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This Week in the Copier Industry 5 Years Ago

Art Post · 8/29/229:30 AM

This Week in the Copier Industry Five Years Ago

First Week of September 2017

Enjoy These Excellent Copier Threads from Five Years Ago This Week!

XEROX 4590 UPGRADE Proposal

Art Post · 9/5/1710:26 PM

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Konica Minolta driving growth at Labelexpo

Art Post · 9/5/179:28 PM

Konica Minolta driving growth at Labelexpo At the show in Hall 8, stands C51 and C52, Konica Minolta will focus on products and solutions providing business efficiency and value improvement for commercial, label and industrial printing customers. The full cycle of a production of a label, from the reception of a file to the finished labels on rolls, will be demonstrated. Konica Minolta’s proven digital toner-based technology is used extensively at customer sites across the world. With the

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Canon Solutions America Supports Postal Center International's Shift to Inkjet

Art Post · 9/6/1711:47 PM

International Postal Center International (PCI) is the leading print, mail and marketing solutions provider in South Florida . Renowned for being the largest, state-of-the-art transactional printer, postal and mail processing service organization, the Company's family of brands, which includes Miami -based Original Impressions, employs 250+ employees and boasts combined annual sales of approximately $60 million . The Company specializes in Marketing, Creative Design, Web Development, Printing, Mailing

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Canon Advances Productivity of imagePRESS C10000VP Digital Color Press Series with New BDT VX-370+ Long Sheet Feeder

Art Post · 9/6/1711:50 PM

MELVILLE, N.Y. , Sept. 6, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --Continuing to provide solutions to help bolster the efficiency of its digital presses, Canon U.S.A. , Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, has joined with German media handling specialists BDT Print Media GmbH to announce the VX-370+ Long Sheet Feeder, an integrated solution enabling users of Canon's flagship imagePRESS C10000VP digital color press series to produce banner format applications at high volumes. The BDT VX-370+ Long Sheet

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Canon Australia sweeps BLI Pick awards across wide format category

Art Post · 9/5/179:26 PM

at BLI explains that Canon’s comprehensive offerings, which satisfy the production/proofing print markets with the 8-colour models and the high-end graphics markets with the 12-colour models across all the common size ranges, together with the outstanding lab performance of all the models tested have earned the brand the 2017 Line of the Year award for their wide-format graphic arts and technical printers. This quality is underlined by another achievement: every Canon wide-format model tested in

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PrintReleaf Partnering with EFI on Paper Usage and Reforestation Service for Printing Companies

Art Post · 9/6/1711:42 PM

beginning in 2014, PrintReleaf has become a popular and effective approach for those focused on ecological responsibility. PrintReleaf automatically measures paper consumption and plants a number of trees equivalent to paper used in the customers' desktop printer and copier fleets. Our collaboration with EFI, together with the popularity and market presence of EFI software, means that commercial printers around the worldcan offer their print customers an equivalent service, thus bringing verified

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Reduce Print Costs with Rules-based Printing

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Toshiba’s microchip business stays in limbo after Western Digital deal failure

Art Post · 9/5/179:30 PM

JAPANESE tech giant Toshiba met yet another roadblock in its efforts at finding an outside investor for its multibillion-dollar microchip business last week. After weighing its options anew, the Asian tech giant ultimately failed yet another self-imposed deadline to complete what is estimated to be a US$17 – US$18 billion dollar deal . Toshiba’s microchip business is widely regarded as the second largest in the world, with the firm providing NAND chips for various tech manufacturers. The

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PrintFleet Releases First Version of HP Inc. Smart Device Services Capability

Art Post · 9/5/179:50 PM

NEWS RELEASE PrintFleet releases first version of HP Inc. Smart Device Services capability August 29, 2017 Ontario, Canada – PrintFleet® Inc., a global leader in print device monitoring software and solutions, announced today that it has released the first stage of its integration with HP’s Smart Device Services (SDS) for improved HP device management. Available through the latest versions of DCA Pulse and PrintFleet Optimizer (PFO), resellers can take advantage of a simple two-click install

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Western Digital offers to exit Toshiba chip bid for better joint-venture terms:

Art Post · 9/6/1711:53 PM

Western Digital has offered to drop out of a bid for Toshiba's lucrative semiconductor business in return for a stronger position in the two companies' chip joint venture, two sources said on Tuesday. Toshiba needs to sell the chip unit to plug a giant hole in its finances caused by the failure of the conglomerate's U.S. nuclear business, but the deal has snagged on such issues as antitrust concerns if the U.S. disk-drive maker were a major owner. To help close the deal, California-based

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Re: XEROX 4590 UPGRADE Proposal

Larry Kirsch · 9/6/1710:30 AM

Gripper marks!!! Past term of Xerox 813 Common term of the past. Talk soon.

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IMS Inc. in Liverpool, N.Y., Installs an Océ VarioPrint i300 Press

Art Post · 9/5/179:24 PM

solution at an excellent value that will help drive the results that clients want. IMS, Inc. utilizes customer data to drive communications that will help to enhance their business, drive additional revenue, increase brand recognition, on both the electronic and print side, through dynamic imagery and highlighted wording printed on both full color digital and inkjet technology. "Over the years, our relationship with Canon Solutions America has transformed into a trusted partnership with our needs

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Complete Design & Packaging Becomes First U.S. Business to Purchase the EFI Nozomi Single-Pass Inkjet Corrugated Press

Art Post · 9/5/1710:12 PM

, single-pass productivity to clients requiring exceptional printing for greater shelf appeal. "We chose EFI because of their strengths in RD and their commitment to make things happen in the industry," added Sumner, who is CDP's vice president and co-owner. "In addition to the productivity that comes with single-pass printing on the Nozomi press, Fiery technology was definitely a selling point for us. We could see how EFI's legacy with digital print color management will be a big plus for us

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Sometimes I just don't understand.......

