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---- Microsoft Unveils New Government Cloud Offerings at Eighth Annual Public
Sector CIO Summit:
---- Elizabethtown College delays printer quota payment, cuts campus costs using Print Manager
Plus:
---- Yahoo! and Microsoft to Implement Search Alliance:
---- HP Boosts Quality and Value of Graphic Arts Photo Printing:
---- Software Shelf Appoints IT Global Services Colombia as its Authorized
Country Partner:
NEW & IMPROVED ---- Microsoft Announces Global Launch of Windows
MultiPoint Server 2010:
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- Sign-up to the Print Manager Plus Reports Center 2010 Beta: ---- NEW!
- Print Manager Plus 2010 Released:
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- Print Manager Plus 2010 Free End User Inquiry Tool and Authentication Module in
6 new languages released:
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---- Microsoft Unveils New Government Cloud
Offerings at Eighth Annual Public Sector CIO Summit:
Today, at the eighth annual Microsoft U.S. Public Sector
CIO Summit, Microsoft Corp. unveiled a number of new enhancements and
certifications for the Microsoft Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS) that
continue to raise the bar in cloud security and privacy. In a keynote speech
addressing more than 300 public sector CIOs, Ron Markezich, corporate vice
president of Microsoft Online, launched an industry first a new dedicated
government cloud offering based on the BPOS. For education, Microsoft also
announced it is extending identity federation services to Microsoft Live@edu to
help schools improve collaboration and security, as well as simplify identity
management and support interoperability among disparate software applications.
The new Business Productivity Online Suite Federal is optimized to meet the
security, privacy and compliance needs of U.S. federal government agencies. In
addition, Markezich announced future capabilities and certifications that will
continue to raise the bar in cloud security and privacy, including two-factor
authentication, enhanced encryption and the expected attainment of Federal
Information Security Management Act (FISMA) certification, an important
requirement for government information technology, in the next six months.
Microsoft is the first and only cloud provider to offer this level of
protection and security for governments, said Markezich. We were able to
achieve this industry first thanks to our experience providing dedicated cloud
services for the past five years.
Markezich also announced several new customers including the City of Newark and
Florida State College at Jacksonville, one of the 10 largest U.S. universities.
In the City of Newark, we are focused on ensuring that our IT modernization and
cost-saving programs exceed the mayors overall objectives of renewing
government, said Michael Greene, CIO of the city of Newark, N.J. Thats why we
closely examined Microsofts approach, which blends cloud-based services and
on-premises software. It just made sense. We ultimately went with Microsoft
Business Productivity Online Suite its the catalyst that will allow our team
to focus on upgrading to Windows 7 and Office 2010. This model provides us
best-of-breed collaborative technologies along with the ability to comply with
federal and state regulations. Well save money, receive guaranteed uptime, and
now have the benefit of working with a trusted party to manage it with us.
Microsoft Online Services for Government
Microsoft Online Services are available for government customers of all sizes.
These versions, and the security and privacy enhancements being announced today,
include the following:
* Business Productivity Online Suite meets a wide variety of industry standards
and certifications, including International Organization for Standardization
(ISO) 27001, Statement on Auditing Standards (SAS) 70 Type I and Type II, Health
Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), Family Educational Rights
and Privacy Act (FERPA), Title 21 CFR Part 11 of the Code of Federal
Regulations, Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2, and Trusted
Internet Connections (TIC) compliance. Today, more than 500 state and local
governments use Microsoft Online Services in the United States, including 48 of
50 states. These range from the largest entities with tens of thousands of seats
to the smallest of municipalities.
* Business Productivity Online Suite Federal is launching today for U.S. federal
government agencies, related government contractors and others that require the
highest levels of security features and protocols. The new offering includes all
the certifications and security features of the Business Productivity Online
Suite and more. The service is housed on separate, dedicated infrastructure in
secured facilities. Physical access to those systems is limited by biometric
access controls to a small number of individuals who, in compliance with
International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), must be citizens of the United
States who have undergone rigorous background checks, including fingerprinting.
Microsoft Business Productivity Online Suite will now offer unmatched
capabilities for our government customers and their unique needs, said Curt
Kolcun, vice president of Microsoft U.S. Public Sector. The enhancements were
introducing today and over the next six months raise the bar on security and
privacy. The reason that governments in 48 of the 50 U.S. states have chosen
from our Microsoft Online Services for offerings is in large part because our
offerings are built from the ground up with enterprise-grade security and
privacy in mind.
Microsoft Cloud Services for Government
Microsoft offers a spectrum of cloud computing solutions from infrastructure
to applications for organizations and individuals. Microsoft cloud services for
government are interoperable and elastic solutions that enable rapid delivery of
easy-to-use solutions in response to changing business needs while leveraging
existing IT investments and familiar applications.
At this weeks CIO Summit, several government entities cloud solutions based on
Windows Azure, Microsofts cloud services platform that provides a development,
service hosting and service management environment, will be featured. To aid
government transparency, the City of Miami created a public-facing 3-1-1
application using Azure to monitor and analyze non-emergency requests, such as
pothole repair or missed trash pickup in their area. Another unique application
of Azure, an example provided by the City of Chicago, will also be discussed.
Last summer, organizers of the Taste of Chicago, one of the largest outdoor
food and music festivals in the world, used Azure to provide interactive, online
maps that its residents and visitors used to plan visits to the event. Visitors
to the event could search by day, stage, event, and vendor and then print out a
tailored map to use as a guide at the festival.
Developing Identity Federation Services for Live@edu With the University of
Washington
Microsofts cloud services deliver a unique value for schools and universities
by providing solutions that foster simple, anywhere, anytime collaboration. In
the past six months more than 10,000 schools have signed up for Microsoft
Live@edu, Microsofts hosted e-mail, communications and collaboration solution
for students. Florida State College at Jacksonville and the University of South
Carolina are recent wins and join the thousands of other institutions in more
than 100 countries already providing Live@edu to tens of millions of students
worldwide.
