Net Print Service Now Linked Up With SaaS ServicesEnabling Form Printing at Seven-Eleven Stores Across Japan

TOKYO, September 9, 2009 — Net Print Service^{Note 1}, jointly operated by Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. and Seven-Eleven Japan Co., Ltd., is now linked for the first time with the online SaaS^{Note 2} services offered by OPRO Japan Co., Ltd. and salesforce.com Co., Ltd. This new service is to be launched on Sept. 14, enabling businesspeople working in the mobile environment to print out a range of forms such as estimates from Fuji Xerox's multi-use copy machines^{Note 3} installed at Seven-Eleven stores across Japan.

As cloud computing and SaaS technologies develop, mobile working utilizing PCs and smartphones is becoming widespread. This in turn has increased demand for off-site printing at the destination of a business trip or sales visit.

To respond to such evolving IT technologies and customer needs, the Net Print Service has been linked up with SaaS services for the first time, enabling documents created using OPROARTS^{Note 4} and OPROARTS for Salesforce^{Note 5} to be printed on multi-use copy machines at Seven-Eleven stores. OPROARTS is an Internet form creation and distribution service provided by OPRO Japan, while OPROARTS for Salesforce runs on Salesforce CRM provided by salesforce.com.

With the new service, users can create forms using Salesforce CRM and other interfaces accessible through PCs and smartphones, and print them out at the nearest Seven-Eleven store. It offers a convenient printing environment for mobile workers by delivering a solution to urgent printing needs—such as creating an estimate and submitting it to a client without going back to the office.

The Net Print Service allows users to register electronic documents at the Net Print Center (a dedicated data storage site) and print them from a multi-use copy machine at Seven-Eleven stores. The service is being increasingly adopted for both personal and business use as a handy printing solution taking advantage of the infrastructure of the 12,467 (as of August 2009) Seven-Eleven convenience stores across Japan.

By linking with SaaS applications, Net Print Service's convenient and easy-to-use printing service will expand to meet an even wider range of customers' needs.

Service Usage Procedure

1. Create a form using OPROARTS or OPROARTS for Salesforce.
2. Register the form to the Net Print Center.
3. Note down the registration number issued by the Net Print Center.
4. Input the registration number at a multi-use copy machine at the nearest Seven-Eleven store and print the registered form.
   Charges: 20 yen per sheet for monochrome printing; 60 yen per sheet (up to B4) or 100 yen per sheet (up to A3) for color printing.

Scheme of OPROARTS and OPROARTS for Salesforce

Note 1

Net Print Service: Access following URL for details (only in Japanese):
https://www.printing.ne.jp/

Note 2

SaaS (Software as a Service)
A model of software deployment that enables usage of applications on demand through network.

Note 3

Multi-use copy machine
Fuji Xerox's digital color multifunction device installed at Seven-Eleven stores across Japan. Provides a wide range of services, including color copying, faxing, digital photo printing, ticket purchasing, and Net Print Service. For details, please access (only in Japanese):
http://www.fujixerox.co.jp/evolution/

Note 4

OPROARTS
An online form printing service that offers electronic form creation and printing functions (PDF form overlay output and printing) without installing necessary software on client machines.
http://www.opro.net/oproarts/en/services.php?siteSection=services&sectionPage=oproarts

Note 5

OPROARTS for Salesforce
A SaaS form printing license for Salesforce users. It adds form creating function to Salesforce CRM cloud applications provided by salesforce.com.
http://www.opro.net/oproarts/en/services.php?siteSection=services&sectionPage=oproartssf

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