Google Fax Now Possible Thanks to Gmail and E-mail Fax Services

With operational costs rising and the pressure to adopt environment friendly practices, businesses are looking for ways to make their daily routines more economically while still contributing to the preservation of mother nature. Technological advancement seems to be the most favored way to adopt this practice nowadays. One great news that is sure to help firms to be more efficient is the launch of Google Fax. E-mailfaxservices proprietor Paolo Parodi says, “The ability to fax from Google will help businesses cut time and costs and help them increase their bottom line.”
Integrated with Gmail, Google's email service, the service enables users to use the same interface for their fax needs; a move that saves time, effort and expenses. When Gmail was introduced years ago, it paved the way for small- and medium-sized businesses to take advantage of the advanced features offered by the service, which includes unlimited storage that was only enjoyed by bigger corporations. The same way is expected with the fax integration service from the Internet giant. With some providers offering free trial services for Google Fax, businesses of all types can take advantage and try if this solution will fit into their business practice or not.
Individual entities who want to make use of the technology can also enjoy the same benefits as those of small- and medium-sized businesses, are sure not to be left, as they can also reap the same advantages offered to small- and mid-sized firms. The way users send and receive fax via Google is the same one to follow in order to send or receive a common e-mail, but in this case faxes are handled as email attachments.
One of the main benefits of integrating this fax technology is that businesses and individuals can acquire a unique fax number, choosing between local and toll-free ones. Although the majority of services offer options for users located in USA, some companies have started expanding the offering of Google faxing to other countries such as Canada and the UK.

DIWire Bender wire printer blends 2D, 3D shapes

We love 3D printers here at Crave, but one small problem exists with the devices: They traditionally can't print sturdy thin lines. 3D printers use a layering process based on slices printed thinly and bonded together, which works well for voluminous objects, but not necessarily thin ones. The DIWire Bender, created by New York design firm Pensa, works as a DIY wire printer that bridges the gap between 3D printers and commercial computer numerical control (CNC) wire benders. To create shapes, wire from a spool feeds into the DIwire, passes through several wheels for straightening, and leads to the three-dimensional head that bends wire as instructed.

RepRap 3D Printers Will Soon Self-Replicate

3D printers are awesome. There’s a catch, though: The printers are nowhere near inexpensive enough for most people to just pick one up. We’ve seen some cheap ones like the Printrbot, but that will still run you up $500. What if you could get one for free, though? Ken, a student at Virginia Commonwealth University, wants to help you get one on the cheap. He wants to use an open-source 3D printer called the RepRap (Replicating Rapid Prototyper) to print the parts for other identical machines--thus, more 3D printers. He can’t afford one right now, so he started a Kickstarter to help get the money to make one.

A Portable Scanner for Smartphones

Using your smartphone to take a photo of a document is one of those things that seems like it should be easy, but just isn’t. First you have to futz with the angle and the distance. Then there’s the flash: on, it’s too bright and washed out; off, it’s dark and blurry. The Scanbox, designed by Phil Bosua, Ben Hillier, and Luke Allen, is an elegant solution to a simple but persistently frustrating problem. On his Kickstarter page, Bosua calls the Scanbox a scanner for your phone, but it’s really more of a tripod. Made of laminated card stock (in your choice of 6 different colors) with magnets to hold it together, it’s designed to fold flat for transport, or to stash out of the way in a file cabinet.

Waste Not: Refillable Printer Ink From Silo

Like everyone else, I’m always looking to save a buck and accordingly shopped around for refillable-ink cartridge alternatives, despite the stern warnings from Canon (and other printer manufacturers) which claim I’d cause irreversible damage to the printer by using anything other than its branded ink. There was a time the major office supply chains carried generic ink replacements, but thanks to some legal shenanigans, they now only serve name brands. You can still find cartridge refill and recycling services on the web, but the quality, depending on your printer, is untested and varies widely.

QuickSearch PDF Reader provides powerful fast text searches

If you're someone who does a lot of work on the road, and needs to reference PDF source material, you'll find that QuickSearch PDF (US$4.99) from Olive Toast Software is the tool you didn't realize you needed. It has one job to do -- to help you find information inside large PDF files -- and it does that job well.
You type search terms into a text field, and QuickSearch PDF finds every occurrence, in every document that's been added to it. It lets you flip through each match until you find just the information you need. It's a great way of finding information for someone who wants to search, read, and get the heck on with their life.

