Drupa press meet: HP unveils PrintOS cloud-based operating system

And, now, HP is looking towards the cloud. The company unveiled HP PrintOS, a cloud-based operating system that reinvents how customers manage print production. The new platform will make its worldwide debut at Drupa 2016.

 

“We are bringing full power of our vast portfolio of digital printing solutions to Drupa 2016, featuring breakthrough innovations,” said Rob Le Bras-Brown, global head of print marketing, HP. “HP is following through on its promise to ‘keep reinventing’ with advancements across application segments that truly enable our customers to reinvent their possibilities.”

 

The PrintOS application includes two apps, Box and Site Flow.

 

Box is a tool to simplify job on boarding through non-automated channels like email and file transfer services. Often, a disproportionate amount of time and effort are invested in handling jobs prior to production. By standardising processes, Box reduces upfront overhead, increasing capacity and improving profitability.

 

Site Flow combines automated order submission, pre-press and shopfloor management capabilities to address the needs of PSPs serving the business-to-business and business-to-business-to-consumer markets. The application allows PSPs to offer attractive costs and higher levels of service to fulfill personalised print orders, including direct shipment to end customers.