The University of Washington believes federation and interoperability are key
elements to effective, seamless collaboration in complex environments, said
Terry Gray, associate vice president of Technology Strategy at the University of
Washington. We have a long-standing relationship with Microsoft, and we are
excited to work together on the development of a wide range of technologies that
will have an impact on how institutions collaborate worldwide.
As part of this relationship, the University of Washington will help provide
service configuration feedback, implementation documentation, migration guidance
and service testing on two identity federation options. First, customers with an
existing investment in Active Directory will be able to extend that platform to
the cloud with Active Directory Federated Services (ADFSv2) and enable access to
Live@edu services. Second, customers with investments in alternative identity
platforms, such as OpenLDAP, will be able to take advantage of full
SAML/Shibboleth federation support. The University of Washington will also be
one of the first institutions in the world to roll out a federated identity
solution with Microsoft on Live@edu.
---- Elizabethtown College delays printer quota payment, cuts campus costs using Print Manager
Plus:
Check out the write-up in the Etownian, Elizabethtown College newspaper. The
article goes over the implementation of their print management software, which
happens to be Print Manager Plus.
"Gone are the days of wasteful printing at Elizabethtown College. Before the
start of the 2009 fall semester, students were notified by Ron Heasley, the
director of Information and Technology Services (ITS), that they would be
limited with regards to the number of pages they could print."
---- Yahoo! and Microsoft to Implement Search
Alliance:
Microsoft (Nasdaq MSFT) and Yahoo! (Nasdaq YHOO) announced today that they
have received clearance for their search agreement, without restrictions, from
both the U.S. Department of Justice and the European Commission, and will now
turn their attention to beginning the process of implementing the deal.
Implementation of the deal is expected to begin in the coming days and will
involve transitioning Yahoo!s algorithmic and paid search platforms to
Microsoft, with Yahoo! becoming the exclusive relationship sales force for both
companies premium search advertisers globally. Once the transition is
completed, the companies unified search marketplace will deliver improved
innovation for consumers, better volume and efficiency for advertisers and
better monetization opportunities for web publishers through a platform that
contains a larger pool of search queries.
This breakthrough search alliance means Yahoo! can focus even more on our own
innovative search experience, said Yahoo! Chief Executive Officer Carol Bartz.
Yahoo! gets to do what we do best: combine our science and technology with
compelling content to build personally relevant online experiences for our users
and customers.
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer concurred with Bartzs assessment. Although we are
just at the beginning of this process, we have reached an exciting milestone,
Ballmer said. I believe that together, Microsoft and Yahoo! will promote more
choice, better value and greater innovation to our customers as well as to
advertisers and publishers.
Consumer Search Experience
Under terms of the agreement, which was announced in late July 2009, Microsoft
will provide Yahoo! with the same search result listings available through Bing,
and Yahoo! will innovate around those listings by integrating rich Yahoo!
content, enhanced listings with conveniently organized information about key
topics, and tools to tailor the experience for Yahoo! users.
Yahoo! will focus on providing a compelling and innovative search experience
that allows people to find and explore the things, people and sites that matter
most to them. While Microsoft will provide the underlying platform, both
companies will continue to create different, compelling and evolving
experiences, competing for audience, engagement and clicks.
Transition Timeline
Yahoo! and Microsoft will work with advertisers, publishers and developers on a
customized plan designed to make the transition as efficient and seamless as
possible. Both companies will begin working closely with most partners well in
advance of their planned transition to the Microsoft platform and will
communicate important information to partners about the transition periodically
via phone, e-mail, webinars and a newly-created Web site at
www.searchalliance.com.
The companies will begin the transition of algorithmic search and have set a
goal of completing that effort in at least the United States by the end of 2010.
The companies also hope to make significant progress transitioning U.S.
advertisers and publishers prior to the 2010 holiday season, but may wait until
2011 if they determine that the transition will be more effective after the
holiday season. All global customers and partners are expected to be
transitioned by early 2012.
---- HP Boosts Quality and Value of Graphic Arts
Photo Printing:
HP today introduced two digital press solutions with capabilities that improve
photo printing quality and color consistency.
The company also announced that output for HP Indigo presses has received a
Wilhelm Imaging Research (WIR) Display Permanence rating of approximately 45
years, the first of its kind for a digital press.
The new press solutions are designed for photofinishers, professional
photographers, yearbook publishers, print service providers and other graphic
arts professionals.
The HP Indigo WS6000p offers professional portrait output quality as a
high-quality, low-cost replacement to silver-halide systems.
The enhanced HP Indigo W7200 Digital Press improves color management and
consistency for high-volume printing of photo specialty products, including
photo books.
HP additionally launched a partner solution from M-photo to manage professional
lab workflow for HP Indigo presses and silver-halide output devices. HP also
announced the general availability of the ARTtrust self-certification system for
photographers and artists using HP Designjet Z Series Professional Photo
Printers.
Digital has crossed the gap between traditional and digital photofinishing in
terms of quality, productivity and consistency, and now digital printing
surpasses silver halide for photo permanence, said Christopher Morgan, senior
vice president, Graphics Solutions Business, HP. HPs solutions are
accelerating the shift to digital, creating new business opportunities for print
service providers, publishers and photographers.
Display permanence for HP Indigo prints
New print permanence research from WIR the industrys most respected authority
on digital print permanence supports the value and image permanence of HP
Indigo printing for photography applications.
The study gives pages printed with HP Indigo presses on a Kromekote paper from
Smart Papers a WIR Display Permanence Rating of approximately 45 years, which is
longer than the best-rated silver-halide photo paper, Fuji Crystal Archive. The
HP Indigo rating is also more than twice as long as the WIR Display Permanence
Rating for prints on Kodak silver-halide photo paper. The study also shows that
HP Indigo photo book prints received a WIR Album/Dark Storage Rating of greater
than 100 years.
