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Canon / Cloud / Featured Posts / HP / Xerox
by Kathleen Wirth · Published August 25, 2026 · Last modified August 26, 2026
The physical print server belongs to a bygone era of cubicles and local area networks. Security updates like Windows Protected Print are dismantling legacy print-driver architectures, making cloud-native printing the standard for modern enterprise IT.
Hybrid cloud infrastructure remains the dominant approach, with 75 percent of organizations using hybrid print management now,
With cloud printing, users can print from any device on a network to a remote printer over the Internet…
Canon / Cloud / HP / Lexmark / Market Reports & Forecasts
by Kathleen Wirth · Published June 13, 2023
Security said to be top concern.
Findings show that the “cloudification” of print is an integral part of organizations’ digital workspace strategies.
Kyocera Document Solutions America today announced a new release of its Kyocera Cloud Print and Scan.
Acquisitions / Cloud / YSoft
by Kathleen Wirth · Published July 6, 2022 · Last modified July 26, 2022
“With its acquisition of EveryonePrint, Y Soft gains significant MIF, technology assets, and resources to bolster its Cloud strategy…”
New features include support for third-party printers and MFPs and guest printing.
Microsoft also provided a list of current printer and MFP compatibility, and said mobile-device support will be available this summer.
Y Soft says the OMNI Series eliminates the need for on-premises print servers and printdriver management, which have long been burdens on IT.
Cloud / Featured Posts / Lexmark / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published January 11, 2021 · Last modified February 1, 2021
Lexmark believes the trend towards cloud connection is going to continue to grow as SMB customers move away from centralized A3 printing towards distributed A4 printing.
Cloud / Mobile Print/Scan / Muratec
by Kathleen Wirth · Published June 24, 2020 · Last modified July 7, 2020
The IEEE-ISTO Printer Working Group (PWG) and the Mopria Alliance announced today that they’ve renewed their collaboration for developing universal printing standards.......
Canon / Epson / Featured Posts / HP / Imaging Supplies / Inkjet / News / Ninestar
by Kathleen Wirth · Published May 8, 2020
One of the big questions today is what will economic recovery look like – a V, W, or the Nike......
by Kathleen Wirth · Published November 13, 2019 · Last modified November 19, 2019
On January 20th, UniPrint.net announced that it has acquired cloud-printing solutions provider ePRINTit, a wholly owned subsidiary of St. Joseph...
Cloud / Featured Posts / HP / Mobile Print/Scan / Samsung
by Kathleen Wirth · Published December 19, 2017
Samsung Printing Solutions – now officially a part of HP Inc.- explains that cloud printing and its own cloud-printing solution......
Cloud / Managed Print & Document Services / News / Xerox
by Kathleen Wirth · Published November 25, 2014 · Last modified February 21, 2017
November 25, 2014 – Fuji Xerox of Tokyo reports that it’s launching Next Generation Managed Print Services (MPS), which it......
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