micro focus iprint
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Punya Mall
Product Manager
iPrint
Micro Focus iPrint
Robin Redgrave
Solutions Consultant
Mike Hunsche
Pre-Sales Consultant
Agenda
• Introduction – Why, What and How?
• iPrint 2.1 – What’s New?
• Demos
• Resources
• Product Information
Yesterdays
Environment
Cloud
Virtualization
Today’s Print Environment
* IT Provided
Device
* Users Brings Own Device
• Now they want to
print!
It started with talking
Then texting
Then pictures
and videos
Then sharing files
Mobility is Mainstream
Then email
The Micro Focus iPrint Solution
Accountingand
secureprinting
Branchoffices
Multiplevendors
Identity
Consumerdriven
vsIT driven
Cloud
OperatingPlatforms
Virtualization
Provides simple mobile and desktop
printing
Works with all your printers
and endpoints
Allows self-service printing
A printing solution that:
Why iPrint
Save Cost
What is iPrint
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iPrint 2
The best platform agnostic, enterprise print solution, for customers who wants a secure on-demand printing that works seamlessly with their existingfleet of printers.
What hypervisors are supported?
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What Devices and Frameworks are
Supported?
What printers are supported?
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& Many more including
• Apple AirPrint Printers
• Label Printers
• Plotters
How does iPrint help
• User Self serviceable
• Print Any where + device + time
• Convenience: Seamless integration between desktop and mobile ecosystem
• Flexibility: To release on any printer.
End users (Simplicity)
• Control user access to printer
• Refine how user prints to a printer
• Reports with auditing on print jobs
• Expand capabilities with Accounting Vendor integration, Rest based APIs
• Easy to deploy & administer
IT Admin (Control)
• Cut Costs: Decrease unintentional printouts due to human error and printer problems
• Efficiency: Self service printing creates efficiency in print ecosystem.
• TCO: iPrint seamlessly works with existing Printer ecosystem
• Transparency: Enable BYOD with confidence with simple licensing.
CIO (Peace of mind)
Recent Releases
Disclaimer: This section provides an overview of future releases; due to market changes, customer enhancement requests, and other factors, product themes and timings are subject to change.
Micro Focus iPrint 2
• Micro Focus branding and improved usability
• On Demand Print – WalkUp Printing
• Web release portal
• Native mobile experience
• AirPrint certification
• Android native printing support
• Deployment enhancement
• Simplified appliance migration
• Improvements to administration and management
• Automated server backups
• Certificate management
• Updated platform support
Targeted Availability:
Shipping
Micro Focus iPrint 2.1
• AirPrint Server Certification for publishing all AirPrint printers
• Mac Printer Dialog Extension support in iPrint
• Server and iManager enhancement
• Telemetry
• Helpful for us to design iPrint better. Optional and zero private data collection.
• ChromeBook Support
• Native iPrint Integration
• Support Secure printing
• Auditing
• iOS iPrint App – Revamp
• Integrated WalkUp Release Portal
• iOS extension support
• New “Job” Centric workflow.
Targeted Availability:
Shipping
Micro Focus iPrint 2.1 – What’s New?
Disclaimer: This section provides an overview of future releases; due to market changes, customer enhancement requests, and other factors, product themes and timings are subject to change.
Why are we excited with iPrint 2
• iPrint is now better with set of features aimed to close gaps in iOS printing
• iPrint delivers more benefits for OES entitled customers.• Feedback considered from Ideas forum.• Increased ROI for customers.• Resources for field are getting updated.• Market really excited for what’s new in iPrint
• AirPrint Support for publishing all AirPrint printers
• Mac PDE support
• Product Improvement
• Revamped iOS App
• Native iPrint Support on Chromebook
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What’s New?
• Mac Printer Driver Extensions Support
• Upload Mac Driver Package
• Associate package
• 6.04 Mac client required for this operation
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Mac PDE – Support
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Mac PDE – iManager page
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Product Improvement
• To collect product metrics
• Metrics collected will be useful for understanding how iPrint is used
• Telemetry will help us shape future releases better
• No confidential information collected
• Information collected is available for administrator perusal
Demos
Disclaimer: This section provides an overview of future releases; due to market changes, customer enhancement requests, and other factors, product themes and timings are subject to change.
• Native iOS printing is all about experience
• Effort to close the gap with this experience between Native iOS printing and Micro Focus iPrint
• Better workflow with iPrint support for iOS App extension
• Integrated WalkUp Job release functionality
• Support for Web page printing
• Print directly from Camera
• Refreshed look and feel
• Coming August 11
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Revamped iOS App
• iPrint Extension for Chromebook OS
• Supports
• Add/Remove printers
• Secure/Unsecure Print
• Printer redirection
• Auditing of jobs
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Chromebook
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Chromebook – Add/Remove Printer
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Chromebook – Secure/Unsecure Install
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Chromebook – Credentials Page
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Chromebook – Printing!
Customer Profiles
Customer with eDir and Active directory deployment
Customers looking highly scalable print environment – Think 5000 printers,
50,000 users
Customers looking for highly reliable print environment (logistics)
Customers looking for a single print solution to provide mobile and desktop
solution
Customer looking for Branch – office printing
Customer looking to work with their heterogeneous /existing print environment.
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Customer Profiles - Overview
• Academics
• Transportation/Logistics
• Healthcare
• Hospitality
• Media Houses
• Government
• More..
Market we are successful:
Resources
Resources on iPrint 2.1
iPrint Ideas page for improvement(https://ideas.microfocus.com/MFI/novell-iprint)
Community Webinars Page(https://www.novell.com/events/community-webinars/)
Community Webinars ideas page(https://ideas.microfocus.com/MFI/novell-fpsctw)
iPrint partner page - Print vendor support (https://www.novell.com/products/iprint/features/partners.html)
Web site – www.novell.com
Resource Library
Community Webinars
Social Media
CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY
These roadmaps may only be used under non-disclosure agreement. Please refer to the “Disclaimer” slide at
the end of this document for additional restrictions and general disclaimer.
Thank you