01732 759725 12 BULLETIN Kyocera and HPE announce new workshop Kyocera has announced a partnership with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) to provide one-on-one 90-minute workshops to business leaders that will evaluate the challenges they face on their road to net zero, and how to overcome these difficulties. The personalised workshop is led by Kyocera Group company Annodata and can be delivered at the Kyocera UK or HPE offices, online or at a location chosen by the business. The workshop will evaluate the organisation’s current sustainability journey and identify any barriers that are slowing or hindering their progress, and identify opportunities for sustainable IT. The workshop will be carried out by leading experts in the industry, including Steve Doust, Group Sales Director at Annodata. He will be joined by Karim Abou Zahab, a Master Technologist and sustainable transformation lead at HPE, who will focus on how organisations can achieve their net zero goals. Also taking part is Kevin Wragg, Director, Environment & Quality Compliance at TD SYNNEX, who will walk through the bigger picture of what a business wants to achieve with its sustainability efforts, and how to reach the end goal. Doust said: “Reducing carbon footprint is not just the right thing for businesses to do, but it's also increasingly vital in maintaining competitiveness. Today, prospective customers in both the private and public sector are highly likely to take environmental credentials into account when making purchasing decisions, with this trend only set to accelerate in future. “Making green choices can bring other benefits too, from attracting and retaining the best workplace talent, to reducing energy bills. This is why we’re so pleased to join forces with the knowledgeable teams at HPE and TD SYNNEX to help customers make major strides in terms of sustainability.” www.kyoceradocumentsolutions.co.uk Ricoh establishes technology ethics charter The new Ricoh Group Technology Ethics Charter aims to mitigate ethical risks inherent in the social implementation and operation of the firm’s digital services. As a digital services company, Ricoh recognises the risks associated with development and utilisation of digital services. The risks include human rights violation risk due to unintended foment of discrimination, prejudice and inequality, and those due to malicious actions from external sources targeting AI-powered systems, which can have significant impacts on the entire society. To mitigate these risks, it established a specialised department Ricoh Family Group Ethics Office and the Charter this year composed of three technology ethics principles and seven credos.” www.ricoh.co.uk Lexmark named a leader Lexmark has been named a leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Print Transformation 2023 Assessment. The company was also positioned as a leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Print Transformation 2020 assessment. This IDC MarketScape report examined transformational offerings from print OEMs and identified vendors with strong non-print portfolios and well-integrated business strategies that will be competitive and viable over the long run. Key success factors included roadmap advancements in cloud, mobile, social, big data/analytics, a full portfolio of services, solutions and technologies, R&D investment and demonstrated thought leadership. “We are honoured to again receive this IDC MarketScape recognition, which recognises our early commitment to emerging technologies that enable us to deliver more value to customers in new and existing markets,” said Lexmark President and CEO Allen Waugerman. “Lexmark’s designation as a Leader by IDC reflects our long-standing vertical market approach, which enables us to apply our technological expertise to address each customer’s unique challenges in imaging and beyond.” www.lexmark.co.uk 25 years of planet-saving print management PaperCut Software is celebrating its 25th anniversary, marking a quarter-century of crafting planet-saving print management software. Over the past two and a half decades, the company has helped 100 million users from 100,000 organisations in 195 countries to minimise waste with a secure and easy printing experience. PaperCut calculates that to date its solutions have enabled customers to prevent 3.2B pages from being printed, which amounts to 386,391 trees saved over 25 years. In its 25 years, the company has been witness to some of the major changes in print and the workplace; from the move from mono to colour devices, the emergence of the networked MFP, the transition to print in the cloud, and, most recently, the adoption of hybrid working models. Reflecting on how the last quarter of a century has evolved, one of PaperCut’s founders and its CEO, Chris Dance, said: “It’s amazing to think that 25 years ago this little bit of software to help Parkdale Secondary College would grow into what it has. An anniversary is a great time to reflect and an opportunity to say thank you to our customers and partners. For me, the highlight has been working with our customers and partners to truly create great software together. There is something magic about building something as a team. PaperCut was founded on the vision of being a 100-year company. 25 years down, 75 to go.” www.papercut.com Business Design Centre · London · 17 September 2024 ICT · MANAGED IT · MOBILE · PRINT 24
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