DRV Technologies Releases V.5.0 of the DRV FlexTool Solutions Suite

Atlanta, GA July 2, 2012 – DRV Technologies, Inc., the developer of FlexTools report management, electronic forms and MICR laser-checks software, as well as system monitoring to help automate system management for the IBM i, , iSeries, and AS/400, has announced the release of FlexTools V5.0 which is the DRV suite of solutions including SpoolFlex, FormFlex, Secure Checks, MessageFlex and now DBXFlex.

What are DRV FlexTools native IBM i solutions?

• SpoolFlex electronic report conversion, distribution and archiving

• FormFlex electronic forms printing, email distribution and archiving, & secure MICR laser check printing

• MessageFlex monitors message queues providing instant notification of system status by email and text message

• NEW: DBXFlex report writer extracts data from IBM i database files and outputs to PDF, Excel, CSV and more

Many organizations are looking for ways to reduce paper waste and make processing reports and documents more efficient. With leaner staffs, an extra set of automated eyes monitoring system and program messages is a must. The need for an inexpensive alternative to convoluted IBM i report writers has existed for years. FlexTools offers all of these in modular software solutions that are economically priced and easy to deploy.

According to DRV President Richard Voss, “…the new enhancements contained in the release of FlexTools V5.0 are designed to make the existing software even easier to use, add new functionality, and add more automation, the majority of which was requested by our customer base looking to further improve their report and document management.”

FlexTools V5.0 added features include:

• SpoolFlex Report Management:
  • Advanced Excel formatting options to analyze reports with comparative highlighting
  • Ability to output a report to HTML formatting and embed in the body of an email distribution
  • Maintain database of output templates making it practical to create unique libraries for individual ERP solutions.
  • Descriptions added to sequences in report distributions and job scheduler to make maintenance and troubleshooting even easier
  • Enhanced indexing capabilities of Audit Trail module for document management
  • Enhanced help menus for easy, quick reference to available options
  • Added view options to provide more information about definitions, (for example who last ran it and when).
• FormFlex Forms and MICR Laser Check Management:
  • Added barcode support for GS1-128, EAN-8, EAN-13, USPSIM, PDF417 as well as formatting options to rotate and control human readability
  • Added form within a form feature to create complex form sets to allow companies with obsolete or sunsetted form solutions in order to migrate to a supported native IBM product
  • Added ability to suspend objects in a form and add comments to better manage objects
  • Added API’s for those who wish to run check merge from custom CL programs
  • Added ability to pull transit and bank account information from spooled file in a check merge
• MessageFlex System Notification
  • Added ability to filter messages by ID, message type and severity
  • Added document attachments to notifications, such as “how to” information to answer messages
• DBXFlex Report Writer / Query Tool
  • Introduces ability to extract data from IBM i database files and output reports directly to Excel, PDF and more
• FlexTools Solution Suite:
  • Enhanced logical operands to all solutions used for conditioning and data selection

About DRV Technologies, Inc.
DRV Technologies, Inc. is an IBM Business Partner providing software solutions for the IBM i, , iSeries, and AS/400. DRV Technologies’ solutions are installed around the globe in a variety of vertical markets such as banking, manufacturing, healthcare, retail, distribution and other financial service industries. DRV Technologies is headquartered in Duluth, Georgia, with direct sales throughout North America. For more information, please visit www.drvtech.com , call 678 417-1521 or email info@drvtech.com.

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DRV Technologies Announces International Alliance with GroovySoft Atlanta, GA July 26, 2011 – DRV Technologies, Inc., the developer of FlexTools report distribution, document management and message monitoring software for the IBM Power Systems (IBM i, System i, iSeries, AS/400), announces a business alliance with GroovySoft to build an international distribution network to deliver DRV FlexTools to global markets.

GroovySoft, based in Montpellier, France, specializes in introducing new technologies to IBM customers in international markets. The company has more than 15 years of experience helping clients modernize IBM systems and applications in areas such as data access, data protection and system & database audit. GroovySoft has a vast global network of international partners and has customers in over 30 countries.

“DRV Technologies was recommended to us by one of our French partners. We wanted to add some powerful e-delivery System i solutions to our existing product portfolio, and the DRV Technologies line-up is a great fit into our market positioning as we can sell the products to our existing customers, and to open doors for new opportunity as well” says Jacques Gabay, GroovySoft’s director. “We are extremely pleased with the first contact with the company’s management, so the choice was easy for us!”

