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Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Print Manager Plus Product Manager Update

I am writing you with some helpful tips on using Print Manager Plus to reduce wasteful printing. We have been getting endless reports from customers on how happy they are to have a product like this in economic times like we are currently experiencing and I wanted to share some of the most successful uses.

If you already own Print Manager Plus and do not see any of these options in the software please contact us so we can get you up and running with the latest version.

If you have considered this software in the past and would like to have a new look at it please let me know and I will set you up with a trial version or a WEB demo at your convenience.

Some of the most successful features being used within Print Manager Plus by our 10,000+ clients worldwide to cut out wasteful printing:

1. Force the user the go to the printer location before a job prints out. By setting up the WEB based Release Station option in Print Manager Plus you will have a system where the user will send their print job and be required to go to the Printer Location, type their user name and password into the release station console and release their job at that time. This avoids the stack of paper sitting at the printer at the end of the day that no one ever came to collect. This also gives you a Secure Print set up that supports ALL PRINTERS in case you have users printing sensitive material to a printer that they are not standing right next to.

2. Put in an Administrator Override system. This way you can tighten up restrictions without completely cutting across production by not allowing something to print when it really does need to be printed. Any of the restrictions in Print Manager Plus have a Delete or Hold (Pause) option for the restriction. By Pausing you are having Print Manager Plus hold the job where it then sends a pop up message to the user letting them know what they need to do to have the job print. For example you set a 100 restriction with a pause rule instead of delete. The user needs to print a 150 page document. They get a pop up message letting them know they need to see the office manager (or teacher) to have the job released. The responsible party logs into the WEB based release console and releases the job for the user. If the job is not dealt with in a timely fashion it is purged from the system.

3. Restrict Copies being printed. By doing this if a user sends a 10 page Word document to the Laser printer asking for 10 copies of it they get a POP up letting them know they can only send one copy and asking them to make copies of their job at the copy machine. Copy machine job = 1/2 cent per page, laser printer job = 5 cents per page, on average.

4. Restrict the same document from being reprinted within a set amount of time. This is a great way to avoid the occasional user that sends a job then forgets that they printed the job and sends it again 1 minute later. This also avoids the users that send a job to a printer with a paper jam, they don�t see anything come out so they send it again, and again, and again. When the Jam is cleared all the copies the sent will print, unless you are enforcing this restriction. You also occasionally run across a user that is in a rush and they think their job will print faster if they hit print multiple times.

5. Desktop Printers can be a budget killer! Not many people know that Print Manager Plus is not only a server based product but also a workstation based product. We can include any workstation that has a printer physically attached OR is direct IP printing in your central control and tracking.

These are just a few of the many ways you can cut your printing costs down to a fraction of what you might be spending now. If you have any questions on other problems you might be experiencing with wasteful printing let me know and I will send you the best way to eliminate this.

Best Regards,

Danny Byrnes
Phone# 727-445-1920 x305 - Fax# 727-445-9223
dbyrnes@softwareshelf.com
www.softwareshelf.com

Thursday, November 20, 2008

Print Manager Plus Receives Award of Excellence from Tech and Learning Magazine

35 outstanding education technology products saluted by prestigious
26-year-old recognition program

The Tech & Learning Award of Excellence 2008

Clearwater, Florida and London, United Kingdom: Print Manager Plus® 2008 Standard Academic by Florida-based Software Shelf International, Inc was one of 35 education technology products presented, last week, with the Tech & Learning Magazine’s Award of Excellence.

A panel of more than 30 educators, who tested more than 100 entries at San Francisco Bay Area schools, decided on the winners. “Choosing the finalists was no easy task,” said Kevin Hogan, Editorial Director for the Tech & Learning group. “Those companies that passed muster should feel proud of this accomplishment.”

The other winners encompassed a wide range of high-quality offerings such as numerous Internet-based programs, software for handheld devices and several special hardware/software combination packages that address management, safety, communication, differentiated learning, and other key areas in education.

“For Print Manager Plus to have been recognised as outstanding education technology and for it to be awarded alongside so many important and influential products is a welcome acknowledgement of Software Shelf’s dedicated staff and their work,” stated Bill Feeley, Software Shelf CEO.

Tech & Learning, Inc.
For over 27 years, San Bruno, California-based Tech & Learning has been -- and continues to be -- the leading resource for K-12 leaders. Its publications, Web sites, and events provide factual and evaluative information on trends, products, and strategies to educators who purchase technology products in their districts and schools. Tech & Learning delivers the highest quality content and essential resources to manage, train, and teach technology. For more information, visit www.techlearning.com

About Software Shelf
Software Shelf is the worldwide leader in tightly integrated Windows Print Management solutions. Established in 1994, its flagship product, Print Manager Plus, is used by thousands of organizations worldwide and is available in over 60 countries. It was awarded the Hewlett-Packard Outstanding Partner of the Year Award in 2007 and is listed in GuideMeGreen, the online directory of environmentally-friendly products and services.

For further information, please contact:

Danny Byrnes
Software Shelf International, Inc.
601 Cleveland Street
Suite # 710
Clearwater, FL 33755
United States
Phone: +1 727 445 1920
Phone: +1 800 962 2290
Fax: +1 727 445 9223
Email: sales@softwareshelf.com
Website: http://www.softwareshelf.com

Tatjana Kunze
Software Shelf International, Inc.
Vitality House
2-3 Imberhorne Way
East Grinstead
West Sussex, RH19 1RL
United Kingdom
Phone +44 1342 310950
Fax +44 1342 302405
Email: sales@softwareshelf.co.uk
Website: http://www.softwareshelf.co.uk

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Software Shelf’s Print Manager Plus Attains a 50% Saving on all Printing Costs

Results show that implementing Software Shelf’s print control software is a sensible and practical way to improve the bottom line. That’s good news in these financially insecure times.

An average employee wastes 6 pages per day; that's 1,410 pages a year

Clearwater, Florida and London, United Kingdom: Software Shelf International, Inc. is proud to announce the results of a recently conducted client survey which looked into the degree to which Print Manager Plus - its leading print control and monitoring software - reduces the printing costs of its clients.

The key findings were that: the software can save between 30% to 50% of all printing costs, and that the software usually pays for itself, easily, within its free 30-day evaluation period. This is because it has an instant effect on the consumption of toner, paper, printer wear and tear and IT resources.

“This all adds up to huge savings,” says Software Shelf CEO, William Feeley. “Print Manager Plus not only audits all aspects of printing, but also allows an organization to fully control its printing with quotas, restrictions and reports. This control and report data can be used to cut back on wasted printing, restrict any aspect of printing, fully utilize current print resources, and fully account for all printing expenses. And so, this usually hidden expense can now be fully accounted for and controlled,” he concludes.

Because Print Manager Plus allows companies to successfully audit, restrict, quota and control print traffic over any network and any heterogeneous environment, they can really control their printing and so not only gain instant and complete return on investment, but also achieve a massive reduction in costs.

Auditing & Reporting Include:

Over 130 individual reports, statements, and charts.
Reports by User, Groups, OU, Workstation, Server, Accounts, Client, Billing Code.
Detailed Savings Reports.
Audit heterogeneous network environments.
Supports Work Groups, Active Directory and LDAP.
Printers Audited includes: Dot Matrix, Inkjets, Laser Jets, Multifunctional devices, Large Format Printers, and Plotters.
Print Job data collected is: Time/Date Printed, Document Title, Document Type, Page Count, Copy Count, Page Size, Print Job Size, Black & White Output, Color Output, Duplex, N-Up, Large Format Printing by Inches and Centimetres.

Printing Restrictions Include:

Deny printing for print jobs over certain number of pages.
Deny printing if the number of copies exceeds.
Deny printing if the document size is greater than.
Deny printing if the document is reprinted within so many seconds.
Deny or Allow printing if the document title contains specific keywords.
Deny printing if the document is color.
Deny printing if the document is Black and White.
Enable Date/Time Restrictions.

Printing Quotas Include:

Set a currency quota to a user.
Set a page quota to a user.
Set a quota by user by printer or group of printers.
Reset or Increase quotas automatically.

Printing Security and Authentication:

Set print job verification.
Set print job authentication by user password.
Set print job authentication by username and password.
Set print job client billing verification.
Set print job client billing authentication by client password.
Set print job client billing authentication by user password.
Set print job client billing authentication by username and password.
Allow users to create client accounts on the fly.
Allow users to add comments to their print job.
Allow batch printing.

About Software Shelf
Software Shelf is the worldwide leader in tightly integrated Windows Print Management solutions. Established in 1994, its flagship product, Print Manager Plus, is used by thousands of organizations worldwide and is available in over 60 countries. It was awarded the Hewlett-Packard Outstanding Partner of the Year Award in 2007, a Tech & Learning Awards of Excellence in 2008, and is listed in GuideMeGreen, the online directory of environmentally-friendly products and services.

For further information, please contact:

Danny Byrnes
Software Shelf International, Inc.
601 Cleveland Street
Suite # 710
Clearwater, FL 33755
United States
Phone: +1 727 445 1920
Phone: +1 800 962 2290
Fax: +1 727 445 9223
Email: sales@softwareshelf.com
Website: http://www.softwareshelf.com

Friday, September 26, 2008

Print Manager Plus and your Business

How can Print Manager Plus help your Bottom Line?

Print Manager Plus was built from the ground up using the latest Microsoft capabilities and adding in complete printing control by deciphering printer manufactures printer languages. This gives Print Manager Plus all the data needed to Audit, Restrict, Quota, and Control print traffic over any network and any heterogeneous environment.

Print Manager Plus is sold into different vertical markets that use the product for different reasons, but the common denominator for all is complete print management and control which equals a huge savings on printing resources.

Companies that use Print Manager Plus to its fullest extent can save anywhere from 30% to 50% of all printing costs. The product usually pays for itself and more within its free 30 day evaluation. Easily trim costs on Toner, Paper, Service, and IT resources.

Print Manager Plus is used in thousands of schools, universities, corporations, and governments across the world. Businesses include: Schools, Higher Education, Non-Profit, Libraries, SMB, Global2000, Government, Law Firms, Architectural Firms, Engineering Firms, Marketing & PR Firms, Real Estate, and Consultants.

Saving Money Now:

Print Manager Plus not only audits all aspects of printing, but also allows an organization to fully control printing with Quotas, Restrictions, and Reports. This control and data can be used to cut back on wasted printing, restrict any aspect of printing, fully utilize you current print resources, and fully account for all printing expenses.

This usually hidden expense can now be accounted for and controlled.

Auditing & Reporting Include:

* Over 130 individual reports, statements, and charts.

* Reports by User, Groups, OU, Workstation, Server, Accounts, Client, Billing Code.

* Detailed Savings Reports.

* Audit heterogeneous network environments.

* Supports Work Groups, Active Directory and LDAP.

* Printers Audited includes: Dot Matrix, Inkjets, LaserJets, Multifunctional devices, Large Format Printers, and Plotters.

* Print Job data collected is: Time/Date Printed, Document Title, Document Type, Page Count, Copy Count, Page Size, Print Job Size, Black & White Output, Color Output, Duplex, N-Up, Large Format Printing by Inches and Centimeters.

Printing Restrictions Include:

* Deny printing for print jobs over certain number of pages.

* Deny printing if the number of copies exceeds.

* Deny printing if the document size is greater than.

* Deny printing if the document is reprinted within so many seconds.

* Deny or Allow printing if the document title contains specific keywords.

* Deny printing if the document is color.

* Deny printing if the document is Black and White.

* Enable Date/Time Restrictions.

Printing Quotas Include:

* Set a currency quota to a user.

* Set a page quota to a user.

* Set a quota by user by printer or group of printers.

* Reset or Increase quotas automatically.

Printing Security and Authentication:

* Set print job verification.

* Set print job authentication by user password.

* Set print job authentication by username and password.

* Set print job client billing verification

* Set print job client billing authentication by client password.

* Set print job client billing authentication by user password.

* Set print job client billing authentication by username and password.

* Allow users to create client accounts on the fly.

* Allow users to add comments to their print job.

* Allow batch printing.

As you can see Print Manager Plus allows you to really control printing which means complete return on investment. For more information on the product please visit our website at www.softwareshelf.com or call/email us.

Start saving money now with this simple and inexpensive software tool.

For further information, contact:

Software Shelf International, Inc.

601 Cleveland Street , Suite# 710

Clearwater, FL 33755

United States

Phone: 727-445-1920

Phone: 800-962-2290

Fax: 727-445-9223

Email: sales@softwareshelf.com

Website: http://www.softwareshelf.com

Europe, Middle East, Africa:

Software Shelf International, Inc.

Vitality House 2 - 3 Imberhorne Way

East Grinstead

West Sussex, RH19 1RL

United Kingdom

Phone +44 1342 310950

Fax +44 1342 302405

Email: sales@softwareshelf.co.uk

Website: http://www.softwareshelf.co.uk

Thursday, September 18, 2008

Software Shelf Key Personnel

Check out the new Key Personnel page just put up on the website:

http://www.softwareshelf.com/company/keypersonnel.htm

Back to School - Use of Software Shelf’s Print Management Software Means Real Savings For Schools

Award-winning software allows schools and colleges to reduce their printing by 50% or more

School printing; a major drain on school finances unless tightly
controlled. Image by http://voelectronicsclub.org

Clearwater, Florida and London, United Kingdom: Print Management Software firm Software Shelf International, Inc. announced today, at the beginning of the new academic year, a reminder to schools, colleges and universities that its print monitoring and limiting software offers a workable way for them to substantially reduce their operating costs. In these times of looming recession and financial instability, tight cost control is the key to the future of any organization. Print Manager Plus 2008 Standard Academic Edition provides a practical and environmentally-friendly way for educational establishments of all kinds to do just that.

The award-winning software allows secondary schools, K12 schools, universities, colleges and non-profit organizations to track, control, quota and restrict student and staff printing across the network. Case studies have shown that this software can reduce printing by 50% or more.

William Feeley, Software Shelf CEO

“It’s really easy to use and is 100% software based, so no additional hardware is needed at all,” says Software Shelf CEO, William Feeley. “It runs on Windows Server or Workstation NT/2000/XP/2008 and can track printing from any operating system, so any school could install this software tomorrow and start reducing its paper and ink costs immediately.”

The benefit the software provides schools and colleges is best expressed by its customers themselves:

“We couldn’t afford technology upgrades for our school. After installing Print Manager Plus we cut our printing costs in half - from £24,000 to around £12,000 and are now able to afford upgrades.” — Kevin Bowker, The King’s Academy, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, UK.

“Print Manager Plus gave us the ability to make students and teachers accountable for what they print and how much. Users are now pausing before they print and with the ability to set limits to print jobs, the 100-page books that were being sent are a thing of the past. Print Manager Plus is a great product for taking back control over spiraling print costs and saving the environment from wasteful printing.” — Administrator, Wesley Chapel High School, Florida.

Print management software, Print Manager Plus

The product is also very ‘green’ in that it reduces paper wastage, thereby saving trees, energy (in the production of paper and its distribution) and water; the manufacturing of paper is a very thirsty process. Based of average paper savings per client and the total number of its clients worldwide, it was recently calculated that Print Manager Plus is responsible for saving 200,000 trees globally every month!

About Software Shelf
Software Shelf is the worldwide leader in tightly integrated Windows Print Management solutions. Established in 1994, its flagship product, Print Manager Plus, is used by thousands of organizations worldwide and is available in over 60 countries. It was awarded the Hewlett-Packard Outstanding Partner of the Year Award in 2007 and is listed in GuideMeGreen, the online directory of environmentally-friendly products and services.

For further information, please contact:

Danny Byrnes
Software Shelf International, Inc.
601 Cleveland Street
Suite # 710
Clearwater, FL 33755
United States
Phone: +1 727 445 1920
Phone: +1 800 962 2290
Fax: +1 727 445 9223
Email: sales@softwareshelf.com
Website: http://www.softwareshelf.com

Tatjana Kunze
Software Shelf International, Inc.
Vitality House
2-3 Imberhorne Way
East Grinstead
West Sussex, RH19 1RL
United Kingdom
Phone +44 1342 310950
Fax +44 1342 302405
Email: sales@softwareshelf.co.uk
Website: http://www.softwareshelf.co.uk

Source: Enterprisewire® News Service © Enterprisewire News Service

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Thursday, July 31, 2008

Load Balancing and Printer Failover increases the efficiency and availablity of your Print Sub system.

If you are using a Windows Print Server you have the option to utilize Windows Printer Pooling but there are limitations to this. In Windows printer pooling you have one queue looking at multiple printers and the balancing is pretty random always favoring one printer.

Software Shelf has 12 years of experience with the Windows Print Sub system, developing and providing solutions for thousands of different scenarios. Load Balancing and Printer Failover with Print Queue Manager gives you better control options to keep things running in tip top shape. Rather than having one queue looking at multiple printers you have one queue for each printer. On the initial shared queue you place a rule when to redirect jobs to another print queue, the alternate print queue does not even have to be shared. Then on the second queue you also place a rule when to move jobs to a third queue (or even back to the original queue).

These rules can be by total byte amount already being processed by the queue or by total jobs already in the queue. For example:

Queue 1 – Rule to move jobs to Queue 2 if Queue 1 already has 10 jobs in the queue. Can also be done in byte count being handled by the queue.
Queue 2 – Rule to move jobs to Queue 3 if Queue 2 already has 10 jobs in the queue.
Queue 3 – Rule to move jobs that end up here back to Queue 4 if Queue 3 is already handling 10 jobs.
So on and so forth.

