ThinPrint .print V-LayerTM Basic means printer drivers only need to be installed on the print server, eliminating drivers on desktop PCs.
Significant time and cost savings can be immediately seen for system administrators.
ThinPrint, the leader in print solutions in distributed networks, introduces the beta version of its latest solution, .print V-Layer Basic. With the newest ThinPrint product, printer driver management in companies with print servers will be significantly simplified. Printer drivers need only be installed once on the print server, eliminating the need to install them individually on each PC.
Printing issues are something that system administrators try to avoid. One of the reasons behind this is that in order to enable users access to the correct printer close to their work location, the relevant drivers had to be installed on each individual PC.
ThinPrint’s .print V-Layer Basic solution, which is now available as a beta version, relieves this costly and time-consuming process. The core of the new print solution is ThinPrint’s V-Layer technology. With one click, the original printer drivers on the print server are transformed into V-Layer drivers. Installation or administration on the desktops is eliminated. The original printer drivers need to be installed only once on the print server. A further benefit for employees is that a standardized print dialog (15 languages are supported) is available for each printer.
ThinPrint has taken customer feedback into consideration when designing .print VLayer Basic. A solution that simplified printer management in traditional networks and could be located on the print server was required. Other technological innovations such as print data compression, connection oriented bandwidth control or SSL encryption that .print Server Engine offers were secondary wishes.
“With .print V-Layer Basic, an efficient and inexpensive print solution has been developed that has an impressive outcome. The installation of printer drivers on PCs which takes up admin’s time and nerves now belongs to the past,” Charlotte Künzell, member of ThinPrint’s Board of Directors. “And whoever later needs further features for print optimization can simply upgrade to the .print Server Engine.”
A license costs 19 USD (incl. Update and Support Service) per desktop PC, therefore .print V-Layer Basic would allow a company with 50 desktop computers to only make an investment of 950 USD for the centralization and simplification of its entire print process.
A free demo of the beta version can be downloaded at www.thinprint.com/vlayerbasic
.print V-Layer Basic will be available by the end of the first quarter this year.
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