[12341] in Public-Access_Computer_Systems_Forum
Re: Printer Metering Software
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Ray Duncan)
Tue Jul 28 20:05:56 1998
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1998 10:24:05 -0500
From: Ray Duncan <rayd@voyager.co.nz>
To: PACS-L@LISTSERV.UH.EDU
Reply-To: Public-Access Computer Systems Forum <PACS-L@LISTSERV.UH.EDU>
----------------------------Original message----------------------------
James,
PHAROS Systems just announced a product called PHAROS FOR LIBRARIES at ALA
Washington DC, recently. It covers print metering as well as a number of
other network services that you may wish to monitor and recover costs from
users such as PC and application use, Internet/email Traffic, CD ROM usage
etc. It even comes with a PC and accessories booking feature.
For more details I suggest that you contact the following person in Houston,
TX - Ian Mitchell Toll free: (888) 864 7768, Fax: (281) 333 3049
Email: sales@pharos.com.
Best of luck
Ray.
At 02:08 PM 7/24/98 -0500, you wrote:
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>We are looking for some software that will meter 8-10 networked laser
>printers in our library Information Commons which has about 100
>computers.
>
>We have an Information Technology Fee that covers free printing in the
>library, currently running about $17,000 per year for paper and ink.
>After a year and a half, we are beginning to think about determining a
>quarterly print allocation that wold cover curriculum based research
>printing (say 300 pages), and charge for anything over that. Many
>students are just printing everything they find as it is "free," and/or
>personal information.
>
>Students have to log on to the computers. I am looking for software
>that would allocate each student per quarter, say 300 pages, and
>thereafter charge per page printing to an account setup for each
>student. The student will then be billed for all printing over the
>allocation.
>
>Anyone aware of software that will do this?
>
>
>James Grossman
>Director of Learning Resource Services
>Green River Community College
>(253) 288-3307
>jgrossma@grcc.ctc.edu
>
>
Ray Duncan
Managing Director
Network Systems Limited
Post: PO Box 33 1203
Takapuna, Auckland
New Zealand
Tel: +64 9 486 5002
Fax: +64 9 486 3050
(Marketing specialists with emphasis on network software applications)
