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Plus Technologies partners with Lexmark to Streamline Complex Document
Delivery Environment for OSF Healthcare System
Dayton, Ohio--Plus Technologies, the software division of Digital
Controls Corporation, announced today that they have been selected, in conjunction with their partner the Lexmark Professional Services organization, by OSF Healthcare System of Peoria Illinois, to implement an
organization wide Document Delivery and Print Queue Management solution based on Plus Technologies' QA Plus software and Lexmark configuration and implementation services.
As OSF's enterprise application
environment has evolved, they faced an increasingly complex environment.
They have a mainframe running the organization's legacy finance applications, they have recently installed new Tandem systems to run the hospital/patient application, and they have over 25 IBM AIX systems running PeopleSoft's H/R application as well as various other enterprise applications. With the increase in the complexity of their environment came many problems related to managing the print needs of the organization.
With over 500 printers and almost 30 servers in their environment, OSF IT personnel had found it impossible to effectively manage their print environment.
Each of the 500 printers had to be set up and configured on each server to allow the type of document printing that was required. This complex environment produced the need to manage as many as 15,000 total printer queue configurations. Not only is that a daunting, time consuming task in itself, but also it requires three different technical skill sets to manage, one each for the mainframe, Tandem and AIX platforms. Additionally, the mainframe applications could not even print to any network-attached printer without expensive, proprietary software.
"Working through a joint engagement agreement with Lexmark Professional Services, Plus Technologies has implemented a QA Plus-based print server environment at OSF to centralize their printing from their
mainframe, Tandem and AIX platforms," said Michael Visser, VP/GM of Plus Technologies. Added Visser, "In addition to centralizing and streamlining the printer management and operations process, our
solution also provides tools for OSF IT to better support end users, reduce print failures, and to integrate a third party electronic forms application into their environment."
ABOUT OSF HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
The Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis is an Illinois, not-for-profit corporation that reinvests resources in the communities they serve. It is the parent corporation of
four affiliated companies: OSF Healthcare System, a comprehensive, integrated network of eight healthcare facilities, 15 affiliates, and a 200 member primary care physician and mid-level provider group known as OSF
Medical Group; OSF HealthCare Foundation, the philanthropic arm of OSF HealthCare; OSF HealthPlans, Inc., an Illinois domestic stock insurance company offering high-value managed healthcare products and services;
and OSF Saint Francis, Inc., comprised of healthcare related businesses providing valuable products and services. OSF HealthCare is a multi-state corporation operating facilities in Illinois and Michigan, providing
state-of-the-art, compassionate care to more than 1.5 million people in the communities they serve. Visit OSF Healthcare System on the web at www.osfhealthcare.org
ABOUT PLUS TECHNOLOGIES
Plus
Technologies is a developer and marketer of Advanced Document Delivery and Printer Management software solutions. Since 1995, Plus Technologies has provided software and related services to over 1500 customers
worldwide including many Fortune 500 companies. Our products are focused on the reliable, intelligent delivery of documents created by business applications to destinations such as printers, fax servers, e-mail
recipients and web servers, across complex network environments.
Plus Technologies solutions are compliant with most ERP applications and are fully SAP certified and are designed to be easy to install and use. Our solutions provide advanced capabilities such as document delivery confirmation, automated re-routing and notification, bursting, collation and bundling, security, load balancing, automated fail-over, and simplified queue administration. Plus Technologies is a Division of Digital Controls Corporation which has more than 33 years of experience in the IT services, software and development business.
www.plustechnologies.com 877-899-PLUS (toll free) 937-746-8118 (outside US & Canada)
ABOUT DIGITAL CONTROLS CORPORATION
Digital Controls is an IT services, software and development company with over 35 years of providing
technology solutions to its IT customers around the United States. Digital Controls Technology Services Group provides a wide array of on-site managed services, remote support services, network security management servoces, IT hardware and software deployement services and professional services. The company's Internet applications division, e-solutions@work focuses on database driven web applications for business, education (K-12), and local and county government. In addition, the company's software division, Plus Technologies, is a developer and marketer of Advanced Document Delivery and Printer Management software solutions.
Digital Controls Contact:
Joel Vedder, VP of Corporate Marketing, Digital Controls Corporation, 305 S. Pioneer Blvd, Springboro, OH 45066 937-746-8118
937-743-8575 fax [email protected]
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