Posted By:	Print Audit		Contact:	Angela Onstine
Phone:	403-685-4932		Email:	pr@printaudit.com

Validation brings the power of Print Audit 6 to Sharp OSA enabled multifunction peripherals

CALGARY, ALBERTA July 1, 2009 – Print Audit and Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America (SIICA), a division of Sharp Electronics Corporation, announce that the newest version of Print Audit’s popular print management solution, Print Audit 6, has been validated for use with Sharp OSA-enabled multifunction peripherals (MFPs). The validation, achieved through Sharp’s Partner Program offers customers seamlessly integrated print hardware and software.

“I am thrilled to announce the availability of Print Audit 6 Embedded for Sharp OSA-enabled MFPs,” said John MacInnes, President and CEO of Print Audit. “Print Audit 6’s powerful new Rules and Recovery features combined with Sharp OSA technology gives companies a virtually unlimited number of cost and environment saving possibilities. I have no doubt that these new capabilities will make our membership in the partner program an even greater success.”

Seamlessly integrated with Print Audit 6, Print Audit 6 Embedded is a comprehensive print management solution that allows organizations to analyze, reduce and recover costs related to walk-up copying, scanning, and faxing. Sharp OSA technology extends MFP applications to numerous vertical business categories and helps businesses to improve productivity, reduce operational costs and target specific business needs.

“Print Audit 6 Embedded truly shows the full flexibility, power and potential of Sharp OSA technology,” said Tom Davis, Vice President Marketing Applications Development, SIICA. “Working in tandem, our MFPs and Print Audit’s print management solution create an efficient workplace while saving customers money.”

Print Audit 6 Embedded includes a wide range of new features and improvements, including innovative new Rules features. Print Audit Rules give customers the power to create customizable printing, scanning, and faxing policies that limit jobs based on the user, total pages, black & white pages, color pages or job cost. If a limit is reached, organizations can display a custom message to the user and either cancel the job, have the user re-send the job to a different device or simply warn them about their behaviour.

Print Audit 6 Embedded is validated on the following Sharp OSA-enabled MFP’s:
MX-2300N/2700N
MX-3500N/3501N/4501N
MX-5500N/6200N/7000N
MX-6201N/7001N
MX-M350N/M450N
MX-M550N/M620N/M700N
MX-M850N/900N/1100N
AR-M355N/M455N
AR-M550N/M620N/M700N
MX-2600N/MX-3100N
MX-C311/MX-C401
DX-C311/DX-C401
MX-4100N / MX-4101N / MX-5001N
MX-M363 / MX-M453 / MX-M503

For more information on Print Audit 6 Embedded, visit www.printaudit.com.
For more information on the Sharp Partner Program, visit www.sharp-partners.com.

About Print Audit:

Established in 1999 and headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Print Audit is the fastest growing print management company in the world. By providing businesses with innovative and practical print management software solutions, the company has helped customers recapture over $79 million in printing and photocopying expenses while saving an estimated 90,000 trees a year. Print Audit has offices located in the United Kingdom, South Africa, Australia, Brazil, Canada and the United States.

About Sharp Electronics Corporation:

Sharp Electronics Corporation is the U.S. subsidiary of Japan's Sharp Corporation, a worldwide developer of one-of-a-kind home entertainment products, appliances, networked multifunctional office solutions, solar energy solutions and mobile communication and information tools. Leading brands include AQUOS® Liquid Crystal Televisions, 1-Bit™ digital audio products, SharpVision® projection products, Notevision® multimedia projectors, Insight® Microwave Drawer® appliances, SuperSteam™ ovens, Plasmacluster® air purifiers and the OnEnergy™ solar system. For more information visit Sharp Electronics Corporation at www.sharpusa.com

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