Organization: MOPRIA ALLIANCE INC
Mission: MOPRIA ALLIANCE IS A NONPROFIT MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION FORMED BY LEADING GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES WITH A MISSION TO PROVIDE UNIVERSAL STANDARDS AND SOLUTIONS FOR SCAN AND PRINT. THE ALLIANCE DEVELOPED AND MAINTAINS THE MOPRIA LOGO MARK SO USERS, WHETHER THEY ARE AT WORK OR AT HOME, ONY NEED TO LOOK FOR THIS DESIGNATION TO KNOW THAT THEIR DEVICES CAN PRINT AND SCAN.
Activities: MOPRIA TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS: UPDATES WERE MADE TO PRINT AND SCAN SPECIFICATIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO EXPAND FUNCTIONALITY. THE ALLIANCE DONATED MORE CODE TO THE ANDROID OPEN SOURCE PROJECT TO MAINTAIN THE ANDROID DEFAULT PRINT SERVICE WHICH WAS INTRODUCED IN ANDROID OREO IN 2017. IN 2019,MICROSOFT WINDOWS EXPANDED ITS ROLLOUT OF SUPPORT FOR MOPRIA WHICH GIVES USERS THE ABILITY TO PRINT WITHOUT AN INTERNET CONNECTION TO DOWNLOAD PRINTER DRIVERS. TECHNICAL WORKING GROUP ("TWG") CREATED AMENDMENTS TO THE MOPRIA PRINTER SPECIFICATION ADDING NEW FEATURES AND IMPROVED FUNCTIONALITY FOR THE PRINTING EXPERIENCE AND REQUIRED TECHNICAL DETAILS TO ENABLE PRINTING FROM SUPPORTED DEVICES. VOLUNTEERS IN THE ALLIANCE FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD ARE DEVELOPING AND MAINTAINING MOPRIA SPECIFICATIONS, WHICH FEED THE CONTINUAL ENHANCEMENT ANDROID DEFAULT PRINT, SAMSUNG DEFAULT PRINT, AS WELL AS THE ALLIANCE'S MOBILE APPS: MOPRIA PRINT SERVICE AND MOPRIA SCAN.
MOPRIA PRINT SERVICE, MOPRIA SCAN APPS, MOPRIA PRINT LIBRARY: THE ALLIANCE CONTINUED UPDATING THE MOPRIA PRINT SERVICE ANDROID MOBILE APP IN 2019 TO INCLUDE NEW PRINTING FEATURES BASED UPON VARIOUS MOPRIA ALLIANCE SPECIFICATIONS DESIGNED TO IMPROVE OVERALL USER EXPERIENCE. SIMILAR UPDATES WERE MADE TO THE MOPRIA PRINT LIBRARY SO THAT THE SAMSUNG PRINT SERVICE COULD CONTINUE OFFERING ACCESS TO MOPRIA CERTIFIED PRODUCTS. BOTH THE MOPRIA PRINT SERVICE AND THE SAMSUNG PRINT SERVICE ARE FREE APPS THAT LEVERAGE THE MOPRIA PRINT LIBRARY TO GIVE MOBILE DEVICES (TABLETS, SMART PHONES) THE ABILITY TO PRINT TO A WIDE VARIETY OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS PRINTERS. THE MOPRIA SCAN APP WAS FORMALLY MADE AVAILABLE TO ANDROID USERS IN 2019 ALLOWING USERS TO SCAN FROM A MULTI-FUNCTION PRINTER OR SCANNER TO THEIR MOBILE DEVICE. VOLUNTEERS IN THE ALLIANCE FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD ARE HELPING TO EXPAND AND MAINTAIN THE MOPRIA SCAN AND MOPRIA PRINT SERVICE APPS, ALONG WITH THE MOPRIA PRINT LIBRARY. THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE ALSO DIRECTING THE ACTIVITIES OF CONTRACTORS SUPPORTING THIS WORK. BOTH THE MOPRIA PRINT SERVICE AND THE SAMSUNG PRINT SERVICE, CONTAINING THE MOPRIA PRINT LIBRARY, WERE INSTALLED FOR FREE BY AN ESTIMATED 2 BILLION USERS BY THE END OF 2019.
PUBLIC EDUCATION OF MOPRIA STANDARDS: DURING 2019, THE ALLIANCE CONTINUED EDUCATING THE MOBILE DEVICE, PRINTER INDUSTRY AND ITS CONSTITUENTS REGARDING THE BENEFITS OF UNIFYING AROUND COMMON STANDARDS THAT SIMPLIFY THE ABILITY TO PRINT, SCAN AND PERFORM OTHER RELATED TASKS FROM MOBILE DEVICES. NEW CONSUMER-FRIENDLY VIDEOS AND DEVICE SPECIFIC WEBSITES WERE CREATED TO EDUCATE MORE PEOPLE THAT PRINTING IS EASY AND AVAILABLE ON MORE OPERATING SYSTEMS. VOLUNTEERS IN THE ALLIANCE FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD PARTICIPATED IN EDUCATION ACTIVITIES AND LEAD A VARIETY OF CONTRACTORS TO PRODUCE THE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND COMPLETE EDUCATION CAMPAIGNS. AN ESTIMATED 96% OF ALL OF THE WORLD'S PRINTER MANUFACTURERS ARE NOW INVOLVED IN THE ALLIANCE AS A RESULT OF EDUCATION AND OUTREACH EFFORTS.
NTEE category: Mutual & Membership Benefit