| Software Edition |
Standard |
Professional |
Education |
Enterprise |
| Client |
| Allows choice of using "Use default username", "Ask for username and password on every print", "Use current logged on username" |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| View print jobs pending on server |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| Multiple delete of print jobs |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| Information displays the logged on users resources (credits, available output devices and their locations) |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| Confirm job settings on every print if the need is present |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| Pause print jobs and re-queue them |
|
X |
X |
X |
| Queue and retain print jobs |
|
X |
X |
X |
| Cost codes (assign each print job to a specific reference number or cost code for billing clients individually) |
|
X |
X |
X |
| Release pending print from client administration tool to any of the logged on users available printers |
|
|
X |
X |
| Print jobs directly to a selected output device without user interaction |
|
|
X |
X |
| Local printer port (allows the accounting and restriction of printing to locally attached LPT, COM or USB printers) |
|
|
X |
X |
| Server |
Database
- Microsoft SQL Server
- Oracle (optional feature) |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Cost Centres
- Allocate users to them, change the settings on a cost centre and have them applied to all the users within that cost centre |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Restrictions
- Users to output devices (e.g. printers)
- Users Access Times |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Cost Models
- Monetary charging on per function basis for copying, e-mail, fax, printing and scanning
- Assign cost models to cost centres (and users) and output devices |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Reports
- Generate comprehensive reports for output devices, users and cost centres |
X |
X |
X |
X |
CopyPatrol™
- Photocopier support for b/w and full colour output control
- Accounting breakdown for: Paper size, Simplex/Duplex and Mono/Colour
- Provides the ability to lock output devices front panels |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Finger Print Support
- Built in finger print enrolment and recognition engine |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Embedded & Firmware Uploader
- Install and upgrade multiple devices at one time
- Upload FollowMe Embedded software and FollowMe controller firmware |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Search
- Built in click-and-search engine
- Easily find Cost Centres, Cost Models, Output Devices and Users |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Microsoft Windows Cluster Support
- Supports load-balancing (Active/Active) or fail-over (Active/Passive) configurations) |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Print Job Management
- Manage pending print jobs, includign manipulating print job parameters, deleting unwanted print jobs |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Advanced Accounting Engine
- PostScript, PCL, HPGL, Epson ESC/P & ESC/Page
- Records data such as: Paper Sizes, Simplex/Duplex, Mono/Color per page, CYMK dots per page, Image/Text, Document Name, Media Type, Source/Destination trays and Print Job Filesize |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Server to Hardware Encryption
- All print data sent from the FollowMe Q-Server to the FollowMe E-Line controller can be encrypted
- Algorithms supported: 3DES and AES 256bit |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Driver Restrictions
- Restrict printing to printers based on the driver name with which the print job was created |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Automatic User Enrolment
- Users can be automatically added to the system on print if they do not already exist
- Users can be automatically synchronised using users PIN or Card number on creation via lookup directly in Active Directory, LDAP, or PDC server |
X |
X |
X |
X |
FollowMe Output Spooler
- Allows for print jobs to be managed via the FollowMe Output Spooler
- Fault tolerant print job recovery allows for print jobs to be requeued and polices to be applied |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Line Printer Remote (LPR)
- Easily print from non-Windows operating systems (as well as Windows)
- LPD/LPQ status support |
X |
X |
X |
X |
FollowMe Shared Printer Port
- Allows the re-direction of Windows shared print queues directly into the FollowMe system, without the need to install any client side software |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Client to Server Encryption
- All print data sent from the FollowMe Client to the FollowMe Q-Server can be encrypted
- e.g. AES or Blowfish |
|
X |
X |
X |
Credit and Quota
- Credit/quota charging on a per function basis for copying, e-mail, fax, printing and scanning
- Assign credit/quota on a per user or cost centre basis
- Assign credit/quota to functions, paper sizes and for colour/black & white
- Automated credit addition |
|
X |
X |
X |
