Solimar Systems, Inc., a leading global provider of production printing and secure document delivery solutions,today announced the release of an
enhanced version of its industry award-winning Rubika® solution to address the needs of high volume transactional printing and online viewing
environments. New Rubika 3.6 functionality expands operating system support, adds new operator functionality, and improves system efficiencies.
Rubika 3.6 enhancements include:
Support for Unicode (UTF-8) character encoding - includes encoding for non-Western languages of the world for indexing files, exporting data
and importing data
Multiple file input functionality - enables workflow steps to accept and process a collection of files in batch mode to accelerate and streamline
processing workflows making them more efficient
Support for 64-bit editions of Microsoft® Windows® 8 and Windows Server 2012 - leverages the latest advancements and functionality of
Windows operating system platforms
An XML data format option to the Export step - users can now select exported data types as CSV or XML, thus simplifying the Rubika
configuration process
Adding spot color printing functionality - new color options for barcodes, rectangles and other page text content
Enhanced integration with Solimar's SOLfusion™ product - new Conditional Action processing capability enables additional information and data to
be shared with operators and leveraged with other systems, such as Customer Information System (CIS) dashboards
"With Rubika 3.6, our clients will discover additional ways to gain workflow efficiencies," said Mary Ann Rowan, CMO and Vice President of
Sales for Solimar Systems. "Rubika's intuitive user interface allows our clients to quickly automate and streamline existing document workflow
processes without the expense and time of recoding and recomposing document applications."
Rubika enables users to automate manual processes, increase postal savings, add content to documents, leverage finishing equipment, and
dynamically modify data streams prior to printing. Rubika simplifies the document reengineering process by eliminating the need for recoding,
reprogramming or recomposing on host systems.
Solimar Releasing PDF/A Optimization Module with PDF/UA Support
Solimar Systems, Inc., a leading global provider of production printing and secure document delivery solutions, today announced the release of a
PDF::PDF/A conversion module as part of Solimar® Print Director™ Enterprise (SPDE) version 7.5. SPDE is a software solution that provides print
stream conversions for production print and electronic delivery environments. The new SPDE PDF::PDF/A module expands PDF output options
to include PDF/UA (PDF/Universal Accessibility) along with other conformance levels and versions.
Providing support for PDF/UA helps people with disabilities that use assistive technologies (such as screen readers, screen magnifiers, joysticks
and other tools) to navigate and read electronic transactional content like invoices, financial statements and insurance policies.
"The aim of PDF/UA is to allow users with disabilities to gain an easier way to interact with digital content," said Mary Ann Rowan, Solimar CMO
and VP of Sales. "However, the benefits of PDF/UA extend beyond helping people with disabilities. By leveraging PDF/UA, reader software will
be able to reliably reflow text onto small screens, provide powerful navigation options, transform text appearance, improve search engine
functionality, aid in the selection and copying of text, and more."
The Solimar PDF/A Module will accept PDF input files and output any of the following versions:
PDF/A-1a
PDF/A-1b
PDF/A-2a
PDF/A-2b
PDF/A-2ua
PDF/A-3a
PDF/A-3b
PDF/A-3ua
When combined with SPDE's other conversion Modules, PDF/A output is now supported from most production print streams including LCDS,
Metacode, IPDS, AFPDS, Xerox VIPP®, PCL and PostScript.
"Solimar leverages the power and flexibility of PDF across our entire product suite from data stream conversions, indexing, document re-
engineering, tracking and management all the way through archiving. The addition of PDF/A support is a natural extension for our clients to
expand their PDF centric workflows," said Rowan. "The PDF::PDF/A Module will enable organizations to easily produce PDF/A output for their
archiving needs in an automated workflow at the speeds required for high-volume transactional environments."
The Solimar product line enables thousands of organizations around the world to easily expand and control their enterprise output management
processes by providing robust data transforms, device optimizations, document re-engineering, e-presentment and workflow tracking. Building on
a 22-year history of successful technology development, the PDF::PDF/A Module further demonstrates Solimar's continued commitment to
delivering powerful output management solutions for its clients.
Solimar Systems, Inc., a leading global provider of production printing and secure document delivery solutions, today announced the release of
SOLfusion™ 1.3, its software solution for document workflow automation. SOLfusion 1.3 integrates with Solimar's SOLitrack™ to expand the visibility
and management of document workflows.
SOLfusion is a powerful centralized workflow application that allows users to organize, stage and sequence document processing tasks.
SOLfusion is designed to complement and integrate with products from Solimar Systems, including SOLitrack™, Rubika®, the Solimar® Print
Director Enterprise™, iCONVERT™, SOLscript™ and SOLsearcher Enterprise™. These Solimar software products provide a comprehensive suite of
"middleware" that work together to provide control and management of high volume document processing and distribution.
SOLfusion's user interface enables external processes and scripts to be managed and monitored through graphical status bars and messaging
activity. Each workflow runs independently in a "thread-safe" environment, preventing data conflicts and processing errors.
"SOLfusion integration with SOLitrack extends the visibility of documents as print jobs process. Our clients are able to view the status of print files
in the workflow, receive status notifications, run reports, and quickly find jobs," says Mary Ann Rowan, Solimar CMO and VP of Sales. "Serving as
the central hub for process automation, SOLfusion allows our clients to schedule, manage and monitor disparate processing steps in a smoothly
integrated workflow."
The Solimar product line enables thousands of organizations around the world to easily expand and control their enterprise output management
processes by providing robust data transforms, device optimizations, print stream re-engineering and e-presentment. Building on a history of
successful technology development, SOLfusion further demonstrates Solimar's continued commitment to delivering powerful output management
solutions for its customers.
Solution Enhancements Include Multi-Byte Font Functionality to Support Asian Market
Solimar Systems, Inc., a leading global provider of production printing and secure document delivery solutions, today announced the release of an
enhanced version of SOLscript™ with expanded features for high volume transactional printing and online viewing environments. The new
SOLscript 3.1 functionality adds support for multi-byte fonts, expands transpromotional content options, and enhances the control of Xerox®
VIPP® generated output.
SOLscript is a PostScript preamble that emulates and optimizes Xerox VIPP software, extending the reach of VIPP applications to virtually all types
and brands of workgroup and production printers, as well as ERM/COLD systems. Running in conjunction with PostScript interpreters such as
Adobe® Acrobat® Distiller and the PostScript emulation modules of the Solimar® Print Director™ Enterprise (SPDE) product, SOLscript enables
users to distribute VIPP applications on a variety of devices, including those that support PostScript, PDF, PCL, IPDS, Metacode or TIFF.
SOLscript 3.1 enhancements include:
VIPP command support for multi-byte fonts (Unicode UTF-8 and UTF-16BE encodings), enabling applications that require double byte fonts and
vertical font processing commonly used in Asian markets
VIPP Transpromo Mode support that leverages the latest version of VIPP transpromotional functionality and further adds to the existing VIPP
support for Database Mode, Line Mode, XML Mode, and Native Modes
Expanded system messaging and command code set designed to better assist users with processing feedback, mitigate troubleshooting efforts,
and increase overall user efficiency.
"Adding multi-byte font support expands our solution reach and extends the benefit and functionality of Xerox VIPP," said Mary Ann Rowan, CMO
and Vice President of Sales for Solimar Systems. "This is especially important for our global clients that develop and process applications requiring
Asian fonts."
Award-Winning Document Reengineering Solution Adds Support for Postal Commingling
Solimar Systems, Inc., a leading global provider of production printing and secure document delivery solutions, today announced the release of an
enhanced version of Rubika® with expanded features for high volume transactional printing and online viewing environments. The new Rubika
3.5 functionality reduces postal costs, accelerates postal delivery times, and increases document workflow control.
Rubika 3.5 supports new commingling functionality, which allows users to easily combine and blend mailings into a single mail stream thereby
eliminating USPS processing steps, reducing delivery times and lowering postage costs.
In addition to the new commingling module, Rubika 3.5 enhancements include:
Support for processing Extensible Markup Language (XML) data in the Import, Address Cleanse, Assembly and Commingling modules.
Expanded options for Extensible Metadata Platform (XMP) formats when reading and storing indexing data.
Enhanced management of tables, subreports and counting variables in the Archive Assistant module.
Added features to the Assembly, Export and Finishing modules to provide users with expanded flexibility.
"Using Rubika 3.5, our clients can now easily implement the new postal commingling capability to enable deeper postal savings and benefit from
faster delivery times," said Mary Ann Rowan, CMO and Vice President of Sales for Solimar Systems. "Rubika is designed for organizations that are
looking for a powerful, yet nontechnical solution for changing or updating existing document workflow processes. By leveraging Rubika's
straightforward user interface, our clients continue to build automated document workflows without the expense and time of reprogramming or
recomposing."
Rubika simplifies the document reengineering process by eliminating the need for recoding, reprogramming or recomposing on host systems.
Rubika enables users to automate manual processes, increase postal savings, add content to documents, leverage finishing equipment, and
dynamically modify data streams prior to printing.
