CUSTOMER: The Commonwealth of Virginia is the twelfth most populous state in the U.S. with a total population of approximately 7.7 million.
CHALLENGE: Improve the efficiency, security and auditability of voter check-in and eliminate the need for traditional paper poll books.
SOLUTION: Precincts used the Datacard® Advocate™ precinct management system to expedite check-in, automate management of voter registration data and eliminate the expense of printing paper poll books.
RESULTS: The Commonwealth accelerated voter check-in, improved poll site management and effectively handled high turnout in 17 localities during the 2008 election.
Improving poll site efficiency Election officials throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia expected high turnout for the historic November 4, 2008 election. To ensure poll sites ran efficiently, they issued a solicitation for electronic poll books to replace traditional paper poll books, speed up voter check-in and improve the security and auditability of voter registration data. The solution needed to meet three criteria. The software needed to be hardware-independent, so it could run on government-refurbished laptop computers that were provided by the Commonwealth as part of a broader effort to save money and support green initiatives. The solution also had to fit within a tight budget. Finally, it needed to be scalable to ensure a seamless rollout in future elections. The Datacard® solution Datacard Group, together with its local dealer BEC Plastic Card Solutions, responded to the solicitation with the Datacard® Advocate™ precinct management system. Designed to enhance poll site management, the Advocate solution includes two components that directly addressed the state’s needs. The Precinct Control Center module includes electronic poll book software that enables poll workers to check in every voter using the same procedure, so there is no need to separate voters into alphabetical lines. This helps poll workers process voters more quickly and reduce poll site congestion. It eliminates the time, cost and effort required to print and distribute traditional paper poll books. Voter registration information is downloaded to each laptop from the same master file, which helps ensure accuracy without supplemental poll books. The Precinct Automation Manager module helps poll sites manage voter registration data efficiently and securely, automating the collection and distribution of authorized voter data from a master database and providing detailed reporting during and after the election.
Both of these modules met all three of the Commonwealth’s criteria. They are device-independent, so they could work with refurbished laptops. They are cost-effective enough to meet budget requirements. The Advocate system is also scalable, allowing the Commonwealth to roll out electronic poll books to more precincts in future elections.
Fast implementation
Virginia election officials selected the Advocate solution and awarded Datacard Group a four-year contract. Teams from Datacard Group and BEC inventoried, tested, loaded and deployed hundreds of refurbished laptops with Advocate system software at more than 100 precincts, in just eight weeks. (Typically, a project of this scale takes 12 to 14 weeks to implement.) Datacard Group also provided more than 200 statewide “look-up” devices at additional locations. Together, Datacard Group and BEC conducted training sessions with participating poll workers to help ensure operator success. For additional backup, Datacard offered on-site support during the election. Successful outcome At the local level, reactions to the Advocate solution were positive.
“We experienced the future of secure, efficient precinct management with the Datacard solution this past November,” said Nancy Rodrigues, secretary, Virginia State Board of Elections. “The training, technical support, hardware and software Datacard Group provided addressed our needs. We experienced no problems on election day with this solution.”
Officials from several localities voiced similar opinions:
• Mathews County registrar: “Datacard provided Mathews with trained technical support, hardware and software, all within the constraints of a small window of opportunity to meet the election deadline. Datacard demonstrated the ability to design and install a turnkey solution to the new and progressive technology beckoned by the future of secure and efficient elections.”
• Chesterfield County registrar: “The system performed as expected and allowed rapid check-in of voters. The experience was very positive. We hope to move toward county-wide deployment.”
• Fredericksburg general registrar: “The solution provided by Datacard Group provides increased security in our processes and timely and efficient workflow at our poll sites. Datacard Group completed installation in a timely matter, trained our personnel and worked closely with us to ensure a successful outcome.”
Flexible capabilities
Not every precinct that used the Advocate system had the same requirements. Some required the ability to scan a driver’s license to perform voter lookup — which is faster than entering voter data in a search field. Other poll sites needed thermal printers to issue check-in statements that served as a physical backup to the electronic record. The Advocate system is designed to work with a wide range of peripherals, so it easily integrated with these scanners and printers.
At the close of the election, each locality used the Advocate system to update the statewide voter registration system, helping ensure accurate voter credit. With paper poll books, establishing voter credit history requires the State Board of Elections to manually process data for each voter. The Advocate system makes this information available immediately - along with reports on turnout, including hour-by-hour breakdowns that help election officials coordinate volunteer poll workers in future elections and recounts.
Overall, election officials from Virginia noted Datacard Group’s understanding of local poll site needs. “Datacard Group’s expertise in providing precinct management solutions is among the best we have seen,” said Juanita Pitchford, general registrar, Fredericksburg. “Datacard Group exceeded our expectations and
demonstrated the ability to design and install a turnkey solution and resolve unexpected issues for our locality.”
Tuesday, 14 December 2010
Monday, 6 December 2010
Pirelli | Printronix Helps Everything Run Smoothly at Pirelli
Corporate Profile
Pirelli Deutschland AG celebrated its centennial at the site in Breuberg im Odenwald, Germany in 2003. More than 7.6 million vehicle tires were manufactured here in the past year, primarily in the sectors of high performance and ultra high performance tires, in addition to around 1.8 million motorcycle tires. The company’s customers for original equipment include all the well-known names in German vehicle manufacturing, including Audi, BMW, DaimlerChrysler, Ford, Opel, Porsche and VW, as well as General Motors and Jaguar internationally. The annual revenue of companies in the Pirelli Deutschland AG group is more than 700 million euro, and the number of employees is approximately 3,300. Since 1995, production has been running 24 hours a day, seven days a week at the Breuberg location. In 1997, Pirelli Reifenwerke became Germany’s first tire manufacturer and the nation’s second company to receive the international award for exceptional quality concepts and implementation in production, the Japanese “TPM Award.” Pirelli Reifenwerke was the first non-Japanese company to receive the “TPM Special Award” in 1999.
Problem Met
In 2000, the groundwork was laid for the new Modular Integrated Robotized System™ (MIRS) production plant which Pirelli has used to completely revolutionize traditional technology and methodology in tire production. The new process is based on the concept of a highly flexible mini-factory which can be fully customized to the requirements of the marketplace. Six MIRS modules are already running 24-hour shift operations in Breuberg, seven days a week.
When deciding to use the printers, the first issue was to find the best possible way to support the production processes appropriately and flexibly, and at the same time utilizing the standards already established. The demanding requirements outlined for the new printers were primarily reliability and performance in 24-hour operation. In addition, downtime for maintenance was a concern. The decision was made to purchase 37 Printronix thermal printers.
Before the Printronix printers were installed, the identification process was carried out solely on the transport frames, using different formats and contents. Using the parallel port connection available on the Printronix thermal printers, the wait times were reduced from seven to three seconds.
Results
The thermal printers from Printronix have been in use at Pirelli in the car tire production plant since September 2002. There are 35 T5204 and two T5208 thermal printers in the production plant for printing material ID cards with bar codes. Used to identify all materials produced and used, the cards are attached to various semi-finished goods frames such as spools, rollers, palettes or trolleys, normally using clips. All goods movements are recorded by scanning the labels; on average, each bar code is scanned twice.
More than 3,800 barcode labels are printed each day, which means that every thermal printer produces up to 400 labels per day. The labels are printed in the formats 4” x 6”, 4” x 12” and 8” x 12”. In addition to the bar code, they give the material name, the storage location and the maximum storage period for each individual product. This ensures a “first in, first out” procedure for seamless production processes. Using this system, every transport frame marked with a bar code label can be identified at any time.
The printers are in a robust production environment, and the two T5208 printers are required to withstand temperatures up to 40° C in air with very high dust content in the mixing area during the manufacture of rubber mixtures. At Pirelli these printers are used for printing material ID cards in A4 format using code 39 and standard fonts. Every material ID card is printed once, and the individual barcode labels are cut off using a cutting device located on the printer itself.
With the Printronix printers, the ink ribbon needs to be changed less often as all the ribbons from Printronix are exceptionally long at 625 meters. All staff members involved have been trained to change the paper and carbon ribbon, even though these are very simple tasks to carry out. The Printronix printers provide seamless integration with existing system infrastructure and allow for wireless communication to the network. The printers can be swapped over for short periods at any time as the printers are fully compatible with one another in terms of control. This shortens waiting times considerably and keeps downtime to a minimum.
Response
“We decided to use Printronix printers because these high-performance printers provide everything we needed from an industrial printer: They are robust, offer various connection options, can be remotely administered and provide a longer ink ribbon meaning that it needs to be changed less frequently,”
Pirelli Deutschland AG celebrated its centennial at the site in Breuberg im Odenwald, Germany in 2003. More than 7.6 million vehicle tires were manufactured here in the past year, primarily in the sectors of high performance and ultra high performance tires, in addition to around 1.8 million motorcycle tires. The company’s customers for original equipment include all the well-known names in German vehicle manufacturing, including Audi, BMW, DaimlerChrysler, Ford, Opel, Porsche and VW, as well as General Motors and Jaguar internationally. The annual revenue of companies in the Pirelli Deutschland AG group is more than 700 million euro, and the number of employees is approximately 3,300. Since 1995, production has been running 24 hours a day, seven days a week at the Breuberg location. In 1997, Pirelli Reifenwerke became Germany’s first tire manufacturer and the nation’s second company to receive the international award for exceptional quality concepts and implementation in production, the Japanese “TPM Award.” Pirelli Reifenwerke was the first non-Japanese company to receive the “TPM Special Award” in 1999.
