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It seems like most offices are looking to be able to print from their smart phone or tablet nowadays.

I'm wondering what options others are recommending. I have looked into several options including Google Cloud Print, Smart Device Print, PrinterShare and some others. It seems that each has its strengths and weaknesses. Some use only a generic driver or only black & white and some are dependent on a "print server" to house the printers which is another point of failure and not always an option.

I appreciate any feedback.
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its shocking how big of a request this has become especially in the k-12 section. looks like a slew of school districts dropped text books and bought Ipads

there are far too many issues with Mobil print who owns the mobile device? where does the document or information go when printing.

some solutions that have promise

Naturally there is Printeron they were the first to the table with mobile print and have an oem branded solution with Ricoh (Hotspot)

After that comparable solutions would be EFI Mobile and Breezy

any of these three can meet the needs of customers.
My first requests for this only started last month and now I have six installs.

Toshiba offers a free ePrint solution that offers basic printing and is easy to install on an iPhone/ iPad.

However, to get more advanced features, like print an email, you need to upgrade to the paid version for approx $7.00 per device.

You can look at Cortado for free Cloud printing to Apple, Android and Blackberry devices.

I find that some business owners are not keen to print through the Cloud due to perceived/unfounded security concerns. They would much rather have employees print from their mobile devices via their in-house Wireless network.
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I find that some business owners are not keen to print through the Cloud due to perceived/unfounded security concerns. They would much rather have employees print from their mobile devices via their in-house Wireless network.


I laughed out loud, then realized you were probably serious.

Wow. 1992 called, and would like to have these concerns back.

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