The Paperless Office Inches Closer with Amazon Send to Kindle for Mac

Amazon is helping to bring the mythical "paperless office" a bit closer, if only by a tiny fraction. The new Send to Kindle for Mac app lets Mac fans join PC users to bypass the printer altogether and "print" documents directly to their Kindle. The question is, what's taking the other e-book providers so long to deliver similar functions? Can we get a little more movement here, please?

Vodafone to go ‘paperless’ with move to Skyparks

The ‘paperless office’, once a slogan to describe the office of the future, is now the tangible step forward for Vodafone Malta as it prepares to move into Malta International Airport’s Skyparks business centre. All printing will be centralised in two rooms per floor and documents will only be printed if the employee physically goes to the printer with a code. Default printing will be always duplex and a printing record per employee will be in place with a percentage target reduction per team.

Small business inkjets: how fast is ink?

There has always been a sizeable gap between inkjet and laser printers in terms of both speed and quality. Laser printers were always faster and inkjets always had superior print quality. While we've been able to depend on these age-old truisms for a long time, things have become less black-and-white in recent years. Inkjets have become faster, and laser printers are able to produce much higher-quality photo and colour prints. The price difference between the two types has also decreased through the years. The cheapest laser all-in-one in this test costs about as much as the most expensive inkjet all-in-one.

Evolis Introduces Primacy, its News Id Card Printer

Evolis introduces Primacy, the ID card printer that will set new records in rapidity, power and high performances. Easy-to-use, Primacy supports single or dual-sided printing and, just like other card printers from Evolis, offers superior quality.
Evolis Primacy supports any needs in card printing and encoding, from medium to large runs. This is the perfect card printer to issue transit passes, bank cards, identification cards, as well as multi-feature student cards.
For extended flexibility and top performances, Primacy comes either with a single or double-sided option. To answer changing requirements on the user side, the double-side option can be activated on site. This flexibility is also available for encoding options (magnetic stripes, smart cards or RFID contactless cards).
Primacy, the most powerful and flexible ID Card Printer
Primacy is the fastest card printer in its category and can print up to 210 one-sided color cards per hour, and up to 140 in the dual-sided mode. The ID card printer also ensures top-notch printing quality at an unmatched printing speed.
Primacy is the very first ID card printer in its category to offer this high level of user-friendliness through such a compact size. Primacy delivers cards in runs, thanks to 100-card capacity input and output hoppers which are conveniently located at the front of the printer and can be accessed easily.
Primacy is an eco-designed card printer. The energy consumption is on average 5 times lower than card printers form the previous generation. The card printer benefits form the ENERGY STAR certification and is compliant with the ErP directive. Primacy operates at a low 48 db sound level and, therefore, can be seamlessly deployed into any working environment.

Java-based PDF Studio 7.4 Pro has a non-standard user interface

Qoppa’s PDF Studio 7 Pro is a Java-based PDF creation and manipulation tool that runs on Mac, Windows, and Linux computers. While it’s not particularly beautiful to look at and doesn’t conform to anything that would be considered standard Macintosh UI design, it does offer a useful collection of features that allow you to easily create and manipulate PDF files.
PDF Studio 7 Pro offers up a pretty standard set of PDF editing features. Using the app you can combine or split PDF documents, add annotations, text, images, sounds or even other files to your documents. A signature tool lets you create a digital signature that contains an SSL certificate, an image of your actual signature, and which can’t be applied to the document unless you provide a password.

PDF Expert For iPhone Gains Audio Notes and Signature Support

After not receiving any updates for more than seven months, PDF Expert for iPhone and iPod touch finally gets some attention. Released to the App Store yesterday, v3.0 adds audio notes, a secondary display view, sorting, signature support, Microsoft SkyDrive support, and more. In fact, this now brings the iPhone and iPod touch inline with PDF Expert for iPad

Albany's Solano Copy Center closing its doors

After 24 years in business, the Solano Copy Center at 1185 Solano Ave. in Albany will shut its doors Thursday. The store is not your typical copy center. Sure, it has the usual copiers and fax machines. But it also specializes in copying video tapes and home movies as well as vinyl records into digital files. The shop has been a labor of love for owner Louie Jauregui and his daughter Anna Navarro. But Jauregui is 74 and ready to retire. "I didn't want to wait until I died or went broke," Jauregui said. "There's four ways to retire -- you're broke, you're in debt, you're sick or you're dead."

Warm dryer gives you more ink milage

We’ve all been there: After staying up all night to work on a report or term paper, you discover that you’re out of ink. No! How to do it: Remove the cartridges and run the warm dryer on the spot where the ink comes out for 2 to 3 minutes. Try printing again while the cartridge is still warm. The hair dryer heats the ink and helps it flow through the cartridge’s tiny nozzles.

