Pay-per-print Quotation Tool
- Reduces printing costs with a single multi-currency and multi-language application
- Tracks and optimizes use of consumables by recommending the optimum finance models for printing large volumes of data
OCC developed a "Pay-per-print" Quotation Tool for the Samsung Electonics (UK) Ltd, the UK arm of the global electronics company. The company asked OCC to develop this tool because of our wealth of experience in database design and the development of multilingual software solutions. We had already developed a multi-functional web portal for the largest healthcare employer in Europe (NICE) and multilingual image manipulation software to handle images on a vast scale for a multinational company (Canon).
Features of the Quotation Tool developed by OCC:
- allows for simple deployment and makes use of open standards
- creating quotations for leasing a printer with, say, different types of toner cartridge and choice of replacement units
- existing quotations can be modified easily by editing
- £ and € currencies supported
- secure login and system administration
- audit trail to track modifications to records (entries)
- user preferences in language, currency and password maintenance
The Quotation Tool enables resellers to provide instant quotations in a web page tailored to the customers' requirements. The Tool is designed with multilingual capabilities to support the enterprise throughout Europe and the World.
The company's need for a Quotation Tool arose due to the trend in the corporate laser printer market of leasing the hardware and the "Pay-per-print" model with companies paying a set price for a printed page. A service provider, such as a printer reseller, replenishes consumables and gives hardware support for the printers.