Solimar Systems Releases iCONVERT™ 9.9 Expands Functionality and Centralized Control for Mainframe and iSeries Print
Solimar Systems, Inc., a leading global provider of production printing and secure document delivery solutions, today announced the release of a
new version of iCONVERT™ with expanded features for AFP printing environments.
iCONVERT is a powerful software transform engine that emulates IPDS printers commonly used in mainframe and AS/400 or iSeries
environments. iCONVERT dynamically generates PostScript, PCL, PDF and TIFF data to support printers and archiving systems that do not
natively support AFP applications.
iCONVERT leverages a central-server approach to cost-effectively convert IPDS print data and dynamically route output to printers throughout
the enterprise. Organizations can dramatically lower their cost to procure and administer a distributed IPDS printing solution by using iCONVERT
compared to using hardware-based emulation cards in each printer.
iCONVERT 9.9 provides new support to import and export servers and logical units (LUs), thus enabling an efficient method to move system
configuration data. This new functionality supports failover recovery operations and streamlines the migration process when moving a test or
development system into a production environment.
Other new version 9.9 features and functionality include:
Additional settings to manage color output
Additional print finishing controls
Font object container support with Unicode encoding
PDF object container support
Multi-page TIFF and PNG object container support
Expanded QR code and USPS IMB barcode support
"iCONVERT is a highly refined and mature solution with many years of Solimar experience built into it. Our clients continue to benefit from version
9.9 enhancements that make configuring and managing their IT infrastructure more efficient," said Mary Ann Rowan, Solimar CMO and VP of
Sales. "Regardless of the output destination - print or e-delivery - this latest release of iCONVERT enables organizations to save money through
efficiently managing distributed and production AFP printing environments from a centralized server."
Solimar Enhances SOLsearcher Enterprise 3.4 for Web Presentment
New Expanded Indexing and Control Capabilities Provide More Options to Users
Solimar Systems, Inc., a leading global provider of production printing and secure document delivery solutions, today announced the release of
SOLsearcher™ Enterprise (SSE) version 3.4. SSE 3.4 is a powerful web presentment solution that enables organizations to effectively index, store,
search, retrieve, and view large collections of transactional documents. Designed to complement or replace existing print processes, SSE 3.4
enables users to securely access critical business documents and reports via the web.
SSE 3.4 functionality broadens its scope of indexing options, increases user productivity, and expands system security. SSE 3.4 adds support for
PDF Extensible Metadata Platform (XMP) metadata for specifying indexing information. This functionality provides users with expanded control
over what information is indexed and leveraged when executing search operations. In addition, new font filtering functionality has been added
that enables users to identify and qualify specific index information based on font attributes. This new font filter functionality provides users with an
expanded method to ensure only intended information is indexed.
SSE 3.4 system security includes the Private Key Generation Interval option. This functionality enables system administrators to determine how
long URLs generated for served documents are valid, which further reinforces SSE's robust security capabilities to prevent unauthorized users
access to the system.
The Report Visibility feature in SSE 3.4 allows operators to identify and flag documents that are to remain in an archive, but not to be returned in
search results or presented to end users. Some industries have the requirement to retain older document versions for historical purposes while only
exposing end users to the most recent document versions.
"SSE provides organizations with a flexible solution for electronic delivery and secure archiving of internal reports and customer facing
documents," said Mary Ann Rowan, CMO & Vice President of Sales. "With the latest version of SOLsearcher Enterprise, we are proud to
continue the tradition of solving complex business problems related to our customers' requirements for electronic document presentment."
SSE 3.4 is a powerful, ecoActive™ solution that enables organizations to securely distribute and manage high value documents electronically via
the web in an environmentally-friendly manner.
Solimar Announces Kemal Carr as Keynote Speaker for Spring 2012 User Conference
Solimar Announces Kemal Carr as Keynote Speaker for Spring 2012 User Conference Respected Industry Consultant from Madison Advisors to
Deliver Featured Presentation
Solimar Systems, Inc., a leading global provider of production printing and secure document delivery solutions, today announced its keynote
speaker for the Solimar Spring 2012 User Conference being held April 24th through April 26th in San Diego, California.
Kemal Carr, President of Madison Advisors, will deliver the keynote address at the user conference. Madison Advisors provides strategic
consulting and market research to clients in the customer communications management (CCM), electronic delivery, and print industries. Madison
Advisors' industry-neutral expertise enables enterprise organizations, service providers, and technology providers to achieve their strategic
objectives around customer communications and publishing services faster, with more confidence and reduced costs.
"We're excited to participate in Solimar's user conference, as it represents the industries top tier organizations, including many that are our clients.
Combining the thought leadership of Solimar, these best-in-class clients, and our best practices research will make for a dynamic and enlightening
discussion," said Carr.
"Solimar clients are excited to have Kemal share his industry insights and specific market knowledge from Madison Advisors' two recent studies
on Multi-Channel Delivery and Service Provider Market Pricing," said Mary Ann Rowan, Solimar Systems CMO & Vice President of Sales. "Our
user conference is a great venue for clients to come and learn relevant IT strategies and best practices from the Solimar staff and their peers. The
user conference is all about participants sharing practical knowledge and then putting this information into immediate action in client facilities."
Enhanced Document Re-Engineering Improves Performance, Security and Control
Solimar Systems, Inc., a leading global provider of production printing and secure document delivery solutions, today announced the release of an
enhanced version of Rubika® to help solve many problems associated with high volume transactional printing and online viewing environments.
New document re-engineering functionality has been added to Rubika version 3.4 that improves performance, enhances document security and
increases workflow control.
Rubika is designed to simplify the document re-engineering process, eliminating the need for re-coding, re-programming or re-composing on host
systems. Rubika modifies and re-engineers data streams to automate manual processes, enable postal savings, add value to documents,
leverage finishing equipment, and dynamically modify data streams prior to printing.
Rubika 3.4 enhancements include:
Expanded support for file compression and consolidation - new options are designed to further reduce file sizes while decreasing processing
requirements in production print and e-delivery environments.
Expanded support for barcode processing - new image only scan functionality optimizes performance by rendering only raster content within the
PDF.
Enhanced option for document security - imported encrypted files can accept passwords, thus helping organizations support compliance initiatives
where resource and document security is required.
Expanded support for replicated content - insertion placement functionality has been enhanced to provide greater control over content location.
Imposition - support for 4-up sheetlet imposition.
Support for media tracking capabilities - sophisticated mail workflows based on mailpiece weight.
"Solimar has ideal IT infrastructure solutions that help companies optimize and secure their data. Rubika is well suited for organizations that
require an efficient method for changing or updating existing document processes without the expense and time of re-programming or re-
composing," said Mary Ann Rowan, CMO and Vice President of Sales for Solimar Systems. "Using Rubika, our clients can quickly implement new
workflows to support finishing, insertion, messaging and compliance requirements."
New Document Post-Composition Functionality Improves Workflow Productivity
Solimar Systems, Inc., a leading global provider of production printing and secure document delivery solutions, today announced the release of an
enhanced version of Rubika®. New document re-engineering functionality has been added to Rubika version 3.2 that improves processing
speeds, enhances document security, expands barcode support and increases workflow control.
Version 3.2 of Rubika solves many problems associated with high volume transactional print and online viewing environments. Rubika 3.2
enhancements include:
Optimized PDF resource handling - new options designed to reduce file sizes and structure resources for optimum processing speeds in
production print and e-delivery environments.
Enhanced document security - output files can be encrypted and input files can be decrypted, thus helping organizations support compliance
initiatives where resource and document security is required.
Expanded barcode support for PDF 417 and QR codes - dynamic barcodes can be generated based on content extracted from the print data,
metadata or external data analytics feeds enabling organizations to add specific Transpromotional content to each recipient's document at run
time.
Added command line controls - users can gain more control over workflows that are processed programmatically by setting up processing rules
dynamically at run time. Control enhancements also enable Rubika's log files to contain user-defined information to help identify processing
information at each stage of a workflow.
Print quality control - functionality to interrogate and replicate print streams in order to evaluate post-production quality and proof of output integrity.
Workflow template transferring - using template exporting and importing functionality, users can easily share workflow configurations to encourage
enterprise template design standardization and to enable quality control testing in a development environment prior to production.
Rubika is designed to simplify the document re-engineering process. Without re-coding, re-programming or re-composing, Rubika modifies and re-
engineers data streams to automate manual processes, enable postal savings, add value to documents (such as Transpromotional and
Transeducational applications), leverage finishing equipment, and dynamically modify data streams prior to printing.
"Rubika is an ideal solution for organizations that require an easy and efficient method for updating their existing document applications without
the expense or time of re-programming and re-composing," said Mary Ann Rowan, CMO and Vice President of Sales for Solimar Systems. "Our
clients need to enhance their customer facing documents, onboard production work quickly, meet tightening SLA schedules and do all this with
limited resources. Rubika, along with other Solimar solutions and our expert Technical Support team, enables our clients to make this happen."
Client Event to Be Held in San Diego, California
Solimar Systems, Inc., a leading global provider of production printing and secure document delivery solutions, is pleased to announce the details
of their Spring 2011 ADF User Conference. The conference is set for April 20th - 22nd, 2011 in San Diego, California.
