ADDAM

Advanced Document Distribution Access Management A Flexible Framework for Distribution, Re-packaging, and Archiving of Information.

ADDAM Overview and Flexibility

Input Data From Anywhere

Print data streams as input.

ADDAM Product

Runs almost anywhere – Windows, UNIX, LINUX, z/OS.

Provides ease of customization and rapid deployment.

Output to Anywhere

Bundled by targeted receiver from multiple print streams.

Archived – by targeted receiver into ‘ADDAM Archive’ or an Archive of your choice.

Electronic Distribution - e-mail, CD/DVD, web HTML , gif and tiff, fax, ftp.

Print Stream with bar codes for envelope insertion after bundling.

Why look at ADDAM?

Solving Your Business Needs Now!

Today you want a solution that satisfies your business needs, that deploys rapidly into your existing Information Processing environment. You shouldn’t have to re-architect your applications, retrain your people on a new business process, or wait for long periods of time to archive your required business solution. ADDAM delivers a framework that allows you to implement your information distribution business solutions the way you want -- quickly, simply, and without breaking the bank.

It costs money for good, simple, reliable solutions. Most of the time they are too costly, take too long, or simply do not provide you with a competitive edge. ADDAM makes it all happen at an affordable price, fitting into your information technology environment on time, within budget and satisfying your documents distribution and presentation goals.

Complete, Flexible, Low-Cost Solution

Distribute all your print streams into any possible formats.

Ease of Modification

Built using Java and XML. ADDAM calls leading edge utilities for transformations.

Rapid Deployment plus Framework Technology

The framework uses Object-Oriented Technology that is easily modifiable for customer requirements.

Expediency of a Solution Delivery

Business needs are addressed when all others fail – quickly, completely, and within budget

Cost Savings

Innovative design, architecture, and deployment result in storage savings, hardware savings, implementation savings, bundling for postage savings, minimizing envelope stuffing charges, multiple images per page for printer savings, without reworking the original application.

Enhances your Current Archiving and Report Distribution Systems

Provides a cost effective, rapidly deployable solution if your current archival system is either too costly, too complex, too slow, or too inflexible. ADDAM can:

· archive into your current system while providing extra functionality

· extract from anywhere and direct the extract into your current archiving solution

· repackage in ways that your current arching system cannot

Example – e-mail distribution for data coming from any platform, bundling, bar coding, merging of multiple images – running on any base operating system and server. Bring the solution to the platform of your choice – not the data to the platform of the product’s choice.

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Business Case Justification with ADDAM

E-mail, Edge Server Delivery, and CD/DVD Delivery of Information

Advantages of ADDAM’s technique:

document movement can be scheduled

documents can be moved during off-prime time periods to reduce prime shift bandwidth requirements

documents can be moved via e-mail or to a Web server

there is no single point of failure during document retrieval

e-mail inbox with attached documents such as PDFs, tiff, HTML
distributed Web server for PDF, tiff, HTML, gif

no duplicate server required for high availability

moves electronic document closer to the recipient
the document is stored on the desktop or edge server

distributed, low cost, unused desktop storage is utilized

the applications producing the information do not need to be reworked

ADDAM’s “Run Anywhere” Technology

From high availability and secure super servers like z/OS to low cost distributed system like Linux, ADDAM can run anywhere. ADDAM:

runs using Java and XML for customization

runs on your choice of platform

there is no requirement to a run an operating system not currently supported in your environment
a wide range of hardware environments from distributed systems to secure, scalable systems with ultra high availability can be used

ADDAM’s Ease of Deployment

ADDAM deploys easily using:

a framework of reusable code derived from an established customer base and solutions that are in production

Java code for easy customization

XML based customization points

The savings associated with electronic document distribution can be quickly realized. The ADDAM framework results in a solution that can be delivered with a relatively low implementation cost using experienced, RIGCI professional services.

ADDAM’s Archiving Technologies

Store documents in an exact image copy format to facilitate:

help desk problem resolution; a help desk administrator can review an exact document image that a customer is referencing

document reprint

time and cost savings

help desk personnel can be more efficient in dealing with customers because they can see what the customer received - quickly
storage for saving document images can have a 95% reduction in comparison to other techniques

No Rework of Original Applications to provide new delivery technologies

You can focus your technology team on new business solutions, and let ADDAM and RIGCI drive the delivery process.