Problem Met
In 2000, the groundwork was laid for the new Modular Integrated Robotized System™ (MIRS) production plant which Pirelli has used to completely revolutionize traditional technology and methodology in tire production. The new process is based on the concept of a highly flexible mini-factory which can be fully customized to the requirements of the marketplace. Six MIRS modules are already running 24-hour shift operations in Breuberg, seven days a week.
When deciding to use the printers, the first issue was to find the best possible way to support the production processes appropriately and flexibly, and at the same time utilizing the standards already established. The demanding requirements outlined for the new printers were primarily reliability and performance in 24-hour operation. In addition, downtime for maintenance was a concern. The decision was made to purchase 37 Printronix thermal printers.
Before the Printronix printers were installed, the identification process was carried out solely on the transport frames, using different formats and contents. Using the parallel port connection available on the Printronix thermal printers, the wait times were reduced from seven to three seconds.
Results
The thermal printers from Printronix have been in use at Pirelli in the car tire production plant since September 2002. There are 35 T5204 and two T5208 thermal printers in the production plant for printing material ID cards with bar codes. Used to identify all materials produced and used, the cards are attached to various semi-finished goods frames such as spools, rollers, palettes or trolleys, normally using clips. All goods movements are recorded by scanning the labels; on average, each bar code is scanned twice.
More than 3,800 barcode labels are printed each day, which means that every thermal printer produces up to 400 labels per day. The labels are printed in the formats 4” x 6”, 4” x 12” and 8” x 12”. In addition to the bar code, they give the material name, the storage location and the maximum storage period for each individual product. This ensures a “first in, first out” procedure for seamless production processes. Using this system, every transport frame marked with a bar code label can be identified at any time.
The printers are in a robust production environment, and the two T5208 printers are required to withstand temperatures up to 40° C in air with very high dust content in the mixing area during the manufacture of rubber mixtures. At Pirelli these printers are used for printing material ID cards in A4 format using code 39 and standard fonts. Every material ID card is printed once, and the individual barcode labels are cut off using a cutting device located on the printer itself.
With the Printronix printers, the ink ribbon needs to be changed less often as all the ribbons from Printronix are exceptionally long at 625 meters. All staff members involved have been trained to change the paper and carbon ribbon, even though these are very simple tasks to carry out. The Printronix printers provide seamless integration with existing system infrastructure and allow for wireless communication to the network. The printers can be swapped over for short periods at any time as the printers are fully compatible with one another in terms of control. This shortens waiting times considerably and keeps downtime to a minimum.
Response
“We decided to use Printronix printers because these high-performance printers provide everything we needed from an industrial printer: They are robust, offer various connection options, can be remotely administered and provide a longer ink ribbon meaning that it needs to be changed less frequently,”
Sears Distribution Center | Printronix Solution Improved Bar Code Scan Rate by 48 Percent
Profile
Sears Roebuck & Co., headquartered in Chicago, Ill., provided its first catalog to U.S. consumers in 1888. Today, Sears operates 863 mall-based retail stores offering home-related products. Additional innovative ways to reach consumers have come from its new Great Indoors stores and the launch of Sears.com. Not only has Sears been on the forefront of consumer engagement, they also utilize innovative supply-chain techniques, such as a high-speed scanner sorter systems to move merchandise quickly to the consumer and reduce overall costs in the supply chain. Sears has more than 3 million SKUs, 5,000 ship points and 13 distribution centers; handles more than 35 million boxes; has more than 4,000 trading partners; and issues approximately 30 million purchase orders annually. Any bar code failure in the supply chain can mean a rejected item, manual recovery steps, time delay, loss in productivity, a disappointed customer or, ultimately, loss of business.
Situation
Sears needed an integrated total solution to meet its retail distribution bar-code labeling needs. To be effective, the solution had to perform three critical tasks: improve inventory within its international goods receiving and labeling process; leverage technology to improve operations and streamline costs in its supply chain; and enhance supply-chain efficiency between Sears and its vendors.
To improve its inventory operations, the Sears logistics group scrutinized its international distribution center. Goods arriving on the dock are not labeled. All goods must be marked with 4- x 6-inch UCC 128-compliant labels before being shipped to Sears’ domestic distribution centers for fulfillment. The domestic distribution centers are equipped with the newest technology, using high-speed scanner and sorter equipment. To keep distribution lines flowing, it was mission-critical that Sears implement a solution ensuring 100-percent bar code accuracy.
As part of a Sears’ quality-improvement program, the company tasked Printronix with improving the printing process and output experienced at the high-volume international distribution center. Non-Printronix printers with fanfold supplies were used to print labels for all international goods and cartons. These systems produced a high volume of non-compliant bar code labels. In addition, the costly printheads in place had a short lifespan and smudged labels, causing bar-code quality problems within the supply chain. Further complicating the situation, previous label-generation software, which used a four-step process of importing files from a central UNIX server, was labor intensive, error prone, cumbersome, did not allow for automated label design and had minimal database integration capability.
Sears wanted a solution to resolve immediate needs. In conjunction, it needed a proven solution to recommend to its vendor community. Although Sears achieves high levels of compliance with its vendors, the company seeks new ways continually to improve efficiency in its vendor-retailer supply chain.
Results
Sears turned to Printronix to analyze its situation and provide a complete solution for its compliance labeling problems. To improve efficiency and solve Sears’ label scanning problems, Printronix recommended its T5000 printers with Online Data Validation (ODV™). Sears found that ODV provides a cost-effective, hands-free quality control process to ensure that faulty bar codes aren’t affixed to products. With ODV, all defective bar codes are captured at the source and corrected, thus eliminating scanning problems at the domestic distribution centers and retail stores.
Sears worked directly with the Printronix Professional Services organization to create a complete solution. To eliminate unnecessary software and streamline the printing process — thereby reducing greatly the training and knowledge required by the workers — Printronix provided:
• A tested and improved quality of fanfold media to provide an exact ribbon match to eliminate smudging
• Additional assistance to convert bar code C128C to UCC/EAN 128 and to set up the hardware using a direct parallel connection
• A new software label design package
Plus, the Professional Services team reformatted Sears’ database by creating an ODBC driver and mapping the drivers to make them database fields, integrated the database, label formatting and automated the label design piece.
Over an eight-month period, the Printronix implementation exceeded all of Sears’ objectives for its international warehouse. It allowed Sears to move 250,000 additional cartons, improved scan rates to 98 percent from 66 percent and increased bar code scan rates by 48 percent. In total, the Printronix T5000 thermal barcode printer and ODV solution:
• Reduced label compliance failures
• Increased the scan rate of bar codes
• Reduced maintenance costs
• Increased the quality of print jobs
• Improved supply chain efficiency from vendor to retail customer
• Reduced the overall cost of labeling
With a proven solution in place to address its in-house bar-code labeling needs, Sears then turned to its trading partners. By implementing the same solution with its trading partners Sears will be able to further reduce overall supply chain costs, improve cycle time and reduce or eliminate non-compliance charges due to print quality. In a program underway currently, selected Sears’ vendors will be able to test a T5000r printer with ODV to reduce the number of charge backs due to bar code and label scanability.
Reaction
“The strike-out feature for ODV allows for unattended printing reducing labor costs. Before, a worker picked up a stack of fanfold labels and used bad ones on cartons, thus causing the conveyor system to slow down or even stop. Now, they don’t worry about it. We know the bar codes will be accurate.”
Sears Roebuck & Co., headquartered in Chicago, Ill., provided its first catalog to U.S. consumers in 1888. Today, Sears operates 863 mall-based retail stores offering home-related products. Additional innovative ways to reach consumers have come from its new Great Indoors stores and the launch of Sears.com. Not only has Sears been on the forefront of consumer engagement, they also utilize innovative supply-chain techniques, such as a high-speed scanner sorter systems to move merchandise quickly to the consumer and reduce overall costs in the supply chain. Sears has more than 3 million SKUs, 5,000 ship points and 13 distribution centers; handles more than 35 million boxes; has more than 4,000 trading partners; and issues approximately 30 million purchase orders annually. Any bar code failure in the supply chain can mean a rejected item, manual recovery steps, time delay, loss in productivity, a disappointed customer or, ultimately, loss of business.
Situation
Sears needed an integrated total solution to meet its retail distribution bar-code labeling needs. To be effective, the solution had to perform three critical tasks: improve inventory within its international goods receiving and labeling process; leverage technology to improve operations and streamline costs in its supply chain; and enhance supply-chain efficiency between Sears and its vendors.
To improve its inventory operations, the Sears logistics group scrutinized its international distribution center. Goods arriving on the dock are not labeled. All goods must be marked with 4- x 6-inch UCC 128-compliant labels before being shipped to Sears’ domestic distribution centers for fulfillment. The domestic distribution centers are equipped with the newest technology, using high-speed scanner and sorter equipment. To keep distribution lines flowing, it was mission-critical that Sears implement a solution ensuring 100-percent bar code accuracy.
As part of a Sears’ quality-improvement program, the company tasked Printronix with improving the printing process and output experienced at the high-volume international distribution center. Non-Printronix printers with fanfold supplies were used to print labels for all international goods and cartons. These systems produced a high volume of non-compliant bar code labels. In addition, the costly printheads in place had a short lifespan and smudged labels, causing bar-code quality problems within the supply chain. Further complicating the situation, previous label-generation software, which used a four-step process of importing files from a central UNIX server, was labor intensive, error prone, cumbersome, did not allow for automated label design and had minimal database integration capability.