Each year Solimar's User Conference brings together staff, customers and business partners from around the world to exchange ideas, solutions
and best practices. The Spring 2011 Conference will include many in-depth informative sessions with hands-on product time to improve the
understanding of how Solimar solutions solve business problems.
"This year's conference provides our clients an exciting and valuable learning experience in a comfortable and relaxed environment in which to
learn about workflow automation, Cloud computing, software-as-a-service and other industry solutions," said Mary Ann Rowan, vice president of
sales and marketing.
Industry experts speaking at this conference include Dan Adler, President of DA Digital. Adler's keynote presentation is entitled: "Keep Your Cloud
Silver Lined and Not Stormy". Adler will discuss how organizations can avoid the pitfalls of Cloud computing as they prepare their ADF strategies.
Bill Riley, President and CEO of Ironsides Technology will speak on ADF Piece-level Tracking and successful integrations with Solimar's
Job/Device web tracking solution: SOLitrack - Document GPS.
RISO, Inc., a leader in high-speed cut-sheet digital color inkjet printing technology, and Solimar Systems, Inc., a leading provider of production
printing and secure document delivery solutions, today announced a cooperative effort to expand the availability of mid-volume communications
color printing solutions.
As a result, RISO high-speed cut-sheet inkjet printers are certified to work with Solimar's transactional document conversion, re-engineering, and
electronic delivery solutions to provide customers with single-pass full color for mid-volume production and reprint workflows.
The combination of RISO high-speed cut-sheet inkjet printers and Solimar advanced workflow products delivers a scalable, low-risk solution for
mid-volume transactional printers, direct mailers, and service bureaus to eliminate the cost and management associated with preprinted offset
shells. Employing the latest in RISO's FORCEJET® printing technology and robust full-width array production-class Piezo drop-on-demand inkjet
technology, printed documents from the five ComColor models closely match output from leading roll-fed inkjet presses.
"We are pleased to be working with Solimar to deliver new high-speed production color printing and reprint capabilities to firms producing
transactional content including invoices, statements, and notices," said Kevin Hunter, executive director of strategic marketing for RISO, Inc.
According to Mary Ann Rowan, VP sales and marketing for Solimar: "RISO's ComColor high-speed inkjet printers, supported by Solimar products,
provide economical solutions for an important class of color transactional applications, including reprint workflows for very high-speed, continuous
feed inkjets."
RISO will feature print demonstrations in booth 2643 at the On Demand Digital Publishing and Printing Exposition and Conference in Washington,
DC March 22-24.
New Functionality Allows for Tracking and Management of Production Print Workflows
Solimar Systems, Inc., a leading global provider of production printing and secure document delivery solutions, today announced the release of
version 7.2 of the Solimar® Print Director™ Enterprise (SPDE). SPDE 7.2 is a major release of one of Solimar's flagship products that further
expands Solimar's solution positioning into overall workflow tracking and output management across systems and printers.
The new SPDE capabilities integrate with Solimar's latest product, SOLitrack™, which enables organizations to improve the overall control of their
production job processing by identifying, monitoring and managing print jobs in real time.
"When used together, an integrated SPDE and SOLitrack solution solves many elusive workflow challenges for the production print industry,"
said Mary Ann Rowan, Vice President of Sales & Marketing for Solimar Systems. "Our customers can now incorporate system wide reporting and
job security controls with an easy to implement low-cost solution."
SPDE users commonly have sophisticated workflows that involve various processing stages prior to being distributed for print, mail, and archive.
Users can now simplify job tracking and gain status information through various stages of multi-channel processing and delivery by setting
"Checkpoints" in their SPDE workflow. With Checkpoints, users can define specific customizable workflow stages to monitor, control, and
manage. Leveraging SPDE Checkpoints, users are able to track project milestones such as "job received", "job processed", "job printed", "job
archived", "job purged", etc.
This simplified approach to monitoring and managing today's complex print job requirements helps users at all levels of print operations track,
manage and take action on jobs being processed based on their assigned security rights. This enables users to centrally monitor each job's status
and initiate actions, such as adjusting production priorities and schedules based on job deadlines or Service Level Agreements.
With the added support for the latest Windows operating systems, SPDE 7.2 also has many enhancements and additional functionality designed
to increase user productivity and processing efficiency.
"2011 marks Solimar's 20th anniversary as a software solution provider. Over the last two decades Solimar has supplied leading output
management solutions to thousands of businesses worldwide," said Rowan. "With the latest generation of SPDE and SOLitrack, we are proud to
continue the tradition of solving complex business problems related to our customers' very diverse infrastructures."
New Document Re-Engineering Technology Further Automates Document Workflows
Solimar Systems, Inc., a leading global provider of production printing and secure document delivery solutions, today announced the release of an
enhanced version of Rubika. New document re-engineering functionality has been added to Rubika version 3.1 that enables more workflow
options, increased automation and improved productivity.
Version 3.1 of Rubika solves many problems associated with high volume transactional print and online viewing environments. Rubika 3.1
enhancements include:
More "Householding" capabilities - consolidates multiple mail pieces being delivered to the same recipient or address in a single envelope, thereby
reducing the number of mail pieces being delivered to a single location and reducing postage expenses.
Annotation Stripper - removes PDF annotations from input files using conditional logic. This backend processing workflow can remove confidential
information from customer documents. The module also removes erroneous information from documents such as invalid document links.
User-defined Messages - allows users to create their own run-time messages that provide customized and targeted system feedback based on
specific user actions.
New Process Logging and Error Logging facilities - improves logging using XML formatting for integration with Automated Document Factory (ADF)
systems.
Added operating system support for Windows® 7, Windows Vista®, and Windows Server® 2008.
Rubika modules can modify and re-engineer data streams to automate manual processes, enable postal savings, add value to documents (such
as TransPromotional and TransEducational applications), leverage finishing equipment, and dynamically modify datastreams prior to printing.
"Our clients tell us that Rubika is a perfect solution for applications that require an easy and efficient method for changing their existing documents
without re-coding, re-programming or re-composing," said Mary Ann Rowan, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Solimar Systems. "Many
organizations want document delivery solutions that can be easily used by non-programmers. Rubika has been designed to simplify the document
re-engineering process. It enables non-technical workers to become proficient users, while enabling the programming staff members to become
more productive and efficient compared to using scripting tools."
Solimar Solimar Systems Releases New Version of iCONVERT
Solimar Systems, Inc., a leading global provider of production printing and secure document delivery solutions, today announced the release of a
new version of iCONVERT that is compatible with Windows 7 Professional, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Ultimate, and Windows
Server 2008. iCONVERT is a powerful transform engine technology that emulates IPDS printers commonly used in mainframe and midrange
environments and dynamically generates PostScript, PCL, PDF and TIFF data to support printers and archiving systems that do not natively
support AFP applications.
This version of iCONVERT also extends printer-monitoring capabilities for SNMP enabled devices. Organizations can improve operational
efficiencies and reduce administration and support costs by using iCONVERT's centralized processing model. For example, companies that use
legacy IPDS cards in distributed printers, or that use dedicated printers to support specific application output, can save money by using a
centralized iCONVERT system to convert IPDS print data and dynamically route the output to PCL and PostScript printers throughout the
enterprise. This capability provides organizations with vendor independence when selecting printers for their environment.
System administrators will benefit from expanded event notification support in iCONVERT. The service can email administrators when problems
occur and can provide information on specific IPDS NACK events.
iCONVERT 9.8 also offers enhancements for PDF output. These enhancements provide additional flexibility for clients using the PDF content for
archiving. Users can specify if they want blank back pages to be included in the output. They can also tune the appearance of grey shading to
satisfy particular presentation objectives. "Leveraging iCONVERT's ability to produce hardcopy and electronic output from IPDS print data is a
benefit that many companies use since they can support multiple lines of business requirements from a single centralized solution." said Mary Ann
Rowan, Vice President of Sales & Marketing for Solimar.
"iCONVERT 9.8 demonstrates Solimar's continued commitment to deliver powerful output management solutions to its customers worldwide,"
adds Rowan. "This latest version will help our clients manage their evolving IT infrastructure and information delivery needs."
Solimar Systems Enhances Solimar Print Director™ Enterprise
Incorporates Support for Microsoft Windows® 7 in the Latest Release
Solimar Systems, Inc., a leading global provider of production printing and secure document delivery
solutions, today announced the release of a new version of Solimar® Print Director™ Enterprise (SPDE) that
is compatible with Windows® 7. Designed to further address the output management market by expanding
operating system options, Solimar has released SPDE 7.1, which contains support for both 32-bit and 64-bit
Windows 7 operating systems.
In addition to Windows 7 support, SPDE 7.1 offers a new conversion from PDF to AFPDS. The PDF::AFPDS
(OC) emulation module leverages PDF containers within AFPDS data streams to enable high speed
conversion and optimized file sizes for those organizations with advanced AFPDS workflows that need to
leverage PDF as a data source.
SPDE 7.1 also offers software-based product licensing for clients running in virtualized environments.
Solimar has a variety of product licensing options to meet the various requirements of customers. In
addition to the standard production license, Solimar offers other license types designed to maximize
productivity while providing the greatest economy for each client:
Test license is used to trial new features in a non-production setting.
