Environmentally-Friendly Printing with Managed Print Services Depending on the type of business you own, the process of going green may require a number of complex strategies, or just a few simple changes. Regardless of the scope, there is one area of business which many organizations fail to consider in their quest to become more eco-friendly: their print environment. Left unmanaged, waste, energy usage and print costs...
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Your Information Technology (IT) staff possesses skills that few ordinary “mortals” can match – they develop networks and programs, keep software up to date, and even serve as the help desk when computers start acting strangely. But one thing IT people shouldn’t have to deal with is printer repair or maintenance – that’s just not part of their typical skill set. Unfortunately, many don’t realize this;...
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As a business owner in today’s economy, it’s important to run your business as efficiently as possible by controlling costs and increasing productivity. One often overlooked area when it comes to cost savings is your company’s print environment. It’s estimated that close to 90% of business owners don’t know how much they are actually spending on printing. The truth is, an unmanaged print environment can be...
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In today’s cost conscious world, the office print environment is a frequently overlooked area of business that can be quietly costing you money. Undergoing a print assessment can offer immediate insight into your company’s actual print behaviours including volumes and cost. Technology today offers software solutions that make the process easy to monitor and capture data over a period of time, which can then be used to...
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Choosing the right printer is vital to your workplace, and complementing it with the right toner is a given. But the right paper can be a little more perplexing. After all, isn’t most printer paper basically alike? One answer comes from PC.net’s Per Christensson, who advises against buying on price alone. “Many companies offer a low-priced type of printer paper called ‘multipurpose’ paper,” Christensson says. “This is really ‘no purpose’...
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More Companies are Turning Towards MPS As business print environments become increasingly more complex, many companies are turning to Managed Print Services. MPS engagement can help businesses to optimize infrastructure and improve productivity and workflow. But the real benefits of MPS extend beyond technology. MPS can help you lower costs, lessen environmental impact and ease the burden on your IT staff. Before engaging an MPS provider, first...
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What you Need to Know About Mobile Print Mobile print – the capability to send print jobs from any Internet-enabled location – appears to be no passing trend. According to IDC, up to 75 percent of the North American workforce was mobile in 2010 – and that was five years ago, at the dawn of the smartphone/tablet revolution. Furthermore, iPass reports that 91 percent of mobile workers use...
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The old adage is true - without order, there is chaos. Business rules create structure, and help to define measurable quantities of productivity, usage and profit. They have become so refined, that even the smallest of tasks may now be tracked, quantified and improved. One area of business that is often overlooked is office printing. As a fundamental part of any organization, print costs are thought...
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With the current state of the economy, more and more small and medium sized businesses are searching for ways to cut and control costs. Many are turning to Managed Print Services (MPS). MPS companies began appearing on the business scene a little over ten years ago. As business technology has changed, MPS has become about more than just cost saving through managing the print environment, it...
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