Barr Systems Announces Remote Job Entry (RJE) Print Management

Gainesville,Fla. - Barr Systems, Inc., announces that its Remote Job Entry (RJE) solution for the Barr Enterprise Print Server is soon to be available for Beta testing. The new BARR / RJE product communicates with the mainframe by emulating an IBM 3770, using the standard communications protocol for batch transmission in an IBM Systems Network Architecture (SNA) environment.

The Barr Enterprise Print Server is a PC-based enterprise output management system designed to receive data from multiple sources (e.g., mainframes, AS/400s, TCP/IP hosts, network users) and distribute data to multiple destinations (e.g., printers, report distribution systems, and electronic storage). As an optional software module to the Print Server, BARR / RJE gives access to large host computers or mainframes with powerful computer languages, large databases, and increased computational capacities from a desktop PC.

The new RJE solution facilitates enterprise output management by connecting to mainframes in a variety of ways. It can connect to the host via ESCON, Bus & Tag, Synchronous Port (SDLC), Token Ring or Ethernet. Companies currently using Barr's popular DOS-based RJE product will be able to easily upgrade to the Windows-based solution.

"Barr Systems is widely recognized as the leader in enterprise print management," said Rana Ayoub Schafer, director of sales and marketing at Barr. "For many years, our DOS-based RJE product has been a popular choice for mainframe connectivity. We are continuing our tradition of excellence by introducing the next RJE solution for the Barr Enterprise Print Server."

Companies who would like to be considered as beta-testing sites for BARR / RJE are encouraged to contact Barr's sales consultants at 800-227-7797.

About Barr Systems

Barr Systems' software and hardware products provide enterprise-wide printing and connectivity solutions to organizations ranging from Fortune 1,000 corporations to small businesses. Incorporated in 1978, the company serves an international customer base that has installed more than 35,000 products. Experts in print management and host connectivity, Barr Systems works in alliance with other communications and networking vendors to offer complete systems integration. Thousands of financial, government, and education groups have turned to Barr for their print and file management solutions. Barr products help these businesses print on demand more than 300 billion pages each year. For more information about Barr Systems and its full range of network communications and printing solutions, visit the Barr Web site at barrsystems.com.