Printer server with monetary credit system per user

Our local system supports a variety of printers from laser, inkjet and large format. I am trying to find a solution to charge users via prepaid credit for each print committed.
Difficulties:
* users don't have an individual login - machines are open as standard users. Users would have to be identified when print sent via server (name/password).
* each printer needs pricing rules per type of print. Ideally, large format by paper type and linear meter.
* large format inkjet and inkjet being shared via a machine's USB.
* credit to be added by admin using Windows (web based?) on same subnet.
Could be grateful for any existing solutions, or to be contacted by anyone wishing to discuss a more custom solution.

the logger is Win based only.
P/C are happy for us to test it, but we don't have that kind of time - their guide indicates 45 days for setup. I can't see the need to run with OSXserver + the company couldn't give name of institutions running it - managed to track two down and they stopped running it - wouldn't recommend it. there are so many mistakes in their manual, I couldn't recommend it to committee.
for a more stable, cost effective, solution(?)
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1496495&tstart=0

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Below I've copied the fix HP proposed and some additional information that they have sent me.
1. The proposed fix that we could not make work:
Hello Melvyn,
Thank you for contacting HP Total Care.
Simply reinstalling the software will not be enough to solve the
problem. Try these steps to resolve the issue at hand:
From the Administrator account:
Double-click on the Macintosh Hard Disk.
Open Applications.
Click and drag Hewlett Packard Folder to the trash.
Close all windows.
Double-click on the Macintosh Hard Disk.
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Open the Utilities folder.
Double-click on Process Viewer/Activity Monitor
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Check Show Activity Monitor.
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Close Activity Monitor.
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Open the Library folder.
Open the Preferences folder.
Click and drag either HP AIO Preferences or Hewlett Packard Preferences
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Open the Printers folder.
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Open the Library folder.
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Click and drag either HP AIO Preferences or Hewlett Packard Preferences
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Click and drag files beginning with HP to the trash.
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Open the Library folder.
Open the Preferences folder.
Click and drag either HP AIO Preferences or Hewlett Packard Preferences
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Click and drag files beginning with com.hp to the trash.
Click and drag files beginning with HP to the trash.
Double-click the Macintosh Hard Disk.
Open the Applications folder.
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Delete any HP All-In-One printers listed (click the printer name to
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Remove HP Director/Image Zone from dock by dragging to the trash.
Restart the Macintosh.
Empty the Trash.
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Download and install the latest software for this product. You can
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http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareDownloadIndex?lc=en&cc=us⟨=en&os=219& product=64992&dlc=en&softwareitem=oj-35225-1
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Double-click the Macintosh Hard Disk.
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Sincerely,
2. The reasons why it may not have worked:
We need to be sure that you are fully logging out of one account and
then back into the next. The fast user switching feature of the Mac OS
can create problems with our printer drivers. For this reason, fast user
switching is not supported by HP.
The other issue we may be running into would be the Mac OS itself. Over
the past few months the Mac OS has gone through several updates. When
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software. An updated version of our software has been developed which
works well with 10.4.4 and higher, but it is not available for this
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It may be that as each new OS update is installed on your computers that
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then the version 7.3.1 of our software should work fine. If it is 10.4.4
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to like the older drivers.
I would have to recommend retrying the full uninstall the Derek had
outlined. This time however, just install the downloaded 7.3.1 software
from our web site for the D145. Once it has been installed we need to
test it fully without adding the scanjet software. I am hoping that
without both version of our software installed it may work better.
This should resolve the issue. If you need further assistance, please
reply to this message and we will be happy to assist you further.
3. The repsonse to questions on switching and OS X 10.4.4
You are correct, since you are running the 10.4.4 I cannot guarantee
that the older software version will allow full functionality. It should
allow for printing and as long as you avoid the fast user switching,
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I understand the convenience of fast user switching but you will have to
log completely out of one user, and then log properly into the next
before you can expect the printer to function.
I would still recommend trying the steps I had outlined as it really is
the only thing you can do that may work.
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Hi,
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