Access to the data
RedTitan helps you to exploit your database
effectively and efficiently, even with multiple hosts, and with no restrictions on output
format. RT5000 doesn't just process a data file — it can interact
dynamically with different types of database.
Any host environment
supported
RT5000 processes data from any type of host
computer — IBM, Unix, Tandem, or whatever — so you are not tied to host-specific
document systems and there are no complications if you use more than one host. All
commonly used types of data file are supported; these can be imported
at the design phase to show the finished document on screen.
Dynamic access to the database
RT5000 actually lets you interact dynamically with most types of database by actioning a
query in SQL (Structured Query Language). This means it can access databases such as
Paradox, dBase and text files, as well as ODBC compliant systems, such as Access,
Interbase, Informix, and Sybase, and act as a client of remote networked database servers,
such as Oracle. By extracting data directly from the database, you can be sure that
documents reflect the most current information, avoiding the embarrassment of out of date
records.
Powerful conditional logic processing
RT5000 lets you use powerful `conditional logic' when setting up your documents. This lets
you do much more than simply drop variable text into fixed points in a template. You can
use the database to create the content itself, merging it invisibly into the layout, to
create seamless, completely personalised documents.
Visual design 
The document may be your only contact with your customers
and so the way it looks is paramount. The desktop publishing revolution has opened up new
design possibilities and companies now expect the same quality from their high-volume
database systems. RT5000's powerful features let you meet today's standards for
increasingly sophisticated layouts and typefaces — and still allow output at full
production speeds.
WYSIWYG graphical design interface
With an easy-to-use document design interface, a comprehensive
set of text and drawing tools are used to build up the page design. The markers for the
variable parts of the documents are seen on screen and can be embedded in paragraphs and
manipulated in the same way as other text and objects. But you don't just see the fixed
parts of the document — the whole job can be previewed on screen, dynamically
reformatted. The designer can scroll through the finished job and check the layout on any
of the pages. The system looks after all the dynamic formatting — staff never waste
time changing and checking alignments on every document.
Quick and easy proofing
Perfect proofs and short runs can be printed quickly on a locally attached desktop printer
— the same data produces the same output on any printer — so the layout can be
checked without doing a test run on the production printer.
Automatic resource handling and reformatting
When you merge in the variable text, RT5000 takes care of the resources, using the correct
format for your output, and it handles all the formatting details
at high speed: proportional fonts, adjustments of line ends and page breaks, font
changes, line spacing, colour highlights. Logos, signatures and other graphics are
positioned correctly and reflowed within the text. Barcodes can be created on documents
from information in the database.
Flexible delivery
Because RT5000 is vendor-independent, it fits into your
current system architecture, maximising its performance and giving you the flexibility to
upgrade your system when and how you want.
Output to any format
With RT5000 one core document produces output in any format you require. Pages are
dynamically reformatted at full production speeds in PostScript, Xerox Metacode, or PCL
format. Output is available for most other industry standard printer formats, including VIPP (Variable Data Intelligent PostScript PrintWare) for Xerox
DocuPrint/DocuTech, IBM-AFP, Siemens, Oce and many others. This gives you the freedom to
output to any local, centralised or networked printers, on-site or anywhere in the world,
and to upgrade to any new systems you choose without rewriting core business applications.
Electronic output and archiving facilities
With RT5000 you do not need to second-guess how documentation will be handled in the
future. The same document can be output to TIFF graphic format for fax servers and COLD
archiving systems and to HTML so that you can share it on local intranet or Internet
servers.
Flexible connectivity
RT5000 fits perfectly into any system. It acts as a server on any
local area network, including Novell Netware and TCP/IP LPR/LPD, so you are not tied
to one type of network protocol. RT5000's Window drivers means that your mainframe
centralised printer can be integrated into the network so that staff can print direct to
it from the desktop PC. Documents can be shared on local or wide area networks. This means
that the whole company can communicate effectively, using the same core information.
Legacy application migration
A special module in RT5000 allows jobs from old Xerox centralised printers to be output
unchanged in new formats. You can migrate to new systems, such as
sophisticated PostScript environments or the faster PCL printers, without needing to
rewrite legacy applications.
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