It is thought that the average office worker prints between 8,000 and 10,000 sheets of paper within a year. Now some of these documents may be import but the likelihood is that many of them are unnecessary and end up as wastage print, effectivity meaning that businesses are paying to put print in the bin! Well, with print management we can combat this, increase security and reduce carbon emissions.
What is print management?
Print management is software that allows business to have full control over their office printing, this is done via the ability to securely release prints with either a pin, card or mobile as well as closely monitoring usage. Reduce waste & secure your printing, what’s not to love?
What are the benefits of print management?
Security
If you have ever hit print and then ran to the printer so that no one accidentally takes your documents or worst still sees confidential information, then print management can certainly help your business. With the ability to click print from wherever you are and the knowledge that your documents will only be printed when you release them from the printer, your business can be rest assured its security is top quality.
Analytics
Unsure about the cost of your printing? Want to know which department is hitting print more often? Or even what documents are being printed the most? Print Management software allows to you have full visibility of what is being printed and where. It can also inform you of the colour usage and if duplex print is being used rather than single page.
Environmental impact
If you still need to print but are concerned about your environmental impact – worry no more! With print management you can not only get a run-down of what your employees are printing to try and combat print usage that way (as mentioned in the analytics section.) But additionally, if you send a document to print but change your mind then you don’t have to release it from the machine, meaning that wastage & unnecessary print decreases drastically which in turn means so do your costs and paper usage!
Costs
All of the above benefits in turn result in a cost saving, in fact implementing print management software has saved many of our customers around 20% on their printer costs. With options to add rules such as duplex printing only, it encourages your employees to print smarter!
Who can use print management?
Anyone with a Multifunctional Device can use print management software no matter the size of your business. Even with just one device, your wastage can be drastically decreased by implementing this software.
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