On May 16th HP announced their next generation LaserJet Enterprise 600 Series with an emphasis on security and enhanced productivity. The new 600 series consists of 17 new multifunction models ranging from speeds of 50ppm to 75ppm letter size in color and B/W and are ideally suited for workgroups with 10-30 users. HP’s JetIntelligence cartridge technology is now available across the entire portfolio offering improvements in toner chemistry for added print quality protection. In addition, the new models will include the same user interface as their recently launched A3 LaserJets. http://client.keypointintelligence.com/bliQ/InfoCenter/Document/Item/b275b875-af12-461a-b78b-adeb4737eac6
The new FutureSmart UI includes improved preview, customization, message center and new apps designed to streamline business processes while offering their customers a common UI across the entire fleet. The new models also offer their customers increased value over the previous generation with faster first page out and sleep time to larger toner capacity. In addition, HP announced these are the first A4 devices optimized on a contractual cost per page contract under limited distribution.
According to HP, business transformation is aggressively changing the landscape for office workers. In fact, in a recent study HP conducted they found 40% of companies are converting more than 1 process to paper-free each year and that 88% of companies are moving to the cloud to improve responsiveness to business needs. Business workers needs are shifting. They want to be able to access data from wherever they are, share real-time across many locations and be part of a collaborative experience. All of these create new security concerns for IT managers.
HP’s LaserJet Enterprise 600 series are embedded with the most advanced security features available in the marketplace. They offer three key technologies to thwart security attacks and self-heal:
The new 600 series is shipping now globally and available through both HP direct and qualified channel partners.
The new product launch continues HP’s commitment to security, a strategy they first announced with their Enterprise 500 series but have considerably improved on. While HP is the market leader in the laser printer space the company does not take this position for granted continuing to reinvest in the technology with increased value generation over generation.
According to a recent InfoTrends Multi-Client Security study, we found organizations impose strict security policies on the rest of their IT infrastructure, but often less than half enforce the same security policies on printer and MFP devices creating a vulnerable threat to cybercrime. Thankfully, this trend is changing in fact; the same study found security a top buying factor when procuring new devices. HP continues to be at the forefront with regard to security with embedded features and add-on solutions to protect both their devices and the network further differentiating them in the marketplace.
