Since its inception in 2013 by industry giants Canon, HP, Samsung, and Xerox, the Mopria Alliance has evolved into a powerhouse coalition comprising leading companies in the global printer and scanner industry. Our esteemed membership now extends to include Adobe, Brother, Epson, Fiery, FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp., Lexmark, Katun Corporation, Konica Minolta, Kyocera, Microsoft, OKI, Pantum, PaperCut, Primax, Qualcomm, Ricoh, Riso Kagaku Corporation, Toshiba, Vivo, and Xiaomi Communications Co., Ltd.
In this issue of the Mopria Alliance blog, we shine a spotlight on the benefits our members enjoy through their engagement with the Mopria Alliance. From mobile providers and printer manufacturers to software developers and OS providers, our members represent a broad spectrum of industries all united in furthering the mission of the Mopria Alliance: To provide users with an easy, accessible way to print and scan using their Android and Windows devices in an ever-connected world.
What are the benefits of joining the Mopria Alliance?
With four classes of membership offering a variety of benefits, privileges, and annual dues intended to match each organization’s interests and market requirements, member benefits may include:
- Access and insight into future industry trends and plans of leading companies
- Participation in multiple annual member meetings, as well as international sessions and symposiums
- Access to comprehensive documents and materials on certification programs, testing, and specifications
- Free licenses for Mopria Print and Mopria Scan Libraries
- Networking opportunities with the largest community of mobile print solutions providers globally
- Achieving broad cross-brand compatibility for your software, mobile, print, or scan devices
- Enhancing functionality to promote customer adoption and usage of mobile devices and software
- Staying at the forefront of technology development
- Receiving support from leading technology companies, test tools, and certification processes
- Creating an online profile with contact information for your organization
- Access to exclusive member-only resources
- Rights to proprietary imagery and branding materials
In this blog, we are excited to hear testimonials from our members, detailing the advantages their companies have gained since joining the Mopria Alliance. These insights underscore how inclusion in the Alliance has empowered them to stay on the leading edge of print and scan technology development.
Discover how our membership levels–ranging from Software Supporter to Founders and Seated Executive Members–offer tailored benefits to match each organization’s unique interests and market requirements.
Join us in exploring how the Mopria Alliance is driving innovation and growth across the industry, one member at a time.
“At Mopria Alliance, we have representation both from the manufacturers of scanners and printers and software companies such as Adobe and Microsoft whose products our mutual customers use in workflows, both simple and complex. Being a part of Mopria Alliance has enabled us to have first-hand insights into the needs of our customers as their documents flow from one system to another, and work alongside our colleagues from the broad spectrum of vendors to work towards compatibility, whether the customer is working from home or a large, IT managed office. The topics we work on together at Mopria Alliance are from the real world which millions of users interact with every day. When companies represented at Mopria Alliance bring solutions to problems, it changes the lives of our users and the entire industry.”
-Mike Scrutton, Director of Print Strategy & Technology at Adobe
“Membership with Mopria Alliance is a great way to get connected with others in the industry while creating an ecosystem of both hardware and software solutions. Mopria Alliance membership is offered in a range of levels to ensure that the benefits can be tailored to each member’s needs. For example, software developers and integrators can gain access to common standards and implementation best practices that are universally implemented by all hardware-producing members, and consistency is assured through the Alliance’s certification process. This approach provides software companies with the ability to better leverage their R&D investments across a range of partners. It also ensures a more predictable experience for end users allowing these software providers to reassure their customers of increased support and reliability in the future.”
-Michael St. Laurent, Print Software and Consumer Services Chief Architect at HP
“Kyocera’s executive membership in the Mopria Alliance has been instrumental in keeping us at the forefront of print and scan technology development. By collaborating closely with industry leaders within the Alliance, Kyocera has gained invaluable insights and resources that have directly influenced our product innovation and market strategy. Through our participation, we’ve enhanced interoperability across our devices, ensuring seamless integration with a wide range of platforms and applications. This partnership has not only strengthened our commitment to delivering high-quality, user-friendly solutions but also reinforced Kyocera’s position as a leader in the workplace technology ecosystem.”
-Dilinur Wushour, President at Kyocera Document Solutions Development America, Inc.
“Inbox support for Mopria allows Windows to deprecate the custom driver platform, offering tremendous security and ease of use benefits for customers who print and scan at home, school, and/or work. For IT admins, this standards-based approach provides secure and simple print-enablement, whether via Windows Server or a cloud service like Universal Print. A standards-based approach to scan opens digital transformation and AI benefits for organizations. As a next step, Mopria support for wide-format and label printers would enable next-level capabilities. Being part of the Mopria Alliance enables members to innovate and efficiently offer customers interoperability across hardware, software, and services.”
-Issa Khoury, Principal Program Manager Lead for Microsoft Print at Microsoft
Interested in learning more about joining the Mopria Alliance? Becoming a member is a straightforward process designed to welcome a wide range of organizations, including mobile providers, printer manufacturers, software developers, and OS providers. If you are interested in joining, please consult our application process here. If you have questions or need further assistance, please contact help@mopria.org.
We look forward to welcoming any who would join us in our journey to advance collaborative mobile print and scan solutions worldwide!