According to Richard Voss, President of DRV Technologies, “This alliance will allow DRV to expand our presence into international markets including Europe, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Japan. “We are excited about our potential for growth into the global marketplace and look forward to developing a strong distribution network with GroovySoft for delivering FlexTools. DRV is very discriminating in partner selection, seeking only those who exhibit the highest level of integrity and commitment to their customers. GroovySoft is an excellent fit for us! ”

About DRV Technologies, Inc.
DRV Technologies, an IBM Business Partner, provides Report Distribution and Document Management solutions for the IBM Power Systems (IBM i, System i, iSeries, AS/400). DRV Technologies’ solutions are installed around the globe in a variety of vertical markets such as banking, manufacturing, healthcare, retail, distribution and other financial service industries. DRV Technologies is headquartered in Duluth, Georgia, with direct sales throughout North America. For more information, please visit www.drvtech.com , call 678 417-1521 or email info@drvtech.com.

About GroovySoft
GroovySoft, based in Montpellier, France, delivers expertise on solutions running under IBM z/OS and IBM i/OS. GroovySoft works with an international network of partners to enable its customers to upgrade their information systems and applications. For more information, please visit www.groovysoft.com, call +33 (0)4 67 69 74 25, or email contact@groovysoft.com.

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The PDF417 standard is a stacked linear barcode label that’s commonly used in transport, identification cards, airline boarding passes, and inventory management. According to itsWikipedia entry, the two-dimensional barcode standard is useful for several reasons, including the capability to link PDF417 barcodes to other symbols when they’re scanned in sequence, thereby boosting data storage; the capability of the user to define the X and Y dimensions; and the capability to use the format without a license.

According to DRV president Richard Voss, PDF417 is an ideal format for companies to use when they’re required to put some type of barcode on their documents for identification or tracking purposes.

DRV’s implementation of PDF417 is notable, Voss says, in that it doesn’t use any fonts. This eliminates any compatibility or printing issues when converting electronic forms to Adobe‘s portable document format (PDF), or when using different printers, he says.

FormFlex is an electronic forms overlay package for the IBM i server. The software helps customers save money by eliminating preprinted forms and checks, and by enabling customers to use standard laser printers to print professional-looking documents (in PCL format) that include company logos and other graphics.

The software can also convert documents into the PDF format for distribution via email or archiving in the IFS or on a CD, with the purchase of the optional PCL to PDF converter. Other optional add-ons include the E-Mail2Fax module and Secure Checks.

The new PDF417 barcode capability is included in the base FormFlex product, which starts at $2,695. For more information, see www.drvtech.com.

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Atlanta, GA June 14, 2011 – DRV Technologies, Inc., the developer of FormFlex electronic form software and MICR laser check software for the IBM Power Systems (IBM i, System i, iSeries, AS/400), has announced the addition of several new types of barcodes, including PDF417, to the list of those supported in the FormFlex software. The barcodes will allow companies to meet the demands of vendors as well as requirements from federal agencies, such as Homeland Security, according to the company.

FormFlex is an IBM Power Systems host-based application that allows organizations to reduce costs by replacing expensive pre-printed forms and checks with electronic versions. The software prints the form and data in a single pass with logos and barcodes on inexpensive network laser printers.

PDF417 is the standard selected by the Department of Homeland Security as the machine readable zone technology for RealID compliant driver licenses and state issued identification cards. PDF stands for portable data file. In addition, PDF417 is required when printing some labels such as FedEx shipping labels. PDF417 is also selected by the airline industry’s Bar Coded Boarding Pass standard (BCBP) as the 2D bar code symbolism for paper boarding passes. More and more companies are required to print some type of barcodes on their documents for identification or tracking purposes, according to Richard Voss, president of DRV Technologies. The method DRV has developed to generate the PDF417 barcode bypasses the use of any fonts, thereby eliminating any issues when converting electronic forms to PDF files, or printing to different printers within the organization.

According to Voss, these new barcodes not only meet federal requirements for certain printed documents but they are also carried forward into any PDF version of the same documents without the need for special barcode fonts. If the archived PDF document needs to be reprinted, the barcodes will print and are readable by barcode scanners just as the original was. These new barcodes are included in the company’s FormFlex base product which allows printing documents such as invoices and statements (with barcodes) directly from existing output from IBM Power Systems. This gives companies the ability to easily add barcodes to any documents without making changes to their existing ERP application and allows them to use inexpensive desktop laser printers.

About DRV Technologies, Inc.

DRV Technologies, an IBM Business Partner, provides Report Distribution and Document Management solutions for the IBM Power Systems (IBM i, System i, iSeries, AS/400). DRV Technologies’ solutions are installed around the globe in a variety of vertical markets such as banking, manufacturing, healthcare, retail, distribution and other financial service industries. DRV Technologies is headquartered in Duluth, Georgia, with direct sales throughout North America. For more information, please visit www.drvtech.com , call 678 417-1521 or email info@drvtech.com.

