Following 4 years of development of the Managed Print Service we have carefully considered the requirements of our customers in a range of hardware and software upgrades to the Student Print Estate that are expected to be completed by the end of Oct 2016. These improvements include:

• All student MFDs to include the Nuance Autostore application to provide Scan to folder/Light Touch Scanning capability straight to your H: drive.
• All student MFDs to be standardised upon a Kyocera hardware platform
• Over 95% of the Student Print Estate to be colour and duplex capable
• All A3/A4 student MFDs to include a staple function
• All A3 student MFDs to include advanced finishing options including manual and automatic staple, stack and hole punch
• All A3 student MFDs to include a keyboard to aid input of ITS Username and Password for manual login
• All A3 MFDs to recieve a 10/20 pages per minute speed increase
• All A4 MFDs to recieve a 14 pages per minute speed increase
• All A4 MFDs to recieve a doubling of print resolution to 1200dpi
• All A3 and A4 MFDs to offer improved touchscreens and intergrated ID card readers
• All A3 and A4 MFDs to offer enhanced paper and toner/waste toner capacity to provde longer run times and higher availability levels
• All MFDs to utilise a unified tray locks model - Thus aiding device support
• Expansion into new locations across campus including WMS Cafe and WBS 2nd Floor
• Increased reslience through enhanced device headcount within B052 at Gibbet Hill
• The fitment of paper de-humidifiers to reduce the occurance of annoying paper jams and wasted consumables
• Improved paper paths and cleaner running, thus improving reliability and quality of output to our customers
• More modern Blue Angel and Energy Star compatible hardware, thus reducing power consumption and our carbon footprint