OKI Data Americas Joins Leading Global Manufacturer Cloud Printing Alliance with Cortado Partnership

MOUNT LAUREL, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--OKI Data Americas, which markets its products under the OKI® Printing Solutions brand, today announced the company’s partnership with the leading mobile communications solutions provider, Cortado, a division of ThinPrint. Cortado Workplace is one of the leading worldwide cloud printing solutions that enable documents to be printed directly from smartphones and tablets to any WiFi or Bluetooth enabled printer. Mobile printing is supported effortlessly with OKI Data Americas certified printers and multifunctional devices completing a verification process to ensure the approval of the official Cortado Cloud Printing Ready™ logo.

“Furthermore, inclusion in the Cloud Printing Alliance helps ensure reduced costs and increased workflow productivity by enabling OKI customers to easily print and manage documents directly from smartphones and tablets to any OKI wireless enabled printer or MFP.”

The free Cortado Workplace™ app is available for download with smartphone and tablet users (via the smartphone’s App Store), and unlike other solutions enables printing without resorting to a PC or installing print drivers. As a result, high-quality printouts can not only be processed immediately at home, but also on the road or in the office for mission-critical documents from mobile devices. Incorporating Cortado cloud solutions with existing OKI Printing Solutions products increases office efficiencies by creating the ease of printing while adding the organization of managing documents via the cloud anywhere in the world. This global system will assist any size business with a portable online desktop right from a mobile device.

As part of the partnership OKI Data Americas will join Cortado’s Cloud Printing Alliance™, allowing mobile cloud printing to any PCL/PS- enabled OKI printer or multifunctional device. The leading global printer manufacturer alliance makes it easy for customers to identify complementary products and solutions that enhance Cortado Workplace technology.

“The combination of Cortado Workplace technology with the power of OKI Printing Solutions award-winning printers and MFP’s provides our SMB customers with a complete and comprehensive mobile printing offering,” said Steve Feldstein, Senior Planning Manager – Color Products at OKI Data Americas. “Furthermore, inclusion in the Cloud Printing Alliance helps ensure reduced costs and increased workflow productivity by enabling OKI customers to easily print and manage documents directly from smartphones and tablets to any OKI wireless enabled printer or MFP.”

“We look forward to working with OKI Data Americas within the Cloud Printing Alliance. Cloud printing with tablets and smartphones only makes sense if documents can be printed on demand. Thanks to this collaboration, customers are ensured that OKI Printing Solutions’ printers and MFP’s with the Cortado Cloud Printing Ready™ logo are reliably supported,” says Frank Hoffmann, Director Strategic Relationships at ThinPrint AG®. “The unmatched support for Blackberry®, Nokia®, Android ®, iPhone® and iPad® eliminates complicated installations and the need to turn on a computer.”

OKI Data Americas plans to continue expanding its cloud-based print offerings in the support of Enterprise-size customers and those requiring high levels of security/authentication with a Private Cloud Printing Solution in the near future.

About OKI Data Americas, Inc.:

OKI Data Americas Inc., headquartered in Mount Laurel, N.J., and a subsidiary of OKI Data Corporation of Japan, markets PC peripheral equipment and customized document management solutions under the OKI Printing Solutions brand, including digital color and monochrome printers, color and monochrome multifunction products, serial impact dot matrix printers, thermal label printers and POS printers, as well as a full line of options, accessories and consumables. OKI Data Americas also serves the Graphic Arts & Production market with the OKI proColor™ Series. OKI Data Americas takes a consultative approach to supporting every customer's needs and delivering individualized print solutions that optimize business performance. The company's innovative technology is backed by Tokyo-based parent company Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd., a world leader in information processing systems, telecommunications and electronics; and an approximately $4.7 billion multinational corporation according to its FY 2009 financial reporting. Keeping its customers' needs top of mind, OKI Data Americas is ISO 9001:2008 certified and offers a selection of ENERGY STAR® certified products.

Cortado. A Division of ThinPrint

Cortado combines the entire computing expertise of ThinPrint AG to create mobile communication solutions. The mobile business expert’s vision is complete independence from location-bound workplaces and computer-based communication methods. The core of the Cortado solutions is the company’s Virtual Desktop Processes technology (VDP). Unlike other providers, Cortado does not transmit the complete desktop to the mobile device. Instead, the BlackBerry, iPhone, Android, etc., smartphone is outfitted with individual PC functions optimized for the small screen display and is thereby transformed into a full-fledged workstation. Cortado’s VDP products are available both as in-house solutions and cloud services. The Cortado portfolio is rounded out by individual business apps and solution hosting from well-established third-party providers such as Microsoft Exchange and SharePoint. Security-certified hosting centers in the USA and Germany guarantee highest availability and security of all hosted services and customer data. Thanks to ThinPrint AG’s extensive experience as the worldwide leading provider of printing solutions for wide area networks, Cortado has offices in the USA, Germany, Japan, and Australia, as well as a close-knit network of partners around the globe. Cortado acts as a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, Nokia Forum Pro member, and a top BlackBerry Select Alliance Partner. Working closely together with over 20 carriers worldwide, ThinPrint´s mobile division is an established, professional partner and service provider for mobile business users and private users alike.

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