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PaperCut MF
™
Print, Copy, FAX and Scan
Tracking & Control
About PaperCut
• Headquarters in Melbourne, Australia
• US office in Portland, OR
• Small engineering driven software company
• First version released in 1998
• MF created with hardware terminals in 2007. Embedded
for MFDs added first in 2008
• PaperCut is used in over 30,000 organizations that
range in size from 5 to 350,000 users
• Available in 20 languages and is in use in more than 90
countries world wide
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Why PaperCut MF?
• Control or offset the cost of printing and copying using
monitoring, filters, quotas and charging
• Set policies that will leverage your print and copy staff
and resources more effectively while reducing waste
• Show users the environmental impact of their printing
and copying
• Manage PaperCut and printing with an easy to use web
based console, automatic email reports & much more…
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Deployment Examples
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Miami Dade College
– 350,000 users
– Hundreds of devices over multiple campuses
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Harvard University
– 60,000 users on clustered server array
– online payments via CyberSource
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Oslo, Norway
– Centrally hosted solution located in data center in Oslo supporting
hundreds of schools
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Halcrow
– Large engineering firm with deployment across worldwide LAN
– Cost allocations to tens of thousands of projects (shared accounts)
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Use and Market Position
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PaperCut and On-board
A point of
inflection:
Simple
Installation
MFPs are smarter today. They
run onboard software allowing
the eliminating special
hardware. Implementing cost
control on MFPs is now easy –
just like PaperCut!
Easy
Management
Cost Effective
Solution
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Translations
Interface in 20
Languages and
growing
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Full Unicode support
Even on the MFP screens!
(where possible – hint to Ricoh :-)
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PaperCut – the only Cross Platform Solution
For both server and workstation!
… all platforms equal
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Ease of Administration
PaperCut is self maintaining with automatic features :
• User / group synchronization with network
• Automatic network discovery of printers
• Automatic periodic quota allocation
• Automatic point-in-time backup and purge system
• Automated scheduled email report distribution
Saves IT staff time and reduces errors
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User/Group Synchronization
Sync with: Active Directory, eDirectory, LDAP, Open Directory, NIS, PAM, Samba and more…
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Set Group Quotas and Policies
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Auto Config of Printers & Devices
Set default behavior
for discovered
printers based on
Template printer
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Automatic Backups
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Selectable Administrative Rights
Assign admin
authority by staff
job function
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Over 50 “One Click” Reports
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Standard Period and Ad-hoc Reports
Report output in
PDF, html (browser)
or Excel (csv) format
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On Screen Sample Reports
Quickly view
samples before
running
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Ad-hoc Reports
Filter reports on
specific criteria
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Schedule/Email Reports
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Advanced Scripting
Write your own print routing,
redirection and job control
scripts using the inbuilt
Javascript editor
Dozens of re-built scripts provided:
• Confirm color prints
• Redirect large jobs to high-volume printers
• Stop printing of emails in color
• Enforce duplexing
• Ask users questions via client popup windows
• …. limited only by imagination!
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The User Client and Balance Info
Client software is optional and not required for simple
tracking.
The client software provides popup such as real-time account
balance, account selection, end-user messages, etc.
Balance Window
Select Details… to launch
user tools
The details link on the Balance Window provides one click
access to the user web tools (next slide).
Account selection
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Job confirmation
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End-User Web Tools
Basic browser interface
(for staff/students)
Review balance and activity
View recent print jobs
Review charge rates
Pre-Paid voucher system
Environment Impact Info
Payment gateway for adding
credit with a credit card via online
systems like PayPal
Full report history for user
Refund management system
(New!)
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Customizing The User Interface
Standard Default
Client
Click on link to
direct users to
your print policy
Remove PaperCut
image and
customize with
your logo and
color
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Customizing The End-User Interface
Your intranet look
and feel can be
applied quickly!
(Courtesy of Harvard
University Computing
Services)
… also add your
logo to reports
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Web Print
The easy way to provide printing to
user-owned wireless netbook and
laptop users.
A 100% driverless and
client software free
Easy as 1-2-3 ...
Step 1: Select Printer
Step 2: Define Options
Step 3: Upload Document
Supported formats:
PDF, XPF, DOC, XLS, PPT
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Tracking by department/project
For Professional Organizations
For Staff in Education
Simple!
Powerful!
(even nested accounts)
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Environmental Impact Widget
Worked with the Paper-Less Alliance
and Adobe to bring real-time
environmental impact reporting to
corporate desktop users.
