Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Printers that Tighten Data Security

Fuji Xerox Malaysia's new ApeosPort-II digital colour multifunction printer (MFP) series offers the option of installing a document-surveillance system to aid in information leak investigation work. With it, the device will save all documents that it copies, prints, faxes or scans, along with user details; and in the event of a data leak, it can provide a trail to the culprit.

Yeoh Swee Im, general manager of marketing and new business, said the ApeosWare Image Log Service (AWILS) system helps reduce tiresome and lengthy investigative work. “A task that was once tedious and time-consuming now becomes swift and effortless,” she said at the launch of the MFPs in Kuala Lumpur recently.

However, Yeoh assured that even without AWILS installed, the ApeosPort-II series machines are secure because they have numerous measures built-in to protect documents from prying eyes. This includes data encryption, data overwrite, digital watermark, secure watermark, enhanced annotation, print time restriction and private print options, she said.