Altodigital is celebrating
the success of its inaugural
apprenticeship scheme after
finding full time roles within
the company for the first
six candidates to have been
through the programme. The
scheme launched in January
2013 is designed to give 16-
24 year olds the experience
and skills needed to pursue
a career as a print hardware
engineer.
Having gained PDI+, A+
and N+ qualifications, all six
candidates will start work with
the company as full time field
technicians. Andy Priestley and
Ben King, both 17 years old, will
be based in Altodigital’s Leeds
offices; Jake Williams, 20,
and Ben Jones, 17, will work
from the West Midlands office
in Kingswinford; and Olewale
Lawal, 20, and James Boylan,
18, will be based in London.
Altodigital is planning to
repeat the apprenticeship
programme in 2014.
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Businesses eager to reduce
office-related carbon
emissions can get off to
a good start with Energy
Manager for Office (EMFO)
from Toshiba TEC.
The power management
solution identifies where energy
is being wasted and highlights
what can be done to cut the
electricity consumption of
printers, MFPs, laptops and PCs.
Users can define sleep
profiles for all devices,
automating machine shut-
down and wake-up to prevent
machines from being left on
overnight.
With reliable and secure
wake technology, network PCs
and laptops don’t have to be
kept on for night-time security
updates but will emerge from
sleep mode for updates and
then go back to sleep before
waking up in the morning prior
to the start of the working day.
In the case of MFPs, an
administrator could apply
different settings depending on
the time of day or known usage
patterns. These include:
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Ready Mode: the MFP is
fully operational and the
fuser is kept at a constant
temperature;
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Energy-saving Mode: Fuser
temperature and energy
consumption are lowered.
Print jobs will require a short
warm-up period;
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Sleep Mode: Fuser
temperature and energy
consumption are greatly
reduced. Print jobs will require
a longer warm-up period; and
n
Switched off Mode: The MFP
will need to be switched on to
receive a print job.
Further energy and carbon
savings come from EMFO
Efficient Power technology,
which adjusts PC processing
power in line with application
demand. Most PC processors
run at full power levels all
the time even though most
office applications require
only a small fraction of CPU
processing power.
Suitable for businesses of
all sizes, EMFO is easy to set up
and use thanks to its intuitive
user interface.
Xerox extends MPS to document services
Xerox has expanded its managed print services (MPS) offering
with new services that take MPS beyond fleet right-sizing and
print management. These additions address a number of key
business issues including:
•
Mobility
– Mobile Print Solutions offer enhanced mobile
printing, cloud printing, card release and Follow Me printing as
well as the GPS-enabled location of public printers;
•
Workflow digitisation
– Xerox Content Management Services
help enterprises automate, simplify and reduce paper in their
work processes through a combination of consultancy and
workflow automation and document management tools;
•
Security
– the Xerox Print Security Audit Service monitors a
client’s print policy to identify and resolve compliance issues;
and
•
Efficiency
– Xerox Print Server Management Service frees up
an enterprise’s IT resources by overseeing a customer’s print
servers, print queues and drivers.
Xerox has also launched a new vertical solution for the education
sector that automates the marking of exams.
Dicota is meeting the evolving
needs of mobile workers with
the launch of two new cases
that combine easy portability
with robust protection for
electronic devices.
For sales people and field
service employees who might
need to print documents when
away from the office, it is
launching the DataSmart Print &
Tablet S, which holds a Brother
PJ663 mobile printer, any make
of external Bluetooth keyboard
and a stand for a smartphone
or tablet.
Dicota has also launched a
new mobile presentation case
designed for transporting an
Epson EB-1751 projector, JBL
Flip speakers and a tablet/
smartphone.
Both cases have a central
power connection on the outside
for charging devices; security
locks; and a detachable lid.
Prices start at 599 euros,
excluding hardware.
Dicota also sells a range of
cases and backpacks for Canon
and HP mobile printers.
The office in a case
Altodigital says ‘You’re hired!’
Printing on the go
Brother’s newest mobile printer,
the PJ-673, uses direct thermal
printing technology to print
A4 pages at 300dpi and six
pages per minute. It can be
powered by battery, AC adapter
or in-car charging and weighs
480g (excluding battery). It
comes with wireless, USB and
Bluetooth connectivity and
works seamlessly with Apple iOS
and other mobile devices. The
Brother the PJ-673 costs £499.
Toshiba TEC UK service
engineers are being
supplied with Toyota Auris
Hybrid vehicles, as part
of the company’s strategy
to achieve PAS 2060
compliance and reduce its
carbon emissions.
Toshiba has already taken
delivery of 28 of the vehicles
and plans to acquire more in
2014. The
WhatGreenCar
2010
Car of the Year boasts CO2
emissions of just 87g/km and a
fuel economy of 74mpg.
Toshiba is currently working
towards PAS 2060, the British
Standards Institute’s (BSI)
carbon neutrality standard.
As part of the process, it has
measured its carbon footprint
and implemented a clearly
defined strategy to reduce
emissions by 2%.
Hybrid vehicles help Toshiba cut emissions
Toshiba launches power management solution
