Hardware How-To’s

Embedding Technology

Many businesses out there have print costs in mind and have put initiatives in place to track items. Even this type of software can now be embedded in your MFD such as Canon’s uniFLOW, Savin’s Print Director, PaperCut, and Equitrac. All jobs whether copy, print, or scan can now be tracked with this underlying software without any bulky add-ons to the MFD. Since these apps are Java based, it makes for an easy deployment in mixed manufacturer environments as embedded clients are provided for most manufacturers.

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Preparing for Mountain Lion

Printing appears to be changing slightly in Mountain Lion, or at least the user interface. Reports indicate that the print dialog will have a simplified interface with fewer buttons and much easier to use. Also integrated in will be a nifty scan interface for supported MFD’s.

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PDF/A in the Legal System

Currently, U.S Courts mandate PDF submissions for legal filings such as complaints, bankruptcy petitions, briefs and depositions through CM/ECF. However, the Federal Judiciary is planning to change the technical standard for filing documents from PDF to PDF/A.

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Canon iR ADVANCE Trick or Treat

With Remote Address Book, one Canon imageRUNNER ADVANCE MFP can operate as the “host” for the address book, and the other iR ADVANCE MFPs can be programmed to pull destination information across the network off of the host device. This allows IT staff to only need to support one address book, yet all the other devices will show the same location information.

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Fiery Enhances iOS Printing Solution

As Apple continues to put out quality products, the number of handheld devices, such as the iPad and iPhone, continue to skyrocket in the workplace.  Most people are still using a PC or Mac for their everyday office tasks, but more and more are finding the need to enable mobile printing from their handheld.  Many…

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KIP in the Cloud – Wide Format Printing

The KIP Cloud Print option could be a very valuable piece of technology for your business. Many designers and architects spend their days in the field with no direct link to a wide format printing device. A simple email to the KIP will provide users back at home base with the documents they need.

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