steadyPRINT 11.6: E-Invoice \| IPP \| AI.
With Version 11.6, steadyPRINT is developing in several areas—and in doing so, responding to changes that are currently of particular concern to businesses: Microsoft is paving the way for a new generation of Windows printing. E-invoicing is placing new demands on existing processes and systems. And AI is opening up new possibilities in administration as well.

steadyPRINT: Intelligent Output Solution.

So much more than printer management!

For admins: Get all your work done in a single solution—it's easier and more convenient than ever! Reduce the effort and the number of support calls to a minimum.
For users: With its many features, steadyPRINT makes your day-to-day work easier and more relaxed. You'll be amazed at how many tasks you can complete with just a few clicks.
For your business: Take advantage of a fail-safe environment, optimized processes, and protected data—and easily save time and money.

With steadyPRINT, managing your printing environment becomes easier than ever.
Get all your work done in one clearly structured solution: Easily manage intelligent printer assignments in real time, take advantage of intuitive default printer and driver management, and much more. Minimize your administrative workload—no matter how large or diverse your environment is.

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Keep an eye on your printing environment!
steadyPRINT continuously monitors your printing environment, ensuring that nothing goes unnoticed. Get notified at an early stage before problems arise. Individual reports provide relevant information in a compact and easy-to-understand format.

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High-Performance Printing Environment with No Downtime

With fail-safe print servers and printers, as well as intelligent load balancing, steadyPRINT ensures optimal performance and smooth operations in your company and helps you comply with applicable standards and regulations (e.g., KRITIS).

With steadyPRINT, the effort involved in a print server migration (including users and drivers) is reduced to a minimum.

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steadyPRINT VPD: one driver for all!

steadyPRINT VPD technology forms the basis for many unique steadyPRINT features.

In addition, managing printer drivers becomes easier than ever, since the implementation of the virtual printer driver eliminates the need for a native printer driver on the workstation or terminal server.

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steadyPRINT workflows: intelligent document management made easy
With steadyPRINT’s workflow feature, you can automate many processes in your daily work and complete various tasks with just one click. Define your own workflows for your documents—such as PDF generation, filing, emailing, and printing with specific settings—and much more. Save time and avoid errors.

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steadyPRINT SecurePrint: manufacturer independent Follow Me Printing
teadyPRINT SecurePrint is the new standard for flexible Follow Me Printing. You send your print job, authenticate yourself at a printer of your choice (via PIN, chip, card, or app), and pick up the printout in person. This protects sensitive documents. Thanks to our vendor-neutral approach, we can turn virtually any printer into a Follow Me Printer.

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steadyPRINT HYBRID: Central and local—the best of both worlds

steadyPRINT HYBRID technology is the perfect solution for small branch offices, construction sites, showrooms, and similar locations that do not have their own print server. You can configure your printers and printer connections centrally, but the printing process itself is handled locally (and works even offline). This allows you to achieve maximum performance with minimal administrative effort and without placing an unnecessary load on the WAN connection.

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WINDOWS PRINTING IS CHANGING. STEADYPRINT GUIDES YOU THROUGH THE TRANSITION.
Microsoft is fundamentally reshaping Windows printing. With Windows Ready Print and Windows Protected Print Mode, Windows is moving toward open, standardized protocols such as IPP in combination with Mopria instead of manufacturer-specific drivers.

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Secure and highly available output management for the healthcare sector.
steadyPRINT strengthens business-critical printing and output processes in critical care environments—offering high availability, security, and relief for IT. Automated printer assignments, standardized workflows, resilient infrastructures, and the protection of sensitive patient data help facilities efficiently meet requirements related to KRITIS, NIS-2, and compliance.

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Secure and highly available output management for the industrial sector.
steadyPRINT safeguards business-critical printing and output processes in production, logistics, and administration—with high availability, automation, and reduced workload for IT and operations. Resilient infrastructures, intelligent workflows, and centralized control help companies avoid downtime, optimize processes, and reliably meet requirements related to NIS-2, KRITIS, and compliance.

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Secure and highly available output management for the public sector.

steadyPRINT helps government agencies and public institutions operate business-critical printing and output processes securely, with high availability, and efficiently. Automated processes, secure document output, resilient infrastructure, and centralized control help stabilize specialized procedures, modernize administrative processes, and meet requirements related to NIS-2, KRITIS, BSI, and compliance.

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Intelligent print management for small and growing enterprises.
steadyPRINT makes the management of your printing environment easier, more reliable, and more efficient—and goes far beyond traditional print management. From automated printing processes to PDF features and intelligent workflows, steadyPRINT helps small businesses save time, improve processes, and operate more professionally.

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steadyPRINT takes document output from SAP to the next level.
As an SAP-certified OMS (Output Management System), steadyPRINT guarantees the smooth processing and routing of documents, as well as secure confirmation from the printing process to SAP. As an interface between SAP and Windows, steadyPRINT offers a wide range of benefits that SAP users can now enjoy for the first time.

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E-INVOICING MADE EASY. NO ERP CHANGE, NO NEW PROCESSES.

E-invoicing presents companies with new challenges. However, you don’t need to implement a new ERP system or completely overhaul your existing invoicing processes. With steadyPRINT, you can integrate e-invoicing into your existing system landscape. Your current ERP system continues to generate invoices as usual. steadyPRINT analyzes the document, extracts the relevant invoice data, and automatically generates a structured e-invoice from it. This way, you retain your proven systems and processes—while reducing effort, transition time, and costs.

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steadyPRINT 11.6

steadyPRINT 11.6:
E-INVOICE. IPP. AI.

E-INVOICE

IPP

RELEASE NOTES

With version 11.6, steadyPRINT continues to develop in several areas – while responding to changes that are currently of particular concern to businesses: Microsoft is paving the way for a new generation of Windows printing. E-invoicing is placing new demands on existing processes and systems. And AI is opening up new possibilities in administration as well.

In the next episode of our TECH/n/HOP webcast series, which will be entirely dedicated to the new version, we’ll take a look at what’s already possible today with steadyPRINT 11.6—and where the journey is headed.

E-invoicing presents companies with new challenges. However, you don’t need to implement a new ERP system or completely overhaul your existing invoicing processes.

With steadyPRINT, you can integrate e-invoicing into your existing system landscape. Your current ERP system continues to generate invoices as usual. steadyPRINT analyzes the document, extracts the relevant invoice data, and automatically generates a structured e-invoice from it.

This way, you retain your proven systems and processes—while reducing effort, transition time, and costs.

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E-invoice – expand, don’t replace.

Windows Ready Print, IPP & WPP – Windows printing is changing.

Microsoft is fundamentally reshaping Windows printing. With Windows Ready Print and Windows Protected Print Mode, Windows is moving toward open, standardized protocols such as IPP in combination with Mopria instead of manufacturer-specific drivers.

For companies, this has a direct impact on existing print infrastructures: legacy drivers, device-specific features, and existing printing concepts need to be reassessed.

steadyPRINT helps companies manage this transition in a structured and controlled manner.

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With version 11.6, an AI chatbot is being introduced to the steadyPRINT WebCenter for the first time. This allows printer assignments to be generated simply by entering text—for example, directly based on a support request. This is the first concrete use case, with more to follow.

AI in steadyPRINT—we’ve taken the first step.

Release Notes.

And under the surface? There have been quite a few changes there as well: new features in WebCenter, enhancements for workflows and VPD, improvements related to IPP, and many minor optimizations for administration and day-to-day operations. Even beyond the major updates, steadyPRINT 11.6 has a lot to offer.

You can find detailed information about the new version in the release notes.