PaperCut MF Solution Brief
The following article provides a brief text based overview of PaperCut MF
PaperCut MF Solution Description
PaperCut MF is a low cost, multi-platform software solution that enables schools, libraries and businesses of any size to manage, account and recover print, copy, fax and scan output via user login or card ID. Typical uses include; student / patron charging, staff account billing, secure job release with “Find Me” pull printing, driverless web printing and auto enforced job routing based on administrator defined attributes.
PaperCut is currently used by more than 50,000 sites in over 100 countries and is one of the world’s leading print management solutions. PaperCut MF builds on the core PaperCut features and adds off-the-glass Copy, Fax and Scan tracking at MFPs via embedded/on-board applications.
Overview
With over 50,000 client sites worldwide and a growing reputation as the product of choice for education and corporate verticals, PaperCut continues to meet the demand through the provision of smart, flexible, low cost print and copy management software. Featuring the latest web based administration and end user tools, including driverless web printing and enhanced scripting e.g. job routing and “Find Me” (pull) printing by login, account or card ID based authentication methods. , business makers, IT administrators and users alike all agree that PaperCut meets their needs at an affordable price.
Feature Highlights
- Simple web based administration
- Cross-platform support - Synchronized releases on Windows, Linux, Novell and Mac on both server and workstation
- Track printing on any device
- Track off-the-glass copy, fax and scan via embedded application on the MFP
- Integration into major directory services - Active Directory, Open Directory, eDirectory, LDAP, Samba, PAM
- Login or ID Card - authenticate users via proximity card at the MFP
- Find-me printing, secure printing and conditional job routing
- Web Print - a 100% driverless printing solution for wireless netbook and laptop users
- Policy Scripting - Write scripts to enforce functions like duplex. Dozens of pre-built scripts supplied
- Over 50 in-built one-click reports
- Payment Gateways - connection with dozens of leading payment services such as PayPal.
- Pre-Paid Top-Up Cards - a free method for schools and colleges to create value cards.
- Scalability to 350,000 users - via server clustering
- Interface available in 20+ languages (including full Unicode support for Chinese and Japanese)
- Documented public API
- A friendly and approachable development team
Solving Real Business Needs
Client Problem 1
A small organization with a Windows server is looking for simple solution to track and report on all device use.
PaperCut may be quickly installed on an existing Windows server via a simple install wizard. All printer queues shared from the print server are automatically detected and monitored. All reporting and administration is done using a web browser and a simple web interface. Locally attached USB printers may also be monitored after installing an additional component on these desktops.
Client Problem 2
Clients often have mixed Microsoft Windows and Apple Mac environments where a single copy and print management policy needs to be applied equally.
Client Problem 3
A large college is looking to support wireless laptop printing from student owned laptop and netbook devices while still ensuring jobs are secured, tracked and charged via the print accounting system.
Client Problem 4
A large university is using Novell/OES and requires a print management software to integrate seamlessly.
Client Problem 5
A school wishes to implement a cost management solution that enables charging of prints and copies within the Library, whilst allowing the same students to print for free during class and capturing all staff copy and print with billing applied to the required department.
Client Problem 6
A large multi-national engineering firm wishes to implement a common print tracking system across all offices world-wide allocating print expenses to a hierarchical projects list.
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Keywords: copier tracking, copier control, copier cost recovery, photocopier usage, mf-only
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