Warren County changing its printer-copier contract

The Warren County Support Services Committee approved a switch in the way the county buys and maintains printers and copiers for county offices in a move that could save more than $500,000 over the next 10 years. The county will do away with the 347 copiers and printers that have accumulated over the years, many of them leased, in favor of a secure system of 123 devices that will be paid for in a “managed print services” contract, under which the county will pay per page for printed and copied documents.

Caskey Group Awarded G7 Master Printer Qualification

Caskey Group announced it has been awarded its G7 Master Printer Qualification from IDEAlliance (International Digital Enterprise Alliance). The G7 Master Printer Qualification recognizes Caskey’s process controls to provide accurate, consistent color matching throughout the printing process – proof to print. There are currently 809 G7 Master Printers worldwide.
Printing clients benefit from using G7 Master Printers. The tight printing controls assure that projects printed at various times and across geographic regions will look remarkably similar. This helps support clients’ branding standards and professionalism in their presentations.
Without G7 standards in place, the printing industry standard is to match “pleasing color” as defined by the client or press operator. Because “pleasing color” may vary from person to person, G7 standards are critical to ensure consistency.

Former channel chief DiFranco assigned new role at HP

Former HP channel chief and SVP and GM of HP's Personal Systems Group Stephen DiFranco, whose role following the integration of HP's PC and printer units into a single entity was left undefined, has had his new position confirmed. He will become s vice president of Americas Enterprise channels, OEMs and alliances for HP's Enterprise Group headed by Dave Donatelli, DiFranco will report to Rich Geraffo, head of Americas sales for the Enterprise Group.

Ink-flation

If you get the feeling that the cost of replacing the ink cartridges on your inkjet printer is getting out of hand, your impression may be more accurate than you realize. Between 2009 and today, the rate of inflation has increased by 7 percent. During that same period, the cost per page of some vendors' inks has risen by anywhere from 4 percent to 30 percent. Yes, 30 percent.

iOS WiFi and Android Compatible SPP-R300 Mobile Printer

Bixolon, a leading manufacturer of mobile, receipt and Auto-ID printers, announced the release of its new SPP-R300. Compact, rugged and light weight, the 3” SPP-R300 mobile receipt printer provides wireless capability via Bluetooth or Wireless LAN interfaces and its magnetic card reader allows transactions to be processed immediately.
Connected via WiFi with iOS devices such as the Apple iPad™, iPod Touch® and iPhone® the SPP-R300 fully satisfies the anytime, anywhere demands of today’s mobile commerce needs. With its print speeds of 100mm per second and high resolution of 203dpi, the SPP-R300 is the perfect solution for mobile receipt printing applications which require fast, on-demand printing.
The SPP-R300’s long lithium-ion battery life, lightweight, and ruggedized design is especially suitable for outdoor usage. Damage resistant to multiple drops of up to 4 feet, it has water resistant capabilities and allows for printing in low temperature environments.
“With its iOS WiFi, Android and Bluetooth connectivity, the SPP-R300 is the ideal solution to an ever increasing mobile transactions markets’ printing needs” said David Roberts, Sr. Vice President, Bixolon America, Inc. “Bixolon continues its commitment to providing innovative mobile printing technologies and the SPP-R300 proves itself as the latest addition to our continuously expanding product offerings” added Roberts.

Regency MPS Earns Peak Premier Partner Status with Xerox Corporation

Regency MPS, a subsidiary of Regency Office Products, is proud to announce their status as a Xerox Peak Premier Partner. In earning this recognition, Regency becomes one of a select few Xerox partners in the U.S. to reach this level, with less than 1 percent of all Xerox dealers nationwide achieve this standing.
In order to achieve Xerox Peak Premier Partner status, Regency MPS was evaluated based on guidelines and criteria surrounding its unique managed print service platform, patented processes and overall knowledge. As a Peak Premier Partner, Regency MPS expands their product offerings of Xerox printers and multifunction printers while providing “best in class” tailored solutions to meet clients’ specific business needs.
Outsourcing of support services, like internal document output, is becoming increasingly common for organizations. As a Xerox PagePack certified managed print services provider, Regency MPS has access to proven tools developed by Xerox to help reduce printing support efforts and budget more accurately, with predictable monthly billing. Regency MPS shows their clients how they can benefit and capture those savings with a management program, regardless of whether they have a few printers or an entire enterprise printer fleet.

