlibrary. The library facility provides aninformation repository where you can

build and maintain a database for yourdocuments. Library access is controlledby the use of assigned user names andpasswords. Use the library to store, searchfor and retrieve documents. Find onedocument at a time or look at all of thedocuments that meet your specifiedsearch criteria. When you find the documentyou’re looking for, you can view it or youcan even set print characteristics andqueue it for printing, right from the library.

Set up and Maintain the SystemWe didn’t forget the system administrator’sjob in all of this. Right from the web pages,you can use setup and maintenancefunctions, download PostScript® drivers orupgrade your browser. With the setupfunctions, you can add, remove andupdate user accounts, as well as add,configure and remove printers and mediaobjects. It just takes a click of the mousefor you to perform diagnostic procedures

IBM InfoPrint Manager for the Web at a glance

Software Prerequisites – IBM InfoPrint Manager for AIX® version 2.1 and its software and hardware requirements.– Windows® 95TM or Windows NTTM operating system installed on your client system. May be installed on Macintosh or AIX® operating systems, but with limited function (print submission is not supported).– Netscape version 4.04 or later or Internet Explorer® version 4 installed on your client system.

Hardware Prerequisites – At least 210 MB of available hard-disk space on the InfoPrint server system for program files.– Additional hard-disk space on the InfoPrint server system for files that will be printed and stored. The amount of space needed depends on the size and volume of these files.

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to test the printers and client workstationconnections. For maintenance, you canset the time and date, monitor systemusage, do system clean up and stop, startor rebuild the server system. And, foraccounting purposes, you can view logsthat provide detailed information aboutpreviously submitted and completedjobs—such as the total number of pagesthat have been printed—with the informationsorted by user, printer or date.

ScalabilityOur smallest to our largest servers aresupported, using the same technology thatbrought you the Web sites for Wimbledon,the Nagano Olympics and Deep Blue.