Development license is used to safely compose and test new configurations outside of the production system.
Disaster recovery license is used to activate backup systems that will be used in case of emergency.
"Solimar is committed to providing leading output management and transform solutions to help our customers
achieve their production objectives," said Mary Ann Rowan, Vice President of Sales & Marketing for Solimar
Systems. "We continue to improve and enhance SPDE so our customers remain productive and efficient in
their operations."
Solimar Systems to Unveil Enhanced Solimar Print Director™ Enterprise
Version at AIIM On Demand
PDF Processing Enhancements Significantly Increases Workflow Performance
Solimar Systems, Inc., a leading global provider of production printing and secure document delivery solutions,
today announced plans to exhibit a new version of Solimar® Print Director™ Enterprise (SPDE) to further
address the output management market. The enhanced version of SPDE, along with all of Solimar's solution
suite, will be on display during the AIIM On Demand Conference & Expo at Philadelphia's Pennsylvania
Convention Center in booth # 519 from April 20-April 22, 2010.
Solimar has enhanced the SPDE PDF emulation modules to significantly improve performance. These
modules enable users to convert PDF files to other data stream formats such as PostScript, IPDS, AFPDS,
TIFF and Metacode. The new functionality helps to streamline PDF related production workflows by
providing significantly faster conversion speeds, reduced output file sizes and improved printer processing
performance. The performance enhancements are primarily accomplished by optimizing how fonts and
other PDF resource objects are managed during PDF file processing and output file creation. Using the
enhanced PDF emulation modules, early users of these enhancements have seen file sizes reduced by
40% and throughput increase by 60% for select applications.
"Solimar is committed to providing the best print management and conversion products to help our
customers achieve their production goals," said Mary Ann Rowan, Vice President of Sales & Marketing
for Solimar Systems. "We realize that our customers' conversion modules are a critical part of their
overall production workflow. These enhancements will help our SPDE customers to be more productive
and successful."
Web Presentment System Adds New Delivery and Security Capabilities
Solimar Systems, Inc., a leading global provider of production printing and secure electronic document
delivery solutions, has announced enhanced functionality for its SOLsearcher™ Enterprise (SSE) product.
SSE is a powerful web presentment solution that enables organizations to effectively index, store, search,
retrieve, and view large collections of transactional documents. Designed to complement or replace existing
print processes, SSE allows users to securely access critical business documents and reports via the web.
"SSE provides organizations with an extremely flexible solution for business-to-business (B2B),
business-to-consumer (B2C), and business-to-employee (B2E) electronic delivery and secure archiving of
internal reports and customer facing documents," said Mary Ann Rowan, Vice President, and Sales &
Marketing. "While SSE is capable of archiving and delivering any file format, most of our clients leverage
the benefits and capabilities of PDF files. Our clients understand the advantages of PDF workflows and
Solimar's unique compression capabilities. Rather than store large original uncompressed native print files,
SSE users are able to store entire print runs as a single efficient compressed PDF file resulting in significant
electronic storage savings."
Solimar has expanded e-delivery options in SSE by adding support for PDF email attachments in addition to
existing secure links to documents. Though secure links reduce overall network bandwidth requirements,
improve performance and allow for greater control and tracking, some international markets prefer email
attachments in lieu of an embedded internet hyperlink.
The SSE solution has expanded security options with new password settings and file encryption options.
Passwords can be tied to group or individual identities.
Solimar is committed to delivering powerful, ecoActive™ solutions for its customers as demonstrated by SSE
and its ability to secure, distribute and manage high value documents electronically via the web in an
environmentally-friendly manner.
Solimar to Showcase Latest Workflow Solutions at Print 09
Document Re-Engineering and ADF Workflows Are Hot Topics
Solimar Systems, Inc., a leading global provider of production printing and secure document delivery solutions,
today announced plans to exhibit Solimar's workflow solution suite during the Print 09 show in booth #2647
located at Chicago's McCormick Place convention center from September 11-16, 2009.
"Solimar has a sophisticated suite of transactional workflow solutions, which continue to be enhanced to
meet demanding customer requirements," said Mary Ann Rowan, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for
Solimar Systems. "Print 09 provides a venue for clients and show attendees to see our suite of robust
solutions in action, and a forum to discuss their transactional workflow challenges and needs."
Workflow solutions being exhibited in the Solimar booth #2647 at Print 09 will include:
SOLitrack™ - a database-centric output management system that uses a web-based interface to control and
track print files. Designed to manage high volume transactional printing workflows, SOLitrack provides a
number of features that simplify security, status tracking, and accounting in production data centers and
distributed print environments.
Rubika™ - a modular document re-engineering system. The modules can be configured in many combinations
to automate manual processes, enable postal savings, add value to documents, and modify print
data on-the-fly at run time. Rubika leverages finishing equipment and document archiving without requiring
application changes, redesigning or programming.
SOLfusion™ - a powerful centralized workflow application that allows users to stage and sequence tasks
needed to produce desired output. SOLfusion is designed to complement and integrate with other products
from Solimar Systems, including Rubika™, the Solimar® Print Director™ Enterprise, iCONVERT™, SOLscript™
and SOLsearcher™ Enterprise.
Solimar® Print Director™ Enterprise - a robust client-server based enterprise output management solution that
combines integrated host-to-printer connectivity with fast, accurate print stream conversions, job routing,
advanced queue/spool management and an intuitive GUI. Includes multi-level security, remote administrator
and operator access, email alerts, powerful job routing/tracking capabilities, and industry leading data stream
transforms.
Solimar Systems is pleased to sponsor and participate in the 2009 Xplor Document University (XDU)
"On the Road" program that will be visiting nine U.S. cities. Each one-day program will deliver actionable
educational content focused on "Trends in Customer Communications".
Each XDU city agenda will run from 9am to 4pm with morning coffee/networking, three highly educational
sessions, complimentary luncheon and an "ask the expert" panel discussion.
The nine XDU On the Road dates and cities include:
June 23 Cincinnati, OH Register Today!
June 24 Atlanta, GA Register Today!
July 24 Dallas, TX Register Today!
July 15 Omaha, NE Register Today!
September 28 Sacramento, CA Register Today!
September 30 Phoenix, AZ Registration TBD
October 22 Boston, MA Registration TBD
November 17 Tampa, FL Register Today!
November 18 Minneapolis, MN Register Today!
Solimar will be contributing to each seminar by delivering educational sessions that focus on output
automation and the implementation of production workflow best practices.
Sign up today and get great information, lunch and peer networking - all in one day at recession
proof pricing!
Production Workflow Customers Benefit from Xerox Professional Services
Solimar Systems, Inc., a Xerox Business Partner and leading developer of enterprise output management
solutions, today announced that Xerox Corporation's Advanced Services Group (ASG) will now be able to
implement and deploy Solimar's software solutions.
The new agreement will allow Xerox to package professional services and consulting around Solimar's
enterprise software to help customers with everything from re-engineering documents to managing
massive print jobs and the archival of large documents and print jobs.
"Xerox provides professional people, processes, technology, and experience to ensure a successful
implementation of production workflow solutions involving Solimar products," said Mary Ann Rowan,
Chief Marketing Officer, Solimar Systems. "The Xerox consultants have a deep understanding of Solimar
software solutions, but, just as importantly, work closely with clients to develop a clear understanding of
our joint customers' business objectives."
Under the terms of the agreement, Xerox will now provide professional services for Solimar's products such as:
Rubika™: Solimar Rubika is a modular document re-engineering workflow solution that can be configured to
automate manual processes, enable postal savings, add value to documents (such as TransPromo
applications), and dynamically modify print data at run time.
Solimar® Print Director™ Enterprise: Solimar's job management platform, Solimar Print Director Enterprise
(SPDE), provides a wide range of functionality including multi-level security, remote administrator and
operator access, event logging and notification, direct device connectivity capabilities, and powerful
job routing and tracking with industry-leading data stream transformations. Xerox ASG consultants are
software solutions experts who can implement SPDE as a standalone product or as part of a complete
workflow solution integrated with Rubika and SOLsearcher™ Enterprise, a secure web presentment solution.
SOLsearcher™ Enterprise: Solimar's SOLsearcher Enterprise (SSE) is a highly scalable web presentment
solution that enables organizations to effectively index, store, search and retrieve large collections of
transactional and scanned documents. SSE is ideal for B2B, B2C, and B2E environments and also
provides the backbone for an automated production re-print workflow.
"Xerox consultants are subject matter experts with experience in implementing and optimizing Xerox
production printing environments," said Gregory Towns, Xerox Advanced Solutions Group general manager.
"It is a natural fit for Xerox to provide implementation services to support complementary solutions including
Rubika, Solimar Print Director Enterprise, and SOLsearcher Enterprise. Our goal is to help reduce the
implementation timeline, minimize business disruption and increase end-user adoption."
