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Managed print services: The service quality battleground
The latest Quocirca Managed Print Services Landscape 2017 report, which surveyed midmarket and large enterprise organisations in the UK, France, Germany and the US, has revealed that service quality is the top reason that organisations implement a managed print...
Print 2025: A vision for the future of the print industry
I am pleased to announce that we are embarking on a new and unique study to examine the future of the print industry in the face of digital disruption. For more information please register at www.print2025.com
Kodak Alaris expands information capture portfolio to drive digital transformation
Digital transformation is high on the agenda for many businesses that are looking to tackle the exponential increase in information – both paper and digital. Intelligent information capture is a key starting point for digital transformation, with leading vendors...
GDPR: Why print is a crucial element of endpoint security
The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which takes effect on 25th May 2018, could prove to be a catalyst to change the existing haphazard approach to print security. Networked printers and multifunction printers (MFPs) are often overlooked when it comes...
Xerox banks on ConnectKey technology to drive success in SMB market
Xerox has broadened its SMB portfolio to capture a larger share of the A4 MFP market, which is estimated as a $12 billion opportunity growing at 3% annually. It has launched a range of 29 AltaLink and VersaLink devices, targeted at distributed and centralised...
HP continues to advance print security credentials
Amidst a rapidly evolving threat landscape, where malware and exploits continue to proliferate, endpoint security often fails to adequately protect networked printer and multifunction printer (MFP) devices. Through the recent launch of its HP Studios web series...
Konica Minolta’s Workplace Hub: ambitions to push future workplace boundaries
Konica Minolta unveiled its Workplace Hub to much fanfare at its “Future of Work” event in Berlin on 23 March. An intelligent IT platform, Konica Minolta believes Workplace Hub will revolutionise IT management describing it as “the world’s most connected...
Bridging the paper and digital gap: why MPS providers are driving digital strategies
Organisations that are ahead of their peers in the digitisation journey are outperforming them in profitability, customer loyalty and employee engagement, according to Quocirca’s Digital Maturity Index. A digital transformation strategy that is geared towards...
5 key steps to sustainability for SMEs
Just how committed are European SMEs to eco-sustainability in the workplace? What challenges and barriers do SMEs face when implementing the necessary changes and introducing more cost efficient eco-technology? The fact is only 42% of SMEs are addressing workplace...
8 steps for implementing a successful print security plan
Amidst the proliferation of Internet of Things (IoT) endpoints, the cybersecurity threat landscape has expanded to every mobile, smart and cloud-enabled device on the network. This threatens the resilience of organisations not only from the disruption of business...
Xerox turns a page: pledges commitment to the SMB, document outsourcing and graphics markets
On 7th December 2016, Xerox held an Investor Conference to outline its business strategy and long-term financial model as a standalone company. It expects the separation of the two companies – Xerox Corporation and Conduent – to be completed on 31st December of...
Gamification: applying psychology to digital transformation
Is business gamification a fad or can it improve employee engagement, boost productivity and increase operational performance? While businesses are rapidly investing in digital technologies to accelerate digital transformation initiatives, implementing a...