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OL Connect
What OL Connect is
OL Connect is document composition and automation software for creating personalized transactional and promotional communications across print, email, web, and mobile. It extracts data from ERP and CRM systems, legacy systems, PDFs, and OL Connect Send to create or rework documents with dynamic text, images, graphics, and barcodes. Workflow conditions can split, merge, group, and sort output, while routing rules direct it to destinations such as printers, email, web, EDI, ECM archives, and SMS providers. OL Connect can build and host web forms, reuse submitted data for personalized web pages, and trigger follow-up processes based on recipient behavior. Integrations cover ECM and DMS, digital signature, print production, ERP, mainframe, line-of-business, and legacy systems. Enterprise connectors include DocuWare, Therefore, SharePoint, and M-Files, with OneDrive and FTP/S inputs and outputs. Ricoh links Desktop, Professional, and Enterprise editions; Desktop targets commercial print and marketing services, while Enterprise is for high-volume production and multichannel output. The software is on-premises and provides API access. Pricing is available on request, and the 2019.2 update says a 30-day trial license is included by default.
Who it suits
Desktop is described for commercial print and marketing services, while Enterprise targets high-volume print production and multichannel output. It may suit organizations that need to personalize documents and route them across several delivery channels.
What it does well
- Creates personalized content for print, email, web, and mobile.
- Workflow rules can split, merge, group, and sort output.
- Can build and host web forms.
- Enterprise connectors include SharePoint and M-Files.
- A 30-day trial license is included by default.
What to know first
- Pricing is available on request.
- Desktop is limited to one parallel job and one machine.
- Windows editions require 64-bit versions actively supported by Microsoft.
- Installation requires NTFS and Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.
Limits
The included trial license lasts 30 days. Desktop permits one parallel job and one machine; Enterprise allows up to 64 parallel jobs and a maximum of four machines.
Getting started
- Visit Ricoh’s OL Connect product page.
- Request pricing and discuss an edition with Ricoh’s sales specialists.
- Use the included 30-day trial license to evaluate the software.
- Install on a supported 64-bit Windows version with NTFS and Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.
- Connect data sources and configure composition, workflow, and delivery rules.
Verdict
OL Connect brings document composition, data handling, and multi-channel routing together in an on-premises product. Edition limits and the Windows requirements are worth checking against the intended deployment.
Questions
How much does OL Connect cost?
Pricing is on request.
Is there a free trial?
The OL Connect 2019.2 product update says the software includes a 30-day trial license by default.
Which platforms does OL Connect support?
The platform list includes API, self-hosted, and Windows. Desktop and Enterprise brochures specify 64-bit Windows versions actively supported by Microsoft.
What are the Desktop and Enterprise capacity limits?
Desktop allows one parallel job and one machine. Enterprise supports up to 64 parallel jobs and a maximum of four machines.
What does OL Connect integrate with?
It integrates with ECM and DMS, digital signature, print production, ERP, mainframe, line-of-business, and legacy systems. Enterprise connectors include DocuWare, Therefore, SharePoint, and M-Files, plus OneDrive and FTP/S inputs and outputs.
What does OL Connect require on Windows?
The installation guide specifies an NTFS file system and Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.
Facts from OL Connect's own pages
- Company
- Objectif Lune says it was born in 1995 and lists its global headquarters in Montréal, Canada. · server1.objectiflune.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Composition
- It creates or re-engineers personalized content for print, email, web and mobile, including dynamic text, images, graphics and barcodes. · ricoh-usa.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Data and documents
- It extracts data from sources such as ERP, CRM, legacy systems, PDFs, and OL Connect Send, then uses that data to create or repurpose personalized documents. · ricoh-usa.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Data handling
- Objectif Lune describes its products as middleware that process data transiently and do not permanently store it. · server1.objectiflune.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Data sources
- The product can extract data from ERP and CRM systems, legacy systems, PDFs and OL Connect Send. · ricoh-usa.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Delivery
- Rules can route output to web, email, printers, EDI, ECM archives and SMS providers. · ricoh-usa.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Delivery channels
- The product page lists web, email, printers, EDI, ECM archives, and SMS providers as output destinations. · ricoh-usa.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Desktop limit
- The Desktop brochure specifies a maximum of one parallel job and one machine. · assets.ricoh-usa.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Editions
- Ricoh links Desktop, Professional, and Enterprise feature brochures for OL Connect. · ricoh-usa.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Engagement
- Digital output can trigger follow-up processes based on recipient behavior. · ricoh-usa.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Enterprise connectors
- The Enterprise brochure lists DocuWare, Therefore, SharePoint, and M-Files connectors, plus OneDrive and FTP/S inputs and outputs. · assets.ricoh-usa.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Enterprise scale
- The Enterprise brochure specifies up to 64 parallel jobs and a maximum of four machines. · assets.ricoh-usa.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 1995 · ricoh-usa.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Headquarters
- Montréal, Quebec, Canada · ricoh-usa.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Integrations
- The overview brochure says OL Connect integrates with ECM and DMS, digital signature, print production, ERP, mainframe, line-of-business, and legacy systems. · assets.ricoh-usa.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The Desktop edition is described as ideal for commercial print and marketing services, while Enterprise targets high-volume print production and personalized multichannel output. · assets.ricoh-usa.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Operating system
- The Desktop and Enterprise brochures specify 64-bit Windows versions actively supported by Microsoft. · assets.ricoh-usa.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Pricing
- The Ricoh product page links to brochures and sales specialists but does not state a price. · ricoh-usa.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- OL Connect is document composition and automation software for creating and delivering personalized transactional and promotional communications across print, email, web, and mobile. · ricoh-usa.com, 8 Oct 2026
- REST API security
- The user guide says Enterprise edition can enable authentication for the REST server and recommends keeping server security enabled, especially on web-accessible servers. · download.objectiflune.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Security
- Objectif Lune says it holds ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certification for its information security management system and describes the certification scope on its security page. · server1.objectiflune.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Service
- Ricoh says its customer experience management specialists help customize and integrate a solution, train staff and provide support. · ricoh-usa.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Support
- Ricoh says its customer experience management specialists can help customize and integrate a solution, train staff, and provide support. · ricoh-usa.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Trial
- The OL Connect 2019.2 product update says the software includes a 30-day trial license by default. · download.objectiflune.com, 8 Oct 2026