E-mail Information and Warning Events
- Documents exceeding the assigned retention period
- Documents exceeding the disk quota for that user
- User credits/quota have fallen below a certain threshold
- Client feedback messages on a users workstation
- Administrative alerts |
|
X |
X |
X |
User Printing Restrictions
- "Access Times" to prevent out of hours printing
- "Limit disk space" limits to the amount of space a user can use on the server |
|
X |
X |
X |
Rules and Routing
- Min / Max Pages
- Driver Name
- Non-Interactive / Interactive (FollowMe Pritning)
- Printing Errors (Recovers Print Job)
- Username
- Client Source IP Address
- Print Job contains TEXT or IMAGE
- Time Based Rules (allow redirection to a user or printer)
- Any many more... |
|
X |
X |
X |
Manual User Import
- Import users from: Windows NT/2000/XP Primary Domain Controllers (PDC), Active Directory, LDAP and CSV |
|
X |
X |
X |
Import Printers
- Import printers from local or remote systems for scalable system configuration |
|
X |
X |
X |
Automated Database Maintenance
- Pending Print Job Removal
- Audit Job Removal
- SQL Transaction Log Truncation |
|
X |
X |
X |
FollowMe Client Restrictions
- Disable client side tabs on a per user basis |
|
X |
X |
X |
Printer Display Messages
- Number# of Credits
- No Pending Print Jobs
- Restricted Access |
|
X |
X |
X |
Export Reports
- CSV
- HTML |
|
X |
X |
X |
E-Mail Reports
- CSV
- HTML |
|
X |
X |
X |
Dynamic User Import
- Automatically import users from multiple Primary Domain Controllers (PDC's), Active Directory's or LDAP servers and CSV files |
|
X |
X |
X |
Windows Password Validation
- Allows the use of Windows passwords to dynamically to be validated against multiple PDC's and Active Directory servers |
|
X |
X |
X |
Cost Codes
- Allow on a per user basis to print jobs and bill your clients on a reference number or cost code basis |
|
X |
X |
X |
Force B/W Printing
Automatically convert colour print jobs to black and white (recommended PCL 5, limited support for PCL 6 and PostScript |
|
X |
X |
X |
Remote Client Distribution
Install client software, printer ports and more |
|
|
X |
X |
Remote Printer & Port Configuration
Manage Windows Printer and Drivers on a multiple machine basis remotely |
|
|
X |
X |
Remote Client Printer & Port Management
View, manage and delete client print queues and jobs on multiple machine basis |
|
|
X |
X |
Shared Users
Allow a global user to be associated to multiple users so that one of those users is able to pick up print jobs on behalf of all users |
|
|
X |
X |
FTP Listener
Accepts print jobs via FTP |
|
|
X |
X |
Extended Policy Engine
ELP Overrides, PJL Overrides, Custom Rules via VB Scripting engine |
|
|
X |
X |
Peered Servers and Windows Cluster support
Provides the ability to run multiple servers to spread load and ensure system uptime |
|
|
X |
X |
Local Workstation Printer Support
Allows the accounting and restriction of printing to locally attached LPT, COM or USB printers |
|
|
X |
X |
Non-Interactive Printing
Allows accounting to be achieved even though printers may not have FollowMe devices attached to them |
Optional |
Optional |
X |
X |
| Embedded (printer manufacturer dependant) |
| Restrict copying, e-mail, fax, printing and scanning on a per user basis (printer manufacturer dependant) |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| Account for copying, e-mail, fax, printing and scanning services |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| On-screen PIN logon support |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| Support for external ID card readers |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| Analogue Fax Re-direction to E-Mail, Network Folder, FAX |
|
|
X |
X |
| User enrolment via front panel (allows users to assign their access card on the fly) |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| Front panel print job management (users can select their print jobs at the MFPs front panel) |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| Domain/Username/Password logon support |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| Cost codes (assign copy, e-mail, fax, folder actions specific reference number or cost code for billing clients individually) |
|
X |
X |
X |
| Web Printing |
|
FollowMe Web Printing also known as FollowMe Public Printing or even FollowMe Hospitality Print™ is a driver-less printing solution, allowing the use of a web interface to uploaded documents to the FollowMe Q-Server and have them printed at any FollowMe capable output device.
|
PDF Feature
- Adobe PDF support |
Optional |
Optional |
X |
X |
Office & PDF Feature
- Adobe PDF support
- Microsoft Office Document support |
Optional |
Optional |
Optional |
Optional |
| Payment Kiosks |
| Online Payment Kiosk (an online payment interface allowing payers to enter user details and add credits to their accounts using credit card or online payment providers such as PayPal) |
Optional |
Optional |
Optional |
Optional |
| User Licenses |
User Licenses
- Apply to Standard and Professional editions only (Education and Enterprise editions have an unlimited user license)
|
500 |
5000 |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