This also works very well with Print Manager Plus to give you a complete Print Management solution.

There are other benefits to running this as you can also have Queue 1 redirect jobs to the next queue if the printer goes offline for any reason. Paper Jam, Toner Out, Drawer open, out of paper, etc. Jobs will move on down the line t the next printer and print.

You can also have pop up messages sent back to the end user letting them know their job has moved and where to, and pop up alerts sent to an admin. These pop ups do not rely on Net send like most other applications so you don’t even have to enable the messenger service to have all this happen.

Print Queue Manager:
http://www.softwareshelf.com/products/print_queue_manager.htm

Print Manager Plus:
http://www.softwareshelf.com/products/print_manager_plus_enterprise.htm

Sunday, July 13, 2008

New Print Management Software Improves Law Firm Billing

Print Manager Plus 2008 includes a sophisticated print tracking system which allows law firms to accurately bill back their printing costs to clients with ease

Print Manager Plus 2008 helps legal firms bill clients
for their print outs (image by freefoto.com)

Clearwater, Florida and London, UK: The just-released software, Print Manager Plus 2008 for law firms includes features to help recession proof law firms and improve billing practices and income. The entire time-consuming process of manually recording all printing done of behalf of clients, attributing each print job to the correct client and working out the respective costs to be billed to each is now an integral part of Print Manager Plus 2008. No expensive hardware or training is needed with this pure software solution.

The software allows for the client name, account name or matter codes to be billed back to a central database each time a user within the law firm prints from their workstation. It then keeps track of all print job characteristics such as date and time printed, username, document title, number of pages, number of copies, duplex, NUp, and the cost of the print job.

“PMP even allows legal firms to add a margin to the actual cost of each print job, either as a fixed Dollar (or other currency) amount or as a percentage,” says Danny Byrnes, VP of Software Shelf International. “They had to use a paper logbook and try to work it all out in a spreadsheet. Inevitably, many print jobs slipped through the net and were never billed back to the client. Thanks to Print Manager Plus, that’s now impossible and it also saves them hours of admin, paying for itself within a very short space of time!”

Print Manager Plus is fully transparent and almost indistinguishable from Windows itself. It is very easy to use and requires no changes to the existing network configuration. It works with all makes of printer and on any operating system, running off Windows Server or Workstation. It is also fully scalable with flexible licensing available from SOHO (Small Office/Home Office), to the Small Business Edition, right up to the full version, so it is, therefore, suitable for any size of law firm.

With over 150 pre-made in-built reports, graphs and statements, billing back to the clients of law firms has never been easier to administer and audit.

http://www.softwareshelf.co.uk/products/print_manager_plus_professional.htm

Pricing and Availability
A free, fully functional version of Print Manager Plus 2008 is available for download as a thirty-day free trial at http://www.softwareshelf.com
Source: Enterprisewire® News Service
© Enterprisewire News Service

About Software Shelf
Software Shelf is the worldwide leader in tightly-integrated Windows Print Management solutions. Established in 1997, its flagship product, Print Manager Plus is used by thousands of businesses, schools, colleges, universities and other organizations worldwide including Hewlett Packard, the US Army and Microsoft. Legal organizations include: Arizona State University College of Law, Stanford University School of Law, Marten Law Group, Bates and Carey LLC, Wright Law Firm, and Rudolph, Fine, Porter & Johnson, LLP. Software Shelf provides technical support (in 13 languages) from its offices in the US and UK and from its more than 150 partners and resellers in over 60 countries, and it was awarded the Hewlett-Packard Outstanding Partner of the Year Award in 2007. Software Shelf and Print Manager Plus are trademarks owned by Software Shelf worldwide.

For further information, please contact:

Danny Byrnes
Software Shelf International, Inc.
601 Cleveland Street
Suite# 710
Clearwater, FL 33755
United States
Phone: +1 727 445 1920
Phone: +1 800 962 2290
Fax: +1 727 445 9223
Email: sales@softwareshelf.com
Website: http://www.softwareshelf.com

Tatjana Kunze
Software Shelf International, Inc.
Vitality House
2 - 3 Imberhorne Way
East Grinstead
West Sussex, RH19 1RL
United Kingdom
Phone +44 1342 310950
Fax +44 1342 302405
Email: sales@softwareshelf.co.uk
Website: http://www.softwareshelf.co.uk

Monday, June 23, 2008

Print Manager Plus Is Considered a Vital Necessity by its Clients in this Time of Looming Economic Recession

Over 78% of survey respondents give ‘controlling costs’ as the primary reason for using Print Manager Plus

Clearwater, Florida and London, UK -- Software Shelf International, Inc recently conducted a survey among its clients worldwide. The results clearly show that their primary reason for using the product is to control and so reduce both the direct and indirect running costs of printing within their organizations, namely: paper, ink (toner), printer maintenance and electricity.

Other reasons given for using Print Manager Plus in the survey were: its advanced reporting capabilities (it comes with over 130 detailed reports and analysis graphs that allow you to see who is printing, what they are printing and the cost of that printing); its ease of use (it is just like a natural extension of the operating system itself and is completely transparent to the user, needing no additional hardware); and its positive impact upon the environment. Software Shelf recently announced that the combined effect of its international educational customer base alone saves over 100,000 trees a month. In addition, less printing means less electricity consumed which, in turn, means reduced greenhouse gas emissions.

“What with current economic forecasts, if ever there was a time to improve the bottom line to aid corporate survival, it is now,” says Danny Byrnes, Vice President, Software Shelf International. “As our survey results show, our clients have recognized that Print Manager Plus makes a valuable contribution towards the survival of their organizations. Companies who have not yet embraced the power of PMP but who are starting to feel the pinch might want to look of this amazing software solution as a way of securing their own financial stability.”

Besides the important printing data that can be obtained, PMP allows Administrators to fully control printing by being able to implement Quotas and Restrictions on Users, Groups, Organizational Units, and Printers. The powerful restrictions vary from color usage, time usage, limiting pages and copies per print job, to scheduling and implementing printer usage. These controlling limits allow organizations to actually cut wasteful printing hence saving time, money, and resources.

Two noteworthy comments made by respondents of the survey that so effectively sum up what Print Manager Plus 2008 is and does were: “Print Manager Plus is a complete print management solution” and “Print Manager Plus provides functionality that is lacking in our operating system.”

Pricing and Availability
A free, fully functional version of Print Manager Plus 2008 is available for download as a thirty-day free trial at http://www.softwareshelf.com
Source: Enterprisewire® News Service
© Enterprisewire News Service

About Software Shelf
Software Shelf is the worldwide leader in tightly-integrated Windows Print Management solutions. Established in 1994, its flagship product, Print Manager Plus is used by thousands of businesses, schools, colleges, universities and other organizations worldwide. Businesses and government clients include: Electrolux Home Care Products, Ask Jeeves, Commerz Bank, CSC Financial Services Group, Hewlett Packard, Hyatt Hotels, Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, Bank of New York, United Nations, US Court of Appeals, US Air Force, US Army, US Navy. Software Shelf provides technical support (in 13 languages) from its offices in the US and UK and from its more than 150 partners and resellers in over 60 countries, and it was awarded the Hewlett-Packard Outstanding Partner of the Year Award in 2007. Software Shelf and Print Manager Plus are trademarks owned by Software Shelf worldwide.

For further information, please contact:

Danny Byrnes
Software Shelf International, Inc.
601 Cleveland Street
Suite# 710
Clearwater, FL 33755
United States
Phone: +1 727 445 1920
Phone: +1 800 962 2290
Fax: +1 727 445 9223
Email: sales@softwareshelf.com

Website: http://www.softwareshelf.com

Tatjana Kunze
Software Shelf International, Inc.
Vitality House
2 - 3 Imberhorne Way
East Grinstead
West Sussex, RH19 1RL
United Kingdom
Phone +44 1342 310950
Fax +44 1342 302405
Email: sales@softwareshelf.co.uk

Website: http://www.softwareshelf.co.uk

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Monday, May 26, 2008

New Print Management Software for Schools and Colleges Reduces Wasted Printouts by Up to 50%

Print Manager Plus stops wasted printouts in schools

Print Manager Plus 2008 can make a substantial dent in school, college or university budgets for toner, paper and print maintenance, significantly reducing costs by eliminating unnecessary student and staff printing. It is the only all-digital solution for educational establishments that is available at a fraction of the cost of other complex hardware-based products, providing the same level of functionality with better quality and without the need for expensive hardware or additional training for staff and students.

Clearwater, Florida and London, UK -- Software Shelf International, Inc recently announced the latest version of its cost-saving solution for schools, colleges and universities: Print Manager Plus 2008, the All-Digital Print Accounting and Cost Reduction Software. The system allows print quotas and restrictions to be set per student (and teaching and admin staff) whilst offering detailed tracking of all printing history.

The software can restrict printing by file type, by user or by group resulting in a marked reduction in printer wear and tear, use of electricity and consumption of supplies. This is great news for the environment as well as the school’s overall cost of operation. Schools using Print Manager Plus report enormous savings in their printer maintenance and paper and ink costs.

The product, which runs on any operating system and works with all printers, is extremely intuitive and easy to use and just looks like an integral part of the operating system itself. Other solutions involve complex and expensive hardware requiring specialized training for both staff and students. The Print Manager Plus 2008 software-only solution provides the same level of functionality and even better quality at a fraction of the cost.

“Exactly how much money is being spent on all aspects of their own printing (paper, ink, printer maintenance and electricity usage) and the printing service they provide for students, free of charge, is unknown to most schools. If students can print photos of sports cars or of Paris Hilton unchecked, they will,” claims Danny Byrnes, Vice President, Software Shelf. “And teachers, nearing their quota, will perhaps decide against printing that handout they were planning for their entire class, getting their students to find the information online instead. Print Manager Plus can, in fact, eliminate wasted printing in schools by as much as 50%!”

“If users are allowed unlimited printing, they will print unlimited pages” and “Paper doesn’t grow on trees” were 2 pertinent responses from a recent industry study of Print Manager Plus customers commenting on why Print Manager Plus 2008 is a must-have for any organization in these times of looming recession.

Pricing and Availability
A free, fully functional version of Print Manager Plus 2008 is available for download as a thirty-day free trial at http://www.softwareshelf.com

About Software Shelf
Software Shelf is the worldwide leader in tightly-integrated Windows Print Management solutions. Established in 1994, its flagship product, Print Manager Plus is used by thousands of schools, colleges and universities worldwide as well as by businesses and other organizations. Educational establishments that use Print Manager Plus include: Yale University, Harvard University, Oxford University, Assoc. of American Medical Colleges, Leicester City Learning Centre, Stanford University, Cornell University, Los Angeles Unified School District and Brisbane Waters Secondary Schools. The company provides technical support (in 13 languages) from its offices in the US and UK and from its more than 150 partners and resellers in over 60 countries, and it was awarded the Hewlett-Packard Outstanding Partner of the Year Award in 2007. Software Shelf and Print Manager Plus are trademarks owned by Software Shelf worldwide.

For further information, please contact:

Danny Byrnes
Software Shelf International, Inc.
601 Cleveland Street
Suite# 710
Clearwater, FL 33755
United States
Phone: +1 727 445 1920
Phone: +1 800 962 2290
Fax: +1 727 445 9223
Email: sales@softwareshelf.com
Website: http://www.softwareshelf.com

Tatjana Kunze
Software Shelf International, Inc.
Vitality House
2 - 3 Imberhorne Way
East Grinstead
West Sussex, RH19 1RL
United Kingdom
Phone +44 1342 310950
Fax +44 1342 302405
Email: sales@softwareshelf.co.uk
Website: http://www.softwareshelf.co.uk

Source: Enterprisewire® News Service
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Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Control of Printing Costs Vital in Looming Recession Says Official Studies

Print Manager Plus reduces wasted print outs

Print Manager Plus by Software Shelf offers a powerful yet simple and cost-effective way for any organization to assess, control and reduce printing costs – now estimated to be as high as 3% of revenue. Print Manager Plus software is the only All Digital Solution in a market place inundated with costly expensive hardware-based solutions. Print Manager Plus is a fraction of the price of the hardware-based tools, yet brings the same level of functionality.

Clearwater, Florida and London, UK -- Software Shelf International, Inc today announced its recession-proofing solution for any organization with network printing: Print Manager Plus 2008, the All Digital Print Accounting and Cost Reduction Software.

The waste of money from out-of-control network printing has been highlighted in many industry reports: a hidden and pernicious operational cost within any organization. In today’s tough economic climate, there needs to be a proper solution to this hidden cost that would allow companies to exercise proper control in the area of their in-house network printing, to avoid becoming another statistic.

Software Shelf’s solution is the recently launched Print Manager Plus 2008 which offers full printing control with detailed reporting on exactly what is being printed and by whom. It can restrict printing by file type, by user or by group and even enables daily quotas. The result is a marked reduction in printer wear and tear, use of electricity and consumption of supplies. This is great news for the environment as well as the company’s bottom line. Organizations using Print Manager Plus report enormous savings in their printer maintenance and paper and ink costs.

“The problem is that the total cost of printing is unknown for most enterprises. Industry researcher Gartner estimates that companies may spend an average of up to 3% of their revenue on output, making it one of the most over-looked and under-managed assets of their front-end systems,” says Danny Byrnes, Vice President, Software Shelf.

Many professionals in large organisations or schools may find this surprising, because few realize just how much they spend on printing, let alone what they can do to reduce it. In fact, a study by Lyra Research indicates that few network managers and IT departments track printing costs at all. But, an accurate assessment of costs is essential in order to start reducing them.

“Having the ability to monitor, control and restrict one’s printing over a network is so fundamental that, in hindsight, one would expect it to have been included in the operating system; but it wasn’t, so we’ve simply filled that void,” adds Danny Byrnes.

“If users are allowed unlimited printing, they will print unlimited pages” and “Paper doesn’t grow on trees” were 2 pertinent responses from a recent industry study of Print Manager Plus customers commenting on why Print Manager Plus 2008 is a must-have for any organization in these times of looming recession.

Pricing and Availability
A free, fully functional trial version of Print Manager Plus 2008 is available for download as a thirty day free trial at http://www.softwareshelf.com

About Software Shelf
Software Shelf is the worldwide leader in tightly-integrated Windows Print Management solutions. Established in 1994, its flagship product, Print Manager Plus is used by thousands of organizations worldwide including companies, schools, libraries and government offices. Customers include: Yale University, Harvard University, Oxford University, Morgan Stanley, British Library and Microsoft. The company provides technical support (in 13 languages) from its offices in the US and UK and from its more than 150 partners and resellers in over 60 countries, and it was awarded the Hewlett-Packard Outstanding Partner of the Year Award in 2007. Software Shelf and Print Manager Plus are trademarks owned by Software Shelf worldwide.

For further information, please contact:

Danny Byrnes
Software Shelf International, Inc.
601 Cleveland Street
Suite# 710
Clearwater, FL 33755
United States
Phone: +1 727 445 1920
Phone: +1 800 962 2290
Fax: +1 727 445 9223
Email: sales@softwareshelf.com
Website: http://www.softwareshelf.com

Tatjana Kunze
Software Shelf International, Inc.
Vitality House
2 - 3 Imberhorne Way
East Grinstead
West Sussex, RH19 1RL
United Kingdom
Phone +44 1342 310950
Fax +44 1342 302405
Email: sales@softwareshelf.co.uk
Website: http://www.softwareshelf.co.uk

Source: Enterprisewire® News Service
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Monday, April 07, 2008

Print Accounting Software Company Offers a Great Way to Go Green

Print Manager Plus by Software Shelf International allows almost any company to easily become more eco-friendly and contribute massively to the environment

Clearwater, Florida and London, UK: Printer control firm, Software Shelf International (SSI), wants those companies that still haven’t fully embraced the green movement, yet are looking for the best way to be part of it, to know that a solution is at hand.

Print Manager Plus, the print management tool developed by international company, Software Shelf, regulates and restricts printing across a network, thereby making enormous savings in printer paper and ink cartridges.

“As a consequence, the benefits extend far into the environment,” says Danny Byrnes, SSI director based in the company’s Clearwater head office. “Reducing the amount of paper your company gets through every month is a great way to do something positive about global warming because it reduces energy consumption at every stage – from paper manufacturing, to transport, and finally to the energy actually consumed by your printers.

“Where forests are not managed properly, the demand for paper can lead to deforestation – so there’s another obvious benefit. Taking all of our customers into account, we recently estimated that our Print Manager Plus software saves planet Earth about 150,000 trees every month!

“In addition, the paper manufacturing industry is a heavy consumer of water, so here’s another environmental area where our print accounting software is helping.”

It goes without saying that because Print Manager Plus saves printer ink, printer paper, electricity, and causes less wear and tear on the company’s printers – it pays for itself very rapidly.

To make an even bigger positive impact on the environment, SSI strongly recommends that companies also implement paper recycling schemes within their offices.