The permanence ratings from WIR provide an important validation for the use of
HP Indigo in consumer and professional photographic markets as well as in the
fine art world, said Henry Wilhelm, co-founder, president and director of
research at Wilhelm Imaging Research. Good display permanence combined with
excellent long-term stability, as well as freedom from yellowing for images that
are in albums or are stored in other dark locations, are essential to preserving
the value of historical photographs, art works and photo books.
New HP Indigo digital press targets portrait studio market
Expected to be available in July, the HP Indigo WS6000p Digital Press brings
HPs high-quality liquid electrophotographic printing technology to the portrait
studio market. Designed to replace silver-halide output solutions, the new
roll-to-roll press includes inline lamination for professional portrait output
at a low cost.
Unlike other digital presses, the solution includes light cyan and light magenta
inks, offering photo-realistic imaging when added to the standard CMYK ink set.
A higher-volume solution for a fast-growing market segment
The launch of the new HP Indigo W7200 Digital Press for photo specialty
applications raises the level of quality and productivity for an important
market segment.
Photo specialty printing is one of HP Indigos fastest-growing segments with:
a 30 percent year-over-year increase in 2009 for new HP Indigo press placements
used in photo specialty applications; and
a 47 percent year-over-year increase in photo specialty page output for the
segments annual, holiday-driven Oct. 1 to Dec. 31 peak-production season.
Designed to meet large photo-specialty firms production needs, the enhanced
W7200 press prints 240 four-color letter-size pages per minute at volumes up to
7.5 million pages per month. It also includes new, linked color-management
utilities on both of its print engines for more accurate, consistent photo
prints. Optional finishing systems for the press allow inline cutting, offset
stacking of book blocks and lamination.
New production software from HP partner M-photo provides comprehensive workflow
management for professional photography labs using the HP Indigo W7200 and other
HP Indigo press models. The software, which also works with silver-halide output
devices, helps eliminate finishing time and reduces costs with tools to
streamline lab management, color correction and image creation.
Self certification for HP Designjet prints
ARTtrust is a simple self-certification system that enables photographers and
artists to provide individual identity to any HP Designjet Z series pigment
print produced using HP Vivera Pigment inks on compatible media or paper.
A joint development between HP and Prooftag, and endorsed by WIR, the ARTtrust
solution is accessible from a new website (www.arttrustonline.com) that allows
registered photographers and artists to activate an ARTtrust Tag, register newly
certified prints, provide information and proof of authenticity, and promote
their work. Tags and membership cards will be sold on the same website by
ARTtrust Company, a subsidiary of Prooftag.
Companies that support and promote ARTtrust include Canson INFINITY, Hahnemhle
FineArt, ILFORD Imaging and Innova Art. Early adopters of the ARTtrust system
include world-famous photographers and artists who are members of the HP Experts
& Mentors program, including Joel Meyerowitz, Thomas Hoepker, Martin Parr,
Douglas Kirkland, and Digital Atelier artists Dorothy Krause, Bonny Lhotka and
Karin Schminke.
In this age of refined mechanical reproduction, the temptation to forge
photographic works of art is easily satisfied, said Meyerowitz. We have been
hoping and waiting for a foolproof method of security and maintaining the
authenticity of our work. ARTtrust has appeared at precisely the right moment.
More information about new HP Indigo and Designjet photo solutions, which were
announced at the Dscoop5 conference and PMA tradeshow, is available in online
press kits at www.hp.com/go/dscoop5 and www.hp.com/go/pma2010, as well as
through the HP Graphic Arts Twitter feed.
---- Software Shelf Appoints IT Global Services
Colombia as its Authorized Country Partner:
Software Shelf has appointed IT Global Services as an
Authorized Partner in Colombia. IT Global Services will work closely with its
customers, and provide marketing, sales, and support for Software Shelfs line
of print management enterprise software products.
IT Global Services is the Software Solutions Provider for Hewlett Packard
Colombia.
Our main objective is to provide our channel and end user customers with
software solutions to manage, handle and control companies print volume.
We provide solutions for 130 HP Channels inside Colombia, these outsourcing
companies are offering and using our products, specifically Print Manager Plus
to control and manage printing contracts.
Our customers and channel prefer, and select Print Manager Plus instead of other
solutions because its easy to install, configure and use. After the
installation its in production almost immediately. The way Print Manager Plus
creates and presents the reports is the big differentiator.
Our experience with local customers has demonstrated: The print volume can be
reduced up to 55% and also investment can be recovered in 60 days proving a real
and immediate Return on Investment.
Print Manager Plus is a solution that can be used in any vertical segment
(Banking, College and Universities, Health Care, Insurance Companies, Petroleum,
etc)
Customers Include:
ALICORP, ATENTO, BANCO SUDAMERIS, BIERSDORF, BIG PASS, BRIGHT POINT, CARDENAS &
CARDENAS, COL. ANGLO COLOMBIANO, CORRECOL, DVINNI, EMERALD ENERGY, FENAVI,
FIDUAGRARIA, FINDETER, INDRA COMPANY, IQ OUTSOURCING, LEGIS, MELCO-MITSUBISHI,
PACIFIC RUBIALES, PETROBRAS, POSSE HERRERA & RUIZ, TRIANA URIBE & MICHELSEN,
UNIVERSIDAD LASALLISTA, WHIRLPOOL.
About IT Global Services
IT Global Services is the Software Solutions Provider for Hewlett Packard
Colombia. Our main objective is to provide our channel and end user customers
with software solutions to manage, handle and control companies print volume.
About Software Shelf
Software Shelf is the worldwide leader in tightly integrated Windows Print
Management solutions. Established in 1994, its flagship product, Print Manager
Plus, is used by tens of thousands of companies and organizations worldwide.
