This latest release, uniFLOW Online 2023.1, extends printing options for Zero Trust environments. Mobile release and direct printing have been added, catering for all possible Zero Trust implementation scenarios. By integrating with WebPageMarketing (WPM) a new payment provider is available for reloading student accounts.

After being successful in 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 uniFLOW Online impressed again in this year's Buyers Lab (BLI) Pick Awards from Keypoint Intelligence, winning a 2023 Pick Award as an Outstanding Cloud Output Management Platform – for the fifth year in a row.

This latest release, uniFLOW Online 2022.3, focuses on simplifying filing and indexing scanned documents which contain barcodes. It also incorporates the latest developments in Microsoft SharePoint Online so supports SharePoint's managed metadata fields.

With Therefore Online, organizations can capture all the benefits of information management. Therefore Online enables business documents to be indexed and information shared with colleagues, associates, and customers. Combined with the powerful scan feature set of uniFLOW Online, organizations can also benefit from powerful scan processing features, smart batch scanning capabilities and metadata management.

uniFLOW Online's latest release improves its secure printing capabilities for users working in various locations. To make the right devices available to the user, uniFLOW Online could already automatically detect from which location a user was printing. This release provides additional failover mechanisms to determine the correct place, improving the system's robustness. On top, the accounting capabilities of uniFLOW Online have been extended with an automatic export of accounting data to various cloud storage systems. 

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uniFLOW Online’s latest release delivers the next level of user sign-on by offering passwordless user accounts. This new approach for user accounts follows prominent industry leaders. The latest release also provides custom metadata entries for scanning into local network folders. This feature enhances the uniFLOW Online scanning capabilities; it enables the storage of scan jobs in a local document management system (DMS) including all the metadata required by the scan destination.

After being successful in 2019, 2020 and 2021, uniFLOW Online impressed again in this year's Buyers Lab (BLI) Pick Awards from Keypoint Intelligence, winning a 2022 Pick for Outstanding Cloud Output Management Solution—for the fourth year in a row.

uniFLOW Online’s latest release delivers central user management via the Microsoft Azure Active Directory platform. At the same time, new unrivaled scan workflows are made available, which are relevant to organizations looking for easy processes to scan into local systems.

The latest release takes the first step to creating a brand new experience for end-users using the Canon imageRUNNER ADVANCE DX devices connected to uniFLOW Online. The new look and feel is designed to optimize the user experience with user accessibility in mind. The release is also increasing office productivity by making scan to and print from Microsoft Teams® available to users. In addition it is possible for students in educational establishments to top-up or recharge their accounts through PayPal. Furthermore, uniFLOW Online’s multi-vendor capabilities are extended, making it possible to securely release print jobs on devices of any make or model by simply using the uniFLOW Online mobile app.

We are proud to reach the fifth anniversary of uniFLOW Online, one of the world’s first 100% cloud-based print and scan management platforms. Since launching in 2016, the service has been enriched with a multitude of features to provide today a comprehensive solution for the evolving needs of our customers. Continuous development has made it the preferred cloud print and scan management solution for thousands of customers world wide with already more than 35.000 devices connected.

uniFLOW Online 2021.1 allows users to scan to email using Exchange® Online; scanned jobs are saved in a user's personal 'Sent' folder. Touchless device operation is essential in these times because it is necessary to reduce contact with surfaces to a minimum as well as support an ever-increasing mobile workforce. Further enhancements focus on 'My Filing Assist', extended scan capabilities and new options to increase data security. 

Canon U.S.A. Inc. is proud to announce that the company received two ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards from American Security Today in 2020. Print via the cloud with uniFLOW Online, combined with Canon’s imageRUNNER ADVANCE DX Series, was awarded the Silver ‘ASTORS’ Award for Best Access Control & Authentication System. “In a time where it is imperative for organizations to stay connected and efficient while using security features, we are proud to offer our customers exclusive solutions (…), to help them evolve along their digital transformation journeys” said Shinichi Yoshida, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Canon U.S.A., Inc..