Solimar To Unveil Print Director™ Enterprise 7.0 at On Demand
Latest Print Director Enterprise Version Adds Support for 64-Bit Operating Systems
SAN DIEGO, CA - March 25, 2009 - Solimar Systems, Inc., a leading global provider of production printing
and secure document delivery solutions, today announced enhancements to the Solimar® Print Director
Enterprise™ (SPDE). Solimar's client-server enterprise output management solution is designed to optimize
production, especially transactional, processes. SPDE, along with all of Solimar's solution suite, will be on
display during the AIIM On Demand Conference & Expo at Philadelphia's Pennsylvania Convention
Center in booth #1949 from March 31-April 2, 2009.
The latest version of SPDE adds support for 64-bit Microsoft operating systems. The new functionality
enables SPDE to run expanded workflows and to process very large files.
"Many of our clients will benefit from the new SPDE 64-bit support," stated Mary Ann Rowan, Vice President of
Sales and Marketing. "Organizations producing highly resource-intensive TransPromo applications, including
applications containing graphical content, will be able to accept larger file sizes while enjoying improved system
processing. SPDE 7.0 users can get much more work accomplished in a shorter period of time."
As interest in TransPromotional workflows expands, the use of color with transactional documents is becoming
more popular, and SPDE 7.0 provides expanded support for color workflows.
Version 7.0 also has a new Dynamic Job View feature that offers operators and administrators greater flexibility
to manage and monitor production workflows by automatically creating folder-based views of jobs entering
the system based on attributes of each job. By providing alternative UI options and workflow views, users
can work in environments that are most comfortable and efficient for them. The addition of the Dynamic
Job View feature demonstrates Solimar's continued commitment to delivering a flexible and powerful
platform for managing connectivity and conversion workflows.
"Solimar has developed several enhancements to support enterprise deployments and enable more complex
Automated Document Factory (ADF) workflows," added Rowan. "Whether SPDE is driving a few production
printers or a large enterprise of devices, these new features help our clients manage production workflows
and job processing from one centralized dashboard."
Solimar Systems to Showcase Rubika™ 3.0 Release at On Demand
Document Re-Engineering Technology Enhanced for ADF and Postal Processing
SAN DIEGO, CA - March 24, 2009 - Solimar Systems, Inc., a leading global provider of production printing
and secure document delivery solutions, today announced plans to exhibit a new version of Rubika™ to
address the document re-engineering market. Rubika 3.0, along with all of Solimar's solution suites, will be
on display during the AIIM On Demand Conference & Expo at Philadelphia's Pennsylvania Convention
Center in booth #1949 from March 31 April 2, 2009.
The flexible Rubika™ product suite is designed to solve many problems associated with high volume
transactional print and online viewing environments. Rubika modules are capable of modifying and
re-engineering data streams to automate manual processes, enable postal savings, add value to
documents (such as TransPromotional applications), leverage finishing equipment, and dynamically
modify print data at run time.
"Rubika is an ideal solution for organizations needing a quick, effective method to re-engineer their existing
documents without re-coding or re-composing applications," said Mary Ann Rowan, Vice President of Sales
and Marketing for Solimar Systems. "Today's IT solutions need to run in production quickly, and use minimal
technical resources. Our clients tell us Rubika meets and exceeds the demands of today's IT solution needs."
Rubika 3.0 enhancements include:
Expanded integration with document re-engineering external processes such as Automated Document
Factory (ADF) workflows and postal processing
Added support for leveraging interactive PDF files in document re-engineering workflows (driven by
user-entered PDF web form data) to control processing logic and to standardize output files
Enhanced functionality for tracking files and sub-documents throughout complex processing routines,
which can be used to provide useful feedback and information concerning users, accounting data, tracking
details and audit trails
New methods to control n-up processing to reduce paper usage, printer click charges and postage costs
"Rubika leverages a highly intuitive user-interface (UI), and allows technical and non-technical users to
quickly become proficient," added Rowan. "Making workflow changes is straightforward, and does not
require development resources. Again, our clients tell us this is a big differentiator compared to other products."
Solimar To Provide Preview of SOLitrack - Document GPS at On Demand
Latest Solimar Solution Manages and Provides High Volume Printing Workflow Job Tracking
SAN DIEGO, CA - March 23, 2009 - Solimar Systems, Inc., a leading global provider of production printing
and secure document delivery solutions, today announced an early viewing of Solimar's newest solution,
SOLitrack™. SOLitrack, along with all of Solimar's solution suite, will be on display during the AIIM On
Demand Conference & Expo at Philadelphia's Pennsylvania Convention Center in booth #1949 from
March 31-April 2, 2009.
SOLitrack is a database-centric output management system that uses a web-based interface to control and
track print files. Designed to manage high volume transactional printing workflows, SOLitrack provides a
number of features that simplify security, status tracking, and accounting in production data centers and
distributed print environments.
"SOLitrack is like a GPS system for your documents," stated Mary Ann Rowan, Vice President of Sales and
Marketing. "It tracks the job status and current conditions of high volume transactional print workflows.
Print service providers and organizations with fleets of printers often have a difficult time knowing real-time
status of their projects. SOLitrack removes the uncertainty."
SOLitrack is well suited to organizations that experience dynamic changes to production workflows and
need to make real-time adjustments and decisions concerning available print devices, work loads and job
priorities. In addition to flexible database-driven event reporting, SOLitrack provides accounting data for
bill-backs and invoicing.
"SOLitrack helps organizations manage priorities and work deadlines," added Rowan. "SOLitrack is ideal for
service bureaus and printer centers that are required to meet strict Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and
specific deadlines of their customers. In many cases, SOLitrack will help organizations reduce the risk of
SLA violations and associated penalties."
Building on a history of successful technology development, SOLitrack demonstrates Solimar's continued
commitment to delivering powerful output management solutions for its clients.
Brief, On Demand, Hot Industry Topics to Educate Busy Professionals
San Diego, California - January 27, 2009 - Solimar Systems, Inc., a leading developer of enterprise output
management solutions, recently introduced a new series of Automated Document Factory ("ADF") on demand,
online video programs designed to educate industry professionals. The SolimarShorts™ videos are approximately
5-15 minutes in length and will help busy professionals remain current with industry trends and the latest
technology solutions.
"Today's professional is inundated with information," said Mary Ann Rowan, Solimar Systems Vice President of
Sales and Marketing. "The SolimarShorts program is designed to communicate and deliver interesting and
useful industry information in a very efficient and concise manner."
The following new SolimarShorts ADF topics are available for on demand viewing from Solimar's Web site.
What is ADF? Overview of Benefits and Success Strategies
Automation and Reprint Strategies
'Any to Any' Workflow Strategies
The SolimarShorts educational library covers several key industry topics including:
TransPromotional
Mailing Efficiencies
Electronic Efficiencies
IMB - Intelligent Mail Barcode
Workflow Solutions
Corporate Overview - multiple languages
SolimarShorts topics explore how to easily develop TransPromo documents, the benefits of deploying an
Automated Document Factory (ADF) strategy, how to gain and maximize mailing efficiencies, enhancing
print-based communications with web presentment documents, how to significantly reduce production print
costs, and more.
"The SolimarShorts program is designed to show organizations how to reduce costs and increase productivity,"
adds Rowan. "Given today's economy, it is more important than ever for organizations to find new ways to
increase their competitiveness."
Solimar Systems to Showcase Rubika™ IMB Solutions at NPF
New Technology Is Designed to Automate Mail Processing to Gain Postal Efficiencies
SAN DIEGO, CA — May 9, 2008 — Solimar Systems, Inc., a leading global provider of production printing and
secure document delivery solutions, has today announced plans to exhibit a new range of leading-edge
technologies for the postal mailing industry market. Solimar will be featuring its latest solutions to help organizations
keep current with United States Postal Service (USPS) regulation changes. The solutions will be on display at
the National Postal Forum (NPF) at the Anaheim Convention and Exhibition in booth # 1009 from
May 18-21, 2008.
Solimar will showcase its Rubika™ product suite that is designed to solve many problems associated with high
volume transactional print and online viewing environments. Rubika contains various modules which are
capable of modifying and re-engineering data streams to automate manual processes, to enable postal savings,
to add value to documents, and to leverage finishing equipment. The most recent release of Rubika supports
the new Intelligent Mail® Barcode (IMB) initiative from the USPS.
“Compared to other barcode application methods, Rubika enables the new IMB mandate quickly, with less
manpower, and at a lower cost," states Mary Ann Rowan, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Solimar
Systems. “Using Rubika’s highly intuitive GUI, older barcodes can be replaced with the next generation IMB to
achieve maximum postal savings, to enable delivery tracking, and to reduce outbound undeliverable mail.”
Rubika 2.2 has also been enhanced with new Scale & Shift functionality that provides increased data stream
manipulation. The new feature set enables users to scale, shift and rotate document page images prior to printing.
This becomes particularly valuable when there is a need to shift page images for binding purposes, or when
there is a need to shrink page images to make room for new content being added to leverage finishing devices,
such as optical mark recognition (OMR) symbols or barcodes.
Solimar Announces New Rubika Functionality Including IMB Support
at ON DEMAND
SAN DIEGO, CA — February 27, 2008 — Solimar Systems, Inc., a leading global provider of production printing
and secure document delivery solutions, today announced new functionality of Rubika™ Version 2.02, a modular
document re-engineering solution. Rubika™ has been designed to solve many problems associated with leveraging
high volume transactional print and online viewing environments by modifying data streams to automate manual
processes, enabling postal savings, adding value to documents and leveraging finishing equipment.