Pricing and Availability
A free, fully functional trial version of Print Manager Plus 2008 is available for download as a thirty day free trial at http://www.softwareshelf.com

About Software Shelf
Software Shelf is the worldwide leader in tightly-integrated Windows Print Management solutions. Established in 1994, its flagship product, Print Manager Plus is used by thousands of organizations worldwide including companies, schools, libraries and government offices. Customers include: Yale University, Harvard University, Oxford University, Morgan Stanley, British Library and Microsoft. The company provides technical support (in 13 languages) from its offices in the US and UK and from its more than 150 partners and resellers in over 60 countries, and it was awarded the Hewlett-Packard Outstanding Partner of the Year Award in 2007. Software Shelf and Print Manager Plus are trademarks owned by Software Shelf worldwide

For further information, please contact:

Danny Byrnes
Software Shelf International, Inc.
601 Cleveland Street
Suite# 710
Clearwater, FL 33755
United States
Phone: +1 727 445 1920
Phone: +1 800 962 2290
Fax: +1 727 445 9223
Email: sales@softwareshelf.com
Website: http://www.softwareshelf.com

Tatjana Kunze
Software Shelf International, Inc.
Vitality House
2 - 3 Imberhorne Way
East Grinstead
West Sussex, RH19 1RL
United Kingdom
Phone +44 1342 310950
Fax +44 1342 302405
Email: sales@softwareshelf.co.uk
Website: http://www.softwareshelf.co.uk

Source: Enterprisewire® News Service
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Thursday, March 06, 2008

Software Shelf’s Newest Print Manager Plus 2008 Packs Powerful New Features into its Market Leading Solution

Print Manager Plus 2008 now features complete Active Directory integration with Windows Server 2008 plus all previous Windows Operating Systems and tools to reducing the hidden costs of printing in your network

Clearwater, Florida and London, United Kingdom: Software Shelf, the worldwide software leader in Windows Print Management solutions, today announced the newest version of its award-winning flagship product, Print Manager Plus 2008.

Print Manager Plus 2008 includes the industry’s first native Active Directory integration and compatibility with Windows Server 2008, and all previous Windows Operating systems. The 2008 version continues its distinction as the only product in the industry to offer complete support for every printer and plotter manufacturer on the market.

“Version 2008 is the most significant upgrade to Print Manager Plus in the history of our company,” said Software Shelf CEO, William Feeley. “It marks a milestone in the development of all print management solutions that corral the accounting of and cost of printing, helping our customers to cut printing related costs by up to 75%.”

Despite the wide availability of paperless office solutions, today’s businesses typically spend from 3 to 5 percent of revenues on printing-related infrastructure and consumables. Without the need for outside services or complex new software, Print Manager Plus makes printing efficient, increases cost savings while lowering IT resource requirements. As a software-only solution, Print Manager Plus 2008 is available at a fraction of what you pay for similar IT products on the market.

With the new native Active Directory integration, the solution offers customers a completely integrated platform to control, audit and precisely manage their entire printing environment with unsurpassed speed, security and efficiency. From the individual IT manager to the CFO, Print Manager Plus is packed with extensive new reporting features, including over 150 new built-in reports, enabling printing to be tracked and controlled at any level of granularity.

New security-related features in the 2008 version enable easy compliance to regulations such as HIPAA security rules and similar rules of UK and European Data Protection regulations, as well as Sarbanes Oxley in the US.

Print Manager Plus is a Green product featured recently by GuideMeGreen as software that is saving 150,000 trees every month through the paper savings it achieves for its customers.

Pricing and Availability
A free, fully functional trial version of Print Manager Plus 2008 is available for download and a thirty day free trial at http://www.softwareshelf.com

Software Shelf is formally introducing Print Manager Plus 2008 through its reseller and distributor network in over 60 countries today including release of the upgrade version to all its current Print Manager Plus customers under maintenance.

About Software Shelf
Software Shelf is the worldwide leader in tightly integrated Windows Print Management solutions. Established in 1994, its flagship product, Print Manager Plus, is used by thousands of organizations worldwide. The company provides tech support (in 13 languages) from its offices in the US and UK and from its more than 150 partners and resellers in over 60 countries. Software Shelf was awarded the Hewlett-Packard Outstanding Partner of the Year Award in 2007.

For further information, please contact:

Danny Byrnes
Software Shelf International, Inc.
601 Cleveland Street
Suite# 710
Clearwater, FL 33755
United States
Phone: +1 727 445 1920
Phone: +1 800 962 2290
Fax: +1 727 445 9223
Email: sales@softwareshelf.com
Website: http://www.softwareshelf.com/

Tatjana Kunze
Software Shelf International, Inc.
Vitality House
2 - 3 Imberhorne Way
East Grinstead
West Sussex, RH19 1RL
United Kingdom
Phone +44 1342 310950
Fax +44 1342 302405
Email: sales@softwareshelf.co.uk
Website: http://www.softwareshelf.co.uk/

Source: Enterprisewire® News Service
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File-Rescue Plus by Software Shelf Granted a Consumers Digest Best Buy Award

Software which works on all Windows operating systems, external drives and digital cameras is considered, independently, to be one of the best on the market for recovering deleted files, photos and music

San Francisco, California and London, United Kingdom: Software Shelf, developer of File-Rescue Plus software, today announced that Consumers Digest, a leading publication in judging the best products and best-priced solutions on the market, has awarded its file recovery software, File-Rescue Plus, a 'Best Buy' recognition for excellence in quality and price. A photo of the award and a review of File-Rescue Plus appears in the April 2008 edition of Consumers Digest, now on newsstands as of March 2nd.

File-Rescue Plus software works on all Windows Operating Systems. It allows the user to undelete any kind of file, lost due to inadvertent deleting or virus attacks from their computer, external drive or camera.

Consumer Digest editors write, “A Consumers Digest Best Buy is defined as a product that offers the most value for a given amount of money. That doesn’t mean it is the least expensive product in its category, nor does it mean it is the best-known brand. A Consumers Digest Best Buy is a nationally available product identified as one that merits special attention from consumers, based on its combination of performance, ease-of-use, features, durability, warranty, efficiency, styling, and maintenance and servicing requirements.

“On average, a Consumers Digest Best Buy rating is awarded to fewer than three percent of the competing models in any given product category.”

File-Rescue Plus includes a 'shredder' for extreme security. This is the Clean Free Disk Space Option allowing one to securely wipe all free disk space or deleted files on the computer. The software also includes a Live Electronic Update Option to automatically download the latest updates and upgrades in seconds at the click of a button.

Customer comments include: "I purchased and downloaded your File-Rescue Plus program because I was pretty desperate to recover about 100 great photos I accidentally erased from my camera by mistakenly pushing the "erase" function. The program worked perfectly, restored almost all the pictures immediately on the first try, and I was delighted (and relieved).” —SW.
“I recovered almost 8000 files yesterday off of two drives which had (we think) been maliciously deleted. Nice tool you have there." —MAM.
“I, all of a sudden, had 72 jpg's disappear from a SanDisk SmartMedia card. With your software, I was able to recover them.” —JS

File-Rescue Plus is immediately available in English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Japanese and Chinese. Anyone may download a free trial version or buy online by clicking here: http://www.softwareshelf.com/products/file_rescue_plus_home.htm
For those in Europe, Middle East, Africa, click here: http://www.softwareshelf.co.uk/products/file_rescue_plus_home.htm

Software Shelf is a Microsoft Certified Partner and works closely with Microsoft to ensure the technology is thoroughly tested and obtains Microsoft Logo Certification. Software Shelf award-winning Tech support is provided worldwide in 13 languages. Software Shelf and File-Rescue Plus are trademarks owned by Software Shelf worldwide.

For further information, please contact:

Danny Byrnes
Software Shelf International, Inc.
601 Cleveland Street
Suite# 710
Clearwater, FL 33755
United States
Phone: +1 727 445 1920
Phone: +1 800 962 2290
Fax: +1 727 445 9223
Email: sales@softwareshelf.com
Website: http://www.softwareshelf.com/

Tatjana Kunze
Software Shelf International, Inc.
Vitality House
2 - 3 Imberhorne Way
East Grinstead
West Sussex, RH19 1RL
United Kingdom
Phone +44 1342 310950
Fax +44 1342 302405
Email: sales@softwareshelf.co.uk
Website: http://www.softwareshelf.co.uk/

Source: Enterprisewire® News Service
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Friday, February 01, 2008

Full Color Printing Case Study from the University of Montana.

I came across this awesome case study on the University of Montana Division of Biological Sciences. It goes into detail about their color printers and how they are managed. Alan Joch from EDUTECH wrote the case study. I think this really explains where a lot of our higher educational customer are at.

Check out the article here:
http://www.edtechmag.com/higher/fall-2005/case-study-i.html

Check out Print Manager Plus 2008 here:
http://www.softwareshelf.com/products/print_manager_plus_academic.htm

This really shows the current reality of ROI and TCO of printers in an Academic environment. Being able to implement full print management with auditing and restriction capability gives you full control.

Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Software Shelf rolls out its new websites!

I am proud to release our new website designs for www.softwareshelf.com and www.softwareshelf.co.uk .

These websites have been redesigned and re-engineered for complete ease of use and fast easy click through to pertinent information. All product pages have been rewritten with new Benefits, Features, and At-a-Glance data pages that makes sense for our many vertical markets.

Solutions, Support, News, and Company pages are much more comprehensive with easy to view and simple navigation to any pertinent data needed.

Take the new site for a spin now at http://www.softwareshelf.com

Tuesday, January 29, 2008

How is software considered a "Green" product?

You should check out our press release on how Print Manager Plus saves trees. After a lot of research into trees, what kind of trees, what kind of paper is made from these trees, we calculated we save hundreds of thousands of trees each year, just from our Academic customers.

www.GuideMeGreen.com added us as an environmentally friendly company! Very Cool.

You can read the press release here.

The approximate number of trees that Print Manager Plus saves worldwide every 30 minutes.

Introduction from CEO

I would like to introduce myself. My name is Bill Feeley and I am the CEO of Software Shelf International, Inc.

I started the company in 1996 in San Carlos California, initially reselling 3rd party products to Network Enterprise customers.

After surveying customer requests I partnered up with an old friend of mine and we created Print Manager Plus. This was created by request from the IT industry at the inception of Microsoft’s Windows NT server release. We took on the challenge of surveying and developing a simple, and easy to use software based product, and it did in 1998 releasing our 1.0 version of the product.

Since then the company has grown to over 20 employees and supplies software to thousands of companies and organizations around the world.

Before starting Software Shelf I was the Vice President of Sales for PacificMicro Electronics. This publicly traded company made initial inroads into voice over IP from the US to ASIA. They also manufactured translation software for Mac and Windows, Mac-in-DOS.

Prior to Pacfic Micro Electronics I was the Vice President of Sales for DUX Software. This company published software titles for UNIX SUN O/S and OS/2. Published Software such as SimCity, Ta-Dah!, Xplot, American Heritage Dictionary, and Columbia Encyclopedia.

This Blog will represent my day to day activities, interactions, and product ideas. Please feel free to email me anytime!

I hope you find it interesting.

Best regards,

Bill Feeley

Monday, January 21, 2008

Print Management Company Software Shelf saves over 150,000 trees a month with Print Manager Plus

Printer Management Software ‘Print Manager Plus’ officially a ‘green’ company as it saves over 150,000 trees a month worldwide

‘Print Manager Plus’ makes major contribution towards
reducing global wastage of paper and ink

The approximate number of trees that Print Manager Plus
saves worldwide every 30 minutes.

Clearwater, Florida and London: The printer control company, Software Shelf International, has been included in the international green online directory GuideMeGreen which lists companies and charities that offer ethical and environmentally-friendly products and services.

Software Shelf’s print management tool, Print Management Plus, limits users’ ability to print their files by setting quotas or restricting printing by file size and type. The result is a dramatic reduction in wasted paper and ink which not only saves a vast amount of cost for the organisation, but is also great for the environment.

One user of Print Management Plus recently conducted a study into how much paper the software was actually saving them. The Jeanne d’Arc Technical College in Rennes, France which installed the software 2 years ago has 1200 students, 130 staff, 350 workstations and 14 networked printers. They report a saving of between 200 to 300 reams of paper per month, which together with savings on ink, electricity, printer repair and maintenance equates to a saving of about 15,000 Euros a year.

David Oglaza, founder of http://www.guidemegreen.com/ says “I was astounded when I saw how many thousands of trees Print Manager Plus is saving and we very much welcome Software Shelf to the site.”

According to the environmental site Conservatree, 17 reams of paper can be made from one tree. As there are about 10,000 schools using Print Manager Plus worldwide (each with an average of 1100 students), each school using Print Manager Plus is saving around 15 trees a month. In total, that represents a saving of 150,000 trees every month among its school customers alone; this figure does not even take into account the thousands of companies that also use this print limiting software.

“The positive impact that Print Manager Plus has on the environment is far reaching. Not only does it reduce paper and ink consumption, but it also reduces the amount of waste paper going to landfill as well as CO2 emissions as a result of the reduced printer running time. It thoroughly deserves to be known, from now on, as a ‘green’ product and Software Shelf has truly earned its listing in GuideMeGreen,” says Danny Byrnes, Software Shelf’s product manager.

About Software Shelf
Software Shelf was established in 1994 in Silicon Valley by William Feeley. Its flagship product, the print monitoring tool Print Manager Plus, is used by thousands of companies, schools, libraries and government offices worldwide, including: Yale University, Harvard University, Oxford University, Morgan Stanley, British Library and Microsoft. The company has offices in the US and UK as well as 150 partners with resellers in over 60 countries. Software Shelf was awarded the Hewlett-Packard Outstanding Partner of the Year Award in 2007. Software Shelf and Print Manager Plus are trademarks owned by Software Shelf worldwide.

For further information, contact:

Danny Byrnes
Software Shelf International, Inc.
601 Cleveland Street
Suite# 710
Clearwater, FL 33755
United States
Phone: +1 727 445 1920
Phone: +1 800 962 2290
Fax: +1 727 445 9223
Email: sales@softwareshelf.com
Website: http://www.softwareshelf.com

Tatjana Kunze
Software Shelf International, Inc.
Vitality House
2 - 3 Imberhorne Way
East Grinstead
West Sussex, RH19 1RL
United Kingdom
Phone +44 1342 310950
Fax +44 1342 302405
Email: sales@softwareshelf.co.uk
Website: http://www.softwareshelf.co.uk

Source: Enterprisewire® News Service
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Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Print Manager Plus Release Station 2008 Provides Low Cost Printing Confidentiality for the Health Care Industry

New release from Software Shelf protects confidential patient records, aiding compliance with Health Insurance Portability, the Accountability Act (HIPAA) and European Data Protection Rules

Print Manager Plus® Release Station 2008 is a new web-based tool that provides the physical security of Protected Health Information (PHI) within the Health Care Industry at a fraction of the cost of similar systems

Diana Shields, Corporate Manager, SSI

San Francisco and London: Software Shelf International today announced the launch of Print Manager Plus Release Station 2008 which helps protect the physical privacy and confidentiality of printed documents within the health care industry. The software aids compliance with Health Insurance Portability, the Accountability Act (HIPAA), European Data Protection Rules and other Data Protection legislation designed to protect individuals’ rights to privacy and confidentiality. The product is an add-on to Software Shelf’s market-leading print management tool, Print Manager Plus.

The software is intended for use by hospitals, clinics, health care providers, health care plans, Medicare and Medicaid programs, health care clearing houses, billing services, community health information systems and IT shops supporting these organizations who must satisfy the privacy and security rules issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and similar agencies worldwide dedicated to patient privacy and confidentiality of printed information.

Penalties for violation of patient privacy can be severe.

Release Station 2008 makes it easy for users and handlers of confidential information to print out whatever they need without the risk of it being seen by anyone unauthorized to do so, even when printed from a workstation distant from the printers themselves. Release Station 2008’s key security feature requires that the release of the job can only take place when the user (or his authorized agent) - physically present at the printer – has entered his Active Directory or other user name and secure password. Only then will the confidential document print itself out. Consequently, this feature also prevents stacks of wasted paper sitting at the printer at the end of the day.

Once the product is installed, it operates as a native extension to Windows. Its ease of use has made it the most functional and cost-effective print management, print control and print security software on the market today in terms of technical stability, quality and cost.

"The usual way of working is that documents are created through a third party application or by dictation: users can create hundreds of such documents a day. When these need to be printed, HIPAA regulations necessitate that the user disrupt his or her workflow to retrieve each document, one by one. The reality is that many print-outs sit in the output tray of a printer (in an insecure state) for hours before they are actually retrieved. As well as a security risk, this way of working can also cause substantial loss of productivity. Release Station 2008 is the solution to both of these problems,” says Diana Shields, Corporate Manager, SSI.

The product meets the needs of any sized provider organization and it not only addresses HIPAA requirements and similar Data Protection rule provisions, but it also maximizes allowable cost recovery, controlling access to color output and preventing wastage of materials, costs and staff time.

Print Manager Plus features include a complete print audit and print accounting trail for every print job with hundreds of reports available on print usage by user, group, department and costs, as well as the ability to set numerous kinds of print restrictions for nearly every print control scenario imaginable.

A 30-day evaluation version of Print Manager Plus Release Station 2008 which works with existing installations of Print Manager Plus is available here: http://www.softwareshelf.com/files/products.asp?type=cat&ID=146

For those not yet using Print Manager Plus, a fully functional trial version is available here: http://www.softwareshelf.com

Print Manager Plus Release Station 2008, which is a native extension of the Windows operating system with seamless Active Directory integration, supports all brands and sizes of printers and plotters and printing from any operating systems where printing is through a Windows Print Server. Print Manager Plus is verified and logo-certified by Microsoft and has been featured by Microsoft as the Public Sector “Solution of the Month” for 18 months in a row.

