Print.IT Reseller - issue 84

01732 759725 12 BULLETIN BLI award win Konica Minolta has won two awards for its print and document management solutions - Dispatcher Paragon and Document Navigator 5. The print accounting and management solution Dispatcher Paragon has won the Buyers Lab (BLI) 2021 Pick Award for Outstanding Cost Accounting & Recovery Solution, whilst the document capturing solution Document Navigator 5 has been awarded the BLI 2021 Pick Award for Outstanding Document Capture Solution. www.konicaminolta.co.uk FileHound partners with IBC FileHound has announced a new partnership with Intelligent Business Consulting (IBC). FileHound offers digital enablement solutions through simple, powerful software designed to help businesses adapt quickly to new ways of working with a focus on simplicity, usability and value/ROI. IBC provides consultative assurance for customers looking at digital enablement through automating legacy business processes; reducing their reliance on paper and ensuring they meet their regulatory obligations; and supports managed service providers with a range of services and resources to meet the ever-changing needs of their customers. In a statement the company said: “FileHound and IBC are aligned in our approach to meet the needs of small and medium business customers who are presented with challenges related to new ways of working and de-centralisation of office space. Our combined experience and expertise makes our partnership a great fit and we are excited to begin working together. Our solutions are designed to be quick to market to enable partners to present solutions to customers with minimal onboarding overhead and a short sales qualification to deployment turnaround.” www.trustibc.com • www.filehound.co.uk One million print devices MPS Monitor has announced a landmark milestone in its history. One million print devices are now monitored by its MPS solution. MPS Monitor 2.0 is currently used by approximately 2,000 dealers and managed services providers located in about 60 countries. While the software-as-a-service platform is entirely cloud-based, the data collection relies on an infrastructure of about 210,000 DCAs installed at approximately 150,000 end customers. Data is collected continuously from about 1,000,000 multi-brand print devices. These devices generate more than 30 billion pages and use about 2.5 million consumable cartridges every year. The company also recently reported a 40% year on year revenue growth in 2020. Despite the challenges presented by the global pandemic, the combination of a print solution specifically engineered as a cloud- native platform along with partnerships with technology leaders – including HP, Microsoft, Okta and Asolvi – has seen MPS Monitor successfully meet the rapidly evolving print needs of dealers and MPS providers worldwide, with significant growth in the UK, DACH, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, the Nordics and the United States and Canada. www.mpsmonitor.com Accolade for Develop Develop has scooped the Keypoint Intelligence/BLI 2021 A3 Line of the Year Award. This is the first time Develop has received this accolade since 2014 and is recognition following the hugely successful launch of the ineo iSeries A3 devices. “Develop has skilfully crafted an A3 portfolio that is extremely reliable and easy to use, from top to bottom,” said George Mikolay Keypoint Intelligence’s Associate Director of A3 Hardware/Production in reaction to the Line of the Year award. “Moreover, it has done a masterful job of incorporating the software solutions, along with the apps and onboard tools that are necessary in this day and age to bring a level of personalisation to their line for every user, wherever they are.” www.dsales.co.uk The Print Show 2021 Having postponed the 2020 show due to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Print Show is back for 2021, with the primary aim of helping to drive recovery in the market and allowing visitors and exhibitors alike to catch up on the latest goings on after a year of unprecedented disruption. The Print Show 2021 will take place in Hall 7 of the NEC in Birmingham from September 28 to 30, again welcoming a wide range of exhibitors from all corners of the market. As has been the case since the event debuted back in 2015, The Print Show will remain entirely focused on the UK printing market, playing host to the leading manufacturers and suppliers serving British print companies. More detailed plans as to how the show will operate will be announced closer to the event, with organisers working to ensure The Print Show adheres to the latest rules and regulations, as and when they are announced by the government over the coming months. www.theprintshow.co.uk Printix appoints US distributor Printix has announced a new distribution agreement with SYNNEX Corporation, a leading provider of distribution, systems design and integration services for the technology industry in the US. SYNNEX joins a select group of preferred Printix distributors in the IT channel. Printix will be available through SYNNEX Stellr Connect, a community of SYNNEX reseller partners, solution providers, system integrators, and VARs focused on driving cloud and mobility-based solutions through a variety of different verticals. www.printix.net ENTRIES NOW OPEN ONLINE www.pr int i tawards .co.uk Midwich acquires UC division of eLink Distribution Midwich Group, via its German based AV distributor, Kern & Stelly Medientechnik GmbH has acquired the Unified Communications division of Hamburg-based eLink Distribution AG – an established value-added distributor of manufacturer partners. www.kern-stelly.de