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YSoft SafeQ

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YSoft SafeQ®

Security, Productivity and Control

Central reporting system

Benefits Return on Investment

Solutionisbasedontheapplicationlevelcluster(serverfarm)runningonstandardservercomputers.Noextrahardwareorsoftwareisneeded.

Operatingsystemordatabaseclusteringisnotrequiredalthoughitisfullysupported.

Load Balance Continuousandfullytransparentprintdata

distributionamongservers. Systemcaneitherprioritizetheclosestserver

ordynamicallyusetheserverwiththelowestutilization.

FailOver Shouldthecompanyprintserverfailtheservice

isimmediatellyandfullyautomaticallyovertakenbyanotherrunningserver

99.9% availability Allservicesprovidedbythesystemremain

availableevenincaseoftheparticularservermalfunction.Duetoitsystemmaintenanceandupdatescanbeperformedtoarunningsystem

We cannot afford a server failure. For that we cluster the printing solution and balance the server load.ThebasicfeatureofaYSoftSafeQclusteristheabsoluteindependentnatureofitsoperationsystem.Sinceitworksontheapplicationlevel,neithertheclusteringoftheoperationsystem(LinuxorWindows)noradatabaseisrequired.Andwhat’smore,theYSoftSafeQclusteralsoprovidesfail-overamongthenodesinthecluster.Theclusterisfullyredundant,i.e.noneoftheserversisaprimaryserver.Therefore,inthecaseofaserverfailure,thesystemremainsinfulloperation(unlessalloftheservershavefailed).

How Does It Work ?Printjobdatadistribution,fail-overandloadbalanceisbasedonaprintclientthatensures:– Thedataisroutedtoaccessibleserver.Standard

vendorprintdriversareused.– Thelistofserversisupdatedautomatically.– Printdatastreamiscompressed(upto60%)– Operationiscontinuous&fullytransparent.– Systemcaneitherprioritizetheclosestserver

ordynamicallyusesserverwithlowestload.Thesolutionisbasedontheapplicationlevelcluster(serverfarm)runningonstandardservercomputers.Noextrahardwareorsoftwareisneeded.

YSoft SafeQ Solution

YSoft SafeQ is a server that controls and distributes printing in networks supporting both MS Windows and Linux platforms.

Efficientlydetermininganddistributingeachprintjob,theYSoftSafeQserversecuresfullandcompletecontroloverthewholeprocessofdocumentproductionprintingwithinanymidsizetolargegovernmental,educational,ICT,bankingorinsurancecompany.Becauseofthegrowingimportanceofutmostsecureandefficientprintinginanyprofessionalnetworkenvironment,usercreditcheckandaccessibilityguaranteeareamongthecorefunctionsofthisintelligentaccountingapplication.

AsanelegantandaffordablealternativetotheconvenientexternalYSoftSafeQterminals,YSoftSafeQcanoptionallybeintegratedintoSHARPdevicepanelsviaOSAtechnology.

Furthermore,thecompletemonitoringofanyprintjobduringtheprocessmakesYSoftSafeQtheidealsolutionforlong-termprintingcostreductionandprintingenvironmentoptimisation.

YSoft SafeQ Instant EditionYSoftSafeQInstantEditionisanentry-levelprintsolutiondesignatedforsmallandmedium-sizedbusinesses.It’sparticularlysuitableforprintvolumemonitoringandcopyingfromonetofivedevices/MFPsandfromfivetotenlocalprinters.TheInstantEditionisunlimitedtoanumberofusers

YSoft SafeQ Professional EditionYSoftSafeQProfessionalEditionistheprevailingandbest-sellingYSoftSafeQeditiononthemarket.Thiseditionissuitableformedium-sizedandlargecompanies,schools,projectdesigncompaniesandscalableforenterprises.ThisproductoffersvastmajorityofYSoftSafeQfeatures.

YSoft SafeQ Enterprise EditionAsthenameimplies,theYSoftSafeQEnterpriseEditionisaprintsolutiondesignedforbusinesseswiththehighestdemandsforsystemaccessibilityandstability.IncomparisontotheProfessionalEdition,theEnterpriseEditionprovidesapplicationlevelclusteringandloadbalancingfeatures.

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Feature Tour

Accurate cost accounting, high security, accessibility and universal usage are among the many merits of the YSoft SafeQ product family.

Thiscontrolanddistributionsystemisdesignedtoprovidetotalcostcontroloverprinting,copyandscanningwithafocusonTCOandchargingforprintservices.Itsuniquesoftwarearchitecturegrantsbothenrichedsecurityoftheprintworkflowandincreasedproductivityofallrelatedoutputdevices.Administratorswillalsobenefitfromtheeasy-to-useinterfacethatallowsoutputmanagementofthehighestdegree,scalablefromsmallofficestolargeanddistributedenterpriseenvironments.