Software Shelf was established in 1994 in Silicon Valley by William Feeley. Its flagship product, Print Manager Plus, is used by thousands of organizations worldwide, including: University Hospital Birmingham, UK, Yale University, Oxford University, Capital Blue Cross, Shriners Hospitals, Public Health Laboratory of Quebec, Ministry of Health Ontario, and Mid Atlantic Medical Services.

The company provides free tech support (in 13 languages) from its offices in the US and UK and from its more than 150 partners and resellers in over 60 countries. Software Shelf was awarded the Hewlett-Packard Outstanding Partner of the Year Award in 2007. Software Shelf and Print Manager Plus are trademarks owned by Software Shelf worldwide.

For further information, contact:

Danny Byrnes
Software Shelf International, Inc.
601 Cleveland Street
Suite# 710
Clearwater, FL 33755
United States
Phone: +1 727 445 1920
Phone: +1 800 962 2290
Fax: +1 727 445 9223
Email: sales@softwareshelf.com
Website: http://www.softwareshelf.com

Christian Delalez
Software Shelf International, Inc.
Vitality House
2 - 3 Imberhorne Way
East Grinstead
West Sussex, RH19 1RL
United Kingdom
Phone +44 1342 310950
Fax +44 1342 302405
Email: sales@softwareshelf.co.uk
Website: http://www.softwareshelf.co.uk

Source: Enterprisewire® News Service
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Monday, December 10, 2007

Latest release from Software Shelf: Print Manager Plus® Release Station 2008 Web-Based Tool with PayPal and Credit Card Integration

Software Shelf Launches New Pay-Per-Print Solution

Software Shelf Product Manager, Mr. Danny Byrnes

San Francisco and London: Software Shelf International, Inc. today announced the launch of Print Manager Plus Release Station 2008, an add-on to their market-leading print management tool, Print Manager Plus.

Release Station 2008 comes with credit card and PayPal integration which means that users can now easily pay for each individual job they print, or top up their own print accounts, using PayPal or their credit card. This is a 100% web-based print management (as well as print accounting and print control) system which has been molded to fit any library or computer lab environment for ease of use and complete affordability. Users can monitor, hold and complete payment in one easy click. One uses the web-based Release Station interface to allow a patron’s job to be printed, and no extra hardware or cash machines are needed.

Once the product is installed, it operates as a native extension to Windows. Its ease of use has made it the #1 Print Management software on the market today in terms of technical stability, quality and cost.

This new tool is ideal for organisations that provide central networked printing (through a printer server or workgroup), such as schools, libraries, internet cafés or anywhere that offers a printing service. Lack of control and accountability in this area can become a major drain on finances. Implementation of Print Manager Plus Release Station 2008 can save an organisation substantial amounts in paper and ink as well as in administrative manpower.

Software Shelf Product Manager, Mr. Danny Byrnes states, “The Release station add-on has been very popular with those existing Print Manager Plus users, for whom Release Station 2008 was installed on a pre-release basis over the past 6 months. The schools and libraries, worldwide, that participated all reported a significant reduction in costs as a result.”

An added benefit of the system derives from the fact that management of the users’ printing accounts is done by the users themselves, thereby reducing administrative and accounting demands on library or school staff.

Other benefits of Print Manager Plus Release Station 2008 include:

• Secure printing: Increased security for the user since the print job only starts to print once it is paid for – via a workstation located by the printer. This also prevents the stack of wasted paper sitting at the printer at the end of the day that no one ever came to collect.

• Approved/Managed printing: When a user sends a print job to the printer, a pop-up message appears on their screen asking them to see the teacher or person at the front desk (as in a library) who will release their job upon receipt of payment, if required.

• Account Balance Management: With the new credit card & PayPal integration, management of the users’ printing accounts can now be done by the user and so reduce administrative costs. Users can pay for individual jobs themselves or add credit to their account balance if they run out while using the Release Station option.

A 30-day evaluation version of Print Manager Plus Release Station 2008 which works with existing installations of Print Manager Plus is available here: http://www.softwareshelf.com/files/products.asp?type=cat&ID=146

For those not yet using Print Manager Plus, a fully functional trial version is available here: http://www.softwareshelf.com

Print Manager Plus Release Station 2008, which is a native extension of the Windows operating system with seamless Active Directory integration, supports all brands of printer and prints from all operating systems, where printing through a Windows Print Server. Print Manager Plus is verified and logo-certified by Microsoft and has been featured by Microsoft as the Public Sector “Solution of the Month” for 18 months in a row.

Software Shelf was established in 1994 in Silicon Valley by William Feeley. Its
flagship product, Print Manager Plus, is used by thousands of companies, schools, libraries and government offices worldwide, including: Yale University, Harvard University, Oxford University, Morgan Stanley, British Library and Microsoft. The company provides free tech support (in 13 languages) from its offices in the US and UK and from its more than 150 partners and resellers in over 60 countries. Software Shelf was awarded the Hewlett-Packard Outstanding Partner of the Year Award in 2007. Software Shelf and Print Manager Plus are trademarks owned by Software Shelf worldwide.

For further information, contact:

Danny Byrnes
Software Shelf International, Inc.
601 Cleveland Street
Suite# 710
Clearwater, FL 33755
United States
Phone: +1 727 445 1920
Phone: +1 800 962 2290
Fax: +1 727 445 9223
Email: sales@softwareshelf.com
Website: http://www.softwareshelf.com

Christian Delalez
Software Shelf International, Inc.
Vitality House
2 - 3 Imberhorne Way
East Grinstead
West Sussex, RH19 1RL
United Kingdom
Phone +44 1342 310950
Fax +44 1342 302405
Email: sales@softwareshelf.co.uk
Website: http://www.softwareshelf.co.uk

Source: Enterprisewire® News Service
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Monday, November 12, 2007

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EnterpriseWire 29 August, 2007

EnterpriseWire Newsletters

Edition - 082907:10402 / 29 August, 2007
Published by Software Shelf International, Inc. since 1998
http://www.softwareshelf.com

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ENTERPRISE NEWS
---- Printer, Copier and Multifunctional Product Market in EMEA Grew 6 Per Cent in the First Half of 2007, Says Gartner:
---- The Paper Full Office:
---- HP Extends Lead in Blade Server Market, Growing Factory Revenue by 72 Percent in Second Quarter:
---- A ‘Back to School’ Tip to Improve the School Budget:

NEW & IMPROVED
---- Eupdate 6.0.0.123 for Print Manager Plus has been released:
---- Print Manager Plus Works on Windows Server 2008 (Longhorn):

TOTAL PRINT MANAGEMENT
---- SURVEY - What database do you use for Print Manager Plus?
---- Can't Print? - Microsoft's new printing solution center:
---- When to Use a Print Server?
---- A Full Range of Total Print Management Applications:

TIPS, TRICKS, AND FAQS
---- Full Online Technical FAQs on Software Shelf Products:
---- How can I specify only users that are enabled in an LDAP query?
---- How can I generate a list of all the SMTP mail addresses a user has?
---- How can I modify the display name of mail-enabled groups that appear in the Global Address List (GAL)?

SPECIAL OFFERS
---- Print Manager Plus Offered to School Districts by Site License:
---- Buy Print Manager Plus® and Get Print Console FREE!
---- Print Manager Plus Available in Microsoft Learning Network Manager for Schools Worldwide:

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---- Printer, Copier and Multifunctional Product Market in EMEA Grew 6 Per Cent in the First Half of 2007, Says Gartner:

The combined printer, copier and multifunctional product (MFP) shipments market in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) totaled 23.4 million units, an increase of 5.8 per cent in the first half of 2007 compared with the same period last year, according to Gartner, Inc. Gartner predicts that the market in EMEA will reach almost 54 million units in 2007.

The trend that saw shipments of copiers and MFP outnumber shipments of printers in the second half of 2006 continued strongly in the first half of 2007. Copiers and MFP sales represented 53 per cent of the total market. “Sales in this segment were primarily driven by serial inkjet MFP sales that accounted for 41 per cent of the total print market,” said Cecile Drew, principal research analyst at Gartner.

In the serial inkjet market, Hewlett-Packard retained its position as market leader accounting for almost half of the total market share. Kodak made its debut in this market introducing two new MFP devices in the second quarter of 2007 in Germany and the UK. In the second quarter of 2007, Hewlett-Packard introduced its first new Egdeline technology MFP devices. “These new products brought inkjet into the domain of departmental colour printing, allowing lower printing cost in the office and moving it into direct competition with Xerox and Canon,” Ms Drew added. “Hewlett-Packard has on several occasions made attempts to penetrate the corporate copier and MFP market, but with limited success. This time, the company has an attractive product portfolio to do well in this segment.”

In the page market, Samsung Electronics performed particularly well in the first half of 2007. “The company expanded its product portfolio with faster speed devices that would help it to compete with the leading players in the business segment. Continued strong performance in Eastern Europe helped the company close the gap on the likes of Hewlett-Packard and Canon and reach the No.2 position in the EMEA page market.

---- The Paper Full Office:

Over the last ten years, computers, e-mail, and the internet have been supposedly introducing the paperless office. However, the opposite has occurred with people routinely printing out digital documents including web pages and emails and anything else they desired.

According to industry analyst Lyra Research 1,520 billion pages of documents were printed in 2006. In the US each man, woman and child uses 700lb of paper annually and the average office worker generates 2lb of paper waste per day.

The numbers are increasing worldwide and escalating more than ever when you bring in the emerging economies of China, Brazil, Russia and India. World Resources Institute, an environmental think-tank, estimates that globally paper consumption has increased by a factor of 20 this century, has more than tripled during the past 30 years, and is expected to grow by a further 50% by 2010.

“It’s a bit embarrassing really,” said Jim Joyce, Xerox’s vice-president of office services. “Twenty years ago in the early part of my career we were talking about the paperless office. If anything things have gone in the opposite direction.
“The wealthiest woman in China today owns a paper-recycling plant.”
But, said Joyce, there are finally signs that attitudes, at least, are changing. Xerox has been one of the firms advising Lloyd’s on ways to reduce its paper trail. The company’s office services division consults with many of the world’s top companies on ways to manage the documents they produce.

After a paper audit of one client, Dow Chemicals, Xerox found the firm had 16,000 printers across its offices producing 480m printouts a year. While each document printed cost little, in total all that printing added up to $100m over five years.

Second the environmental cost of all this paper use is an increasingly important factor for companies looking to reduce their carbon footprint.
“Europe is way ahead of the US on this,” said Joyce. “But when you look at paper, you have to look at the entire supply chain.” Along with the document itself there is the waste generated by the printer and its cartridges, the fuel to transport the paper and supplies and the manufacture of the paper. The paper industry is the fourth-largest industrial consumer of fossil fuels on the planet.

Print Manager Plus is the best cost and most effective software solution to control paper and toner waste as it can be easily administered by existing IT staff with no training and can reduce printing by half without adversely affecting employee production. For how this works, go to http://www.softwareshelf.com

---- HP Extends Lead in Blade Server Market, Growing Factory Revenue by 72 Percent in Second Quarter:

HP extended its lead in the worldwide blade server market in both total blade server units shipped and factory revenue, according to second calendar quarter 2007 server market figures released today by industry analyst firm IDC.(¹)

HP significantly increased its lead as the No. 1 blade server vendor in the period with 47.2 percent total factory revenue share, a year-over-year factory revenue growth rate of 71.9 percent.

As businesses require more powerful and scalable computing solutions for traditional applications and new workloads such as Web 2.0, high-performance computing and gaming, HP saw increased demand for its HP BladeSystem c-Class architecture and ProLiant family of servers in the second quarter of 2007. HP maintained its commanding lead as the No. 1 x86 server vendor, with 34.8 percent unit market share, growing at 18.2 percent year over year in a market that grew unit shipments 7.8 percent.

As the worldwide server market accelerated overall, HP held its No. 1 position in unit shipments for the 21st straight quarter, increasing its server units by 17.4 percent year over year in the second quarter and growing unit shipments the fastest of the top five vendors in the worldwide server market. With impressive growth across its ProLiant, Integrity and BladeSystem families, HP captured 33.7 percent total unit shipment share, shipping more than one out of every three servers in the world; it also grew server factory revenue faster than the market.

"HP's continued market leadership demonstrates we are successfully investing in areas critical for our customers’ success,” said Scott Stallard, senior vice president and general manager, Enterprise Storage and Servers, HP. “HP’s innovation across our server and BladeSystem portfolios is driving customer preference that competitors cannot match and makes us a key technology partner for today’s environments and those to come."

Highlights from IDC's worldwide report include:

Leading the blade server market for the third consecutive quarter, HP grew its total blade factory revenue by 71.9 percent in the second quarter of 2007, powered by increasing customer demand for the HP BladeSystem c-Class architecture. During the quarter, HP captured 46.2 percent unit shipment share and 47.2 percent factory revenue share and gained 13.2 percentage points of unit shipment share and 9.7 percentage points in revenue year over year.

Outpacing the x86 server market overall, HP increased its lead to 35.1 percent factory revenue share and 34.8 percent shipment share. Driven by customer demand for new workloads beyond the typical strongholds, HP saw increased success with its ProLiant family of servers, growing x86 factory revenue 17.5 percent year over year.

Showing continued leadership across the high-performance computing market, HP tied for the No. 1 position with 32.7 percent market share. HP continued to hold the No. 1 position in the high-performance computing cluster market in the second quarter of 2007 with 29.5 percent revenue share, marking the fourth consecutive quarter of leadership.(²)

In the highly competitive AMD® Opteron™ processor-based server market segment, HP maintained its No. 1 position in both revenue and factory units shipped. Leading the competition in Intel® and AMD x86-64-based servers, HP shipped more than 2.4 times and 22.3 times as many servers as IBM and Sun, respectively.

Driven by continued success with the HP Integrity and HP Integrity NonStop family of servers, HP held the No. 1 position in the EPIC/Itanium® processor market segment in both factory revenue and units shipped, with 42.3 percent factory revenue growth year over year in the second quarter of 2007.

Growing significantly faster than the market, HP grew Linux server unit shipments and factory revenue by 30.6 percent and 43.8 percent, respectively. HP remains the No. 1 Linux server vendor, gaining more than 6 percentage points of factory revenue share in the second quarter of 2007.

In combined Windows®, Linux and UNIX server unit shipments and factory revenue, HP maintained its No. 1 position with 33.6 percent and 32.0 percent share, respectively. These three operating systems account for 97.8 percent of all servers shipped worldwide.

---- A ‘Back to School’ Tip to Improve the School Budget:

Printer Control Software Saves Schools $2,000 a Month

With schools re-opening soon, here is a way, applicable to most schools everywhere, for them to improve their budget. Print Manager Plus, a print monitoring system which gives full control over all printing resources by tracking and reporting printing usage and costs across networks, is saving a school £12,000 ($24,000) a Year

King's Academy, a school in Middlesbrough, England, used to have the problem of astronomic printing costs that were spiralling out of control. But, now that they have implemented the print management system, Print Manager Plus, from Software Shelf International, they are reporting savings of around £12,000 ($24,000) a year due to reduced wastage of ink, paper and printer wear and tear.

The software includes many cost-saving features such as the ability to restrict students’ printing rights by colour, file type and file name. So, for example, students might be able to print spreadsheet documents but not jpg files. That puts a stop to unnecessary print outs of David Beckham, sports cars or Paris Hilton straight away.

But a case that gets across the sheer power of this software to reduce costs is the story of a student of the school who decided to print 700 copies of the same photo “as a joke”. Thanks to the feature that allows you to see exactly what students have printed and to hold them accountable for it if necessary – the school was able to bill his parents for the ink and paper used.

"Within 2 weeks, Print Manager Plus paid for itself and we've been re-investing the savings back into our school," says Kevin Bowker, a school administrator. "We're saving about £12,000 a year, which has allowed us to upgrade our PCs, printers, and more."

Christian Delalez, vice president of the company’s European office states, “Print Manager Plus makes total accounting sense because it allows you to keep track of who’s printing what, where and when. Without it, you have no control and are completely in the dark! Unfortunately, this is still the case for most schools and colleges everywhere. There are huge savings to be made here.”

More information about Print Manager Plus is available here: http://www.printmanagerplus.com and a fully functional free evaluation of the software can be downloaded here: http://www.softwareshelf.com/files/downloads.asp?ID=23

About Software Shelf: The company was established in 1994 in Silicon Valley by William Feeley. Its flagship product, Print Manager Plus, is used by thousands of companies, schools and government offices worldwide, including: Yale University, Los Angeles Unified School District, Harvard University, Oxford University, Morgan Stanley, British Library, Bank of England, NATO, Hyatt Hotels and Microsoft. The company provides tech support (in 13 languages) from its offices in the US and UK and from its 153 partners and resellers in 62 countries. Print Manager Plus features include: Print Tracking – it controls and reports printing usage and costs across networks; and Print Budgeting – it restricts users by dollar (or any currency) amount, number of pages per job, job size and file type or by restricting printers by number of pages per job, job size and file type.

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---- Eupdate 6.0.0.123 for Print Manager Plus has been released:

Print Manager Plus 6.0.0.123

New Features:

Counting Engine Addition:

New Features:

Print Manager Plus - Report Updates:

* Updated Total Print Bandwidth by Month and Day Fixed issues with the Day and Month Sorting

Print Manager Plus - Job Counting Engine Updates:

* Xerox TIFF6/GDI Language Support
Print Manager Plus will now properly detect the pages, page size, color, duplex, N-Up and number of copies for Xerox Plotters using this language.

