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5 tips for channel partners to succeed in the SMB market
Quocirca’s Global Print 2025 report reveals that print manufacturers are set to lose their influence on customer relationships in favour of IT service providers that deliver print services as part of a broader offering. Businesses are increasingly looking for...
Global Print 2025: Industry giants must steer a new direction to remain relevant
Will print industry giants, that have the scale and size of an oil tanker, respond to digital disruption with the agility of a speedboat, or will they miss opportunities by not changing direction quickly enough? In an era of rapid technological, social and business...
What Next? Six Trends for the Print Industry in 2018
Changing customer preferences, increased mobility, tightening regulation and technological change are reshaping the print industry. As such, 2017 was a year of mixed fortunes for global manufacturers. Market consolidation has seen HP, Xerox and Lexmark reform and...
Race for relevance: Five strategies for print vendors
In a time of accelerating change when the rules of the workplace and workforce are being redefined, the print industry faces challenges in maintaining its relevance. New technology is rendering existing business models obsolete while customers are more demanding of...
How printers can be a launchpad for malware attacks
HP continues to shine a spotlight on print security with the recent announcement of embedded print security features that aim to mitigate the threat of malware. So how vulnerable are printers to external attacks, and how can businesses limit their risks? While the...
Artificial Intelligence: Should the print industry care?
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is poised to drive the next wave of digital disruption as it moves from buzzword to reality. The largest vertical markets for AI include fintech, healthcare, transportation and retail. Amazon, IBM, Microsoft, Google, SAP, Salesforce and GE...
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
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 intelligent...
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...
SMEs: Closing the sustainability gap
Although SMEs form the backbone of most economies, they have been slow to embrace environmental measures. By embedding sustainability in their business practices, SMEs can minimise the environmental impact of their operations for solid financial and commercial reasons...
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...
Printing, IoT and blockchain
Does blockchain technology hold promise for print manufacturers in the IoT world? The Internet of Things (IoT) is a world of connected devices embedded with software and network connectivity, that encompasses everything from thermostats, through to wearable devices...