New solution signals the end of printer drivers on desktop PCs / ThinPrint .print V-Layer Basic means printer drivers only need to be installed on the print server, eliminating drivers on desktop PCs

Berlin/Hannover (ots) - ThinPrint, the leader in print solutions
in distributed networks, will introduce the beta version of its
latest solution, .print V-Layer Basic at CeBIT in hall 3, stand A24.
With the newest ThinPrint product, printer driver management in
companies with print servers will be significantly simplified.
Printer drivers need only be installed once on the print server,
eliminating the need to install them individually on each PC.

Printing issues are something that system administrators try to
avoid. One of the reasons behind this is that in order to enable
users access to the correct printer close to their work location, the
relevant drivers had to be installed on each individual PC.
ThinPrint's .print V-Layer Basic solution, which is now available as
a beta version, relieves this costly and time-consuming process. The
core of the new print solution is ThinPrint's V-Layer technology.
With one click, the original printer drivers on the print server are
transformed into V-Layer drivers. Installation or administration on
the desktops is eliminated. The original printer drivers need to be
installed only once on the print server. A further benefit for
employees is that a standardized print dialog (15 languages are
supported) is available for each printer.

ThinPrint has taken customer feedback into consideration when
designing .print V-Layer Basic. A solution that simplified printer
management in traditional networks and could be located on the print
server was required. Other technological innovations such as print
data compression, connection oriented bandwidth control or SSL
encryption that .print Server Engine offers were secondary wishes.

"With .print V-Layer Basic, an efficient and inexpensive print
solution has been developed that has an impressive outcome. The
installation of printer drivers on PCs which takes up admin's time
and nerves now belongs to the past," Charlotte Künzell, member of
ThinPrint's Board of Directors. "And whoever later needs further
features for print optimization can simply upgrade to the .print
Server Engine."

A license costs 18 Euro per desktop PC, therefore .print V-Layer
Basic would allow a company with 50 desktop computers to only make an
investment of 900 Euro for the centralization and simplification of
its entire print process.

A free demo of the beta version can be downloaded at
www.thinprint.com/vlayerbasic .

.print V-Layer Basic will be available by the end of the first
quarter this year.

This press release is available at www.thinprint.com/press, press
photos at: www.thinprint.com/pressphotos .

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ThinPrint AG

ThinPrint specializes in mobile enterprise solutions and printing
in distributed network architectures. The company's success is based
on its print management solution, ThinPrint .print, which is
successfully employed in companies of all sizes in all sectors around
the globe. More than 500 major distributors and resellers in over 80
countries sell products made by ThinPrint AG. Thanks to numerous
partnerships, client components using patent-pending .print
technology have been integrated into the terminals, print boxes, PDAs
and mobile phones of several leading hardware producers. Strategic
partnerships with ThinPrint play a special role in this endeavor,
including BlackBerry (RIM), Bluetooth SIG, Citrix Systems, Inc.,
Fujitsu Siemens Computers, Lexmark International, Inc., Microsoft,
Nokia, Orange, Palm, Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., Symbian Ltd. And
VMware, Inc.

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