ipped ▁with ▁the ▁proper ▁software ▁must ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁take ▁advantage ▁of ▁the ▁M FP ' s ▁capabilities , ▁an ▁important ▁requirement ▁to ▁research ▁when ▁considering ▁integr ating ▁an ▁M FP ▁with ▁an ▁existing ▁office . ▁Some ▁or ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁following ▁functionality ▁might ▁be ▁provided : ▁▁ ▁Device ▁administration ▁and ▁configuration ▁ ▁Document ▁imag ing , ▁such ▁as ▁ad ▁h oc ▁sc anning ▁ ▁Document ▁management ▁such ▁as ▁remote ▁sc anning , ▁document ▁type ▁conversion ▁from ▁text ▁to ▁PDF , ▁O CR , ▁etc . ▁ ▁Document ▁type / paper ▁input ▁mode ▁selection ▁ ▁Mon itor ing ▁of ▁print ▁quot as , ▁ton er / ink ▁levels ▁etc . ▁ ▁Software ▁development ▁k its ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁specific ▁software ▁packages , ▁many ▁vend ors ▁also ▁provide ▁the ▁ability ▁for ▁the ▁user ▁to ▁develop ▁software ▁to ▁communicate ▁with ▁the ▁M FP ▁through ▁a ▁Software ▁development ▁k it . ▁ ▁D ifferent ▁vend ors ▁have ▁different ▁lic ens ing ▁models , ▁from ▁completely ▁" closed " ▁propriet ary ▁systems ▁( o ften ▁with ▁large ▁costs ▁involved ) ▁to ▁open ▁strateg ies ▁with ▁no ▁direct ▁cost ▁involved . ▁An ▁incomplete ▁list ▁of ▁these ▁techn ologies ▁is : ▁ ▁Nu ance ▁Om ni Page ▁ ▁Can on ▁ME AP ▁( Mult if unction al ▁Em bed ded ▁Application ▁Platform ) ▁ ▁H P ▁Open ▁Ext ens ibility ▁Platform ▁( O X P ) ▁ ▁Kon ica ▁Min olta ▁Open API ▁ ▁Lex mark ▁Em bed ded ▁Sol utions ▁Framework ▁( e SF ) ▁ ▁Ric oh