Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. has announced the release of PageScope Enterprise Suite, a solution that brings enterprise-level accounting, user management and authentication to businesses of all sizes. This new suite of solutions allows organizations to authenticate and track users on any bizhub system within a corporation, and provide a custom user interface on all networked multifunctional products (MFPs – print, copy, fax, and scan all in one system) within the Konica Minolta next-generation series.

With its modular design and simple operation, PageScope® Enterprise Suite easily adapts to a variety of networked environments, including integration with Active Directory. Unlike most authentication and accounting systems, this solution does not require additional hardware or software installation on individual machines. The solution consists of three modules – Account Manager, Authentication Manager and MyPanel Manager – all of which work together to enable tracking of all MFP activity on a per-page basis for each user without the need for custom setup or programming. Developed solely by Konica Minolta, PageScope Enterprise Suite improves productivity and compliments standardized accounting practices across an organization.

“With PageScope Enterprise Suite added to Konica Minolta’s award-winning line of bizhub MFPs, our customers will derive even greater value out of their investment in our products by upgrading the systems’ capabilities to include complete reporting and accounting practices,” said Kevin P. Kern, Vice President, Marketing, Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. “This advancement demonstrates the ease and flexibility in upgrading Konica Minolta systems without the difficulty of adding unnecessary enhancements to the existing infrastructure.”

PageScope Account Manager enables per-page user-tracking to determine who did what, at which machine, and identifies when the activity occurred through an entire network of Konica Minolta MFPs to help manage document output, control costs, and allocate expenses accordingly. The Account Manager module permits tracking of total print activity for industry-standard MIB compliant non-Konica Minolta networked printers as well as track print activity for locally attached (USB and parallel) printers and features the ability to protect information by storing data centrally – no counts or user data are stored at the MFP.

Organizations can permit user-authentication directly through the PageScope Authentication Manager, or select from a wide range of server-based authentication methods including network user name and password, optional HID Proximity card reader or the advanced Konica Minolta Biometric Authentication option. The authentication device also begins tracking immediately based on log-in for seamless accounting and user management, and includes automatic email address programming for communication with each user.