Home topics small-business-resources growing Editor's Choice Emerging Tech Growing Editor's Choice From phone to paper: Printing in a mobile world Guest Author March 31, 2015 Widespread use of mobile devices – both at home and within the workplace – has encouraged development of another, new mobile technology: printing. In the last few years a variety of mobile and cloud printing technologies have emerged, all designed to support the any time, anywhere needs of today’s mobile users. Antonio Leone, Marketing Manager, OKI Data Australia, explains the printing options available for mobile devices and provides a guide to identifying the best approach for your needs. One of the fundamental concepts behind mobile computing devices is the ability to free yourself from the desk. When using a tablet or smartphone, there’s no need to wait to get back to the office before capturing customer or order information. Consumers can search for retailers, place an order for goods, book tickets or even apply for a loan while out and about, without the need to return to the home computer. But what happens when you need to print the information you’ve just entered? When you need to give your customer confirmation of their order, or physically hand over the ticket you’ve just purchased? One of the most common printing problems today occurs when companies adopt BYOD (bring your own device) policies, but forget to consider how staff will print from their personal phones and tablets. Fortunately, there are a number of technologies that solve the