Kyocera joins OEM mobile printing alliance

Apr 23, 2014

tabletOEM announces it has joined the Mopria Alliance as an executive member company.

Kyocera Document Solutions Inc. has confirmed that it is now an executive member of the Mopria Alliance, a non-profit organisation of OEMs with the shared goal of providing “simple wireless printing” from smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices.

The alliance, which also has Canon, HP, Xerox, Samsung and Epson as members, aims to develop a standard interface that will allow users to connect to any brand of printer with “virtually any” mobile device. Kyocera stated that in joining the alliance, it is “confirming its stance as an active participant in the pursuit of standardised, intuitive and wireless printing environments”. It added that its membership is the “latest strategic initiative” it has undertaken “to expand the capabilities” of its MFPs and printers.

Ryuzo Morita, Director of Kyocera Document Solutions Inc. and Senior General Manager of the OEM’s Corporate Strategy Planning Division, commented: “This is a concerted effort by software designers, OS providers, mobile device designers and printer manufacturers. Our mutual goal is to achieve intuitive mobile printing in any environment, regardless of location or platform. It’s where today’s mobile users want us to devote our attention.”

The Recycler reported on the launch of the Mopria Alliance in September last year, with the intention of the OEMs involved being to introduce the Mopria brand and use it as a vehicle to educate consumers and businesses on the ease-of-use of mobile printing.

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