This is a guest blog post by Gaynor Wong, Marketing Manager at Process Fusion.
As we begin to adjust to our new normal, our future looks like it will include hybrid workplaces, where some employees work onsite, at the office, while others are remote, coming in occasionally or not at all.
Research firm Global Workplace Analytics expects 25 percent to 30 percent of the workforce will work from home multiple days per week by the end of 2021. Our new normal will consist of employees submitting to in-office movement tracking, the deployment of smart staff identification systems, and new capacity limits on in-office employees, among a long list of new standards.
And although technology shifts in virtualization and printing over the past 20 years have been profound, the problems with printing today have evolved. Enabling staff to print remotely and at the office have become a huge challenge for IT administrators, with many employees now on the go.
Administrators need a compatible Citrix printing solution that enables them to manage their users and MFP printers seamlessly and remotely, whether they’re at home or in the office.
Optimizing IT operating costs are also a big concern for organizations, which need to stay profitable while maintaining a high level of productivity. And with some staff slowly heading back into the office, there are health and safety concerns for organizations using shared printing resources.
Fortunately, the COVID-19 era presents an opportunity for organizations to digitally transform themselves and move away from the traditional print management processes of the past.
A longtime Citrix Ready partner, Process Fusion (formerly known as UniPrint.net) was started to handle print driver compatibility issues and printing workflows within Citrix. Today, we have evolved our Citrix printing solutions to create UniPrint InfinityCloud, a contactless printing solution that offers a powerful cloud print management platform that integrates seamlessly with any printer driver and enables a universal mobile printing experience for users.
Here are the six key features that make UniPrint InfinityCloud the future of print management solutions.
- Cloud Ready: To adapt with your Citrix environment’s unique needs and demands, UniPrint InfinityCloud enables a cloud-based platform with flexible licensing and consumption models.
- Serverless Printing: It’s never been easier, with direct IP printing from workstations to network printers, removing the need for dedicated print servers.
- Print Vendor Agnostic: As we are fully compatible and certified with Citrix environments, our cloud platform also is vendor agnostic, enabling users to seamlessly deploy and manage printers while supporting both office A3 devices and home printers.
- Security: It is important for organizations to track, archive, and report on all printing operations, enabling real-time insight into staff usage, costs, and security breaches.
- Universal Printing Experience: Whether working in the office or from home, users should have the same printing experience so there is no learning curve to print from a new location.
- Contactless Printing: It is crucial for organizations to safeguard their onsite users. By enabling a mobile printing solution, staff can securely and safely release their documents directly through their own mobile device using a QR code or an NFC.
“Every business needs to adapt and incorporate new ways to make their staff, clients or guests feel safe in the age of COVID-19, while also remaining profitable,” said David Fung, CEO of Process Fusion.
Process Fusion’s goal is to continue to create innovative cloud-first, mobile-first workflow solutions that meet real-world needs, helping businesses to focus on what is important to them.
And you can try us out for free. We’re giving any public or private business free access to the UniPrint InfinityCloud platform and contactless printing app for 3 to 6 months, depending on location. To get started, simply sign up here and get started today.