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Summary of Key Features
A modern application/architecture (re-write from line one in 2005)
Support for Active Directory, OpenDirectory, LDAP, eDirectory, and more.
Differential charging with dynamic color detection (for supported devices)
External database support (SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Oracle, MySQL)
Web-based (intranet) access for administration and users
Automatic emailing of reports & error alerts (e.g. printer jams)
Web Print – driverless printing for laptop users
Advanced Scripting – (rule based routing, end-user interaction, etc.)
Scalable from 1 to 500,000 users (via Clustering)
Developers provide support and all documentation is online & searchable
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Onboard/Embedded Solutions
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Integrated. Not a bolt on!
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Secure Device Access
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Authentication via various methods :
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Username & Password (e.g. Active Directory)
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Card swipe (& optional PIN)
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Tracking of copy, fax and scan jobs
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Allocation to shared accounts (cost centres, projects, client
codes, etc.)
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Secure print release
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Find Me Printing
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Support commodity USB card readers where possible
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The Embedded Principle
PaperCut’s embedded software supports the full functionality of PaperCut:
Copy and print rules and charges are applied equally at the workstation
computer and the device, ensuring that copy and print management
policies are uniform across the entire organization
Select English Dept
at the MFD
Select English Dept
at the Desktop
Sample PC Dialogue Box
Sample MFD embedded display
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PaperCut-MF Embedded Operation
Login via username and
password or ID card
Note: USB card readers supported
where technically possible include
Magtek, RfIdeas and Omnikey.
Select Account Option
Select Copy or Release
Print from paused queue
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Authentication
price
(integration & HW costs)
Proximity
Reader
Rfideas Reader
Contact Cards
Magnetic Swipe
Reader
Username &
Password
Contactless
MiFare, HID, Legic
complexity
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Embedded/Onboard Platforms
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HP
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Konica Minolta
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Lanier
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Lexmark
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Ricoh
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Sharp
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Toshiba (limited features due to device limitations – no ability to stop jobs in progress)
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Xerox (limited features due to device limitations – no card reader support)
In Development (eta mid to late 2010)
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Kyocera Mita
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Samsung
Our goal! All platforms and all vendors equally supported.
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PaperCut-MF Payment Gateways
PaperCut has developed payment gateways to enable interaction
and self service funds transfer from 3rd party software and hardware
systems. Most target education environments.
Integration with external credit sources including:
• Major online credit card gateways
•PayPal
•Authorize.Net
•CyberSource
•RBS WorldPay
• Education payment providers
•Blackboard
•CBORD
• Approved hardware devices
•Coin
•Coin & Notes
• Open API support many other 3rd
party options
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Licensing Examples (RRP)
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Base License:
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Based on the number of users
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e.g. School with 1500 users: USD $725
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e.g. Business with 100 employees: USD $600
Embedded/Onboard License
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MFP/Copier (Toshiba): USD $250 per device
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50% discount above 20 devices
Extras:
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e.g. PayPal Payment Gateway: $495
Upgrade Assurance and Support 20% of license price per year
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Mandatory for the first year, then optional there after
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Tech Stuff!
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Full clustering support (Microsoft Cluster, MS Failover Cluster, Veritas, Linux HA)
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Page-level color detection for PCL5, PCL6, HPGL and Postscript
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Supported External databases:
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Internal database (for up to 5000 users): Apache Derby
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External Databases: Oracle, MS SQL Server, MySQL, Postgresql
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SSL encryption used for client-server communication
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Developed in a Service Oriented Architecture in a number of languages:
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Java Application Server
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Native C/C++ for OS Integration layer
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Misc. Shell and Perl used in Linux version
External Dependencies
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Zero dependencies on Mac and Windows. No need for ISS or .Net Framework on
Windows!
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Perl required on Linux version
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What you can’t see!
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Open source code access available to customers
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Open and fully documented Web Services API
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A transparent development process – all features are ranked and voted
for by the user base
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A transparent development team
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Developers maintain a blog
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Very friendly and approachable
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A rapid development cycle – new releases every 6 to 8 weeks
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A world leading development team with experts in all platforms
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PaperCut is an engineering-driven organization
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Resources
General Sales Info and Reseller Enquiries
Email:
[email protected]
Partner Alliance Manager: Steve Lyne
Technical Inquiries
Contact:
[email protected]
Demo:
www.papercut.com/reseller-signup/
Websites:
www.papercut-mf.com
www.papercut.com
List of Resellers and Authorized Solution Centers world-wide:
www.papercut-mf.com/buy/
Resources online include documentation
Realtime Quotes, Live Help, etc.
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