Rubika v2.02 adds support for the 2009 barcode requirement called the Intelligent Mail® Barcode (IMB) also
called OneCode or the 4-State Barcode. Companies and mail houses are required to implement IMB by January
2009 to qualify for the lowest postal rates.
“With Rubika, barcodes get dynamically applied on documents at the time of print,” states Mary Ann Rowan,
Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Solimar Systems. “This saves clients valuable time and money by
centralizing their barcode creation, eliminating the need to recode all the original business applications, and
tracking their workflow processes to ensure integrity.”
In addition to IMB support, highlights of the new Rubika functionality include:
· Book Block Module with many options for POD applications
· 2-up Module with Sequential and Stacked options
· N to 1 Module reverses order of pages including individual reports in a job
· Variable options in Data Import/Export Module
· Enhanced User Interface (UI) and drop-down menus
“Before Rubika arrived on the market it was impossible to perform document re-engineering without intricate
and difficult scripting. Rubika changes all that. With an intuitive UI and drop-down menus, Rubika does not
require scripting or complex programming to operate. When Rubika is combined with Solimar's SOLfusion™ product,
workflow streamlining is taken to the next level by automating multiple Rubika steps dynamically. Our clients are
thrilled to see manual processes go away,” states Rowan.
The Solimar product line allows thousands of organizations around the world to easily expand and control their
enterprise production print processes by providing robust data transforms, device optimizations and print stream
re-engineering and repurposing. Building on a history of successful technology development, Rubika v2.02,
scheduled for general availability in March 2008, further demonstrates Solimar’s continued commitment to
delivering powerful output management solutions for its clients.
Solimar to Showcase Enhancements in Color and DBCS Support at
On Demand Conference
Latest Print Director Enterprise Version Adds Transpromo Migration Support
SAN DIEGO, CA — February 25, 2008 — Solimar Systems, Inc., a leading global provider of production printing
and secure document delivery solutions, today announced enhancements in the latest version of Solimar®
Print Director Enterprise™ (SPDE). Solimar’s client-server-based enterprise output management solution is
designed to improve the performance of production output processes and optimize management control.
The latest version of SPDE adds color and printer optimizations for driving high speed, full color, digital printing
devices that ingest IPDS, PostScript and PDF. SPDE also has additional functionality for double byte character
support (DBCS) for Asian markets and companies supporting them.
“Many of our clients are migrating to full color printers so they can add variable targeted marketing messages to
their critical transactional applications,” states Mary Ann Rowan, Vice President of Sales and Marketing. “Using
SPDE, these clients can optimize their output and save valuable time and money by eliminating pre-printed forms
and static inserts and fully automate their digital workflows.”
The following are some of the additional enhancements in Version 6.1:
· Import/Export of targets and paths into other configurations
· Enhanced user control added for IPDS printers
· Expanded security policies
· Added TCP/IP printer failover support
· GUI enhancements for System Manager and Queue Manager
· Remote licensing enables centralized control for multiple Solimar systems
Solimar solutions allow thousands of organizations around the world to easily expand and control their enterprise
production print processes by providing robust data stream transforms, device optimizations and print stream
re-engineering and secure web presentment. Building on a history of successful technology development, the
latest release of the Solimar Print Director Enterprise system further demonstrates Solimar’s continued commitment
to delivering powerful output management solutions for its customers.
Solimar to Introdcue SOLfusion at ON DEMAND in Boston
New Process Automation Technology "Fuses Together" Multiple Output Production Tasks
SAN DIEGO, CA - February 19, 2008 - Solimar Systems, Inc., a leading global provider of production printing
and secure document delivery solutions, today announced plans to unveil its latest process automation product
offering, SOLfusion™, at the On Demand Expo in Boston, MA on March 4-6, 2008.
SOLfusion is a powerful centralized workflow application that allows users to stage and sequence tasks
needed to produce desired output. SOLfusion is designed to complement and integrate with other products
from Solimar Systems, including Rubika, the Solimar® Print Director Enterprise™, iCONVERT™, SOLscript™ and
SOLsearcher™ Enterprise. These software products provide a comprehensive suite of "middleware" that work
together to provide control and management of high volume documents. SOLfusion supports tasks such
as executing external processes, scripts, indexing of PDF documents and running Rubika Process
configurations.
"SOLfusion provides our clients an easy method to configure a variety of process steps into an integrated
workflow that can be automated, scheduled, managed and monitored," states Mary Ann Rowan, Vice
President of Sales and Marketing. "SOLfusion combines multiple processes to enable software automation in
a 'lights out' fashion."
SOLfusion's comprehensive user interface allows for workflow processing of external processes and scripts
to be managed and monitored through graphical status bars and messaging activity. Each workflow runs
independently in a "thread-safe" environment, preventing data conflicts and processing errors.
"SOLfusion is capable of controlling external processes and scripts, including exchanging data. This enhanced
functionality expands the scope of Solimar's overall production job control, while integrating into our clients'
production processes and automated document factory (ADF) workflows. Our clients' environments range in
complexity from very simple job management to highly complex multi-stage processing routines requiring
integration and data-exchange between multiple systems." says Rowan. "SOLfusion provides an important
piece to the complex workflow puzzle by providing a central gateway to process automation."
The Solimar product line allows thousands of organizations around the world to easily expand and control their
enterprise output management processes by providing robust data transforms, device optimizations, print
stream re-engineering and e-presentment. Building on a history of successful technology development,
SOLfusion further demonstrates Solimar's continued commitment to delivering powerful output management
solutions for its customers.
Solimar Systems to Participate in TransPromo Summit
San Diego, CA - July 31, 2007 - Solimar Systems, Inc., a leading developer of enterprise output management
solutions, today announced its sponsorship of the first-ever TransPromo Summit in New York City, New York.
Produced by InfoTrends, the inaugural TransPromo Summit will take place on August 22-23, 2007 at the Hilton
New York.
The TransPromo Summit is an educational event that will provide attendees with the What, Why, and
How-To steps for coupling transactional documents with promotional content to produce marketing opportunities.
Attendees will learn how to add value to customer communications, improve customer retention, increase
revenue and profits, and improve document ROI.
The purpose of bills, statements, invoices and other transactional type documents almost guarantee that they
will be received and opened by the recipient. This presents an ideal opportunity for savvy marketers to include
tailored messages based on customers’ interests, preferences, and buying patterns. By incorporating personalized
variable data and images into these documents, a customized communication piece can be created that gets
attention, invokes action, and saves money. These hybrid documents are commonly referred to as TransPromo.
"Personalization, colorization and optimization are key ingredients to creating high volume transpromotional
documents. At the TransPromo Summit, Solimar will help educate marketing executives and technology
professionals on powerful, cost-effective and dynamic ways to add value and optimize data for merging
promotional messages into transactional information for multi-channel delivery," said Mary Ann Rowan, Solimar
Systems Vice President of Sales and Marketing. "As an industry leader, we are proud to support the first-ever
TransPromo Summit through our sponsorship."
Solimar will demonstrate technology solutions that are ideal for organizations that output high volumes of customer
communications. The latest addition to Solimar's powerful suite of enterprise output management solutions, Rubika
, has been designed to automate and enhance processes associated with legacy and pre-composed applications.
The TransPromo Summit will bring together professionals for two days of information sharing and peer-to-peer
networking. For an up-to-date conference program or to register as an attendee, please visit
www.transpromosummit.com or contact InfoTrends at 781.616.2100.
Solimar to Introduce New Technology at MAILCOM 2006 Convention
San Diego, CA - October 3, 2006 - Solimar Systems, Inc. today announce plans to showcase new software
technology to improve variable data printing for PDF-centric workflows at the MAILCOM Fall 2006 Convention
and Expo at the Riviera Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV from October 22nd through 24th. Solimar will
demonstrate their entire output management product suite at MAILCOM, including technology intended for
organizations that output high volumes of mail. The latest addition to Solimar's powerful suite of enterprise
output management solutions, Rubika, has been designed to solve many problems associated with using
legacy and PDF print data in high volume transactional printing and online viewing environments.
"At MAILCOM Fall 2006, Solimar will be introducing exciting new solutions that demonstrate how our customer-
driven approach has led us to deliver innovative solutions, advance customer capabilities, and improve
organizational efficiencies," said Drew Sprague, Solimar President and CEO.
In addition to exhibiting at MAILCOM in booth 518, Solimar will deliver a special session entitled, "Latest Tools
and Techniques to Automate Your Mail Production," featuring Solimar Vice President Mary Ann Rowan. The
Solimar presentation will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Monday, October 23, 2006 and is open to all
registered MAILCOM 2006 attendees.
Solimar Systems and Xerox Sign Partnership Agreement
San Diego, CA, August 2, 2006 - Solimar Systems, Inc., and Xerox Corporation (NYSE:XRX) today announced
a partnership that will couple Xerox consulting and managed services with Solimar's enterprise output
management software, to help organizations improve the management and delivery of transactional document
communications.
