APT-DEV - printing management at company's level

Printing Resources Management

Printing as a resource is often the stepchild of enterprise software solutions and is wrongly perceived as a peripheral device rather than a potentially high value added feature for cost management.

MultiParc is a software tool allowing the management of a printing resources at the corporate level, covering devices such as printers, copiers, all-in-ones, faxes and so on.

MultiParc is device agnostic as all brands and models are supported across multiple sites:

• Automatic discovery and identification of all connected printing devices available
• Automatic collection of device metrics such as usage meters and cartridge ink levels
• Real-time detection of incidents and alerts management for support and maintenance
• Automatic and proactive management of supplies
• Suppliers contract management including administrative and technical extensions
• Global management of all printing media, printers, copiers, all-in-ones
• Supports multiple sites, all brands and all models
• Detailed monthly usage reporting of all installed printing devices
• Increased availability of printing resources with lower downtimes
• Analytic breakdown of printing costs at departments and budgets levels
• Proactive management of reordering needs for both hardware and supplies
• Optimization of users needs and equipment capacities

• How many pages are printed on a monthly basis across the organization?
• What is the amount of time allocated by the technical support to printing related issues?
• What is the uptime ratio of printing resources?
• What is the percentage of black & white printing versus color printing?