Continuing their commitment to cloud-based solutions that help enable digital transformation, Canon Europe (https://www.Canon-Europe.com/) and NT-ware recently announced the upcoming support for Universal Print, developed by Microsoft. Organisations that wish to utilise Universal Print within their environment can benefit from the native support that will be built into imageRUNNER ADVANCE firmware along with the additional capabilities that will be provided by either the free-of-charge uniFLOW Online Express or optional uniFLOW Online.
Designed to provide a modern print service experience in Microsoft 365 for businesses and educational institutions of any size, Universal Print moves some key Windows Server print infrastructure to Microsoft 365 and offers print management capabilities. As an added convenience, a single generic driver is used, irrespective of printer model, so no driver management and setup are needed.
Native support for Universal Print with imageRUNNER ADVANCE DX and third-generation imageRUNNER ADVANCE models is set to be included in version 3.11 of the Unified Firmware Platform, which is currently scheduled to release in
"Digital transformation is now higher on business' agendas than it has ever been and the need for flexibility has become even more critical throughout this period of global change. But the desire for more cloud-based ways of working isn't new." says
uniFLOW Online, an optional 100 percent cloud solution running in various Azure data centers globally, will have the ability to connect natively to Universal Print and offer even more capabilities to the print environment including: Secure Print with a single universal queue My Print Anywhere allowing users to release their job to any compatible device, including those not supporting Universal Print natively Extensive accounting (print, copy, fax, scan), prices, cost centers and reporting Support for other client operating systems such as macOS and Chrome OS Mobile Printing and Mobile Printing for guests
imageRUNNER ADVANCE devices can be registered to uniFLOW Online Express or uniFLOW Online in bulk, easing administration burdens. Users are able to select supported finishing options such as duplex, hole-punch and multi-position staple from the Windows print dialogue.
"We are excited to be working closely together with Microsoft on the integration of uniFLOW Online and Universal Print," said
Support for Universal Print will be launched with the next uniFLOW Online deployment update, which is currently expected in
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