.print Desktop Engine

Quick and easy printing when accessing desktops remotely via RDP or ICA You are self-employed or work on a freelance basis and need to access your desktop computer in your office from your laptop while traveling? Or perhaps your company only has a few employees who require remote user access from their home workstation or laptop? When printing in Citrix XenDesktop or VMware VDI environments as well as when accessing a physical desktop, the .print Desktop Engine ensures that you can output the results of your work on a locally available printer at any time. When used in combination with optimized print data transmission, you can also ensure that all activities can be carried out even outside of the office.

Remote Desktop Access

The .print Desktop Engine is the right choice for use in a virtual desktop environment when using the ICA or RDP protocol (VDI environments based on Citrix Xen Desktop or VMware VDI with an external session broker). For this purpose, the software provides an optimal print solution which addresses the special requirements of VDI architecture. Even the introductory solution allows you to do away with the cumbersome provision of printer drivers on virtual desktops. The high compression of print data also considerably speeds up print output.

Benefits of the .print Desktop Engine at a glance:

• Optimal printing support for remote desktop access via RDP or in virtual desktop environments (VDI) with ICA (Citrix XenDesktop) and RDP (Microsoft / VMware)
• Save time and administration by virtue of simple plug and play installation and administration-free operation
• No need for server-side administration of printer drivers thanks to DRIVER FREE PRINTING
• AutoConnect enables all required printers to be made available automatically
• ADVANCED ADAPTIVE COMPRESSION compresses print data by up to 98%

Features and Functions

DRIVER FREE PRINTING

This technology allows you to variably distribute the Windows print process in the network. A virtual printer driver, the ThinPrint Output Gateway, initially transmits the print data in a printer-independent format. This enables you to use the original printer driver only where it makes sense and is easy to manage. Depending on the application scenario this can be the client computer or a central print server.

Operation of client print properties

The virtual printer driver used with DRIVER FREE PRINTING (ThinPrint Output Gateway) allows you to access all the print options and properties of the target printer. Standard properties of the original printer drivers are read automatically. You can select options such as paper format, duplex print and the correct paper tray in the normal way using the operator interface. Any special functions of the printer can be easily operated using a preview on the Client.

Advanced adaptive compression

With ThinPrint you can reduce your print data volume by up to 98%, thereby significantly speeding up the printing output from your network. Thanks to adaptive compression, the quality of print outs is maintained at all times. The individual components of the print jobs are analyzed prior to transfer and compressed with the best respective algorithm, ensuring high print speed with perfect printed images. Your administrator will also be pleased that the burden on the network has been reduced.

Mixed 32 bit and 64 bit print environments

With ThinPrint you can maintain optimum print output regardless of whether servers, client PCs or virtual desktops are working with 32 or 64 bit operating systems. This can saves on investments for new hardware if no 64 bit printer drivers are available for your printers when migrating to 64 bit.

Printing to thin clients, network printers, printboxes

ThinPrint gives you the option of using DRIVER FREE PRINTING even if your receiving terminals are technically unable to prepare a Windows print job. Because of the Printer Virtualization Layer (V-Layer) you can also benefit from a centralized administration of your printer drivers when using thin clients, printboxes or network printers.

Support for remote print servers and print appliances

ThinPrint .print enables compressed and bandwidth-optimized printing to remote print servers (for example, in branch offices) or print appliances. The administration of printers belonging to the respective branch office is thus outsourced to the respective office.

Size-Optimized Native Printing

ThinPrint can transfer your print data over a network with high compression even when using original printer drivers. This saves on bandwidth and significantly accelerates print output.

SSL / TLS encryption

This ThinPrint .print solution sends print jobs within an encrypted RDP protocol. Sensitive documents are thus protected against unauthorized access during printing.

Bandwidth limitation for print data

ThinPrint bandwidth limitation ensures that the bandwidth set for print data transmission is limited in any given condition. There is still enough capacity even when using a narrowband connection to the company network. This ensures secure performance and stability of all printing processes and applications.