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In the 21st century, and with information as the key asset of every organization today, security is essential to the office------for documents and for any devices connected to the network. And the network is today’s business hub.

The threat is very real and the stakes are growing at exponential rates. A breach in the security of an organization’s documents can result in unauthorized use of sensitive or proprietary information. It can lead to harmful disclosure, stolen or compromised intellectual property and trade secrets. And for many organizations, these security breaches can end with costly fines and litigation, to the tune of hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars.

When it comes to networked multifunction devices, or MFPs, additional vulnerabilities can be present because these devices can print, copy, scan to network destinations, send email attachments and handle incoming and outgoing fax transmissions. For those in IT, it’s critical to the security of an organization’s network to make sure that security infractions can’t happen through networkconnected MFPs------or at the devices themselves.
After all, attacks can originate in unexpected ways:

• The phone line attached to an MFP could be used to access the network
• The web server used to manage the MFPs and printers is vulnerable to attack
• Unprotected electronic data at rest on the hard disk, or in motion to/from the device
• Malicious emails can be sent from an MFP with no audit trail.

Just about anyone can launch attacks against a network and a company’s information assets if an MFPs physical and electronic access isn’t securely controlled and protected. Those attacks can be as simple as someone picking up documents left in the MFPs output tray, to malicious worms pulling sensitive documents off the network. continue reading...

In choosing a proofing solution that could effectively operate across multiple plants, Comart investigated a wide range of alternatives. Comart prints to ISO standards as well as its own rigorous internal standards, producing printed pieces ranging in size from postage stamp to building wrap, and clients want consistency both across all elements of each individual campaign and from campaign
to campaign. But Comart also needed an affordable solution. “Although there are some great solutions out there,” says Rane, “most are quite expensive.
We found the price/performance of EFI Colorproof XF to be the best in the
market.”

Comart installed EFI Colorproof XF in its Mumbai plant in May of 2007. Rane
says, “We serve a number of demanding international brands, including L’Oreal,
Zodiac Clothing, Kingfisher and FCUK, in our key advertising, publishing and
packaging markets. Our stringent internal color standards and our compliance
with ISO standards have always delivered the highest quality to our customers,
but it often took significant time to get the final product exactly right during the
production process. Now with EFI Colorproof XF, we produce accurate color
100% of the time, without fail. No more hit and miss!”

In fact, EFI Colorproof XF performed so well in Mumbai that the company added
a second installation in Gurgaon in December of 2007. “We have been very
happy with EFI for years,” adds Rane. “We use EFI Fiery® and Splash® RIPs
with much of our digital printing equipment. Adding Colorproof XF made a great
deal of sense for us. Not only was it affordable, but its integration with our Fiery
workflow has added signifi cant value as well.”

Rane comments that customers actually have little interest in what printing
equipment or RIPs Comart is using, nor do they really care what proofing
system the company uses. But they definitely insist that prints and proofs match,
regardless of where they are printed. “Not only must we exactly match the final
printed product to the proof,” he says, “but we must match production across
all three engines, across our multiple plants, and in spite of the fact that we are
using a wide range of media types within many of the campaigns we produce. continue reading...