Need to control the cost of printing? Who doesn’t? We recently subjected the PretonSaver Print Management solution from Preton Ltd. to a Hands-On Test and found that it offers a wide variety of ways for virtually any company (with IT staff or not) to monitor, track, control, apply printing rules and save toner/ink when printing […]
Review: You Need ‘Thumb Keyboard’ for Your New Nexus 7 Tablet (or any other Android mobile device)
Typing on touchscreen devices’ virtual keyboards has always frustrated me. To be sure, it was far better than the T9 tap, tap, tap method using a phone’s numeric keyboard. However, ever since my first tablet (the original iPad), I’ve found that the productivity advantages offered by the larger screen were largely offset by the inability […]
Sharps Adds Drivve User Authentication for Sharp OSA MFPs
Sharp MFPs incorporating the company’s OSA open-development platform now support Drivve Single Sign On (SSO) device authentication. With Drivve SSO device authentication, users need only authenticate once when using any third-party application such as Sepialine, Equitrac, or PaperCut, as well as Drivve’s own device authentication application, Drivve | Print. Drivve | Image provides two types of user authentication: Device-Level Authentication […]
Xante Previews Memjet-Based Excelagraphix at European Trade Show
Xanté, which markets wide-format and commercial print systems, previewed its Memjet-based Excelagraphix 4200, a wide-format color ink-jet printer based on Memjet’s ink-jet imaging, at the FESPA trade show in Barcelona, Spain. The firm expects to begin shipping in June. The Excelagraphix 4200 uses Memjet Waterfall Printhead Technology, which incorporates a 42″ wide print head that delivers more than 3 billion drops of […]
Print Audit Launches Software Subscription Plan for Dealers
Print Audit has launched Print Audit Premier, a new subscription plan that provides office-equipment dealers access to all of Print Audit’s print-management products for one monthly fee. Under the program, dealers can then charge their customers for Print Audit’s software by per page or per device, while paying a fixed cost to Print Audit. According […]
Lomond to Sell Memjet’s Color Ink-Jet EvoJet Office Printer in Europe
In its December newsletter, Memjet reports that partner Lomond will soon be selling the Memjet-powered EvoJet Office color ink-jet printer in Europe. Last April, Memjet reported a partnership with Lomond under which Lomond is distributing the EvoJet in Russia. LG Electronics (LG) distributes the EvoJet Office printer (called the Machjet LPP6010N) in South Korea, while […]
Xerox’s Global Imaging Systems Acquires Wisconsin Office-Products Distributor
Xerox’s Global Imaging Systems has acquired office-products distributor Merizon Group Incorporated, which operates MBM, formerly known as Modern Business Machines (MBM), and which is based in Appleton, WI. The acquisition furthers Global Imaging’s strategy of creating a “nationwide network of locally-based companies focused on improving document workflow and office efficiency.” Earlier this year, Global Imaging […]
New OKI – Agiliant Partnership Will Add OKI Managed Print Services to Agiliant’s Managed Network Services
OKI Data Americas and Agiliant, Inc. have announced a new partnership that will allow dealers to provide key elements of OKI’s Total Managed Print Services along with Agiliant’s Managed Network Services. Under the agreement, Agiliant’s Managed Information Technology and Output Services offering will incorporate OKI’s Managed Print (TMP) solution, and will be offered through the […]
Lexmark Links MFPs with ImageNow Solutions for Automating Government Document Workflows
Lexmark has enhanced its workflow solutions for the government sector by making its Perceptive Software group’s ImageNow solutions available for use with Lexmark MFPs. Essentially, what ImageNow software does is make sure that users scan documents – such as applications for food stamps, unemployment and Social Security benefits in the government sector – correctly, indicating at […]
HP Acquires Hiflex to Enhance Cloud-Printing Strategy
In a move designed to expand its cloud-printing strategy, Hewlett-Packard has acquired Hiflex Software GmbH for an undisclosed sum. Hiflex is a privately held German software company that specializes in Web-to-print and management information solutions for printing. Hiflex’s products include MIS, Print Support, and Webshop, the last of which enables customers to submit print jobs […]
HP Offering Enhanced Box.com Accounts for Select Business PC Customers, Acquires Hiflex to Expand Cloud-Based Printing Strategy
Hewlett-Packard is offering buyers of select business PC customers access to enhanced Box.com services. Box.com is a cloud-based service for sharing, storing – and printing – documents and images. Box.com is a cloud-based service for sharing, storing – and printing – documents and images. The upgrades include larger document storage capacity and syncing of stored files: U.S. […]
Xerox Offering Free Extended Warranty Coverage with eConcierge Automated Supply Service
Xerox is offering extending warranties for select Xerox Phaser and WorkCentre printers and MFPs for companies that sign up for its free eConcierge automated supply-delivery service. About 44 Xerox printers and MFPs are eligible – a list of eligible printers can be found here. To qualify for a warranty exchange – up to $800 per […]
Printer Makers Launch Joint Ink- and Toner-Cartridge-Recycling Program for Singapore; Users Will be Able to Drop Off Depleted Cartridges at Libraries
Five printer vendors, Brother, Canon, Dell, Epson and Lexmark, have launched Singapore’s first-ever joint ink- and toner-cartridge recycling program with the support of Singapore’s National Environment Agency (NEA) and National Library Board (NLB). The program, called Project Homecoming, is an expansion of a joint ink-cartridge program, called Ink Cartridge Satogaeri, begun in Japan three years […]
Cortado’s Instant Printer Prevents Laptop Users from Installing Unauthorized Print Drivers
One security challenge many enterprises face is unauthorized print driver and software downloads, as these can result in security risks such as users inadvertently downloading viruses, Trojan horses, etc. along with software. However, many mobile laptop users may still need to print – typically using an unfamiliar printer when out of the office, and need […]
New SafeQ Print-Management Solution for Sharp MFPs
Sharp Imaging and Information has added a new third-party print-management and cost-control solution, called SafeQ, for its Sharp MFPs equipped with Sharp’s OSA open-development platform. SafeQ, which was developed by YSoft Corporation, is a server-based application that helps enterprises track and control their print costs, reduce print waste, and also helps keeps documents more secure. SafeQ […]
Print Audit’s Facilities Manager Scores Highest in MPS Market Share
The Computing Technology Industry Association ( CompTIA) recently published a study surveying 400 Managed Print Services providers and IT personnel. According to the report, Examining the Print and Document Management Market, Print Audit’s remote device-management service, Facilities Manager, leads the North American market with 40-percent market share among Managed Print Services providers using a third-party (non […]
Dell Working on Document Management, Enterprise Content Management Software and More with Nuance, Perspective and Cortado
Dell made several interesting announcements today, reporting that it’s working with partners Nuance and Perceptive Software on “best of breed” document-management and enterprise content management software, and also that it’s collaborating with Cortado on mobile computing and printing. It also announced the next generation of its OpenManage Printer Manager software for Web-based management and monitoring […]
New Platform Integrates Canon imageRunner Advance MFPs with Oracle Software
As part of a continuing trend we’re seeing with office MFPs being more tightly linked with software such as enterprise content-management software, Canon Information and Imaging Solutions will be marketing a new platform for integrating its imageRunner Advance office MFPs with software from Oracle, including Oracle Database, WebLogic Server, SOA Suite, WebCenter, Java Platform Micro […]