Sears wanted a solution to resolve immediate needs. In conjunction, it needed a proven solution to recommend to its vendor community. Although Sears achieves high levels of compliance with its vendors, the company seeks new ways continually to improve efficiency in its vendor-retailer supply chain.
Results
Sears turned to Printronix to analyze its situation and provide a complete solution for its compliance labeling problems. To improve efficiency and solve Sears’ label scanning problems, Printronix recommended its T5000 printers with Online Data Validation (ODV™). Sears found that ODV provides a cost-effective, hands-free quality control process to ensure that faulty bar codes aren’t affixed to products. With ODV, all defective bar codes are captured at the source and corrected, thus eliminating scanning problems at the domestic distribution centers and retail stores.
Sears worked directly with the Printronix Professional Services organization to create a complete solution. To eliminate unnecessary software and streamline the printing process — thereby reducing greatly the training and knowledge required by the workers — Printronix provided:
• A tested and improved quality of fanfold media to provide an exact ribbon match to eliminate smudging
• Additional assistance to convert bar code C128C to UCC/EAN 128 and to set up the hardware using a direct parallel connection
• A new software label design package
Plus, the Professional Services team reformatted Sears’ database by creating an ODBC driver and mapping the drivers to make them database fields, integrated the database, label formatting and automated the label design piece.
Over an eight-month period, the Printronix implementation exceeded all of Sears’ objectives for its international warehouse. It allowed Sears to move 250,000 additional cartons, improved scan rates to 98 percent from 66 percent and increased bar code scan rates by 48 percent. In total, the Printronix T5000 thermal barcode printer and ODV solution:
• Reduced label compliance failures
• Increased the scan rate of bar codes
• Reduced maintenance costs
• Increased the quality of print jobs
• Improved supply chain efficiency from vendor to retail customer
• Reduced the overall cost of labeling
With a proven solution in place to address its in-house bar-code labeling needs, Sears then turned to its trading partners. By implementing the same solution with its trading partners Sears will be able to further reduce overall supply chain costs, improve cycle time and reduce or eliminate non-compliance charges due to print quality. In a program underway currently, selected Sears’ vendors will be able to test a T5000r printer with ODV to reduce the number of charge backs due to bar code and label scanability.
Reaction
“The strike-out feature for ODV allows for unattended printing reducing labor costs. Before, a worker picked up a stack of fanfold labels and used bad ones on cartons, thus causing the conveyor system to slow down or even stop. Now, they don’t worry about it. We know the bar codes will be accurate.”
Thursday, 25 November 2010
CATSA Secures Canadian Airports with L-1 Fingerprint Reader Solutions
The Challenge
The Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA) was created in 2002 with the mandate of making Canada’s skies safer. CATSA needed to develop a plan to secure access to restricted areas for some 100,000 workers in 29 Canadian airports. CATSA developed a biometric system that would authenticate the identities of airport personnel before they could gain access to restricted areas such as hanger bays, baggage areas and ramps. CATSA began looking for a dual-factor authentication solution that included fingerprint
and iris biometrics to verify that employees were who they said they were. The requirement included finding a versatile and highly accurate fingerprint algorithm that was also embedded in a reliable physical access control reader. Specifically, the algorithm had to be able to work on a variety of devices that used different processors while at the same time achieving high accuracy for sensor interoperable environments at both the stationary and mobile authentication areas.
The Solution
In 2004, CATSA began forming the requirements for its Restricted Area Identification Card (RAIC), which was to replace its Restricted Area Pass. The award-winning RAIC program was designed to enhance security by using fingerprint biometrics. CATSA chose fingerprint readers from the enterprise access division of L-1 Identity Solutions because they offered a solution that could both scale well and integrate easily.
“We needed an application that could work with the existing infrastructure and security platforms of each of the 29 airports. L-1’s readers are robust and its fingerprint algorithm allowed us to tie together the various elements of our access control solution,” said Rob Durward, Director of Technical Programs at CATSA.
Once workers obtain security clearance, they enroll two fingerprint templates on a PC-based enrollment station, which are stored on HID iClass Smart Cards. Workers then authenticate themselves at fixed locations using L-1 Bioscrypt V-Smart fingerprint readers or Labcal’s Be.U mobile fingerprint reader fitted with the Bioscrypt fingerprint algorithm. CATSA needed a robust algorithm that would work with different platforms. The Bioscrypt Core fingerprint pattern algorithm works with different types of platforms despite differences in architecture, processing speed and fixed point versus floating point arithmetic. While the enrollment station and Bioscrypt V-Smart reader use floating point arithmetic, the Be.U mobile reader uses fixed point arithmetic.
In addition, the hardware units also use different types of sensors. The PC-based enrollment station uses an optical reader, the 4 V-Smart uses an RF-based silicon sensor and the Labcal unit uses a capacitive silicon sensor. Different sensor technologies result in fingerprint images that are notably different — for example, with respect to DPI (dots per inch) resolution, scanning area, distortions, contrast and brightness. However, since the Bioscrypt algorithm is sensor agnostic, it is able to achieve high accuracy in sensor interoperable scenarios. The algorithm acts as the glue that ties the disparate systems together. The RAIC card is checked in real-time to ensure that a worker still has privileges to restricted areas.
Workers, such as airline crews who need access to more than one reader, are issued a Multi-Airport Pass, eliminating the need to issue multiple cards.
The Results
CATSA has already enrolled approximately 100,000 workers across Canada into the RAIC program and made Canadian airports significantly safer. “The additional layer of security provided by a biometric document of entitlement presents a formidable obstacle to people who would try to infiltrate an airport’s restricted area,” Durward said. Access privileges were maintained on paper with the RAP program and access cards were easy to forge and difficult to revoke, since the list of approved workers was only updated on a weekly basis. The RAIC cards, on the other hand, can’t be forged and can be instantly revoked if a worker is terminated or if their security clearance is rescinded.
Because fingerprint templates are stored on Smart Cards, CATSA did not have to invest in or maintain a centralized database. This also protects workers’ privacy. The templates stored on the cards aren’t actual fingerprint images and can’t be reverse engineered. L-1’s access control readers worked with existing security platforms at the 29 airports, allowing them to leverage their existing investments. L-1 Bioscrypt fingerprint algorithm is able to tie together disparate technologies into a unified
system. And sensor and processor interoperability enables CATSA to use the most appropriate sensor and platform for a task and to bind the technologies together into a cohesive access control solution. The RAIC program, which won the 2007 Microsoft Technology Innovation Award, is the world’s largest biometric access control system and ensures everyone entering restricted areas at Canadian airports — which are prime target for terrorism — are who they claim to be and have security clearance.
The Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA) was created in 2002 with the mandate of making Canada’s skies safer. CATSA needed to develop a plan to secure access to restricted areas for some 100,000 workers in 29 Canadian airports. CATSA developed a biometric system that would authenticate the identities of airport personnel before they could gain access to restricted areas such as hanger bays, baggage areas and ramps. CATSA began looking for a dual-factor authentication solution that included fingerprint
and iris biometrics to verify that employees were who they said they were. The requirement included finding a versatile and highly accurate fingerprint algorithm that was also embedded in a reliable physical access control reader. Specifically, the algorithm had to be able to work on a variety of devices that used different processors while at the same time achieving high accuracy for sensor interoperable environments at both the stationary and mobile authentication areas.
The Solution
In 2004, CATSA began forming the requirements for its Restricted Area Identification Card (RAIC), which was to replace its Restricted Area Pass. The award-winning RAIC program was designed to enhance security by using fingerprint biometrics. CATSA chose fingerprint readers from the enterprise access division of L-1 Identity Solutions because they offered a solution that could both scale well and integrate easily.
“We needed an application that could work with the existing infrastructure and security platforms of each of the 29 airports. L-1’s readers are robust and its fingerprint algorithm allowed us to tie together the various elements of our access control solution,” said Rob Durward, Director of Technical Programs at CATSA.
Once workers obtain security clearance, they enroll two fingerprint templates on a PC-based enrollment station, which are stored on HID iClass Smart Cards. Workers then authenticate themselves at fixed locations using L-1 Bioscrypt V-Smart fingerprint readers or Labcal’s Be.U mobile fingerprint reader fitted with the Bioscrypt fingerprint algorithm. CATSA needed a robust algorithm that would work with different platforms. The Bioscrypt Core fingerprint pattern algorithm works with different types of platforms despite differences in architecture, processing speed and fixed point versus floating point arithmetic. While the enrollment station and Bioscrypt V-Smart reader use floating point arithmetic, the Be.U mobile reader uses fixed point arithmetic.
In addition, the hardware units also use different types of sensors. The PC-based enrollment station uses an optical reader, the 4 V-Smart uses an RF-based silicon sensor and the Labcal unit uses a capacitive silicon sensor. Different sensor technologies result in fingerprint images that are notably different — for example, with respect to DPI (dots per inch) resolution, scanning area, distortions, contrast and brightness. However, since the Bioscrypt algorithm is sensor agnostic, it is able to achieve high accuracy in sensor interoperable scenarios. The algorithm acts as the glue that ties the disparate systems together. The RAIC card is checked in real-time to ensure that a worker still has privileges to restricted areas.
Workers, such as airline crews who need access to more than one reader, are issued a Multi-Airport Pass, eliminating the need to issue multiple cards.
The Results
CATSA has already enrolled approximately 100,000 workers across Canada into the RAIC program and made Canadian airports significantly safer. “The additional layer of security provided by a biometric document of entitlement presents a formidable obstacle to people who would try to infiltrate an airport’s restricted area,” Durward said. Access privileges were maintained on paper with the RAP program and access cards were easy to forge and difficult to revoke, since the list of approved workers was only updated on a weekly basis. The RAIC cards, on the other hand, can’t be forged and can be instantly revoked if a worker is terminated or if their security clearance is rescinded.