Art Post · 9/6/1711:29 PM

I was told the other day that we are not going and not allowed to sell the lower A4 color mono MFP's from Ricoh. Thus, if someone wants color and the volume is very low, I have to either walk away or try to sell them the color A4 MP C307SP. With a black device, it's the MP 301SPF. Now, I have multiple clients that have larger A3 devices that have bough many of the lower A4 color monochrome devices. Usually I'll sell the black devices for about $1K and the color for $1.3k. I'm not making big

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Lexmark getting more aggressive?

GIntel · 9/5/1711:57 AM

Anyone seeing any uptick in promo activity from Lexmark in the last quarter or so? Hearing some anecdotes about Lexmark growing sales in N. America, andgrowing some segments (A4 BW, A3 Color). I think this could be replacement cycle related (probably replacing both these product lines soon ^), but wondering if anyoneseeing anything in terms of more aggressive Lexmark pricing/promos.

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Epson Wins Four Awards in the Ninth Annual 2017 Golden Bridge Awards

Art Post · 9/5/179:21 PM

people, things and information with its original efficient, compact and precision technologies. With a lineup that ranges from inkjet printers and digital printing systems to 3LCD projectors, smart glasses, sensing systems and industrial robots, the company is focused on driving innovations and exceeding customer expectations in inkjet, visual communications, wearables and robotics. Led by the Japan -based Seiko Epson Corporation, the Epson Group comprises more than 72,000 employees in 88

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Label markets set for steady growth

Art Post · 9/5/179:38 PM

Exclusive provisional data from the Smithers Pira report, the Future of Label Printing to 2022, shows that in 2017 this market is worth 34.46 billion USD globally, and over the next five years market growth will occur at an average of 2.8 percent year-on-year to yield a total value of 39.5 billion USD in 2022. This contrasts with an annual growth rate of just 1.2 percent in the wider print market, according to the report, as traditional end-use applications see margins eroded by electronic

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Authentic Connection Requires Honest Conversation... Now Think About Your Clients!

Larry Levine · 8/28/227:42 AM

"No legacy is so rich as honesty."

William Shakespeare

In a business world starving for truthfulness and honesty, what do you wish your legacy to be?

Are you leading your sales life with confident and direct conversation?

I enjoyed reading, "The Business of Honor" by Bob Hasson along with Danny Silk.

There is a style of communication they refer to as being healthy and aligned with the core beliefs and commitments of honor, and this is called assertive conversation.

Key on this especially in a business world where trust is extremely low... "I'm going to tell you the truth about my thoughts, feelings and needs."

Bob Hasson goes onto to say that this demonstrates trust, in that it says, "I'm not going to do anything to try and manipulate or control the way you see me or respond to me."

Healthy conversation like this is mission critical to have that causes the people who really want to know you to trust you, and this would be your clients and future clients.

Key in this from "The Business of Honor",

"Assertive communication fosters trust, safety and belonging. Telling the truth especially difficult truths is one of the main things that causes the people who really want to know us to trust us."

Think about your clients, now reread the quote above.

You see, assertive conversations require connection. When we think of connection, let's refer to Brené Brown,

“I define connection as the energy that exists between people when they feel seen, heard, and valued; when they can give and receive without judgment; and when they derive sustenance and strength from the relationship.”

Think of your clients... Do you believe in your heart that you're creating a space for your clients to feel seen, heard and valued?

Therefore, building authentic connection is the key to effective, long-lasting and meaningful client relationships.

Client relationships will become stronger as you learn to open up.

Without healthy conversations, where do you believe the relationship sits, really?

The struggle for many is when you rely upon scripted questions, you usually get scripted answers, closely resembling a tennis match.

Real conversations require complete participation. It requires you to be present. Genuine healthy conversations are invitations, an invitation to "what is really going on" unfolds during the conversation.

How do you achieve authentic, meaningful, genuine and real conversations with your clients? Quite simple, you let your guard down and stop acting like a salesperson.

SPEAK THE TRUTH

To quote, John 8:32 - "The truth will set you free".

There may be times when you feel hesitant about speaking ‘your’ truth…because of the way you think it will be perceived, or to avoid confrontation.

Let's be real for a moment... Spend any amount of time in sales and you will have been faced with those moments, "Do I really share what is going on or do I sugar-coat it to avoid a difficult situation arising?"

Perception is reality through the lens of your clients and future clients. And this is what matters the most.

No matter what the situation, it always works to be truthful, rather than avoiding uncomfortable conversations. Yet, how many in sales avoid these types of conversations?

Brad Blanton, author of Radical Honesty: How to Transform Your Life by Telling the Truth, writes:

"When we reveal more, we have less to hide. When we have less to hide, we are less worried about being found out. When we are less worried about being found out, we can pay better attention to someone else. In this way, telling the truth makes intimacy and freedom possible."

Think about this for a moment... Are you brave enough to start proactive, healthy and assertive conversations that matter? Are you and your clients having break through moments with your conversations?

PROACTIVE, PURPOSEFUL & POWERFUL CONVERSATIONS

"Be brave enough to start a conversation that matters."

Margaret Wheatley

Let this quote sink in for a moment as we dive into the difference between reactive and proactive conversations.

Reactive - It’s something you haven’t planned for and something that has caused you to respond in an unforeseen manner. The result is often defensive in nature, after the fact.

Proactive - You prevent problems before they arise. You're answering questions before they ask you. You work with your clients and have open conversation about issues important to the both of you.

Proactive conversations are planned, purposeful and deliver on their promises.

Proactive and purposeful conversations:

Shows You Care — Dedicate the additional time to provide insights and creative ideas for your clients to help them grow their business.