Questions raised about the amount of hydrophobic foam inside the cartridges

Imagine one person's surprise to discover that HP has apparently been selling its customers printer cartridges with less ink than previous models. In a post on an HP Printer Cartridges blog, user "adminsky" opened two of the same HP inkjet cartridges from different manufacturing years—one dated January 2010, and the second 2012. What he discovered was a smaller piece of hydrophobic foam inside the newer cartridge, a supposed sign that cartridges were being manufactured with less ink than what people had paid for in the past. Just to be sure, he also opened a third, different cartridge, also manufactured this year, and found an even smaller piece of foam.

Enolsoft Announces the Release of PDF Converter for Mac

Enolsoft Co., Ltd., amultimedia software developer, announced the release of PDF Converter for Mac software, which is designed for OS X users to convert PDF (include password protected PDF) to other document formats like Word .docx, PowerPoint .pptx, EPUB, RTFD, Text, HTML, JPG, PNG and TIFF etc., with original tables, text, fonts, images, graphics and hyperlinks retained.
This Enolsoft PDF Converter for Mac is an 8-in-1 PDF converting program, can be also used as PDF to Word Converter, PDF to PowerPoint Converter, PDF to HTML Converter, PDF to Text Converter, PDF to EPUB Converter, PDF to Image Converter etc. Moreover, batch conversion mode and partial conversion mode supported by this Mac PDF Converter improves the conversion efficiency.

EFI reports 93 percent boost in ink volume

EFI has reported a significant increase in year over year ink sales, with a record 93 percent boost in ink volume for the Jetrion segment alone in Q1 2012, compared with the same quarter last year. Customers are reporting increased production volumes, with many running the printer two to three shifts per day, leading to a faster return on investment.

Printing 3-D objects at home isn't the future. It's now

Imagine buying a coffee mug online and instead of waiting for it to arrive in the mail, just input the specs into a 3-Dimensional printer and wait for your fully-formed mug to finish. It’s not science fiction. It’s now. “The big impediment right now is that coffee mugs can’t be made out of plastic,” said Phil Renato, professor of metals and jewelry design at Kendall College of Art & Design in Grand Rapids.

Limited Time Sale on its iPhone App PDF Reader Pro

YUYAO Software, a mobile application developer, announced today that the company is offering a 50% discount on its highly-rated PDF solution app, PDF Reader Pro. The special price of $2.99 will last for a week ending on May 14 (US time). With an aim to provide customers continuous satisfaction, YUYAO also devises plans to update PDF Reader Pro to deliver features requested by the customer feedback and fully utilize the stunning screen of the new iPad.
Top ranked in the iTunes App Stores throughout the world, PDF Reader Pro has established global recognition as a cost-effective mobile PDF solution. The app differentiated itself from other competitors with its PDF form filling function. “Form-filling is a much-needed feature in the business world today. Coming from the users’ perspective, we know how imperative it is for our app to cover that area to give our users the flexibility in completing the task with their mobile devices,” commented Po-Cho Su, CEO of YUYAO Software.
PDF Reader Pro has been praised for its powerful rendering speed that supports all major file formats, various transferring options and cloud storage services, handy annotation features, and the convenient PDF converter. “We appreciate the positive feedback. The discount we are offering gives customers a better chance to appreciate what we have done to enhance the quality of their lives,” remarked Su. Su also promised that the company will soon release a software update with functions that will greatly improve the user experience with the new iPad.

HP unveils new office and consumer all-in-one printers

HP’s taken the wraps off of a handful of new printers for the latter half of 2012, in a variety of price ranges, sizes and configurations. This represents a pretty comprehensive refresh of HP’s huge printer line,and new models should start showing up on HP’s website and retail partners this summer. The focus is on easy operation, as all the new models feature color touchscreens. For instance, the Photosmart 5520 e-All-in-One is designed to work in a dorm room or another tight area. The color touchscreen comes with a variety of apps, and wireless printing with HP’s ePrint or direct wireless printing from Apple’s AirPrint for OS X and iOS.

