By Marlene Orr, Senior Analyst, Printers/A4 MFPs, February 18, 2014
The office is not static; business environments continually evolve and so do the workers in them. While mobile devices as part of daily workflow is a trend in the office that is here to stay, mobile printing has not historically been easy, presenting challenges for users and IT departments alike. To further meet the needs of business users looking for simplified mobile printing, Hewlett-Packard (HP) today announced the first Mopria-certified print device, the Color LaserJet Pro M476, targeted to SMB customers needing an affordable color MFP with enterprise-level mobile print capabilities.
HP Announces the Industry’s First Mopria-Certified Print Device
What is Mopria? The Mopria Alliance is non-profit membership organization of leading global technology companies with the shared goal of aligning the mobile, software and print industries with a common set of standards that make printing universally compatible from any mobile device to any printer anywhere. (For more news on Mopria, check out the article on Solutions Center.) As the industry’s first Mopria-certified printer, the Color LaserJet Pro M476 series meets the established global standards for delivering simple wireless printing from smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices, regardless of brand. As such, the series begins shipping to customers in April 2014 with embedded print support for Android-based devices (a Mopria print plug-in Google KitKat/Android 4.4 OS will be available March 2014).