Printer vendor Lexmark has expanded its cloud print management (CPM) product to resellers
The company claims that for channel partners, the product will be a good starting point are existing customers who are already using cloud platforms such as Office 365 or Google Drive, as they are already comfortable discussing the migration of processes to the cloud.
The Lexmark CPM product enables for the secure printing of documents by sending files to a cloud, which holds them until a user logs in or authenticates via a badge swipe at the physical printer. to initiate the printing
Through the product, print jobs can also be sent from iPhone, iPad and Android smartphones and tablets, as well as from Windows, Mac and Chromebook devices. In addition, analytics about printing, copying and scanning are captured.
Lexmark said that it was seeing an increasing demand from companies to move all aspects about print to the cloud in order to optimise resources, reduce on-premise infrastructure, and improve privacy and security of print documents.
“With Lexmark CPM, channel partners can now provide higher levels of service that can help them to increase profits over time, as it allows customer conversations beyond the initial point of sale”, the company added.