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DRV Technologies Adds USPS Intelligent
Mail Barcode Support

ATLANTA – April 2, 2009 – DRV Technologies, Inc., the developer of FormFlex electronic form and MICR laser check software for the IBM Power Systems (IBM i, System i, iSeries, AS/400), announces the addition of the USPS Intelligent Mail barcode (aka: OneCode, 4-State Customer Barcode, 4CB and USPS4CB) to the list of supported barcodes in the FormFlex software. Although the Postal Service has pushed back the deadline for requiring the use of this barcode to May 2011, this new barcode can be used today and offers many benefits over the current POSTNET barcode in use today.

FormFlex is an IBM Power System host based application that allows organizations to reduce costs by replacing expensive pre-printed forms and checks with electronic forms and checks that can print the form and data in a single pass with logos and barcodes to inexpensive network laser printers.

Many organizations are currently reducing their postage costs by taking advantage of the USPS automation discounts including the use of the POSTNET and PLANET barcodes, said Richard Voss,
President of DRV Technologies. The most common method used for obtaining automation discounts is the printing of the POSTNET barcode on all mail pieces. The method DRV has developed to generate the Intelligent Mail barcode bypasses the use of any fonts, thereby eliminating any issues when converting electronic forms to PDF files or printing to different printers throughout an organization.

According to Voss, this new barcode not only maximizes postal savings, but provides a tracking symbol for each piece of mail from the moment a mailing enters into, and all the way through the postal network, with features like comprehensive mail piece tracking, low-cost proof of mailing, payment tracking, delivery forecasting, free address change service, and much more. This new barcode is included in our FormFlex base product which allows printing mail pieces such as invoices, statements (with barcodes) directly from existing output from their IBM Power Systems. Many companies are realizing they can greatly reduce costs by printing documents directly to their desktop laser printers and now it can include the Intelligent Mail
barcode as well.

About DRV Technologies, Inc.

DRV Technologies, an IBM Business Partner, provides Report Distribution and Document Management solutions for the IBM Power Systems (IBM i, System i, iSeries, AS/400). DRV Technologies’ solutions are installed around the globe in a variety of vertical markets such as banking, manufacturing, healthcare, retail, distribution and other financial service industries. DRV Technologies is headquartered in Duluth, Georgia, with direct sales throughout North America. For more information, please visit www.drvtech.com, call 678 417-1521 or email info@drvtech.com.

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SpoolFlex developer DRV Technologies last week unveiled a new product designed to ensure that important i OS system messages get in front of the eyes of operators and administrators, through email or messaging software on the Web or a smartphone. Just as the company’s flagship product, SpoolFlex, automates the distribution of spool files, the new MessageFlex product automates the distribution of errors and other messages generated by the system to help avoid downtime.

MessageFlex monitors all i OS message queues for important messages, such as a failed backup or a problem with DASD. When an important message arrives, MessageFlex automatically notifies a user or a group of users by sending an e-mail, a text message, or an instant message (IM). The software even has the capability to attach documents to e-mail notifications, such as a “how to” document to fix the problem, DRV says.

A filtering mechanism enables users of the green-screen product to fine-tune what it looks for and prevent it from highlighting non-critical messages. Users can filter messages by message ID, by message type, by keyword (such as “media error”), or even monitor for a message that occurs within a specific job steam, such as a backup job.

By combining different filters, users can get very specific about the messages they want to receive, thereby avoiding inundation by thousands of mundane messages, and insuring that important messages are acted on quickly.

“MessageFlex provides system administrators with proactive system management instantly as these messages appear, avoiding disaster before it happens,” says Richard Voss, president of DRV Tech. “With this kind of instant notification, you will be able to find bugs before your users do.”

Voss sees MessageFlex playing a companion role next to SpoolFlex, DRV’s popular spool file distribution software. “We created this product as a direct result of multiple [SpoolFlex] customers requesting this functionality,” he says. “In fact, anyone interested in automating System i monitoring to take a pro-active approach to system management to make their life easier should be interested.”

A future release of MessageFlex will include the capability to escalate a critical error message to ensure that it’s responded to quickly. With escalation, if an operator or administrator does not respond to a critical message in a certain period of time, the software automatically tries the next person on the list, until a live human who can deal with the software is reached. Voss says escalation is on the product’s list of future features.

MessageFlex version 1 is available now. The software runs on OS/400 V5R1 through IBM i 6.1. Licenses cost $2,995 when purchased as a stand-alone product, and $1,995 when purchased with other DRV Tech modules or by existing DRV Tech customers. For more information, see the vendor’s Web site at www.drvtech.com.

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