Buyers Laboratory Inc. (BLI), a division of Keypoint Intelligence, has awarded uniFLOW Online as an “Outstanding Cloud Output Management Solution.” They recognize features such as secure printing, cost tracking, mobile printing, and advanced scanning that help organizations and their employees work efficiently, stay connected and maintain access to critical business information, regardless of location.

With uniFLOW Online 2020.3 the capabilities of the world’s best cloud print and scan platform have been greatly extended. The new uniFLOW Online Print & Scan app increases the mobile print experience for Apple® and Android™ devices. Several new job submission pathways are also available including support for Mac™ users, Chromebook™ support and users of Microsoft™ Universal Print (early access).

In addition, libraries and schools can now charge students for their print and copy activities thanks to the new budgeting feature. Productivity in the office environment is improved with print and scan delegation which can also be carried out by users working from home.

uniFLOW Online, the world’s most advanced cloud-based print and scan management application, is hosted in Microsoft Azure™ data centers. These data centers are distributed across the globe, granting compliance and data sovereignty for the respective region. Soon uniFLOW Online will also be hosted in a UK based data center, ensuring that UK customer data will be stored within the UK and not leave the country. This data center will complement the other established data centers for uniFLOW Online to be found in Europe (Amsterdam), the US, Singapore, Australia, Japan and China. It will be officially available for customers to onboard from 01 October.

uniFLOW Online already offers multiple ways for users to submit their jobs depending on their operating system and network configuration. Universal Print, developed by Microsoft®, provides a simple yet efficient method to securely submit a print job. Its native integration ensures effortless configuration for administrators; users do not need extra training to use it either. Universal Print will be supported with the next uniFLOW Online deployment update (October 2020) and is available now for beta customers.

Easy accessibility and the convenience to store and retrieve documents are among the main reasons for organizations to go digital. Canon imageRUNNER ADVANCE DX devices provide outstanding scanning hardware, paving the way to accelerate a business’s digital transition. The devices include a high-speed scanner with a pace of 270 pages per minute, a silent document feeder and the ability to scan irregular size and mixed-size paper. The new release of uniFLOW Online 2020.2 adds powerful document scanning capabilities to these outstanding devices. It channels the hardware’s strengths into maximum productivity. Essential digitization of documents should not be a manual process anymore; the introduction of the uniFLOW Online Scan Center brings automation.

Nowadays more people than ever work from home. This trend has been massively driven by the current global Coronavirus as businesses must now insist employees work from home. Technical pre-requisites such as a laptop and a stable internet connection are often already in place; where technical supply is missing these can be quickly rectified. The current situation is likely to result in a permanent change of our working culture and lead to an increase in home working. With uniFLOW Online, printing and scanning documents efficiently from home can be seamlessly added to the existing office print and scan infrastructure.

The world is fighting the global battle against COVID-19, enforcing measures to break the chain of infection. Collective global actions adopted by organizations, businesses as well as individuals aim to “flatten the curve”. As part of our social responsibility, and in line with the recommendations of the World Health Organization (WHO) and local authorities, NT-ware has adapted business operations to enable all employees to work securely from home.

At the same time, we have taken every measure necessary to ensure business and service continuity and security for uniFLOW, uniFLOW Online, NT-ware COSMOS and all supporting departments.

Alongside uniFLOW 2020 LTS and uniFLOW Online 2020.1, a new card reader is introduced to complement the range of solutions for user identification and access control with the software. The MiCard MultiTech4 BLE card reader includes Bluetooth® Low Energy technology so users can authenticate at a device by using their smartphone.

Microsoft® has just announced a private preview of a new Microsoft® 365 cloud-based print infrastructure which removes the need for local print servers. Microsoft Universal Print is aimed at commercial and educational clients who are moving to the cloud with Microsoft 365 and need a printing process that is simple to use in order to reduce the IT workload.