Because fingerprint templates are stored on Smart Cards, CATSA did not have to invest in or maintain a centralized database. This also protects workers’ privacy. The templates stored on the cards aren’t actual fingerprint images and can’t be reverse engineered. L-1’s access control readers worked with existing security platforms at the 29 airports, allowing them to leverage their existing investments. L-1 Bioscrypt fingerprint algorithm is able to tie together disparate technologies into a unified
system. And sensor and processor interoperability enables CATSA to use the most appropriate sensor and platform for a task and to bind the technologies together into a cohesive access control solution. The RAIC program, which won the 2007 Microsoft Technology Innovation Award, is the world’s largest biometric access control system and ensures everyone entering restricted areas at Canadian airports — which are prime target for terrorism — are who they claim to be and have security clearance.
Tuesday, 23 November 2010
Monitor Arms for the office
Not everyone who wants their computer monitor mounted on a swing arm wants it mounted to the wall. Some people might also not be able to mount an LCD monitor to the wall because of where their desk is located. If they are in a cubicle, there won’t be a wall surface strong enough to mount a monitor to.
Some companies also don’t want holes put in the walls to attach monitors. If any of those scenarios apply to you, you can get an LCD swing arm that you can mount to a desk. It’s a great way to get your monitor up off of the desk and it lets you adjust it up and down as well as move it closer to you or slide it further away.
You can swing the monitor back toward the back of the desk by folding up the arm, or you can pull it toward you, which is great if something on it is very small print or if you’re trying to show someone near you something on it that they need to see. The ability to adjust the placement of the LCD monitor is much greater with a swing arm than it would otherwise be, helping to make users more comfortable and therefore more productive.
When you’re looking for a monitor arm for your flat panel monitor, there are so many choices that it’s easy to become confused about what you need and what you really want. However, that doesn’t mean that you can’t find something that’s perfect for you – you’ll just have to do your research first.
Deciding something like what color you want is the easy part, but you also have to make sure that the monitor arm you’re looking at is designed to fit your monitor, that you have the right style of arm, and that you’re mounting it correctly so that it will support the weight of the monitor. Then, whether you want it to adjust up and down, swing away from the wall and from side to side, or both is worthy of consideration.
You don’t have to make a choice the first time that you look at monitor arms. Instead, get a feel for what’s out there because there are so many ideas that you can find yourself getting overwhelmed. Think about the choice that you’ll be making, what you really need it to do, and how much you’re planning on spending. These monitor arms are not cheap, but they can be well worth it from an economic standpoint.
Some companies also don’t want holes put in the walls to attach monitors. If any of those scenarios apply to you, you can get an LCD swing arm that you can mount to a desk. It’s a great way to get your monitor up off of the desk and it lets you adjust it up and down as well as move it closer to you or slide it further away.
You can swing the monitor back toward the back of the desk by folding up the arm, or you can pull it toward you, which is great if something on it is very small print or if you’re trying to show someone near you something on it that they need to see. The ability to adjust the placement of the LCD monitor is much greater with a swing arm than it would otherwise be, helping to make users more comfortable and therefore more productive.
When you’re looking for a monitor arm for your flat panel monitor, there are so many choices that it’s easy to become confused about what you need and what you really want. However, that doesn’t mean that you can’t find something that’s perfect for you – you’ll just have to do your research first.
Deciding something like what color you want is the easy part, but you also have to make sure that the monitor arm you’re looking at is designed to fit your monitor, that you have the right style of arm, and that you’re mounting it correctly so that it will support the weight of the monitor. Then, whether you want it to adjust up and down, swing away from the wall and from side to side, or both is worthy of consideration.
You don’t have to make a choice the first time that you look at monitor arms. Instead, get a feel for what’s out there because there are so many ideas that you can find yourself getting overwhelmed. Think about the choice that you’ll be making, what you really need it to do, and how much you’re planning on spending. These monitor arms are not cheap, but they can be well worth it from an economic standpoint.
Thursday, 18 November 2010
ID Card Printer Aids New health insurance scheme for the Below Poverty Line (BPL) families
In India, there are 60 million families across the country who are below the poverty line, as prescribed by the Government. One of the insecurities for these families is the frequent incidences of illness and the need for medical care and hospitalization. Illness remains one of the most prevalent causes of human deprivation in India, as majority of the workers are still without any social security coverage and insurance. To address the basic necessities of this part of the society and after a critical review of the existing and previous health insurance schemes, in 2007 the Ministry of Labour and Employment of India launched a new smart card based cashless health insurance scheme called Rashtriya Swasthaya Bima Yojna (RSBY), which aimed to cover the entire country’s population in 5 years.
Every beneficiary family was issued a biometric-enabled smart card containing the user’s photograph and a fingerprint, along with the pre-determined about of funds available to them for healthcare expenses. The Government of India’s smart card program could improve patient and administrative processes, both for the patient beneficiary and the hospitals. The user only needed to carry his/her smart card and provide a fingerprint verification when they went to the RSBY empanelled public and private hospitals across the country.
Challenge – large scale card issuance in geographically dispersed locations
Since RSBY is a nationwide program that covers all 28 states in India, mobile stations were set up at local centers for program registration. These stations were equipped with the hardware required to collect biometric information (fingerprints) of the members of the household covered and to instantly print smart cards with a photo. Smart cards were issued on the spot once the beneficiary has paid the registration fee.
It was estimated that program implementation in one state took 4-6 months for the issuance of approximately 5 million cards. Due to the complexity of the project, the implementation required the System Integrator leading the project sought a smart ID card printer vendor who could provide reliable, easy to use printers and comprehensive technical support. In fact, with deployment in cities to remote villages, support was one of the most important criteria for Integrator. Partners who did not have support infrastructure across the region were not qualified to enter the project.
The solution
The System Integrator approached various smart card printer manufacturers and deployed different printers during an initial trial phase. Based on the trial, the System Integrator decided to partner with Lipi Data Systems for its professional services and the excellent performance of the Fargo C30e.
“Once we had been selected for the project, we set up a dedicated technical team to support the deployment. Firstly, we estimated the manpower and hardware that we needed for the entire project and secondly, we developed contingency plans that addressed specific emergency scenarios,” said Mr. Lalit Agarwal, business head – card division, Lipi Data Systems Limited.
“Reliability was the most important concern for the System Integrator. We had to ensure the printers functioned properly on site since the malfunction of the printers would not only lead to
Customer case study
“The System Integrator was impressed by the reliability and the excellent printing quality of the robust Fargo printers. At the same time, the small footprint of Fargo C30e was also highly praised since the printers had to be moved across the country according to the program’s enrollment plan.”
Business Head – Card Division,
Lipi Data System Limited
Lalit Agarwal
a delay in the program roll-out, it would also cause substantial penalties to be levied against the System Integrator,” continued Mr. Lalit. “Due to the large database associated with the the program, the System Integrator had set a very high standard for the partners’ efficiency. Normally, the entire registration process should have been completed in 10 minutes. The System Integrator was impressed by the reliability and the excellent printing quality of the robust Fargo printers. At the same time, the small footprint of Fargo C30e was also highly praised since the printers had to be moved across the country according to the program’s enrollment plan.”
The result
As of today, more than 1,000 Fargo C30e printers have been deployed on the project.
Smart cards started being deployed in the states of Haryana and Rajasthan in early 2008 and more than 4 million cards have been printed on Fargo printers.
“The use of smart card makes the RSBY program foolproof and secure since the beneficiary’s identity is verified through both a photograph and a fingerprint.” said Mr. Lalit. “A large portion of the workforce have benefited under the program by using these smart cards printed on the Fargo C30e.”
Every beneficiary family was issued a biometric-enabled smart card containing the user’s photograph and a fingerprint, along with the pre-determined about of funds available to them for healthcare expenses. The Government of India’s smart card program could improve patient and administrative processes, both for the patient beneficiary and the hospitals. The user only needed to carry his/her smart card and provide a fingerprint verification when they went to the RSBY empanelled public and private hospitals across the country.
Challenge – large scale card issuance in geographically dispersed locations
Since RSBY is a nationwide program that covers all 28 states in India, mobile stations were set up at local centers for program registration. These stations were equipped with the hardware required to collect biometric information (fingerprints) of the members of the household covered and to instantly print smart cards with a photo. Smart cards were issued on the spot once the beneficiary has paid the registration fee.
It was estimated that program implementation in one state took 4-6 months for the issuance of approximately 5 million cards. Due to the complexity of the project, the implementation required the System Integrator leading the project sought a smart ID card printer vendor who could provide reliable, easy to use printers and comprehensive technical support. In fact, with deployment in cities to remote villages, support was one of the most important criteria for Integrator. Partners who did not have support infrastructure across the region were not qualified to enter the project.
The solution
The System Integrator approached various smart card printer manufacturers and deployed different printers during an initial trial phase. Based on the trial, the System Integrator decided to partner with Lipi Data Systems for its professional services and the excellent performance of the Fargo C30e.
“Once we had been selected for the project, we set up a dedicated technical team to support the deployment. Firstly, we estimated the manpower and hardware that we needed for the entire project and secondly, we developed contingency plans that addressed specific emergency scenarios,” said Mr. Lalit Agarwal, business head – card division, Lipi Data Systems Limited.
