Printer / Multi function devices

Network printing allows multiple users to share a printer, thereby saving cost by reducing the number of printers required for an organization. Although most of today’s business printers are network-capable, there is still an important need for print servers in a number of different areas, including:

• Wireless printing. Perhaps the biggest advance in network printing in recent years has been the addition of wireless printing capabilities. With wireless capabilities, the printer can be placed in locations where running cables is difficult or impossible, and it also allows the printer to be easily moved around. Because the cost of wireless connectivity has dropped substantially in recent years, it is can even be cost-effective to install printers in new locations using a wireless connection rather than installing additional cables.
• Remote printing. An emerging application for print servers is remote printing over the Internet. This capability allows a computer in one city to send a print job to a printer in a different city over the Internet. It is a cheaper and higher quality way to send hardcopy documents than fax, and it is much easier for the recipient than e-mail attachments.
• Security. Security has become a pressing issue in most organizations. But security is only as strong as its weakest link. So if your networked printer is not secure, then your whole netwok is potentially vulnerable to hackers. To address this issue, SILEX offers the strongest security capabilities in the industry, including 802.1x authentication, datastream encryption, access control lists, and WPA/WPA-2 wireless networking security.
• Low-end inkjet/MFP/AIO printers. The advantages of network printing are now becoming apparent to small businesses and home users, who also need to share a printer among multiple users. The problem is that most of the low-end inkjets, multifunction peripherals, and all-in-one printers were not designed to be networkable. As a result, SILEX developed our USB device servers with their special SX-Virtual Link USB networking technology that enables network printing on these types of devices.
• Specialty printers. Many barcode and other types of specialty printers have special interfacing requirements that can be solved with products like SILEX's SX-500 and SX-550.

Reliability and Service Best in the Business
Allfax Specialties, Inc. of St. Rose, Louisiana is one of America's fastest growing digital document imaging companies offering a full line of copiers, network printers, scanners, and document management software. Allfax needed print servers that could provide long-term trouble free service, and profitably provide value-add for its customers. Allfax provides SILEX H-260U hp EIO internal and the 3100 external parallel print servers with all of its printer installations. Allfax is able to focus on its core business of selling, installing, and servicing the best technology available for its customers. Using SILEX print servers allows them to profitably add trouble free value-add to its service offerings.

Speed Lab Results to Doctors with Remote Reporting
Healthline Clinical Laboratories, Inc. of  Burbank, California needed to increase the turn around time of test results for doctors, they looked to SILEX to help in creating an online reporting system that automatically pushes pending and final lab results directly to printers in doctors offices. SILEX TECHNOLOGY provided its along with research and development resources to create Remote Reporting. With Remote Reporting, Healthline is able to help physicians provide patient care in a speedy and secure way by automating lab results. Using SILEX print servers allows Healthline to provide physicians with near real-time lab results and can provide this to other labs across the country.

The Top-10 Benefits of USB Device Connectivity
10 Applications of USB Device Networking to Improve Personal and Business Operations

This white paper examines USB (Universal Serial Bus) device connectivity and explores the "Top-10" benefits of device interoperability and networkability. During this discussion, the following items will be addressed:

• The "Top 10" applications of USB device connectivity.
• The best utilization of USB devices for the benefit of many people in small to large offices and workgroups.
• The key benefits of USB device connectivity that businesses can capitalize on.
• How Silex Technology America is advancing USB device connectivity technology.