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COSCOSprintprint is a distributed print spooling and is a distributed print spooling and output management application used by output management application used by enterprises employing a UNIX, Linux or enterprises employing a UNIX, Linux or UNIX/Linux-with-Windows infrastructureUNIX/Linux-with-Windows infrastructure

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levels by …….levels by …….COSCOSprintprint improves service improves service levels by …….levels by …….

providing fine grained control of output,providing fine grained control of output,

providing a single point of administration and providing a single point of administration and monitoring for the enterprise, leading to monitoring for the enterprise, leading to quicker problem resolution,quicker problem resolution,

reducing call load on help desk by providing reducing call load on help desk by providing users with a web browser interface to monitor users with a web browser interface to monitor their own output requests,their own output requests,

providing comprehensive audit trails for all providing comprehensive audit trails for all output,output,

providing comprehensive access security to providing comprehensive access security to improve compliance with recent legislation,improve compliance with recent legislation,

improving the reliability of complete documents improving the reliability of complete documents reaching their destination.reaching their destination.

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positive RoI by…….positive RoI by…….COSCOSprintprint produces a quick, produces a quick, positive RoI by…….positive RoI by…….

reducing the number of print servers required,reducing the number of print servers required,

reducing the amount of administration time reducing the amount of administration time required to manage the output environment,required to manage the output environment,

lowering the printer:employee ratio,lowering the printer:employee ratio,

reducing WAN traffic,reducing WAN traffic,

reducing help desk calls,reducing help desk calls,

reducing the volume of printed documentation reducing the volume of printed documentation and associated cost of supplies.and associated cost of supplies.

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COSCOSprintprint is ideal for . . . is ideal for . . .COSCOSprintprint is ideal for . . . is ideal for . . .

… … a centralized, enterprise-wide output a centralized, enterprise-wide output management service due to its …..management service due to its …..

highly scalable architecture designed to process many highly scalable architecture designed to process many thousands of output jobs per hour,thousands of output jobs per hour,

high availability with FailOver capability,high availability with FailOver capability,

load balancing,load balancing,

fine grained, centralized control,fine grained, centralized control,

heterogeneity, accepting output from any operating heterogeneity, accepting output from any operating system or application,system or application,

support for output to multiple devices including support for output to multiple devices including printers, fax, email, ftp and web,printers, fax, email, ftp and web,

easy to use interfaces including a web browser based easy to use interfaces including a web browser based job monitor for end users.job monitor for end users.

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COSCOSprintprint user community user communityCOSCOSprintprint user community user community

Abercrombie & Fitch Abercrombie & Fitch (USA)(USA)

Alamo Car Rentals Alamo Car Rentals (USA)(USA)

AntalisAntalis Air CanadaAir Canada APS Chemicals APS Chemicals

(Australia)(Australia) Bank of EnglandBank of England Bank of Valetta Bank of Valetta

(Malta)(Malta) Bloomberg (USA) Bloomberg (USA) Bord Gais (Eire)Bord Gais (Eire) Caravan ClubCaravan Club Caerphilly BCCaerphilly BC Cedem (France)Cedem (France) Cooperative SocietyCooperative Society

EW RailwayEW Railway Ernst & YoungErnst & Young Europcar (France)Europcar (France) Gloucester CCGloucester CC GMBGMB Government of S. Government of S.

AustraliaAustralia Hammersmith HospitalHammersmith Hospital Heinz Heinz House of CommonsHouse of Commons Inland RevenueInland Revenue Manor AG (Switzerland)Manor AG (Switzerland) Mitchells (USA)Mitchells (USA) National Car Rental (USA)National Car Rental (USA) Navitaire (USA)Navitaire (USA) Northumbrian WaterNorthumbrian Water

More than 500 organizations have licensed COSMore than 500 organizations have licensed COSprintprint on on over 11,000 systems in 39 countriesover 11,000 systems in 39 countries

Open UniversityOpen University Oxford UniversityOxford University P&O (Australia)P&O (Australia) Rhone Poulenc (Australia) Rhone Poulenc (Australia) SainsburysSainsburys St. Jude Medical (USA)St. Jude Medical (USA) Superior Court of Superior Court of

California (USA)California (USA) Tarmac (Carillion)Tarmac (Carillion) Taylor WoodrowTaylor Woodrow Teleco (Germany)Teleco (Germany) Telford & Wrekin DC Telford & Wrekin DC Tesco StoresTesco Stores Vehicle InspectorateVehicle Inspectorate Wells Fargo (USA)Wells Fargo (USA) Youngs BluecrestYoungs Bluecrest

