Print jobs are compressed before being sent to the client. This speeds up printing from a remote host and Global Follow Print services.

In remote host environments, such as Citrix or VDI, print jobs travel from the host to the printer over the network. This creates considerable network traffic, which slows down printing and other network services.

With the Cirrato client installed on the remote host server, the job is compressed and sent to a Cirrato client close to the physical printer. The job is decompressed at the client and sent to the printer.

The decompression point can be either yours or any other desktop in the office defined as such.

Cirrato's compression function is also useful when using "Global Follow Print" – a service that enables printing in one office, and authenticating and collecting the job somewhere else.