Different users with different requirements. Some users need to print directly with immediate job release, others need secure printing. In addition, satellite offices often require greater flexibility to store print jobs in the cloud until they are securely released at a device. uniFLOW Online 2020.1 provides the solution; highly flexible and easy to configure.

Scanning becomes even more powerful by adding the new scan destination Therefore™ Online and ensuring users can find target scan folders faster. Additional supported identity management services centralize management of user access.

In order to reduce costs, businesses remove single desk printers in favor of more cost-effective shared devices. Without pull print functionalities however, this means that documents could accidentally fall into the wrong hands or even be intercepted maliciously. Today, businesses must be more security conscious particularly in light of regulations such as GDPR which can allow fines to be levied against those who do not react. Now is the time to secure the print environment with a solution that will support a flexible workforce and boost productivity.

On November 22nd Google have announced that they will discontinue support for Google Cloud Print™ as of 1st January, 2021. Rather than relying on plug-ins, apps or extensions that need to be installed on each Chromebook, NT-ware have been working directly with Google for the past few months to ensure that both, uniFLOW and uniFLOW Online, will work with the native print functions of ChromeOS.

uniFLOW Online is continuously improved to ensure the highest level of customer satisfaction. Since its last update, additional features have been added which are important to our customers so we at NT-ware decided for an deployment update outside of the regular release period. Equally important for us was the implementation of some minor bugs fixes to ensure our software meets the highest quality requirements.

Today NT-ware Systemprogrammierungs-GmbH announces the recent transition of the COSMOS business from Canon Europe to NT-ware Enterprise Solutions GmbH in Stuttgart, which is a 100% subsidiary of NT-ware. The official acquisition date is August 1, 2019. NT-ware, developers of the leading print and scan management applications uniFLOW and uniFLOW Online, aim to strengthen its already powerful software portfolio into the enterprise space, and benefit from the high knowledge and skill set of the COSMOS employees.

Located in the center of Bad Laer in Lower Saxony, Hotel Storck is an ideal point from which to explore the Teutoburger Forest, one of the most attractive recreational areas in the region. The hotel has been owned by the Storck family since 1938 and is now managed by the third generation.

With its advanced scanning capabilities, uniFLOW Online already offers a wide range of applications. These have now been extended with the ability to scan password-protected, encrypted PDF documents. The fleet of supported Canon multifunctional print devices has also been extended. Managing high numbers of users is easier to handle through automated user management. In addition, the uniFLOW SmartClient communication has been greatly improved and can now be rolled out silently to end-users, making the rollout of uniFLOW Online even more convenient.

Every business has its own unique requirements. An hotel might like to offer printing to its guests. Another may wish to ensure that their external sales force can print in every subsidiary. Maybe freelance employees should be supported through bring-your-own-device policies for printing? The list of requirements are wide ranging.
uniFLOW Online has proven to be the perfect solution in even dynamic work environments. Here are some examples.

In March 2019 we highlighted five reasons why cloud services can beat server security. Today we will discuss three reasons why public clouds can beat private clouds. Before examining the advantages of public clouds, we will review the importance of cloud-computing and differences between public and private cloud.

Up till some years ago, scanning has only been used to digitalize and archive paper. Today scanning has become increasingly important as business requirements have evolved. Barcodes need to be recognized, image processing optimizes scan results and scanned files need to be stored to different cloud services. Easy access and distribution of digitalized documents, less paper waste for a greener planet as well as increased data security are just a few examples which confirm the importance of scanning documents.

Optical Character Recognition (OCR) has also an importance for companies wanting to improve efficiency in their business processes. The great benefit of OCR is that scanned documents are converted into editable and searchable data.

By integrating optimized and improved scanning processes into daily working practices, cloud-based scanning solutions such as uniFLOW Online can enhance the users’ workflows thanks to a range simplified scanning processes. .

