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Epson Boosts Signage and Display Solutions with New SureColor Range

Sara — Thu, 24 May 2012 22:30:26 +0000

Epson has long offered an extensive lineup of large-format printers. These account for nearly 70% of the graphics and proofing market. However, few of these products were able to meet customer expectations in the signage and display segment and in the CAD segment. In February 2012, Epson announced the long-awaited SureColor SC-S30600, a four-color entry model aimed at the signage and display market with support for eco-solvent ink. Then at the Drupa international printing equipment exhibition held May 3-16 in Dusseldorf, Germany, Epson expanded the lineup by announcing the SC-S70600 eight-color high-quality model with support for metallic and white inks, and the SC-S50600 four-color model with double print heads for high productivity.

Customers can find a lot to like about SureColor large-format printers, which offer excellent print quality without sacrificing speed. Epson's original UltraChrome GS2 and GSX eco-solvent inks are the result of successive improvements to previous products, giving them the durability and quality needed for outdoor billboards and posters.

Distributed Intelligent Capture Solution from Lexmark

Sara — Thu, 24 May 2012 22:26:59 +0000

NewsByte – May 24, 2012—Lexmark International, Inc. announced its Distributed Intelligent Capture Solution that integrates Lexmark Document Distributor+ with Brainware software allowing customers to intelligently connect business documents and processes. The solution makes information accessible to employees when needed, allowing them to better serve customers.

This release marks the first solution announcement consolidating Lexmark and Brainware software since Lexmark acquired Brainware in March 2012.

Customers Benefit As Océ Eco Start Program Accelerates

Sara — Thu, 24 May 2012 22:24:03 +0000

Trumbull, CT – May 24, 2012 – Océ, a Canon Group company and an international leader in digital document management, today announced that the Océ Eco Start Program funded the planting of over 350,000 trees in 2011. The Océ Eco Start Program partners with Trees for the Future, planting trees on behalf of Océ U.S. customers to help offset CO2 emissions attributable to the energy usage from production equipment during the first year of operation.

Through the Océ Eco Start program, Océ customers have the opportunity to enhance their environmentally responsible business practices and minimize the environmental impact of their production printing equipment. The Océ Eco Start Program also assists production printing customers in marketing their environmental sustainability initiatives. This program is part of a larger, holistic approach to environmental responsibility that includes sustainable products, practices and tools to promote a healthier environment.

Océ Business Services Helps FORTUNE 500 Companies Succeed Through Managed Business Process Services

Sara — Thu, 24 May 2012 22:23:02 +0000

NEW YORK, N.Y. (May 23, 2012) – Océ Business Services, Canon Group company and a leader in managed business process services, today announced that the company provides outsourced document process management services to 52 of the FORTUNE 500® companies. This includes 21 of the top 100 companies, nine of the top 20 and four of the top 10 companies spanning financial services, commercial banking, energy, and telecommunications. Océ also provides services to FORTUNE 500 companies in the aerospace, healthcare, insurance and telecommunications sectors.

The Fortune 500 is an annual list compiled and published by FORTUNE® magazine that ranks the top 500 U.S. corporations as ranked by their gross revenue. The list includes publicly and privately-held companies for which revenues are publicly available. The first Fortune 500 list was published in 1955.

Branch of U.S. Military Selects Kofax For Its Capture Solution

Sara — Thu, 24 May 2012 22:22:26 +0000

IRVINE, CA, MAY 22, 2012--Kofax plc (LSE: KFX), a leading provider of capture enabled business process management (BPM) solutions, today announced that a branch of the U.S. military has selected Kofax for its capture solution. The value of the contract to Kofax exceeds $300,000.

The customer will implement Kofax Capture, Kofax Transformation Modules, Kofax VRS Elite and Kofax Monitor to automate the capture and processing of 1 million personnel health forms, medical lab reports, EKG results and other medical documents it receives annually. The Kofax solution will enable the customer to route the resulting images and data to a Microsoft SharePoint application for easy access by employees.

HP Business Desktop BIOS

Sara — Thu, 24 May 2012 22:19:34 +0000

HP BIOS Philosophy

While many computers contain the same processor, chipset, operating systems, and software choices, the BIOS (Basic Input Output System) is one critical computer component that varies significantly in quality and features between competing vendors. The BIOS is the set of routines typically stored in read-only memory that enable a computer to load the operating system and communicate with the various devices in the computer, such as storage drives, keyboard, monitor, printer, and communications ports.