FeaturesPrint accounting Accurateon-lineaccountingduringtheprinting

process Immediateandcompletebillingofthedelivered

printjobforoff-lineaccounting

Copy accounting Efficientcopyaccountingwithimmediatebilling Automaticallyblockedcopierfunctionbydefault Fulluserchargeduringtimeofauthorizationwith

automaticblockingincaseofexpirationoftimelimitsorcreditdepletions

Individualrestrictionoptionsforparticulardeviceswithintheprintenvironmentintermsofoutput,colourresolution,duplexcopyingandpapersizes

Central reporting system Centralmultiserveranddatacollection

administrationforenterprisesandorganisationswithawidenetworkofbranchesanddepartmentstoconnect

Easy-to-useparameters(time,device,department,user,project)forconvenientcreationandcustomisationofreports

Periodicalreportingduetoautomaticsetdistributionviae-mailoptionforselectedusers

Graphicoverviewofallrelevantlong-termandshort-termstatistics(e.g.individualdevices,outputtypes,workloads,prints,costs)

Deployment Supportforhundredsofbrancheswiththousands

ofMFPs Completelycentralizedmaintenanceand

administration AutomaticdetectionofavailableMFPs Automaticregistrationandstatusreporting Minimalrequirementsonsystemresources Supportforlow-bandwidthnetworks

Cluster support Serverclusteringandloadbalancingwith2to5

serversforminga“serverfarm”forguaranteedaccessibilityandcontinuousoperation

YSoft SafeQ Embedded TerminalMFP Panel Integration (OSA)

YSoft SafeQ SHARP Embedded Terminal offers convenient and user-friendly enhancement that covers all major YSoft SafeQ features integrates with the latest SHARP MFPs. The solution based on the OSA technology is designed to be easy to use for common users, easy to deploy and very easy to maintain for IT administrators.

YSoftSafeQOSAEmbeddedTerminaloffersMFPpanelintegratedauthenticationofusers(includingaccessbycard),role-basedfunctionaccess(print,copy,scan),trackingandexactaccountingofeveryuseractionandotherconvenience-orientedtoolssuchaspull-printingfollow-me(possibilitytoselectandprintthedocumentonallavailableMFPs),favourite/hotjobsorone-click“scantomyemail”tool.ThesolutionissuitableforeverycustomerstartingfromonedeviceandextendingtoenterpriseenvironmentswiththousandsofMFPsspreadacrossnationwidebranches.

Key benefits Higheruserconvenienceduetopanelintegrated

operation Noneedforexternalhardwareterminals Easyandsafeuserauthenticationmanagement Displaysjoblists,jobpreviews&printjob

information Easydeployment RemotemanagementforallMFPs

Security SecureaccesstoallMFPfunctions UserauthenticationviaMFPpanel(PIN)orcards

Control Completecopy,scanandprintaccounting Rule-basedfunctionaccesscontrol(print,copy,

scan,colourusage,etc.) Perprojectaccounting(billingcodes)

Convenience Printjobmanagement(selection/deletion/reprint)

atMFPpanel Pullprint,FavouritejobsandFollow-mefunctions Jobpreviews&printjobinformation “One-click”scantofolder/email

Integration UsesexistingIDcards On-lineconnectiontoActiveDirecotry

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YSoft SafeQ External TerminalsUser authentification Appliances

Designed, developed and manufactured in-house as an integral part of the solution, YSoft SafeQ brings several types of terminals that deal with various user requests for simplicity and functionality. Theterminalsserveforuseridentificationatthedevice,providingsecurityofthedocuments.Usersalsogainaccesstoadditionalservicessuchasthefollow-meoreasyaccesstoanyfunction.Terminalsofferawiderangeofsupportedcardreadersandconnectionsofnewtypes.AuniforminterfacefortheconnectionofthereadermakesaconnectionofalmostanytypepossibleasYSoftSafeQhasbeendesignedtoalwaysadapttocustomerneeds.

YSoft SafeQ Terminal ProfessionalBenefitsVariety of supported readers Contactlesscards–Contactchipcards–

Smartcards Hybridordualcards–Fingerprintreader Magnetic(pull-through)cards Opticalrecognition(barcodereaders)

Custom cards upon request Unknownorcustomcardtypesevaluation

inYSofttestcenterforpartners(Freeofcharge) Connectionofencrypted/customizedreaders

withthesupportfromtheirsuppliers. Uniforminterfaceforreaderconnection.

