Digital Transformation
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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...
Print renaissance: The value of print in the age of distraction
Far from being dead, print is enjoying a resurgence as a way for people to disconnect from the noisy online world. As a trusted and tangible medium, the printed page provides longevity and an emotional connection that cannot be replicated by a screen. Print has the...
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 security and GDPR compliance: European companies lag US peers
With the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) coming into force in May 2018, it appears that European organisations are still underestimating the importance of including print security in their compliance strategies. This provides a significant opportunity...
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
Public Sector: Sustainability in Action
Education and the wider public sector typically share a common ‘serving the citizen’, rather than customer oriented, approach. This generally leads to progressive attitudes towards the environment, often bolstered by government legislation and directives, with regards...
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 to...
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...