Following its analysis of print
practices in the healthcare
sector (see the
PrintIT
Autumn issue), Annodata
has released the results of a
similar survey of IT directors
operating in higher and
further education.
This reveals a much greater
take-up of managed print
services (MPS) in education,
with 58% of education
respondents claiming to have
an MPS, compared to 36% of
respondents in healthcare.
Of those that don’t already
have an MPS, 57% of IT directors
in education said they planned
to implement one in the next 12
months, compared to just 17% of
those in healthcare.
Perhaps because so many
higher education bodies have
already implemented MPS, cost
cutting is less of a consideration
for them than environmental
savings. When asked about their
print priorities for the next 12
months, reducing environmental
impact came top, cited by 41%,
followed by improving reliability
(28%) and reducing costs (14%).
Annodata managing director
Andrew Harman said: “There are
simple things that organisations
can do with an MPS to cut down
on their paper usage and lower
their overall carbon footprint.
For example, print management
software can help to ensure that
only those pages that are needed
make it off the printer, while
rationalising printer fleets to get
rid of excess devices can make
a big impact on overall power
consumption.”
Speedy scanning
To help managed print service
customers make the transition
from paper-based to paper-less
processes, Kyocera Document
Solutions UK Ltd has expanded
its product portfolio with six high-
speed Fujitsu document scanners.
These range from the mobile,
wireless ScanSnap iX100 (£183
ex VAT) to the high speed fi-6800
capable of scanning 130 pages
per minute (£12,795 ex VAT).
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Lexmark has announced
new serverless solutions
that enable smart MFP
users to streamline business
processes without spending
money on servers that require
management and consume
energy. These include:
n
Lexmark Serverless Print
Release, a paper-saving secure
print solution;
n
Lexmark AccuRead
Automate, for the capture,
automatic classification and
routing of information; and
n
Lexmark Print Management,
which allows users of mobile
devices to print directly into
their print release queue using
the native print features of iOS.
New partnerships aid migration from
paper to digital for Xerox MPS customers
Xerox is strengthening its managed print services (MPS)
offering through partnerships with Hyland and Datawatch that
will enable customers to accelerate their migration from paper
to digital.
Partnering with Hyland, the creator of automated workflow and
content management solution OnBase, will help Xerox customers
in diverse industries improve their day-to-day effectiveness by
simplifying key business processes, such as customer on-boarding,
loan origination, account opening, claims administration and
patient registration.
The agreement with Datawatch will enable Xerox customers
in the retail sector to automate supply chain processes between
distribution centres and stores. Using existing data feeds, Datawatch
creates a totally paperless solution, removing manual, error-prone
administrative activities.
Mike Feldman, president of Large Enterprise Operations, Xerox,
said: “Enterprises know the value of digitalisation and are looking
for ways to get there faster. Partnering with Hyland and Datawatch
further strengthens our Next Generation Managed Print Services
offering, which is all about moving organisations
closer to a more digital, productive
and paper-less work environment.”
Five stars for FollowMe
Buyers Laboratory LLC (BLI) has given the latest release of
FollowMe by Ringdale a Five-Star Rating on the strength of its
ability to reduce costs by controlling output.
FollowMe version 6.1 boasts a number of enhancements that
enable customers to reduce network print traffic by up to 90%,
improve print performance and simplify office and mobile printing
environments. These include:
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The Universal Document Printing Engine, a universal print driver
that uses the XPS document format to remove the need for vendor-
specific drivers, improve output speeds and reduce the size of raw
document and print data traversing a network;
n
Google Cloud Print support, for secure FollowMe Printing from
Google Cloud Print-enabled smartphones, tablets and Chromebooks,
with integrated accounting and tracking on a per user basis;
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Comprehensive reporting, including integrated workflow logging
to track user behaviour, from the point of printing to the time of
release; and
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New authentication options, including support for multi-factor
authentication, such as a card plus PIN, and the ability to enforce
rules relating to the use of temporary cards.
In addition to its agreements with Hyland and Datawatch, Xerox
has launched new software for Windows PCs and Apple iPads
that allows users to read, annotate, sign, share, sync and save
documents digitally – all through the same interface. As well as
speeding up processes, Digital Alternatives reduces the need to
print, for example by enabling documents to be signed electronically.
Cutting carbon number one
priority in education sector
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