Storage Interfaces

The ViewDirect Repository interfaces directly with a variety of cost effective network-attached disk-based storage systems including StorageTek Intellistore,  EMC Centera, and Network Appliance Nearstore.  These interfaces include full support for meeting compliance initiatives with WORM technologies including Snaplock and Centera Compliance Edition.

These interfaces will help to improve service levels while improving operating efficiency and reducing the overall cost structure of your storage hierarchy. It makes tape mount issues a thing of the past, eliminates the need for duplicate offsite disaster recover tapes and eliminates the inefficiencies of partially-filled, high-capacity tapes.

ERP/CRM Interfaces

Interfaces to leading ERP and CRM systems integrate ViewDirect into the application environment and enhance the value of your enterprise systems.

·       ViewDirect  for SAP is an SAP-certified ArchiveLink™ interface that makes SAP content available when you want it.  ViewDirect supports data archiving and management of incoming and outgoing documents and print lists, as well as SAP Business Workflow.

·       ViewDirect for PeopleSoft provides report and content management for PeopleSoft output, while maintaining PeopleSoft-based user management and security rules.

·       ViewDirect for Oracle E-Business Suite provides report and content management for Oracle output and support for imaging with Oracle Attachments, while maintaining Oracle-based user management.

·       ViewDirect for Lawson provides report and content management for Lawson output and maintains Lawson Drill Around, while maintaining Lawson-based user management.

OS/390 and Z/OS Options

ViewDirect provides product options for the OS/390 and z/OS environments that facilitate migration and viewing stored content directly from different storage media and provide cost-efficient, long-term storage and access of less frequently accessed content.

·       Tape ViewDirect and Optical ViewDirect enable user's to view content directly from tape and optical media with rapid response time and without recall to disk.

·       WriteDirect ™ allows the immediate creation of network-attached, tape, or optical storage based archived content, bypassing the need to store on higher cost disk devices.

·       ArcMover ™ automatically copies or moves archived content across disk, tape and optical storage devices to more efficiently consolidate content on new technology, such as high-density tapes.

·       Work Queues ™ eliminates long retrieval processes and unproductive user wait time by using background searching to create easily accessible directories of information.