Print Manager Plus - Service Updates:

* Improved Stability
Updated the services ability to identify tracking issues and automatically correct them. This helps ensure Print Manager Plus is always tracking jobs while the service is started.

* Updated Black and White Printer Detection Made further advancements in the ability to detect Black and White printers and properly track all jobs sent to these printers as Black and White, even if they contain color commands.

How to use and troubleshoot the eUpdate System for Print Manager Plus.
http://www.softwareshelf.com/files/supportFAQView.asp?ID=2581

For a list of all Print Manager Plus updates please visit:
http://www.softwareshelf.com/files/supportFAQView.asp?ID=2509

---- Print Manager Plus Works on Windows Server 2008 (Longhorn):

Software Shelf ( http://www.softwareshelf.com) developers of the world’s leading print monitoring and print accounting software, today announced that its flagship product, Print Manager Plus, (http://www.printmanagerplus.com ) is now fully compatible with Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (formerly Longhorn Server).

Software Shelf, a Microsoft Certified Partner, has been a designated beta tester for Microsoft for many years, ensuring that its print management software remains ‘state of the art’ software technology for use on Microsoft operating systems. Print Manager Plus operates as a seamless extension of the Windows operating system
“With the upcoming release of Windows Server 2008 later this year, the server infrastructure changes that organizations have to encounter will now be seamless with respect to their use of Print Manager Plus,” affirms Software Shelf vice-president Danny Byrnes.

With this announcement, Software Shelf can now confirm that Print Manager Plus runs on all main versions of Windows i.e. Windows NT, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista and now Windows Server 2008 (code named Longhorn Server until recently). The technical support that Software Shelf provides in 13 languages from its offices in the US and UK and from its 153 partners and resellers in 62 countries will include support for the Windows Server 2008 platform as soon as it is officially released.

Print Manager Plus requires no training for anyone familiar with Windows, it is affordable to nearly any organization being licensed at a fraction of the price of other similar software while yet being of the highest technical quality. Microsoft made it their “Solution of the Month” for the public sector for 18 months in a row. Hewlett-Packard recently awarded Software Shelf its Outstanding Partner of the Year Award due in part to the quality and functionality of its flagship product, Print Manager Plus.

A fully functional free evaluation of Print Manager Plus can be downloaded here: http://www.softwareshelf.com/files/downloads.asp?ID=23

If in Europe, Middle East or Africa, go to:
http://www.softwareshelf.co.uk

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---- Can't Print? - Microsoft's new printing solution center:

Use Microsoft's new printing solution center to solve common printing problems.

This site includes a wealth of information - from basic printer set-up and driver installation to solutions for specific error messages, establishing networks, and detailed how-to articles for Microsoft programs and operating systems.
http://www.microsoft.com/printserver

---- When to Use a Print Server?

Consult this brief and informative white paper to learn about the advantages of using a print server instead of direct printing with Microsoft Windows operating systems.

Download the document here: http://download.microsoft.com/download/6/6/a/66ab0a8f-8418-47bc-9c4f-b2c341ac3691/When to Use a Print Server.doc

---- A Full Range of Print Applications

Software Shelf is a world leader in enterprise print utility software.

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Print Manager Plus allows centralized quota, tracking and auditing of all printing activity. The product includes version for Academic, Corporate, and Professional Services companies.
http://www.softwareshelf.com/HTML/products/pmp_productsSplitter.asp

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Print Queue Manager allows full printing management for a Windows NT/2000/2003 network. Features include Print Redirection, Printing Disaster Recovery, Load Balancing, Printer Status, Printer Grouping and Print Broadcasting.
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---- Full Online Technical FAQs on Software Shelf Products:

Software Shelf support programs provide a wide variety of free and fee-based technical support services to individual and corporate customers.

We provide customers with support via electronic and automated services. Ninety day free telephone support is available on selected products.

Many products also contain "Live Update" that gives instant access to on-line updates, enhancements, support tips and other useful information.

Check out our online support FAQs here:
http://www.softwareshelf.com/files/supportfaqsearch.asp

---- How can I specify only users that are enabled in an LDAP query?

There are numerous filters you can apply when you perform an LDAP query. To check a user’s enabled status, you must check the user account flags. To check for a disabled user, you can use

useraccountcontrol:1.2.840.113556.1.4.803:=2

To check for a non-disabled user, you can add not (!) to the start of the query. For example,

!(useraccountcontrol:1.2.840.113556.1.4.803:=2)

When used as part of a query, this will result in a listing of only enabled users.

---- How can I generate a list of all the SMTP mail addresses a user has?

The following script generates a list of all the SMTP addresses for enabled users. (You need to modify the strRootDomain variable.)

'
Option Explicit

Dim objCommand, objConnection, objChild, objUserConnection, strBase, strFilter, strAttributes, strsn, strgivenname,strinitials
Dim objShell, lngBiasKey, k, PasswordExpiry, strRootDomain, email
Dim strQuery, objRecordset, strName, strCN

********************* CHANGE THESE VALUES TO ROOT OF WHERE USERS WILL BE SEARCHED ***********************************

strRootDomain="ou=users,dc=savilltech,dc=net"

'
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Set objCommand = CreateObject("ADODB.Command")
Set objConnection = CreateObject("ADODB.Connection")
objConnection.Provider = "ADsDSOObject"
objConnection.Open "Active Directory Provider"
objCommand.ActiveConnection = objConnection
strBase = " strFilter = "(&(objectCategory=person)(objectClass=user)(proxyaddresses=*)(!(useraccountcontrol:1.2.840.113556.1.4.803:=2)))"
strAttributes = "sAMAccountName,cn,distinguishedName,displayname"
strQuery = strBase & ";" & strFilter & ";" & strAttributes & ";subtree"
objCommand.CommandText = strQuery
objCommand.Properties("Page Size") = 100
objCommand.Properties("Timeout") = 30
objCommand.Properties("Cache Results") = False
Set objRecordSet = objCommand.Execute

WScript.echo "Running at " & Date()

Do Until objRecordSet.EOF
strName = objRecordSet.Fields("sAMAccountName").Value

Wscript.Echo "Display Name: " & objRecordSet.Fields("displayname").Value

Set objUserConnection = GetObject("LDAP://" & objRecordSet.Fields
("distinguishedName").Value)
For each email in objUserConnection.proxyAddresses
If Left (email,5) = "SMTP:" Then
WScript.Echo "Primary e-mail address: " & Mid (email,6)
ElseIf Left (email,5) = "smtp:" Then
WScript.Echo "Seconary e-mail address: " & Mid (email,6) End If
Next

objRecordSet.MoveNext
Loop

objConnection.Close

You can change the output format as necessary. Run Cscript listsmtp.vbs.

---- How can I modify the display name of mail-enabled groups that appear in the Global Address List (GAL)?

The following script adds a prefix to the existing distribution list (DL) name. (You need to modify the strRootDomain variable.)

Option Explicit

Dim objCommand, objConnection, objChild, objUserConnection, strBase, strFilter, strAttributes
Dim objShell, strRootDomain, strQuery, objRecordset, strName

' ********************* CHANGE THESE VALUES TO THE ROOT OF WHERE USERS WILL BE SEARCHED ***********************************

strRootDomain="ou=savilltech,dc=savilltech,dc=net"

'
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Set objCommand = CreateObject("ADODB.Command")
Set objConnection = CreateObject("ADODB.Connection")
objConnection.Provider = "ADsDSOObject"
objConnection.Open "Active Directory Provider"
objCommand.ActiveConnection = objConnection
strBase = " strFilter = "(&(objectcategory=group)(mail=*))"
strAttributes = "distinguishedName,displayName"
strQuery = strBase & ";" & strFilter & ";" & strAttributes & ";subtree"
objCommand.CommandText = strQuery
objCommand.Properties("Page Size") = 100
objCommand.Properties("Timeout") = 30
objCommand.Properties("Cache Results") = False
Set objRecordSet = objCommand.Execute

' WScript.echo "Running at " & Date()

Do Until objRecordSet.EOF
strName = objRecordSet.Fields("displayName").Value

Set objUserConnection = GetObject("LDAP://" & objRecordSet.Fields("distinguishedName").Value)
objuserConnection.displayName = "GEN-" & strName
Wscript.Echo "GEN-" & strName
objuserConnection.SetInfo

objRecordSet.MoveNext

Loop

objConnection.Close

The following shows the execution:

cscript updatelist.vbs

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---- Print Manager Plus Offered to School Districts by Site License:

Software Shelf is proud to offer for the first time an Unlimited Site License for Print Manager Plus 6.0 Standard Academic. This unlimited Academic Site License covers one organization, and one or more domains within the same Active Directory Forrest.

Whether you are a School District or University Campus Print Manager Plus will cover your Print Management needs. Print Manager Plus allows you to track, quota, and restrict student printing and printer usage for a complete print management solution. This print management system gives you control over all of your printing resources, namely printers, paper, and toner. No more wasted budget resulting from uncontrolled and irresponsible printing. You'll be amazed how much you can save by just tracking this outflow.

Features Include:

* User Quotas
* Seven User, Group, or Printer Restrictions.
* Complete user notification via built in free End User Inquiry Tool.
* Licensed per Print Server/Workgroup or Unlimited Site License.
* Supports unlimited users on the Active Directory/LDAP or Workgroup setup.
* Supports unlimited printers on the print server.
* Over 100 built in Reports.
* Easy Install, No Change to Windows, No Hardware Required!
* Maintenance is included with all products, and covers Upgrades/Updates and Phone Support for One Year from the date of purchase.

Review! - How Much is Out-of-Control Printing Costing Your School?
http://www.softwareshelf.com/HTML/products/prod_materials/23/PMP_Academic_Story.pdf

(Probably double what it should in extra paper, toner, ink, and printer maintenance costs. School administrators are saving thousands annually, freeing up staff, and earning ROI in just months with next generation, printer control software.)

Download a fully functional evaluation now from http://www.softwareshelf.com

You can also call sales for more information here:

United States, Canada, South America, Australia, ASIA:

Software Shelf International, Inc.
601 Cleveland Street
Suite# 710
Clearwater, FL 33755
United States
Phone: 727-445-1920
Phone: 800-962-2290
Fax: 727-445-9223
Email: sales@softwareshelf.com
Website: http://www.softwareshelf.com

Europe, Middle East, Africa:

Software Shelf International, Inc.
Vitality House, 2 - 3 Imberhorne Way
East Grinstead
West Sussex, RH19 1RL
United Kingdom
Phone# +44 1342 310950
Fax# +44 1342 302405
Email: sales@softwareshelf.co.uk
Website: http://www.softwareshelf.co.uk

---- Buy Print Manager Plus and Get Print Console FREE!

Purchase Print Manager Plus and get a license of Print Console at no charge.

Print Console allows centralized control of all printing activity on an enterprise of Windows NT/2000/2003 servers and Windows NT/2000/XP workstations. Print Console allows manipulation of any print jobs spooling on a windows print server.

Print Console eliminates the need for administrators to walk to a remote server to administer their printers or solve common printer problems. You can see most common problems right on your screen such as "toner low", or "out of paper" errors.

For more information on Print Manager Plus click here:
http://www.softwareshelf.com/HTML/products/pmp_productsSplitter.asp

For more information on Print Console click here:
http://www.softwareshelf.com/files/products.asp?type=cat&ID=22

---- Print Manager Plus Available in Microsoft Learning Network Manager for Schools Worldwide:

Print Manager Plus is the only third party tool featured within Microsoft Learning Network Manager as a download available now to very school and university on the planet that is using Windows 2003.

LNM is a free tool for schools and universities to help them save money and time in managing their IT network. Print Manager Plus access within LNM is provided to help schools save even more money for their budgets.

LNM offers a standard way of setting up and configuring computer labs, while reducing support and training requirements. It provides a controllable infrastructure that can be customized to meet the needs of individual institutions, ensuring that they can build on existing investments. Implemented as a layer on top of Microsoft Windows Server™2003.

Learning Network Manager makes it easy to create and manage end users, computer groups, new PCs, and Internet access. Once installed, it automates many common tasks including software upgrades and enhances security, stability, and privacy of information. Learning Network Manager prolongs system life and makes it easier to recycle old machines for reuse in modern, efficient networks. Learning Network Manager also supports the teaching process by supporting e-learning across most network topologies. And because only basic IT skills are required, busy IT teams or even teachers can set up a network with only a few keystrokes.

This new LNM Version 1.4 includes support for dynamically creating desktop OS profiles (Windows Vista, WinFLP, and XP as examples) at anytime. LNM Version 1.4 is available to download at http://www.codeplex.com/LNM Placing LNM on CodePlex affirms Microsoft commitment to shared source and promoting community based software development.

Print Manager Plus free trial version can be downloaded from http://www.softwareshelf.com

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United States
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Tuesday, August 28, 2007

A ‘Back to School’ Tip to Improve the School Budget: Printer Control Software Saves $2,000 a Month

Print Manager Plus is Saving a School £12,000 ($24,000) a Year by Restricting Student Printing

With schools re-opening soon, here is a way, applicable to most schools everywhere, for them to improve their budget. Print Manager Plus, a print monitoring system which gives full control over all printing resources by tracking and reporting printing usage and costs across networks, is saving a school £12,000 ($24,000) a Year

London, England, Palo Alto, California: King's Academy, a school in Middlesbrough, England, used to have the problem of astronomic printing costs that were spiralling out of control. But, now that they have implemented the print management system, Print Manager Plus, from Software Shelf International, they are reporting savings of around £12,000 ($24,000) a year due to reduced wastage of ink, paper and printer wear and tear.

The software includes many cost-saving features such as the ability to restrict students’ printing rights by colour, file type and file name. So, for example, students might be able to print spreadsheet documents but not jpg files. That puts a stop to unnecessary print outs of David Beckham, sports cars or Paris Hilton straight away.

But a case that gets across the sheer power of this software to reduce costs is the story of a student of the school who decided to print 700 copies of the same photo “as a joke”. Thanks to the feature that allows you to see exactly what students have printed and to hold them accountable for it if necessary – the school was able to bill his parents for the ink and paper used.

"Within 2 weeks, Print Manager Plus paid for itself and we've been re-investing the savings back into our school," says Kevin Bowker, a school administrator. "We're saving about £12,000 a year, which has allowed us to upgrade our PCs, printers, and more."

Christian Delalez, vice president of Software Shelf’s European office

Christian Delalez, vice president of the company’s European office states, “Print Manager Plus makes total accounting sense because it allows you to keep track of who’s printing what, where and when. Without it, you have no control and are completely in the dark! Unfortunately, this is still the case for most schools and colleges everywhere. There are huge savings to be made here.”

More information about Print Manager Plus is available here: http://www.printmanagerplus.com and a fully functional free evaluation of the software can be downloaded here: http://www.softwareshelf.com/files/downloads.asp?ID=23

About Software Shelf: The company was established in 1994 in Silicon Valley by William Feeley. Its flagship product, Print Manager Plus, is used by thousands of companies, schools and government offices worldwide, including: Yale University, Los Angeles Unified School District, Harvard University, Oxford University, Morgan Stanley, British Library, Bank of England, NATO, Hyatt Hotels and Microsoft. The company provides tech support (in 13 languages) from its offices in the US and UK and from its 153 partners and resellers in 62 countries. Print Manager Plus features include: Print Tracking – it controls and reports printing usage and costs across networks; and Print Budgeting – it restricts users by dollar (or any currency) amount, number of pages per job, job size and file type or by restricting printers by number of pages per job, job size and file type.

Software Shelf and Print Manager Plus are trademarks owned by Software Shelf worldwide.

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ENTERPRISE NEWS
---- A ‘Back to School’ Tip to Improve the School Budget:
---- Gartner Says Worldwide Server Shipments Grew 2.7 Percent While Revenue Grew 5.1 Percent in Second Quarter of 2007:
---- The Paperless Office in Reverse:
---- How to Reconcile Printing Costs with Printer Companies Need to Make a Profit:
---- Eighty-one Percent (81%) of Energy Consumers are Concerned about Climate Change, According to Energy Insights' 2007 Climate Change Survey:
---- Why Print Manager Plus is Considered a Must-Have for Your In-House IT Operations:

NEW & IMPROVED
---- Print Manager Plus Academic Site License Helps Schools Recoup Budget Monies expended on wasted toner and paper:
---- Eupdate 6.0.0.123 for Print Manager Plus has been released:
---- Print Manager Plus Works on Windows Server 2008 (Longhorn):

TOTAL PRINT MANAGEMENT
---- SURVEY - What percentage of paper printed in your organization is wasted each month?
---- Can't Print? - Microsoft's new printing solution center:
---- When to Use a Print Server?
---- A Full Range of Total Print Management Applications:

TIPS, TRICKS, AND FAQS
---- Full Online Technical FAQs on Software Shelf Products:
---- Workstations are not receiving low balance or restriction pop-ups from Print Manager Plus:
---- Switching Print Manager Plus to SQL Server 2005 Express from Microsoft Access:
---- What information can Print Manager Plus track?

