Samsung affiliate PrinterOn has been a making a name for itself in cloud printing circles for 16 years. In fact, the company was pioneering in this field even in the days before people started using the term “cloud.”

The company began life as a Canadian document handling company. But in the late 1990s, PrinterOn realized that market was changing. It acted fast as the millennium approached, and first launched its cloud printing services in 2001.

Angus Cunningham, PrinterOn’s President and CEO, explains that timing was everything. He says, “We saw mobility as a strong and fast-developing market force. At the same time, we also realized mobile workers still needed to use traditional office tools as part of their work.”

Cunningham says PrinterOn foresaw a shift in the market. This led solution providers to shift their focus “from niche to mainstream needs.”

Cloud Breakthroughs

PrinterOn’s strategy paid dividends. Cunningham says businesses are now making key decisions with mobile matters in mind. “Cloud acceptance is clearly growing,” he notes. “Our vision of the cloud has allowed us to take a design-based approach. That means we can provide a broad base for all our current products.”

For smaller companies, however, spreading news of your developments is not always easy. Cunningham explains, “While we did see great opportunities, we faced limitations in terms of developing our business. As we were a smaller business at the time, we had to focus on areas where we could drive up revenue.”

Shared Visions

Samsung Printing Solutions was impressed with PrinterOn’s vision for the future of mobile printing and began to take a keen interest. The two companies started talking in 2010 and signed preliminary agreements in 2013. Finally, in September 2014, Samsung and PrinterOn finalized a wide-ranging partnership deal.

It was a deal that brought immediate benefit to both parties. Cunningham says Samsung believed PrinterOn’s solutions would be compatible with a wide range of printers, and that they were “open-standard and agnostic.”

Says Cunningham, “Samsung also recognizes that most companies have a mixed set of printers. To better service that need, you need to be able to handle a diverse printer lineup.”

PrinterOn CEO Angus Cunningham uses a smartphone to manage a print job on a Samsung multifunction printer.

Going Global with Mobile Printing

The Samsung collaboration means PrinterOn can now deliver solutions to a much bigger market.

“We have always been strong in terms of R&D. But before we struck our partnership with Samsung, we did not have a huge marketing presence,” explains Cunningham. “For us to really get into the mainstream, we needed a good partner. With Samsung, we have much more in the way of worldwide technical resources. Our product and R&D teams can access these to speed up their product and service development.”

And the collaborative advantages do not stop there. The PrinterOn chief adds, “There are now more eyes to look at our products, and more minds to consider market needs as we develop new solutions. Samsung told us, ‘If you need something, let us know and we’ll make it happen.’”

Security Matters

Many IT decision makers say security is a concern when it comes to mobile printing and cloud services. That is why PrinterOn’s solutions help ease such concerns. These include high-grade end-to-end encryption, which ensures sensitive documents stay safe.

“Security awareness is part of our culture,” says Cunningham. “We review our own security as part of the development process. We also encourage our customers to perform their own security audits and to share the results with us. We then use this feedback and incorporate it directly into our product development.”

New Horizons

PrinterOn now offers a range of cloud and mobile printing services suitable for companies of all sizes. Cunningham says, “All our product lines are in a state of growth.”

And PrinterOn sees big opportunities in the mobility sector. This, explains Cunningham, is another area where the Samsung partnership can help. PrinterOn solutions developments also can also add value across multiple Samsung businesses.

Most importantly, says, Cunningham, the partnership offers plenty of potential for future growth. He says, “Enterprises are going more mobile than ever. As mobile devices become more powerful, the scope for integration will only continue to broaden.”

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Samsung Electronics announced that all of its mid-high speed printers now support PrinterOn’s Enterprise, Express and Hosted Edition secure mobile printing software. The update covers printers in speed segment 3 or higher (higher than 21 pages per minute for A4 color and 31 pages per minute for A4 mono). Users who currently own a printer in these segments can acquire the software through a firmware update.

PrinterOn, a leader in secure mobile printing and a Samsung subsidiary, offers all of its editions for Samsung printers in the form of embedded agents. The software is integrated directly onto the Samsung printers, eliminating the need for any extra equipment or drivers. A Samsung printer equipped with the PrinterOn embedded agents gives users secure and easy mobile printing features including secure employee printing, guest printing, and remote printing in office and home environments.

“As Samsung addresses the mobile needs of a greater range of businesses, we are pleased to provide a comprehensive and secure mobile printing solution with this expansion,” said David SW Song, Senior Vice President of Samsung Printing Solutions Business at Samsung Electronics. “With PrinterOn, we are able to provide our diverse customers industry-leading mobile printing technology that is both easy to use and secure.”

PrinterOn’s software editions include:

• Enterprise Edition: A private cloud based mobile printing solution suitable for organizations with a high printing volume and multiple networks. PrinterOn Enterprise connects printers across an organization’s discrete networks to allow remote printing to all locations.
• Express Edition: A version suitable for organizations with a low printing volume. This private cloud based mobile printing software can be installed with a single click and configured with a single user interface.
• Hosted Edition: A public cloud based mobile printing solution suitable for public places such as hotels and airports. PrintedOn Hosted offers these businesses a way to provide easy and secure mobile printing to guests and patrons.

Deploying PrinterOn for Samsung printers only takes a one-time registration of the service. The PrinterOn embedded agents work with all of PrinterOn’s Enterprise, Express, and Hosted editions.

With the release of the new PrinterOn software agent for the company’s printers, Samsung Electronics expands the availability of the PrinterOn solution for secure mobile printing as part of its commitment to diversify its mobile technology portfolio for businesses. As a key business in its B2B division, Samsung Printing Solutions is working to widen its mobile solution offerings for businesses of all sizes.

“PrinterOn has achieved a milestone with this announcement today,” said PrinterOn CEO Angus Cunningham. “We are now able to offer customers around the world an integrated solution for secure mobile printing utilizing PrinterOn software and Samsung printers.”

For more information on PrinterOn embedded agents for Samsung printers, please visit the website at www.printeron.com/solutions/technology-partner-solutions/samsung.html.

About PrinterOn, Inc.

PrinterOn is the world’s leading enterprise-grade secure mobile printing solution provider. PrinterOn delivers secure mobile printing solutions to major enterprises, schools, and public printing locations in over 100 countries. PrinterOn enables secure mobile printing from any smartphone, tablet, or laptop to any PrinterOn-enabled printer in the world. In 2014 PrinterOn was acquired by Samsung Electronics and operates today as a wholly-owned subsidiary.