September 10, 2021
Tap and Go Print Release Solution Plus Technologies along with their partners Lexmark International and WBM technologies have worked together to provide a customized print "release" and print statistics solution to a Canadian health agency. Some of the customer's objectives of the print release project included improved document security, reducing the number of failed print jobs, using print statistics to improve visibility of over/under-utilized assets, improve consumables information to help reduce cost. This project has recently run through a successful Proof Of Concept phase earlier this year to prove the ROI, identify changes to document workflows, and validate ease of…
September 1, 2021
Gone are the days when the only way to print was to connect the printer to your personal computer or laptop. Mobile printing solutions are making everything much more convenient these days and they can help you get things done quickly and efficiently. They can even be made cost-effective with the right printing software. Mobile printing is not at all as complicated as it sounds. It allows you to quickly fulfill print jobs without internal obstacles. Simply store the document on your mobile device (such as your tablet, smartphone, or laptop) and when it’s ready to print, send it to…
August 9, 2021
HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society) is the leading health information and technology conference in the United States. This conference brings together 45,000+ professionals to discuss IT solutions for the healthcare industry. It is with great pleasure to report Plus Technologies will attend this year’s HIMSS convention in Las Vegas (August 8-12). Andy Folz will be present and available to meet and discuss several healthcare print management solutions at various partner booths. (more…)
July 30, 2021
Quality of Technical Support Matters Output Management software is used in business critical situations to ensure needed documents are printed properly, on time and in the form needed. If there is a problem with printing critical documents interruptions to the business or customer service can occur. That is why after-sale technical support is critical to our customers. They know they can rely on Plus Technologies. Plus Technologies customers receive direct access to our Service Technicians. No phone tree or dispatch, service starts as soon as the phone is answered. Our Service Technicians are co-located with the Development staff so if…
July 13, 2021
Delivering Printed Documents Still Matters Experts have been predicting the demise of printed documents for decades. We were supposed to be "paperless" by now. While some printing processes lend themselves to electronic alternatives there are still many important business/organization processes that depend on the paper document. Consider the documents needed for transporting goods such as bills of lading, manifests, labels, etc. Without these, products cannot be shipped from manufacturers, warehouses, rail, etc. In addition, consider the healthcare environment where printed documents are needed to provide quality patient care. Consider documents required for compliance and safety. (more…)
June 25, 2021
Plus Technologies Customization Many organizations that need output management software (OMS) have unique requirements or unique technical infrastructures. As a result, many of them need a "customized' version of our OMS product, OM Plus. While the standard version of OM Plus might provide 90+% of the function or interconnectivity the customer needs, in some cases the customer needs something a little extra or different. Plus Technologies shines when this situation occurs. We have created a development process and a product architecture that allows us to respond to custom requests quickly. Customers do not need to wait until the next 'planned/scheduled"…
June 11, 2021
OM Plus Customer adds Context Delivery Feature to Existing License A large manufacturing customer currently using OM Plus advanced print software is adding "Context Delivery Plus (CDP)" to its existing licenses. Context Delivery Plus (CDP) adds capabilities to the OM Plus print spooling system based on triggers found inside the print job itself. CDP can find triggers such as user, device, title, application, keywords and others. Once the triggers are found a unique set of rules can be applied to the print jobs such as adding copies, changing destinations, managing color, tray options and more. In this case CDP is…
June 4, 2021
OM Plus My-Print-Delivery (MPD) Anywhere Plus Technologies is an industry leader that offers enterprise printing and output management solutions to various organizations. As the need for people working from home offices increases, organizations seek to remedy the many document workflow obstacles and challenges that arise. Plus Technologies has developed a solution called My-Print-Delivery Anywhere that allows home office workers to access documents created on corporate applications or networks and print to locally attached printers without the need for costly VPN connections. “We are very excited to offer this print anywhere solution to our growing list of customers who work from…
May 7, 2021
OM Plus as a Replacement for CUPS Plus Technologies' OM Plus Delivery Manager (DM) print software is being considered by some organizations as a replacement for CUPS. CUPS is an open source product that provides some limited print spooling functions. However, questions about product technical support and function have led some users to consider OM Plus DM as a replacement. Some of the features lacking in CUPS that users are looking for in OM Plus include: (more…)
April 30, 2021
US Federal Government Agency Selects OM Plus OM Plus Delivery Manager (DM) (print management) and Fleet Manager (FM) software was selected by a large US federal government agency to help manage their mixed fleet of print devices. The print fleet includes many hundreds of devices spread across multiple locations. Also, it consists mostly of Lexmark and HP printers and multifunction printers. Plus Technologies will be providing output management capabilities by tying into the organization's back office systems and routing jobs (workflow) to the appropriate printer. The software allows the customer to set rules that can define the end users rights…
April 28, 2021
OM Plus Can Help with Home Office Printing Many more people are working from home now. This trend may continue for the foreseeable future. Printing documents created on corporate systems on home printers can have access, formatting, security, and other technical issues. Some of these issues include: Corporate applications or networks do not know about or connect to print devices at home. Many documents contain controlled, private, confidential, or protected information (PI) that should not be viewed or shared outside the enterprise. However, they may now need to be used by workers from home. There is no remote access to…
April 23, 2021
Plus Technologies Offering Subscription License for Imprivata API Plus Technologies offers a market leading pull-print solution called My-Print-Delivery (MPD). MPD allows users to identify themselves at print devices to direct and release print jobs. In addition, My-Print-Delivery helps with security, cost and compliance. One important feature of MPD in the healthcare market is its integration with Imprivata's OneSign single sign on solution. Plus Technologies has accomplished integration with OneSign by using Imprivata's API called Imprivata Print Connector (IPC). (more…)
April 2, 2021
Plus Technologies' Epic Print Management Video Plus Technologies has posted a new video to explain our Epic print management solution. Specifically, this new video is available on Plus Technologies' website. https://www.plustechnologies.com/printing-software-videos/ . Additionally, this video and others are available on Plus Technologies' YouTube channel, www.youtube.com/PlusTechnologies (more…)
March 19, 2021
Web Client Version 3.1.3.0001 Available A new Web Client version is now available. This new version is number 3.1.3.0001. Some of the changes/enhancements include: An update to the View Job command in the request status screen. Previously there was a limited number of data types that the web client would allow you to view. Now only the 'graphics' type is unviewable (for safety reasons). (more…)
March 12, 2021
Plus Technologies Announces FIPS Compliant Encryption Plus Technologies announces changes to its encryption methodology to support FIPS compliance standards. FIPS compliance is often required by US federal government agencies. Since Plus Technologies has numerous government customers including the US Federal government it made sense for Plus Technologies to add this capability. FIPS compliant means an organization adheres to the Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) in order to act in accordance with the Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 (FISMA) and the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 (FISMA2014). (more…)