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ENTERPRISE NEWS
---- Microsoft Announces Enhanced Privacy Protections for Customers:
---- A Democratization Process Will Bring Wireless E-Mail to the Masses, Says Gartner:
---- Gartner says: 'Windows 7' Is Three Years Away, So Keep Working Toward Vista:
---- Microsoft Makes Life Easier for School IT Administrators including free download of Print Manager Plus trial to control student printing:
---- Print Manager Plus Academic Site License Helps Schools Recoup Budget Monies expended on wasted toner and paper:
---- PC Shipments in Western Europe Grew 9 Percent in the Second Quarter of 2007:

NEW & IMPROVED
---- Eupdate 6.0.0.123 for Print Manager Plus has been released:
---- Print Manager Plus Works on Windows Server 2008 (Longhorn):

TOTAL PRINT MANAGEMENT
---- SURVEY - What percentage of paper printed in your organization is wasted each month?
---- Can't Print? - Microsoft's new printing solution center:
---- When to Use a Print Server?
---- A Full Range of Total Print Management Applications:

TIPS, TRICKS, AND FAQS
---- Full Online Technical FAQs on Software Shelf Products:
---- How can I specify only users that are enabled in an LDAP query?
---- How can I generate a list of all the SMTP mail addresses a user has?
---- How can I modify the display name of mail-enabled groups that appear in the Global Address List (GAL)?

SPECIAL OFFERS
---- Print Manager Plus Offered to School Districts by Site License:
---- Buy Print Manager Plus® and Get Print Console FREE!
---- Print Manager Plus Available in Microsoft Learning Network Manager for Schools Worldwide:

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---- Microsoft Announces Enhanced Privacy Protections for Customers:

Expanding on its ongoing work to help protect customer privacy, Microsoft Corp. announced an enhanced set of privacy principles for Live Search and online advertising data collection, use and protection. The principles outline new, enhanced steps to help protect the privacy of Microsoft® Windows Live™ users, including making search query data anonymous after 18 months by permanently removing cookie IDs, the entire IP address and other identifiers from search terms. Microsoft will also work to give customers more control over what information it uses to personalize their online search experience. In connection with its efforts to support a common industry approach to privacy issues, Microsoft also announced that it will join the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) later this year when it begins to offer third-party ad serving broadly.

“We have been thinking deeply about privacy related to search and online advertising and believe it is critical to evolve our privacy principles,” said Peter Cullen, chief privacy strategist at Microsoft. “We believe our enhanced principles should be part of the industry dialogue on this issue and that keeping these issues as simple as possible for consumers is the best approach. For instance, on search data, anonymous should mean anonymous.”

Building Upon and Evolving Long-Term Privacy Practices and Efforts
For several years, Microsoft has adhered to globally recognized privacy practices of notice, choice, access, security, enforcement, onward transfer and data integrity. Today, customers and people in the privacy community have an increasing interest in the privacy implications of online advertising, behavioral targeting and the personalization of online services. The company is updating its current privacy policies to take these considerations into account.

As part of its Trustworthy Computing efforts, Microsoft has maintained a strong commitment to helping protect the security and privacy of its customers. The enhanced privacy principles build upon the company’s work over the last several years to advocate for comprehensive federal privacy legislation in the United States and more consistent public policy worldwide to help protect consumers, provide customers with guidance and technology to help provide for a safer online experience, and build privacy into the company’s software development process. Last October, based on interest from customers, partners, educators, advocates and regulators, Microsoft publicly released its Privacy Guidelines for Developing Software Products and Services. The public guidelines draw from the company’s experience incorporating privacy into the development process and reflect customer expectations and global privacy laws.

“We are entering a new age of innovative, competitive solutions to online privacy issues,” said Ari Schwartz, deputy director of the Center for Democracy and Technology. “By playing an active role in developing such approaches, and embracing a call for comprehensive federal privacy legislation, Microsoft is helping to lead the way.”

---- A Democratization Process Will Bring Wireless E-Mail to the Masses, Says Gartner:

350 Million Business and Consumer Users Will Have Wireless E-Mail Access by 2010

Once the preserve of the business elite, wireless e-mail is undergoing a democratization process that will bring it to the masses, according to Gartner. Not only is wireless e-mail spreading ever-wider across the enterprise but consumers will increasingly access their email on mobile devices. There are currently fewer than 20 million business users of wireless e-mail worldwide, representing just two percent of all e-mail accounts. Analysts predict that the progressive availability of products and services will allow 350 million business and consumer users access to wireless e-mail by 2010, meaning that 20 percent of all e-mail accounts will be wireless enabled. Gartner expects wireless email to reach commodity status by 2012.

As consumer technologies continue to infiltrate the enterprise, as a result of IT consumerisation, a growing number of employees will have the ability to access corporate email and other applications from personal devices. Meanwhile, a reverse-consumerisation trend is creating a new demand for mobile email outside the enterprise boundaries, from prosumers (professional consumers) and consumers. Traditional business e-mail centric devices are transforming into personal devices that span both professional and consumer life.

“Over the next three years wireless e-mail will become increasingly popular with both businesses and consumers,” said Monica Basso, research vice president at Gartner. Ms Basso said that growth in the consumer market will be fuelled by the increasing availability of wireless e-mail support both in devices and from service providers as well as by improved usability. Corporate use will also rise as enterprises come under increased pressure to provide real-time communications for their expanding mobile workforce. “By 2012, wireless e-mail products will be fully interoperable, commoditized and have standard features. They will be shipping in larger volumes at greatly reduced prices.”

A longer term trend that will accompany wireless e-mail adoption is convergence. According to Ms Basso, many users are frustrated with the volume of communications tools they have to deal with and these technologies will eventually converge into a single, technology-transparent and presence enabled messaging style. “Convergence will happen on the client side, hiding technology complexity from users and allowing them to focus on messaging content. By 2017, wireless e-mail will be fully integrated with other messaging tools into personal, converged communications. Companies like Microsoft, IBM, Nokia and RIM are already taking some steps in this direction,” she said.

Whilst Gartner sees consumerisation of IT as the key trend influencing the rise in popularity of wireless e-mail both inside and outside of the enterprise, there are a number of other trends and drivers influencing the phenomenon:

* Changing market dynamics – Simpler, easier to use and less-expensive wireless email bundles are increasingly available to the consumer and careful planning can also result in cost-effective enterprise deployments.
* Technology enhancements – A wide array of new e-mail-centric mobile devices, mobile service support for Exchange 2007 and the growing range of white label platforms available for mobile operators and service providers are all driving the adoption of wireless-e-mail.
* Evolving needs of user organizations, business users and consumers – Balancing security and the manageability risk of wireless e-mail against the rewards mobile workers afford enterprises is a key challenge.
* Emerging and expanding service requirements - Different workers have different profiles and different technological needs. There is no one-size fits all solution and increasingly a combination of different wireless e-mail products is required.
* The rise of the Digital Native – New-generation IT users will prefer web-based e-mail services to traditional corporate systems and will prefer to access e-mail on their personal multimedia ‘buddy’ rather than an e-mail centric business devices
Gartner predicts that the increasing convergence of corporate and consumer technologies is leaving many user organizations exposed to increased security risks.

“Today wireless e-mail is spreading across the enterprise and if not supported by the IT organization, individuals will find their own ways to access work e-mail on personal devices with significant security implications,” said Ms Basso. She advised organizations to accept the consumerisation and commoditisation of mobility products and evaluate the impact of wireless e-mail on the IT organization, investments and deployments when planning a wireless e-mail strategy. Ms Basso also underlined the importance of evaluating employee preferences and expectations in terms of devices, applications and services when planning for wireless e-mail deployments and advised organizations to provide a range of corporate options, as well as selective support to personal devices or services.

---- Gartner says: 'Windows 7' Is Three Years Away, So Keep Working Toward Vista:

A great analysis from Gartner states that Microsoft is not sharing much information about Windows 7, except to say that it's about three years away. Enterprises should resist the temptation to await its debut and instead focus on moving forward with Vista.

On 20 July 2007, CNET News, citing unnamed sources, reported that Microsoft held a recent sales meeting at which it indicated that the next version of the Microsoft Windows operating system (OS), "Windows 7," is about three years away. When asked to confirm this, Microsoft stated to Gartner that it "is scoping Windows 7 development to a three-year time frame, and then the specific release date will ultimately be determined by meeting the quality bar."

In its disclosure, Microsoft offered little information — just a rough estimate of the expected timeline, an indication that there would be both 32- and 64-bit versions, and the assurance that Windows 7 will be a full release. This dearth of information indicates two things:

* At this time, Microsoft either does not really know what Windows 7 will comprise or does not want to commit publicly to what it will comprise. This makes sense, given that product delivery is three years away.
* Windows 7 will be a date-driven release that will ship about three years after Windows Vista.

Enterprises should not use this announcement as a reason to forgo a Windows Vista deployment. Instead, they should continue with plans for Vista. Many enterprises will start bringing in Vista between 4Q07 and 2Q08. Those trying to bring it in through attrition over a three-to-four-year period as they buy new PCs should know that the latest they can begin to bring Vista in on new PCs will be early 2009.

Enterprises should also realize that they will be able to include Vista Service Pack 1, due in late 2007 or early 2008, in most mainstream deployments. And, they should remember that if they target Windows 7 as their next OS instead of Vista, they will likely be waiting until mid-2011 — 12 to 18 months after Windows 7 ships — before they will be able to begin replacing Windows XP. This would be around the time independent software vendors (ISVs) will likely drop support for Windows XP on new applications and it would leave less than three years before support for Windows XP ends.

Gartner goes on to say that Microsoft’s track record for delivery-to-schedule is poor. If the release date slips, enterprises will find it difficult to fully eliminate Windows XP before ISV and Microsoft support ends. There are multiple major architectural changes expected in future versions of Windows, and Microsoft will eventually need to be specific about these.

---- Microsoft Makes Life Easier for School IT Administrators including free download of Print Manager Plus trial to control student printing:

Microsoft Learning Network Manager (LNM) offers a standard way of setting up and configuring computer labs, while reducing support and training requirements. It provides a controllable infrastructure that can be customised to meet the needs of individual institutions, ensuring that they can build on existing investments.

Implemented as a layer on top of Microsoft Windows Server™2003, Learning Network Manager makes it easy to create and manage end users, computer groups, new PCs, and Internet access. Once installed, it automates many common tasks including software upgrades and enhances security, stability, and privacy of information.

Learning Network Manager prolongs system life and makes it easier to recycle old machines for reuse in modern, efficient networks. Learning Network Manager also supports the teaching process by supporting e-learning across most network topologies. And because only basic IT skills are required, busy IT teams or even teachers can set up a network with only a few keystrokes.

When creating desktop profiles to deploy, we have removed native support for a specific OS so you can pick the Windows OS you wish to use. Now, you can choose and install the version to which you have appropriate licenses, be it XP, Vista, Windows98 or other.

LNM comes with a download link for Print Manager Plus free full functional trial version. This is the only third party software within LNM and is included to help schools increase their budget savings by solving the situation where student printing has gone out of control. Print Manager Plus requires no extra training and installs within minutes across an entire school environment with immediate cost savings as a result. Download PMP from http://www.softwareshelf.com

---- Print Manager Plus Academic Site License Helps Schools Recoup Budget Monies expended on wasted toner and paper:

Leading print management software company, Software Shelf, ( http://www.softwareshelf.com ) announced today that it has made available its flagship print management tool, Print Manager Plus®, on an Unlimited Site License basis. This is very good news for large organizations within the education sector such as School Districts, Local Education Authorities or an entire University Campus.

Up to now, this product has been available on a Site License basis which already represented a substantial cost saving within one school or faculty. Now, Software Shelf has extended this price break to include all schools or faculties within the group, dramatically reducing the price per unit license and allowing each educational establishment to take advantage of the software and so reduce their printing costs by around £1,000 ($2,000) per month per school or department.

Mr. Daniel Byrnes, Vice President Software Shelf states, “When network printing is not properly managed within any organization, it can literally hemorrhage cash due to the vast amounts of wasted paper and toner. The impact on the environment of so much wasted paper and electricity is also significant. Industry studies* show an ‘average' school of about 1,100 students saves approximately $2,000 a month by using Print Manager Plus.”

Print Manager Plus, which is proven in the industry having been on the market for over ten years, is a native extension of Microsoft Windows with Seamless Active Directory Integration providing a complete print management and accounting solution at a fraction of the cost of every other similar product available today.

“Not only is it the lowest in price of every similar solution on the market, it is of the highest technical quality. Print Manager Plus is standardized to and `native' to the Windows Operating System. It’s the only print management and accounting software in the market voted as the Microsoft Solution of the Month for the Public Sector. It has been the Microsoft Solution of the Month for 17 months in a row – it is easy to use, requires no training for an average school IT administrator and it can be installed and deployed in a few minutes reducing paper and toner consumption by half or more from the moment it is deployed and from there on out,” said Byrnes.

Whether used across a School District or University Campus, Print Manager Plus covers all Print Management and Accounting needs. It allows one to track, quota, bill or restrict student printing and printer usage. It provides easy control over all printing resources, namely printers, paper, and toner. No more wasted budget resulting from uncontrolled and irresponsible printing.

Kevin Bowker of The King’s Academy, Middlesbrough says, “Before we implemented Print Manager Plus our annual printing costs were in the region of £24,000. Obviously this was coming out of our general IT budget which meant we could not afford our upgrades for both hardware and software. By implementing print quotas as well as recharging departments we have managed to cut our costs to just over £12,000 which is acceptable in an organization of this size. We have also stopped the abuse of our printers by monitoring everything the students print. For example, we had a student who thought it would be funny to send over 700 copies of a picture to one of our printers. Neither he nor his parents thought it was funny when they received the bill!”

Software Shelf was established in 1996 in Silicon Valley by William Feeley. Tech support and sales are now provided in 13 European languages directly from offices located in the US and UK and support and sales are also offered through 153 resellers, partners and distributors in 62 countries.

Print Manager Plus is used by thousands of companies, schools and government offices worldwide, including: Yale University, Los Angeles Unified School District, Harvard University, Oxford University, Morgan Stanley, British Library, University of California, Bank of England, NATO, CNN, Commerzbank, European Transaction Bank, National Bank of Kuwait, Hyatt Hotels and Microsoft.

---- PC Shipments in Western Europe Grew 9 Percent in the Second Quarter of 2007:

PC shipments in Western Europe totaled 11.2 million units in the second quarter of 2007, an increase of 9.3 percent compared with the same period in 2006.

PC shipments in Western Europe totaled 11.2 million units in the second quarter of 2007, an increase of 9.3 percent compared with the same period in 2006. The demand for mobile PCs remained the major driver of sales of PCs, and this trend confirms the changing status of the consumer mobile PC from a “nice-to-have” device to a “must-have device”.

UK: Subsidized PCs Will Drive Growth

PC shipments in the UK totaled 2.1 million units in the second quarter of 2007, an increase of eight percent compared with the same period in 2006. The growth continued to be driven by mobile PCs and consumer-PC purchases.

Dell showed a decline of seven per cent year-on-year, while the other four leading vendors grew above the market average. Acer exhibited the strongest year-on-year growth thanks to the expansion of its channel distribution in retail and its partnership with Dixons.

“The leading vendors undertook an aggressive price war, marketing some mobile PCs at the value of £299,” said Ranjit Atwal, principal analyst for Gartner, based in the UK.

Opportunity to increase PC sales in the UK exists. “Attractive broadband deals and the declining price of PCs are increasing the number of households that own a PC in the UK,” Mr Atwal added.

“In addition, the recent announcements on new subsidized PC selling strategies, which included the cost of notebook PCs being subsidized by broadband providers, Dixons’ association with various PC vendors and Orange or Carphonewarehouse’s partnership with Dell and AOL, will further boost PC penetration in the UK market,” Mr Atwal concluded.

France: Acer Reduced the Gap with Hewlett-Packard

PC shipments in France totaled 1.85 million units in the second quarter of 2007, an increase of 7.7 percent compared with the same period in 2006. The consumer market grew 19 percent and, similar to other markets in Western Europe, strong mobile-PC demand is still driving growth in this segment.

"Sales of mobile PCs in the consumer market reached almost 60 percent and high demand will continue in particular during the school and Christmas seasons,” said Isabelle Durand, principal analyst for Gartner, based in France.

The PC market in France saw increased competition between Hewlett-Packard and Acer with only 18,000 units separating both vendors. In addition, this quarter saw some changes among the top-five-ranking vendors, with NEC conceding the No.4 position to Lenovo. Lenovo had its best performance since the acquisition of the IBM PC business. The company recorded a double-digit year-on-year growth.

Acer retained its No.1 position in the mobile PC segment, which grew 28 percent in the second quarter of 2007. Hewlett-Packard maintained its No.1 position performing particularly well in the consumer mobile segment. Overall, new branding campaign, increased focus on product design and partnership with retailers will help the company maintain its leadership in France. Dell recorded the weakest performance among the top-five vendors. Low demand for desktop PCs from the large accounts continued to impact Dell results.

“In the third quarter of 2007, the French PC market will exhibit double-digit growth, helped by back-to-school promotions and the introduction of a new range of consumer PCs from the leading vendors,” Ms Durand concluded.

Germany: On the Road to Recovery

PC Shipments in Germany totaled two million units in the second quarter of 2007, an increase of 5.7 percent compared to the same period in 2006. The consumer market saw an increase of 4.8 percent while the professional segment grew 6.3 percent.

Shipments of mobiles PCs were up 15.5 percent from the second quarter of 2006, while desktop PCs market declined 2.7 percent year-on-year. Fujitsu Siemens was the only vendor that recorded a decline.

“Whilst the level of growth in the German market is still lower than in the UK and France, the market is much healthier compared to the same period last year,” said Mr Atwal.