Supported functions PullprintingwithFollowme Print/copyselection Selectjobsforprintorremoval–favoritejobs Per-projectaccounting AuthentificationbyPIN,card–integrated4port

switch Printjobdatastreamencryption Largecolouruserinterface Modernlook&feel

YSoft SafeQ Terminal UltraLight

Key Benefits Costeffective Simpletouse Localizationnotrequired Compact&Durable SmallUniversalMountingkit Enduserfriendly PIN/CardReaderssupported

Supported functions Pullprint Follow-me Copyaccounting

Terminal interaction 2LEDfunctionbuttons–print,copy 4LEDstatus–power,ready,working,error 2Ethernetconnectors Hardwarepanellocking Capacitivekeyboard(matrix3×4) PrintorPrint/Copyfunction

YSoft SafeQ® & Go Green

Worldpaperconsumptionhasrisenseventeentimesfrom1913,whilepopulationjustfourtimes.Thehighestincreasingofconsumptiontookplaceinlastthirtyyears–from25kgpercapitain1960to45kgin1990.ThehighestincreasesareawaitedinNorthAmerica,WesternEuropeandAsiapacificregion,thathavespent60%oftotalamountofpaper.Incasethedevelopingcountrieswillbeabletoreachcurrentlevelofpaperconsumptionofdevelopedeconomies,theglobalpaperconsumptionwillincreaseanother300miltonsto396miltonsin2010.Thiswillmean280%increase.

WithYSoftSafeQeveryusercontributestothesupportofworldenvironment.Significantdecreasing,paperwastingresultssavedtrees.

Over75%oforganizationsdon’ttrackprintandcopyvolumes(InfoTrends2009,FutureoftheOfficeDocument)

Worldwidepaperusehasincreaseddramatically,fromabout140milliontonsin1996toprojected396milliontonsby2010(GartnerInc,2009Printinginorganizations)

Theaverageemployeeuses10,000sheetsofpapereveryyear(CitiGroup,2008,Env.DefenseStudy)

Everyyearmorethan13millionhectaresofwoodsislost.Thisis3timesmorethantheareaofDenmark.Mostoftheforestsarecutillegally.

Before printing, think about the ENVIRONMENT!

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Technical Specifications

Recommended Server ConfigurationIntelPentiumIV1.4GHzorcompatible1GBRAM,40GBHDDwith7200rpm100mbpsnetworkcard

Supported Operating SystemsWindows2000/2003/2008Server(incl.Clustered)Windows2000/2003TerminalServer(Citrix)Linux:RedHatLinux9ornewer,FedoraCoreDebianLinux3.1.SuseLinuxorSLES

Supported DatabasesMicrosoftSQLServer2000(includingclusteredDB)MicrosoftSQLServer2000DesktopEditionMicrosoftSQLServer2005(includingExpressEdition)PostgreSQLServer8.0/8.1ThePostgreSQLandtheMSSQLDesktopEditiondatabasesareapartoftheYSoftSafeQdistributionpackage

Supported MFPs / OSA enabled devices:MX-M260,MX-M310,MX-M283N,MX-M363U,MX-M363N,MX-M403U,MX-M403N,MX-M453U,MX-M453N,MX-M503U,MX-M503N,MX-M623U,MX-M753U,MX-M850,MX-M950,MX-M110,MX-C310,MX-C311,MX-C380,MX-C381,MX-2301N,MX-2600N,MX-3100N,MX-4100N,MX-4101N,MX-5000N,MX-5001N,MX-6201N,MX-7001N,AR-M550x,M620x,M700x,AR-M351x,M451x,MX-M550x,M620x,M700x,MX-M350x,M450x,MX-M350x,M450x,MX-M850,MX-M950,MX-M110,MX-M363x,M453x,M503x,MX-230xN/2700N,MX-350xN/450xN,MX-5500N/6200N,MX-2600N/3100N,MX-410xN/500xN,MX-C311/C381,MX-C310/C380

Include external devices:AR-M236/M276,AR-M160/M205,AR-M165/M207,MX-M160D/M200D,AR-5516N/5520N,MX-M260/M310

OSA Supported Card readers RFID125kHzMotorola/IndalaW26,Motorola/IndalaW27,Motorola/IndalaABATrackII,Motorola/IndalaLite,Motorola/IndalaKANTECH,HIDProx,HIDUDF,HIDiClass,Proxlite(Casi-Rusco,GEInterlogix),MIFARE,MIFARE+RFID125kHz,LEGICAdvant,Unique,TIRIS134kHz,COTAG,HIDProx+HIDiClass,MULTIISO,HIDFelica

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