Konica Minolta and HID Global announce partnership

Konica Minolta customers using secure print authentication with Genuine HID Technology benefit from the ability to have employees use the physical access cards they already carry, minimizing an organization’s capital investment and controlling the costs associated with print, copy and scan features. The combined capabilities of HID Global and Konica Minolta’s technology will be compelling when it comes to converged access deployments in high security environments.

With this partnership, customers benefit from a total card solution for environments ranging from those with minimal security needs to those with the most advanced, high security requirements. The proximity and HID iCLASS card authentication device (AU-201H/AU-202H) and CAC/PIV (AU-211P) connect directly to the USB port of Konica Minolta workgroup multifunction printers, allowing users to apply their HID card to authenticate them before copying, faxing, scanning or releasing sensitive print information. Users simply present their HID card to release their print job, eliminating the need to manually enter and maintain user names and passwords. With this technology, only authorized people can use the bizhub MFP by requiring them to authenticate before they can print, copy, scan or fax.