Mobile Devices and Printers: A Compatible Couple

MOBILE DEVICES + PRINTERS A Compatible Couple Printing has been an essential part of business and will continue to be as mobile devices become a more integral part of the workday. A BRIEF HISTORY OF PRINTING THE RISE OF MOBILE DEVICES MID-15TH CENTURY Johannes Gutenberg revolutionizes the printing industry with his invention of a movable type printing press 1984 Motorola introduces the worlďs first portable cellular phone to the public 1969 The first laser printer is invented by combining a laser, xerography and a Research Character Generator 1995 The Simon Personal Communicator is the first smartphone and features the first touchscreen 1990s The first digital color printers are launched, providing personalized, high-quality printing efi TODAY fiery 70% 1991 EFITM launched the first Fiery® controller, which allows color copiers to be used as digital color printers of U.S. businesses now allow employees to use their mobile devices for work THE NEED TO PRINT WILL CONTINUE, AND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MOBILE DEVICES AND PRINTERS WILL GROW EVER CLOSER. WE WANT TO PRINT! 42% of mobile knowledge workers currently print or want to print from their mobile devices According to TechNavio, printing is the most requested feature for mobile devices Things that are driving demand for mobile printing: Convenience is a primary value of mobile printing, giving users the ability to print any time, anywhere TRAVEL ACCESS TO COLOR CORPORATE PRINTING REQUIREMENTS Half of the business community says printing is essential. Are you supporting a meaningful relationship between mobile devices and printers? BY 2015 The mobile printing market will be worth nearly $1 BILLION 50% More than 50% of companies report that printing is vital to their business of mobile device business users will be printing from mobile devices in the office environment Mobile printing solutions ensure that printing needs and mobile devices connect VISIT EFI.COM/PRINTMEMOBILE TO FIND OUT HOW EFI CAN HELP YOU WED MOBILE DEVICES WITH PRINTERS TO MEET YOUR BUSINESS NEEDS. efi SOURCES: http://www.princeton.edu/-achaney/tmve/wiki100k/docs/Movable_type.html http://books.google.com/books?id=JTYPKxug49IC&pg=PA152&dq=starkweather+laser-printertas_brr =0&ei=DpHkRsKzPJfopQKTnazMDA&sig=nuw5tTFds6HmRQQmYFwunH8t6BU#v=onepage&q=stark weather%20laser-printer&f=false http://www.printed.com/history-of-digital-print http://w3.efi.com/about-efi/company-history/1991 http://www.motorola.com/us/Corporate-Motorola-History-Timely-Achievement.html http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-06-29/before-iphone-and-android-came-simon-the-first- smartphone http://www.smallbiztechnology.com/archive/2013/03/more-than-just-copies-how-the-printer-is-stayin g-relevent.htm/ http://www.infotrends.com/public/Content/Press/2011/01.20.2011a.html http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerld=prUS23934513 http://www.technavio.com/news/the-mobile-printing-opportunity http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerld=prUS23672412 http://finchannel.com/Main_News/Business/128285_Worldwide_Page_Volume_Continued_Slow_D 6750 Dumbarton Circle Fremont, CA 94555 650-357-3500 www.efi.com © 2014 Electronics For Imaging DEVELOPED BY N NOWSOURCING ecline_in_2012,_According_to_IDC/