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AFP User group meeting in Hesselet May 2008

Jan AagesenC.E.O. & Development Director

Print Associates

Your Future in PrintYour Future in PrintYour Future in Print


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Would you install a cash machine in every office?

Lets Look at it another wayLets Look at it another wayLets Look at it another way



And let everyone take as much as they wanted

when ever they wanted

A license to print Money?A license to print Money?A license to print Money?



If you have network printers!If you have network If you have network printers!printers!

You already have ! You already have !

Your Money!Your Money!Your Money!



Our original thoughtOur original thought

To create a solution that would save money and save the environment

because it can make printing

You already have the Technology

so easy, that it will become the rule and not the exception

InInDuplex Duplex

TonerToner--save save 2/4/62/4/6--upup



What it turned intoWhat it turned into

We have created the easiest and most comprehensive printing systems and tools

ever made

Because we wanted to take the issues and hassle

out of printing for you!



IPCS InvestigatorThe ultimate assessment toolEasy to install no setup required

IPCS EnterpriseThe most advance policy based printing systemTakes the hassle out of printing

IPCS Print BOX / Print ConvertorConverts any output to any print data stream

IPCS Data CompressorCompresses data over WAN lines to eliminate RPC issues and enhance RTT for long haul printing.

IPCS CollectorCentral collection data from all IPCS products.

The Product LineThe Product Line



How much you print each year?How many printers you have in their company?How much a page costs you to print?How much you throw away each year?What you will spend next year?What you can do to reduce your costs?

How much you print each year?How many printers you have in their company?How much a page costs you to print?How much you throw away each year?What you will spend next year?What you can do to reduce your costs? In fact:

Do you really know where to start ?In fact:

Do you really know where to start ?

Do you really KnowDo you really Know……



If you start measuring itIf you start measuring it……..

You start managing it!You start managing it!

We typically seeWe typically see……

30% 30% –– 50%50% reduction of hard cost!reduction of hard cost!

Control and managementControl and management



Simple & fast to installPowerful in assessmentTracking ALL print!

Locally attached printersDirect IP-printPrint through servers

Installs and runs silent as a serviceCollects data at a central pointIntegrates with IPCS Enterprise Exports to any ODBC databaseIntegration with ERP-systems

When your start measuring it, you start controlling it....

InvestigatorInvestigator



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LaptopWorkstation

Print Server

Laptop

WorkstationPrint Server

Laptop

Workstation

Print Server

Laptop


Collector software

Upstream Collector Upstream Collector

Top-of-tree Collector

Client software


CollectorCollector



Patented Policy Based Printing functionalityPatented Policy Based Printing functionalityBased on user and workstation informationBased on document name, length, and actual contentCorrect printing – every time – including Pull PrintManages color usage without banning users’ access to color

Easy installation, administration, and useEasy installation, administration, and useOne driver on the workstations - without loss of functionalityCentralized managementStandardized and easy override possibility for the users

Additional advantagesAdditional advantagesHigh availability print through failover printers and serversEliminates the need for expensive clustered print serversFull support of Roving Users and Guest Users

EnterpriseEnterprise



This is how it is done today !This is how it is done today !

You have to control it You have to control it manually !manually !It is (too) difficult !It is (too) difficult !It steals management It steals management attention attention !!

It takes time !It takes time !If the document is less If the document is less than 10 pages, it is not than 10 pages, it is not worth while !worth while !

Print aDocument

Choose File-Print inApplication menu

Identify Printerto use

Decide onsavingsfeature

Look foroptions in driver

window

Decide onparameters (1)

Launch Printjob

Get Print jobon identified

printer

Decide onparameters (2)

Application

Number of copiesNumber of pages

Therefore no one is doing it – YET!



This is how you print with IPCS This is how you print with IPCS

Print aDocument

Choose File-Print inApplication menu

Get Print jobon identified

printer

Application

Automatic formsrecognition and

apply rule



Single workstation driver . Significant time saving for printer roll outs and upgrades only the server needs new drivers

Plug and printConnect your lap-top anywhere and print without any setup

Print where you areAlways print to the printer closest to you regardless where you are

Automated failover and load-balance of printers. If a printer fails users will automatically be redirected to the nearest available printer

Cost controlled color printing. Only those with permission can print agreed documents in color, others can print but only in

monoAutomates failover and load-balancing of print servers

If a print server fails IPCS will automatically select another print serverIncreased IT support efficiency

If it works in one place it works everywhere All rules are centrally controlled and deployed instantaneously

Improved Helpdesk support.Less pressure, more information, automatic redirect

Charge back usage based billing opportunityAccurate billing based on the actual cost incl. Toner save and Duplex

Assign Secure Code/PIN for printing to each Person or GroupUse the manufacturer built-in security feature with an assigned personal code

Follow me and secure printing on demandGives the user total security on their print-jobs when needed

Thin Client supportApply complete IPCS functionality to all Thin Clients



Make Multiple Output Selections With One ClickAssign you print job with complicated selections eg. Booklet printing , stapling , hole punch

andwatermark with one single click

Over-ride Of PoliciesEnables the user to select a different way of printing a document

Print In The Correct FormatAutomatic scaling of print jobs created in a different format eg. Letter vs. A4

Correct OrientationAlways print in the correct orientation of the document eg. Portrait and Landscape

Always Print With The Correct FontThe “Font Handling System” assures that you always print with the correct fonts

Rescaling Of Edge To Edge printingAutomatically scale your edge to edge printing from mainframe print or screen dumps to fit on your office printer

Move A User Or A Department In A Few SecondsAssign a user or a department to use different printers with 2 clicks

Force A Document Always To Be Printed In a Specific WayAbility to force a document to be printed in a certain way, regardless of over-rideSelected by user.

