Software facilitates ERP output and communications.
Press Release Summary:
StreamServe Business Communication Platform v4.0 enables customers to maximize efficiency of ERP systems' printing and transform output into multi-format business communications as required by recipient. Rules-based process routes information to correct recipient at right place and time using Web, print, e-mail, and mobile technology. Scalable solution adapts non-obtrusively to existing IT infrastructure.
Original Press Release:
StreamServe Business Communication Platform V4 Lowers the Cost of ERP Output and Communications
Overview
StreamServe Business Communication Platform V4.0 (StreamServe BCP) enables customers to maximize the efficiency of their ERP systems printing and transform the output into multi-format e-business communications as required.
StreamServe BCP features a rules-based process to route information reliably to the right recipient at the right place and time. This includes the Web, print, e-mail, mobile technology, and most other forms of business communication.
This independent middleware can consolidate this information, format it, and transform it as required by the recipient human or machine. It then delivers the re-processed information to the destination, be that electronic or printed. Architecturally, the function is structured as five main groups:
o Connectors In: Handling the inputs from enterprise applications and communications
o Communication Server software: The main process
o Connectors Out: Delivering the processed and reformatted output
in print and electronic formats
o Runtime environment: Managing the processing, formation, transformation, and delivery of the output
o Design environment: Providing GUI forms design and management
By providing a consolidated location for an enterprise's output routing and management, StreamServe can help:
o Reduce enterprise printing and operating costs
o Improve communication and output efficiency
o Protect IT infrastructure and output investment
o Provide a path to electronic output
StreamServe BCP offers the following enhancements over previous versions:
o Higher performance
o Tighter security
o Enhanced flexibility
o Increased scalability
o Improved support for high-volume computer output
o Improved collaborative environment
o Interactive forms to simplify application data input and integrity
o Finer granularity in optional component selection
Key prerequisites
StreamServe Business Communication Platform V4.0 runs
on the following platforms:
o Windows(TM) 2000, Windows XP, and Windows 2003
o AIX® 4.3.3, Solaris 8, HPUX 11.00
o Redhat 7.1
Planned availability date
January 30, 2004
At a glance
StreamServe Business Communication V4.0 offers the ability to:
o Reduce ERP costs by centrally managing print and electronic
output
o Reduce ERP costs by decreasing hardcopy output quantities and distribution overhead
o Personalize the delivery of output in the form and language preferred by the recipient
o Reduce costs by delivering and receiving documents electronically
o Provide a scalable and flexible solution that can adapt non-obtrusively to your existing IT infrastructure, helping to protect your IT infrastructure investment
For ordering, contact:
Your IBM representative or the Americas Call Centers at 800-IBM-CALL Reference: RE001