Builds Trust — In a post trust sales world, proactive conversation shows that you are invested in their business growth. Closely monitor your client's business and routinely engage with knowledgeable insights to help them cast vision about their business.

Prevents Future Issues — Make sure there are no surprises. Prevent your clients from "making a mountain out of a molehill". Proactive conversations, healthy or assertive conversations will help you gain a better understanding about your client's needs, wants and desires before they turn into issues.

Here's the deal, if you want to build lasting and impactful relationships with your clients you need to tell them the truth.

Honest, healthy and assertive conversations is obviously an important part of building trust, but honesty is a two-way street.

Not only do you need to speak the truth with your clients; you also need to be willing to hear the truth from them about your business, how you carry yourself and the experience you are providing to them.

“A person’s success in life can usually be measured by the number of uncomfortable conversations he or she is willing to have.”

Timothy Ferriss

It is these type of uncomfortable conversations that build your conversational muscle.

DETACH FROM THE OUTCOMES AND CONNECT

A special shout out to my dear friend for this quote,

"High intention, low attachment"

Scott Schilling

Allow these four words to sink in as you interact with your clients.

It takes courage to have assertive, confident and healthy conversations. It also requires practice. The more you seek to connect with your clients in an authentic way, the more you will hone your skills of giving, inviting and releasing (detaching from the outcomes).

To quote Bob Hasson,

"Fostering healthy connection in our business relationships is critical to success, and for this reason, we must be committed to telling the truth, receiving well, and serving well."

How well are you connecting with your clients? And therefore, authentic connections are all about honest conversations, free from lies.

I will leave you all with one more quote from Brad Blanton in "Radical Honesty" as he says,

"We all lie like hell. It wears us out, it is the major source of all human stress… The kind of lying that is most deadly is withholding, or keeping back information from someone we think would be affected by it."

Now think of your conversations, now think of your clients, now think of how they view you.

To honor thy clients is to honor thyself.

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Together, we will go on a journey where we’ll dive into how to apply the ideas in the book to help you achieve even greater sales success.

With each of the 10 sessions, you’ll receive questions that will help you increase your sales in a way that also makes selling more enjoyable and fulfilling.

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This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago

Art Post · 8/26/229:30 AM

This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago

Last Week of August 2007

New From Xerox: Digital Print Shop In A Box

Art Post (Guest) · 8/31/079:55 AM

Printer/Copier. The small commercial print company has experienced 100 percent growth each of the last two years, which Owner Charles Wilkerson attributes largely to digital printing. "This is a whole different market for our company," said Wilkerson, who in May 2007 added a second digital system, the Xerox DocuColor� 5000 Digital Press. "It's often overwhelming to see how much is available to develop a digital business. At the last Xerox workshop I went to the speaker said, 'Pick one or two, no more

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c411DN Ricoh Printer ON SALE!

Art Post (Guest) · 8/30/078:35 AM

It is our fiscal year end in August and I have been pushing hard for the last two weeks, not much time on the P4P sorry. Hoever I had to do some research and competitive price checking on the c411dn. Guess who the $%#$ now is selling the printer? HOME DEPOT ?????? http://www.homedepot.com/webap...srccode=cii_13736960 NOW, IV'E SEEN SOME CRAZY STUFF BUT THIS TOPS IT!!!!

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Sharp Touts New Series of Copiers With Simple Tag

Art Post (Guest) · 8/31/0710:06 AM

crux of the technology is that an office dweller can walk up to a Sharp MX, dial up a report, and print it while checking on a good place to take a client, all on the copier’s LCD touch screen. So the voice in the spot says, “All of your network’s systems can be accessed right from the MFP customizable panel.” Sharp’s 450 dealers will also receive a tutorial in how to demonstrate what the broadcast ad portrays, including a harried-looking office hand checking his watch and walking up to the

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Bizhub C550 from KonicaMinolta

Art Post (Guest) · 8/31/079:38 AM

The bizhub™ C550 is fast, compact and affordable, providing spectacular color output at up to 45 ppm -- plus cost-effective B&W prints and copies at up to 55 ppm for everyday document needs. Its bold new design looks great anywhere, even in the center of your office. And the built-in Emperon™ Print System provides integrated print/scan control right out of the box, with lightning-fast scanning at up to 70 originals per minute. Enhanced security, modular finishing options, high-speed optional

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Sharp And DocuLex: Secure, Instant Document

Art Post (Guest) · 8/31/0710:00 AM

Sharp And DocuLex: Secure, Instant Document Access DocuLex Archive Studio 4 Automated Electronic Document Management Software Validated for Use with Sharp MFPs via Sharp OSA. Winter Haven, FL, August 28, 2007 - DocuLex, creators of electronic document management software, announces the validation by Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America (SIICA) of DocuLex Archive Studio 4 seamless integration with Sharp® MFPs via Sharp OSA support. Capture and Index Documents This joint collaboration

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Xerox Nuvera 288 Digital Perfecting System

Art Post (Guest) · 8/31/079:21 AM

based on a tandem engine architecture, is a high end production system that produces 288 duplex impresssions per minute. A Best of AIIM winner, it delivers offset-level image quality with a smooth matte finish with the cost and time efficiencies associated with digital printing. It's designed for high-volume publishing and promotional/transactional print environments includeding print and manual publsihing, ervice bureaus, commerical print shops, in-plant print shops and CRDs, as well as quik

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RICOH HONORS MODERN OFFICE METHODS FOR 50 YEARS OF

Art Post (Guest) · 8/31/079:44 AM

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Lanier Web Site: www.lanier.com CONTACT: Russell Marchetta Brian Gawron Lanier Peppercom (973) 882-2075 (212) 931-6167 russell.marchetta@ricoh-usa.com bgawron@peppercom.com RICOH HONORS MODERN OFFICE METHODS FOR 50 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE AND SALES CINCINNATI, August 31, 2007 – Ricoh Americas Corporation recently celebrated the 50th anniversary of one of its Lanier dealers, Modern Office Methods (MOM), based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Founded in 1957, MOM is dedicated to

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MLP36n Print Drivers

John Roof · 8/27/078:58 PM

, and no.10 envelopes. Now comes the fun part...When we try to print an envelope from Word, the printer comes up and asks for 4.18 x 9.5 paper. Even though the print setting are set correctly on both the server, and the printer, the setting is not saved. Has anyone seen any driver patches or issues that might give me a solution to this problem?