"Today large enterprises are tasked with finding ways to replace manual operations with automation to increase
productivity and lower costs," said Howard Holley, vice president, Document Outsourcing and Communication
Services, Xerox Global Services. "The product suite from Solimar not only delivers efficient automation for our
clients, but also allows Xerox to add value as it manages clients' total output from end to end."
Through the partnership, Xerox Global Services will resell and deploy Solimar software, allowing clients from a
wide range of industries - including financial services, insurance, healthcare, education, government,
manufacturing and utilities - to enhance digital document output, production and distribution of customer
communications, such as statements, bills, invoices, policies, quotes, proposals, enrollment kits, letters,
manuals and general correspondence.
Solimar and Xerox share a long history of solving business problems. They have cooperatively implemented
thousands of successful client solutions over the past 15 years. This new formal partnership highlights Xerox's
commitment to delivering advanced workflow and electronic delivery technologies to its clients.
"As a partner, we look forward to a long and successful alliance with Xerox," said Drew Sprague, Solimar's
President and CEO. "We strongly believe in the rich Xerox tradition and its established market leading experience
in delivering document solutions."
Miami Beach Convention Center, Booth #612 (Miami Beach, FL) - February 3, 2006 - Solimar Systems, Inc., a
leading global provider of production printing and secure Electronic Document Delivery and Management
(EDDM) solutions, today announced enhanced functionality for its SOLsearcher product suite at the Xplor
International/Graphics of the Americas Exhibition & Conference in Miami Beach, Florida. The SOLsearcher
product suite is comprised of SOLsearcher Enterprise and SOLsearcher Single Platform (SP), two powerful and
highly secure electronic document distribution solutions that enable organizations to effectively index, store,
search and retrieve large collections of transactional documents. The new SOLsearcher enhancements expand
the product suite’s robust indexing capabilities to also include support for scanned documents.
The new document imaging workflow capabilities complement SOLsearcher’s existing support for transactional
document workflows by streamlining paper-based business processes and eliminating many of the labor-
intensive aspects of imaging environments. The enhanced SOLsearcher features include the ability to ingest
external index information and automatically parse file names to create searchable indexes, enabling
organizations to extend the security and access of critical business documents and reports via an intranet or
secure portal.
"The new SOLsearcher capabilities are well suited for organizations with existing imaging and scanning
workflows that require improved electronic document organization, security, access and distribution," explains
Mary Ann Rowan, Solimar Vice President of Sales and Marketing. "By adding integrated support for imaging
environments, SOLsearcher provides our customers with a single repository to distribute, manage and track all
of their paper and computer-born documents, regardless of origin."
SOLsearcher Enterprise is a highly scalable and secure electronic document delivery and web presentment
solution that enables organizations to effectively index, store, search and retrieve large collections of
transactional and imaged documents to support high volume production environments. SOLsearcher SP is
optimized for low to mid-volume production environments and features the entire suite of SOLsearcher product
components installed on a single standalone computer.
Available immediately, the enhanced SOLsearcher functionality is included in the SOLsearcher Enterprise and
SOLsearcher SP EDDM solutions, further demonstrating Solimar Systems’ continued commitment to deliver
powerful solutions for its customers by providing the ability to secure, distribute and manage high value documents
electronically via the Web.
Solimar Systems Launches SOLsearcherT Single Platform
San Diego, CA - November 3, 2005 - Solimar Systems, Inc., a leading global provider of production printing and
secure Electronic Document Delivery and Management (EDDM) solutions, today announced the release of
SOLsearcherT Single Platform (SP), a powerful and highly secure electronic document distribution solution that
enables organizations to effectively index, store, search and retrieve large collections of transactional
documents. The new SOLsearcher SP edition features the entire suite of SOLsearcher product components
installed on a single computer. Designed to complement existing print and Enterprise Content Management
workflows and eliminate labor-intensive paper-based business processes, SOLsearcher SP allows users to
securely access critical business documents and reports via an intranet or secure portal.
SOLsearcher SP version 2.19 introduces support for importing and exporting SOLsearcher applications. This
new functionality allows organizations to easily create backup versions before upgrading their systems, and/or
quickly migrate applications to other SOLsearcher systems, including Solimar's highly scalable SOLsearcherT
Enterprise EDDM solution. "This new 'standalone' version of SOLsearcher is optimized for the low and mid-
volume production environment, but can also serve as a departmental system or provide a parallel pilot
environment to support high volume SOLsearcher Enterprise implementations," explains Mary Ann Rowan,
Solimar Vice President of Sales and Marketing.
Version 2.19 of SOLsearcher SP also adds new support for capturing external index data that was not
originally contained within the document. This capability enhances the retrieval process by providing users
with the ability to expand their search criteria to include sensitive information such as Social Security numbers
and/or account numbers, even if the data is not visible on the original document.
Additionally, v2.19 includes support for importing network user groups from Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
(LDAP) servers, allowing System Administrators to reuse and leverage previously established authorization and
security rights. "Automating business processes by synchronizing users and profiles with existing management
and security systems via SOLsearcher's LDAP support allows our customers to streamline their operations and
be more productive," says Rowan.
Available immediately, SOLsearcher SP v2.19 further demonstrates Solimar Systems' continued commitment to
deliver powerful solutions for its customers by providing the ability to secure, distribute and manage high volume
transactional documents electronically via the Web.
San Diego, CA - September 21, 2005 - Solimar Systems, Inc., a leading global provider of production output
management and secure document delivery solutions, today announced the release of iCONVERT v9.05, a
robust transform engine that converts IPDS data streams into PCL, PDF, PostScript and TIFF output formats
to satisfy a wide variety of printing and electronic document presentation requirements. iCONVERT v9.05
includes new features developed in response to customer requests.
Version 9.05 of iCONVERT introduces support for transforming JPEG images within IPDS files when converting
the data streams into the highly popular PDF and PostScript data stream formats. This enhanced functionality
provides organizations with increased flexibility and output options for distributing document applications that
contain graphically rich JPEG components.
iCONVERT v9.05 also introduces expanded font handling capabilities for data streams generated by AS/400
systems that are destined for printers and/or electronic document presentment systems. The enhanced
functionality provides organizations with a rich palette of fonts to improve the document flexibility of the AS/400.
For new and current users alike, iCONVERT 9.05 introduces network communication options that identify
disconnections and automatically reconnect with host devices. This intelligent reconnection capability maximizes
productivity and sustains system throughput.
Available immediately, iCONVERT v9.05 further demonstrates Solimar Systems’ continued commitment to
deliver powerful output management solutions to its customers worldwide.
Solimar Systems Releases SOLsearcher Enterprise v2.18
San Diego, CA - August 4, 2005 - Solimar Systems, Inc., a leading global provider of production printing and
secure document delivery solutions, today announced the release of SOLsearcher Enterprise v2.18, providing
organizations with secure electronic document distribution and Web presentment for transactional documents.
Extending the reach of business communications worldwide, SOLsearcher Enterprise provides a powerful tool
for securely sharing and distributing essential content with individuals via a Web browser. Typically
implemented in hours, not months, SOLsearcher Enterprise enables users to quickly search, retrieve and view
collections of electronic documents that are identical to the original printed version, including text formatting,
color characteristics, messages, special offers, forms and graphics, thereby improving customer service and
reducing call center costs.
Version 2.18 of SOLsearcher Enterprise introduces a redesigned User Interface based upon the popular Microsoft
Windows ASP.NET technology, providing increased integration flexibility when working with existing Web
applications. "Enabling Microsoft’s powerful ASP.NET technology within SOLsearcher Enterprise v2.18 allows
organizations to easily customize the system so that it is compliant with corporate workflows and branding
requirements," explains Mary Ann Rowan, Solimar Vice President of Sales and Marketing. "Because the
ASP.NET technology has a zero footprint and is system independent, it allows our customers to more easily
integrate SOLsearcher Enterprise with existing Web content so design layouts, fonts, colors, and appearances
are seamlessly consistent."
In addition, SOLsearcher Enterprise v2.18 also includes an enhanced Document Assembler capability which
enables users to select and consolidate multiple documents into one single document. Consolidated documents
from the Document Assembler can be viewed, saved or printed in a single straightforward step. "Reducing
operational steps for end users allows our customers, and in turn their customers, to become more productive,"
says Rowan.
Available immediately, SOLsearcher Enterprise v2.18 further demonstrates Solimar Systems’ continued
commitment to deliver powerful solutions for its customers by providing the ability to distribute and manage
high volume transactional documents electronically via the Web.
Solimar Systems Releases SOLsearcher(tm) Enterprise v2.16
San Diego, CA - January 14, 2005 - Solimar Systems, Inc., a leading global provider of production printing
and secure document delivery solutions, today announced the release of SOLsearcher Enterprise v2.16,
providing rganizations with enhanced electronic document distribution functionality. Extending the distribution
of business communications worldwide, SOLsearcher Enterprise provides highly secure access to electronic
documents via a standard Web browser.
