INSCI's COINSERV supports AFP data streams.WESTBOROUGH, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 6, 1995--Delivering on its commitment to provide the highest functionality in document management for large organizations, INSCI Corp. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : INSIU) today announced COINSERV support of Advanced Function Presentation (printer, language) Advanced Function Presentation - (AFP) A page description language from IBM introduced in 1984 initially as Advanced Function Printing. AFP was first developed for mainframes and then brought to minicomputers and workstations. data. This function is provided through a joint technology partnership between INSCI Corp. and Elixir Technologies Corp. INSCI is a premier vendor of high performance archive and retrieval software. Elixir Technologies Corp. is a premier vendor in the WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) Pronounced "wiz-ee-wig." It refers to displaying text and graphics on screen the same as they will print on paper or display on a Web page. advanced data stream composition, viewing and proof printing market. Now, in addition to supporting many types of line data formats and TIFF images, the COINSERV product supports fully-composed AFP (1) (AppleTalk Filing Protocol) The file sharing protocol used in an AppleTalk network. In order for non-Apple networks to access data in an AppleShare server, their protocols must translate into the AFP language. See file sharing protocol. data streams. COINSERV's powerful archive engine enables any of these data types to be indexed, compressed and archived at very high speeds. AFP support provides a way of processing complex data objects that combine text, graphics, forms, font changes, logos and other data in a single document or within a single page. AFP is one of the most popular intelligent data streams and is widely used by customers with high volume print requirements. It encodes the data in a fashion that makes all points addressable See APA. (APA (All Points Addressable) Refers to an array (bitmapped screen, matrix, etc.) in which all bits or cells can be individually manipulated. APA - Application Portability Architecture ) and allows the data to be printed and displayed on devices capable of handling APA output. The joint technology partnership capitalizes on INSCI's experience in providing customers with high-volume data archiving and Elixir's experience at providing full-fidelity viewing and printing functions. The partnership of INSCI Corp. and Elixir Technologies Corp. has just installed its AFP support package at The Northern Trust Co. in Chicago, Ill. Northern Trust installed COINSERV in their Information Delivery Group in order to provide more efficient and cost effective customer service. The COINSERV applications include corporate and personal statements and various reports. COINSERV enabled electronic archive for both AFP and non-AFP based documents in a true client/server environment. Full implementation will accommodate 400 concurrent users averaging 1GB of data per day, peaking at 4GB. Dwight Lynn, vice president, Northern Technology Services stated, "Northern has a tool which will allow us to provide outstanding service to our clients and maintain control over the cost of providing that level of service. INSCI has a more robust product with functions and features not available elsewhere in the industry." INSCI Corp. serves a wide range of clients who must produce, store and access large quantities of computer generated documents. COINSERV systems are currently installed in more than 500 companies worldwide including DuPont, Dean Witter, Exxon, Rockwell International, Chase Manhattan Bank The Chase Manhattan Bank, now part of JPMorgan Chase, was formed by the merger of the Chase National Bank and the Bank of the Manhattan Company in 1955. The bank is headquartered in New York City. , FannieMae, The American Stock Exchange American Stock Exchange (AMEX) Stock exchange in the U.S. Originally known as “the Curb,” it began as an outdoor marketplace in New York City c. 1850. It moved indoors to its present location in the Wall Street area in 1921. and NASDAQ. INSCI Corp. develops, markets and supports client/server computer software using optical disk storage technology and computer hardware to index, archive, retrieve and distribute computer-generated documents and scanned images including statements, reports, invoices and transaction data. INSCI is a publicly held unit of Information Management Technologies Corpor. (IMTECH IMTECH Institute of Microbial Technology ) (NASDAQ:IMTKA). CONTACT: INSCI Corp., Westborough Linda Hirschfeld, 508/870-4000 |
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