Print Faster With a reduction of the required band with by 80% printing will be faster and Less demanding of your network through put.

Extensive User FeedbackInformation about where the print job has been sent is given directly to the user



Automated control:Correct printer

PriorityEncryption modeInput bin (paper)Print mode (e.g. Duplex)OverlayCopiesFinish (e.g. holes / staple)Output bin (sorting)Feedback to user

Document going to the printer

Documentfrom

Application

Document information

Document name (header string)Document contentDocument watermark

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Environment information

User nameUser Group

Network rangeWorkstation ID

Just press’Print’

IPCS – A new and better way of printing



Print Server 2

Print Server 1

Output Groups

Policies



Choose the correct Print Server based on…

Workstation IP-addressWorkstation nameUser Group nameUser name

Load Balanced Print ServerBased on criteria aboveActual LoadNumber of users

Fail over Print Server

Print Server

Print Server

X


Master-Slave Print Server



Choose the correct Printer based on

LocationWorkstationUserDocument

Load Balanced PrintersBased on number of documentsActual load

Fail over Printer

NetworkPrint

Server

X




IPCS on Print Servers givingPrint Server Fail-over capability

Pcounter Servers with Fail-overCapability through IPCS

IPCS Clients printing tothe automatically selected

print server

IPCS Server formats thePrint according to the RuleBased Printing and sends

the job to an availablePcounter Server

Pcounter Server holdsFormatted job until

the user swipes his/herswipe card at the printer

User swipes the card andgets the formatted jobprinted at the selected

printer

Printers

Workstations



VAX / Digital

print

Solaris

UNIXZ/OSAIX

Open VMSAnd other

systems

Fail-over

control

Archiving

Third PartyPrintprovidor

Load balance

Pre-scribe

PDF og Office doc’s

Other input streams

AFP

IPDS

GD

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Dev

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Kyocera

Any other Manufacturer

Of print devices

HPHP

Lexmark

IPCS PrintBOX

Framework

IPCS PrintBOXIPCS PrintBOX

Office Printing



Very Remote Very Remote WorkstationsWorkstations

CloudCloud

Cluster Cluster Print Print

ServerServer

Local area network in remote Local area network in remote sitesite

Print data is Print data is sent from the sent from the

remote remote workstation, workstation,

across the LAN across the LAN and then across and then across the WAN to the the WAN to the cluster server.cluster server.

How it How it works works todaytoday




CloudCloud


ServerServer


The Server then The Server then sends the data sends the data

back to the local back to the local network printernetwork printer

But the server But the server to printer speed to printer speed

is far slower than is far slower than the workstation the workstation

to server . So the to server . So the print job takes a print job takes a very long time to very long time to get to the printer.get to the printer.




CloudCloud


ServerServer


Print data is Print data is sent from the sent from the

remote remote workstation, workstation,

across the LAN across the LAN and then across and then across the WAN to the the WAN to the cluster server.cluster server.

At the server the At the server the IPCS IPCS

Compressor Compressor shrinks the data shrinks the data by 60 to 80% and by 60 to 80% and

sends it to the sends it to the printer. printer.

At the At the originating local originating local network the IPCS network the IPCS compressor decompressor de--compresses the compresses the data and sends it data and sends it

to the correct to the correct printer.printer.







IPCS CollectorCentral collection of data from all IPCS products.




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Print Server

Laptop


Laptop

Workstation

Print Server

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Collector software

Upstream Collector Upstream Collector

TopTop--ofof--tree Collectortree Collector

Client software

When your start measuring it, you start controlling When your start measuring it, you start controlling

CollectorCollector



IPCS Investigator IPCS Investigator Tracks all printingQueries all installed printers

IPCS Consultancy and TrainingIPCS Consultancy and TrainingComplete assessmentsBusiness Case CreationPlanning and installation

IPCS EnterpriseIPCS EnterpriseFail-over and load balanced print serverFail-over and load balanced printer supportCentralized user administrationAdvanced Policy Based Printing

Special DevelopmentSpecial DevelopmentDevelopment of unique solutions

EquipmentProcurement

Policy

EquipmentDeployment

Policy

PresentOffice

Printing

FutureOffice

Printing

Change process

PrintingPolicy




Total assessments matched to the Total assessments matched to the situationsituation

Automated print assessmentsAssessments based on Walk Around

Partial assessments (modular )Partial assessments (modular )Report generation based on your dataData generation where you make the report

Policy generation and transition planningPolicy generation and transition planningPrinting Policy; Procurement Policy; Deployment Policy

General consultancyGeneral consultancyProject managementPrint advisory




In ProgressIn Progress

What’s in the Pipeline ??



Printing made smarter !

The Future Way of Printing


Top row, left to right: Steve Wood, Bob Wallace, Jim Lane.

Middle row, left to right. Bob O'Rear, Bob Greenburg, Marc McDonald and Gordon Letwin.

Bottom row, left to right: Bill Gates,Andrea Lewis, Marla Wood and Paul Allen.

Because these guys made the Microsoft Print System

Why the hassle?Why the hassle?Why the hassle?

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