A print request is received at a reusable software component of a server and forwarded to a server application. The server application provides in response to the print request print data to the server's reusable software component, which, in turn, sends a second print request and forwards the print data from an interface of the server's reusable software component to the client. The client receives the second print request and print data at an interface of a reusable software component of the client; and forwards the print data to a spool system of the client in response to the second print request.