It saves output management costs by minimising output delays and helpdesk calls and by eliminating the need to 'hardwire' links between applications and delivery channels.

In the area of document processing and distribution permanent increasing requirements can be seen. As a reaction to this Document Management Solutions (DMS) from Macro 4 is the evolutionary advancement of the traditional Enterprise Output Management. A strong output management solution is an essential part of almost every DMS implementation.

Columbus OM includes product modules that support different types of print output management environments, i.e. office printing; business-critical printing like SAP® R/3® output processing or central production printing.

• Bridges geographic and technical hurdles through assured delivery of information across a variety of platforms, applications and networks to any desired output channel such as printer, e-mail, Web, fax, etc.
  
  
• Integrates with third party software to enhance their output management capabilities, including ERP applications, network management tools and proprietary print technologies
  
  
• Manages the enterprise output from heterogeneous systems including legacy systems and client-server systems via a Graphical User Interface (GUI) or a Web User Interface (WUI)
  
  
• Assures the delivery of documents to any device or system, managing and recovering from any failures automatically
  
  
• In the event of device or network failure, print jobs will be automatically re-routed or missing pages reprinted.