Foxit Launches Embedded PDF Software Development Kit 2.0

Foxit Corporation, a leading provider of solutions for reading, editing, creating, organizing, and securing PDF documents, today announced the release of the Foxit Embedded PDF Software Development Kit (SDK) 2.0. The new release provides additional support for PDF forms, annotations, pressure sensitive ink, digital signatures, and added security. Foxit Embedded PDF SDK 2.0 also supports developers targeting Microsoft Windows 8 Consumer Preview.
The industry leading SDK is targeted to developers, device manufacturers, and telecom carriers who support applications that leverage powerful, standard-compliant PDF technology to securely display, search, and annotate documents and to fill PDF forms. For example, HTC uses this technology to provide PDF view capabilities on their popular HTC ONE series smartphones. The Embedded PDF SDK is platform independent, allowing developers to "develop once, port many times" to quickly and cost effectively extend the reach of their software to multiple platforms. Optimized for mobile devices, desktop, and server deployments, this SDK provides scalable, robust, and high performance PDF technology. Demos and sample code are provided to help developers get up to speed quickly.
Key new features of the Foxit Embedded PDF SDK 2.0 include:
PDF Form Filling and Data Collection PDF forms allow authors to create digital forms using standard PDF technology so these forms can be viewed, read, and filled-in through freely available PDF readers and internet browsers. Data from these forms can be captured and stored in repositories. The Embedded PDF SDK PDF Forms module allows developers to display PDF forms on mobile devices for their users to fill out. Support for JavaScript allows developers to validate data and to submit the collected data to a back end repository.
Annotations Annotations allow users to write comments, highlights, and other explanatory notes on documents. The Foxit Embedded PDF SDK Annotation module allows developers to save user annotations as part of the PDF as opposed to an application layer overlay. This allows the annotations to be shared and viewed on other applications (including PDF readers) and on other platforms. Annotations include file attachments, stamps, highlights, notes, and hyper-links.
Pressure Sensitive Digital Ink Digital ink enables users to write directly on the screen to control their application and to input information which appears as natural-looking handwriting or drawings. Pressure sensitive digital ink provides a more natural inking experience that allows users to write and draw just as they would with pen on paper. Users are able to finely control the appearance of their annotations, such as thickness, color, opacity, and texture. The Foxit Embedded PDF SDK Pressure Sensitive Digital Ink module allows developers to incorporate pressure sensitive digital ink capabilities into their PDF solution.

HP Announces 'World's First' Portable Multifunction Printer

Hewlett-Packard on Wednesday announced the OfficeJet 150 Mobile All-in-One portable printer, which the company called the world's first mobile multifunction device that can "print, copy and scan on the go." HP hopes to provide a printer, copier and scanner that users can carry on the road, just like laptops. At 6.8 pounds (3 kilograms), the multifunction device is lighter than stationary inkjets, making it easy to move inside homes or between work sites. The printer measures 13.98 by 6.95 by 3.52 inches (350 by 171 by 90 millimeters).

UniPrint Infinity Verified as Citrix Ready

UniPrint, provider of printing virtualization solutions, announced that UniPrint Infinity, the industry's first printer-vendor independent managed print solution for any computing environment, has been verified as Citrix Ready. The Citrix Ready program helps customers identify third-party solutions that are recommended to enhance virtualization, networking and cloud computing solutions from Citrix. UniPrint Infinity completed a rigorous verification process to ensure compatibility with Citrix desktop virtualization solutions, providing confidence in joint solution compatibility.
UniPrint Infinity, which is based on UniPrint's patented PDF-based Universal Printer Driver and powered by its Virtual Print Infrastructure, simplifies printer management by enabling anywhere, anytime, any device secure pull printing across different platforms, offices and geographies. UniPrint Infinity is not limited to any printing device, such as Printer Computer Language (PCL)-based or PostScript (PS)-based printers, allowing organizations to select "best-of-breed" hardware from any manufacturer.
The Citrix Ready verification raises the profile of UniPrint Infinity to over 260,000 Citrix customers and 10,000 Citrix resellers. In addition, the verification makes it easy for existing customers to identify complementary printer products and solutions that can enhance their Citrix product investments.
"The Citrix Ready verification process was designed to make it easier for our customers to find and integrate partner products that are compatible with Citrix solutions," said Aimee Catalano, vice president, alliance marketing at Citrix. "Partners like UniPrint are an important part of our strategy to build an open and flexible ecosystem that meets a wide variety of customer needs."
"Through the Citrix Ready program, we hope to tap into a new market, improve customer satisfaction and increase mindshare by leveraging our relationship with Citrix," said Arron Fu, VP of Software Development at UniPrint. "UniPrint Infinity already provides numerous benefits to enterprises and this verification indicates that our product has successfully passed a series of tests that establish the seamless integration of our product with Citrix."

