The PrinterOn Connector for SAP is a third-party NetWeaver-based interface developed by Automation ERP Inc. that provides integration between SAP enterprise resource planning software and PrinterOn Mobile Printing Solutions. It allows users to print documents from SAP to any printer, at any location that is PrinterOn-enabled. This integration supports both the PrinterOn cloud-based and on-premise PrinterOn Enterprise solutions.

When an SAP user wants to print to a PrinterOn-enabled printer, they simply select the printer from the same list as any directly connected printer and press the print button. The PrinterOn Connector receives the spool job and then it is processed, encrypted and delivered to the PrinterOn Delivery Hub (PDH) where it waits to be released. The PrinterOn Connector queries the PrinterOn service for the status of the print job and reports that status back to the SAP ECC spooler. In the event of a failure, the PrinterOn Connector can send emails or SAP workflow events to the user.

• SAP native printing – Print directly from within SAP to any printer at any location quickly and easily, the user experience is identical to SAP native network based printing
• Printer support – PrinterOn supports a wide variety of document and bar code printers
• Secure – Data is processed on site, secure release of documents
• Consistent experience – Continue the mobile printing experience throughout your entire corporation
• Expanded functionality – Adding mobile and remote printing to SAP increases its value and expands its functionality
• Increase efficiency, save money – Documents and labels can be printed quickly at location of choice saving time and money on shipping
• Installation – remote locations can be enabled in minutes
• Proven architecture – The PrinterOn Connector leverages PrinterOn solutions which have been deployed worldwide with over 10 years of real-world usage

The PrinterOn Connector for SAP is delivered as a fully integrated package that can be installed directly on the SAP ECC instance. The package can be configured by any BASIS administrator the same as they would configure any other OMS solution. Contact info@automationerp.com for more information.

The web-based solution enables users to upload documents to a web printing portal and submit them for printing.

1. The user goes to www.printeron.com/sfpl/publiclibrary
2. A document is uploaded and submitted for printing
3. They choose their printing options and create a user name and password
4. Pages are counted and the price is displayed, the user approves the job and it is sent to the printer
5. The user goes to the printer and enters their user name and password created during the submission process and the total cost is displayed
6. They pay using the coin box at the printer
7. The prints are released

The PrinterOn Mobile Printing Solution is located at over 9000 public printing locations such a libraries, airports, hotels and universities worldwide.

Searching for kiosk locations is easy with the mobile printing apps available for BlackBerry, iOS and Android devices. Searches can be done via keyword or by using the GPS feature of your device to locate kiosks in your vicinity.

Students can print reports, presentations, photos and more. The kiosks can also print from any memory device or can pull documents from cloud-based servers such as Dropbox and Facebook.

Kiosks can be strategically placed throughout a campus to provide convenient mobile printing for students wherever they may be, in the library, at a residence or student center. Kiosks can also serve those who may not have access to networked printers which require user authentication such as visitors, night school students or guests at a residence hotel.

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PrinterOn Enterprise is an on-premise printing solution that enables guests to print at your location without having to connect to your secure corporate network. The PrinterOn server handles the needed file conversions, formatting and other details, packages it as a print job, encrypts for high level of security and sends it to the printer. With this approach, visitors or contractors can be given access to corporate printers without granting them network access.

PrinterOn offers mobile printing apps for BlackBerry, iOS and Android devices so that guests can easily search for and then submit documents to a printer on the corporate network.

PrinterOn Enterprise also offers a “secure print” or “release to print” option. Documents that are sent can only be released with the release code provided to them upon job submission so sensitive or private information isn’t left lying in the printer’s out tray.

With more and more business travelers relying on their smartphones and tablets, the need for mobile printing has increased significantly. The PrinterOn Mobile Printing Solution enables guests to print from anywhere such as the airport, a guestroom, lobby, cafe or taxi to a PrinterOn-enabled printer in the hotel’s business center.

PrinterOn is a flexible solution which offers several printing methods depending on device, location and preference.

• Email – Send or forward an email with attachment to the unique email address assigned to the printer
• Web – Guests upload documents for printing to a web printing portal using a URL assigned to the service
• Apps – Mobile printing apps are available for BlackBerry, iOS and Android devices
• Driver – Print from any Windows application with the PrintWhere^® driver using the standard File>Print method

A release code is sent back to the user and they enter it on a keypad at the printer to release their documents which ensures security and privacy.

There are over 8000 PrinterOn public printing locations worldwide. You can find PrinterOn at most Hilton hotel brands such as Hilton Garden Inn, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, Embassy Suites and DoubleTree. The service is also at Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounges, Delta Sky Clubs and American Airlines Admirals Clubs.

