Print Manager Plus 5.5 Cluster Version Released for Microsoft Cluster Server Opening the Door for Any Organization of Any Size to Cut Printing Costs by up to 75%


LONDON & CLEARWATER, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 23, 2004-- Software Shelf® corporation today announced the release of Print Manager Plus® version 5.5 for Microsoft® clustering technology for all Microsoft operating systems. This opens the door for every organization in the world that uses Microsoft servers in a clustered environment to reduce the cost of its printing by up to 75%.

The primary reasons organizations make use of clustering technology are to provide application availability, data integrity and to reduce costs associated with downtime. Clustered servers keep an organization going with no downtime to end users even if a system or server crashes. The technology is used in many mission critical enterprises from government to banks to any that invest heavily on its IT enterprise and choose clustering technology.

Print Manager Plus is the only Microsoft verified and certified print management, reporting and quota technology in the industry.

"The high cost of printing often goes unnoticed by many businesses and institutions," stated Danny Byrnes, Print Manager Plus product manager. Industry research reports the cost of printing as equivalent to 40% of a company's labor costs. "By using an easily managed enterprise solution for any number of printers, IT managers can take full control and significantly reduce these costs with minimal time or effort. Through its nearly instant deployment, ease of use, minimal administration and support of all brands of printers and plotters, Print Manager Plus puts complete control of the cost and administration of printing back into the hands of management," said Mr. Byrnes.

Print Manager Plus not only provides reports and allows quotas to be set on users, it allows one to bill clients for printing done for them, it enables consultants to assess customer networks to determine what printers or configurations will optimize their printer fleet, and other features which all add up to significantly reducing the cost of printing.

Over 10,000 customers use it including Microsoft (who offer it to the Public Sector in Europe, Middle East, and Africa), Hewlett-Packard, Dell (who offer it as part of their standard server software), Oxford University, Siemens, CNN, NASA, the Red Cross, along with schools, universities and companies in nearly every country.

Tech support is provided by Software Shelf in 12 European languages during European and American business hours. Print Manager Plus comes in English or German.