“Reliability was the most important concern for the System Integrator. We had to ensure the printers functioned properly on site since the malfunction of the printers would not only lead to
Customer case study
“The System Integrator was impressed by the reliability and the excellent printing quality of the robust Fargo printers. At the same time, the small footprint of Fargo C30e was also highly praised since the printers had to be moved across the country according to the program’s enrollment plan.”
Business Head – Card Division,
Lipi Data System Limited
Lalit Agarwal
a delay in the program roll-out, it would also cause substantial penalties to be levied against the System Integrator,” continued Mr. Lalit. “Due to the large database associated with the the program, the System Integrator had set a very high standard for the partners’ efficiency. Normally, the entire registration process should have been completed in 10 minutes. The System Integrator was impressed by the reliability and the excellent printing quality of the robust Fargo printers. At the same time, the small footprint of Fargo C30e was also highly praised since the printers had to be moved across the country according to the program’s enrollment plan.”
The result
As of today, more than 1,000 Fargo C30e printers have been deployed on the project.
Smart cards started being deployed in the states of Haryana and Rajasthan in early 2008 and more than 4 million cards have been printed on Fargo printers.
“The use of smart card makes the RSBY program foolproof and secure since the beneficiary’s identity is verified through both a photograph and a fingerprint.” said Mr. Lalit. “A large portion of the workforce have benefited under the program by using these smart cards printed on the Fargo C30e.”
Wednesday, 17 November 2010
Fujitsu Dot Matrix Printers: Four Reasons To Buy
With many years’ experience in printers technology research and design Fujitsu has always endorsed the four principles of Quality, Reliability, Speed and Cost of Ownership. Impact printers are a long-standing, proven technology that is still providing users with a cost-effective solution for some of their organisations’ most critical applications and while other manufacturers have either withdrawn from or stopped investing in this market, Fujitsu remains firmly committed to seeing this technology into the future.
Quality
Much of Fujitsu’s research and development is focussed on print quality and the performance of our dot matrix printheads. Better defined characters and letter quality text are both achievable with 24 pins resulting in substantially reduced misspresentation or errors in the final copy. Companies are increasingly moving to 24-pin technology and benefiting from draft and letter quality printing in the same box. This is why Fujitsu only develops superior 24 pin printhead technology.
Reliability
Whilst in many organisations laser printers follow the desktop refresh cycle, most impact printers are ignored as they are still effortlessly performing their task as they are more reliable than most office equipment. Fujitsu printers are designed specifically to withstand the environment they are be it a busy warehouse, a hospital reception desk or the general office environment. Regardless of build quality dot matrix printers will always require consumables and often overlooked are replacement printheads. Fujitsu engineers their printheads to the highest specification with up to 400 million strokes for each wire, about 100% more reliable than most alternatives.
All printer manufacturers are required to publish an indication of the MTBF (Mean Time Before Failure), the average number of printing hours before failure. Fujitsu desktop dot matrix printers have an unequalled MTBF of 20,000 hours whilst our heavy duty ones (DL6400 and DL6600) have an MTBF of 8,000 hours.
Speed Fujitsu engineering remains resolute that additional quality and reliability of its range of dot matrix printers does not compromise on speed and performance. The desktop impact printer range provides high speed draft speeds of up to 537 CPS or letter quality of 270CPS.
Cost of Ownership
Impact printing technology is still the most economical way of putting characters on paper or multipart stationery; the entire process is significantly less costly than laser printing and from one image (pass) six or more copies are easily created. with less moving components an impact printer is much more reliable, making maintenance costs vastly cheaper; the cost of a ribbon is at least a tenth of the cost of a laser cartridge.
When choosing an impact printer ownership costs can vary between manufacturers. Fujitsu prides itself in presenting a much stronger case for overall cost of ownership when compared to competing machines in the same class. Key areas where Fujitsu is very strong are printhead life and MTBF.
Conclusion
Impact printing, the first commercially available printing technology will continue to support businesses in the future particularly mission critical printing applications. The end of month invoice run and despatch notes are just a few examples of where impact printing remains the preferred solution and even more critical applications such as pay slips and packing notes generated by distribution centres are all typically facilitated by impact printers. Where others desist Fujitsu is committed to researching and developing ever more reliable solutions for this mission critical applications to help businesses as they grow.
Quality
Much of Fujitsu’s research and development is focussed on print quality and the performance of our dot matrix printheads. Better defined characters and letter quality text are both achievable with 24 pins resulting in substantially reduced misspresentation or errors in the final copy. Companies are increasingly moving to 24-pin technology and benefiting from draft and letter quality printing in the same box. This is why Fujitsu only develops superior 24 pin printhead technology.
Reliability
Whilst in many organisations laser printers follow the desktop refresh cycle, most impact printers are ignored as they are still effortlessly performing their task as they are more reliable than most office equipment. Fujitsu printers are designed specifically to withstand the environment they are be it a busy warehouse, a hospital reception desk or the general office environment. Regardless of build quality dot matrix printers will always require consumables and often overlooked are replacement printheads. Fujitsu engineers their printheads to the highest specification with up to 400 million strokes for each wire, about 100% more reliable than most alternatives.
All printer manufacturers are required to publish an indication of the MTBF (Mean Time Before Failure), the average number of printing hours before failure. Fujitsu desktop dot matrix printers have an unequalled MTBF of 20,000 hours whilst our heavy duty ones (DL6400 and DL6600) have an MTBF of 8,000 hours.
Speed Fujitsu engineering remains resolute that additional quality and reliability of its range of dot matrix printers does not compromise on speed and performance. The desktop impact printer range provides high speed draft speeds of up to 537 CPS or letter quality of 270CPS.
Cost of Ownership
Impact printing technology is still the most economical way of putting characters on paper or multipart stationery; the entire process is significantly less costly than laser printing and from one image (pass) six or more copies are easily created. with less moving components an impact printer is much more reliable, making maintenance costs vastly cheaper; the cost of a ribbon is at least a tenth of the cost of a laser cartridge.
When choosing an impact printer ownership costs can vary between manufacturers. Fujitsu prides itself in presenting a much stronger case for overall cost of ownership when compared to competing machines in the same class. Key areas where Fujitsu is very strong are printhead life and MTBF.
Conclusion
Impact printing, the first commercially available printing technology will continue to support businesses in the future particularly mission critical printing applications. The end of month invoice run and despatch notes are just a few examples of where impact printing remains the preferred solution and even more critical applications such as pay slips and packing notes generated by distribution centres are all typically facilitated by impact printers. Where others desist Fujitsu is committed to researching and developing ever more reliable solutions for this mission critical applications to help businesses as they grow.
Monday, 15 November 2010
State of Ohio Driver’s Licenses
Datacard printer solution selected to issue Ohio drivers’ licenses quickly and securely
The state of Ohio awarded L-1 Identity Solutions Company a statewide contract for over-thecounter issuance of driver’s licenses and identification cards (DL/IDs). L-1 selected Datacard Group to provide the card printers, supplies and services.
Enhancing total security
The program involves more than 450 Datacard® SP75 Plus card printers. These high-quality, over-the-counter, dyesublimation printers provide multiple security features. Printer-to-PC security software enables tight control over printer access to help prevent fraud. This software links each printer to a host PC and a hardware key. If the printer is disconnected from the host or the key is not activated, the printer will not function. The printer also offers a bolt-down option, which protects against theft by securing the base of the printer to a work area. To further improve card security and durability, the printers apply Datacard® DuraGard® Optigram™ laminates. These laminates include custom holographic designs and many other unique security features required to pass visual and enhanced inspections.
Easy implementation
The SP75 Plus card printer is ideal for over-the-counter DL/ID issuance. In addition to its fast print speed, this printer has a small, space-saving footprint. It also provides operational readiness right out of the box, requiring minimal training or troubleshooting.
Tailored training
Datacard Group provided tailored training to meet the needs of L-1 Identity Solutions. Datacard used a phased approach, creating a self-study CD for personnel to complete prior to in-class sessions that focused on printer maintenance. By working as a team with L-1 Identity Solutions, Datacard provided the state of Ohio with a productive and secure printing solution for DL/ID issuance.
Requirements:
The state of Ohio needed a system for over-the-counter issuance of drivers’ licenses and identification cards (DL/IDs) at multiple statewide locations.
Solution:
• More than 450 Datacard® SP75 Plus card printers configured for dual-sided printing, lamination and magnetic stripe encoding.
• Multiple printer security elements, including PC-toprinter security software and custom hardware locking options.
• Datacard® Certified Supplies with Intelligent Supplies Technology™, including color ribbons and the Datacard® DuraGard® Optigram™ laminate
• Customized training sessions designed to meet the needs of L-1 Identity Solutions, the primary solution provider
Competitive Edge:
The Datacard solution offered the state of Ohio a high-quality card printing solution for overthe- counter DL/ID issuance with enhanced security features. Supporting this program demonstrates Datacard Group’s continued commitment to serving the U.S. driver’s license market.
The state of Ohio awarded L-1 Identity Solutions Company a statewide contract for over-thecounter issuance of driver’s licenses and identification cards (DL/IDs). L-1 selected Datacard Group to provide the card printers, supplies and services.
Enhancing total security
The program involves more than 450 Datacard® SP75 Plus card printers. These high-quality, over-the-counter, dyesublimation printers provide multiple security features. Printer-to-PC security software enables tight control over printer access to help prevent fraud. This software links each printer to a host PC and a hardware key. If the printer is disconnected from the host or the key is not activated, the printer will not function. The printer also offers a bolt-down option, which protects against theft by securing the base of the printer to a work area. To further improve card security and durability, the printers apply Datacard® DuraGard® Optigram™ laminates. These laminates include custom holographic designs and many other unique security features required to pass visual and enhanced inspections.