Saxon scientists make 'printable speaker'

Chunky, space-stealing speakers could become a thing of the past, thanks to scientists in eastern Germany who have made the world’s first printable speaker. Paper-thin, they promise to make noise in the tech world and beyond. A team from the Institute for Print and Media Technology at Chemnitz University of Technology, Saxony, had been working on the project for just two and a half years when they managed to make a successful prototype. It involves printing layers of polymers and conductive chemicals onto a single piece of paper to create a speaker.

LabelWorks LW-300 and LW-400 Deliver a Variety of Colors

Crafty moms are dedicated to preserving family photos and memorable moments in fun, creative ways, and these unique projects - just like the women behind them - make a significant impact on the family. Epson helps expand these creative talents through advanced label making with its portable EPSON LabelWorks LW-300 and LW-400.
Both models deliver several features to help crafting and scrapbooking enthusiasts with all their labeling needs, including more than 40 tape cartridges for customized projects with a wide variety of colors, symbols and print styles. In addition, iron-on labels can quickly be applied to almost any fabric, giving crafty moms a simple way to label clothing, felt scrapbook pages and more.
"Moms everywhere should be celebrated, but not with the usual chocolates and flowers. The LabelWorks offers them so much more by inspiring personalized projects or helping them organize a cluttered craft station," said Anna Jen, director of new business development, Epson America, Inc. "The specialized media and custom features allow moms to incorporate unique styles to their projects, while making it easy to stay efficient and organized."
The LabelWorks LW-300 works with a variety of tape widths ranging from six millimeters (~1/4 inch) to 12 millimeters (~1/2 inch), and the LabelWorks LW-400 accommodates tapes up to 18 millimeters (~3/4 inch) wide. The highly durable tapes are available in a variety of traditional colors, as well as specialty colors and textures such as fluorescent, pearlized, iron-on, metallic, glow-in-the-dark, and colorful patterns such as blue checkered or white and pink polk-a-dots. They also provide dramatically smaller lead margins for up to 60 percent less margin waste(1), giving users a perfectly sized label for any application. With 14 font types, 75 frames and more than 300 symbols, the creative possibilities are almost endless.
The flagship LabelWorks LW-400 adds a two-line, back-lit display and features increased built-in memory for storing up to 50 labels. It also has expanded specialty print modes that include custom barcodes, cable and wire wrap, and a tab function that prints a mirror image for simple folder making.

3-D print advances may create more jobs

An innovative process used to make three-dimensional product prototypes is poised to enter the mass market, and local leaders are working to bring part of a new federal center for the technology to Dayton.
Additive manufacturing, also known as 3-D printing, is expected to become a $3.7 billion global industry by 2015, more than doubling its current $1.7 billion value, according to Wohlers Associates, an independent consulting firm. Industry growth is expected to surpass $6.5 billion by 2019.

Colordyne Names Delphax Technologies Master Distributor of High-Speed Color Production Class Printing System

Colordyne Technologies (CDT), a manufacturer of high-speed color printing solutions, announced its partnership with Delphax Technologies, Inc. , a global provider of high-speed digital printing equipment, as master distributor of the Colordyne CDT-1600 PC Production Class printing system at drupa 2012.
Delphax is a master distributor for Colordyne's CDT-1600 PC Sprint Production Class Printing System and CDT-1600 PC Pro Inline Finishing System in Africa, Australia, Asia, Europe, and South America. Delphax is providing sales, service, support, and consumables in those areas.
The Colordyne 1600 PC Sprint is a high-speed color printing system that runs both pre-die cut labels or non-die cut master rolls for post-printing finishing with the 1600 PC Pro inline finishing system. Setting a benchmark for lightning fast printing, the 1600 PC prints high quality labels or tags at 160 feet/minute and 1600 x 1200 dpi resolution. The Production Class printing system features five of Memjet's revolutionary printheads; with each one containing 70,400 nozzles that are integrated into five interchangeable ink delivery blades.

Ink-onomics

The first law of ink-onomics: The cheaper the printer, the more expensive its inks. We’ve tracked the prices of 56 inkjet MFPs over the past two years, and the average cost per page for inks destined for a cheap printer (which we define as one costing less than $200) has consistently been higher than that for an expensive printer (one costing $200 or more).

ISME lashes out at 'intelligent' printers

A body representing Irish businesses has criticised the introduction of a new generation of "intelligent" printers which maximise usage profits for the manufacturer to the detriment of the user, labelling their deployment as being "anti competitive". The intelligent "chipped" printers and copiers which have recently been brought to market by well-known manufacturers like Hewlett Packard, Lexmark and Epsom are designed specifically to prevent users refilling cartridges, a factor which will cost companies €1,000 more per year per 10 employees according to a print specialist. This amounts to €5,000 for a staff of 50 or €10,000 for 100 users.

