Mission statement - purpose of testing

CharisCo seeks to offer independent printer testing, software, data and consultancy to:

-> establish a de facto industry standard, and benchmark, for measurement of print quality, performance, reliability and Total Cost of Printing (TCP)
-> provide the industry with comparative data relating to print quality, performance, reliability and TCP
-> confirm / clarify manufacturer's specification claims
-> extend the scope of print speed, yield and life expectancy data available to the user base
-> provide the user base with a highly flexible, and individually customisable, print usage and TCP analysis tool (TCPAnalyser) to assist in choice of hard copy device and hard copy use/cost analysis and management

CharisCo operates to the highest:

-> standards of independence - unbiased and unprejudiced
-> quality and consistency of test methodology and procedures