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Technology for business
From powerful printing, copying and communications solutions through to mobile computing, LCD monitors and beyond, there can be few businesses that haven’t already benefited from Sharp’s technological innovation. Whether it’s a hidden component, a brighter, clearer display or a complete Sharp Solution, our technology is helping organisations of all sizes to meet their goals of profit and growth.

• Digital multifunction copier and printers
• Video and data projectors
• Electronic point of sale
• Electronic cash registers
• Document and security solutions
• Plain paper fax machines
• Digital Viewcam
• Personal information tools
• Mobile phones
• LCD monitors
• Notebooks

World-class document solutions
Touching every area of business around the world, Sharp’s extensive range of powerful copier/printers integrate seamlessly with digital networks, providing the ultimate in document solutions. Our range includes a wide selection of products, from space-saving personal printers and copiers, black & white and colour, through to high speed, high volume, digital multifunction systems designed to be at the heart of a modern office. And because we develop the toner at the same time as the hardware, you’re guaranteed of optimum quality from the first page to the very last.

Enabling efficiency in the workplace
Dependable, high performance hardware and advanced toner technology is not our only area of expertise. Our powerful printer and document management software brings you faster, more efficient working practices and makes everyone in the workplace more productive. Remote printer monitoring software lets you check the status of the printer before sending a job, our printer administration software makes life easier for your network administrator and our popular Sharpdesk TM software puts you back in control of your document management strategy.

Document Workflow solutions
At Sharp, we know that efficiency and productivity are just as important as performance and quality. That’s why we’ve developed an entire suite of solutions that keeps you ahead of the game by letting you master every aspect of your document production strategy without losing control of the costs.

• Archiving and retrieval made easy
  SharpFind frees the office from the efforts and overheads associated with maintaining paper archives.

• Document management you can depend on
  Sharpdesk gives your employees a powerful scanned image and electronic file management system for filing, sorting, browsing, searching and sharing more than 200 different file types.

• Keeping track of costs
  Printlog Accounting Server makes it easy to manage the cost of printing and copying, with up to 72 predefined reports for tracking printer and copier usage at varying levels of detail according to the department, workgroup or even individual user. Sharp Cost Analysis delivers accurate information about the true cost of your document production, encompassing copier, fax and network printing, paper and toner usage, and even cost of ownership, operation and maintenance.

Security you can trust
Our range of digital copiers, printers and multifunction machines have a number of options to protect your data and documents from unauthorised access. These include a sophisticated firewall to eliminate hacking attempts, powerful encryption algorithms, secure overwriting of stored data and a utility that prevents the output of a document until an authorised operator is present at the machine.

• Data Security Kit
  The Data Security Kit protects confidentiality by allowing documents to be securely printed, scanned, copied or faxed with no risk of unauthorised access. This utility is the world's first Common Criteria validated printer and copier solution.

• Secure Document Release
  The Secure Document Release software holds sensitive documents in a secure print queue until an authorised employee is present at the machine which is to produce the document.

• Secure Network Interface Card
  Sharp’s Secure Network Interface Card removes the risk of hackers connecting remotely to our digital printers and copiers without sacrificing your network administrator’s ability to configure them across the network.

Keeping you in control
It doesn’t matter how fast your printer or copier is if no one can use it. That’s why you’ll be pleased to know that Sharp has developed a number of advanced printer monitoring and administration utilities to keep uptime - and, therefore, your return on investment – to a maximum.

• Advanced email alert
  This handy feature minimises downtime by sending an email alert to the administrator when human intervention is needed to replenish consumables or to clear a jam.

• Powerful Printer Administration Utility
  The Printer Administration Utility allows administrators to keep a constant check on every Sharp printer or copier that’s connected to the network. It is complemented by Sharp Monitor, a desktop-based user utility that saves time by allowing the originator of a job to check the status of the printer before sending it.