BURGESS HILL, United Kingdom, September 12, 2012 – Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America (SIICA), a division of Sharp Electronics Corporation, and Ringdale are pleased to announce the validation of Ringdale's Sharp OSA-developed integration, FollowMe Embedded. Product validation by Sharp verifies that a seamless integration exists between supported Sharp OSA-enabled MFPs and the FollowMe solution.
With the FollowMe Embedded application for Sharp OSA-enabled MFPs, users gain the convenience of accessing an all-in-one solution for tracking copy, print, email, fax and scan services, without the need for any external hardware. The intuitive user interface provides integrated single sign-on (SSO) authentication, and FollowMe Printing's secure print job roaming technology offers any organization a highly scalable solution.
FollowMe's integrated Business Intelligence Engine (BIE) offers organizations access to enterprise-wide dynamic policy controls, which can be applied per user, department or MFP. Users can dynamically convert emails to black and white, route large print jobs to higher-capacity output devices, and enjoy an unparalleled level of control to intelligently meet complex business needs.
"With a seamless Sharp OSA-developed integration, FollowMe Embedded helps companies increase profits by reducing print waste," says Vince Jannelli, director of product management, applications and partners, Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America. "Additionally, Sharp OSA-enabled MFPs with FollowMe Embedded create a secure printing environment that helps maintain compliance with security standards."
"The validation of FollowMe Embedded for Sharp OSA-enabled MFPs gives organizations unrivaled flexibility to reduce costs and increase the productivity of document workflow, without losing the FollowMe Printing capabilities that are at the heart of the solution," said Jan Bollmann, Vice President of Engineering, Ringdale. "FollowMe enables integrated control of print, copy, scan and fax straight from the Sharp OSA-enabled MFP's front panel, empowering users to work smarter."
Originally published September 12, 2012. Product names, capabilities and contact details reflect that date.