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MPI Tech Status & AFPC Update

Michael Stanley Sales Executive

MPI Tech A/S www.mpitech.com

Karsten Andreassen R&D Manager MPI Tech A/S

11 - 12. November 2014

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MPI Tech Group

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Core Business

MPI Tech products enable customers to manage and output their information.

With our software and hardware solutions we enable customers to create, print, secure, transform, distribute and

archive their information.

Our services run on multiple platforms and operating systems which makes it possible for our cutomers to manage all their

paper and electronic output through one single platform.


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About MPI Tech

• Founded 1981 to provide solutions for direct attachment of printers in IBM Host environments

• World leader in host connectivity

• Solution provider to the largest printer manufacturers

• Mainframe software provider since 1989

• Direct sales and OEM partnerships

• The majority of IBM installations are using MPI Tech based products

• World wide distribution via subsidiaries, distributors and DVAR’s.


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MPI Tech locations

Copenhagen, Denmark

London, UK

Paris, France

Munich, Germany

Huntington Beach, CA

Arlington, VA


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Mainframe capabilities


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Our Solutions

Mainframe software

Printer resident Solutions (BlueKit IPDS)

PrintServer (LinkCom IV)

Server software

PrintServer (LinkCom III S EasyCom III)

Enterprise Print Manager® (EPM) Print SubSystem™ (PSS) AFP Conversion Module™ (ACM)


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Linux on mainframe – why?

• Reduce cost • Move MIPS consumption workload from z/OS

Generating reduction in MLC • Reduce numbers of physical servers by virtulization

• Software licensing can be reduced • Easier administration and management • Security and business continuity • Energy consumption and floor space

• Maintain mainframe benefits


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Transforms on z/Linux

• Move workload from z/OS to z/Linux • Transforms can be MIPS consuming • All AFP transforms can be done (PCL, PS, PDF..) • Resources are ”moved” with

the print job

• Maintain speed and platform benefits

• Consolidate servers

• Save cost on MLC

Host Data

z/Linux transform

AFP or LineData

PCL PS PDF


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Transform on z/Linux

• Challenge in IT & Business • Cutting costs • Increased demand in

transforms producing a large numbers of PDFs per months

• Speed in production and distribution of PDFs

• Variation in demand for transform

• Security

• Result • Reduced cost by cutting

MLC payment • Maintained mainframe

speed and stability • Maintained mainframe

I/O capability • Maintained mainframe

scalability • Maintained mainframe

Security

Client case: Large facility management provider


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Secure pull printing

• Pull printing • Hold all print jobs until authenticated • Choose to print or delete held jobs • Registration of all print jobs

• Secure printing • Confidential printing, copy and scan • Secure technology

• Flexibility and Stability • Mainframe dependability • If one MFP is down, users can find another MFP to print


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PresenterPresentation NotesHusk vi flytter ”meta data” med (Resurcer)

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• Numbers • 2 billion USD revenue • 2.500 employees • 1.2 million private Clients • 350.000 business clients • 1 million phone calls /year

Client Case: Large insurance company

• Challenge i IT • Cost cutting

• Move from mainframe project • Privacy / compliance

• Confidential print left in open space • Two or more departments sharing

printers • Not able to identify user when

printing from host

• Useing lot of time sorting print • Printing maintance very time

consuming.

• 40% office print 60% Host print • Host and office print two different

‘worlds’


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• XX% MIPS reduction on AFP transform

• User identification (follow me printing)

• Combine office & host print in one solution • Print server consolidation • Accounting

• Compliance • Print follow user • No documents in open space

• Rule based printing • Maintaining mainframe bennefit

Client Case: Large insurance company

Benefit to the client


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AFPC Update November 2014 Karsten Andreassen

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AFPC status

• Core members(6) • Participating members (20) • Associate members (6)

• ACRs and work items • AFP/A fremdrift

• Spørgsmål – Idéer: • Sig frem eller skriv til [email protected]


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AFP Consortium Meeting #25

29. September - 2. October 2014 at Poing, Germany – hosted by Océ (Canon)

Participation: 21 on location + 5 on line

Representing 13 companies


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AFP/A progress

• ISO TC171 DIS18565 successfully exited balloting in late August

• Next step is for Harry to deliver a full report to the Steering Committee in November, revise the draft addressing any comments

• After which a new FDIS will be issued and undergo two month ballot (anticipated Spring 2015).