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that ….that ….COSCOSprintprint is network-aware so is network-aware so that ….that ….

you can you can submitsubmit an output request an output request from any server or workstationfrom any server or workstation to any printer on the networkto any printer on the network through any COSthrough any COSprintprint Server Server

you can you can monitormonitor the status of any output the status of any output requestrequest from any workstationfrom any workstation through any COSthrough any COSprintprint Server Server

you can administer, maintain, and configure you can administer, maintain, and configure COSCOSprintprint from any workstation from any workstation

. . . with all activities subject to assigned access rights. . . with all activities subject to assigned access rights

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COSCOSprintprint Server ServerCOSCOSprintprint configuration configuration - -

COSCOSprintprint Server Server

COSCOSprintprint Server is Server is loaded on all nodes in loaded on all nodes in the domain that will the domain that will process output jobsprocess output jobs

Object database is Object database is distributed across the distributed across the nodesnodes

Principal node maintains Principal node maintains synchronization datasynchronization data

COSCOSprintprint Client is loaded Client is loaded on all UNIX/Linux nodes on all UNIX/Linux nodes that submit output jobsthat submit output jobs

COSCOSprintprint domain domain

Windows Service

UNIX/Linux Client

Subordinate node

Principal node

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COSCOSprintprint FailOver FailOverCOSCOSprintprint FailOver FailOver

COSCOSprintprint FailOver provides FailOver provides redundancy for mission critical output redundancy for mission critical output management environmentsmanagement environments

Software only failover which can be Software only failover which can be augmented/replaced by high augmented/replaced by high availability hardwareavailability hardware

Typically used by any organization Typically used by any organization which cannot afford to lose printing which cannot afford to lose printing resource for even a short period of resource for even a short period of timetime

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COSCOSprintprint Client ClientCOSCOSprintprint Client Client

COSCOSprintprint Client provides remote print job submission and Client provides remote print job submission and print job control on UNIX/Linux nodes which are not print job control on UNIX/Linux nodes which are not running a copy of COSrunning a copy of COSprintprint Server Server

The COSThe COSprintprint Client is typically used where lpd might Client is typically used where lpd might otherwise have been considered, but avoids the user otherwise have been considered, but avoids the user organization having to define printers and queues on organization having to define printers and queues on every remote server for lpd every remote server for lpd

Allows users to query their queues and jobs on remote Allows users to query their queues and jobs on remote COSCOSprintprint servers and to view the print jobs servers and to view the print jobsfor which they are authorizedfor which they are authorized

Provides submit and delete functionsProvides submit and delete functions

Provides simple load balancing and Provides simple load balancing and FailOver capabilityFailOver capability

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WindowsWindowsCOSCOSprintprint print services for print services for WindowsWindows

Printer services for a mixed UNIX and Windows Printer services for a mixed UNIX and Windows environment based on Samba/CiFS protocolenvironment based on Samba/CiFS protocol

COSCOSprintprint print services for Windows gives users a gateway print services for Windows gives users a gateway to all printers configured under COSto all printers configured under COSprintprint Domains Domains

Windows users see all their available COSWindows users see all their available COSprint print queues in queues in Network Neighborhood from within their Windows’ apps.Network Neighborhood from within their Windows’ apps.

Windows users can view, Windows users can view, monitor and manage their monitor and manage their print jobsprint jobs

No software on the PC – No software on the PC – COSCOSprintprint print services for print services for Windows uses Microsoft’s Windows uses Microsoft’s Server Message Block (SMB) Server Message Block (SMB) and Common Internet File and Common Internet File System (CiFS) protocolsSystem (CiFS) protocols

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COSCOSprintprint components componentsEnterprise-wide output managementEnterprise-wide output managementCOSCOSprintprint components componentsEnterprise-wide output managementEnterprise-wide output management

WindowsCOSprint

print servicesfor WIndows

UNIX/Linuxvia lpd

UNIX/LinuxCOSprint

Client

COSprint Server

COSprint FailOver

Administratorvia PC GUI

Mainframenative

spooler

User via webbrowser

Help Deskvia PATROL

ticketsCOSprinteXpress

COSprint KM

printers

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COSCOSprintprint user interface user interfaceCOSCOSprintprint user interface user interface

COSMOS User Interface COSMOS User Interface for Windowsfor Windows

X Window SystemX Window System

BMC PATROL consoleBMC PATROL console

Web browserWeb browser

Command lineCommand line

Via standard Windows Via standard Windows print menu (print print menu (print requests only)requests only)

