Pharos for Departments
The Purchasing and IT departments are in the process of installing a new print management system called Pharos. Pharos provides Biola with the latest technology for printing, copying, scanning, and faxing, allowing us to fully use our campus resources, as well as upgrade devices to add more features than before. These features will be available to faculty, staff, and students through a unified system deployed campus-wide
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Cisco VoIP System for Departments
This spring IT is introducing a new phone system to the Biola campus based on Cisco’s Voice over IP (VoIP) technology. The new phone system includes Cisco VoIP handsets and voicemail, already purchased by the university for you and your team. The phone is new but many things about the system will remain familiar. Click here to learn more.
The new phone system also brings many new features, including the option to use the Cisco Jabber app for receiving and placing calls from your computer. See more new features here and few highlights below.
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Project Details
What to Expect:
- Project begins the first week of February March and ends by JuneDecember 2015. View the Project Calendar to see our schedule.
- IT will schedule training and Q&A sessions one department at a timedeployment visits uniquely with each department.
- No more copy codes
- More Konica Minolta copiers on campus
- Automated Banner billing
- Detailed usage reports
- Cost savings for the university
- Simplified printing and copying experience
- Consolidate print and copy equipment
Project Benefits
Security - Pharos printing will offer a "Secure Printing" queue, which is not only flexible, but also protects sensitive information. Using the Secure Printing queue allows you to print a document and release it later from any Konica Minolta MFP (Multi-Function Printer) on campus. Additionally, it requires your ID card to be swiped, making it more secure than running to the printer before someone else gets your document.
Manage Printing - Pharos allows us to manage printing, which means print jobs are sent to a central server before being sent to the actual print device. This provides flexibility for how, where, and when you can print and release your document. It also streamlines and updates the accounting methods used for tracking print charges on campus.
Save Money - Using a print management system in conjunction with a Konica Minolta MFP provides cost savings. (See "Dollars and Sense" below.)
Dollars and Sense
Expanding the use of Konica Minolta MFP devices on campus will reduce the cost of printing and copying for the University. Below is an example based on last year's printing at Biola.
| Type | Description | Cost | Savings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laser | B&W Print Job | $25,000 | |
| Laser | Color Print Job | $120,000 | |
| Konica Minolta | B&W Print Job | $15,000 | $10,000 |
| Konica Minolta | Color Print Job | $95,000 | $25,000 |
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- Your personal phone number / extension will not change.
- Switchboard, dispatch and automated attendant numbers remain the same.
- Cisco phones can call and receive calls from any university 4-digit extension, as well as place calls outside the university by dialing 9 + number.
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Project Benefits
- Search for contacts by name on the new phone, or using the new Biola web directory.
- Search for contacts, place & receive calls with Cisco Jabber on your computer.
- Interact with visual voicemail in Cisco Jabber on your computer.
- See presence status (available/on a call) of contacts on your phone and in Cisco Jabber.
- Use optional video conferencing with voice calls using Cisco Jabber.
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Project Calendar
View the Project Calendar to see our Pharos VoIP phone deployment schedule.
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