Customer Driven Solutions

Bundling before printing and mailing (with automatic arching, electronic viewing, and easy reprint)

decollate, assemble and re-bundle paper documents by client
indexes print streams
creates separate image for each recipient -- electronic and indexed
sorts and bundles multiple images from multiple print streams before printing
attaches bar codes for electronic envelope stuffing
creates new print stream for targeted printer and electronic envelope stuffer
maintains the indexed original documents for easy reprint and archive viewing
documents format-use, variable-sized fonts resulting in a very small footprint for storage
archive is a by-product of bundled printing

handle the data once
no change to base applications to achieve bundling and archiving
low cost storage of archive
web browser to retrieve document from archive for reprint or electronic viewing
Help Desk sees the document received by customer

Electronic Report Distribution inside the Corporation

close to end user
using low cost distributed storage

Effective Low Cost Archiving with Minimal Storage Cost and Electronic Viewing

archiving of the original presentation document

using the smallest footprint available for storage

database access and SQL queries against any index that you find necessary

accessible to Help Desk – or auditors – or for on demand reprint

Printer Elimination

electronic delivery of documents to the user desk top

PDF attached to e-mail; e-mail with hyperlink to web page; CD/DVD distribution

electronic viewer included on CD/DVD

Electronic Invoice Delivery

attached via e-mail or hyperlink to web server with authentication and SSL

ultimate in low-cost storage for archiving

viewable via a standard browser using appropriate plug-in

Superior Re-print Capability

re-print only what is required

re-print by choice of index selected according to your needs

Low Cost, Fast Distribution of Information

multiple images merged before delivery from different applications

distributed in off-prime when bandwidth and processing MIPS are more available
close to user for superior response when required

Rapid Deployment of Architecture to fit new business needs

no change to applications to re-deploy
utilities called for indexing and transformation
extensive framework for the processing needs required

Enhances your Current Archiving and Report Distribution Systems

provides a low-cost, rapidly deployable solution where your current archival system is either too costly, too complex, too slow, or too inflexible.
ADDAM can archive into your current system while providing the extra functionality that your system cannot.
ADDAM can extract from anywhere and direct into your current archiving solutions
ADDAM can repackage in ways that your current archiving system cannot.

ADDAM Technology

ADDAM is built to work to your requirements based upon open standards including:

PDF - presentation
HTML - presentation
TCP/IP and Internet – for distribution
XML – for customization and rapid setup
JAVA – object-oriented technology for the ADDAM code
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol – notification and/or delivery
Web Serving – presentation
Industry Standard - Utilities for Transformation, Indexing and Storage
Database – for indexing DB2, SQL Server, Access, Oracle supporting SQL

Input

Any print data stream – there are no restriction

just feed us your print stream from anywhere
Windows Server, Sun Server, AIX Unix Server, HP Server, any Linux Server, z/OS
any output from any application becomes raw input to ADDAM

Advantages

no changes to your base application
the ADDAM framework takes over to deliver output the way you want

ADDAM Framework

1. Indexes print stream – off-prime process

2. Bundles multiple print streams by common index elements

3. Archiving

stored in small footprint

uses any database for archival index

4. Transformation

5. Push technique for Delivery

Creation of logging records for charge back, auditing, tuning and performance.

Delivery

uses electronic distribution via e-mail and HTML.
CD/DVD with built-in viewer
print stream to printer with bar codes for electronic envelope stuffing
archive with Web viewing
API into other archive systems if required

Solutions Provided to Customers Today

Bundling Before Envelope Stuffing - Decollates, assembles, and re-bundles paper documents by client – all electronically before printing or distribution

Printer Elimination - all reports pushed via e-mail

Indexing for Rapid Reprint (augmenting current archiving and printing solutions)

- innovative front end makes this simple -- by invoice number, customer name, or customer number. You choose the indexes desired for reprint. ADDAM will index the print stream accordingly.

CD/DVD distribution - with built-in viewer and security delivering authentication, resource access protection, data privacy, and data integrity.

Low Cost Archiving and Web Viewing – security may be customized into the web server for authentication and resource access protection.

Intercept of CA Dispatch and redirect into ADDAM – for distributed report delivery

Customers Reference and Referrals

ADDAM is in production at many customer sites today. ADDAM is the engine that works quietly behind the scenes, satisfying the needs of our customers. Customer Contacts and References are available upon request.

The Next Step

Call us and let us present the ADDAM’s Total Print Distribution and Archive Solution today! Our marketing and sales staff will be pleased to answer all your questions. If required, we will provide a technical presentation and demo with your print stream input and your desired output. Our trained technical and marketing staff will help:

Qualify your needs
Build the project plan for implementation
Customize the ADDAM framework to deliver your needed solutions- Demonstrate our Rapid deployment Capability
Estimate resource requirements and cost the entire project
Build the business case today and provide an effective deployed solution tomorrow.