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WindowsWindowsCOSCOSprintprint user interface for user interface for WindowsWindows

Replaces need for X Replaces need for X emulator on Windows emulator on Windows workstationworkstation

Native Windows “look Native Windows “look and feel”and feel”

Lightweight client/server Lightweight client/server architecture for use over architecture for use over dial-up linesdial-up lines

Runs on Windows 95, 98, Runs on Windows 95, 98, NT, 2000, 2003 and XPNT, 2000, 2003 and XP

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interfaceinterfaceCOSCOSprintprint Web browser user Web browser user interfaceinterface

Web browser Web browser interfaceinterface Job (print request) Job (print request)

submissionsubmission

Job and queue Job and queue monitoringmonitoring

Full access controlsFull access controls

Offloads user Offloads user requests from requests from HelpdeskHelpdesk

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COSCOSprintprint configuration configurationlogicallogical

Primary management resourcesPrimary management resources queuesqueues printers (output devices)printers (output devices) formatsformats

Access control objectsAccess control objects usersusers classesclasses resource capabilitiesresource capabilities interface capabilitiesinterface capabilities

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logical – the big picturelogical – the big picture

COSCOSprintprint configuration configurationlogical – the big picturelogical – the big picture

output jobsoutput jobs(output requests)

queuesqueues

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queue filtersqueue filters(optional)

device filtersdevice filters(optional)

output output devicesdevices

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COSCOSprintprint resources — queues resources — queuesCOSCOSprintprint resources — queues resources — queues

A queue is a logical resource for A queue is a logical resource for accepting new output jobs and accepting new output jobs and delivering them to their destinationdelivering them to their destination

A queue is always the target of the A queue is always the target of the submit processsubmit process

The queue delivers output jobs to one The queue delivers output jobs to one or more printers or other output or more printers or other output devicedevice

The number of queues is unlimitedThe number of queues is unlimited

Queues are set up and named to suit Queues are set up and named to suit the enterprisethe enterprise to match departments, business to match departments, business

functions, etcfunctions, etc

A queue has a control at both endsA queue has a control at both ends open/close at the input endopen/close at the input end start/stop at the delivery endstart/stop at the delivery end

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devicesdevicesCOSCOSprintprint resources — output resources — output devicesdevices

An output device is a logical resource An output device is a logical resource which is mapped to a physical device e.g. which is mapped to a physical device e.g. a printer, fax modem or ftp servera printer, fax modem or ftp server

An output device is the ultimate An output device is the ultimate destination of output jobs and accepts destination of output jobs and accepts output jobs from one or more queuesoutput jobs from one or more queues

The number of output devices is unlimitedThe number of output devices is unlimited

Printers are set up and named to suit the Printers are set up and named to suit the enterprise, e.g.enterprise, e.g. departmental, work-groupdepartmental, work-group geographical - building, floorgeographical - building, floor central - bulk output in the data-centercentral - bulk output in the data-center

A printer may be stopped and/or started A printer may be stopped and/or started at any time by a COSat any time by a COSprintprint administrator administrator

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COSCOSprintprint resources — formats resources — formatsCOSCOSprintprint resources — formats resources — formats

A format is logical resource – attached to A format is logical resource – attached to a print job – which specifies initial printer a print job – which specifies initial printer attributes, e.g.attributes, e.g. stationery, paper tray to be usedstationery, paper tray to be used page size and orientationpage size and orientation default fontdefault font

A COSA COSprintprint format does not format does notinterfere with formatting com-interfere with formatting com-mands embedded in themands embedded in thedocumentdocument

The number of pre-defined formats is The number of pre-defined formats is unlimited and they may be named unlimited and they may be named without restrictionwithout restriction

Format definitions accept codes which Format definitions accept codes which have been pre-defined in a terminfo filehave been pre-defined in a terminfo file

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Integration with Adobe Central Integration with Adobe Central

(JetForm) and other forms packages(JetForm) and other forms packages

Integration with Adobe Central Integration with Adobe Central

(JetForm) and other forms packages(JetForm) and other forms packages

Third party forms packages Third party forms packages are incorporated as filtersare incorporated as filters

COSCOSprintprint merges output file merges output file with form before sending to with form before sending to output deviceoutput device

Support for Adobe Central Support for Adobe Central on both UNIX and Windowson both UNIX and Windows

Requires OSM Secure Requires OSM Secure Communications protocol Communications protocol running on the Adobe running on the Adobe Central serverCentral server

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Report distribution – COSReport distribution – COSreportreport

