Virtual Intelligent Presentation (VIP)

Any Document, Any Destination

Organizations accumulate a wide range ofdisparate output devices and specializedsoftware components that fail to respondeffectively to their growing business needs.Ultimately, this results in significantlyhigher operating costs.

Faced with these challenges, organizationsturn to an output management solutionthat provides an open, centralized and costeffective approach to manage current andfuture document output requirements.

The Output Manager of Choice

Emtex VIP is an open, industrial strength,output management solution thatincorporates flexible printstream transfor-mation, centralized resource management,and output device independence. It freesusers from proprietary printstreams andvendors, allowing them to tailor a solutionto meet their business output needs.

A Modular and Scalable Architecture

Emtex VIP is based on a modular, multi-tasking, scalable MS Windows architecture.Regardless of the size of the printingenvironment, VIP can be configured to meetthe output requirements of the operation.The architecture ensures that VIP is able toeasily scale to your precise output needs,especially in today’s evolving and hetero-geneous output environments.

Built for Maximum Flexibility

The power of Emtex VIP lies in its uniqueVirtual Document Format. Unlike manyother solutions, Emtex VIP transforms allinput printstreams into its ‘Virtual DynamicDocument’ (VDD) format that maintains thedocument integrity, allowing VIP to havecomplete control over the document toeither index, split or sort the job. To output,the VDD is simply transformed to therequired output printsteream or electronicformat. An integrated VDD browser is alsoprovided to allow Operations to view jobsbefore, during, or after printing.

Any-to-Any ‘Text-Based’ Transforms

Most print centers typically include acombination of disparate output devices todeal with a variety of output PageDescription Languages (PDL) from bothlegacy and modern print applications. Tomaximize asset utilization, Emtex VIPprovides the most extensive set of PDLtransformation capabilities available onthe market.

Through its unique VDD architecture,Emtex VIP performs text-based transformsfor all the common input printstreams andoutputs them as either printer specificPDLs or electronic formats – giving you“Any-to-Any” document output capability.

Virtual Intelligent Presentation (VIP)Today, all high volume document producers, either in-plant or service

bureaus are under constant pressure to increase productivity,

operational efficiency and support the evolving output needs of the

organization. However, with the relentless pace of technology and

burden of legacy systems, many organizations are left with a complex,

closed and diverse output technology infrastructure.

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Optimized for Speed

In a production environment, maintainingmaximum throughput is essential. EmtexVIP ‘Real-Time’ transformation enable real-time concurrent input and outputprocessing. This ensures that the ‘First Page’out time is reduced to a minimum. For largeprint jobs, this significantly improvesprinter performance and job throughputand differs from other solutions which are“batch process” oriented.

VIP Competitive Advantages

Open, Multi-Vendor Support

With the industry-wide push towards openor non-proprietary systems, Emtex VIP’s“any-to-any” printstream transformarchitecture supports devices from industryleading hardware printer vendors, allowingcustomers to choose the printer(s) bestsuited to their operation and thus reducingthe dependency on a single vendor.

Connectivity

Close to 80 percent of an enterprise'smission-critical data still resides onmainframe, AS/400, Linux, and UNIXsystems. Emtex VIP offers many ways tohelp you access these host printstreams.Whether it's replacing expensive channelextenders or connection over the networkvia TCP /IP, Emtex VIP can connect to yourhost systems in the most efficient andproductive way possible.

Easy to Use

From initial application set-up to on-goingoperational tasks, Emtex VIP provides asimple, yet powerful, graphical userinterface that offers advanced job queuemanagement, document viewing andaccounting, a system capable of supportingthe most sophisticated print operationwhile minimizing operator training needs.

Resource Management

Managing resources (especially Xerox LCDSresources) in a dynamic multi-printerenvironment is a major headache for allPrint Operations. Emtex VIP ResourceManagement removes the pain by intelli-gently managing all print resources. EmtexVIP supports resource downloading, in-lineresources and date and time stamping toensure that the right resource is availablefor the right application at the right printer.

Centralized Control

Many organizations typically have a myriadof output devices, often from differentprinter vendors, dealing with a complex setof legacy and modern applications with itsunique workflow processes. Emtex VIP isideally suited to a heterogeneousenvironment, providing centralized controlfor all devices. The VIP GUI allowsoperators to quickly set-up newapplications, assign devices, and driveprinters from a central console -enhancing overall operational controlwhile reducing operations workload.

Any Document, Any Destination

Emtex Limited UK Head Office:

Emtex House, Station Road, Kings Langley,

WD4 8LH, United Kingdom

Tel: +44 (0) 1923 270882

Fax: +44 (0) 1923 266020

Email: info@emtex.com

Emtex Sofware, Inc.

901 Yamato Road • Suite 120

Boca Raton, Florida 33431 · USA

Tel: +1 561.241.7229

Fax: +1 561.988.9561

Email: info-usa@emtex.com

For more information, call us today or visit us at

www.emtex.com.

Emtex is a registered trademark of Emtex, Limited. VIP, VDE are trademarks of Emtex Ltd., and FlexServer is a

registered trademark of Emtex Software. All other products referenced in this material may be trademarks or

registered trademarks of their respective companies. © 2007 Pitney Bowes Inc., the Corporate Design, are

registered trademarks of Pitney Bowes Inc. All Rights Reserved. An Equal Opportunity Employer.

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VIP Business Benefits

Greater Operational Efficiency

Maximizing operational efficiencies andproductivity is vital for any organization.Emtex VIP’s superior functionality and ease ofuse ensures optimum performance, controland minimizes staff and training require–ments. Automating processes such as reprintswith VIP, offers increased efficiencies.

Core to an ADF

Today, enterprises constantly strive toreduce errors, lower operating costs andincrease productivity. The AutomatedDocument Factory (ADF) is typically theembodiment of this relentless pursuit for

greater operational efficiency. Emtex VIPis ideally positioned to become the corecomponent of an ADF by providingcentralized control, “any-to-any”transformation, job indexing andautomated reprints.

A Catalyst for Convergence

As the need for convergence of Print onDemand and Data Center operationsintensifies, Emtex VIP provides the catalystto make this a reality. Whether the datacomes from a mainframe in AFP or LCDS,or from the network in PostScript, PDF orPCL format, Emtex VIP handles them all,maximizing asset utilization.

Reduces Cost

Emtex VIP’s centralized control, “any-to-any” transforms, job indexing, channelextension replacement, and automatedreprinting capability, can significantly helporganizations to reduce errors, loweroperating costs, increase productivity, andimprove document presentation in order tostay competitive.

Virtual Intelligent Presentation (VIP)