Release Date: Friday, January 30, 2009
Software migration specialist, Sysmark Information Systems
, Inc., and OpenQM
authors, Ladybridge Systems
, Ltd, are pleased to announce the certification of Sysmark
's generic Pick® print spooler, SpoolerPlus
®, on OpenQM
.
SpoolerPlus
® provides improved compatibility and lower cost to users of OpenQM
as their database of choice to support Multivalue application software. Application software designed for generic Pick® and Reality® databases can be moved to OpenQM
often without any modification of embedded print commands.
SpoolerPlus
® provides the print spooler and print queues to which print jobs and printers can be assigned to ensure a flexible and efficient use of printers to print all print jobs.
SpoolerPlus
® also provides the print commands - like STARTPTR, SP-ASSIGN, LISTPEQS, LISTPTR, SP-EDIT, SP-KILL, SP-STATUS and STARTSPOOLER and their options– that have been used by trained staff and that have become part of established business processes on prior databases.
This eliminates time-consuming and often frustrating re-training of personnel and the loss of valuable print management strategies at a critical time in the life of an organization and its IT system.
SpoolerPlus
® also includes the extensions necessary to support the Reality® syntax of key print commands, increasing the compatibility of OpenQM
with Reality® software.
Automated Printer Configuration For Each Print Queue
As an added feature to the generic Pick® print spooler, SpoolerPlus
® includes the ability to define print characteristics – like CPI, CPL, LPI, LPP, etc. – for a print queue. A printer can then be automatically reconfigured according to these print characteristics before printing begins, using printer drivers provided with SpoolerPlus
® or written separately. This feature is the Plus in SpoolerPlus
®.
Reducing Migration Costs
SpoolerPlus
® substantially reduces software migration costs by eliminating costly software modifications. "One of our customers avoided rewriting over 1100 SP-ASSIGN statements in just one Reality®-based application account," according to Dave Taylor, CEO of Sysmark
. Another customer prints over 3000 insurance policies during the last days of each month thru SpoolerPlus
® with no modification of his System Builder software originally from mvBase.
Increasing Database Value
OpenQM
provides those seeking to lower operating costs a low-cost Multivalue database with competitive functionality and outstanding technical support.
In place of required annual support fees, Ladybridge Systems
provides bug fixes at no charge, OpenQM
upgrades for either one year or ten years based on the original license fee paid and technical support as needed paid for on an hourly basis. All authorized OpenQM
dealers also provide technical support on an hourly basis.
About Ladybridge Systems Ltd
Ladybridge Systems was founded in 1992 by former Prime Computer personnel and is headquartered in Hardingstone, Northampton, England. To date, Ladybridge Systems provides training, consultancy, development, and maintenance services to MultiValue databases in the UK and worldwide. While the OpenQM MultiValue database is their primary area of activity, they are an IBM business partner providing services to users of IBM's UniVerse and UniData products.
Ladybridge Systems remains a small privately owned company, offering a personal level of service to clients around the world. As a member of the TRUST Group, a network of independent computer companies working together, they are able to offer the vast range resources of a large company while still maintaining the direct, friendly approach of a small business. This also allows Ladybridge Systems to operate with very low overhead and offer high-value services to organizations at much lower charges.
For more information, visit http://www.ladybridge.com
About Sysmark Information Systems
Sysmark Information Systems, Inc. is a leading developer of application software and migration tools and the provider of Multivalue databases and software migration and support services to the Multivalue community.
The Sysmark product line includes SpoolerPlus® for generic Pick print spooler compatibility, FileCaddy™ to facilitate software migration, the EC/EDI Wizard® for EDI document translation and FabMan™ Manufacturing and Distribution software for build-to-stock and build-to-order manufacturers, job shops, machine shops and wholesale distributors.
Sysmark also provides the OpenQM database as a dealer for Ladybridge Systems and the UniVerse and UniData databases as an IBM Business Partner.
Founded in 1985 and headquartered in Rolling Hills Estates, California, the company's products support businesses in the manufacturing, distribution, retail, printing, medical and insurance sectors both within the United States and throughout the world.
For more information, visit http://www.sysmarkinfo.com
About SpoolerPlus
SpoolerPlus allows you to run your generic Pick software on Universe and Unidata using the generic Pick printer commands that are embedded in your software or that you use at TCL e.g. :STARTSPOOLER, STARTPTR, SP-ASSIGN, SP-EDIT, LISTPTR, LISTPEQS, etc. and they behave just like they do on your generic Pick database.
SpoolerPlus will hold, print, hold-and-print and spool on-hold print jobs from designated print queues to designated printers when those jobs are generated and/or when those printers are available.
And (adding a feature to the generic Pick spooler) you can configure each printer to the print characteristics of the assigned print queue automatically when the printer is assigned to that queue, using printer drivers that we supply and/or that you may write which is the Plus in SpoolerPlus.
Migrating generic Pick software to Universe and Unidata has never been easier.
For more information, visit http://www.sysmarkinfo.com/Spoolerplus.asp
About OpenQM
OpenQM is a high performance multivalue database environment with a
low price tag and close compatibility with other products.
Available for Windows, Linux, Mac, AIX and PDA, a commercial QM
licence includes the AccuTerm terminal emulator at no extra cost.
The QMClient API allows development of VB, C and web front ends.
OpenQM is the only multivalue database available both as a fully
supported commercial product and in open source form under the
General Public Licence.
For more information, visit http://www.openqm.com
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