Tech support (in 13 languages) from its offices in the US and UK and from its
more than 150 partners and resellers in over 65 countries.
For further information, contact:
Juan Anez
IT Global Services
Phone: (571) 613-92-18, (57) 317-430-97-07
Email: info@itglobal.com.co
Website: http://www.itglobal.com.co
Bill Feeley
Software Shelf International, Inc.
Phone: 727-445-1920
Email: bfeeley@softwareshelf.com
Website: http://www.softwareshelf.com
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---- Microsoft Announces Global Launch of Windows
MultiPoint Server 2010:
* Supported by Print Manager Plus.
Microsoft Corp. today announced the release of Windows MultiPoint Server 2010, a
new Windows product that increases access to affordable computing in educational
scenarios such as classrooms, labs and libraries by allowing multiple users to
simultaneously share one computer using multiple screens. Windows MultiPoint
Server 2010 is now globally available to OEMs and will be rolling out to
Microsoft academic volume licensing customers on March 1. In addition, Microsoft
is announcing new partnerships that create a strong global ecosystem of hardware
companies that give customers a breadth of choices to buy and use Windows
MultiPoint Server solutions.
We heard clearly from our customers in education that to help fulfill the
amazing promise of technology in the classroom, they needed access to affordable
computing that was easy to manage and use, said Anthony Salcito, vice president
of worldwide education at Microsoft. Thats why we developed Windows MultiPoint
Server a solution that meets these needs and delivers an up-to-date, trusted
Windows experience.
Windows MultiPoint Server 2010 is an operating system that enables multiple
people to connect to a single host computer with their own monitor, keyboard and
mouse through USB or a video card. Each person individually controls his or her
own station with an independent and familiar Windows computing experience.
Windows MultiPoint Server 2010 is the flagship product in a family of shared
resource computing technologies, the MultiPoint solutions, which provide
teachers and students with greater access to educational technology. Shared
resource computing is an emerging category that allows a customer to tap into
more of a computers capability to enable a single host computer to support
multiple users simultaneously.
Shared resource computing can multiply the number of student workstations
available to schools, delivering more value while staying within the same
budget, said Bill Rust, research director at Gartner Inc. Teachers can better
align computing resources with instructional strategies while deploying fewer
fully configured computers and reducing workstation support liabilities.
More information on how to buy Windows MultiPoint Server 2010 and the Windows
MultiPoint family of solutions is available at
http://www.microsoft.com/multipoint
---- NEW! - Sign-up
to the Print Manager Plus Reports Center 2010 Beta:
Reports Center Option 2010 Beta
Monitor all printing with over 100 detailed premade Reports, Statements, and
Graphs that allow you to see who is printing, what they are printing, and the
cost of that printing. Bill back department budgets or just examine overall
print traffic and budgets. Irresponsible printing puts a strain on your
companys budget and Print Manager Plus can eliminate wasted printing by up to
50% or more on a single network.
This add-on option for Print Manager Plus allows you to share network-printing
data with your entire enterprise. With web-based reports and built in viewing
rights and permissions that hook into Active Directory you can plan and execute
your budget needs and flow data with ease and precision. Set it all to automatic
with a built in scheduler that will build reports, send reports and graphs via
email or saved to a share on the server. If you dont like our pre-made reports,
statements, and graphs, then edit them or create your own with the Business
Intelligence Development Studio. (Ad-Hoc Reporting)
Whether your an Academic, Corporate, Government, or Professional Services
organization using Print Manager Plus with this Reports Center Option can be
used to make better decisions regarding printing. With the precise enterprise
printing traffic in detail at your finger tips learn and teach how to save,
budget, and use all of your printing resources.
Print Manager Plus 2010 Cuts Office Printing Costs Up to
75%
Despite the ever increasing availability of paperless office solutions, todays
businesses, schools, healthcare and other institutions still spend as much as 5
percent or more of their revenues on printing related hardware and consumables.
The cost of printing continues to eat into many profit lines. Software Shelf,
the leading provider of print management solutions for all operating systems,
announced the release of their newest and most powerful all software solution to
printing administration and print cost reduction ever available Print Manager
Plus 2010.
Print Manager Plus 2010 not only makes printing 100 percent more efficient, it
enables fast, state of the art print controls and accounting, significant
reductions of waste and increased cost savings all while dramatically lowering
IT and hardware resource requirements for any organization.
Marking a milestone in the development of all print management solutions, Print
Manager Plus 2010 eliminates the need to deploy complex and expensive hardware
solutions. In fact, Print Manager Plus 2010 is the only fully functional all
software solution available supporting all printers, plotters and
multifunctional devices on the market today and monitors printing on all
Microsoft, Macintosh, Unix, and Linux operating systems and it does so at a
fraction of the cost of any other IT product available.
Weve brought complex print management technology to each and every type of
business, academic and institutional organization throughout the world, noted
William Feeley, CEO of Software Shelf International. With Print Manager Plus
2010 we have now exceeded even the most complex hardware solutions available
today and did so while continuing to dramatically reduce printing and print
management costs to organizations of any size.
Packing powerful new features into its market leading solution, Print Manager
Plus 2010 contains many new and exciting print controls and accountability tools
set to reducing the hidden costs of printing throughout any network.
Print Manager Plus 2010 contains the industrys first native Active Directory
integration compatible with Windows Server 2008, and all previous Windows
Operating systems. A completely integrated platform to control, audit and
precisely manage entire printing environments with unsurpassed speed, security
and efficiency.
From the individual IT manager to the CFO, Print Manager Plus 2010 is also
packed with extensive new reporting features, including over 130 built in
reports, enabling printing to be tracked, controlled and billed for if required,
and does so at any level of granularity.
New security related features enable easy compliance to regulations such as
HIPAA security rules and similar rules of UK and European Data Protection
regulations, as well as Sarbanes Oxley in the US.
