ekey and Canon fit printers with finger scanners

Canon offers intelligent networked printing through its software solutions. This allows to reduce costs within companies.The Secure Printing and the FollowMe features allow to print out documents securely, since these cannot be printed out unless the user logs on to a printer and starts the print job. „This is where we come into play, since authentication is conveniently and securely carried out by means of the fingerprint“, explains Mr. Leopold Gallner, Managing Director at ekey. „PIN codes, smartcards or laborious login via user name and password are not necessary anymore, and no longer is there any forgetting or misplacing of that information“, highlights Mr. Gallner. No matter if you are printing, scanning or copying, the integrated finger scanners make login not only more convenient but also more secure. „One simple finger swipe prevents confidential documents from falling into the wrong hands, being misplaced or thrown away“, says Thomas Zinner from Canon Austria.

„I do not print out everything anymore, because by the time I stand by the printer, I no longer need some of the documents. That allows to reduce costs significantly“, emphasizes Mr. Gallner.

 

The „printer solution“ is part of a whole concept and not just an isolated application. ekey net is a convenient, networked fingerprint access control system. As many finger scanners as you wish may be installed on one single site to open doors and gates, to manage time recording, for PC login and now also for printer / scanner / copier login. Data is recorded and administrated centrally.

 

ekey is Europe´s #1 for fingerprint access control solutions and offers a convenient and secure alternative to keys, cards or access codes. Companies, banks, fire departments, as well as public institutions and private users have chosen ekey systems. ekey acts internationally, employs currently 70 people on three sites, and exports its products in more than 60 countries worldwide.

For more information, please checkwww.ekey.net.

 

Canon is worldwide the optimal partner for image information and office automation. It is innovation leader for imaging and IT solutions, both in the end user and in the B2B fields. It is one of the two first suppliers for all the fundamental product categories. It has grown from being a simple hardware manufacturer to an innovative provider for printing and document management. Canon, with 21.1% market share* for multifunction printers is one of the leading suppliers in Austria. Canon supports its customers in improving their document management processes thanks to hardware, software and services.

 

* Market share according to Infosource 2008