Canon Canada Launches New Cloud Portal for imageRUNNER Advance Software
CANON CANADA LAUNCHES NEW CLOUD PORTAL FOR imageRUNNER ADVANCE SOFTWARE
Free Software Enables Direct Access to Google Docs™ And Microsoft® SharePoint® Online Cloud Services
MISSISSAUGA, ON, March 9, 2011 – Canon Canada Inc., a leader in digital imaging, today announced the availability of its Cloud Portal software for imageRUNNER ADVANCE software enabling a broad range of Canon imageRUNNER ADVANCE office systems to access Google Docs and Microsoft SharePoint Online cloud-based services directly from the MFP panel. Using its MEAP technology, Cloud Portal for imageRUNNER ADVANCE software is available as a free application that allows users to scan and store paper-based documents directly to the cloud, as well as to print documents stored in the cloud to imageRUNNER ADVANCE office systems.
The Cloud Portal for imageRUNNER ADVANCE software is a server-less, driver-less application that requires no additional hardware to enable direct connection to the cloud via the MEAP application. By facilitating direct integration with leading cloud services, the new application increases end-user flexibility and helps to increase productivity by allowing users to access cloud-stored data from a PC, tablet device or smart phone, and print or share the data with multiple users across locations. To print from the cloud, the Canon Direct Print Kit or the PS Printer Kit needs to be installed on the imageRUNNER office system.*
“Addressing the rising demand for round-the-clock access to critical work product by mobile workers, Canon Canada is pleased to launch the Cloud Portal for imageRUNNER ADVANCE software,” said Ian Macfarlane, Senior Vice President of Sales & Service Operations at Canon Canada Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Canon U.S.A., Inc. “As cloud technology matures, the innovative hardware and carefully engineered software applications of the imageRUNNER ADVANCE office systems product line make them ideal products for cloud applications.”
The Cloud Portal software for imageRUNNER ADVANCE is now available to imageRUNNER ADVANCE office systems users via the imageRUNNER ADVANCE Content Delivery System.
Offering easy-to-implement deployment and integration with imageRUNNER ADVANCE office systems, Canon’s cloud portal software facilitates the establishment of secure print delivery and self-service print and scan architectures. Support for two of the most popular cloud service portals in the industry, enables Canon cloud software users to utilize an easy method for mobile workers to share documents and retrieve output across various locations.
Utilizing Canon’s advanced imageCHIP system architecture, the revolutionary imageRUNNER ADVANCE office systems line of colour and black-and-white multifunction devices delivers extraordinary output quality and performance across a wide range of office and light production environments. Featuring an array of device management solutions including imageWARE Enterprise Management Console and uniFLOW® v5, the imageRUNNER ADVANCE office systems line offers end-users significant flexibility, while high-yield toners help reduce total cost of ownership, further enhancing device performance.
Canon’s imageRUNNER ADVANCE office systems models are available for customer delivery through Authorized Canon Canada Dealers and Canon Business Solutions Division.
Headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario, the company employs 1,200 people at its offices nation-wide, servicing the Canadian market from coast to coast. Innovation and cutting-edge technology have been essential ingredients in Canon's success. Canon's leadership in imaging, optical and document management technology and solutions is based in large part on the thousands of patents the company has secured throughout its history. Canon Inc. is among the top four US patent recipients.
The company’s comprehensive product line includes networked multifunction devices; digital copiers (colour and black and white); printers, scanners, image filing systems and facsimile machines; calculators, digital camcorders, digital and analogue cameras and lenses; semiconductor, broadcast and other specialized industrial products.
Canon supports programs that help preserve and protect the environment. The company instituted the Clean Earth Campaign in 1990, which assists various environmental and recycling initiatives. The Campaign has also supported leading environmental organizations, such as World Wildlife Fund - Canada and the Canon Envirothon.
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