Quadrant Software Revolutionizes Document Design with Formtastic Fusion5

The leader in EDD merges five core technologies into one solution for complete electronic document design and production.

TAUNTON, MA (February 25, 2002) -- Quadrant Software, the leader in Electronic Document Distribution (EDD) solutions for the iSeries 400 enterprise, announces the shipment of Formtastic Fusion5.

This new software offering for electronic forms, bar code labels, and MICR checks completely transforms the process of creating and printing mission-critical documents using plain paper printers to streamline workflow and eliminate expensive pre-printed forms.

Formtastic Fusion5 is the next generation in document handling and allows for the easy modification and delivery of iSeries 400 spool files and database members without programmer intervention. In addition, this solution integrates with all major application vendors including PeopleSoft, Infor, SSA Global (BPCS), daly.commerce, interBiz/PRMS, Friedman, Lawson and many more.

The first of its kind, Formtastic Fusion5 merges five core technologies to make document design and production a breeze for novices while giving experienced users expanded design and delivery functionality. Formtastic Fusion5's core components are:

DesignerPRO™

An advanced, client-based design tool for converting plain spool text into expert, precisely-placed copy. Using a unique dual-window view, Formtastic Fusion5 allows simple drag-and-drop capabilities from a window containing raw iSeries spool data to a professional design window that incorporates images, graphics, typographical fonts, number to bar code conversions, and advanced design tools.

VersionManager™

This change management feature provides easy check-in and check-out control when managing multiple design versions of key business documents. Electronically manage document changes ranging from address updates to form redesigns while reducing the risk of human error and cutting production steps out of the design process.

SmartMAP™

An efficient data-mapping tool for on-screen WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) renderings of spool text based on the printer destination. Test your documents online and eliminate guesswork and the time consuming process associated with testing printed output to multiple printer types. Ensure that your forms, checks and labels print perfectly on every printer in your system. SmartMAP's on-screen rendering tool displays the printed output as it appears on each printer destination.

IntelliDOC™

Turn static data from any spool file into intelligent information that logically creates and reformats documents based on easily installed conditional commands. Built on a powerful, intuitive engine integrated into the product's graphical front end, IntelliDOC adds programming logic to automatically determine which documents to print, fax, or email, or how a document appears without costly modifications to programs that generate the spool file.

Synchronizer™

This connectivity tool seamlessly manages documents, images, and fonts between the iSeries 400 and connected clients when designing forms, checks, and labels. Eliminate the need to manually update clients with iSeries 400 document changes and vice versa. Synchronizer ensures that the electronic document's most current version is in the right place and in the right hands.

Bringing It All Together
Combined into a single, integrated solution, Formtastic Fusion5 offers iSeries 400 customers the power to create and deliver professional documents to inexpensive in-house printers and avoid the costly hassle of reprogramming applications, maintaining costly impact printers, ordering pre-printed forms, and time-consuming edits to existing forms, checks, and labels.

In addition to these efficient and unique document design and management tools, Formtastic Fusion5 also includes these features:

Formtastic Fusion5 Highlights:

• Generate and distribute documents either on-the-fly or automatically from within the business application.


• Sorts spool file based on user criteria to manage collating of documents when printing.


• With multi-part forms, a copy can be delivered to each recipient with different titles, graphics, and instructions.


• Pre-designed, application-specific forms packs available.


• Supports a wide variety of laser and thermal printers.


• Prints on the front and back of forms using duplex printers and prints multiple labels and checks per page.

Checks

• Reformat and map spooled data to create accounts payable checks, payroll checks, and direct deposit receipts.
• Securely print paychecks to remote locations to reduce mailing costs and delays.
• Automatically add logos, signatures, MICR lines, and all other bank-required information.
• Cut manual and blank checks on demand.
• Authorize who can print checks and create/edit the check layout.
• Designate signing authority levels for different signatures with increasing check amounts.
• Provides an audit log that tracks every single check that is printed by the software. It lists who printed the checks, when they were printed, the amount, the check numbers, and other detailed information.
• Generate Positive Pay reports.
• For additional protection, a secure signature storage option is available. This feature stores signatures on a removable memory disk that is inserted into a special reader during check printing runs. When the run is complete, the disk is removed and ready to be securely stored.
• Supports an unlimited number of bank accounts.
• Supports a wide variety of MICR enhanced laser printers including HP, Xerox, IBM, and Lexmark.
• Design checks to meet all banking standards without application modifications.

• Specify label formats and map data fields to label locations. Include variable length barcodes with readable characters, graphics, and logos.
• Translate variable data to over 25 different barcodes types. Turn your database label output into UCC/EAN-128, UPC, AIAG, 3 of 9, extended 3 of 9 and PostNet barcodes and WalMart, UPS, FEDEX , and VICS compliant labels using blank label stock.
• Print sequential serial numbers on labels and add date and time. Vary the label text based on values in the data field.
• Print multiple label copies with varying text on each label depending on values in data field.
  Sort labels based on data in fields. Or, create groups of labels so you can print several labels at a time, e.g. shipping, mailing and inventory labels for all of the items in a shipping order simultaneously.
• Supports a wide variety of laser and thermal printers, HP, Xerox, IBM, Lexmark, Datamax, Astro-Med, and Zebra, SATO, etc.
• Includes API's for integrating with your application.
• Take complete control of the design and management of your mission-critical forms, checks, and barcode labels. Pricing for Formtastic Fusion5 starts at $8,400 or £6,371.

About Quadrant Software:
Quadrant Software, an IBM Business Partner, provides a suite of Electronic Document Distribution (EDD) solutions for the iSeries 400 enterprise and integrated enterprise. Through EDD, companies electronically create and manage mission critical documents that are then delivered via print, fax or the email to reduce expenses, increase productivity and improve communication. Quadrant Software's award-winning solutions are installed around the globe at some of the world's largest companies in a variety of vertical markets. For more information on Quadrant Software and its EDD solutions call 800-258-3399 in the US, +44 (0) 870 900 0621 in Europe.