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Mopria Alliance Expands Membership, Launches Certification Process and Reveals New TechnologySAN RAMON, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- The Mopria Alliance, Inc., a global non-profit membership organization, is announcing today significant traction in its effort to promote and simplify mobile printing. Less than six months since its formation in September 2013, the Alliance has launched its product certification program, inducted 12 new member companies, and introduced new technical standards to meet the changing needs of the mobile printing market. "The industry need for simple, standardized, brand-agnostic mobile printing from any device is clear, so we're proud of how quickly we've been able to make this a reality," said Sungho Choi, Chairman of the Mopria Alliance. "We're working with companies involved in all aspects of mobile printing - printer manufacturers, software developers, handset manufacturers, and beyond - to ensure the ease and proliferation of mobile printing." New Members Expand the Ecosystem When the Alliance launched in September 2013, its four founding members - Canon, Hewlett-Packard, Samsung (News - Alert) and Xerox - represented leaders in the printing market, as well as top names in the handset and software sectors. Today, with 12 new member companies, the Alliance includes more than 86% of the worldwide printer* business, as well as frontrunners from software companies, engineering and consulting firms, semiconductor companies and typeface designers. New member companies include:
The Mopria Alliance formally launched its certification processes, demonstrating a rapid deployment of Mopria standards. Since its formation, the Alliance has developed technical prototypes, conducted product testing and has issued certifications to qualified products. The Alliance expects member companies will begin promoting their newly certified products within the coming months. The Alliance puts interoperability at the core of its certified printers, handsets, and applications to ensure functionality across all manufacturer devices. Technological Advances Keep Pace with the Industry Google's incorporation of print into the new Android (News - Alert)TM Operating System (OS) version 4.4 (KitKat) demonstrates the industry's continued interest in expanding the availability and use cases of mobile printing. The Mopria Alliance is well positioned to complement and innovate on top of this basic print framework, with the introduction of new technological components:
Mopria Alliance at Mobile World Congress (News - Alert) The Mopria Alliance will be at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona February 24-27 to meet with prospective members and app developers to discuss membership and the state of mobile printing. For more information or to schedule an appointment, please send us an e-mail. About the Mopria Alliance: The Mopria Alliance is a non-profit membership organization of leading global technology companies with the shared goal of providing intuitively simple wireless printing from smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices. The Mopria Alliance's goal is to bring together the entire industry to drive selected standards adoption, support mobile software application providers to deploy print functionality in their applications, develop experience guidelines in the interaction of mobile and print devices, certify products which will carry the Mopria logo and educate consumers and business customers about the ability to easily print from mobile devices. *Source: IDC's (News - Alert) WW HCP Tracker, 2013Q4 Release for Unit Shipments, February 2014. Printer = single-function printers, multifunctional systems (MFPs), and single-function digital copiers (SF DC). **A golden unit or golden device is an ideal example of a device (such as a unit of measure) against which all later devices are tested and judged. Mopria is a trademark of Mopria Alliance, Inc. All other marks are the property of their respective owners. The Mopria Alliance does not endorse or sponsor software or products from companies mentioned. The only warranties for products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. The Mopria Alliance shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein.
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