SOLsearcher Enterprise v2.16 uses a new default search control for Web Services that is based on the popular
Microsoft Windows Forms model, providing increased Web client security and eliminating external plug-in
requirements. "Providing Microsoft's powerful .NET technology within SOLsearcher Enterprise v2.16 allows
organizations to seamlessly communicate with customers, partners, and employees," explains Mary Ann Rowan,
Solimar Vice President of Sales and Marketing. "Leveraging .NET also eliminates the need to download and
install external plug-ins, thereby reducing Internet security concerns and other issues for many of our customers."
In addition, SOLsearcher Enterprise v2.16 also includes an enhanced Document Assembler feature that
allows a collection of retrieved documents to be easily captured and contained as a logical set to be saved
or printed in a single user action. "Streamlining user actions by reducing operational steps will allow our
customers to accomplish more work in the same amount of time, " says Rowan. "The Document Assembler is
a real time saver, and is designed to boost user productivity."
Additional functionality that is supported with the release of SOLsearcher Enterprise v2.16 includes:
* Web Services enhancements to allow expanded and complex document search options
* Automatic parsing and validation of indexed data, including an automated notification process
* Index designer and interpreter options for 90, 180, and 270 degree rotated text, including mixed rotation types
on the same page
In addition, Solimar has concurrently released SOLindexer v2.16, providing fast and powerful "off-line" search
capabilities of high volume PDF-based reports and documents. SOLindexer v2.16 includes enhanced document
security functionality, additional document search options, and enhanced document indexing capabilities.
Rowan adds, "When coupled together, SOLindexer and SOLsearcher Enterprise, represent an ideal solution
for both offline and online electronic document distribution."
SOLsearcher Enterprise v2.16 and SOLindexer v2.16 further demonstrate Solimar Systems' commitment to
deliver powerful solutions for its customers by providing the ability to distribute and manage high volume
transactional documents electronically.
Powerful SMART Processor™ Module Added to Enhance Document Re-engineering
SAN DIEGO, CA - October 25, 2004 - Solimar Systems, Inc., a leading global provider of production printing and
secure document delivery solutions, today announced the Solimar® Print/Director version 5.15 with a new
component called the SMART Processor™ Module. Designed to enhance finishing workflows and establish
sophisticated processing rules for data streams, the Solimar Print/Director SMART Processor Module provides
organizations with powerful functionality to easily supplement application programs.
"Print/Director v5.15 with the SMART Processor is able to manipulate presentation formatted print data streams
to essentially re-engineer elements of the document," states Mary Ann Rowan, Vice President of Sales and
Marketing. "The capabilities of the SMART Processor Module are especially compelling for our customers with
applications that do not support conditional printer finishing commands, or when they choose not to modify the
application programs."
End user examples of the SMART Processor include inserting data into print streams such as OMR marks or
sequence numbers where otherwise not possible. Additional supported functionality of the SMART Processor
includes:
-Data-driven printer tray selection
-Conditional content extraction
-Conditional overlay insertion
-Conditional document splitting
-Command overrides
The Solimar Print/Director allows thousands of organizations around the world to easily expand and control their
enterprise production print processes by providing robust data stream transforms, physical connections for a wide
variety of computing environments, and sophisticated job queue management. In addition to enabling
"any-to-any" data stream portability, the system also incorporates powerful job management features and an
intuitive Graphical User Interface (GUI), providing a single comprehensive enterprise output management solution
that meets a diverse range of printing and electronic presentation requirements.
About Solimar Systems, Inc.
Founded in 1991, Solimar Systems, Inc. is a leading developer of enterprise output management solutions for
mainframe, midrange, and PC/network environments. Installed in thousands of sites around the world, including
nearly 40% of the Fortune 100, Solimar solutions satisfy a wide range of customer requirements by combining
document creation, integrated physical communications connectivity, data stream transforms, and sophisticated
print queue management with secure document distribution. Experts in legacy and modern data streams, Solimar
solutions provide essential infrastructure to organizations in a variety of industries including insurance, financial
services, banking, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, healthcare, government, education, retail, manufacturing,
utilities, distribution and print service bureaus.
Solimar Systems Announces Release of SOLsearcher™ Enterprise v2.14
San Diego, CA - August 5, 2004 - Solimar Systems, Inc., a leading global provider of production printing and
secure document delivery solutions, today announced a new release of SOLsearcher Enterprise that provides
users with enhanced electronic document distribution functionality. Extending the reach of business
communications worldwide, SOLsearcher Enterprise provides highly secure access to transactional documents
via a Web browser. Version 2.14 of SOLsearcher Enterprise includes enhancements that enable end users
to combine multiple operational tasks into a single consolidated procedure, thus saving time and becoming
more productive.
"Providing technology that enables our customers to accomplish more work in less time is a core focus for every
product we deliver," explains Mary Ann Rowan, Solimar Vice President of Sales and Marketing. "The new
Document Assembler module is just another example of the features that enable SOLsearcher Enterprise to
quickly improve customer productivity."
SOLsearcher Enterprise’s API module has also been enhanced to streamline system integration and set up. The
API enables organizations to easily and quickly customize the look, feel, and functionality of the Web client
interface so it may be seamlessly integrated with existing Web sites and portals. "The API is extremely valuable
and especially compelling for service bureaus and other outsourcing providers, where a single SOLsearcher
Enterprise system can be used to simultaneously service multiple organizations with their own distinct branding
and functionality," says Rowan.
New SOLsearcher Enterprise v2.14 functionality also addresses the global market by providing multi-regional
support for various data structure types, including text, currency, date, and numerical information. The support
for various data structure types allows organizations to easily satisfy the needs of diverse users by utilizing a
single Web client to address a variety of requirements.
About Solimar Systems, Inc.
Founded in 1991, Solimar Systems, Inc. is a leading developer of enterprise output management solutions for
mainframe, midrange, and PC/network environments. Installed in thousands of sites around the world, including
nearly 40% of the Fortune 100, Solimar solutions satisfy a wide range of customer requirements by combining
document creation, integrated physical communications connectivity, data stream transforms, and sophisticated
print queue management with secure document distribution. Experts in legacy and modern data streams, Solimar
solutions provide essential infrastructure to organizations in a variety of industries including insurance, financial
services, banking, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, healthcare, government, education, retail,
manufacturing, utilities, distribution and print service bureaus.
Comerica Selects Solimar as its Output Management
Vendor
SAN DIEGO, CA - July 13, 2004 - Solimar Systems, Inc., a leading global provider of production printing and
secure document delivery solutions, recently announced Comerica Incorporated (NYSE: CMA) has chosen
Solimar Systems products to help manage its data center workflow and output processes in two Comerica
locations. Using Solimar technology in Northern and Southern California sites, Comerica is able to improve the
efficiency of its customer communication production operations by optimizing existing production print equipment.
As a result, Comerica will enjoy cost savings, faster outbound communications, and better overall service to their
customers.
"After a careful analysis of the solutions offered by several major vendors, we determined that Solimar's
Print/Director and iCONVERT products gave us the best combination of performance, efficiency, flexibility and
support for our output needs," said John W. Graham, Vice President, Client Production Services, of Comerica.
"We were also impressed with Print/Director's ability to interface with our existing print hardware and
inter-departmental workflow. Solimar’s products and services met our requirements, and the capacity for
throughput, scalability and price are outstanding."
"We are very pleased to help Comerica create an open IT architecture, reduce proprietary barriers and allow them
to increase output production optimizing their existing infrastructure,” says Mary Ann Rowan, Vice President of
Sales and Marketing. “Increasing asset utilization essentially allows Comerica to become more efficient and
reduce their operational costs."
Solimar’s output management solutions allow thousands of organizations around the world to easily expand and
control their enterprise production output processes by providing robust data stream transforms, physical
connections for a wide variety of computing environments, and sophisticated job queue management. In addition
to enabling "any-to-any" data stream portability, the solutions also incorporate powerful job management features
using an intuitive Graphical User Interface.
About Comerica Incorporated
Comerica Incorporated (NYSE: CMA) is a financial services company headquartered in Detroit, strategically
aligned into three major lines of business: the Business Bank, Small Business and Personal Financial Services,
and Wealth and Institutional Management. Comerica’s more than 11,000 employees focus on relationships, and
helping people and businesses be successful. Comerica Bank locations can be found in Michigan, California,
Texas and Florida, with select businesses operating in several other states, Canada and Mexico. Munder Capital
Management and Comerica Securities are investment services affiliates.
About Solimar Systems, Inc.
Founded in 1991, Solimar Systems, Inc. is a leading developer of enterprise output management solutions for
mainframe, midrange, and PC/network environments. Installed in thousands of sites around the world, including
nearly 40% of the Fortune 100, Solimar solutions satisfy a wide range of customer requirements by combining
document creation, integrated physical communications connectivity, data stream transforms, and sophisticated
print queue management with secure document distribution. Experts in legacy and modern data streams, Solimar
solutions provide essential infrastructure to organizations in a variety of industries including insurance, financial
services, banking, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, healthcare, government, education, retail,
manufacturing, utilities, distribution and print service bureaus.
For additional information on Solimar Systems products or services, visit www.solimarsystems.com or call the
Solimar Sales Team at 619.849.2800.