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What's the deal

jswinberlin · 8/28/078:31 PM

my prospect if they are interested in saving money by combining their copier and fax and then figure out if they are going to sort more than 10 pages at a time, come on! To quote my service manager, "there's a flaw in that system"...I hope they come out with "e" versions soon. Anyone else running into this?

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Canon Scanfront 220 Network Scanner

Art Post (Guest) · 8/31/079:25 AM

features including fingerprint identification, available only on the Professional Edition. Both models feature Canon's proprietary feed mechanism capable of scanning a wide range of the documents, including thick documents, plastic cards, and driver licenses. "The Canon ScanFront 220 stands at the forefront of scanning innovation, delivering a range of convenient features to satisfy real-world needs in one of the most practical and easy-to-use devices we have seen," said Mark Machida, director

Re: c411DN Ricoh Printer ON SALE!

Art Post (Guest) · 8/31/078:53 AM

Maybe Ricoh will start selling hammers!

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IS760D

Foxtrot · 8/28/078:26 AM

The scanner must be able to do batch scanning and each scanned document must be sent to its OWN PDF FILE. The scanners that we are currently using are Konica Minolta 7145 and they can do batch scanning but they scan the entire batch into 1 PDF file. We need a scanner that can scan each document in a batch to a PDF file of its own. So if we scan a batch of 50 documents then 50 different PDF files containing 1 scanned document must be sent to our FTP server AND NOT 1 PDF file containing all 50

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Always Dial a "9"

jswinberlin · 8/28/0711:39 AM

I thought I had figured out how to have my customer's Savin 816mf always dial a 9 before the fax number, but it didn't work. I tried every combination I could think of using the attached document. Can anyone tell me what I'm missing or has anyone had luck doing this? I'm not sure what a PABX or a PSTN is, but my customer says they have a private phone system if that means anything.

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Fujitsu fi-6000NS Color Duplex Scanner

Art Post (Guest) · 8/31/079:32 AM

crowded environments, including front office and back office locations. One machine that does the work of four. Its compact size isn’t the only reason the fi-6000NS saves space. Because it can scan to a network fax system, scan to email, scan to PDF and scan to shared network folders, it also saves space — and money — by eliminating printers, fax machines, and scanners that are no longer needed. Not to mention the costly supplies and maintenance for those machines. Featuring a large touch-screen

Re: scan to folder windows vista

mikefio22 (Guest) · 8/29/0712:35 PM

You might also want to see if there is a firmware upgrade for that machine. But I would wait until after you tried what MOTech says. Thats what I needed to do with the Savin C2525.

Re: c411DN Ricoh Printer ON SALE!

CopyFax Jax · 8/30/079:57 PM

Just another website to browse...easy enough to search and find on google. Good luck with the HD staff helping to setup printer drivers and user codes.

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Re: IS760D

Foxtrot · 8/29/079:09 AM

Which Ricoh scanner can handle this...

Re: Received faxes are oriented wrong.

jswinberlin · 8/29/074:49 PM

I've noticed this happens when sending immediate on some fax machines because the sending unit cannot commit it to memory and rotate it or something of that nature. If possible, can the sender send a letter sized fax, then rotate it 90 degrees and send it again. I think the problem is on the sending end.

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scan to folder windows vista

Sugan (Guest) · 8/29/077:00 AM

i need info on how to set scan to folder on a ricoh mp2510 with windows vista

50 Copiers in 50 Days Better Call Art

Better Call Art Top 50 Copiers Canon CLC1150 w Kevin Hoverman #45

Art Post · 8/25/2210:10 PM

can you imagine the cost of 25 cents for service and supplies? How about print shops reselling prints for $5.00 each. Fantastic look back at the best Color Production Print Copier of it's time #copiers #Canon #color #productionprint

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Today's Hacked Update 8/25/2022

Art Post · 8/25/2210:06 PM

HACKED!

World's Most Popular Password Manager Says It Was Hacked. LastPass says that source code and technical info was stolen

LastPass Hacked, But User Passwords Were Not Accessed

LastPass Hacked, But User Passwords Were Not Accessed. Hackers stole 'portions of source code and some proprietary LastPass technical information

Users concerned personal data has been hacked

The problems has raised security concerns with fears the social media giant was hacked, compromising users personal information

Cybersecurity researchers hack patient monitor data stream, falsify vital signs

The data stream that transmits vital signs information from hospital patient monitors to a central hub can be hacked and falsified, according to ...

James Corden Has Hilarious Response to Person Who Hacked His Twitter -

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Cybercriminals Disconnect Mansfield ISD's Computers -

Mansfield ISD is adapting to a limited technology curriculum after its system were hacked Monday. When floodwater raced through North Texas Monday ...

Novartis says no sensitive data lost in cyberattack -

Industrial Spy, a hacking group that runs an extortion marketplace selling stolen data, posted data allegedly stolen from Novartis, specialized IT ...

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Today's Hacked Update 8/23/2022

Art Post · 8/24/2211:00 PM

5 Simple Ways to Protect Your Smart Home From Being Hacked

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There Are Only Law Firms That Have Been Hacked And Those That Will Be...

And even they are converging into one category: companies that have been hacked and will be hacked again.” From where we sit today, ...

