WAVV Requirement Form

 

Date: 3/28/2006                                            Requirement #:  WAVV200619

Product Name:           RSCS         Product Release# (or state “current”): current

Vendor Name:           IBM

 

Title: (Paraphrase problem in a single statement)Implement IPP Support for RSCS

Detailed Problem Description: (Description of what you want changed - 400 character entry limit)

 

Addition of Internet Printing Protocol (RFC 2567 and related) link support to RSCS

                                                                                            

Priority: (Select one: Urgent - High - Medium - Low) Medium

Requested Completion Date: (When? Examples: 3 months, 1 year, Next Release) Next Release

Requirement Type: (Select one: Acceptability - Compatibility/Migration - Ease of Use - Feature/Function - Performance - Reliability/Availability/Serviceability - Packaging - Interoperability)

Feature/Function

Business Justification: (Why? Non-technical business case description. Do not reword Detailed Problem Description from above. What are the benefits to be gained by your company, and the vendor and others?  Quantify: run time, dollars, manpower, etc.   Why should the vendor do this for the customer?)

 

Retention of applications in VM/VSE environment, elimination of specialized print hardware for mainframe support, compatibility and interoperability with wider range of printing devices from multiple manufacturers, rapid decrease in LPR/LPD support from distributed systems vendors. Estimated savings of $300-500/printer in support costs if native IPP support were present. (further discussion avail)

Solution: (Optional)(Desired/undesired elements Note: Making a suggestion may limit a vendors ability to deliver a solution)

 

     

Impact: (Optional) (How will your company’s business be affected if a solution is not delivered?)

 

Applications requiring sophisticated print processing will move to other platforms.

 

Company Name: Sine Nomine Associates                                                                 

Author Name:            David Boyes                           Author Title: President/CTO

Author Address:             43596 Blacksmith Square

Author E-mail:            dboyes@sinenomine.net

Telephone:                 (703) 7236673