Easy implementation
The SP75 Plus card printer is ideal for over-the-counter DL/ID issuance. In addition to its fast print speed, this printer has a small, space-saving footprint. It also provides operational readiness right out of the box, requiring minimal training or troubleshooting.
Tailored training
Datacard Group provided tailored training to meet the needs of L-1 Identity Solutions. Datacard used a phased approach, creating a self-study CD for personnel to complete prior to in-class sessions that focused on printer maintenance. By working as a team with L-1 Identity Solutions, Datacard provided the state of Ohio with a productive and secure printing solution for DL/ID issuance.
Requirements:
The state of Ohio needed a system for over-the-counter issuance of drivers’ licenses and identification cards (DL/IDs) at multiple statewide locations.
Solution:
• More than 450 Datacard® SP75 Plus card printers configured for dual-sided printing, lamination and magnetic stripe encoding.
• Multiple printer security elements, including PC-toprinter security software and custom hardware locking options.
• Datacard® Certified Supplies with Intelligent Supplies Technology™, including color ribbons and the Datacard® DuraGard® Optigram™ laminate
• Customized training sessions designed to meet the needs of L-1 Identity Solutions, the primary solution provider
Competitive Edge:
The Datacard solution offered the state of Ohio a high-quality card printing solution for overthe- counter DL/ID issuance with enhanced security features. Supporting this program demonstrates Datacard Group’s continued commitment to serving the U.S. driver’s license market.
Thursday, 11 November 2010
New Printronix P7000 Cartridge Line Matrix Printer Now Available
Latest Innovation in Flagship Product Line Includes Easy, Clean-Hands Installation
Printronix Inc. introduced to the world the latest innovation in its flagship line matrix product series, the P7000 cartridge line matrix printer.
The new P7000 cartridge printer gives users the same high-quality features they have come to expect from Printronix line matrix printers – now enhanced with the benefits of a cartridge ribbon. Users receive the added advantage of a cartridge that enables easy replacement while delivering ease of change, clean-hands installation, more uniform print quality and longer ribbon life.
The new cartridge printer is completely compatible with existing P7000 printer installations, and provides the same flexibility of supported forms, paper handling capabilities and legacy application integration.
Clean Hands, Easy to Install
Users no longer need to touch and thread the ribbon fabric through the print mechanism to replace a cartridge. No ink is transferred to the user’s hands. Quick and easy to change without requiring any special training, a cartridge ribbon snaps readily into the printer, saving time and reducing load errors.
Uniform Print Quality for Longer Ribbon Life
The new cartridge technology flips and rotates the ribbon systematically to distribute the wear over the entire surface. This yields more uniform print quality and improves the readability of documents and labels.
Mission Critical Dependability
No other print technology delivers more trouble-free, high-volume printing than a Printronix line matrix printer. The P7000 cartridge ribbon series continues this tradition. The result is more uptime, more mission-critical dependability, and lower service and operating costs.
ENERGY STAR
The Printronix P7000 series, including the new cartridge ribbon series, is ENERGY STAR qualified. In fact, Printronix line matrix printers have been ENERGY STAR qualified since the creation of the first P5000 series.
PrintNet Enterprise
Printronix’s PrintNet Enterprise Suite of print management software enables remote management of printers from anywhere in the world. General maintenance alerts about printer jams, ribbon life and equipment failures can be sent by e-mail to the local operator, resulting in fewer user interruptions and reduced consumable cost.
Printronix Inc. introduced to the world the latest innovation in its flagship line matrix product series, the P7000 cartridge line matrix printer.
The new P7000 cartridge printer gives users the same high-quality features they have come to expect from Printronix line matrix printers – now enhanced with the benefits of a cartridge ribbon. Users receive the added advantage of a cartridge that enables easy replacement while delivering ease of change, clean-hands installation, more uniform print quality and longer ribbon life.
The new cartridge printer is completely compatible with existing P7000 printer installations, and provides the same flexibility of supported forms, paper handling capabilities and legacy application integration.
Clean Hands, Easy to Install
Users no longer need to touch and thread the ribbon fabric through the print mechanism to replace a cartridge. No ink is transferred to the user’s hands. Quick and easy to change without requiring any special training, a cartridge ribbon snaps readily into the printer, saving time and reducing load errors.
Uniform Print Quality for Longer Ribbon Life
The new cartridge technology flips and rotates the ribbon systematically to distribute the wear over the entire surface. This yields more uniform print quality and improves the readability of documents and labels.
Mission Critical Dependability
No other print technology delivers more trouble-free, high-volume printing than a Printronix line matrix printer. The P7000 cartridge ribbon series continues this tradition. The result is more uptime, more mission-critical dependability, and lower service and operating costs.
ENERGY STAR
The Printronix P7000 series, including the new cartridge ribbon series, is ENERGY STAR qualified. In fact, Printronix line matrix printers have been ENERGY STAR qualified since the creation of the first P5000 series.
PrintNet Enterprise
Printronix’s PrintNet Enterprise Suite of print management software enables remote management of printers from anywhere in the world. General maintenance alerts about printer jams, ribbon life and equipment failures can be sent by e-mail to the local operator, resulting in fewer user interruptions and reduced consumable cost.
Wednesday, 10 November 2010
Hampshire Police boost crime intelligence with Fujitsu scanners
A Policy Exchange report from June 2007 has shown that one in five police officers is pulled off local duties at any one time due to the confines of red tape. This level of administration can be frustrating to officers who are keen to get on the streets, and places a strain on the resourcing of often over-stretched departments. However, using Fujitsu technology, Hampshire Constabulary is battling back against bureaucracy. By implementing a new system based around Fujitsu's fi-5120 scanners, the force has been able to streamline the manner in which it deals with the paperwork generated by day-to-day policing. This has dramatically cut costs, improved data quality, and helped a number of officers get away from the admin forms and back on the beat.
Hampshire Constabulary polices a population of 1.8 million people including the cities of Winchester, Southampton and Portsmouth. This is a job which falls to over 3,800 officers based at 47 stations around the county. Understandably, the force relies heavily on the shared information it gathers from around the county. This crime intelligence is built up from the hundreds of forms which are created as a result of police work on a daily basis, whenever a member of the public is dealt with by an officer and given a ticket for whatever reason. Major contributors to this wave of administration are the 140,000 Street Encounter forms which are created each year as a result of members of the public being stopped by officers for a variety of suspected crimes (statutory reasons) such as violent crimes, breach of ASBOs and potential terrorist activity.
The existing manual system of filing Street Encounter forms, which involved officers passing their hand-written forms to clerks for data input, had become a great burden on the force's resources. As Inspector John Murray of Hampshire Constabulary explains, "each form was taking 9-10 minutes to enter the system. When you consider the 400 forms which are generated each day, this added-up to a great deal of police support time spent entering data". The inefficiency of the manual system didn't end there. Insp Murray continues: "worst of all, it often took weeks or even months until the the information was available on the system!"
In line with new government legislation, the force was tasked with improving the manner in which crime intelligence was generated, stored and used within the constabulary. Whilst considering how to meet this challenge they were introduced to Geoff Smith, a former policeman with Leicestershire Constabulary, who had created Geoff Smith Associates Ltd in 1996 in order to plug a hole he had noticed in the force's administration system. Smith explains, "I realised that in many police forces there wasn't an acceptable document management system in place to help process the wealth of information which is collected by officers on a daily basis". GSA Ltd had since formed a partnership with Fujitsu, allowing them to combine Fujitsu Scanners with their own ICR data capture solution and Cyclops Document Management system to process and capture the kind of data which is critical to policing.
GSA Ltd advised Hampshire Constabulary that a new scanning system could cut down on red tape and boost operational ability. By combining Cyclops with the speedy duplex scanning offered by Fujitsu's fi-5110c model scanners (30 pages per minute), Hampshire's officers are now able to input Street Encounter forms in under a minute. Better still, the crime intelligence is available to be distributed to officers and other authorities within 24 hours.
Geoff Smith underlines how the quality of data circulated has been improved by the new system: "Under the old manual method there would be a frustrating to-and-fro of these forms between officers and clerks due to incorrectly inputted information". This is no longer the case as the new system through GSA's workflow and tasking module immediately flags missing mandatory fields to officers, such as personal details and notes on the suspected offence. "Any errors are made immediately clear," stresses Insp Murray, ‘so officers can make their corrections straight away. The end result is quality, amendable data, which is quickly available to help the force in its investigations of ongoing crimes". The boost in efficiency has had an impressive knock-on effect in terms of cost-cutting. By streamlining the entire process, Insp Murray estimates that the force has freed-up the person hours of the equivalent of twelve full-time staff. Not only does this mean more police on the streets of Hampshire, but the force has saved over £150,000 in efficiency savings.
Andrew Cowling, Senior Marketing Executive, at Fujitsu is pleased to see the benefits Hampshire Constabulary has enjoyed as a result of implementing their fi-5110c scanners. He noted, "officials in all walks of life are forever telling us how they are bogged down by the burden of red tape. Whilst regulations are obviously important no-matter what your industry, we believe in making document management processes as quick and accurate as possible".
Cowling continues, ‘in the current economic climate, it is vital that organisations ensure their systems are running as efficiently as possible. It is great to see that Hampshire Constabulary has made a significant saving whilst helping their officers to get back to doing more of what they do best – getting away from their desks and onto the serious business of fighting crime on the streets".
