PCS Director
PCS Director software allows you to monitor all printing and copying activity, handle charge-backs, control who is printing, how much is being printed, and identify the cost of printing across the entire organization. This comprehensive print management solution allows you to understand and manage printing costs to reduce your Total Cost of Ownership.
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| ABOUT THE PCS DIRECTOR COMPONENTS |
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ANALYSIS MODULE - Provides reports on printer inventory, device volumes, budgets, cost baselines and printing workflow issues on the network |
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EMBEDDED PCS DIRECTOR - tracks walk-up activity on Savin MFPs integrating all prints, copies, scans, and faxes in one single usage report |
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RECOVERY MODULE -
Associates the costs of printing back to users and clients for billing purposes |
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RULES MODULE -
Rules-based printing handles re-direction of print jobs to the most efficient devices and controls printer usage and feature availability |
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| BENEFITS |
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Automates the process of allocating costs back to clients for printing and copying |
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Identifies bottlenecks and inefficiencies on the network by providing a "snap-shot" of all printing devices, their volumes, and use costs |
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Integrates with most corporate proximity card standards for security authentication, trouble free implementation for IT, and simple ease of use for users |
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Notifies users (via custom pop-up messages) of print job costs and recommended printing devices and settings to reduce expense |
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| IMPLEMENTING THIS SOLUTION |
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Embedded PCS Director installs remotely on select Java enabled Lanier MFPs |
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Installs on a networked computer and can then be pushed out to any number of PC or Macintosh computers on the network |
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Network authentication integration - supporting Windows, Active Directory, and Novell Directory Services |
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PCS Director integrates with accounting systems |
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Runs in the background on client systems and is nearly transparent for employees |
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| MAJOR APPLICATIONS |
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Can be deployed in companies of any size looking to understand, control and save on user printing and copying costs |
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Facilitates charge-backs for copying and printing within an organization |
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Optimize existing and future printing equipment investments |
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Optional card reader authentication provides device security and with most HID, Casi-Rusco, NexWatch ID cards |
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| USING PCS DIRECTOR |
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Easily establish printing rules such as page limits by device, color usage, duplex, restrict access to certain settings, and more |
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Embedded PCS Director can allocate copy costs back to users, departments, budgets, and clients on most Lanier MFP devices |
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Manage and set budgetary account limits for copying and printing by user |
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More than 35 built-in graphical reports showing breakdown by user, date/time, printer, cost, etc. |
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Reports can be exported to PDF, XLS, XML, and CSV |
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Setup customizable pop-up messages for users to support printing rules |
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Tracks all printing (silently in the background) including local, networked and direct to IP print jobs |
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