Star Micronics' Printers Certified With NewSolutions Software

Star Micronics America has announced that their TSP100 and TSP700II printers have been certified by Share One to integrate seamlessly with their NewSolutions software. Share One and Star's relationship flourished after Share One began testing Star printers with their software. Share One began recommending and installing Star's thermal printers when many of their customers decided to start replacing their dot matrix printers and transition to thermal printing technology.
NewSolutions core processing software provides a full range of advanced features, including comprehensive support for consumer, mortgage, and commercial loans, a full suite of Internet based solutions, and can be delivered via in-house, service center, or server hosted. In order to become certified with NewSolutions software, the TSP100 and TSP700II had to have the ability to be implemented across multiple Windows platforms and be Citrix compliant.
"Star printers have long been a staple in the credit and banking markets. We are pleased to offer our printers to Share One's clients and be aligned with such a reputable leader in this market," said Christophe Naasz, Director of Marketing at Star Micronics America, Inc.
The TSP100 is the first all-in-one receipt printer and offers an internal power supply and high throughput of 22 receipts per minute (RPM). Star's TSP700II boasts a print speed of 48 RPM and is ideal for high-volume establishments such as banks, credit unions and other financial institutions.

Ultra-Portable Scanning

It’s slightly thicker than a Sharpie and maybe twice as long (9.3″), but it can scan a letter-sized sheet of paper in about 4 seconds, at up to 600dpi in full color. It’s battery operated, and the Micro SD slot can handle cards up to 32GB (though you’ll need to provide your own). Once you’ve scanned things, you just plug the scanner into your computer with the included USB cable, and download images from there.

Thermal Printer at Mardi Gras Casino & Resort

JCM Global has won an exclusive agreement to place its award-winning PayCheck 4 Thermal Printer on all new devices at Mardi Gras Casino & Resort in Cross Lanes, W.V. The contract comes just days after JCM Global won a contract to install the PayCheck 4 Thermal Printer at Oxford Casino in Maine.
PayCheck 4 is the fastest printer in the industry, printing and presenting a complete ticket twice as fast as competitive printers, JCM claims. Next, PayCheck 4 has the most standard memory of any printer in the gaming industry, giving operators more power and flexibility to communicate directly with their customers. Last, PayCheck 4 is the longest-lasting printer in the industry, with a print head that lasts twice as long as any competitive product -- an average life span of 640,000 slot-type tickets.

TransAct Technologies Announces New Line of Printrex Printers

TransAct Technologies Incorporated is launching a new line of Printrex branded printers for the oil and gas industry. The Printrex 920 is the first color printer tough enough to ride shotgun. Designed for the oil and gas well logging market, the Printrex 920 is built with rugged reliability and to perform in the adverse environment of a logging truck or offshore platform. Printrex 920 uses ZINK Zero Ink -- an amazing new way to print in full color without ink cartridges or ribbons -- and can also print in black and white on standard thermal paper. The printer is available in both desktop and rack-mount configurations, and provides an easy path to upgrade existing logging systems to full color. TransAct is launching the new Printrex 920 today at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC 2012) in Houston, Texas.
Printrex 980 -- The Printrex 980 is the fastest well log color printer for the office for the oil and gas industry, at a plot speed of 8 inches per second, with unparalleled reliability and the ability to plot continuous logs. Print quality enhancement features include Depth Line Accuracy which ensures the accuracy of scale, Stitching Stream Technology to ensure no gaps in plotting even when the printer temporarily lacks data and Automatic Image Shifter to extend print head life. In addition, the printer has no limitation on plot length, allowing for continuous printing throughout a log. Along with four separate ink tanks which permit an easy exchange of each individual color and a low total cost of ownership, the Printrex 980 will be the first choice for discerning oil and gas companies. The Printrex 980 is also being launched today at OTC 2012.

