Released on: September 12, 2007, 3:52 pm

Press Release Author: Dan Feeley

Industry: Software

Press Release Summary: Print Manager Plus saves school £12,000 ($24,000) a year by
restricting student printing

Press Release Body: London, England, Palo Alto, California: King's Academy, a school
in Middlesbrough, England, used to have the problem of astronomic printing costs
that were spiralling out of control. But, now that they have implemented the print
management system, Print Manager Plus, from Software Shelf International, they are
reporting savings of around £12,000 ($24,000) a year due to reduced wastage of ink,
paper and printer wear and tear.

The software includes many cost-saving features such as the ability to restrict
students' printing rights by colour, file type and file name. So, for example,
students might be able to print spreadsheet documents but not jpg files. That puts a
stop to unnecessary print outs of David Beckham, sports cars or Paris Hilton
straight away.

But a case that gets across the sheer power of this software to reduce costs is the
story of a student of the school who decided to print 700 copies of the same photo
"as a joke". Thanks to the feature that allows you to see exactly what students have
printed and to hold them accountable for it if necessary - the school was able to
bill his parents for the ink and paper used.

\"Within 2 weeks, Print Manager Plus paid for itself and we've been re-investing the
savings back into our school,\" says Kevin Bowker, a school administrator. \"We're
saving about £12,000 a year, which has allowed us to upgrade our PCs, printers, and
more.\"

Christian Delalez, vice president of the company's European office states, "Print
Manager Plus makes total accounting sense because it allows you to keep track of
who's printing what, where and when. Without it, you have no control and are
completely in the dark! Unfortunately, this is still the case for most schools and
colleges everywhere. There are huge savings to be made here."

More information about Print Manager Plus is available here:
http://www.printmanagerplus.com and a fully functional free evaluation of the
software can be downloaded here:
http://www.softwareshelf.com/files/downloads.asp?ID=23

About Software Shelf: The company was established in 1994 in Silicon Valley by
William Feeley. Its flagship product, Print Manager Plus, is used by thousands of
companies, schools and government offices worldwide, including: Yale University, Los
Angeles Unified School District, Harvard University, Oxford University, Morgan
Stanley, British Library, Bank of England, NATO, Hyatt Hotels and Microsoft. The
company provides tech support (in 13 languages) from its offices in the US and UK
and from its 153 partners and resellers in 62 countries. Print Manager Plus features
include: Print Tracking - it controls and reports printing usage and costs across
networks; and Print Budgeting - it restricts users by dollar (or any currency)
amount, number of pages per job, job size and file type or by restricting printers
by number of pages per job, job size and file type.

Software Shelf and Print Manager Plus are trademarks owned by Software Shelf worldwide.

Source: Enterprisewire® News Service
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USA:
Software Shelf International, Inc.
601 Cleveland Street
Suite# 710
Clearwater, FL 33755
USA
Phone: 800-962-2290
Email: sales@softwareshelf.com
Website: http://www.softwareshelf.com

Europe, Middle East, Africa:
Software Shelf International, Inc.
Vitality House
2 - 3 Imberhorne Way
East Grinstead
West Sussex, RH19 1RL
UK
Phone +44 1342 310950
Email: sales@softwareshelf.co.uk
Website: http://www.softwareshelf.co.uk

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Web Site: http://www.softwareshelf.com

Contact Details: 601 Cleveland Street
Suite# 710
Clearwater, FL 33755
USA
Phone: 800-962-2290
Email: sales@softwareshelf.com