Pcounter
is a comprehensive network-oriented printer accounting and
management software suite. Unlike some products which require
repetitive and cumbersome software installation on each
workstation, Pcounter is essentially a server-based application
which allows network administrators to manage printing centrally.
In addition, products which are workstation-based cannot reliably
track print jobs which have been submitted from workstations to
network print queues.
Pcounter
will track print jobs from any platform, (PC, Macintosh, Unix)
which can print to a Novell and NT print queue.
Pcounter
integrates everything: accounting, load balancing, and queue
management into a single cross-platform interface which works
with both Microsoft Windows NT and Novell NetWare networks at the
same time.
FEATURES
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Counts Pages printed on any PostScript or PCL printer. This
covers most lasers, inkjets and multi-function devices on the
market today. Support for Epson and HP/GL plotters is also
planned for the near future.
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Enforces printing account balances/quotas for users.
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Keeps a log file of all print activity – for printers
hosted on multiple servers. The log can be kept in one central
location for easy access. The log file includes user name,
document name, printer/queue name, date, time, client station,
client code, sub-code, paper size, features, byte size, page
count, cost and account balance.
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Windows users may have a popup window for billing print jobs
to clients/job numbers.
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The cost for each page is determined by the paper size used in
the print job, allowing variable costs for printers which support
multiple paper sizes. Print jobs requesting an invalid paper size
can be discarded.
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Generates reports on printing activity – by user, group,
printer, queue, paper size or client code. Generates print
histories of users, printers, and client codes. Reports and
histories can be saved as HTML or formatted text.
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Rules based printing for load balancing based on maximum and
minimum byte sizes and/or page counts – print jobs can be
deleted, moved to the end of the queue, or moved to another print
queue.
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All print jobs can be automatically held/paused and global (print
job configuration) settings for queues can be automatically
enforced. Each server has a default template which can be used
globally for all print queues on that server.
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Reject incorrect print job types, such as Postscript on PCL
printers.
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Network broadcast messages can be customized and sent at any
time to keep users informed.
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Customizable banner pages can be used which contain all
information about the print job, including the page count and
account balance.
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Administration can be done from any Windows 95/98/NT
workstation or server on the network, including printer/queue
setup, configuration, properties, permissions and print job
management.
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The Pcounter workstation tools (popup and account balance
information) can be internationalized in French, Spanish,
Portuguese, Italian and German.
