System iNetwork

August 21, 2008

“WOW”ed by Webinar for New MarkMagic On Demand

I just got out of a web presentation from CYBRA on its new add-on to its System i-based printing solution, MarkMagic. This new functionality lets users create web-based portals where their customers can securely sign in and find all the information they need. This helps cut down on time-consuming tasks, such as physically sending out statements, invoices, purchase orders, or other forms to the customer. Instead, MarkMagic On Demand creates a self-service web tool that lets customers retrieve the forms they need when they need them.

But how does it work? Well, to create this new solution, MarkMagic teamed up with PlanetJ and its Web Object Wizard (WOW). MarkMagic On Demand is built on top of WOW and uses it to eliminate any necessary coding that would normally go into creating a web application. With WOW, a company can create a web application in minutes, with absolutely no worry about having to code anything. During the webinar, I learned that Wells Fargo was said to be able to complete “an iSeries application in 8 minutes.” Not bad. Not bad. What’s more, it can run on any system and access data on any database. For instance, you could run it on a Windows and still get data from the DB2.

When a customer logs into this web portal built with MarkMagic On Demand, he or she can search and display, print, or email any forms created in MarkMagic. When a user clicks on a statement, for example, the information is pulled from the specified database and then is dynamically merged into the MarkMagic pre-set format, creating a PDF live on the web.

So, if you are interested in cutting down on the time spent delivering forms to your customers, you may want to check out this new offering. It will be available sometime in September.

Cassandra Deemer, editorial assistant

Posted by cdeemer at August 21, 2008 2:52 PM