COSCOSprintprint resources resourcesReport distribution – COSReport distribution – COSreportreport

The automated report management and The automated report management and distribution component built into COSdistribution component built into COSprintprint

COSCOSreportreport allows you to allows you to scheduleschedule report generation report generation definedefine secure views for recipients secure views for recipients distributedistribute views to recipient destinations views to recipient destinations

Distribution methods includeDistribution methods include COSCOSprintprint queues queues faxfax emailemail file transferfile transfer

Supports the online storage of multiple report Supports the online storage of multiple report generationsgenerations

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COSCOSprintprint eXpress - direct ticket printing eXpress - direct ticket printing

COSCOSprintprint resources resourcesCOSCOSprintprint eXpress - direct ticket printing eXpress - direct ticket printing

COSCOSprintprint eXpress delivers fast and reliable printing in eXpress delivers fast and reliable printing in point of sale (PoS) environmentspoint of sale (PoS) environments

Local print jobs may be printed immediately by local Local print jobs may be printed immediately by local printers to avoid the possible delay of using a print printers to avoid the possible delay of using a print queuequeue

Dedicated PoS printers may be excluded from the list of Dedicated PoS printers may be excluded from the list of printers available for use by normal (non PoS) print jobsprinters available for use by normal (non PoS) print jobs

eXpress has its own monitor eXpress has its own monitor component to quickly identify component to quickly identify printers which have become printers which have become unserviceableunserviceable

Typical uses include retail Typical uses include retail checkouts, car-rental offices checkouts, car-rental offices and airline ticket issuersand airline ticket issuers

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role-based securityrole-based security

COSCOSprintprint access control access controlrole-based securityrole-based security

COSCOSprintprint administrators define a number of user administrators define a number of user classes, e.g.classes, e.g. useruser trusted usertrusted user operatoroperator senior operatorsenior operator managermanager

Each class is granted a set of access capabilitiesEach class is granted a set of access capabilities interface capabilitiesinterface capabilities resource capabilitiesresource capabilities

Each capability either restricts or enables a particular Each capability either restricts or enables a particular access rightaccess right

Every user is assigned to a User Class and inherits its Every user is assigned to a User Class and inherits its access rightsaccess rights

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capabilitiescapabilities

COSCOSprintprint access control access controlcapabilitiescapabilities

Interface capabilitiesInterface capabilities assigned to static resources – assigned to static resources –

menus and functionalitymenus and functionality

Resource capabilitiesResource capabilities assigned to dynamic assigned to dynamic

resources – queues and resources – queues and printersprinters

allow access controls to allow access controls to follow the organization’s follow the organization’s structurestructure

Available capability profilesAvailable capability profiles standard, as deliveredstandard, as delivered custom, as requiredcustom, as required

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COSCOSprintprint functions - overview functions - overviewCOSCOSprintprint functions - overview functions - overview

SubmissionSubmission

MonitoringMonitoring

ControllingControlling

COSCOSprintprint functions are grouped into the functions are grouped into thefollowing four categories:following four categories:

of all of all print jobsprint jobs, and, and

across a collection of across a collection of distributed systemsdistributed systems

ConfigurationConfiguration

of all of all resourcesresources

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user – submitting print jobsuser – submitting print jobs

COSCOSprintprint functions functionsuser – submitting print jobsuser – submitting print jobs

Forms-based job submission Forms-based job submission for interactive usefor interactive use graphical user interfacegraphical user interface

Job attributes may beJob attributes may be specified at submit-timespecified at submit-time inherited from an attribute setinherited from an attribute set

Command-line job submissionCommand-line job submission compatible with lp and lprcompatible with lp and lpr Posix compliantPosix compliant employed by expert usersemployed by expert users supports application integrationsupports application integration

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COSCOSprintprint job attributes job attributesCOSCOSprintprint job attributes job attributes

formatformat number of copiesnumber of copies prioritypriority line-up pagesline-up pages link or copy filelink or copy file print now or later (hold print now or later (hold

before print)before print) retention period before retention period before

deletiondeletion extra form-feedextra form-feed header pageheader page print while spoolingprint while spooling page rangepage range completion notificationcompletion notification time to start printingtime to start printing options to control filteroptions to control filter pre- and post-processorspre- and post-processors..

