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Linux print server enhances library printing

By Heidi Wessman Kneale on November 07, 2008 (7:00:00 PM)

My employer, Warnbro Community Library in Western Australia, had a problem with wasted paper from printing. Library patrons often sent unnecessary print jobs to the printers, then refused to pay for them, leaving reams of unclaimed paper. The library needed a print queue to enable library staff to control patrons' print jobs. It needed to be easy to set up and maintain and cost nothing. We found the answer in using Linux as a print server.

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Multifunction copiers in a Linux network

By Keith Winston on March 13, 2008 (7:00:00 PM)

In many organizations, copiers get little respect. Often relegated to a break room or storage closet, they are underutilized and underappreciated, and get no attention from the IT department. Yet, multifunction copiers can play a critical role in reducing operating costs and become a hub for document processing.

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Expanded Linux printer support is goal of new driver development kit

By Shirl Kennedy on June 19, 2007 (10:27:06 PM)

The Linux Standard Base Driver Development Kit (LSB DDK), released last week by the Linux Foundation, aims to allow printer manufacturers to support virtually all Linux distributions via a single driver package.

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