Buyers Lab (BLI) have released a June report on PaperCut MF (16.1 at the time of press). The report is available for resellers to include in quotes, tenders, and customer enquiries.

Twice a year, BLI gives special recognition to the hardware and software products that provided the most outstanding performances in their unique evaluations. Software solutions undergo an in-depth, hands-on review focusing on key attributes and how well the products stack against leading competitors. Pick winners rise above the competition in key areas such as value, feature set, ease of use, administration, hardware compatibility, software integration, security and support. Software solutions earn an overall rating based on a five-star scale, and Pick contenders are culled from those that earn the highest ratings.

The sixteen-page report covers the following:

• Features/productivity
• Usability
• IT Admin / Security
• Support / Training
• Value

The good news is Buyers Lab think that PaperCut version 16 delivers all the functionality most organisations will likely need with the most user-friendly admin UI they have seen in an output management platform.

Buyers Lab (BLI) is the global document imaging industry’s resource for unbiased and reliable information, test data and competitive selling tools. Their vast hardware coverage ranges from entry-level inkjet printers up to high-end production presses. At the same time, their software database includes document imaging solutions from free mobile apps to enterprise-level document management systems. They have an expert team of analysts and lab technicians who are constantly testing hardware and evaluating software to provide both buyers and sellers with up-to-date information.

Their product offering includes two web-based services, bliQ and Solutions Center, which enable anytime, anywhere access to their spec database, a library of reports and a variety of tools, including side-by-side comparisons and calculators for TCO and energy usage. In addition to bliQ and Solutions Center, they also offer custom research and reporting services where they collaborate through custom testing and consulting on both devices and solutions. Additional services include webinars, competitive analysis pieces and marketing brochures. Customers include OEMs, dealers, leasing companies, independent software vendors and buyers.