A system and method for managing a plurality of devices is provided. The
system includes a user interface for controlling a plurality of devices
configured as a network. The plurality of devices have corresponding
device drivers to configure each of the plurality of devices to allow
queuing operations to be performed in connection with the plurality of
devices. The user interface is configured to communicate with the
plurality of devices to identify and control jobs in a queue relating to
each of the devices. The system also includes a monitoring system for
monitoring the plurality of devices. The monitoring system is configured
to provide notification to the user interface when a predetermined queue
limit for at least one of the plurality of devices is exceeded.