Print Manager Plus is a Green product featured by Guide Me Green as software
that is saving 150,000 trees every month due to the paper savings it achieves
for its customers.
A free, fully functional trial version of Print Manager Plus 2010 is now
available for download at
http://www.softwareshelf.com
About Software Shelf
Software Shelf is the worldwide leader in tightly integrated Windows Print
Management solutions. Established in 1994, its flagship product, Print Manager
Plus, is used by tens of thousands of organizations worldwide. The company
provides tech support (in 13 languages) from its offices in the US and UK and
from its more than 150 partners and resellers in over 65 countries.
---- NEW! - Print Manager Plus
2010 Free End User Inquiry Tool and Authentication Module in
6 new languages released:
Software Shelf is proud to announce the translated versions of the Free End User
Inquiry Tool and Authentication Module in 6 new languages. Both modules can be
used with any version of Print Manager Plus, and can be installed on a users
workstation locally or through Active Directory group profile or any 3rd party
push install software. The products have been translated into German, French,
Spanish, Italian, Japanese, and Chinese.
End User Inquiry Tool and Pop-Up:
Requirements: Installs on any supported Windows Workstation operating system and
runs with Print Manager Plus 2010.
This application based product is an application based End User Inquiry Tool.
The Tool installs on the workstations that you would like users when they login,
to be able to see what their account balance is and how many pages they have
printed. When installed on the workstation it will only reside in the Program
Trey in the bottom left hand corner. The User simply puts his/hers mouse over
the icon to get their information.
The program has another dual purpose. It can be used to receive pop-up messages
from the Print Manager Plus Service. This will only occur if the Microsoft
Messenger Service on the Server and Workstation are turned off, if not Print
Manager Plus will automatically use the Microsoft Messenger Service to send its
pop-ups.
Authentication Module and Pop-Up:
Requirements: Installs on any supported Windows or Macintosh operating system.
This runs with Print
Manager Plus 2010 Client Billing and Authentication FULL, SBE, and SOHO versions
only.
This application based product is only shipped with Print Manager Plus with
Client Billing and Authentication. The Module installs on the workstations that
you would like to authenticate printing from. The program can be manipulated by
the Print Manager Plus service to change based on the authentication permissions
you set for the user. This includes Print Verification, Print Authentication,
Add New Clients, Batch Printing, Billable/Non-Billable selection, and Additional Comments field.
The program has another dual purpose. It can be used to receive pop-up messages
from the Print Manager Plus Service. This will only occur if the Microsoft
Messenger Service on the Server and Workstation are turned off, if not Print
Manager Plus will automatically use the Microsoft Messenger Service to send its
pop-ups. The pop-ups also occur on Macintosh.
---- Canon U.S.A. Introduces Three New imagePROGRAF
Large Format Printers:
* Supported by Print Manager Plus.
Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging and
advanced office solutions, today answers the increasing demand for large format
prints in the photographic, proofing and graphic arts market with the
introduction of three new imagePROGRAF large format models the 44-inch
imagePROGRAF iPF8300, 24-inch imagePROGRAF iPF6350 and the iPF6300. Designed for
precise, ultra high-quality print performance and increased productivity, each
model features Canons new, 12-Color LUCIA EX pigment ink set and advanced
printing technologies specifically developed to produce prints with an enhanced
color range and improved durability. The new imagePROGRAF models will be
unveiled at the Wedding & Portrait Photographer International (WPPI) Convention
at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, March 8-11, 2010.
In just four short years, Canon has introduced more than 20 imagePROGRAF large
format printers to the market with each new model raising the bar for
outstanding, vibrant image quality and overall versatility, said Jim Rosetta,
vice president and general manager, Imaging Systems Group, Canon U.S.A. Coupled
with our new LUCIA EX ink set and advanced media capabilities, the new
imagePROGRAF models represent an ideal solution for the graphic, fine art,
photography and proofing markets.
Enhanced Color Spectrum
With increasing consumer demand for professional and high-quality print jobs,
high-end graphic and photographic studios continue to seek the capability to
accurately produce vivid output of consumers most demanding projects. To
enhance its available color spectrum, the new imagePROGRAF models feature a
revolutionary all-new 12-Color LUCIA EX pigment ink set increasing the
achievable color gamut by approximately 20 percent from the previous
imagePROGRAF iPFx100 series and enabling over 90 percent coverage of PANTONE
(*) colors to produce rich expression. Additionally, to better meet the needs of
the professional print market, the new models feature a reinforced mechanical
structure to enable precise ink placement for improved text and line accuracy,
making these new devices a powerful proofing solution.
Exquisite Photographic Output
The introduction of the new LUCIA EX ink provides photographers with the ability
to precisely achieve their desired results by producing more expressive and
crisp blacks, smooth color gradations, and the capability to reproduce the
finest details in the shadow areas of photographs. The new inks are also
designed with an innovative polymer structure that results in greater scratch
resistance and protection from color fading, while also reducing bronzing and
metamerism ensuring durable, stable output.
Wilhelm Imaging Research (WIR), the worlds leading independent image permanence
testing laboratory, has been evaluating the new Canon LUCIA EX expanded-gamut,
12-color pigment inks. Henry Wilhelm, president of WIR commented, A review of
preliminary data from the still ongoing tests indicates that prints made with
LUCIA EX pigment inks and select photo and fine art papers will achieve WIR
Display Permanence Ratings in excess of 75 years for color images and well
beyond 200 years for black-and-white images. In addition, LUCIA EX pigment inks
exhibit excellent short-term color drift (dry-down) behavior, which is
critically important for color-managed workflows and in proofing applications.
The new LUCIA EX inks also achieved WIRs highest rating for resistance to
damage from atmospheric ozone, a particular concern in urban environments in
situations where prints might be displayed unframed and exposed to ambient
indoor air.
