Introduction

Originally designed as a Computer Output to Laser Disc ("COLD") product to store virtually endless amounts of mainframe report output, OnDemand has expanded in flexibility and functionality to include Advanced Function Presentation ("AFP"), Portable Document Format ("PDF"), eXtensible Markup Language ("XML"), and a variety of image formats (TIFF, GIF, JPEG, PNG, etc.).

CMOD's strengths are:

• Extremely high-performance loads, queries, and retrievals
• Native support for a variety of print (Line Data, AFP, PDF), graphic (GIF, JPEG, TIFF), and data (XML, binary) types
• Flexibility to store documents on almost any storage media with Tivoli Storage Manager
• Access via custom Windows-based "Thick Client", Websites through IBM Content Navigator, or custom web applications
• Solid reliability and lights-out operation for most installations
• Java API for building custom solutions and integrations with other front ends or business systems.