Make it simple – uniFLOW Online provides a secure print and scan environment ensuring that a company of any size can profit from its use. Key operations, such as tenant creation and user management, can now be performed directly on the screens of third generation Canon imageRUNNER ADVANCE devices. The uniFLOW SmartClient installation and registration process has been significantly improved, making the installation for end-users simpler. In addition, Direct Secure Print offers the ‘My Print Anywhere’ functionality without client-software using just a device’s native printer driver. The new Function Level Login enhances access behavior with the ability to restrict access to specific function categories as they will require users to login whilst others can be accessed without login.

There is nothing more valuable to a company than its data and the smooth running of its day-to-day business. Reliable servers are therefore critical to a company's success but investing in an on-site solution is costly. When choosing local servers, business owners often do not consider all the expenses this will incur; the focus is on the initial hardware costs which are just the tip of the iceberg. It is much more interesting to take a look at what is beneath the surface i.e. the hidden costs which include operating costs, maintenance and energy consumption. Operating costs are directly related to a company's business processes and buyers know these costs will be incurred although not always to what extent. Unforeseen expenses also invariably add to the original purchase price thus significantly increasing the total cost of ownership.

This article highlights all server related costs, whether obvious, operational or hidden, that should be considered when purchasing a server.

Nowadays cyber-attacks and security breaches are widely publicized by the media and secure storage of data has become of paramount importance for businesses. Over the last year, the average size per data breach has increased by 2.2%. Governments are reacting to these threats by publishing regulations - such as the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - in order to compel businesses to keep customers’ data secure and safe.

uniFLOW Online 2019.1 introduces print from cloud enabling users to print directly from connected third-party cloud services. The new scan template library provides easy installation of scan profiles. Administration is enhanced thanks to central department ID management and an improved onboarding of Canon imageRUNNER and i-SENSYS/ imageCLASS devices. In addition uniFLOW Online’s user interface has been redesigned.

uniFLOW Online is expanding its reach to suit organizations of all sizes. The usability is greatly improved through changes in the user interface and supported by personalized tenant and device update notifications. It also comes with improved resilience in case of network failure, and additional scan destinations and scan output features.

uniFLOW Online 2018.1 further enhances the scanning functionality, incorporates a brand-new device-based connection to uniFLOW Online and comes along with increased security features and a simplified tenant setup and configuration.

This latest addition to uniFLOW Online enhances the scanning functionality and incorporates a brand new, easy to use setup tool for the onboarding of Canon imageRUNNER ADVANCE devices and comes along with the official launch of uniFLOW Online Express.

NT-ware announces today the release of uniFLOW Online Express, a secure cloud-based authentication, scanning and accounting solution. uniFLOW Online Express is launched as part of Canon’s award-winning second edition portfolio of 3rd Generation imageRUNNER ADVANCE devices – combining the latest hardware and software technology.

uniFLOW Online 2017.4 Update

This latest addition to uniFLOW Online now includes scanning functionalities and the option to create locations. As well as the major features available, different user roles can now be configured.

uniFLOW Online 2017.3 Update

This update further enhances the configuration process and incorporates simpler measures in terms of setup, configuration and tenant management as well as a new widget for mobile printing.

uniFLOW Online 2017.2 Update

This latest addition to uniFLOW Online significantly simplifies the setup and configuration and includes various usability improvements. On top it adds additional device support.

uniFLOW Online 2017.1 Update

Today NT-ware announces its latest release of uniFLOW Online. This addition to the secure cloud printing solution adds support for the uniFLOW Release Station and enhanced mobile printing.

Lier Fibernett – Norway

As demand grows for better internet and telecommunication services, Lier Fibernett provides faster and more reliable cable, TV, and fibre-broadband services under the brand name Altibox in Norway. Providing quality services to approximately 7.000 customers Lier Fibernett has a strong foothold in south-east Norway and business continues to grow rapidly. When the company separated from a larger group early in 2016, it changed its focus to key activities such as sales, planning & construction, customer service and administration.