Print documents securely from your BlackBerry PlayBook to printers located around the world with the HotSpot cloud printing application from Ricoh. HotSpot Printing is a free application that makes printing from your PlayBook tablet quick, easy and accessible no matter where you are.

Now you can print any document, email, attachment or webpage anywhere. No wires, no drivers or additional software, all you need is your PlayBook, the HotSpot Printing app and a wi-fi connection and you are ready to go. Print PDF documents, Microsoft Office files (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Visio) and photos (JPG, GIF, BMP, PNG) in color or monochrome from available printers near you.

This app is a must-have utility for the jet-setting business professional as most of the 8,000 public HotSpot locations are conveniently located at major hotels and airports such as American Airlines Admirals Club and Delta Clubrooms. It’s also perfect for the busy student who needs access to printers around campus using their student ID. Home users can also configure their own printers to use this app after registering their personal printer as a HotSpot for an annual fee.

PrinterOn printing locations include hotels (a brand standard at Hilton), libraries, airports, cafes and universities. It is easy to print from any email-enabled device to any PrinterOn location. Simply send an email with attachment to the unique email address of the PrinterOn-enabled printer of choice or use one of the mobile printing apps available for iOS, BlackBerry and Android devices. These apps allow you to search for and print to PrinterOn locations nearby by using the GPS feature of your device or by keyword search. A release code is sent back to you that is entered on the keypad at the printer releasing your document and keeping it private.

As mobile devices increase in use, PrinterOn locations will also continue to increase to accommodate the need to “print anywhere.”

The story starts in late December 2010 when amidst tons of snow I was called out to leave Germany on a business trip to the United States. The way there had already been as difficult as it could have been with three cancelled planes, many hours spent in service desk queues and far too many delayed trains to Amsterdam which should have been my stopover, resulting in me going two days later than expected, ending with a lost suitcase and no clothes to change into after arrival.

After what I would tend to call an adventure to get to the US, I ended up traveling back on the 23rd of December with my plane leaving and landing in Amsterdam for the planned stopover – only to find my onward flight back home and to the family for Christmas was cancelled. In fact all inner European flights had been cancelled for that day and Christmas eve wasn’t looking any better.

What was I to do? How would I get home in time to celebrate Christmas with the family? Whilst still in the security area I could overhear people talking about mile-long queues at the train ticket desks and the queues at the airline service desk did not look any more promising. There was only a minor chance that I could take off the same day to make it home in time so I decided to be smart and try to book a train ticket online. Surprisingly enough there were still seats available on the train home and it was taking off in less than an hour.

However the train operators were apparently still living in the stone age and required me to print off the train ticket – for heaven’s sake, a printer is not something that is included as part of our office mobile kits! Wandering around the security area sure there were enough shops that had a printer and I had asked about 10 employees in different shops to print something off for me, which all denied without exception – mainly due to restrictions or security concerns.

Literally as I was walking out of the security area to go and try my luck traveling without a “regular” ticket, a shining angel appeared in the form of a little box with a printer attached. We had just recently taken the mobile printing solution from PrinterOn on board as part of our product portfolio and this little box looked too familiar! It was fairly obvious what I needed to do, as the email address was written in large shiny letter just above the printer, so all I did was get out my smartphone and forward the email with the ticket that I had booked to the email address written on the printer. I would have loved to see my own face when the service replied within seconds, telling me that my print job was waiting and I should retrieve it using my privacy code. I walked up to the printer, entered my little code and only seconds later I was holding the train ticket home right in my hands.

The story ends with me arriving home just in time for spending Christmas with the family, which PrinterOn and their mobile printing services played a big part. I must say that I am grateful that the people at PrinterOn have developed such a flexible and easy to use product and so is my family!

This story was written by Thomas Herold, Sales Engineer/Product Manager HSIA at Acentic GmbH.

The PrinterOn PayPal Application allows PayPal billing to be directly integrated into the PrinterOn Mobile Printing Solution for a simple and trustworthy pay-for-print solution at your location.

Benefits of the PayPal Solution

• Recover costs associated with offering a mobile printing solution
• No extra software or equipment to purchase
• PayPal is a trusted, credible payment processor
• Micropayment model allows lower transaction fees for merchants
• Simple user interface
• Many users already have PayPal accounts and are familiar with the process

Integrating PayPal into the PrinterOn service is easy. First you need to set up a PayPal business account, then go into the PrinterOn Administration Portal associated with your service and configure it to allow for PayPal billing.

Users of PrinterOn can pay for their print jobs using an existing PayPal account or by simply entering their credit card information during the printing process. PrinterOn service owners set the per page fees, PayPal manages all transaction fees and costs.