Third generation industrial printers maximize uptime and reduce maintenance costs

Intermec announced the PM43 and PM43c industrial mid-range label printers, featuring the fastest throughput in their class. Suited for harsh industrial environments including transportation, manufacturing and distribution centers, the metal-constructed PM43 and more compact PM43c printers are built to perform by increasing uptime and reducing maintenance costs.
Built on more than 40 years of printing innovation history, the PM43 and PM43c mark the newest additions to Intermec's industry leading line of rugged industrial printers. The printers offer the ultimate in reliable and intuitive communication options with a unique full color touch-screen, featuring a choice of 10 languages or easy to use universal icons, and a multi-lingual intuitive web-based user interface. The printers also reduce IT support needs with integrated device management, allowing the printers to be monitored from anywhere in the world via Intermec handheld computers, laptops, smart phones or tablet computers using WiFi or Ethernet connection.
With support for Precision Print, the PM43 and PM43c maximize uptime and reduce frequent media adjustments. The printers print small barcodes, text and images with pinpoint accuracy to save industrial customers time and money. The PM43 and PM43c also offer the fastest deployment time in the market with innovative no-touch configuration via an optional embedded RFID chip. This patented capability eliminates 80 percent (for one device) to 99 percent (for multiple devices) of time and resources in deployments by allowing the printers to be configured without having to open the printer box or power up the devices.
The PM43 and PM43c printers also deliver advanced connectivity features to increase productivity and deliver process efficiencies. As the industry's only industrial printers available with WiFi- and CCX-Certification and with additional Bluetooth connectivity, the printers offer a leading range of industry standard and supported wireless connectivity options. Each printer also comes equipped with Ethernet connectivity and network protocol IPv6 to ensure long-term enterprise scalability and investment protection.
The PM43 and PM43c also help to reduce labeling errors and increase process efficiencies with Intermec's industry leading smart printing capabilities, enabling users to easily create stand-alone applications developed through the embedded programming language and allowing users to directly control other devices such as scanners, scales, keyboards and other peripherals through the printer.

Fax Incentive Program Offered By Quadrant Software

Backing up its launch of fax over IP (FoIP) software last month, Quadrant Software has introduced a Quadrant FastFax customer trade-up program that provides a path for companies to migrate from its existing hardware/software combination to QuadraDocV virtual FoIP software. Companies that are staying with the traditional fax hardware setup will find a trade-in discount program as well. The benefit of moving from hardware-based fax is the elimination of hardware management and maintenance and the canceling of subscriptions for analog phone lines. FoIP software runs within a VMware virtual machine. It provides the same fax capabilities as Quadrant's hardware-based products.

EFI PrintMe Mobile

FI PrintMe Mobile is an enterprise mobile print solution. With PrintMe Mobile software installed on your company’s network, you can securely connect to printers over WiFi from your workspace or conference room, or as you move from one floor to another, visit buildings across your corporate campus or travel to a company office in another city.

Retarus Launches Fax Server Buyback Program

retarus Australia Pty Ltd, a leading global provider of professional messaging solutions, will be offering enterprises of all sizes a buyback program for their fax servers. This new program is designed to help organizations quickly eliminate aging, outdated technology, and easily move to a state of the art managed cloud faxing solution, allowing clients to obtain greater efficiencies and lower operational costs.
According to Martin Hager, CEO and founder of Retarus, "The number of enterprises that have benefitted from moving to the Retarus cloud platform has grown exponentially; therefore we wanted to streamline the process for other businesses nationwide by extending this incredible offer." Hager also pointed out that leading research experts at Gartner reported, "Enterprises have become more comfortable with outsourcing their data centers and printing operations, and they are considering outsourcing their fax servers instead of replacing old ones or instead of just adding capacity when the fax volumes increase.
For 20 years, Retarus has provided companies around the world access to the most reliable cloud-based fax network that has unlimited scalability and integration into any email client, including native solutions for Microsoft Exchange and Lotus Notes. Their diverse suite of products include Desktop Fax Services, Fax for Applications, Fax for SAP and WebExpress broadcast messaging, enabling enterprise customers to take advantage of Retarus' innovation and user friendly administrative tools which provide total transparency into the messaging process.
Customers wishing to take advantage of the fax server replacement program are encouraged to visit the website at www.retarus.com/faxserver/ or contact Retarus directly at 1800 602 920. Nick Oppen, Australia Country Manager for Retarus added, "Companies are always looking for ways to simplify processes for the enterprise while minimizing their IT budgets. We know this program provides an opportunity for customers to integrate with cutting edge technology and eliminate their outdated fax servers."

HelloFax Turns Google Drive Into a Fax Machine

HelloFax got one step closer to its goal of eliminating the fax machine this week. The service has been integrated into Google Drive. HelloFax’s Google Drive integration allows you to fax any document from Google Drive, as well as receive faxes from others in a special HelloFax folder within the drive. The service also allows you edit and sign PDF documents in your browser, removing the need to print important documents to sign and then scan them back into your computer to print them –everything can be done paperless.