Toshiba America Business Solutions Inc. Launches e-Bridge SmartCard for e-Studio(TM) Product Family
New Advanced Security Peripheral Offers Flexible and Convenient
Authentication System for Increased Print Security
IRVINE, Calif.--(Business Wire)--Toshiba America Business Solutions Inc. (TABS) today announced the
launch of the e-BRIDGE SmartCard for its popular e-STUDIO(TM)
multifunction products (MFPs). This advanced security authentication
solution allows companies to easily create printing and coping
protocols with the use of a personal identity card, increasing
document confidentiality while simultaneously saving time in the
authentication process. Because the e-BRIDGE SmartCard is built on
existing Identity Card technology, the authentication module will work
with current-generation building access cards, leveraging existing
security tools and protocols onto the business' e-STUDIO fleet quickly
and efficiently.
"The e-BRIDGE SmartCard answers the call from business for
increased document security and privacy, while not being overly
complex to deploy or use day-to-day," said Kay Fernandez, director,
Product and Solutions Marketing, TABS. "New and existing e-STUDIO
customers can directly manage document security and increase printing
accountability without having to refresh or replace their current MFP
fleet."
The e-BRIDGE SmartCard authentication peripheral is a two-part
system that uses a contactless Identity Card reader that supports both
HID iClass and MIFARE Classic access cards, minimizing training,
deployment and installation time. The e-BRIDGE SmartCard identity card
reader connects via a high-speed USB port and conveniently attaches to
the right side of the operation console for instant access on new and
existing e-STUDIO MFPs. Once enabled by the certified Toshiba service
technician, administration rights are handled via the TopAccess web
interface and Windows Active Directory. The e-BRIDGE SmartCard can be
configured for custom levels of security, enabling or limiting user
access to specific MFP functions in a single office, or for all the
MFPs in a company's fleet. The combination scanner/access card also
allows for printing authorization filtering to limit businesses'
workflow needs, allowing or denying access to a specific MFP on the
network based on the individual access card. Once integrated to the
customer's e-STUDIO product, the e-BRIDGE SmartCard protects against
unauthorized access and enables end-user accountability for all MFP
activity through the use of the access card.
Toshiba's e-BRIDGE SmartCard is now available through Toshiba's
nationwide network of dealers for a suggested list price starting at
$1,200. To find an authorized dealer in your area, please call
800-GO-TOSHIBA or visit the TABS Web site at www.copiers.toshiba.com.
About Toshiba America Business Solutions Inc.
Toshiba America Business Solutions Inc. (TABS) manages product
planning, marketing, sales, service support and distribution of
copiers, facsimiles, multifunction printing products, network
controllers, and toner products throughout the United States, Mexico,
Brazil, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Headquartered in Irvine,
Calif., TABS has four divisions: the Electronic Imaging Division; the
Toner Products Division; the Document Solutions Engineering Division;
and TOPAC U.S.A., Inc., dba Toshiba Business Solutions (TBS), a
wholly-owned subsidiary corporation of TABS, that operates a network
of wholly-owned office equipment dealers throughout the United States.
Named the most favored manufacturer eight times by the Business
Technology Association (BTA), Toshiba's entire product line, customer
support and marketing distribution policies are markers for the
industry. Among the many other awards garnered in recent years,
Toshiba was named the "Manufacturer of the Year" seven times by
Marketing Research Consultants (MRC), and has twice been named to the
CIO 100 for being among the top 100 "bold" (2005) and "agile" (2004)
companies in the world.
TABS is an independent operating company of Toshiba Corporation,
the seventh largest electronics/electrical equipment company and the
world's 91st largest company in terms of sales. Ranked by Fortune
magazine as the 10th Most Admired Electronics Company in the World,
Toshiba Corporation is a world leader in high technology products with
more than 300 major subsidiaries and affiliates worldwide. Fiscal year
revenue in 2006 was approximately $60 billion.
For more information on Toshiba copiers, facsimiles, multifunction
printing products, network controllers or toner products, or for a
dealer in your area, call (800)-GO-TOSHIBA or visit the TABS Web site
at www.copiers.toshiba.com.
Toshiba America Business Solutions Inc.
Sally Anderson, 949-462-6091
sally.anderson@tabs.toshiba.com
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