Fabian Prudhomme, vice president of Enfocus, said: "Switch 09 offers increased productivity, ease-of-use and robustness.
"This is particularly important as we see Switch being used in more complex solutions within larger environments."
According to Prudhomme, Switch 09 features improved workflow editing tools and a completely redesigned collaboration tool in SwitchClient, along with new third-party integration through the Crossroads initiative.
It also introduces a new workflow element to split multi-page PDF files into single pages or ranges of pages, as well as a tool to merge separate PDF files into one consolidated file.
Enfocus has introduced support for IMAP servers and secure log-ins to the Switch family's existing professional email support, which included event-driven plain text and HTML email notifications to customers.
The update to SwitchClient means that all jobs can now be viewed as thumbnails, complete with job information, status, statistics and metadata.
Jobs can be filtered by user, status or Switch server, and a search field allows instant search for specific jobs, while the SwitchClient 09 interface incorporates a new approach to job management.
"For Switch 09, we are including three roles for users: operators who are responsible for their own jobs; job managers who are responsible for their team's jobs; and administrators, responsible for Switch on an overall basis," said Prudhomme.
"We have also increased the number of users that can be supported and managed throughout the entire Switch line to accommodate the growing number of large workgroups and enterprises that are deploying the product."
The initial release of Switch 09 is expected to include configurators for GMG Connect, ICS Remote Director and Woodwing Enterprise software.
All configurators link directly to the Crossroads website so users can immediately find information about a particular application.
Switch 09 is available immediately from www.enfocus.com. More information on upgrades and pricing is available from Enfocus's website and from authorised resellers.
A fully functional, time-limited trial version of Switch 09 can also be downloaded from the website.
