VendPrint
Announces Release of Version 3.0
Print Management made easy
Des Moines, IA- June 24, 2005 - VendPrint,
Inc. www.vendprint.com , leading manufacturer
of print management and print cost recovery
solutions since 1998 has announced the official
release of Version 3.0. VendPrint Professional's
latest upgrade brings a host of additional
features and functionality to an already world
class leading print control solution.
VendPrint print management solutions minimize
print waste, and allow a school, library,
or corporation to control and/or recover
the cost
of printing - or even operate as a profit
center. Optional Release Stations can collect
print
revenue from a variety of sources, including
smart card systems, coin-ops or file based
accounts. VendPrint Professional offers features
and functionality such as but not limited
to:
- VendPrint
is the most competitively priced and
powerful print control solution
available.
- VendPrint supports LDAP and active directory
to authenticate users or do account based
billing.
- VendPrint supports wireless printing.
- VendPrint is highly scalable and can be customized
to adapt to any unique installation
requirements.
- VendPrint does not require an expensive hardware
investment or dedicated SQL server.
- VendPrint is very non-intrusive into a network.
VendPrint requires no software
be installed on either the client or server. Software
must only reside on release station for print vending
to function.
- VendPrint supports all native print drivers.
We do not alter, interfere
with, modify, or require special print drivers. We support all
PCL, PostScript, and ASCII
printers.
- VendPrint
supports any computer platform capable
of printing to Windows
print queues including pc’s running
all versions of Windows, Macintosh
clients,
Unix,
Linux, IBM Midrange,
and Mainframe computing.
- VendPrint offers staff override stations with
override functionality
to assist users when necessary.
- VendPrint
has developed it’s own page
count technology not relying on Window’s
inaccurate page counts.
- VendPrint provides discounting based on volume,
duplex printing,
and can provide discount pricing based on method of payment. For example, faculty
could print free,
students
be charged $.10 per page and the public could be charged
$.20 per page.
- We support most all vending machine manufactures
including ACDI,
Blackboard, ITC, Jamex, XCP, and Danyl.
- VendPrint release stations can revalue file
based accounts
as well as debit cards creating a self-service environment for users.
- Optional client popup notification allows students
to pay via
quotas or file based accounts. Additionally students review the number of pages,
rename print jobs for
easy identification at the release station, and passwords can ensure security
and the integrity
of
the
print jobs at the release station.
- All print activity is logged allowing for reports
including
released jobs, cancelled jobs, and unclaimed jobs that timed out at the release
station.
- All log files are written as ASCII comma delimited
files allowing
for unlimited reporting capabilities. Predesigned Access templates are
provided for viewing.
- VendPrint
can provide automatic account charging
based
on student id as well as combining other
vending
methods. If a student’s
balance
is
depleted they
can
have the option
of
paying with
cash/coin.
- All colors and text can be customized for both,
popups
and the release stations. Logos can be inserted as well.
About VendPrint
VendPrint provides the tools to manage,
track and when appropriate, charge for
network printing.
The company is focused on public, academic
and private libraries, colleges and universities,
hotel/motels and the corporate accountability
and bill-back markets. VendPrint is located
in Des Moines, Iowa. www.vendprint.com
VendPrint Customers
With thousands of installations and an
international customer base, VendPrint
lists technologically
leading world known universities and
libraries such as: Iowa State University,
Northwestern University,
Northern
Illinois University, University of Delaware,
University of Southern California, Mercer County Community College, Kansas City Public Library and Houston Public Library
Systems
as some of
their installations.
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