Simplified Workflows
Recognizing the expanding array of media options for large format printers and
to further improve the versatility of these new imagePROGRAF models, Canon has
developed a new Media Configuration Tool which allows customers to not only
utilize genuine Canon-branded media, but provides the ability to add and make
adjustments to paper settings to enhance the precision and quality of output
achieved with third-party media. Upon release of the new printer, ICC profiles
of popular media types from Intelicoat, Ilford, LexJet and Moab will be
available for download on their respective corporate Web sites.
To expand print options and improve proofing capabilities, the iPF8300, iPF6350
and iPF6300 come bundled with a new Print Plug-In for Photoshop, Digital Photo
Professional and support for Adobe Color Management Module, enabling features
such as Black Point Compensation. Through the Photoshop Plug-In, each new model
allows 16-bit RGB images edited in Photoshop to be sent directly to the
imagePROGRAF printers, preserving smooth and high gradation.
Brian Hampton, an award-winning nature photographer printing with a Canon
imagePROGRAF for the first time stated, The quality of the print is amazing. I
was particularly impressed by the iPF8300s ability to reproduce shadow details
in a way that exceeds anything Ive seen previously on the market. Its quite a
step above the competition. Hampton also noted the built-in workflow solutions
and commented, The ability to export out of Photoshop via the plug-in is
outstanding. Many of its capabilities perform as well as an RIP program without
the additional cost.
Maximize Productivity
In order to support high-volume printing and streamline workflows the Canon
iPF8300 and iPF6350 come equipped with an 80 GB high-capacity hard disk drive
(HDD) that allows for faster spooling of large files as well as the ability to
reprint jobs directly from the printer. To ensure the highest level of
productivity and reduce overall print time, all new models are also equipped
with a standard gigabit Ethernet network interface and an automatic dual-blade
cutter.
In those environments that utilize a complete workflow solution in conjunction
with CGS, EFI, Ergosoft, GMG, ONYX and other leading RIP manufacturers, updated
drivers will be available for download upon the release of the printers from
their respective Web sites.
Precision Technology
To fully capitalize on the dynamic color range of the new LUCIA EX ink set, each
new imagePROGRAF model employs two advanced one-inch print heads, each featuring
2,560 nozzles per color and outputting a super fine four picoliter (pl) droplet
at a full 2400x1200 dots-per-inch resolution (dpi) to reproduce details with
extraordinary accuracy and clarity. Paired with enhanced plug-ins and new, High
Precision Printing Modes, these new imagePROGRAF models provide an extremely
high level of photographic and proofing quality prints.
The new imagePROGRAF iPF8300, iPF6350 and iPF6300 are compliant with U.S. ENERGY
STAR energy-saving standards and RoHS compliance standards. The new Canon
imagePROGRAF iPF8300, iPF6350 and iPF6300 large format printers will be on
display at WPPI booth 401 in Las Vegas, NV from March 8-10, 2010. The
imagePROGRAF iPF8300/6350/6300 will start shipping in March for a manufacturers
suggested retail price of $5,995, $3,995 and $3,695, respectively.
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NEW! - Print Manager Plus 2010 Release
Station Option Released:
Security in Printing with Cost Control and Ease of Use Solved in Print Manager
Plus 2010 Release Station Option.
Windows Integrated Software for Active Directory or Work Group Configurations
for Companies, Libraries and Schools Announced by Software Shelf.
Software Shelf today announced availability of Print Manager Plus 2010 Release
Station Option for schools, libraries, and companies who need to control user
printing and printing security whether printing through a print server or in a
work group.
This new version of the most simple and powerful software only (requires no
hardware) Release Station on the market comes with Credit Card & PayPal
integration. Users can pay for each individual job as they print or add credit
to their own account balances using Credit Card or PayPal.
Software Shelf CEO, Mr. Bill Feeley states, The Release Station has proved to
be a very popular add on for Print Manager Plus and we have been implementing
this in many Schools, Libraries, and Companies around the globe over the past 2
years. There are many ways this can be used, and here are a few of the more
popular implementations:
Secure Printing
Using the Release Station, Print Manager Plus holds jobs the users send until
they go to a Workstation or thin client panel at the printer/printers location
and type in their User Account and password to see their job or jobs to release
to the printer. Jobs not released after a specified amount of time are deleted.
This handles printing sensitive material to a printer that is not located near
the user. This also handles the stack of paper sitting at the printer at the end
of the day that no one ever came to collect. Fully supports HIPAA, Data
Protection Acts, and Sarbanes-Oxley compliancy.
Approved/Managed printing
Users send a job and receive a pop up message asking them to see the teacher to
release their job or the front desk (as in a library) to pay for their job. The
person administering uses the console to see all the details of the job,
including total cost of the job if collecting funds for it, and releases the
jobs as needed.
Account Balance Management
With the new Paid Balance feature within Print Manager Plus and Credit Card &
PayPal integration, the software is set up to put the account balance management
back on the users. They can pay for individual jobs themselves or add credit to
their account balance if they run out using the Release Station Option.
For those not yet using Print Manager Plus, a fully functional trial version
good for 30 days can be downloaded from
http://www.softwareshelf.com
For new customers, install Print Manager Plus first, and then install the new
Print Manager Plus Release Station 2010 to gain all the powerful features of
security and ease of use of the Release Station.
The Release Station avoids the problem of users printing documents then never
going to the actual printer to pick them up. Also, security comes in as the tool
allows for confidential material in an organization to not actually be printed
at the printer for everyone to see, until the user is actually right there to
release it and pick it up.
It supports all printers on the market and is a native extension of the Windows
operating system with seamless Active Directory integration. It supports all
printer brands on the market and printing for every operating system printing
through a Windows Print Server.
Supports HIPAA, Data Protection Acts, and Sarbanes-Oxley compliancy.
---- NEW! - Print Manager
Plus 2010 Web Based Add Credit Option:
Software Shelf has released an updated version of its free
Web Based Add Credits Option.
