The Unified Firmware Platform allows for version upgrades, including added functionality, to existing models in a same generation on a regular basis.
According to a recent report, the average new car loses 27 percent of its value after the first year. It’s a course of action that commences the minute you drive it off the lot. For decades, copiers shared in this vulnerability. As new models were introduced, previous versions were perpetually more obsolete with every new feature released by the manufacturer.
Canon's Unified Firmware Platform changed all that.
By utilizing common source code for firmware development for models within the third generation imageRUNNER ADVANCE family, continuous feature improvements at no additional cost became a reality. The Unified Firmware Platform (current version v3.6) allows for version upgrades, including additional functionality, to existing models in a same generation on a regular basis.
In other words, right off the lot (or out of the box), depreciation is not a lingering concern with the third generation Canon imageRUNNER ADVANCE.
Particular areas of advantage for administrators and end users include improved notifications, scan and send usability improvements and security enhancements. Features included in v3.6 release means further streamlined fleet management and an overall enhanced user experience.
“As technology and security requirements change, the Canon devices will keep up with the changes. It (the device) will actually get better while you own it,” said Jimmy Nunn, Technical Sales Executive with Canon USA.
Staying in front of ever-evolving security protocols is more critical today than ever before. Likewise, the burden of administrators handling an entire fleet can be significantly lifted by usability improvements and features that simply make doing their job more efficient.
The Unified Firmware Platform makes these advantages regularly available on an ongoing basis, starting the minute you pull it out of the box.
If you are interested in learning more about the Unified Firmware Platform, or ways you can improve efficiency and workflow processes, we’d love to visit with you.