New Flex Secure Print Suite features card-based authentication tools
Printer manufacturer Ricoh has launched a new document security solution designed to help firms monitor printer usage and lock down access to sensitive documents.
The Flex Secure Print Suite features a set of tools designed to help firms protect sensitive information and meet regulatory compliance requirements, said Ricoh UK.
The Card Authentication Package (CAP) is a swipe card-based identity authentication system which logs and tracks confidential data and can control employee access to the print, scan, copy and fax functions of Ricoh machines.
By doing this, the CAP system ensures that only authorised users are able to view, copy or send sensitive document, the firm said.
The Enhanced Locked Print NX (ELP NX) tool is another identity card based system which holds information on a Ricoh machine until it is released by an identified cardholder, meaning that potentially sensitive documents are not left lying on view after being sent to and printed out from a device.
The tool can also minimise paper wastage and energy use in the same way, said Ricoh.
“Anywhere between 20 and 40 per cent of documents are not picked up from printers, resulting in confidentiality leaks, as well as excessive resource and energy consumption,” said Neil O’ Donoghue, solutions product manager at Ricoh UK.
“The Flex Secure Print Suite set of tools work together to monitor, track and report user and device usage to analyse and control the various business inefficiencies that arise within the document management process.”
