PRINTITRESELLER.UK 27 Canon expands inkjet portfolio Canon has announced the commercial availability of its latest production inkjet technologies, the varioPRESS iV7 and varioPRINT iX1700. Designed for efficient short-run B2 production, the varioPRESS iV7 has been created to address the increasing pressures of commercial print service providers (PSPs), online printers, and book and magazine producers. The varioPRINT iX1700 inkjet platform features Canon’s new Qualinx technology and blends new and proven Canon technologies, bringing together Canon’s expertise in inkjet and sheet-fed printing from its R&D centres in Japan, Germany and The Netherlands to produce consistent, high quality prints, meeting the needs of today’s commercial and in‑house print service providers. Stuart Rising, Head of Graphic Arts at Canon UK & Ireland said: “With the introduction of the varioPRESS iV7 and varioPRINT iX1700, we can now offer customers the broadest range of digital sheet-fed presses in the industry. This expanded portfolio, combined with our close customer collaborations geared toward fostering growth, means commercial and in-house printers can feel confident that, whatever their needs, Canon can provide the right solution for any volume requirement.” The varioPRESS iV7 and varioPRINT iX1700 will be commercially available from Q2 2026. www.canon.co.uk MyQ unveils major time saving printer provisioning profiles MyQ has expanded the capabilities of its MyQ X platform with the release of a significant new feature designed to transform how partners and IT teams deploy and manage print queues. Building on the major upgrades delivered in June 2024, which included a fully redesigned UI that seamlessly streamlines workflows and elevates the entire printing experience, the ability to create custom themes, a new workflow to assign unknown ID cards and improvements for embedded terminal devices – the latest enhancement – Printer Provisioning Profiles – reduces deployment time by as much as 80%. Mark Asbridge, Head of Product Enablement at MyQ said: “Printer Provisioning Profiles are designed around a simple but powerful principle, ensuring the right print queue for the right person in the right place. The system dynamically assigns print queues based on a user’s location and role. For example, an employee working at head office automatically receives access to the head office printers. A CEO working in their own office will see their dedicated device, but when travelling to another site, that personal queue disappears and is replaced with the appropriate local devices – whether Fujifilm, Kyocera or any other brand.” According to Asbridge, this is an important upgrade as organisations move away from on premise Active Directory servers and transition to cloud-based environments such as Entra ID and Intune. “In these setups, print queue deployment has traditionally been complex and time consuming. MyQ has addressed this challenge by embedding the new functionality directly into the MyQ Desktop Client (MDC). The MDC already manages authentication and print processes, and now also handles automated, location aware print queue delivery through a single unified application.” While the new feature delivers clear benefits for end-users, MyQ has also focused heavily on simplifying life for channel partners. Many partners deploy similar driver sets, configurations and profiles across multiple customer environments. Printer Provisioning Profiles allow them to import and export not only driver sets and configurations, but entire profiles. For large installations, partners can prepare a CSV file containing all queue names, parameters and settings, then import hundreds of profiles within seconds. The system supports all OEM brands, enabling any driver with any configuration for any location to be quickly imported. This flexibility reduces deployment time, cuts IT overheads, and eliminates the need for end-users to call support because they cannot find the correct printer. For organisations, the benefits extend beyond efficiency. Automated provisioning enhances security, reduces helpdesk tickets, and ensures consistent, policy-driven print behaviour across all sites. For channel partners, the new functionality represents an upsell opportunity. MyQ includes two profiles with perpetual licences and five with subscription licences, with additional profiles available through the new licensing module. www.myq-solution.com WHAT’S NEW Cloud migration and security suite European IT services and solutions provider SCC has announced the availability of its Cloud Migration and Security suite as a multi-product solution in AWS Marketplace. The new offering addresses critical challenges facing AWS customers, today, including analysing the performance of applications, managing cost and compliance and protecting the business through zero touch identity management. Combining SCC’s consulting and managed services capabilities and IBM, CrowdStrike and Zscaler solutions, the suite enables customers to accelerate cloud migrations, optimise cloud performance and cost, and strengthen security posture and compliance. The suite comprises five pre-defined solutions designed to support customers at different stages of their AWS journey, from initial migration through to ongoing optimisation and security. Jean-Philippe Barleaza, Head of EMEA Software at SCC said: “By offering our Cloud Migration and Security suite in AWS Marketplace, we’re making it easier for customers to accelerate their cloud journey. Bringing together multiple products and services in a single, pre-packaged solution allows customers to simplify procurement, speed up deployment, and unlock more value from their AWS investment.” www.scc.com
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