Hampshire Constabulary polices a population of 1.8 million people including the cities of Winchester, Southampton and Portsmouth. This is a job which falls to over 3,800 officers based at 47 stations around the county. Understandably, the force relies heavily on the shared information it gathers from around the county. This crime intelligence is built up from the hundreds of forms which are created as a result of police work on a daily basis, whenever a member of the public is dealt with by an officer and given a ticket for whatever reason. Major contributors to this wave of administration are the 140,000 Street Encounter forms which are created each year as a result of members of the public being stopped by officers for a variety of suspected crimes (statutory reasons) such as violent crimes, breach of ASBOs and potential terrorist activity.
The existing manual system of filing Street Encounter forms, which involved officers passing their hand-written forms to clerks for data input, had become a great burden on the force's resources. As Inspector John Murray of Hampshire Constabulary explains, "each form was taking 9-10 minutes to enter the system. When you consider the 400 forms which are generated each day, this added-up to a great deal of police support time spent entering data". The inefficiency of the manual system didn't end there. Insp Murray continues: "worst of all, it often took weeks or even months until the the information was available on the system!"
In line with new government legislation, the force was tasked with improving the manner in which crime intelligence was generated, stored and used within the constabulary. Whilst considering how to meet this challenge they were introduced to Geoff Smith, a former policeman with Leicestershire Constabulary, who had created Geoff Smith Associates Ltd in 1996 in order to plug a hole he had noticed in the force's administration system. Smith explains, "I realised that in many police forces there wasn't an acceptable document management system in place to help process the wealth of information which is collected by officers on a daily basis". GSA Ltd had since formed a partnership with Fujitsu, allowing them to combine Fujitsu Scanners with their own ICR data capture solution and Cyclops Document Management system to process and capture the kind of data which is critical to policing.
GSA Ltd advised Hampshire Constabulary that a new scanning system could cut down on red tape and boost operational ability. By combining Cyclops with the speedy duplex scanning offered by Fujitsu's fi-5110c model scanners (30 pages per minute), Hampshire's officers are now able to input Street Encounter forms in under a minute. Better still, the crime intelligence is available to be distributed to officers and other authorities within 24 hours.
Geoff Smith underlines how the quality of data circulated has been improved by the new system: "Under the old manual method there would be a frustrating to-and-fro of these forms between officers and clerks due to incorrectly inputted information". This is no longer the case as the new system through GSA's workflow and tasking module immediately flags missing mandatory fields to officers, such as personal details and notes on the suspected offence. "Any errors are made immediately clear," stresses Insp Murray, ‘so officers can make their corrections straight away. The end result is quality, amendable data, which is quickly available to help the force in its investigations of ongoing crimes". The boost in efficiency has had an impressive knock-on effect in terms of cost-cutting. By streamlining the entire process, Insp Murray estimates that the force has freed-up the person hours of the equivalent of twelve full-time staff. Not only does this mean more police on the streets of Hampshire, but the force has saved over £150,000 in efficiency savings.
Andrew Cowling, Senior Marketing Executive, at Fujitsu is pleased to see the benefits Hampshire Constabulary has enjoyed as a result of implementing their fi-5110c scanners. He noted, "officials in all walks of life are forever telling us how they are bogged down by the burden of red tape. Whilst regulations are obviously important no-matter what your industry, we believe in making document management processes as quick and accurate as possible".
Cowling continues, ‘in the current economic climate, it is vital that organisations ensure their systems are running as efficiently as possible. It is great to see that Hampshire Constabulary has made a significant saving whilst helping their officers to get back to doing more of what they do best – getting away from their desks and onto the serious business of fighting crime on the streets".
Tuesday, 9 November 2010
Choosing the right office chair
You might have overheard your employees complaining about the dull regular chair which do not give them enough comfort and back support. As a considerate employer, this might trigger you to wonder what possibly can be done to keep them happy.
Even as an employee, you might have come across at least a couple of cluttered office environment and, I am sure, you wasted no time to grumble. Well, no one really wants to be a part of a workspace where orderliness evades.
If you ever want to bring that magnificent, gorgeous look to your office, there are many things you can do about it. One is, certainly, replacement of your old regular chairs with the unique executive office seating, which are currently in rage. If your budget allows you, then you don’t need to look back as these executive office chairs let you to warm up your office space undoubtedly. Though you need to pay attention to the look factor, you shouldn’t ignore the comfort and functionality of those executive chairs.
Along with this chair replacement, you can do some other renovations and decorations such as painting your wall with some energetic colors, decking your walls with tasteful paintings or quotes and placing a few plants in the corner of your office space. Also, make sure that you get rid of all that clutters and your desk is clean and fresh.
Fortunately, we can avail a variety of chairs which have many useful features to boast off. They have the unique features of high back, mesh screen as well as the much needed ergonomics. There are computer task chairs with drafting kit. Other attractive features of executive chairs are headrest, mid back, padded loop arms and pillow top seat. There are big and tall executive chairs too available in the market. Well, you know that, in today’s world consumer is the king of the market. Gone are the days you had only a few options to choose from.
Now what you are waiting for when you have such a vast variety of executive chairs & executive office chair to select from? Though you should look for chair which looks good on your office, you can never ignore the factors like comfort and durability. As you can find plenty of color variation in this furniture range, you can pick up those colors which integrate with the paint you have used for your interior.
When you can available stylish, comfortable workstation chair for affordable bucks, what comes on your way? Go ahead, and order chairs that are adjustable and roll on all type of floors easily and help in easing off your staff’s back discomfort!
Even as an employee, you might have come across at least a couple of cluttered office environment and, I am sure, you wasted no time to grumble. Well, no one really wants to be a part of a workspace where orderliness evades.
If you ever want to bring that magnificent, gorgeous look to your office, there are many things you can do about it. One is, certainly, replacement of your old regular chairs with the unique executive office seating, which are currently in rage. If your budget allows you, then you don’t need to look back as these executive office chairs let you to warm up your office space undoubtedly. Though you need to pay attention to the look factor, you shouldn’t ignore the comfort and functionality of those executive chairs.
Along with this chair replacement, you can do some other renovations and decorations such as painting your wall with some energetic colors, decking your walls with tasteful paintings or quotes and placing a few plants in the corner of your office space. Also, make sure that you get rid of all that clutters and your desk is clean and fresh.
Fortunately, we can avail a variety of chairs which have many useful features to boast off. They have the unique features of high back, mesh screen as well as the much needed ergonomics. There are computer task chairs with drafting kit. Other attractive features of executive chairs are headrest, mid back, padded loop arms and pillow top seat. There are big and tall executive chairs too available in the market. Well, you know that, in today’s world consumer is the king of the market. Gone are the days you had only a few options to choose from.
Now what you are waiting for when you have such a vast variety of executive chairs & executive office chair to select from? Though you should look for chair which looks good on your office, you can never ignore the factors like comfort and durability. As you can find plenty of color variation in this furniture range, you can pick up those colors which integrate with the paint you have used for your interior.
When you can available stylish, comfortable workstation chair for affordable bucks, what comes on your way? Go ahead, and order chairs that are adjustable and roll on all type of floors easily and help in easing off your staff’s back discomfort!
Wednesday, 3 November 2010
Printronix Line Printer Used in Jiangxi Branch of PICC in Place of Dot Matrix Printer
Profile
The People’s Insurance Company of China is the largest non-life insurance company on mainland China. The company, founded in 1950, has experienced several significant transformations, including its expansion to 4,500 branches nationwide. PICC has made numerous historical contributions to the growth and development of the Chinese insurance market, as well as the cultivation of insurance personnel and significant upgrades to insurance technology.
Situation
At the beginning of each month, the Jiangxi branch of PICC needed to print large numbers of collected financial statement summaries and the invoices of its sub-branches. In addition, nearly a dozen sub-branches needed to print many more financial statements.
When the massive statements were printed, the company’s Epson 1900K dot matrix printers, experienced broken pins, shutdowns, or paper jams. These malfunctions slowed the processes for the general accounting department, information management department, and consumed much of the Equipment Department’s time in repairs while incurring unwanted maintenance and operating costs.
Results
Beginning in 2004, the Jiangxi Branch of PICC, Nanchang Head Office, and a dozen sub-branches replaced their dot matrix printers with Printronix P7000 series line printers. The replacement led to immediate satisfaction. It removed any problems, such as broken pins, shutdowns and paper jams. The company could now rely on their printers to easily and efficiently print one-part bills and multi-part bills in various sizes. The integrated printing management system and innovative design of color band capacity greatly reduce printing, operating, and maintenance costs.
Reaction
“With the high-speed, stable, easy-to-use, and low-noise Printronix line printers, we no longer disrupt the information department because the printers need repairs. Replacing the old printers has saved us a great deal of money as well as time and energy.”
The People’s Insurance Company of China is the largest non-life insurance company on mainland China. The company, founded in 1950, has experienced several significant transformations, including its expansion to 4,500 branches nationwide. PICC has made numerous historical contributions to the growth and development of the Chinese insurance market, as well as the cultivation of insurance personnel and significant upgrades to insurance technology.
Situation
At the beginning of each month, the Jiangxi branch of PICC needed to print large numbers of collected financial statement summaries and the invoices of its sub-branches. In addition, nearly a dozen sub-branches needed to print many more financial statements.
When the massive statements were printed, the company’s Epson 1900K dot matrix printers, experienced broken pins, shutdowns, or paper jams. These malfunctions slowed the processes for the general accounting department, information management department, and consumed much of the Equipment Department’s time in repairs while incurring unwanted maintenance and operating costs.