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---- Eupdate 6.0.0.123 for Print Manager Plus has been released:

Print Manager Plus 6.0.0.123

New Features:

Counting Engine Addition:

New Features:

Print Manager Plus - Report Updates:

* Updated Total Print Bandwidth by Month and Day Fixed issues with the Day and Month Sorting

Print Manager Plus - Job Counting Engine Updates:

* Xerox TIFF6/GDI Language Support
Print Manager Plus will now properly detect the pages, page size, color, duplex, N-Up and number of copies for Xerox Plotters using this language.

Print Manager Plus - Service Updates:

* Improved Stability
Updated the services ability to identify tracking issues and automatically correct them. This helps ensure Print Manager Plus is always tracking jobs while the service is started.

* Updated Black and White Printer Detection Made further advancements in the ability to detect Black and White printers and properly track all jobs sent to these printers as Black and White, even if they contain color commands.

How to use and troubleshoot the eUpdate System for Print Manager Plus.
http://www.softwareshelf.com/files/supportFAQView.asp?ID=2581

For a list of all Print Manager Plus updates please visit:
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---- Print Manager Plus Works on Windows Server 2008 (Longhorn):

Software Shelf ( http://www.softwareshelf.com) developers of the world’s leading print monitoring and print accounting software, today announced that its flagship product, Print Manager Plus, (http://www.printmanagerplus.com ) is now fully compatible with Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (formerly Longhorn Server).

Software Shelf, a Microsoft Certified Partner, has been a designated beta tester for Microsoft for many years, ensuring that its print management software remains ‘state of the art’ software technology for use on Microsoft operating systems. Print Manager Plus operates as a seamless extension of the Windows operating system
“With the upcoming release of Windows Server 2008 later this year, the server infrastructure changes that organizations have to encounter will now be seamless with respect to their use of Print Manager Plus,” affirms Software Shelf vice-president Danny Byrnes.

With this announcement, Software Shelf can now confirm that Print Manager Plus runs on all main versions of Windows i.e. Windows NT, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista and now Windows Server 2008 (code named Longhorn Server until recently). The technical support that Software Shelf provides in 13 languages from its offices in the US and UK and from its 153 partners and resellers in 62 countries will include support for the Windows Server 2008 platform as soon as it is officially released.

Print Manager Plus requires no training for anyone familiar with Windows, it is affordable to nearly any organization being licensed at a fraction of the price of other similar software while yet being of the highest technical quality. Microsoft made it their “Solution of the Month” for the public sector for 18 months in a row. Hewlett-Packard recently awarded Software Shelf its Outstanding Partner of the Year Award due in part to the quality and functionality of its flagship product, Print Manager Plus.

A fully functional free evaluation of Print Manager Plus can be downloaded here: http://www.softwareshelf.com/files/downloads.asp?ID=23

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---- When to Use a Print Server?

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---- How can I specify only users that are enabled in an LDAP query?

There are numerous filters you can apply when you perform an LDAP query. To check a user’s enabled status, you must check the user account flags. To check for a disabled user, you can use

useraccountcontrol:1.2.840.113556.1.4.803:=2

To check for a non-disabled user, you can add not (!) to the start of the query. For example,

!(useraccountcontrol:1.2.840.113556.1.4.803:=2)

When used as part of a query, this will result in a listing of only enabled users.

---- How can I generate a list of all the SMTP mail addresses a user has?

The following script generates a list of all the SMTP addresses for enabled users. (You need to modify the strRootDomain variable.)

'
Option Explicit

Dim objCommand, objConnection, objChild, objUserConnection, strBase, strFilter, strAttributes, strsn, strgivenname,strinitials
Dim objShell, lngBiasKey, k, PasswordExpiry, strRootDomain, email
Dim strQuery, objRecordset, strName, strCN

********************* CHANGE THESE VALUES TO ROOT OF WHERE USERS WILL BE SEARCHED ***********************************

strRootDomain="ou=users,dc=savilltech,dc=net"

'
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Set objCommand = CreateObject("ADODB.Command")
Set objConnection = CreateObject("ADODB.Connection")
objConnection.Provider = "ADsDSOObject"
objConnection.Open "Active Directory Provider"
objCommand.ActiveConnection = objConnection
strBase = " strFilter = "(&(objectCategory=person)(objectClass=user)(proxyaddresses=*)(!(useraccountcontrol:1.2.840.113556.1.4.803:=2)))"
strAttributes = "sAMAccountName,cn,distinguishedName,displayname"
strQuery = strBase & ";" & strFilter & ";" & strAttributes & ";subtree"
objCommand.CommandText = strQuery
objCommand.Properties("Page Size") = 100
objCommand.Properties("Timeout") = 30
objCommand.Properties("Cache Results") = False
Set objRecordSet = objCommand.Execute

WScript.echo "Running at " & Date()

Do Until objRecordSet.EOF
strName = objRecordSet.Fields("sAMAccountName").Value

Wscript.Echo "Display Name: " & objRecordSet.Fields("displayname").Value

Set objUserConnection = GetObject("LDAP://" & objRecordSet.Fields
("distinguishedName").Value)
For each email in objUserConnection.proxyAddresses
If Left (email,5) = "SMTP:" Then
WScript.Echo "Primary e-mail address: " & Mid (email,6)
ElseIf Left (email,5) = "smtp:" Then
WScript.Echo "Seconary e-mail address: " & Mid (email,6) End If
Next

objRecordSet.MoveNext
Loop

objConnection.Close

You can change the output format as necessary. Run Cscript listsmtp.vbs.

---- How can I modify the display name of mail-enabled groups that appear in the Global Address List (GAL)?

The following script adds a prefix to the existing distribution list (DL) name. (You need to modify the strRootDomain variable.)

Option Explicit

Dim objCommand, objConnection, objChild, objUserConnection, strBase, strFilter, strAttributes
Dim objShell, strRootDomain, strQuery, objRecordset, strName

' ********************* CHANGE THESE VALUES TO THE ROOT OF WHERE USERS WILL BE SEARCHED ***********************************

strRootDomain="ou=savilltech,dc=savilltech,dc=net"

'
*****************************************************************************************************************************************

Set objCommand = CreateObject("ADODB.Command")
Set objConnection = CreateObject("ADODB.Connection")
objConnection.Provider = "ADsDSOObject"
objConnection.Open "Active Directory Provider"
objCommand.ActiveConnection = objConnection
strBase = " strFilter = "(&(objectcategory=group)(mail=*))"
strAttributes = "distinguishedName,displayName"
strQuery = strBase & ";" & strFilter & ";" & strAttributes & ";subtree"
objCommand.CommandText = strQuery
objCommand.Properties("Page Size") = 100
objCommand.Properties("Timeout") = 30
objCommand.Properties("Cache Results") = False
Set objRecordSet = objCommand.Execute

' WScript.echo "Running at " & Date()

Do Until objRecordSet.EOF
strName = objRecordSet.Fields("displayName").Value

Set objUserConnection = GetObject("LDAP://" & objRecordSet.Fields("distinguishedName").Value)
objuserConnection.displayName = "GEN-" & strName
Wscript.Echo "GEN-" & strName
objuserConnection.SetInfo

objRecordSet.MoveNext

Loop

objConnection.Close

The following shows the execution:

cscript updatelist.vbs

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Whether you are a School District or University Campus Print Manager Plus will cover your Print Management needs. Print Manager Plus allows you to track, quota, and restrict student printing and printer usage for a complete print management solution. This print management system gives you control over all of your printing resources, namely printers, paper, and toner. No more wasted budget resulting from uncontrolled and irresponsible printing. You'll be amazed how much you can save by just tracking this outflow.

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---- Print Manager Plus Available in Microsoft Learning Network Manager for Schools Worldwide:

Print Manager Plus is the only third party tool featured within Microsoft Learning Network Manager as a download available now to very school and university on the planet that is using Windows 2003.

LNM is a free tool for schools and universities to help them save money and time in managing their IT network. Print Manager Plus access within LNM is provided to help schools save even more money for their budgets.

LNM offers a standard way of setting up and configuring computer labs, while reducing support and training requirements. It provides a controllable infrastructure that can be customized to meet the needs of individual institutions, ensuring that they can build on existing investments. Implemented as a layer on top of Microsoft Windows Server™2003.

Learning Network Manager makes it easy to create and manage end users, computer groups, new PCs, and Internet access. Once installed, it automates many common tasks including software upgrades and enhances security, stability, and privacy of information. Learning Network Manager prolongs system life and makes it easier to recycle old machines for reuse in modern, efficient networks. Learning Network Manager also supports the teaching process by supporting e-learning across most network topologies. And because only basic IT skills are required, busy IT teams or even teachers can set up a network with only a few keystrokes.

This new LNM Version 1.4 includes support for dynamically creating desktop OS profiles (Windows Vista, WinFLP, and XP as examples) at anytime. LNM Version 1.4 is available to download at http://www.codeplex.com/LNM Placing LNM on CodePlex affirms Microsoft commitment to shared source and promoting community based software development.

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Thursday, July 19, 2007

Enterprise News (071907:10397 / 19 July, 2007)

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ENTERPRISE NEWS

---- Microsoft Research Commits More Than $6 Million to Academic Collaborations:

More than 400 thought leaders from academia and research labs around the world convened at the Microsoft Corp. headquarters for the eighth annual Microsoft Research Faculty Summit, where the company announced it will dedicate more than $6 million (U.S.) in research grants to colleges and universities. Microsoft executives and researchers also met with summit attendees to discuss opportunities for future technological breakthroughs and in what areas technology has the greatest potential to address societal issues.

Addressing professors and researchers from a wide spectrum of disciplines, Rick Rashid, senior vice president of Microsoft Research, said, “Regardless of whether you’re a botanist or a brain surgeon, computer science increasingly impacts your work and has the power to provide better outcomes. We’re investing in programs with academia to build better technologies that can lead to better lives.”

Microsoft committed nearly $5 million to open requests for proposals (RFPs) — opportunities for academia to receive research funding from Microsoft’s External Research & Programs group, the arm of Microsoft Research that works closely with academic institutions around the globe.

Microsoft will provide funding in the following key areas, which also complement the company’s overall research agenda and goals:

* Cell phones as a platform for healthcare ($1 million). Encourages the development of new prototypes and tools that utilize cell phones to enable better healthcare services in rural and urban communities

* Biomedical computing for genome wide association studies ($700,000). Encourages researchers to develop tools that can facilitate better data usage and analysis for genomewide association studies to provide a stronger framework for enabling personalized treatment methods

* Intelligent Web 3.0 ($500,000). Encourages research to help find, discover, extract, publish, and share information, at a desk or on the go, safely, making the Web meaningful (from string manipulation to meaning computation) and enabling a human-centric, context-aware model of information access

* Mechanisms for safe and scalable multicore computing ($500,000). Encourages research in how operating systems and runtimes can evolve to enable safe and scalable concurrent programs

* Sustainable computing ($500,000). Encourages research in innovative approaches toward power-optimized system architectures, and adaptive power management solutions for maximizing the energy efficiency of computing infrastructure

* Human-robot interaction ($500,000). Encourages research to take human-robot interaction to the next level through development of tools and methods that lead to practical applications with realistic commercial potential within five to 10 years

Microsoft Research also announced the creation of the A. Richard Newton Breakthrough Research Award, which will provide $1 million in funding across several projects to encourage high-quality, breakthrough academic research in computational and multidisciplinary areas. The award honors the memory, legacy and accomplishments of the late A. Richard Newton, former dean of the College of Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley and a longtime member of Microsoft Research’s Technical Advisory Board, who died in January 2007.

In addition to funding open RFPs, again this year Microsoft Research will award $1 million to five new and rising faculty members as part of the Microsoft Research New Faculty Fellowship program. This will be the fourth consecutive year Microsoft has made the awards to stimulate and support creative research by promising researchers who have the potential to make a profound impact on the state of the art in their respective research disciplines.

Enabling Next-Generation Virtual Collaboration
As part of Microsoft’s ongoing commitment to using technology to improve education, Microsoft also announced a $750,000 donation over three years to launch the Center for Collaborative Technologies at University of Washington (UW). This is the latest of 11 centers Microsoft has helped to establish to allow university researchers to focus deeply on extending the state of the art in computing. The center will further develop ConferenceXP, a technology that allows researchers, teachers and students to benefit from real-time research collaboration, wireless-enabled classrooms and highly interactive distance-learning environments.

New Funding Summary
Requests for proposal (6 RFPs) $3,700,000
A. Richard Newton Breakthrough Research Award (across multiple projects) $1,000,000
2008 Microsoft Research New Faculty Fellowships $1,000,000
Center for Collaborative Technologies at UW $750,000
Total $6,450,000

---- Gartner's 2007 IT Market Compensation Study Shows an Increasingly Competitive IT Job Market in the U.S.

As chief information officers (CIOs) put an emphasis on driving business growth, they need to have an IT workforce whose strengths lie in core areas of information and technology. This change in focus has influenced the demand for skilled IT workers and has led to increased time to fill vacant positions and difficulty in hiring high-in-demand skills, according to an annual survey by Gartner, Inc.

According to a survey of 225 U.S.-based organizations, 66 percent of survey respondents projected some level of increase in IT staff for the next 12-month period (March 1, 2007 to February 29, 2008), up from 61 percent in 2006. At the same time, the survey also showed a 1 percent increase in employee-initiated turnover rate across the board compared with last year’s survey results. This is the third year in a row that there has been an increase in the employee-initiated turnover rate. Much of this increase appears to be occurring at the professional staff (individual contributor) level.

“With the competition for IT talent increasing in the market, even a small increase in the number of people who leave that were considered critical talent can cause an immediate and negative impact on the performance of the organization,” said Lily Mok, research director for Gartner EXP’s content development group. “Although employee turnover is inevitable, it can be managed by investing in the right retention programs. This year’s survey results indicated that pay, career development opportunities, and work/life balance continued to score high as the key reasons for turnover, which point out where companies should focus to increase retention.”

While the IT job market is becoming more active, Gartner doesn’t expect it to return to the same competitive level as in the late 1990s anytime soon. A slow, steady recovery is evident when looking at the relatively consistent value of average salary increase budgets reported for the past several years and what companies are budgeting for increases for the coming year. The median salary increase rate was between 3 percent and 4 percent for the surveyed period. This year’s survey results also show that companies are spending, on average, 40 percent of their 2007 budget in paying salaries, incentives and benefits to their IT workforce.

“Successful companies know how to leverage each reward element (from cash to flexible work arrangements) to create an integrated total rewards strategy that is critical to building a long-term, healthy relationship between the employee and employer. The best total rewards programs are designed to balance and meet both the needs of an organization and its workforce,” said Diane Berry, managing vice president for Gartner EXP’s content development group. “As the market continues to grow, companies that know where to invest their dollars in what reward elements and closely align their rewards strategies with those of the business and IT will gain a competitive advantage over their peers in the marketplace in attracting and retaining desired IT talent.”

Work/life balance is cited as one of the top reasons for employee turnover in the survey. Offering programs that enable IT professionals to more-effectively manage work/life demands and to meet their personal and professional goals is a significant differentiator for employers. One of the most-powerful work/life programs is teleworking, however, only 1 percent to 18 percent of survey participants’ IT workforces have some type of telework arrangement.

“The companies that address the ‘whole person’ and recognize the multitude of conflicting demands on individuals are often those that become the employers of choice,” said Ms. Mok. “Such programs not only enhance an employee’s loyalty to a company, but also improve their productivity. A key success factor is that IT managers listen to and effectively respond to the needs of their staff as individuals.”

Gartner’s 2007 IT Market Compensation Study provides strategic and tactical benchmarking information for IT human capital management in the area of recruitment, retention, reward, recognition, work/life balance, career development and training programs. This study provides base salary, total cash compensation and short-term incentive/bonus data for 137 benchmark jobs grouped into 26 IT job families.

This study provides HR and IT leaders with a guide to help them craft a total rewards strategy to bring their IT organizations ahead of the curve in an increasingly competitive market. Additional information about this report is available on Gartner’s Web site at www.gartner.com/hcm/hcm_compensation.jsp.

---- Gartner EXP Outlines How CIOs Can Drive Enterprise Revenue Through Seven Levers of Growth:

Enterprises grow the top line through seven growth levers, and chief information officers (CIOs) must enable that growth through IT assets and the IS organization’s skills and behaviors, according to Gartner Executive Programs (EXP), a unit of Gartner, Inc. To consistently achieve top-line growth, CIOs need to adopt a growth-oriented mind-set.

In the Gartner EXP report “The Seven Levers of Growth,” analysts examine how CIOs can best contribute to the top-line growth of their enterprise. The report also details how CIOs and IS organizations must provide an enabling platform for each of the seven growth levers and focus on contributing more directly to remain relevant.

“IS organizations have traditionally been focused and resourced to provide reliable, efficient services to help run their businesses,” said Dave Aron, vice president and research director for Gartner EXP. “However, there are opportunities and, in some cases, imperatives for CIOs and their IS organizations to take a greater part in enterprise top-line growth. The CIO must focus on exploiting these opportunities just as a venture capitalist makes investments — applying scarce IT assets, IS staff and credibility resources based on value. The challenge is to understand the growth context and organize to contribute to the right growth levers.”

Enterprises grow in many ways, including improved marketing, the introduction of new products, entering new markets, acquiring or merging with other companies and even creation of completely new businesses through corporate venturing (see Table 1). “The CIO must understand where the planned and likely growth levers are, and then ensure that IT assets provide an enabling platform for each lever,” Mr. Aron said.

