Do you know what an MFP is? It is a multifunction printer which can perform different tasks like photocopy, facsimile, scan, email exchange and all this apart from printing a huge number of documents with remarkable precision and clarity.
Thus multifunction printers have slowly emerged into one of the most viable options for big business houses keeping in mind their ever increasing demands. However, MFPs have also found their way into homes and small to medium sized business houses. This is primarily because of their unique features like superior quality, bankability, versatility, usability and small size which make them mandatory for those businesses which aim for an increased productivity and profitability. So instead of buying multiple devices, isn’t a novel idea to combine all into one which also reduces the footprint both in homes or a small business set up?
Furthermore, with US MFP market experiencing a whopping double-digit growth over the last several years, the signs are loud and clear. This is almost the end of the market for standalone units.
Some of the manufacturers of the multifunction printers include biggies like Kyocera, Copystar, Oki, Lexmark, Canon, Fellow Shredders………..the list is endless. As we all know the MFPs are the talk of the town. But Kyocera has launched a powerful solution which promises to optimize the performance of Kyocera’s award-winning MFPs with the help of customized and integrated software applications. All this is aimed at giving the business a completing new dimension through improved information sharing and resource optimization.
Now the most pertinent question that crosses the mind is which is the technology at work here? Known as HyPas, (Hybrid Platform for Advanced Solutions) it combines both Java and web based technologies that make the system capable of solving most complex business challenges. Although Java is normally used for mobile applications like cell phones, in this particular case it facilitates embedding applications and features within the multifunction printers itself.
Kyocera’s HyPAS (Hybrid Platform for Advanced Solutions), a powerful and scalable software solution platform, optimizes the performance of Kyocera’s award-winning MFPs through custom, integrated software applications that are designed to meet and exceed users specific document imaging needs. HyPAS will transform your Kyocera MFP into a resource designed to evolve as your business evolves – resulting in enhanced information sharing, resource optimization and an improved pre-existing, as well as future document workflows.
Kyocera’s HyPAS platform provides a number of benefits, including:
Benefits to End-Users: Enables integration of the most advanced solutions, personalized to an organization’s document imaging requirements by enhancing the overall functionality of their Kyocera MFP and improving the productivity and efficiency of its staff.Benefits to Business Managers and CFOs: More fully optimized document imaging devices, resulting in a lower cost of operation and more immediate Return on your investmentBenefits to IT Department: Seamless integration of Kyocera MFPs with existing network systems, maintaining the integrity and security of not only the user’s documents, but also the network & document imaging device itself. |
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Kyocera’s Unique HyPAS Platform
Kyocera’s HyPAS is unique in that it offers both Java-based and Web Services-based Software Development Kits (SDKs), providing a more open and flexible platform; enabling advanced integration with systems that are already implemented in the enterprise.
HyPAS-Enabled Devices:
Select Kyocera MFPs have the capability to use HyPAS technology for the development and integration of strategic business solutions, including the TASKalfa 7551ci, TASKalfa 6551ci, TASKalfa 5551ci, TASKalfa 4551ci, TASKalfa 3551ci, TASKalfa 3051ci, TASKalfa 8001i, TASKalfa 6501i, TASKalfa 5501i, TASKalfa 4501i, TASKalfa 3501i, ECOSYS M3540idn, ECOSYS M3550idn, ECOSYS M3560idn, FS-6525, FS-6530, FS-C8525 andFS-C8520
Please go to the each application page to see a full compatibility list.
Utilizing Two key Technologies
Java™, a programming language that is commonly used for mobile applications, such as cell-phones, provides the capability to embed features and applications within the document imaging device itself. By embedding Java applications within Kyocera MFPs, an existing feature set can be extended with more advanced, feature-rich, server-less capabilities, delivering seamless integration and advanced control capability. Using Java programming language, the Kyocera MFP can communicate with custom or proprietary applications and also with Web Services enabled applications.
By adopting industry standard protocols such as SOAP/XML, HyPAS Web Services offers programmers a developer-friendly environment. Web Service applications provide system integrators with flexibility and interoperability because they can be implemented on a wide range of platforms and using almost any programming language. In addition, using Web Services SDKs, Kyocera MFPs can communicate with other advanced hardware devices which are Web Services – enabled devices such as Apple’s iPhone or iPod Touch.
By combining these two technologies, HyPAS delivers expanded versatility and capability to companies and its staff, allowing for the quick delivery of solutions to market that seamlessly integrate with select Kyocera MFPs.
Kyocera’s Suites of HyPAS – enabled applications are:
DMS Link
Simplify document workflow through digital imaging, distribution, retrieval and long-time archival.
Teaching Assistant
Teaching Assistant is an embedded solution for select Kyocera MFPs that simplifies the task of printing, collecting and analyzing multiple-choice test results using popular bubble-sheet forms.
ColorLock & AccessLock
Organizations can have better control at the device level to manage color usage and access to the specific device functions.
Capture2go
Available free via the Apple AppStore on iTunes, users can scan documents for review and distribution on their iPhone.
KYOcapture powered by AutoStore
Kyocera’s Solution to Capture, Process and Route your Content
PaperTrail
PaperTrail provides monitoring of print output on networked Kyocera MFP’s and Printers as well as copy, scan and fax activity on HyPAS Enabled Kyocera MFP’s. PaperTrail provides a solution to gather usage data which allows companies to control costs and minimize waste.
Equitrac
Embedded Equitrac solution provides simplified print-copy tracking and cost recovery
Open Text Fax Server, RightFax Edition
Kyocera offers advanced integration with RightFAX; giving users the ability to scan/send documents via the RightFAX server.
To learn more about HyPAS and requesting HyPAS enabled applications and integration, please click here
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All other products, technologies or applications referenced are tradenames or trademarks of their respective owners
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Scan to and print from any HyPAS-enabled Kyocera MFP directly from your Apple®
iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch.
Capture2go is a Kyocera document capture application that aids in advancing this technological shift to mobile devices. This free app allows you to scan from any HyPAS-enabled Kyocera multifunctional product (MFP) directly to your Apple® iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. It also serves as an on-demand printing solution so users can simply print from their Apple device to any supported Kyocera printer or MFP on their wireless network. To get started, a user simply downloads the free Capture2Go application from the Apple iTunes App Store to their Apple device; documents can then be seamlessly captured and distributed through an easy process:
When you are on-the-go, important documents – meeting minutes, weekly reports, event notifications, etc. – can be quickly scanned from the MFP directly to your mobile device. Capture2go increases the usability of mobile devices within your enterprise and is available as a free download on iTunes.