Control Printing for MS Windows

[Thomas M G Bennett]

I know there has been talk in the past about controlling printing in public
areas and Pharos seems to be the popular solution at a high cost.  This
appears to be a viable alternative I just received in a W2K enewsletter.
There is an eval version available for download at the link below.  minimum
requirements is a Pentium 166, 8MB ram, 5 MB HD install, and 32MB HD
operating.


from Sunbelt W2Knews™ Electronic Newsletter
Over 600,000 Readers!
Thu, May 10, 2001 (Vol. 6, #33 -- Issue #268)
http://www.w2knews.com/
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Schools On NT/W2K Recouping Millions On Student Printing Costs

 NT is worldwide a very popular platform in both middle schools and higher
education. Many are upgrading or switching to Windows 2000. In every
instance, as these platforms have no functionality to adequately control how
much users can print, student printing is out of control knocking school
budgets askew with paper and toner costs.

...

 A Network Administrator at a California University recently reported that
the cost of student printing in toner and paper alone was breaking the
budget ever since they had gone to NT. The only software package he could
find that could limit student printing had taken him two months to set up
and cost $18,000 and it still did not work. He had recently found Print
Manger Plus and was completely thrilled that it worked at once upon
installation and completely solved his problem.

 Print Manager Plus paid for itself in less than a week in saved toner and
paper cost. It had cost $425.00 compared to an $18,000 package that never
worked. Print Manager Plus is probably the most vital third party tool for
any school that has gone NT or to Windows 2000. That tool alone can pay for
the cost of not only itself but also the cost of the entire Microsoft
software migration where there are lots of students. If your students or
employees binge on printing, check:

 http://www.sunbelt-software.com/product.cfm?id=668

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Thomas


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