The HP BIOS is industry-standard compatible. Industry standards and de facto standards define most of the interfaces and components that comprise the HP BIOS design. The HP BIOS development, though, has always added value to the HP Business Desktop computer products. HP has a dedicated team of development and test resources focused on the BIOS as a tool to help resolve real-world customer problems. While industry-standard resolutions are always considered first when addressing a problem, many new technologies and customer circumstances are not easily addressed by current standards. In these situations, HP BIOS may contain value-add features and components that lack standardization. When appropriate, HP works within the industry and with partners to create standards for new and evolving BIOS functionality.

One of the most critical benefits to customers is that HP can quickly enhance or modify BIOS designs to meet critical customer requirements, unique configurations, and deployment schedules. By maintaining HP’s own BIOS code, it can eliminate the delays and costs associated with relying on a third-party vendor to make changes. HP’s BIOS code has been maintained internally since the original Compaq PC - in fact, Compaq invented the first “clone PC” and IBM PC-compatible BIOS.

One to One Marketing For Copier Clients

Corey A Smith — Thu, 24 May 2012 22:06:03 +0000

Consumers today expect a greater level of personal communication from the companies with which they do business. The internet has caused consumers to expect that we are remembered when they shop. From Amazon.com remembering your book purchases and your bank knowing your transactions, you have come to expect all of the places you shop to remember important details about how you like to do business.

Knowing that our customers have grown to expect this type of interaction requires that business provide marketing pieces that speak personally to them. One to one marketing (sometimes defined as personalized marketing) is simply a strategy for customer relationship management. Through one to one marketing tactics, companies can provide a greater level of personal interaction and personalized relevance to their customers thus engendering greater customer loyalty and increase profits.

Printer Specs: What You Need to Know

Corey A Smith — Thu, 24 May 2012 22:03:29 +0000

If you are in the market for a printer, you know that there are so many options out there. There are various sizes, speeds, resolutions, shapes, colours… (list continues forever). With all of these options, what do you need to focus on to make sure you get the right printer for you? All you need is a machine that will spit out the documents on your computer and make them look pretty good. Well here are three important features to consider when concerning the quality of the documents you need to produce.

Monthly Duty Cycle: This number indicates how durable the printer is and how much print volume it can handle in a given month. A lower volume printer like the one you use in your home probably won't even have a monthly duty cycle number so if your print volume is very low, then don't even worry about it. Otherwise, when looking at the numbers, know that the monthly duty cycle number is often about 6-8 times what you should realistically expect the printer to be capable of printing in a month.

OKI Data Americas to Demonstrate Cloud-Based Total Managed Print Solution, Serve as Platinum Sponsor of Photizo Group’s Transform 2012 Global Conference

Sara — Mon, 21 May 2012 22:42:20 +0000

Mount Laurel, NJ — OKI Data Americas announced its sponsorship of the Transform 2012 Global Conference, hosted by the Photizo Group, taking place May 24-25, 2012 at the Hilton Bonnet Creek in Orlando, FL. There, OKI will demonstrate the company’s proprietary, cloud-based Managed Print Services (MPS) offering, Total Managed Print™ (TMP) in booth 202. Tim Brien, Director of MPS at OKI Data Americas, will participate in an executive panel moderated by Photizo Group CEO Edward Crowley entitled, “Industry Leaders Speak Out!” on Friday, May 25, 2012 from 2:15-3:15 p.m. Eastern.

The annual conference will provide attendees with valuable industry projections for the evolving MPS space. OKI will present the features and functionality of the Total Managed Print™ solution – a modular offering that can be leveraged turnkey as a complete MPS business model, or individually at the component level, to augment an existing business model. The solution generates new opportunities to develop additional recurring revenue streams within existing accounts, along with the ability to procure new accounts through monitoring and managing print fleets and document workflow functions; this decreases expenses and improves output-related efficiencies for end-users.

Print Audit 6 Granted the Only U.S. Military Certificate of Networthiness for Print Management

Sara — Mon, 21 May 2012 22:41:10 +0000

Calgary, Alberta - Print Audit®, the print management company, has earned a U.S. Military Certificate of Networthiness (CoN # 200805743) for its flagship software, Print Audit 6. A Certificate of Networthiness (CoN) is a requirement for all enterprise software products that are installed within the U.S. Army Enterprise Infrastructure Network.

Receiving CoN Certification signifies that Print Audit 6 is in full compliance with the military's strict standards for security, supportability, sustainability and compatibility. The certification also applies to all National Guard, Army Reserve and Department of Defense organizations that use the Army Enterprise Infrastructure Network.