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COSCOSprintprint job attributes job attributesdefault setsdefault sets

Every print job has its own Every print job has its own set of attributesset of attributes

Attributes may be specified Attributes may be specified at submit timeat submit time

Otherwise they are supplied Otherwise they are supplied from default sets with the from default sets with the following order of following order of precedenceprecedence user’s personal setuser’s personal set queue’s default setqueue’s default set user class default setuser class default set system default setsystem default set

Attributes may be locked by Attributes may be locked by administrators at system, administrators at system, class or queue levelclass or queue level

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operator – monitoring print jobsoperator – monitoring print jobs

COSCOSprintprint functions functionsoperator – monitoring print jobsoperator – monitoring print jobs

Request a summary Request a summary of all jobs on all of all jobs on all queuesqueues

View the list of jobs View the list of jobs on a selected on a selected queuequeue

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COSCOSprintprint functions functionsoperator – controlling print jobsoperator – controlling print jobs

Select a print job, thenSelect a print job, then control the jobcontrol the job

releaserelease restartrestart pausepause cancelcancel removeremove

move the job to another queuemove the job to another queue view and/or change print job attributesview and/or change print job attributes view file contentsview file contents view job log-fileview job log-file

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COSCOSprintprint functions functionsoperator – controlling the infrastructureoperator – controlling the infrastructure

Queue operationsQueue operations activateactivate freezefreeze disabledisable closeclose

Printer operationsPrinter operations locklock unlockunlock

View system log filesView system log files instruction server logsinstruction server logs file server logsfile server logs trigger server logstrigger server logs

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COSCOSprintprint functions functionsadministrator – 1administrator – 1

System parametersSystem parameters system propertiessystem properties global informationglobal information node managementnode management

Queue configurationQueue configuration maintain – add, change, removemaintain – add, change, remove

Printer configurationPrinter configuration maintain – add, change, removemaintain – add, change, remove assign/re-assign to queuesassign/re-assign to queues

Format managementFormat management maintain – add, change, removemaintain – add, change, remove

Default attribute set managementDefault attribute set management maintain – add, change, removemaintain – add, change, remove manage locksmanage locks..

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COSCOSprintprint functions functionsadministrator – 2administrator – 2

COSCOSprintprint users users maintain - add, change, removemaintain - add, change, remove

User classesUser classes maintain - add, change, removemaintain - add, change, remove

Resource capabilitiesResource capabilities maintain - add, change, removemaintain - add, change, remove

Interface capabilitiesInterface capabilities view onlyview only

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COSCOSprintprint KM for PATROL KM for PATROL

COSCOSprintprint options optionsCOSCOSprintprint KM for PATROL KM for PATROL

COSCOSprintprint reports all alarms up reports all alarms up into the PATROL consoleinto the PATROL console

COSCOSprintprint functions may be functions may beinitiated from the PATROLinitiated from the PATROLdesktopdesktop

The COSThe COSprintprint KM delivers KM deliversa PATROL look and feela PATROL look and feel

COSCOSprintprint is “Certified for is “Certified for PATROL” at board level - PATROL” at board level - the highest level of certi-the highest level of certi-fication availablefication available

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SAP R/3 integrationSAP R/3 integration

COSCOSprintprint options optionsSAP R/3 integrationSAP R/3 integration

A fully engineered integration with SAP A fully engineered integration with SAP R/3R/3

manage SAP R/3 print jobsmanage SAP R/3 print jobs monitor SAP R/3 print jobsmonitor SAP R/3 print jobs

BAPI certified under the SAP BAPI certified under the SAP Complementary Software ProgramComplementary Software Program

Accepts print jobs from both the R/3 Accepts print jobs from both the R/3 spool work process and from the spool work process and from the Output Management System Output Management System interface BC-XOMinterface BC-XOM

Supports the use of all COSSupports the use of all COSprintprint’s ’s print control and management print control and management features from within SAP R/3features from within SAP R/3..

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Consultancy servicesConsultancy servicespart of the full service package from OSMpart of the full service package from OSM

COSCOSprintprint may be installed by the customer may be installed by the customer

A full range of services is available from OSMA full range of services is available from OSM Pre-sales support & consultancyPre-sales support & consultancy Product installation and configurationProduct installation and configuration On-site trainingOn-site training Public (scheduled) trainingPublic (scheduled) training Software support and maintenanceSoftware support and maintenance

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Solaris for IntelSolaris for Intel

HP-UXHP-UX

IBM AIXIBM AIX

HP Compaq Tru64HP Compaq Tru64

LinuxLinux

and other variants of UNIX by requestand other variants of UNIX by request

COSCOSprintprint runs on . . . runs on . . .COSCOSprintprint runs on . . . runs on . . .

agent only:

MS Windows NT4

MS Windows 2000

MS Windows XP

MS Windows 2003

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