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EFI has expanded its range
of mobile printing solutions
with a new self-serve print
station for print providers and
a new version of its wireless,
driverless mobile printing
software for enterprises.
Enabling direct Wi-Fi printing
from mobile devices to any make
or model of network printer,
EFI PrintMe Mobile version 2.2
comes with new features that
give enterprise IT departments
more control over printing from
iPads, iPhones and Android
devices.
In particular, it enables IT
departments to account for all
printing from mobile devices
through integration with leading
job accounting applications
such as Equitrac and PaperCut;
to implement policies to control
printer access based on a user
ID and, where appropriate,
integration with a corporate LDAP
server; and to create and enforce
policies to control which printers
can be used and what types of
printing options are available
(black/white or colour, stapling,
advanced finishing, etc.) for each
user or group of users.
Chris Dance, CEO of PaperCut
Software, said: “The explosion
of tablets in the enterprise has
created a serious challenge to
tracking, managing and reporting
print jobs. The standard AirPrint
print job is anonymous and does
not provide a way for companies
to track who printed it. With
PrintMe Mobile working together
with PaperCut, companies can
now bring mobile printing in line
with their job accounting rules
in order to properly account for
print activity.”
Another useful feature for
organisations that have highly
sensitive content or tight
restrictions on information
leaving the company network is
secure printing. Users can send
print jobs from anywhere to an
internal print queue and release
the print using their mobile
device once they are standing at
a printer.
EFI has also enhanced its
mobile printing offering for
print service providers, such as
schools, colleges and libraries,
with a cashless self-serve print
station that allows students and
other customers to print from
mobile phones, iPads, USB drives
and cloud accounts (e.g. Google
Drive, Dropbox and EFI PrintMe)
and pay for prints using a credit
card, campus card or cash card.
Commenting on the launch of
the M500 Self-serve Copy and
Print Station, John Henze, vice
president of Fiery marketing at
EFI, said: “Antiquated devices
like coin-operated copiers are
not meeting their printing needs
and create cash management
headaches for university staff.
EFI’s M500 station provides the
easiest way for users to access,
pay and print in a completely self-
serve environment.”
The M500 station features a
large 10-inch colour touchscreen;
provides secure encrypted
communications; integrates with
campus card and billing systems;
and works with any PostScript
printer or MFP. It also supports
1D/2D barcode scanning for
mobile devices and discount
cards.
EFI puts businesses in control of mobile printing
Printer News
Brother turns on the
speed
Brother has launched its fastest
mono laser printers to date, as it
seeks to increase its penetration
of the medium-sized business
and enterprise printing market.
The new models include the
40 pages per minute HL-6100
series and the 38ppm HL-5400
series, both featuring automatic
two-sided printing, cost-saving
high-yield cartridges (up to
12k on the HL-6100) and Blue
Angel accreditation. Support
for Airprint, Google Cloud Print,
Cortado and Wi-Fi Direct meets
the growing requirement for
printing from smartphones and
tablets, while respective paper
capacities of 1050 and 800
sheets keep user intervention
to a minimum. Advanced
features include Wireless N
(on the HL-5470DW), Gigabit
networking (on the 6100 series)
and support for Ipv6. The new
printers cost from £159 SRP
inc. VAT.
www.brother.co.uk
Toshiba expands
A4 range
Toshiba has extended its A4
product portfolio with the
launch of two productive mono
A4 MFPs. The e-STUDIO332S
and e-STUDIO403S (with fax)
feature auto duplex, colour
scanning and print speeds of up
to 40 pages per minute.
www.toshiba.co.uk
Konica Minolta Business
Solutions (UK) Ltd has
launched two mid-range colour
MFPs, the bizhub C454 and
bizhub C554. Designed for
intensive workgroup use,
the new multifunctional
bizhubs have an array
of productivity features
accessed via a customisable,
smartphone-like, nine-inch
multi-touch screen. These
include a dualscan automatic
document feeder that
scans both sides of a page
in a single pass at speeds of
up to 160 scanned images
per minute in full colour; an
embedded 50-sheet staple
finisher (upgradeable on
the bizhub C554). Energy-
saving features include the
ability to scan without engine
warm-up; a dynamic eco
timer that analyses working
conditions and adjusts
sleep mode accordingly; and
low temperature
fusing Simitri HD
polymerised toner.
www.konicaminolta.
co.uk/mfd
A touch more productivity
PrintMe Mobile enables direct
Wi-Fi printing from iPads,
iPhones and Android devices
to any existing network printer
regardless of brand. Users
simply select print within their
application and print to the
printers that automatically
populate a drop down menu.