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Simplify printer
management and
deployment
HP Direct Print

Simpler is better
Purchasing, deploying, and supporting large numbers of Microsoft® Windows® print servers is both time-
consuming and expensive. One way to reduce IT costs and simplify your print infrastructure is by replacing
Windows print servers with a single print-management solution.
HP Direct Print software lets end users quickly find and add printers to their desktops using a self-service
portal. Our seamless middleware platform handles all aspects of Windows printing from physical and virtual
desktops, and it enables print accounting and auditing support.
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Reduce the impact of printing

A simpler print environment can help your end users, your IT staff, and your bottom line.
Centralized administrator facilities reduce the time spent on installation, moves, adds, and
changes in your network.

Facilitate printer management and deployment

Use direct-IP printing (push printing) to capture output from any Windows application and
deliver it to any networked printer or electronic destination without the need for dedicated
Windows print servers. This helps avoid unnecessary print servers and other costly
infrastructure components, while providing the reliable and efficient delivery of critical
documents and information.

Make printing easier

Help end users print from any physical or virtual desktop instance. Easily locate, define, and
manage printers using an intuitive web interface. HP Direct Print helps IT easily manage print
drivers, queues, and devices and reduce WAN traffic through direct IP delivery.

Print job tracking and accounting

HP Direct Print’s print accounting tools can track more than 260 attributes related to elements
such as document origin, destination, size, and color/paper handling characteristics. With the
help of built-in reports or third-party data-analysis tools, you can use this information to:
• Calculate consumable use for cost recovery and chargeback
• Locate underutilized, outdated, or costly print devices
• Identify large or outdated reports no longer needed in hardcopy form
• Detect unauthorized access to sensitive information

Print driver management

Installing and managing print drivers can be a time-intensive burden on IT staff and end users
alike. Outdated and incorrect drivers are a leading cause of unacceptable output and printing
failures.
HP Direct Print software automates driver deployment and maintenance by establishing a
common repository for all print drivers used across the IT landscape. The repository lets you
preconfigure drivers for increased administrator control and better resource utilization.
Driver updates or configuration changes in the central repository are automatically pushed to
remote clients with the help of HP Print Driver Management (PDM). HP PDM is a lightweight
agent installed on client workstations that communicates with the HP Direct Print driver
repository. Automatic print driver maintenance avoids printing issues, reduces the IT burden,
and limits calls to the help desk.

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The intuitive
HP Print Portal
interface lets end
users resolve basic
printing problems
without contacting
support staff.

Simplified device location Self-service IT

and configuration In today’s office environment, many employees
prefer to solve minor technology problems
HP Printer Portal is included with on their own rather than call the support desk
HP Direct Print. This intuitive, web- for assistance. Self-service IT empowers your
based interface makes it easy for users to be more independent while freeing
users to locate and connect to nearby your IT staff to address the more strategic
print devices while automatically challenges that face your organization.
provisioning the correct print driver.
HP Direct Print software is designed to
automate the most troublesome aspects of
print management. Print drivers are installed
and updated automatically, so your employees
spend more time doing their jobs and less
time fixing print problems. For other basic
tasks like locating nearby printers and defining
queues, the intuitive web-based HP Direct
Print interface provides users a powerful tool
to address most of their printing needs.
The intuitive HP Direct Print interface lets
end users resolve basic printing problems
without contacting support staff.

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Features and benefits at a glance

Features Benefits
Centralized, scalable replacement for Help save money by reducing redundant
many individual Windows print servers server hardware and manage more
printers with fewer staff hours
Support for print job tracking/accounting Improve document security with the
ability to identify areas for savings
Automated print driver management Increase IT and user productivity
and deployment and reduce print failures
Web-based interface to enable user self- Minimize support calls and improve
service (locate and define printers, etc.) end user productivity and mobility
Direct IP printing connectivity Free up network bandwidth for maximum
without Windows print spooling stability and system performance
Seamlessly integrate with HP mobile Protect your software investment by adding
and pull printing extensions functionality as your needs change

The HP Advance output management solution

HP Direct Print offers a simple yet effective solution for reducing the cost of printing
while improving user and IT productivity. It is also an integral part of HP’s robust, scalable
HP Advance output management platform, which offers:
• Reliable document delivery from any platform—mobile to mainframe—to virtually any
print destination
• Scalable, high-performance solutions with robust document security and auditing functions
• A flexible solution portfolio to meet the needs of almost any organization
Contact HP to learn more about HP Direct Print and other output management solutions.

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