'Attacked by criminal hackers': Sacramento-area college has its system hacked — again

A Facebook post by Sierra College about the hack Sunday evening prompted comments from students set to start the school year the next morning. Several ...

Urgent iPhone update: experts say could prevent hackers

This update was unexpected and is a response to hacking ... iPhones, iPads and Mac computers should all be updated to avoid being hacked.

Fake DDoS Protection Prompts on Hacked WordPress Sites Deliver RATs - SecurityWeek

Fake DDoS Protection Prompts on Hacked WordPress Sites Deliver RATs. By Ionut Arghire on August 22, 2022. Share. Website security firm Sucuri is ...

Wyoming Dept. of Ed Social Media Hacked, Posts Survey - Government Technology

With its account apparently hacked, the Wyoming Department of Education recently shared a survey on Twitter about school choice which the state ...

French hospital hacked: Cyberattackers have asked for $10 million ransom •

The CHSF Hospital Centre in Corbeil-Essonnes, southeast of the French capital, has been the victim of a computer attack that began late Saturday ...

40% of Business Executives Are Worried About Getting Hacked, But Will They Do Anything About It?

Corporations won't be able to develop effective hacking mitigation techniques if they keep their cards close to the vest, and it will be ...

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Today's Hacked Update 8/24/2022

Art Post · 8/24/2210:36 PM

Has Facebook been hacked? Glitch floods feeds with random posts | Daily Mail Online

Many of the social network's 2.8billion global users reported falling victim to the bizarre bug that filled news feeds with memes, pornography and ...

Russia Claims It 'Hacked' HIMARS Rocket Launchers - Popular Mechanics

Facebook down, Facebook hacked trend on Twitter as random celeb spam clogs news feed. Facebook users reported that celebrity spam was clogging their ..

James's Twitter Was Hacked This Summer - YouTube

and a Twitter whistleblower that leads to James recalling how he was hacked this summer by someone who didn't have any leverage on him.

Plex, which millions use to stream their libraries of totally legal media, had a bit of a security breach recently

Gmail Hacked: Google Says New Attack Can Read All Email Messages -

Bash confirms that the state-sponsored group behind the HYPERSCRAPE hack has already successfully compromised a small number of Gmail accounts

Have I been hacked': Bizarre Facebook glitch affecting users worldwide

“Is anyone else's Facebook broken or have I been hacked. This is my entire feed,” one person wrote on Twitter

Hacked Coinbase User Blasts Help Desk's 'Impenetrable Screens' -

A Coinbase Inc. account holder says he spent days trying to reach customer support at the cryptocurrency exchange before he was finally able to ...

Top ways your Android can get hacked and how to stop it from happening - AndroidGuys

Hacking Software: through a phony app, dubious website, or phishing attack, hackers can deceive you into installing malicious software. SIM swapping: ..

This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago

Art Post · 8/24/2210:28 PM

This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago

Last Week of August 2012

A Funny Thing Happened On The Way to The Copier Demonstration

-=Good Selling=-

Enjoy These Fanstastic Copier Threads from ten Years Ago This Week!

Samsung Brings Copiers With IPhone’s Power to Beat Japan: Tech

Art Post (Guest) · 8/29/127:08 PM

Choi Gee Sung was cited by Korea Economic Daily as telling reporters in January last year. Canon uses a powerful processor that can handle multiple tasks such as printing and scanning simultaneously, said Gota Fumoto, a company spokesman, who declined to comment further. Canon, which makes “image RUNNER” multi-function copiers, cut full-year sales and profit forecasts last month, citing the yen’s gain and weaker global growth. Sales at the office-equipment division, Canon’s biggest source of

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TOSHIBA TEC Unveils Print on Demand Application for Touch-Screen e-STUDIO MFP

Art Post (Guest) · 8/27/127:36 PM

workflows. Toshiba e-BRIDGE PODApl brings financial savings through reduced paper use and better document management, allowing for a complete transparency throughout your managed printing services. About Toshiba Tec Corporation Toshiba Tec Corporation , a Toshiba company, designs and markets worldwide an extensive range of technology products, including POS (Point of Sales) systems and barcode printing equipment, label printing and RFID systems for the manufacturing, logistics and retail

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Konica Minolta Announces bizhub C554/C454 High-Speed Color MFPs

Art Post (Guest) · 8/28/127:39 PM

Fast, Flexible New Color MFPs Feature INFO-Palette Design For Immediate Access to Business Information Ramsey, NJ – August 27, 2012 – Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta) today announces the launch of the bizhub® C554/C454 Series of Color Multifunctional Products (MFP - print, copy, fax and scan all in one system).Offering advanced features, functions and built-in benefits that allow for a fully customizable workflow solution, as well as the recently launched INFO

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BTA East to Host Grand Slam Oct. 2-3 in Rye Brook, N.Y.

Art Post (Guest) · 8/28/127:35 PM

, InkCycle, Innovolt, Katun, Konica Minolta (Oct. 3 Yankees game co-sponsor), KYOCERA Document Solutions America (Oct. 3 lunch sponsor), LEAF, Micro Solutions Enterprises, Muratec, NA Trading and Technology, OKI Data Americas, Parts Now, PNC Equipment Finance, Polek & Polek, Smart Power Systems, Supplies Network, Toshiba, West Point Products and YardeZone. BTA member registration (with game ticket) for Grand Slam is $229, which includes the keynote session, education sessions, Tuesday ****tail reception

Re: PDF Printing

Pirate Mike · 8/25/1212:14 PM

too. (I spent a little time on this side of the camp so I have had first hand experience with Ricoh products) Of course Canon, Xerox and Konica Minolta all have their own flavor of JDF compliant workflow software. Have your analyst spend sometime with their IT and look into the capabilities of this "proprietary software." more than likely there will be many output options, as well as scripting capabilities to inject the code for simplex or duplex from either the scanning side or the software side