Requirements: This option requires an installation of Print Manager Plus 2010,
and runs within Microsoft Internet Information services using the .Net Framework
version 2.0.
There are also two search options that will show users by drop down menu or a
text search of the name can be done to find a specific user.
The program is web based and can be installed on your IIS Server with a simple
installation option.
This program is given to our customer at NO CHARGE.
---- Microsoft XPS Showcase:
Print Manager Plus, the full feature, all software print monitoring, audit and
accounting solution from Software Shelf International now includes full
compatibility with the new Microsoft XPS format to provide users with higher
quality documents and higher print cost savings.
Now companies and organizations of any size can easily and fully manage printing
on all brands of printers, control all print traffic and effortlessly manage all
of their printing resources and printing budgets throughout their network
without resorting to expensive, complex and inferior hardware or other software
solutions.
XPS provides users with a robust, open and highly trustworthy format for
electronic paper. Documents print better and can be shared more easily and are
more secure for archiving. Said Software Shelf CEO, Bill Feeley. With the full
auditing of Microsoft XPS files, Print Manager Plus remains on the cutting edge
of Print Management technology.
Despite increasing availability of paperless office solutions, the cost of
printing continues to eat into many profit lines. Print Manager Plus 2010 is the
leading print management solution for print administration and print cost
reduction for all operating systems. It is the only fully functional all
software solution available supporting all printers, plotters and
multifunctional devices on the market today and monitors printing on all
Microsoft, Macintosh, Unix, and Linux operating systems and it does so at a
fraction of the cost of any other IT product available.
Print Manager Plus is also a Green product featured by Guide Me Green as
software that is saving 150,000 trees every month due to the paper savings it
achieves for its customers.
A free, fully functional trial version of Print Manager Plus 2010 is now
available for download at
http://www.softwareshelf.com
---- Can't Print? - Microsoft's new
printing solution center:
Use Microsoft's new printing solution center to solve common printing problems.
This site includes a wealth of information - from basic printer set-up and
driver installation to solutions for specific error messages, establishing
networks, and detailed how-to articles for Microsoft programs and operating
systems. http://www.microsoft.com/printserver
---- When to Use a Print Server?
Consult this brief and informative white paper to learn about the advantages of
using a print server instead of direct printing with Microsoft Windows operating
systems.
Software Shelf is a world leader in enterprise print utility software.
Print Console 3.0 Print Console is a remote network printing console for Windows. This console
allows an administrator to remotely see all printers in a domain(s) from his or
her workstation. Manipulate Print Jobs and Printers as if you were at that
server.
http://www.softwareshelf.com/products/print_console.htm
Print Manager Plus 2010 Print Manager Plus allows centralized quota, tracking and auditing of all
printing activity. The product includes version for Academic, Corporate, and
Professional Services companies. http://www.softwareshelf.com/
Print Queue Manager 3.0 Print Queue Manager allows full printing management for a Windows
network. Features include Print Redirection, Printing Disaster Recovery, Load
Balancing, Printer Status, Printer Grouping and Print Broadcasting.
http://www.softwareshelf.com/products/print_queue_manager.htm
Print Release Station Option 2010 Built as an Add-on Option to Print Manager Plus, this product redefines
print security and simplicity in the same sentence. Using already existing
network authentication resources, with robust and secure login features. The
Release Station Option allows for easy installation into an already existing
Windows or Novell network.
Using your intranet to run from, the Release Station working with Print Manager
Plus will allow many different scenarios for Schools, Libraries, Healthcare,
Insurance, and Corporate customers. Integrated with all of your print queues the
Release Station can be placed anywhere there is a web based or intranet
connection. Users will be prompted for their Username and Password. Once logged
in they can view their print job, and choose to print, delete, or even pay for
it!
Allowing Administrators to display sets of data for when users login to the
Release Station, allows full control over printing in public labs, pay for print
kiosks, and HIPAA regulation compliancy for confidential document release.
Print Manager Plus Reports Center 2010 Monitor all printing with over 100 detailed premade Reports,
Statements, and Graphs that allow you to see who is printing, what they are
printing, and the cost of that printing. Bill back department budgets or just
examine overall print traffic and budgets. Irresponsible printing puts a strain
on your companys budget and Print Manager Plus can eliminate wasted printing by
up to 50% or more on a single network.
This add-on option for Print Manager Plus allows you to share network-printing
data with your entire enterprise. With web-based reports and built in viewing
rights and permissions that hook into Active Directory you can plan and execute
your budget needs and flow data with ease and precision. Set it all to automatic
with a built in scheduler that will build reports, send reports and graphs via
email or saved to a share on the server. If you dont like our pre-made reports,
statements, and graphs, then edit them or create your own with the Business
Intelligence Development Studio. (Ad-Hoc Reporting)
http://www.softwareshelf.com/products/print_manager_plus_reports_center.htm
---- Check out Print Manager Plus 2010 online User
Guides & Documentation:
Free for all Print Manager Plus customers, and anyone interested in our product.
Here are links to our online user guides, quick start guides. They are provided
in HTML or as a PDF download. If you have further questions please email
support@softwareshelf.com
---- What Operating Systems can Print
Manager Plus Monitor?
Print Manager Plus can monitor print
jobs being printed from Windows 2008/2003/2000/NT 4.0, 3.51, Windows 7, Windows Vista,
Windows XP, Windows ME, Windows 98, Windows 95, Windows 3.1, DOS, Novell,
Macintosh, UNIX (all flavors), Linux, and OS/2 clients.
---- Can Print Manager Plus monitor printers attached to a
workstation?
The Print Manager Plus Workstation
Connected Printer Agent can do this.
Requirements: Installs on any supported Windows Workstation operating system and runs with all
Print Manager Plus versions.
This application based product can be installed on a workstation and allows the
Administrator to Monitor, Quota, and Restrict printing on the locally attached
printer and any users printing to that workstation connected printer.