Table 1

Seven Levers of Growth, and CIO and IS Enablement Challenges and Contribution Opportunities

Lever CIO/IS Enablement CIO/IS Direct Contribution

Improve Operations Strengthen operational systems Connect to customers
Innovate Products Provide flexibility in enterprise applications "Informate" products
Exploit Channels Architect for multiple channels Exploit electronic channels
Target Customers and Markets Build scalable infrastructure and applications Integrate external information
Acquire Companies Ensure agility to absorb targets’ business Create an M&A playbook
Connect the Ecosystem Build a plug-and-play architecture Bring the ecosystem with you
Create Blue Oceans Provide innovation and collaboration tools Innovate the business from IS

Source: Gartner Executive Programs (July 2007)

Gartner EXP said there are four recommended behaviors for CIOs to gear up for growth. They include:

* Clarify enterprise growth levers and where IS should contribute.

* Build deep business knowledge and behavioral capabilities in IS, and contribute proactively to business project definition and prioritization.

* Go beyond conventional project management, and participate in good benefits realization practices, throughout the benefits life cycle.

* Mentor the IS organization to move from a mind-set of "order taker" to a mind-set of the IT venture capitalist — "challenging the value" of IT investments

“All forms of enterprise growth require support from the IS organization — at a minimum, to make sure that IT assets aren’t in the way of growth. There are often much-more-direct opportunities for IS to contribute,” Mr. Aron said. “Although the current macroeconomic environment is the reason growth is high on the agenda, the ‘IT venture capitalist’ mind-set is always appropriate, to maximize enterprise growth. CIOs should continually reinforce this message and reward these behaviors in their IS organization.”

---- IDC Survey Reveals What Business Managers Want From IT:

According to a new IDC study, business managers spend a significant amount of time on IT support for their business operations and believe it to have an important role in company innovation.

Drawing on the results of IDC's European Vertical Market Survey, carried out in January 2007 in the top 5 Western European countries (France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the U.K.) among 413 companies with more than 20 employees, the study analyzes vertical market business managers' views on IT strategies and the role of IT in their organization.

"While business managers are quite satisfied with their IT managers, they have clear priorities in mind on how IT could better support their business and strategic objectives. These priorities are extremely different from vertical to vertical and seldom include cost-cutting among the top issues. Business managers see their internal IT capabilities as needing the highest attention, underlining that IT vendors need to further improve their communication and marketing strategies," said Angela Vacca, consulting manager, European Vertical Markets.
Focusing on the role of IT managers the study shows that:

* The majority of business managers (64%) spend a significant amount of time on IT to support business operations. Sectors where the IT component of the business is the highest are those where the collaboration between business and IT managers is the greatest. In the transport/communications/utilities sector more than half of business managers spend more than 25% of their time dealing with IT. In the manufacturing sector this increases to higher than 40%.

* IT managers have helped almost 70% of business managers in the innovation of the company. Verticals are strongly homogeneous on this assessment. The only vertical with a percentage lower than 50% is healthcare.

* Around 20% of companies consider IT managers to be initiators of new business strategies. For the majority of respondents they have a role as participants of the projects (40%) and as implementers of them (20%). Government is the sector where IDC found the highest percentage. The development of new business strategies is still a top executive's domain. However, all sectors consider the IT knowledge of business managers to be extremely important. The distinction between business and IT skills appears to be becoming increasingly blurred.

* Business managers are much more interested in the efficacy (to satisfy business requirements) of IT management than in its efficiency (increasing worker productivity). The most important criteria to assess the quality of IT management are its availability (business continuity) and user satisfaction (employees and customers).

* Almost 60% of business managers interviewed would like to see their companies investing more in in-house IT. This can be read both in the context of limited resources assigned to IT departments or as a signal of a limited intimacy of IT players with business managers.
Business managers are quite satisfied with their CIOs. The most important message that they want to impart to their IT people is a positive one. The negative message with the highest score is the issue of IT support needing improvement.

---- HP Resolves Ink Cartridge Patent Infringement Dispute:

HP today announced that it has resolved a patent infringement lawsuit against German-based InkTec GmbH Zentrale and PCE Group regarding inks used in the refilling of certain HP inkjet cartridges.

The settlement also included resolution with Korea-based InkTec Ltd., the manufacturer and distributor of the infringing products.

As part of the settlement, both InkTec entities and the PCE Group acknowledged the validity of the HP patents in suit and admitted to infringement. In addition, they agreed to pay HP an undisclosed sum, to stop selling infringing inks in Germany and other countries where such patents are held, and to withdraw infringing products from the market in those countries.

In October 2006, HP filed suit against InkTec GmbH Zentrale and the PCE Group in the District Court of Düsseldorf, Germany, after HP discovered that certain ink refill kits sold under the InkTec brand and distributed by InkTec and PCE Group contained infringing ink. HP asserted two patents relating to ink formulations and specifically accused InkTec refill kits used for refilling certain HP inkjet printer cartridges.

"HP will continue to invest in technology that benefits customers and to vigorously protect this investment," said Michael Hoffmann, senior vice president, Supplies, Imaging and Printing Group, HP. "We're pleased to have resolved this matter quickly without extensive litigation and will continue to monitor InkTec and others for possible patent infringement as part of our ongoing worldwide testing and enforcement efforts."

Monday, July 16, 2007

Print Manager Plus® Passes All Windows Server 2008 Compatibility Tests

Software Shelf Declares its Premier Print Accounting Application Fully Compatible with Longhorn Server

Palo Alto, California and London (11 July 2007): Software Shelf International, Inc, developers of the world’s leading print monitoring and print accounting software, today announced that its flagship product, Print Manager Plus, is now fully compatible with Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (formerly Longhorn Server).

Software Shelf, a Microsoft Certified Partner, has been a designated beta tester for Microsoft for many years, ensuring that its print management software remains ‘state of the art’ software technology for use on Microsoft operating systems. Print Manager Plus operates as a seamless extension of the Windows operating system.

Software Shelf vice-president Christian Delalez

“With the upcoming release of Windows Server 2008 later this year, the server infrastructure changes that organizations have to encounter will now be seamless with respect to their use of Print Manager Plus,” affirms Software Shelf vice-president Christian Delalez.

“We are very excited about the future release of Windows Server 2008, especially following International Data Corporation’s very positive predictions for the new platform last May* so we are very proud to be able to announce that Print Manager Plus is already fully compatible with Windows Server 2008.”

With well over 150,000 copies of Windows Server 2008 having been downloaded since its beta release in April and about 2,600 websites already running on the platform, including Microsoft’s Internet Information Server (IIS) 7.0 for its own main website, there is every indication of a broad appeal for the new operating system.

With this announcement, Software Shelf can now confirm that Print Manager Plus runs on all main versions of Windows i.e. Windows NT, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista and now Windows Server 2008 (code named Longhorn Server until recently). The technical support that Software Shelf provides in 13 languages from its offices in the US and UK and from its 153 partners and resellers in 62 countries will include support for the Windows Server 2008 platform as soon as it is officially released.

Print Manager Plus requires no training for anyone familiar with Windows, it is affordable to nearly any organization being licensed at a fraction of the price of other similar software while yet being of the highest technical quality. Microsoft made it their “Solution of the Month” for the public sector for 18 months in a row. Hewlett-Packard recently awarded Software Shelf its Outstanding Partner of the Year Award due in part to the quality and functionality of its flagship product, Print Manager Plus.

Software Shelf was established in 1994 in Silicon Valley by William Feeley. Its flagship product Print Manager Plus is used by thousands of companies, schools and government offices worldwide, including: Yale University, Los Angeles Unified School District, Harvard University, Oxford University, Morgan Stanley, British Library, University of California, Bank of England, NATO, CNN, Commerzbank, European Transaction Bank, National Bank of Kuwait, Hyatt Hotels and Microsoft. The company provides tech support (in 13 languages) from its offices in the US and UK and from its 153 partners and resellers in 62 countries.

A fully functional free evaluation of Print Manager Plus can be downloaded here: http://www.softwareshelf.com/files/downloads.asp?ID=23

Software Shelf and Print Manager Plus are trademarks owned by Software Shelf worldwide.

For further information, contact:

Danny Byrnes
Software Shelf International, Inc.
601 Cleveland Street
Suite# 710
Clearwater, FL 33755
United States
Phone: 727-445-1920
Phone: 800-962-2290
Fax: 727-445-9223
Email: sales@softwareshelf.com
Website: http://www.softwareshelf.com

Christian Delalez
Software Shelf International, Inc.
Vitality House
2 - 3 Imberhorne Way
East Grinstead
West Sussex, RH19 1RL
United Kingdom
Phone +44 1342 310950
Fax +44 1342 302405
Email: sales@softwareshelf.co.uk
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* Tech•Ed 2007 Showcases Growing Adoption of Windows Server 2008
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2007/jun07/06-05WinServer08.mspx

Submitted by: UpTone Business News

print software, print management, print accounting, print monitoring, print audit

Wednesday, July 04, 2007

Gartner Says Companies Must Embrace Consumer Technologies as Additional Opportunities to Innovate:

Corporate attitudes toward consumer-led technology extending into the enterprise must shift from “unavoidable nuisance” to “opportunity for additional innovation," according to Gartner, Inc. Gartner analysts said employees will continue to push consumer technologies into the enterprise, particularly in areas such as personal productivity tools and communications.

“By embracing and leveraging employee experimentation and experience with consumer technologies, enterprises can enjoy a significant addition to the resources they can apply to evaluating innovation,” said Jackie Fenn, vice president and Gartner fellow.

Technologies that initially targeted and were adopted by consumers have long made an impact in corporate IT — from PCs to today’s invasion of the enterprise by consumer-grade instant messaging (IM) and desktop search products.

“In the emerging world of “permanent beta” innovation led by Web-native companies such as Google, the dominant approach is to throw a new capability out to potential users, see what they do with it, then figure out how to monetize it,” Ms. Fenn said. “This fertile breeding ground enables a raw idea to be refined rapidly and allows many applications for a new capability to be explored and evaluated in parallel, making it increasingly likely that significant new functionality that is relevant to enterprises will first arise in the consumer world.”

In some cases, a technology may have been used in niche areas of enterprise IT, but may not spread broadly until widespread consumer adoption drives down the price. However, not all classes of enterprise IT are likely to be equally affected by the consumer-first trend. The areas where most innovation will occur will be those relevant to individuals and small workgroups, including personal productivity, communications and social networking, and programming and development tools.

“The flood of consumer-led technologies into the enterprise is not going to subside,” said Ms. Fenn. “To fully realize the benefits, IT must embrace these technologies as an ongoing strategy rather than on a case-by-case basis.”

Gartner has identified the next round of consumer-led innovations and timing of when these innovations are likely to have an observable effect on revenue or internal spending and processes. Early adopters may be currently using innovations such as virtual worlds and "Green IT," but it will still be some years before they have a mainstream impact on revenue or internal spending.

Next Three Years:
* Web Platforms — The use of Web-based application services will start in the area of personal productivity, in particular collaborative authoring, and spread to enterprise applications. Just as "mashups" use third-party data, presentation and development tools to create original functionality, enterprises will increasingly benefit from the data and application services provided by nontraditional enterprise providers, such as Google, Yahoo and Amazon.
* Community Communication Platforms —Enterprise users have been accustomed to communicating through private "channels," such as telephone, e-mail or IM, and attempts to move to a shared collaboration space have, for the most part, failed. Highly successful consumer community sites, such as Facebook, MySpace and Cyworld, operate under the opposite assumption — that postings and communications are public and visible by default, unless you specify otherwise. In the collaboration space, the migration of alternate operating assumptions such as these will be as important as specific functionality.
* Desktop Videoconferencing — Videoconferencing to the desktop will continue to grow during the next few years, spurred on by instant messaging (IM), desktop collaboration, and the casual and more-frequent use of videoconferencing as a click from the desktop.
* Portable Personalities — Several vendors offer the ability to store the entire image of a PC work space onto a portable storage medium (such as a USB drive or an iPod) and have it temporarily run on a different machine, removing all traces of itself when the storage is removed. A common usage pattern is for bringing home environments (that is, incorporating favorite but nonstandard applications) to work, and to bring work environments home. Like IM, this falls into the class of technology that users will embrace on their own, and that enterprises must examine for security or licensing issues.

Three to Five Years:
* Virtual Worlds — Although currently over hyped in relation to their near-term value for most organizations, 3-D virtual worlds, such as Second Life, will play a role in marketing and branding (and in some cases corporate applications involving collaborative design) and other types of remote collaboration.
* Green IT — Enterprises will also be affected by changing employee expectations driven by societal trends, including an expectation of environmentally friendly business practices — green IT. This will affect IT purchasing decisions and data center design, and also potentially drive a need for additional detailed data and reporting about an enterprise's carbon footprint.
* User Interface Technologies — A number of user interface technologies are gaining traction first in the consumer world, and then are likely to migrate to the business world. Adoption is being driven by lower prices in technologies such as large screen displays; commercializing new capabilities (such as the Nintendo Wii as a 3-D controller) and ease of use (such as the routine use of videoconferencing).

Five Years Plus:
* Augmented Reality — Used for many years in "hands-busy" niche applications, such as industrial maintenance, augmented reality provides an overlay of relevant digital information by automatically sensing the physical location and orientation of the user (for example, using GPS). Routine availability of location-based sensing and augmented reality will lead to new enterprise applications such as, location- and context-sensitive information, and alerts presented as a manager walks through a manufacturing plant.
* Seamless Work/Life Systems — A second societal trend will be the need for employers to provide technology environments that support the blurring of work and home life, for example, systems that support, but keep distinct, personal and business communications and spending.

Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Print Control Company, Software Shelf, is Granted HP’s Outstanding Partner of the Year Award

Hewlett-Packard, the World's Largest Information Technology Corporation, Honours Software Shelf for its Print Accounting Software - Print Manager Plus®

Palo Alto, California and London (June 2007): Leading print management software company, Software Shelf, has been granted Hewlett-Packard’s prestigious “Catch the Wave” Outstanding Partner of the Year Award at the Worldwide HP Imaging and Printer Group Solutions Partner Conference in Atlanta, Georgia for its flagship print accounting software, Print Manager Plus.

Danny Byrnes, Vice-president of Software Shelf, EMEA with Software Shelf's “Catch the Wave” Outstanding Partner of the Year Award 2007

This award further establishes Print Manager Plus as the standard print management software for use with Microsoft Windows because the product is: seamless, intuitive, very easy to use, requires no training, can be installed in minutes across an entire network and supports all printer brands. It is also priced at a cost affordable to almost any organization of any size i.e. a fraction of the cost of other print management solutions on the market.

Software Shelf's “Catch the Wave” Outstanding Partner of the Year Award 2007

Danny Byrnes, Vice-president of Software Shelf, EMEA stated, “We are very proud to be presented with this award! It shows not only that the world’s largest information technology corporation has recognized Print Manager Plus for what it is – a highly efficient and cost-effective way of controlling an organization’s printing, thus dramatically reducing its printing costs – but also that HP really cares about helping companies and schools save money on toner and paper.

“Up to now, only a fraction of companies with printing networks were able to save money on printing without Print Manager Plus and then, only able to do so usually with complex, expensive software or hardware-combined solutions that normally required service contracts to maintain. The cost of these high end “solutions” has been prohibitive to around 90 percent of the business and academic sectors. Thus the vast majority of organizations have had no effective tool to control the ever-increasing cost of printing.

“Print Manager Plus enables any organization of any size (and even one with a very tight budget) to have a truly affordable, easy to use, high quality tool that will save them substantial amounts of money in their printing costs – namely: electricity, printer wear and tear, and toner and paper consumption.”

Print Manager Plus is used in the business and education sectors to account for, track, and reduce toner and paper costs and to bill-back those costs to customers. It is fast becoming the standard for any Windows network administrator wishing to control and manage a printing enterprise. It is not only a pure software solution, it is also the only such product on the market “native” to the Windows operating system, seamlessly integrated with Active Directory and operating as an extension of Windows.

Software Shelf was established in 1994 in Silicon Valley by William Feeley. Its flagship product Print Manager Plus is used by thousands of companies, schools and government offices worldwide, including: Yale University, Los Angeles Unified School District, Harvard University, Oxford University, Morgan Stanley, British Library, University of California, Bank of England, NATO, CNN, Commerzbank, European Transaction Bank, National Bank of Kuwait, Hyatt Hotels and Microsoft.

Software Shelf provides free tech support (in 13 languages) from its offices in the US and UK and from its 153 partners and resellers in 62 countries.

A fully functional free evaluation of the software can be downloaded here: http://www.softwareshelf.com/files/downloads.asp?ID=23

Software Shelf and Print Manager Plus are trademarks owned by Software Shelf worldwide.

For further information, contact:

Danny Byrnes
Software Shelf International, Inc.
601 Cleveland Street
Suite# 710
Clearwater, FL 33755
United States
Phone: 727-445-1920
Phone: 800-962-2290
Fax: 727-445-9223
Email: sales@softwareshelf.com
Website: http://www.softwareshelf.com

Christian Delalez
Software Shelf International, Inc.
Vitality House
2 - 3 Imberhorne Way
East Grinstead
West Sussex, RH19 1RL
United Kingdom
Phone +44 1342 310950
Fax +44 1342 302405
Email: sales@softwareshelf.co.uk
Website: http://www.softwareshelf.co.uk

Source: Enterprisewire® News Service
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Sunday, October 01, 2006

Welcome to Software Shelf

This is our first blog. We will be posting new stories here about the Print Management space. See you soon!