Brother International Corporation Launches Connect.Print.Share Website, Showcasing Information Sharing Solutions for Mobile Device and Web Users

Website demonstrates printing and scanning with mobile devices, connectivity to popular third-party online services, plus innovative cloud-based Brother™ apps installed on select machines.

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Apr 03, 2014, 08:00 ET

BRIDGEWATER, N.J., April 3, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Brother International Corporation, today announced the launch of its all-new Connect.Print.Share website. With the results of the 2014 Brother Small Business Survey indicating that 63% of respondents feel overwhelmed by new technologies, including new software, mobile apps, and cloud computing all of the time or some of the time, it's an opportune time to launch the website. The Connect.Print.Share website makes it easier than ever to explore the mobile device and cloud features that help users connect, print and share important information using Brother Printers, All-in-Ones, Scanners, and Label Printers.

Compatibility with Leading Mobile Platforms
In the 2014 Brother Small Business Survey, 41% of respondents named mobile technologies, including smartphones and tablets, "necessary to run their business." Anticipating this figure to grow, Brother is developing products that integrate with leading mobile platforms, including Apple® iOS, Android™, Windows® Phone, and Blackberry® devices. The Connect.Print.Share website outlines the ease and benefits of using the Brother™ iPrint&Scan and Brother™ iPrint&Label mobile applications, as well as other third-party solutions to print from and scan to mobile devices¹.

Direct Access to Popular Cloud Services
Many businesses have transitioned to cloud-based solutions, and Brother is creating new ways to print from and scan to online services directly from internet-connected Brother devices, without using a computer². The Connect.Print.Share website shows how the Web Connect touchscreen interface found on many Brother All-in-Ones and Scanners can connect directly to BR-Docs, a Brother document management service, as well as other popular cloud services including Dropbox, Google Drive™, OneDrive, Box, and more.

Exclusive Cloud-based Applications
The Connect.Print.Share website also details the capabilities of the new suite of free Brother Cloud Apps. These exclusive cloud-based applications give users of select Brother devices exciting, innovative ways to capture and convert information directly from their machine, as well as on-demand printing of commonly-used business documents from the Brother CreativeCenter⁴.

"The Connect.Print.Share website shows our commitment to providing smart, easy-to-use solutions to manage information using mobile and cloud technology," said John Wandishin, Brother Vice President of Marketing. "With a growing number of businesses integrating rapidly-evolving technologies into their workflow, we believe highlighting the cutting-edge capabilities of our products to potential customers as well as current Brother users to be more important than ever before."

About Brother
Brother International Corporation is one of the premier providers of products for the home, home office and office. The U.S. corporate office in Bridgewater, N. J., was established on April 21, 1954 and currently markets many industrial products, home appliances and business products manufactured by its parent company, Brother Industries, Ltd. of Nagoya, Japan.

These products include an award-winning line of Multi-Function Center® machines and printers. Brother also provides the number-one line of facsimile machines in the U.S. and is the leader in electronic labeling, with its full line of P-touch® Electronic Labeling Systems. For more information you can visit the website at www.brother.com.

1. Requires connection to a wireless network.

2. Requires internet connection and account with desired service.

3. BR-Docs requires a paid subscription, but users can receive an up to 60-day, risk-free trial to get started.

4. Internet connection required.

The Brother Small Business Survey 2014 was conducted by Wakefield Research (www.wakefieldresearch.com) among 500 U.S. small business owners of companies with less than 100 employees, between January 17th and January 31st, 2014, using an email invitation and an online survey.

Results of any sample are subject to sampling variation. The magnitude of the variation is measurable and is affected by the number of interviews and the level of the percentages expressing the results. For the interviews conducted in this particular study, the chances are 95 in 100 that a survey result does not vary, plus or minus, by more than 4.4 percentage points from the result that would be obtained if interviews had been conducted with all persons in the universe represented by the sample.

Apple is a registered trademark of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. Use of this trademark is subject to Apple permissions.

Android and Google Drive are trademarks of Google Inc. Use of this trademark is subject to Google permissions.

Windows Phone and OneDrive are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries. Use of this trademark is subject to Windows permissions.

BlackBerry is owned by Research in Motion Limited and is registered in the United States and may be pending or registered in other countries. Brother is not endorsed, sponsored, affiliated with or otherwise authorized by Research in Motion Limited.

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