The new printers include the E525W colour MFP, priced at $329 (€296), and three monochrome printers, starting at $179 (€161), which will be released later this month.
Each device is controllable via remote devices and tools, supports Wi-Fi connectivity and printing via Google Cloud, PC Advisor reported. They also support operating from Android mobile devices via Mopria Alliance’s Mopria app.
The OEM’s cloud computing technology works with products such as its Wyse thin clients and virtual desktops, which will be able to support the new devices. Chromebooks, which are “increasingly being used in offices and classrooms”, and Dell’s Kace appliances, are also compatible with the printers.
The product launch coincides with Dell’s integrating more features to its Document Hub cloud service, to facilitate remote printer management and printing from mobile devices. It is also launching the F-series printers, for larger commercial customers, later this year, according to Global Product Line Manager Orland Lacayo.
Dell is looking to engage SMEs and midmarket groups with its printers, rather than going after complex installations, company executives said. The OEM launched a print control program with PaperCut in February 2014 to “help businesses to efficiently manage printing budgets”.