Pharos Systems International, the leading provider of print management and optimization software and services, has announced the launch of the Pharos iMFP solution for Xerox Corporation’s Extensible Interface Platform (EIP), an open development platform for Xerox multifunction printers (MFPs), such as the ColorQube™ 9200 Series. The solution provides authentication, print/copy accounting, print release, and printing security and is available integrated with Pharos Blueprint® Enterprise or Pharos Uniprint® software.

With the Pharos iMFP solution, users can swipe their ID card at the MFP to provide authentication and choose the function they would like to use. The MFP’s customized user interface displays all jobs submitted over a period of time, and users can select the ones they need to print. Printing and copying costs can be deducted from the user’s personal account or charged to a budget center.

The iMFP solution enables organizations to secure their devices from unauthorized use, track print and copy activity, recover output costs, and support sustainability initiatives by reducing unnecessary printing. End users benefit from the convenience of being able to walk up to any iMFP-enabled device in the organization and release their print jobs. Confidential documents are protected because no job is printed until its owner is physically present at the device and provides authentication to print.

The Pharos iMFP solution has passed the compatibility testing offered by the Xerox Business Innovation Partner Program. Visit Pharos Web site to see a list of the currently supported Xerox MFP models.

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Xerox introduces the WorkCentre® 3550 desktop black-and-white laser multi-function printer (MFP), the newest addition to Xerox’s family of office products. This MFP copies, scans, faxes and prints up to 35 pages per minute (ppm), and is equipped to handle the printing tasks of busy offices.

The WorkCentre 3550, designed for small- and mid-sized businesses (SMBs), includes many advanced features, such as automatic duplex printing and CentreWare® Internet Services device management tool, to help users be more productive. The WorkCentre 3550 comes with:

• A standard paper capacity of 550 sheets, the WorkCentre 3550 can handle heavy office print volumes.
• Secure print keeps documents from printing until users provide a PIN code to release the job.
• Color scanning provides customers with the ability to capture documents as they originally appeared.
• Files are easily transferred through the print-from and scan-to USB thumb drive on the front of the MFP.

• Scanning and faxing features such as network scan to PC, scan-to-email, fax-forward-to-fax/email, let users send documents in different ways.  
• Optical Character Recognition software quickly and easily turns user’s hard copies into editable, more manageable electronic documents.

The WorkCentre 3550 starts at $1,099 estimated retail price (ERP) and can be configured to a floor-standing unit to meet a variety of users’ paper handling requirements. This MFP replaces the WorkCentre 4118 and WorkCentre M20 series in Xerox’s black-and-white laser MFP portfolio and is available immediately worldwide through Xerox direct sales, agents, resellers, dealers and concessionaires, or by calling 1-866-480-3119 or at http://www.xerox.com/direct. The WorkCentre 3550 is Energy Star® qualified and part of Xerox’s Green World Alliance.

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