Laser Printers Replacing Traditional Production Line Printers in Mainframe/Midrange Computing Environments; New Protocol Converters Provide Seamless Connectivity From IBM Systems To QMS Crown Print Systems.MOBILE, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 7, 1995--QMS Inc., the network printer company, has announced the formation of a strategic relationship with AXIS Communications Axis Communications AB (XSSE:AXIS) is a manufacturer of IT equipment, mostly known for its print servers and network cameras. According to its latest annual report, it has sold over 500.000 network cameras, thus claiming to be the world leader in that market. to broaden its printer connectivity solutions for mainframe and midrange computing environments. As part of the agreement, QMS (1) (Minolta-QMS, Inc., Mobile, AL) A manufacturer of laser printers founded in 1977 by Jim Busby. Initially involved with controllers for printing bar codes and labels, it entered the laser printer business in the mid-1980s and set numerous records. is offering two products that enable enterprises to replace their legacy line printers with `plug and play' shared laser printers. "Information systems managers are dealing with tremendous change in their computing infrastructures, as they integrate `big iron' with client/server systems, and they need peripherals that can provide the services their users require throughout this transition period and beyond," said Scott Chandler Scott Chandler (born July 23, 1985) is an American football Tight End for the San Diego Chargers. College career Chandler played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes. , QMS director of Solutions Marketing. "These adapters `bridge the gap' between existing installed computing resources and the latest output technology, allowing corporations to upgrade to high quality document output with minimum cost and system reengineering." The AXIS mainframe printer converters connect to the serial or parallel interface of the printer and then to the IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) coax or twinax host system. Utilizing the QMS print converters, IBM mainframe IBM mainframes, though perceived as synonymous with mainframe computers in general due to their marketshare, are now technically and specifically IBM's line of business computers that can all trace their design evolution to the IBM System/360. and midrange systems can print from shared network laser printers, rather than the old, dedicated line printers. AXIS Printer Protocol Converters The two printer protocol converters QMS is offering, the AX-7 Cobra+ and the AX-3 Cobra+, are remotely configured from a system terminal with easy to use setup menus. The printer converters provide a full set of printing capabilities, including user-editable printer drivers and transparent data pass through modes. The AX-7 Cobra+ provides ASCII ASCII or American Standard Code for Information Interchange, a set of codes used to represent letters, numbers, a few symbols, and control characters. Originally designed for teletype operations, it has found wide application in computers. Coax connection for IBM 3270 mainframe systems and provide advanced features such as job separation, bar code printing, and printing of GDDM (Graphical Data Display Manager) Software that generates graphics images in the IBM mainframe environment. It contains routines to generate graphics on terminals, printers and plotters as well as accepting input from scanners. color graphics. The AX-7 also allows 255 user-definable strings and 127 ASCII string substitutions, allowing a great degree of customizability. AX-7 Cobra+ printer emulations include IBM 3287 Model 1 and 2c, IBM 3268 Model 1 and 2, IBM 4214 Model 1, IBM 3262 Model 1, and IBM 4224 Model 2. The AX-3 Cobra+ provides Twinax ASCII connections for IBM AS/400 and S/3X midrange systems. The AX-3 Cobra+ provides bar code printing, BGU/APF graphics, and IBM 3812/3816 laser emulation, including COR, duplex and FGID FGID Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders font selections. AX-3 Cobra+ printer emulations include IBM 3812/3816/5219, IBM 4214 Model 2, IBM 5256, IBM 5224 and IBM 5225. Both network boxes provide automatic switching between parallel and serial inputs making it easy to share QMS Crown multi-tasking print systems among multiple PCs and mainframe/midrange systems. The AXIS AX-7 Cobra+ and AX-3 Cobra+ are available as options to the entire line of QMS Crown print systems. QMS Crown Print Systems QMS offers a complete range of monochrome laser printer systems from 10-45 page-per-minute (ppm) printer platforms, and color laser printers offering 3-6 ppm in color and 12 ppm in monochrome. QMS laser printers are based on QMS Crown and CrownNet technologies. Crown multitasking multitasking Mode of computer operation in which the computer works on multiple tasks at the same time. A task is a computer program (or part of a program) that can be run as a separate entity. technology delivers fast document print throughput, software loadable upgradability, automatic compatibility with popular printing languages, and seamless connectivity to virtually any network environment. QMS CrownNet provides simultaneous network protocol support for multiple users and CrownAdmin advanced remote printer management capabilities. QMS laser printers incorporate SLS (Selective Laser Sintering) See laser sintering and 3D printing. technology for easy and cost-effective addition of system upgrades and enhancements via the network or host PC. Pricing and Availability The AX-7 Cobra+ and AX-3 Cobra+ are available immediately and are QMS reference priced at $995 for the AX-7 and $695 for the AX-3. QMS laser print systems are available in the U.S. directly from QMS, Inc. and its network of authorized distributors and resellers. Outside the U.S., the laser product family is available from QMS and its authorized distributors. QMS Inc. QMS Inc. is a leading producer of monochrome and color network capable print systems. The company's print systems fit seamlessly into a wide variety of computer networks, and include color and monochrome laser printers used for electronic publishing, graphic design, office automation, advanced imaging and automatic identification applications. QMS Inc. is listed on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. under the symbol AQM AQM Active Queue Management AQM Air Quality Management AQM Acquisition Management AQM Assistant Quartermaster (Civil War) AQM Additive Quark Model AQM Analog Quadrature Modulator AQM Acenaphthenequinone Monoxime . QMS is certified to the ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9002 standard for the manufacture of print systems. -0- Note to Editors: QMS, the QMS logo, Crown, CrownNet, and CrownAdmin are registered trademarks or trademarks of QMS Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. If your publication prints direct reader contact information, please use the following: QMS Inc., One Magnum Pass, Mobile, AL 36618, 800/523-2696 or 334/633-4300, QMS Internet Address (http://www.qms.com) CONTACT: A&R Partners Robson Grieve, 415/363-0982 robson_grieve@arpartners.com |
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