This tool is great for companies that have locally attached workstations that
they cannot monitor or Large Format Printers that they do not want to send large
print jobs over the network to through their print server.
Once the product is installed on the workstation the Workstation Connected
Printer Service will appear under the services tab in Print Manager Plus. Also
all printers locally attached to that workstation will appear under the printers
tab. The local service can be Stopped, Started, and Restarted remotely. The
service can also be updated remotely using E-Update.
---- What printer
languages can be audited by Print Manager Plus?
Manage Users, User Groups, Organizational Units, Printers, and Print Traffic
over your network and have full control of your printing resources with Print
Manager Plus 2008 Network Enterprise Edition. Corporations have many department
budgetary needs. One of these is printing, which includes monies dispersed for
Toner, Paper, Printers, and Maintenance. Now with Print Manager Plus 2008 you
can Control and Manage that budget with precision. You can use Print Manager
Plus to audit user printing across a department or your entire organization.
Monitor all printing with over 130 detailed premade reports and Graphs that
allow you to see who are printing, what they are printing, and the cost of that
printing. Bill back department budgets or just examine overall print traffic.
View Printer inventory, usage, and printer infrastructure.
Print Job data is translated into specific datasets which can be used for full
featured auditing and cost analysis.
Print Job data collected is: Time/Date Printed, Document Title, Document Type,
Page Count, Copy Count, Page Size, Print Job Size, Black & White Output, Color
Output, Duplex, N-Up, Large Format Printing by Inches and Centimeters.
Printers Audited
Printers supported by Print Manager Plus are in the hundreds. Listing them would
be lengthy and not show the actual technical quality of the product
functionality without some background data.
Print Manager Plus was created by request from the IT industry at the inception
of Microsofts Windows NT server release. Software Shelf took on the challenge of
surveying and developing a simple, and easy to use software based product, and
it did in 1998 releasing our 1.0 version of Print Manager Plus. We found that
tracking print jobs from operating systems was not as easy as we thought it
would be. The development route we took required that we audit the actual
spooled print job file that the printer hardware deciphers to actually print the
job. This required us to be able to look at separate print languages that the
printer manufactures write for their hardware. Since then we have deciphered and
audit hundreds of print languages. This allows Print Manager Plus to track the
data needed for a complete audit of all printing traffic over any size network
and any printer type.
Printers Audited includes: Dot Matrix, Inkjets, LaserJets, Multifunctional
devices, Large Format Printers, and Plotters.
Current Print Languages Supported:
Brother HBP - Host Based Printing
Brother NCM - Native Compression Mode
Brother XL2HB
Canon CAPT - Canon Advanced Printing Technology
Canon UFR - Ultra Fast Rendering
DPL (Dell Printer Language)
Duplo DUPRINTER
EMF
Epson ESC/P
Epson ESC/P 2
Fuji
GDI (All Versions) - Graphics Device Interface
HP LIDIL - Lightweight Imaging Device Interface Language
HP PCL - Print Control Language (All Versions)
HP PCLXL - Print Control Language XL
HP PPA - Printer Performance Architecture
HP Universal Print Driver (Postscript)
HP Universal Print Driver (PCL)
HPBL
HPGL - BINCO
HPGL - HP Graphics Language
HPGL/2 - HP Graphics Language 2
KIPGL
KIP Script
Kyocera KPDL - Kyocera Print Definition Language
Kyocera Prescribe
Lexmark GDI
Microsoft XPS
OAKT - Oak Technology
OKI GDI
OKI HiperC
Panasonic GDI
PDF (All Versions) - Page Description Format
Postscript - (All Versions)
Prescribe - page description language (All Versions)
Printronix - PGL Printronix Graphics Language
Ricoh IPDL - Intelligent Page Description Language
Ricoh RPCS - Refined Printing Command Stream
Samsung QPDL
Samsung SMART
Tally Stream
Tally TCPL - Tally Compressed Printer Language
Text (RAW)
Xerox TIFF6/GDI
Zenographics ZIMF
Zenographics ZJStream
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---- Print Manager Plus Offered to School Districts
by Site License:
Software Shelf is proud to offer for the first time an Unlimited Site License
for Print Manager Plus 2010 Standard Academic. This unlimited Academic Site
License covers one organization, and one or more domains within the same Active
Directory Forest.
Whether you are a School District or University Campus Print Manager Plus will
cover your Print Management needs. Print Manager Plus allows you to track,
quota, and restrict student printing and printer usage for a complete print
management solution. This print management system gives you control over all of
your printing resources, namely printers, paper, and toner. No more wasted
budget resulting from uncontrolled and irresponsible printing. You'll be amazed
how much you can save by just tracking this outflow.
Features Include:
* User Quotas
* Ten User, Group, or Printer Restrictions.
* Complete user notification via built in free End User Inquiry Tool.
* Licensed per Print Server/Workgroup or Unlimited Site License.
* Supports unlimited users on the Active Directory/LDAP or Workgroup setup.
* Supports unlimited printers on the print server.
* Over 130 built in Reports.
* Easy Install, No Change to Windows, No Hardware Required!
* Maintenance is included with all products, and covers Upgrades/Updates and
Phone Support for One Year from the date of purchase.
(Probably double what it should in extra paper, toner, ink, and printer
maintenance costs. School administrators are saving thousands annually, freeing
up staff, and earning ROI in just months with next generation, printer control
software.)
---- Buy Print Manager Plus and Get Print Console FREE!
Purchase Print Manager Plus and get a license of Print Console at no charge.
Print Console allows centralized control of all printing activity on an
enterprise of Windows servers and Windows workstations.
Print Console allows manipulation of any print jobs spooling on a windows print
server.
Print Console eliminates the need for administrators to walk to a remote server
to administer their printers or solve common printer problems. You can see most
common problems right on your screen such as "toner low", or "out of paper"
errors.
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