# Pharos

> Pharos is an enterprise software company that invented secure print management and now leads PrintOps - a cloud-native approach to running corporate print. Its Pharos Cloud platform lets large organizations rip out legacy print servers, secure every page with zero-trust and pull-printing, cut print spend, and give a hybrid workforce simple printing from home, office, or the road. A Certified B Corporation founded in 1992, Pharos serves thousands of organizations, including Fortune 500 companies, across financial services, manufacturing, technology, government, and higher education.

- **Founded:** 1992
- **Headquarters:** West Henrietta, New York, United States
- **Founders:** Paul Reddy (Co-Founder), Geoff Shaw (Co-Founder)
- **Team size:** approximately 123-130 employees across 6 continents
- **Products:** Pharos Cloud, Pharos Secure Release, Pharos Insights, Pharos Direct Print, Pharos Print-at-Home
- **Notable:** Invented secure pull-printing in 1993 with the launch of Pharos Uniprint, Delivered the first user-level printing analytics in 1994, Pioneered cloud-native enterprise print management starting in 2016

## Products & services

- **Pharos Cloud** — Cloud-native print management platform that eliminates print servers, secures print workflows, and gives IT visibility and control across the enterprise.
- **Pharos Secure Release** — Secure pull-printing that holds jobs until the user authenticates at the device, preventing abandoned and exposed documents.
- **Pharos Insights** — Print analytics providing user- and device-level visibility into usage, cost, and sustainability.
- **Pharos Direct Print** — Migrates direct-to-printer workflows in the office to the cloud across multi-vendor fleets, removing infrastructure and driver management.
- **Pharos Print-at-Home** — Lets the hybrid workforce print securely from outside the office network.
- **Pharos Uniprint** — On-premises print management for higher education and libraries - the original secure pull-printing product.
- **Pharos Blueprint** — Enterprise print management for organizations running on-premises deployments.

## Achievements

- Invented secure pull-printing in 1993 with the launch of Pharos Uniprint
- Delivered the first user-level printing analytics in 1994
- Pioneered cloud-native enterprise print management starting in 2016
- Introduced and now leads the PrintOps category (Q1 2024)
- Certified B Corporation and benefit corporation
- ISO/IEC 27001 certified and SOC 2 Type II attested platform
- Named one of The Silicon Review's 30 Fastest-Growing Private Companies (2024)
- 2026 Top Workplaces winner (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)
- Recognized as a leader in Quocirca's 2026 Print Industry Ecosystem Leadership Report
- Reports ~45% average print cost reduction and 99.999% platform uptime

## Latest updates

- **2024-01** — Introduced PrintOps - a category defining the modern, cloud-native approach to enterprise print management.
- **2026-01** — Recognized as a leader in Quocirca's 2026 Print Industry Ecosystem Leadership Report.
- **2026-01** — Named a 2026 Top Workplaces winner by the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.

## Links

- Website: https://pharos.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/pharos-systems-international
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/PharosSystems
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pharossystems/

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Last updated: 2026-06-20