LPD software print server for Windows platforms
RPM Remote Print Manager® is our software print server product for Windows platforms.
What can you do with a software print server?
We can start to bring RPM's capabilities into focus by comparing with hardware print servers. No one is trying to say that a hardware print server isn't a great product; all the printers we have in our own office include a built-in print server.
The important thing is always "what do you need it to do?" Every feature and "benefit" should be weighed against this.
| Capability | RPM | Hardware |
|---|---|---|
| Convert incoming print jobs to PDF | Yes, most formats | ? |
| Windows printing -- support nearly any printer | Yes, most formats | Probably not |
| Archive print jobs to a shared folder | Yes | ? |
| Email jobs as an attachment | Yes | ? |
| Pass raw data to printer | Yes | Yes |
| Convert data to printer format | Yes, most formats | Probably not |
| Extensive features to edit and extract data | Yes | ? |
| Unlimited print queues, each configurable the way you want | Yes | Usually pre-defined |
| Print to multiple printers, different formats, from a single queue | Yes | Probably not |
| Complex print control paths, work flows | Yes | ? |
| Job retention and reprint | Yes | Probably not |
| Run your own software on the print job | Yes | Probably not |
We don't compete with hardware print server products directly; our software print server provides things they can't.
Low risk to try it out
Give our pre-sales technical support a call. We will consult with you to determine if any of our technology can help with your printing situation. It's in everyone's best interests for your problems to be addressed, and we think you'll be surprised how far we are willing to go to do that.
The risk to you is a bit of your time and involvement. Talk to you soon!
RPM 5.1, our current version (5.1.1.99)
RPM is a product with a fifteen year heritage of steady development. We released 5.0 May 2008 to very wide response. The 5.0 version is a complete rewrite of the software we'd been successful with well over a decade.
In order to make RPM do what our customers demanded, we needed a new architecture; and this is it.
| RPM Portals: | Transforms (pre-processing) • Actions (printing methods) • PDF • Print to • Windows printing • Text markup • Queues • How to • Workflow • Archive • Email |
Windows version support
RPM 5.1 supports these versions of Windows:
Windows 2000, 2003, XP, Windows 7 and 2008
We will support Windows 2000 and 2003 as long as Microsoft makes it feasible to do so. There are signs that Microsoft is upgrading their print systems in ways that are not compatible with Windows 2000 and 2003. If that is the case, then we will not be able to support the earlier platforms indefinitely.
RPM 4.5
The releases in the RPM 4.5 series were cumulatively the biggest sellers in company history of any product line. As those customers migrate over to 5.1, we are not about to leave anyone "out in the cold" so to speak.
RPM 4.5 works on Windows 2000, 2003 and XP. It does not work on Vista or Windows 2008.
Here are some pages specific to RPM 4.5. Please note that we do not offer this product for sale any more but we do our best to support customers who keep their SUM up to date.