UniFLOW Additional Modules

The core accounting functionality of uniFLOW Output Manager can be extended with various extra modules. Each module provides exciting new features to the system that allow the benefits of uniFLOW to extend into other parts of your business. From providing secure printing features to helping run your inhouse print room more efficiently, uniFLOW really is an end-to-end output management system.

How Pharos Uniprint can benefit a university

Uniprint allows you to track printing and copying from virtually any printer, copier or multi-functional device (MFD) ensuring that all paper output in your organisation is transparent and totally measurable.

Uniprint monitors the printing and copying of every user on your network ensuring that all students and staff are fully accountable for their actions.
Uniprint includes an optional system of user balances allowing your school, college or university to control and limit the amount of printing and copying students and staff can perform, reducing waste and dramatically cutting costs.
Uniprint can be configured to cancel or restrict jobs that are sent to inappropriate print devices, regulating the print process and helping to cut costs.
Uniprint reduces paper output waste and helps ensure that the appropriate print device is used assisting your school, college or university to meet its environmental obligations central to today’s green agenda.
Uniprint can accommodate automated cash payment options that allow those who wish to charge the ability to do so without the constant involvement of support staff allowing them to focus on core activities.

Uniprint offer an online payment module Indigo that allows credit and debit cards or even PayPal accounts to be utilised reducing the dependence on cash, which in turn reduces staff involvement with cash collection and security.
Uniprint can work alongside a system of wireless printing which allows users to print from laptops, PDAs and smart phones via your wireless network without the need to install software or printer drivers hence ensuring inclusivity of print service provision for all users.

Uniprint fits right in with your existing networking infrastructure through its usage of familiar Microsoft technologies including Windows Server and Microsoft SQL.
Uniprint keeps your end-users happy and well informed about their print activities via its pop-up messages that offer the same functionality regardless of whether people are using Windows or Mac clients.

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Liverpool John Moores University PRINT Strategy

What is the LJMU PRINT Strategy?
The LJMU PRINT Strategy is an organisation wide, strategic approach to all the photocopying, printing and scanning requirements of the university, both for staff and students.
What are its aims?
The aims of the PRINT Strategy are:
Seek to reduce the volume of printed and photocopied material where this is without detriment to teaching and learning and administrative functions.
Seek to reduce spending on printing and photocopying through providing local management with improved information and devolved control on the costs of PRINT and provision of access to the most efficient equipment.
Encourage the use of recycled paper and environmentally friendly printing processes.
Promote the strategic management of PRINT through seeking to engage a PRINT supplier and/or advisor capable of taking an organisational view of printing and its IT requirements and determining whether in house or external provision of PRINT services best meets demand.
Seek efficiencies of operation through liaison with other Higher Education Institutions and other compatible organisations.
See http://www.ljmu.ac.uk/printstrategy/

Samsung Enters A3 MFD Market

Samsung has announced the launch of its very first A3 colour multifunction devices with the introduction of the MultiXpress C9350ND and MultiXpress C9250ND. The new devices incorporate a unique Open Architecture Platform XOA to allow for easy integration into existing systems as well as increased printing performance; an intuitive and customisable user interface (UI); and powerful security features to ensure peace of mind for small, medium and large businesses.

Both models have been built with a fully modular set-up, various expandability options and a customisable open development platform known as XOA which allows the devices to cater for all businesses - from small teams right up to large departments. The implementation of Samsung’s unique XOA platform can make integration simple and effective allowing workgroups to achieve a multifunctional print environment tailored to their needs.

HP Introduces the Future of Printing

Web Connected and Cloud Aware MFDs now in the UK http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press/2010/100607b.html