Another Way Of Authentication Part 3

High-end output management solutions can also inject barcodes and convert printer languages on the fly as well as keeping lower resolution copies of the print in a independent format like GIF or PDF so you can find them later by date time user and content.

The costs vary widely from a few hundred dollars for an accounting only or surveying system to a few hundred thousand a year for a large enterprise-wide system, the savings can be in similar ranges from a few hundred dollars a printer to one or two thousand dollars a printer a year in a large enterprise or in a school or university.

If you are implementing Output Management from scratch you may want to select a vendor that can integrate pc-access, area access control and output management in one system.

Klaus Bollmann is a veteran in printer output management and has been ih in the forefront of innovative output management technology for more than 20 years. He was the original developer of many of the concepts used in today’s multi function printers including the FollowMe printing concept.

Some printer makes allow output management by independent vendors to run embedded on their printers. In 2006, HP was one of the leading printer makers in this field. HP is different in as far that independent software can run on the printer as well as their ability of accepting independent manufacturer’s authentication readers can be plugged directly into the HP printers’ USB host ports, requiring no external authentication devices and making this a more cost effective solution rather than using external authentication hardware.

Ringdale® provides FollowMe® Output Management software tailored to different size organizations. A free limited edition is supplied with its range of authentication readers. For more detail at FollowMe