OL Connect
Montréal, Quebec, Canada
What it is
OL Connect is document composition and automation software for creating personalized transactional and promotional communications across print, email, web, and mobile. It can draw 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. The software can build and host web forms, reuse submitted information in personalized web pages, and trigger follow-up processes based on recipient behavior. 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, with OneDrive and FTP/S inputs and outputs. Ricoh links Desktop, Professional, and Enterprise editions. Desktop targets commercial print and marketing services; Enterprise is aimed at high-volume print production and multichannel output. Deployment is on-premises with API access. Pricing is available on request, and the 2019.2 update says the software includes a 30-day trial license by default.
For and against
For
- Creates personalized content for print, email, web, and mobile.
- Workflow rules can sort and route output.
- Can reuse web form data in personalized pages.
- API access and on-premises deployment are available.
Against
- Pricing is available on request.
- Desktop is limited to one parallel job and one machine.
- Requires NTFS and Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.
The verdict
OL Connect brings document composition, conditional workflows, and multichannel delivery together for personalized communications. Its editions target different production needs, and pricing is available on request.
Who it suits
OL Connect suits organizations producing personalized communications across multiple channels. Desktop is aimed at commercial print and marketing services, while Enterprise targets high-volume print production.
On the record
- Company
- Objectif Lune says it was born in 1995 and lists its global headquarters in Montréal, Canada.server1.objectiflune.com · read 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 · read 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 · read 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 · read 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 · read 8 Oct 2026
- Delivery
- Rules can route output to web, email, printers, EDI, ECM archives and SMS providers.ricoh-usa.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Delivery channels
- The product page lists web, email, printers, EDI, ECM archives, and SMS providers as output destinations.ricoh-usa.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Desktop limit
- The Desktop brochure specifies a maximum of one parallel job and one machine.assets.ricoh-usa.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Editions
- Ricoh links Desktop, Professional, and Enterprise feature brochures for OL Connect.ricoh-usa.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Engagement
- Digital output can trigger follow-up processes based on recipient behavior.ricoh-usa.com · read 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 · read 8 Oct 2026
- Enterprise scale
- The Enterprise brochure specifies up to 64 parallel jobs and a maximum of four machines.assets.ricoh-usa.com · read 8 Oct 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 · read 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 · read 8 Oct 2026
- Operating system
- The Desktop and Enterprise brochures specify 64-bit Windows versions actively supported by Microsoft.assets.ricoh-usa.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Pricing
- The Ricoh product page links to brochures and sales specialists but does not state a price.ricoh-usa.com · read 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 · read 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 · read 8 Oct 2026