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Annual Report 2012 | KONICA MINOLTA

Art Post (Guest) · 8/26/127:55 PM

http://www.konicaminolta.com/a...ng/ar2012/index.html

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Ricoh Healthcare MFP's & Printers

Art Post (Guest) · 8/28/128:20 PM

Did any of you catch the email about the new healthcare niche MFP's and printers from Ricoh? I think we maybeseeing much more of this as manufacturers design products, and features around the needs of a vertical market. See attached brochure Would like to hear from others, does your manufacturer offer something like this?? Ar

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Print Audit® Nails Local Tracking with Facilities Manager2.21

Art Post (Guest) · 8/28/128:30 PM

that accurately tracks 100% of locally attached printdevices. With this new release ofFacilities Manager, Print Audit has the solution that every MPS provider needs. Facilities Manager is a powerful, easy to use managed print servicestool designed to remotely collect meter reads, automate supplies fulfillmentand report service information for managing fleets of printers, copiers, faxmachines and multi-function devices. The product is currently used by over 900dealers worldwide and boasts a 40

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Sharp MX-3110N and MX-M503N Copiers

Art Post (Guest) · 8/30/129:04 PM

Solicitation Number: W9124R-12-T-1049 Notice Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Synopsis: Added: Aug 29, 2012 7:07 pm This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as...

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Canon takes hit for free printing across all ASU campuses

Art Post (Guest) · 8/30/129:18 PM

, according to the email. Patrons also will be limited to printing 50 pages until the end of the semester, but individual users can contact Canon’s ASU operation if additional printing capability is required, according to the email. Canon will place signs detailing the printing restrictions, the email said. The issue arose during the transition to the “Print Anywhere” system, according to a student familiar with the situation in Tempe. The new system, which began in early July, would allow

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Copier RFP 2012 50 plus Units!!

Art Post (Guest) · 8/26/127:51 PM

The intent of the Request for Proposal and resulting maintenance contract is to lease multifunctional copy/high speed volume printer/document scanner and fax machines for multiple County locations with a 60-month cost per page maintenance agreement including manufactures’ preventive maintenance. The contract with the current provider expires on December 31, 2012. Please click the link to view/print the RFP: RFP 012012 Copier.pdf http://www.baycounty-mi.gov/News/Copier-RFP.aspx

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Canon Showcasing Secure Imaging Solutions for Legal Industry at the International Leg

Art Post (Guest) · 8/27/128:04 PM

and non-Canon printers. The Canon Direct Print and Scan for Mobile client application, a combination of a multifunctional Embedded Application Platform (MEAP) application that runs on Canon’s imageRUNNER and imageRUNNER ADVANCE MFPs, along with an application that runs on either iPhone® and iPad® devices or BlackBerry® smartphones, provides iPhone, iPad and BlackBerry users with a driver-less and server-less mobile print and scan solution. EFI PrintMe is a mobile print solution for the Canon

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Miising the Point with Sharp

Art Post (Guest) · 8/28/1211:05 AM

note from Art: Just what we P4P'ers have been saying, read an agree or diagree. Monday, August 27, 2012 Missing the Point With Sharp There have been numerous commentators providing opinions as to Sharp’s future in the copier business. An article by Nikkei suggested that Kyocera was in discussions to buy Sharp’s copier business. Sharp US has stated that the article is not accurate and that Sharp is not currently in discussions to sell the copier division. Commentators have focused on the fact

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Ricoh Innovations' Nikhil Balram Wins Gold Stevie(R) Award for Executive of the Year

Art Post (Guest) · 8/28/1210:40 PM

company specializing in office imaging equipment, production print solutions, document management systems and IT services. Headquartered in Tokyo, Ricoh Group operates in more than 200 countries and regions. In the financial year ending March 2012, Ricoh Group had worldwide sales of 1,903 billion yen (approx. 23 billion USD). The majority of the company's revenue comes from products, solutions and services that improve the interaction between people and information. Ricoh also produces award

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I have a buyer in South America

Art Post (Guest) · 8/24/1210:17 AM

I have a buyer in South AMERICA looking to purchase 40-70K worth of supplies a month for canon, lexmark, konica minolta, and xerox. They are lookin to work with someone that can offer agressive pricing. Please contact me for details Art

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All Covered Acquires Healthcare IT Services Practice of Dallas-based WaveTwo

Art Post (Guest) · 8/26/127:56 PM

Foster City, Calif. and Ramsey, N.J. - August 23, 2012 - All Covered, a division of Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta) focused on delivering high‐performance IT Services, is pleased to announce that WaveTwo, a Healthcare IT and Managed IT consulting company based in Irving, Texas, has joined All Covered. With the addition of WaveTwo, All Covered significantly expands its healthcare market presence which is a key component of Konica Minolta's EnvisionIT Healthcare

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Re: Sharp has Serious Money Problems!

Art Post (Guest) · 8/27/128:02 PM

Sharp would get added financing from its creditors. MAY SELL TV PLANTS Like rivals Sony Corp (6758.T) and Panasonic Corp (6752.T), Sharp has been hammered by waning global TV demand and aggressive overseas competitors led by Samsung Electronics (005930.KS) that are grabbing a bigger slice of a shrinking pie. Sharp may seek to raise extra cash from its Taiwanese partner by selling it two TV assembly plants, one in Mexico and one in China, employing around 3,000 people, Sharp's spokeswoman

Re: Sharp has Serious Money Problems!

Art Post (Guest) · 8/29/127:04 PM

In this latest go round seems thing are somewhat rosier for Sharp. "Their common goals will include selling 1 million Sharp-brand mobile phones annually in China, consolidating Sharp's share of China's big-screen LCD TV market and tapping into North America's lower-end LCD TV market, the sources said. Moreover, the sources added, Apple Inc., Hon Hai and Sharp will collaborate to fight against South Korean dominance in the global smartphone and LCD markets". No mention of copier in future plans?

