We dropped PSF many years ago in favor of VPS (and DRS) from Levi, Ray and Shoup. We still keep OGL, PPFA and DCF around for making changes to the letters.
I can't promise $$$ savings as LRS isn't all that cheap. I understand MacKinney is also a possibility. I don't know ACIF :) > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Ken Porowski > Sent: Monday, October 06, 2014 11:48 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: PSF OGL PPFA ACIF alternatives? > > Objective is saving $$$ > > > > I only have about 10-20 forms in use and maybe a few more pagedefs. > > Printing with forms or special pagedef is on the light side maybe 10K per > month. > > I've got a few workgroup printers with IPDS cards in them as well as 2 large > Infoprint printers. > > Cost just for the software is around 30K per year. > > > > Just trying to see if I have any cost saving alternatives (preferably a 3rd > party > PSF, OGL, PPFA, ACIF that is compatible with IBM).. > > > > > > > > CIT | Ken Porowski | VP Mainframe Engineering | Information Technology | > +1 973 740 5459 (tel) | [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > This email message and any accompanying materials may contain > proprietary, privileged and confidential information of CIT Group Inc. or its > subsidiaries or affiliates (collectively, “CIT”), and are intended solely for > the > recipient(s) named above. If you are not the intended recipient of this > communication, any use, disclosure, printing, copying or distribution, or > reliance on the contents, of this communication is strictly prohibited. CIT > disclaims any liability for the review, retransmission, dissemination or other > use of, or the taking of any action in reliance upon, this communication by > persons other than the intended recipient(s). If you have received this > communication in error, please reply to the sender advising of the error in > transmission, and immediately delete and destroy the communication and > any accompanying materials. To the extent permitted by applicable law, CIT > and others may inspect, review, monitor, analyze, copy, record and retain any > communications sent from or received at this email address. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Howard Turetzky > > Sent: Friday, October 03, 2014 11:58 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [IBM-MAIN] PSF OGL PPFA ACIF alternatives? > > > > There are alternatives to OGL and PPFA, though not on z/OS. There are > Windows-based visual tools for creating PAGEDEFs, FORMDEFs, Overlays and > fonts from Elixir > (https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v1/url?u=http://rpp.ricoh- > usa.com/products/software/composition/elixir-designpro- > tools&k=EWEYHnIvm0nsSxnW5y9VIw%3D%3D%0A&r=j6Xa1Y0fbuP2mfgCQ5Z > xhg%3D%3D%0A&m=yPHYh1Li3JGyHk3K3gN7a8p3xJJLaRQ8KhRFuSz7VoE%3D > %0A&s=efc8631be7e2cd7c48ad24c3db8c7025768966030dfcd6ae1a9714a72e > ac3510) and ISIS (https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v1/url?u=http://www.isis- > papyrus.com/&k=EWEYHnIvm0nsSxnW5y9VIw%3D%3D%0A&r=j6Xa1Y0fbuP2 > mfgCQ5Zxhg%3D%3D%0A&m=yPHYh1Li3JGyHk3K3gN7a8p3xJJLaRQ8KhRFuSz > 7VoE%3D%0A&s=7d2fd2de6ae81966cce97bb3e4b0a3f3d6ba5d93b7de07b5ee > 3829703329f389). > > > > There are other print servers available for z/OS, though few able to support > high-speed printing and the entire range of print devices and new function as > PSF does. > > > > I know of no alternative to ACIF (bias warning: I am an original designer for > ACIF). ACIF is available on other platforms, but only as a component of a > print > server system. > > > > What is your objective in looking for alternatives? > > > > Howard Turetzky > > Advanced Technical Support, > > Ricoh Production Print Solutions > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to > [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
