Workflow Upgrade Free To Wam!Net Subscribers

Wam!Net is now offering Transmission Director X (TDX) version 1.2.

Wam!Net is now offering Transmission Director X (TDX) version 1.2.

TDX is a workflow application for use with Direct and Direct! IP services designed specifically to operate with Windows XP, Windows 2000 and Macintosh OS 10.3.X operating systems.

It is claimed to allow users to easily send and receive files with the click of a mouse and is available free for subscribers to Wam!Net Direct Services.

Wam!Net said the new version includes a number of enhancements, one of which is a claimed significantly improved transfer rate.

There is a unified service login model to enhance security and provide better accuracy and control.

Users designate a unique service login, which would be the same service login used to access all other Wam!Net services.

File transfer options to the Wam!Net Purple Box now include http and ftp.

The company said that TDX is based on a simple, easy-to-use drag-and-drop design that requires virtually no training, even for novice operators.

Other features include electronic job tickets with standard industry specific templates, plug-ins for automatic collect-for-output, and job tracking by job number and client ID.

It is also provided with an address book or out baskets to send files.

The address book lists all approved trading partners for sending and receiving packages via Wam!Net.

For frequent file destinations, out baskets are said to be faster than address books.

The user creates desktop icons for the destinations of choice and files are dragged and dropped to send them.

From there, TDX oversees file delivery, moving files to the outgoing queue on the Wam!Net Purple Box.

Hot jobs can be given priority, automatically pushing the file package to the front of the outgoing queue, or the delivery can be scheduled for later.

The user is alerted (a sound or flashing message that can be customised) when the file has left the local site and moved onto the Wam!Net network.

Electronic job tickets allow users to send all the vital information associated with a job in one digital package.

Important facts such as job number and customer ID, output instructions, and other notes can be included along with the file.

Custom job tickets can be produced based on a specific workflow.

TDX includes standard industry specific job ticket templates for pre-press, printing, digital ads, print production, publishing, and newspapers.

The user can also pre-fill information and re-use it as often as desired.

When an incoming package arrives, the user is notified by an alert, and views the details of the package in TDX.

Incoming job tickets can also be viewed and printed.

TDX 1.2 is available on the 'software downloads' area of the Wam!Net information centre.

When downloaded, users can load TDX onto their desktops.

"Transmission Director is designed to make it easier for users to get more work done, move data fast, beat tight deadlines and collaborate with customers and vendors.

It will also shortly enable JDF communications along the print supply chain.

If a company works with large amounts of sensitive data, our managed network service with TDX is still the best way to assure delivery and security," said Melissa Fox, Wam!Net's marketing director, for print and publishing.

"Soon, due to our association with Savvis Communications, we will be bundling additional communications services at very attractive prices.

Most comparable software packages require the investment of a great deal of money for multiple copies or site licenses.

Transmission Director, with all of its user-friendly workflow features, is provided free to anyone subscribing to Wam!Net Direct Services," said Cindy Bergevin, Wam!Net's vice president of marketing.

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