Re: Sharp has Serious Money Problems!

copierdude · 8/31/128:26 PM

And now for the damage control in the copier division.... Dear SIICA Dealers: As many of you have recently read, Sharp Corporation is in the process of revitalizing our operations in order to be more competitive. While this process takes time, we are moving aggressively to position ourselves for future growth. However, during this period, there is often speculation about what we are going to do. While much of this has centered on other aspects of Sharp’s portfolio, a recent article appeared

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Ricoh’s First-Quarter Revenue Sinks but a Hefty Rebound in Profits Encourages Investo

Art Post (Guest) · 8/28/125:40 PM

Each quarter, Photizo produces a series of financial reports covering select hardware manufacturers. This week, into next week, we will be giving you a sneak peek of these reports. These reports are available for purchase at $499 per individual report, or can be packaged for special pricing (contact Hannah Smith, hsmith@photizogroup.com, +1 859.846.9830 ext. 117). By Charles LeCompte, Photizo Group Ricoh turned in mixed quarterly financial results on July 31. For its 2013 first quarter ending

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ECM on the move at Ricoh Australia

Art Post (Guest) · 8/28/125:43 PM

ECM has gone mobile at Ricoh Australia. The firm is providing a growing number of staff with access to business related information while they are off-site or travelling using Laserfiche Mobile for iPad and iPhone. Ricoh is the major distributor of Laserfiche for Australia, and is currently using the ECM platform across many divisions such as HR, Marketing, IT and Finance. The company has 800 staff in Australia and offices in every major city. Damian Aivaliotis, Product Manager, Document

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Many Top Am Law 200 Firms Tap Océ Business Services for Advanced Document Management,

Art Post (Guest) · 8/29/127:23 PM

printing industry. Canon develops, manufactures and markets a growing line-up of copying machines, printers, cameras, optical and other products that meet a diverse range of customer needs. The Canon Group comprises over 198,000 people worldwide. Global net sales in 2011 totaled USD $45.6 billion. Visit the Canon Inc. website at http://www.canon.com . About Canon U.S.A., Inc. Canon U.S.A., Inc., is a leading provider of consumer, business-to-business, and industrial digital imaging solutions. With

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EO Johnson buys IT security firm

Art Post (Guest) · 8/30/129:12 PM

Wausau-based printer and copier company EO Johnson Office Technologies has purchased an information technology security provider in La Crosse that will add employees in Wausau. EO Johnson, which opened in 1957 in Wausau, has purchased Locknet, which will now operate as a division of EO Johnson, EO Johnson announced Wednesday. Locknet provides managed firewall, cloud backup, network management and security, network installation and support services to customers in Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota

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yeti · 8/28/1211:33 AM

so is this the start of the end of USB printers? if Lexmark makes the exit, who does that leave? HP & Canon? who else makes a personal printer?

Re: Ricoh Healthcare MFP's & Printers

lep524 · 8/29/129:49 AM

Interesting brochure. Kyocera has done some special pieces on their printers for the Healthcare market including getting certification from some of the key software suppliers, but nothing that is as slick as this is. The key of course is that the unit works as defined once it is sold.

Re: Ricoh Healthcare MFP's & Printers

GMAN · 8/29/125:28 PM

I've seen Konica Minolta producing materials for key Vertical Markets that impressed me.

Re: Sharp has Serious Money Problems!

Art Post (Guest) · 8/29/127:02 PM

common goals will include selling 1 million Sharp-brand mobile phones annually in China, consolidating Sharp's share of China's big-screen LCD TV market and tapping into North America's lower-end LCD TV market, the sources said. Moreover, the sources added, Apple Inc., Hon Hai and Sharp will collaborate to fight against South Korean dominance in the global smartphone and LCD markets. Hon Hai

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Lexmark announces restructuring

Art Post (Guest) · 8/28/127:43 AM

range of printing and imaging products, software, solutions and services that help customers to print less and save more. Perceptive Software, a Lexmark company, is a leading provider of process and content management software that helps organizations fuel greater operational efficiency. In 2011, Lexmark sold products in more than 170 countries and reported more than $4 billion in revenue. To learn more about Lexmark, please visit www.lexmark.com . For more information on Perceptive Software

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Agiliant Introduces Consulting Practice for Imaging Channel - Shifts Focus to Direct

Art Post (Guest) · 8/29/127:17 PM

, Charles will leverage the comprehensive and robust infrastructure tools, processes and solutions that he has been instrumental in developing as Vice President of Sales at Agiliant, to continue working with BTA dealers to advance their offerings into managed print and IT services on a consulting basis. Prior to Agiliant, Charles has over 25 years of experience in the imaging industry, working with some of the most successful dealers in the country to grow their managed print services and businesses

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Art Post (Guest) · 8/30/128:51 PM

does it have to be a sharp?

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Re: PDF Printing

Larry Levine · 8/24/128:21 AM

No worries. I should have referenced this is a print job coming from a propietary program. I think I get it coming from a scan job to form one PDF. In high volume situations I can see this becoming a huge factor.

Re: PDF Printing

Pirate Mike · 8/24/1211:12 AM

You have several issues here the number 1 issues is that PDF has no defined support for simplex or duplex inside the print stream. Although you can probably force a printer that supports printing of PDF files to run in duplex mode, you will have to add blank back pages into the PDF file in order to start on a facing page (if, for example a customer’s document is only 3 pages long). These blank backs may be annoying to a person viewing their statement, so you may need to actually keep two copies

Re: HP has $8.9B loss on expected charge for EDS flop

Kiwispike · 8/27/1212:45 AM

HP's revenue in 2011 was 127.24 Billion. Word on the street is this is just house cleaning writing down EDS and dealing with payouts from the mergers all in one fiscal year. Cant see it sending them under, funny though - a 4 Billion loss nearly/probably sends Sharp under and this while its far from ideal wont sink the mother ship!

