September 6, 2012
New features: With the majority of new installs now being on 64-bit hardware, the 64-bit optimized option is now built into the Windows installer. Previously an optional 64-bit add-on pack needed to be applied post-install. The Windows installer now auto detects the operating system architecture and installs the relevant version where appropriate. Apple Mac OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) is fully supported. In particular the installer has been enhanced to take advantage of the new security features available in the release of OS X. Three new pre-written printer scripting recipes have been added to the cookbook: Implement color print quotas […]
July 5, 2012
New features: As well as zero-install client PaperCut now supports an MSI installer to manage large deployments of client software for customers who use Active Directory group policy. Printing for iOS has been enhanced to improve the experience for users on the iPhone interface. Screens have been redesigned for smaller devices and now support swipe navigation. Printer error detection on the Mac, Novell and Linux has been substantially improved. Now printer errors are pro-actively detected as they are on the Windows platform. Errors are detected as they occur rather than when a job enters the queue. To help support a […]
May 13, 2012
New features: The new executive summary report added in 12.0 now includes charts that show the number of pages each day and jobs by time of day. New printing notifications available for notifying before a job times out in a hold/release queue, and when a job has timed out in a hold/release queue. Administrators may now add custom (external) links to the navigation menu in the user web interface. Enhancements: The uninstall wizard now displays a reminder to take a copy of any database backups if they are still required. Printer notification messages may now include just the printer’s server […]
May 10, 2012
New features: Added a new capability to printer scripting to create more complex user prompts containing multiple input form elements. Some of the input recipes have been extended to leverage this functionality, and it is possible to write your own recipes. Ideas include prompting users for multiple actions (including check boxes, radio boxes) and a reason on a single popup screen. Added information to the Dashboard to display important information about the organizations license. It displays when the user license limit has exceeded or when the premium support is about to expire. User login sessions to the admin and user […]