Daily Managed Print Industry Notes from Around the World!

Most managed print service (MPS) contracts rely on hardware and software recommendations made by the supplier, so it pays to check the specifications of the device and applications offered as part of the deal to make sure they represent the best fit for any one company’s print environment. For those looking for the maximum environmental credentials, all printer and MFD manufacturers make claims for proprietary technology that reduces ink and toner usage compared with...read more

COLUMBUS, OH. – October 19, 2011 – Treeno Software, a leading provider of Electronic Document Management systems, is one of the newest Corporate Members of the Managed Print Services Association (MPSA).  Here’s a look at MPS from Treeno Software’s perspective: Treeno Software: MPS from Top to Bottom
Treeno Software provides enterprise document management (EDM) and workflow systems that can be deployed...read more 

It took a critical report by the National Audit Office (NAO) to prompt the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to take a long hard look at how it could optimise its poorly managed document supply chain, including print services. The NAO judged that a lack of centralised control, a proliferation of suppliers and document types, a lack of visibility into stock or spend, and slow processes prone...read more

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Daily Managed Print Industry Notes from Around the World!

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Irvine, Calif. – June 15, 2011 - Netaphor, a provider of managed print services (MPS) software, today announced the release of SiteAudit On-Site v4.4. The release provides fleet managers with enhanced MPS Services capabilties by tracking, alerting and reporting departmental and location printer moves, new supplies metrics and alert thresholds and expanded metering. SiteAudit On-Site aligns it capabilities with specific MPS services partners offer users. Enhancements to MPS services include...read more

LEXINGTON, Ky., Oct. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Lexmark International, Inc. (NYSE: LXK) today announced the acquisition of Netherlands-based Pallas Athena in a cash transaction, valued at approximately $50.2 million. Upon completion of the transaction, the Dutch company will become a part of Perceptive Software, a stand-alone business unit within Lexmark. Pallas Athena's chairman and chief executive officer, John Hoogland, will report directly to Scott Coons, Perceptive Software's president and chief executive officer and Lexmark vice president...read more

The Managed Print Services Association (MPSA) has committed to be the first association sponsor of the new Lyra MPS Forum. The half-day event will take place on Wednesday, January 25, 2012, from 12:30-5:00 p.m. at the Rancho Las Palmas Resort and Spa in Rancho Mirage, California. The event follows the 15th annual Lyra Imaging Symposium, which is scheduled for January 23-25, 2012, and complements the Symposium’s...read more

COLUMBUS, OH – October 18, 2011 – One of the newest Corporate Members of the Managed Print Services Association (MPSA) approaches the MPS industry from a service-oriented perspective. This requires an approach that uses collaboration and coordination with other partners to provide a complete package for each customer. Here’s a look at MPS from the service-centric perspective of Prism Pointe Technologies..read more

The Ultimate Managed print Services in a Box - "Ink Subscriptions" from HP. This is why we cannot define MpS as simply toner and service, Stage 1 & 2. ...read more

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Daily Managed Print Industry Notes from Around the World!

Downers Grove, Ill., September 20, 2011 – With demand for workplace printing expected to grow or stay at current levels for the foreseeable future, more organizations are taking a closer look at managed print services, according to a new study by CompTIA, the non-profit trade association for the information technology (IT) industry. Though four out of five firms surveyed by CompTIA say becoming a “paperless office” is a...read more

Columbus, OH – Questex Media Group LLC, specifically the Technology Group, which includes the ITEX National Expo and Conference and imageSource magazine, has joined the Managed Print Services Association (MPSA) as the newest Foundation Member. Questex is a global,...read more

Columbus, OH – September 20, 2011 – General Data, NER Data, and PartsNow! are among the companies renewing corporate memberships with the Managed Print Services Association (http://yourmpsa.org/).  The association provides a means for organizations of all kinds to play an active role in the development and direction of the fast growing managed...read more

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., Sep 19, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Developed to facilitate the ability of dealers to offer comprehensive MDS services to their customers, Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging, today announced new professional services support and a new Partner Transformation Program. The new professional services support offerings leverage Canon's enterprise document systems and...read more

Historically, Japan has led the imaging industry in developing and manufacturing products that print, copy, scan and fax our ever-growing mass of documents. Japanese firms have had such a strong position in the market, that seven of the top 10 equipment providers are headquartered in Japan, and the Num. 1 brand (HP) even relies on a Japanese firm (Canon) for their laser printer ‘engines.’ Japanese firms have benefited from this strong and highly profitable business, as they have captured a dominant portion of the highly profitable toner and ink supplies being sold into this market..read more

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