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IPDS ACRs Recently Finalized • IPDS ACR 470 – Object-Container Version Support SDF in OPC

• IPDS ACR 471 – Additional STM/OPC Reply Information

• IPDS ACR 478 – IPDS Support for Royal Mail Mailmark

• IPDS ACR 480 – IPDS Support for New IOCA Compression Algorithm

• IPDS ACR 483 – IPDS Support for GOCA Marker Size

• IPDS ACR 485 – Allow Use of Internal Rendering Intent

• IPDS ACR 486 – Deprecate POSTNET and PLANET

• IPDS ACR 487 – Update XOH Trace for Internal Rendering Intent

• IPDS ACR 488 – Remove Inaccurate “Unsupported IOCA” Information


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New Reference documents

• IPDS Reference: AFPC-0001-10 published in June 2014 incorporating 31 Final-status ACRs into the previous edition

• MOCA (Metadata) Reference: AFPC-0013-01 First edition published in July 2014 MOCA is now an official part of the AFP architecture

• BCOCA Reference: AFPC-0005-09 Next edition planned for 2015 Review copy to be drafted before next meeting

• All available on afpcinc.org


http://afpcinc.org/afp-publications/

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Work items

• AFP/GA (Graphic Arts) IS/3 + PDF in Object Containers

• N-Plane Colors Simple solution for IOCA followed by full solution

• GOCA Custom Patterns and Gradients


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Future Meeting Schedule

• Spring 2015 – Toronto • Fall 2015 – Boulder • Spring 2016 - Europe


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Contact Karsten Andreassen R&D Manager MPI Tech Denmark Phone: +45 4436 6252 E-mail: [email protected]

Michael Stanley Nielsen Sales Executive MPI Tech Denmark Phone: +45 4436 6215 E-mail: [email protected]


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Questions ?


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Enterprise Print Manager

CICS Host Data


z/OS

AFP or LineData

JES and CMA

PDF

VLU - SCS AFP SCS

PDF

email


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Print Management Solution Data from the JES Spool, VTAM

applications, CICS, IMS or WebService AFP and line data conversion into PCL,

PostScript, PDF and ASCII SNA and TCP/IP support IPP support End2End Control Upload & Print from

AIX and Windows CICS Transform Interface WebService Transform

Interface Direct interface to CICS


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AFP Conversion Module™ (ACM)

AFP and line data from file to file

Output as PDF, PCL or PostScript

Outline Font support on PostScript and PDF

Outline Font substitution on PCL

• CICS support Scaling to fit the

printable area


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Print SubSystem™ (PSS)

AFP and line data from JES or CA spool

Output as PDF, PCL and PostScript

Outline Font support on PostScript printers and PDF

Same AFP Resources and applications as PSF

Line data output on PCL, PostScript and matrix printers

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Managing your print jobs

PS 2 & 3

z/OS

AFPDS

Linedata

PCL

AFP Composeurs

IPDS

MVS Download OMVS support IP socket

Hot Folder

Spool2Print

(FTP,COPY…)

E-mail

PDF

Host Servers (Windows, Linux, AIX)

PCL, PS, PDF, TIFF, ......


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Managing your print jobs

Spool print jobs Manage print jobs Transform print job data Java Based User Interface Built in Security Scalable IPDS S2P fra (EPM,PSS)

Print Spool Management and conversion


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DocOut

IPDS SCS DCA

PS PCL

PDF

System z

Host Environment

AS/400

Server Environment

Workplace Environment

DocOutTM

Matrix

ICDS


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Conversion of IPDS, DCA, SCS and ICDS data into PCL, PostScript or PDF – PDF/A format

Full Color support, FS45 Object Containers Scalable fonts 2D IPDS barcode printing Enhanced End2end control Direct IPDS printing to matrix printer Central license server facility

DocOut


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