Results
Beginning in 2004, the Jiangxi Branch of PICC, Nanchang Head Office, and a dozen sub-branches replaced their dot matrix printers with Printronix P7000 series line printers. The replacement led to immediate satisfaction. It removed any problems, such as broken pins, shutdowns and paper jams. The company could now rely on their printers to easily and efficiently print one-part bills and multi-part bills in various sizes. The integrated printing management system and innovative design of color band capacity greatly reduce printing, operating, and maintenance costs.
Reaction
“With the high-speed, stable, easy-to-use, and low-noise Printronix line printers, we no longer disrupt the information department because the printers need repairs. Replacing the old printers has saved us a great deal of money as well as time and energy.”
Fujitsu scanners help The British Library digitise its Document Supply Service
The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom and is one of the world's greatest research libraries. It is a large reservoir of knowledge as well as housing some of the most important literary works ever conceived. Everything from Shakespeare's Folio to Da Vinci's notebooks, and a collection of printed books and manuscripts dating back as far as 300 BC, are kept at this institution.
The main purpose of the British Library is to retain the nation's knowledge and memory and as such, every item that is deposited in the British Library is accessible for readers on site. Currently, it holds over 150 million items in different formats including books, magazines, newspapers, maps, patents, stamp collections and recordings.
This institution is obliged by law to provide free onsite access to printed articles deposited in it and another of its key roles is to provide a Document Supply Service. This is a commercial service that provides access to users all over the world. With such a wealth of information housed within its walls and a worldwide customer base, the Library gets request for copies of documents, images, sound recordings and permission rights. The Library provides these items for account holders or customers who want to purchase a one-off item for research and consultation.
Moving away from traditional methods The British Library receives over one and a half million requests a year from customers all over the world for access to research articles and over 80% of those requests are for a surrogate copy of an item in the Library. In the past, the librarians would photocopy the required item and mail it out to the customer. As such, the whole Document Supply Service was based on paper delivery. This posed two major problems; the time and cost incurred in shipping the copies to customers (often overseas) and the environmental problem of continual paper use. Martyn Lunn, Business Development Manager at the British Library, who is the spine that holds the Document Supply Service together believes; "Although this was our traditional method of document delivery, it was clear that it was not exactly cost or time effective. It was also having a negative environmental impact on our green credentials. Although we have a collection including items that date back to biblical times, we needed to step into the 21st century with a digital document system."
DSS moves to scanning – Library to cut paper?
In 2004, The British Library replaced all of their photocopying units with 110 Fujitsu fi-4640S image scanners. These scanners allowed for image capture on a much broader scale and their image processing function allows for automatic adoption of the quality of the original document. The British Library has greatly benefited from adopting a scanning policy as it has allowed them to digitise every copy of an original item and send it electronically to the customer. 70% of all output from the Library is now digital, thereby significantly reducing paper consumption.
Lunn notes; "It became clear that the problem of producing so much paper could easily be solved if we switched to digital imaging. Fujitsu scanners have helped us move away from the more time and cost consuming process of photocopying and sending physical documents, to sending digital renditions. Aside from the obvious environmental benefit, we have been able to shift from what was largely a paper based delivery system to a digital based system."
The scanners were further modified to flatbed scanners by Relais International, a third party software provider, while maintaining the integrity of the scanners. This was additionally beneficial to the British Library as it allowed the librarians to scan books and other documents that cannot be scanned via automatic document feeder. Lunn adds; "This was a key part of the development process as it has allowed us to enjoy the full productivity that we can get from the Fujitsu document scanners."
Additional benefits – Digital library
Besides being a national institution, the British Library also has a commercial aspect and as such has service level agreements. Using the Fujitsu scanners to digitise requested items, the Library has a more instant delivery system. The standard turnaround time for providing paper items to customers is five days but due to the new system facilitated by Fujitsu scanners, a quicker time of 24 hours has been enabled.
Another benefit is that the Library is now able to reach a much larger range of customers. The Library caters to all kinds of institutions and is able to boast over 10,000 international corporate organisations as part of its customer base for the commercial document delivery service because of its quick turnaround. In addition to its everyday services, the Library is becoming more and more involved in digitisation services directly for publishers and researchers. Lunn comments; "A lot of content is now online and publishers are starting to see the value of getting their content online so we provide them with this service. Thanks to Fujitsu scanners, we are now able to provide digitised theses and back issues of magazines for publishers."
The future is in scanning
The British Library is so impressed with Fujitsu scanners that in 2007, they installed additional eight Fujitsu fi-6770 colour scanners and has ordered 40 additional fi-6750S scanners to enable colour scanning as an option for the future. Andy Appleyard, Head of Document Delivery & Customer Services at the British Library says; "The Fujitsu scanners have a great output rate. The fact that they work in the way that we need them to work is absolutely critical. We don"t know of any other machine that can produce the same output. The scanners are also very reliable – we initially had a maintenance contract with Fujitsu but we eventually cancelled it and only called them out on an ad hoc basis because the machines were never faulty and simply did not break."
Andrew Cowling, Senior Marketing Services Executive at Fujitsu Europe notes; "I am incredibly pleased that Fujitsu scanners are helping a national institution such as the British Library be more productive and increase efficiency in their critical business processes. We hope that as the world becomes increasing digital, more and more precious information will be preserved and their availability will be ensured to everyone for future generations."
The main purpose of the British Library is to retain the nation's knowledge and memory and as such, every item that is deposited in the British Library is accessible for readers on site. Currently, it holds over 150 million items in different formats including books, magazines, newspapers, maps, patents, stamp collections and recordings.
This institution is obliged by law to provide free onsite access to printed articles deposited in it and another of its key roles is to provide a Document Supply Service. This is a commercial service that provides access to users all over the world. With such a wealth of information housed within its walls and a worldwide customer base, the Library gets request for copies of documents, images, sound recordings and permission rights. The Library provides these items for account holders or customers who want to purchase a one-off item for research and consultation.
Moving away from traditional methods The British Library receives over one and a half million requests a year from customers all over the world for access to research articles and over 80% of those requests are for a surrogate copy of an item in the Library. In the past, the librarians would photocopy the required item and mail it out to the customer. As such, the whole Document Supply Service was based on paper delivery. This posed two major problems; the time and cost incurred in shipping the copies to customers (often overseas) and the environmental problem of continual paper use. Martyn Lunn, Business Development Manager at the British Library, who is the spine that holds the Document Supply Service together believes; "Although this was our traditional method of document delivery, it was clear that it was not exactly cost or time effective. It was also having a negative environmental impact on our green credentials. Although we have a collection including items that date back to biblical times, we needed to step into the 21st century with a digital document system."
DSS moves to scanning – Library to cut paper?
In 2004, The British Library replaced all of their photocopying units with 110 Fujitsu fi-4640S image scanners. These scanners allowed for image capture on a much broader scale and their image processing function allows for automatic adoption of the quality of the original document. The British Library has greatly benefited from adopting a scanning policy as it has allowed them to digitise every copy of an original item and send it electronically to the customer. 70% of all output from the Library is now digital, thereby significantly reducing paper consumption.
Lunn notes; "It became clear that the problem of producing so much paper could easily be solved if we switched to digital imaging. Fujitsu scanners have helped us move away from the more time and cost consuming process of photocopying and sending physical documents, to sending digital renditions. Aside from the obvious environmental benefit, we have been able to shift from what was largely a paper based delivery system to a digital based system."
The scanners were further modified to flatbed scanners by Relais International, a third party software provider, while maintaining the integrity of the scanners. This was additionally beneficial to the British Library as it allowed the librarians to scan books and other documents that cannot be scanned via automatic document feeder. Lunn adds; "This was a key part of the development process as it has allowed us to enjoy the full productivity that we can get from the Fujitsu document scanners."
Additional benefits – Digital library
Besides being a national institution, the British Library also has a commercial aspect and as such has service level agreements. Using the Fujitsu scanners to digitise requested items, the Library has a more instant delivery system. The standard turnaround time for providing paper items to customers is five days but due to the new system facilitated by Fujitsu scanners, a quicker time of 24 hours has been enabled.
Another benefit is that the Library is now able to reach a much larger range of customers. The Library caters to all kinds of institutions and is able to boast over 10,000 international corporate organisations as part of its customer base for the commercial document delivery service because of its quick turnaround. In addition to its everyday services, the Library is becoming more and more involved in digitisation services directly for publishers and researchers. Lunn comments; "A lot of content is now online and publishers are starting to see the value of getting their content online so we provide them with this service. Thanks to Fujitsu scanners, we are now able to provide digitised theses and back issues of magazines for publishers."
The future is in scanning
The British Library is so impressed with Fujitsu scanners that in 2007, they installed additional eight Fujitsu fi-6770 colour scanners and has ordered 40 additional fi-6750S scanners to enable colour scanning as an option for the future. Andy Appleyard, Head of Document Delivery & Customer Services at the British Library says; "The Fujitsu scanners have a great output rate. The fact that they work in the way that we need them to work is absolutely critical. We don"t know of any other machine that can produce the same output. The scanners are also very reliable – we initially had a maintenance contract with Fujitsu but we eventually cancelled it and only called them out on an ad hoc basis because the machines were never faulty and simply did not break."
Andrew Cowling, Senior Marketing Services Executive at Fujitsu Europe notes; "I am incredibly pleased that Fujitsu scanners are helping a national institution such as the British Library be more productive and increase efficiency in their critical business processes. We hope that as the world becomes increasing digital, more and more precious information will be preserved and their availability will be ensured to everyone for future generations."
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