Re: Ricoh Healthcare MFP's & Printers

Laxfan25 · 8/28/129:05 PM

Not so much designing products, as designing marketing materials to focus standrd fetures to a particular market. Reading the brochure, there are only two mods; a lockng paper tray (woohoo) and tray side guides that go narrower. The rest is packsging Locked Print and other features for the med market that is in a rush to implement EHR solutions, and evry vendor wants a piece of that healthcare tech spending bubble. Did they improve envelope quality? No

Re: Ricoh Healthcare MFP's & Printers

Art Post (Guest) · 8/28/1210:12 PM

I've had great success with envelopes on this product. "Not so much designing products, as designing marketing materials to focus standrd fetures to a particular market." Agreed as to "not so much designing products", very similar to the Oki color laser printer that doubles as an envelope press with the right attachments. It's the sizzle that sells the steak and this product has the sizzle for the healthcare industry.

Re: Ricoh Healthcare MFP's & Printers

Art Post (Guest) · 8/29/127:27 PM

GMAN: How abour for a specific device though like what Ricoh did?

Re: Sharp has Serious Money Problems!

Yoda · 8/30/122:57 PM

Just as things seem to get better! The nightmare continues. Today COMMENT-Japanese banks should kill the Sharp zombie Thu Aug 30, 2012 3:41am EDT * Japanese banks should let Sharp go bankrupt * Sharp shows all that is wrong with Japanese business * Bailing out Sharp may not turn company around By Nachum Kaplan Aug 30 (IFR) - The traditional way to kill a zombie is to put salt in its mouth and sew its lips shut. In the case of Japanese zombie companies, a better approach would be for creditor

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3 Interesting Facts About Office Printer Paper

Art Post · 8/24/229:30 AM

3 Interesting Facts About Office Printer Paper

When it comes to printing, cutting costs is not just about the expensive printing machines. Buying, using, and disposing of printer paper can affect printing costs and either boost business efforts towards going green or undermine them.

Understanding the importance of proper paper handling can help business offices save time and money. Here are a few interesting facts about printer paper every office can use to help streamline office printing and tackle costs.

Wasted Pages Make a Big Impact on Company Costs

All those papers employees print out in the wrong color or format usually end up right in the waste bin. The same is true of items that are stapled incorrectly, jammed in the printer, or encounter some other printing mishap. But, despite printer paper purchases often being budgeted under miscellaneous spending, the numbers show not accounting correctly for paper spending might be a mistake.

Misprinted pages average $0.06 per piece of paper. While that price may look small, the dollars add up fast when considering some surprising usage facts.

The average employee wastes about six pages per day
Three-quarters of workers print internet content
Nearly half of all pages printed in an office are discarded by the end of the day

While a single piece of office printer paper may be inexpensive, the volumes used by employees as a group get pricey. The typical U.S. business spends over $120B on printed forms, and a single document usually gets copied 9-11 times. Sadly, wasted printer paper contributes a large chunk to these costs. So, it is not surprising to see so many businesses looking for new ways to get a handle on their printing.

For Companies That Are Going Green, Paper Management is a Big Deal

Whether it is to meet consumer demand, tackle office waste costs, or genuine concern about environmental impact, many businesses are choosing to find new ways to “go green.” No matter what the reason for choosing a more environmentally friendly path, paper use is one of the spaces every office can benefit from managing.

A single ream of paper uses close to 6% of a tree, with an entire tree used to produce approximately 16.67 reams of paper. In addition, U.S. businesses consume around 24B reams of paper annually. As a result, American companies consume over 1.4B trees per year.

The trees are not the only thing impacted by office paper use. It takes around 11,134 kWh to produce 400 reams or one ton of paper. That is the same energy the average household uses over ten months. In addition to power, paper production generates thousands of gallons of wastewater, with one ton of printer paper contributing close to 19,000 gallons.

Managing office paper usage and reducing paper waste saves money on office paper purchases. One of the simplest ways to improve paper management is to take advantage of paper recycling.

Recycled paper production uses 43% less water and 26% less energy than new paper. Currently, around one-third of paper materials in the U.S. are generated with recycled paper. While purchasing recycled printer paper may not save the company money per sheet, the savings on water, energy, and tree consumption are more likely to help meet the long-term goals of any green initiatives.

Managed Print Services Can Help Control Paper Costs, Waste, and Recycling

Managed print services (MPS) and other office printing experts can help their business partners get a handle on their paper usage. In many cases, they can monitor printer usage by location, department, or even employee to assist their clients in creating a viable paper management plan.

Many businesses searching to go green or save money will seek new printer paper to use in their offices. But using the wrong paper in a printer is a recipe for disaster. Inkjet paper, for instance, will not work correctly in a laser printer. The type of paper used can also affect color vibrancy. In addition, the incorrect paper might cause additional paper jams or damage printer rollers, resulting in extra maintenance time and money. Fortunately, office printing providers like MPS have the knowledge and know-how to recommend the right paper solutions for their business partners.

In addition to paper types and use management, MPS and other office printer businesses usually offer paper waste solutions such as shredding and recycling. These programs can help control confidential information while allowing offices to handle the wasted paper they are bound to produce responsibly.

Paper is an essential part of how businesses are run and will likely remain a crucial material far into the future. Yet, the costs of unmanaged paper waste and high volumes of paper production can directly affect a business’s green initiatives and bottom line. Fortunately, office printer partners are available to help companies stay on track, provide budgeted solutions, and create a more lucrative relationship with office printer paper.

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