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Meeting Notes for April 6th, 2006
HP Total Print Management
Bill Pope, HP, (bill.pope@hp.com )
To increase investment, efficiency & TCO
- Assess & Plan = which model, location, etc
- Balance deployment = determine utilization, security, workflow assessment, etc
- Manage & Support = new tools available
- Simplicity – reduce number of devices, supply & demand automation (automatically sends email to vendor indicating need toner), etc
- Agility – track printers, automate upgrades/alerts, etc
- Value – maximize assets
New Printer Models
- Color LaserJet
- ColorSphere = new toner technology which improves color output, produces more realistic image
- Instant-On Technology
- Color Access Control
- Monitor – reporting, job accounting
- Control – device lockdown by user, application, etc
- Cost allocation – customizable billing
- Included with Web JetAdmin v8.0 & newer models
- Business Ink vs. Deskjet
- OfficeJet Pro is new version of Business Inkjet
- replaces ink instead of ink plus print head
- better solution
- better output
Networking
- JetDirect 635n gigabyte internal IPv6/IPSec Ethernet print server
- Authentication, encryption
New Release Management Software
- HP Web Jetadmin 8.0 for managing fleet of printers
- Report Generation Plug-in 3.0
- Reports by user/application
- Supply management
- Security
- Color access control
- PC Printer Discovery Plug-in 2.0
- Restrict by range of IP, subnets
- Universal Print Driver
- Diagnostic tools
- Driver updates
- Single driver convenience
- Supports all HP Postscript emulation & HP PCL 5 printers (LJ since 1997)
- Managed Print Policy (MPP) = control access
- HP Manager Printer List (MPL) = centrally manage list
Pharos Integrated MFP (iMFP) Solutions
- Need the following items:
- HP MFP (iMFP) device
- Models included HP 4345, 4730, 9500, 9050 & 9040
- ID Card Reader (Magnetic or Proximity)
- Pharos UniPrint Software
- Server
- Does not require a release station
- In the box solutions
- Print/Copy job accounting
- Pay for Print/Copy jobs
- ID Card authentication
- Job Chargeback
- Color Control
- PrintHere Technology
- Mobile users can locate printer & install
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