Given the large number of female students, the success of this model prompted management to
provide them with an additional photocopier and extended the solution to the staff area with 3
more units. We are now in the process of implementing the same setup for delivering color-print-
ing solutions to students and staff. The system has a payment module, which can be integrated
with an online credit card payment system in the future so that students can top up their printing
credits without going through the finance department.
The SafeQ solution has augmented the university policy of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD). It has
allowed over 600 students to print on the go, thus adapting their printing needs to their mobile
lifestyles. In the process, we are contributing to a green environment. Yes, we did not plant more
trees but certainly saved many!.
By Alsajir M Basheer
When the project began it didn't cater to Mac laptops, iPads and tablet etc. However, an upgrade
early last year helped us to accommodate those client platforms as well. The Mobile Print module
supports printing documents from any smartphone, tablet and laptop. In this case, they just attach
the document to print and mail it to a specific e-mail address and the job is ready to be printed
at any of the SafeQ terminal! The reporting/audit feature available is quite useful as well, with
detailed reports available per device, user, student groups etc. and even how many trees are cut
down with each print job.
December 2015
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