Tagged With "Information Technology"

In the office on Friday we had a chat about the manufacturers in the industry. My thoughts centered around KonicaMinolta and the great job they're doing with diversifying. Ricoh was at the bottom of the list. Enjoy the threads from ten years ago this week: Ricoh Offers Managed Print Services to Reduce Printing Complexity 10/2/0811:10 PM . In the past, printing was simple as everyone either shared one device or had a personal printer . Now the printing landscape is more complex with multiple...

Health care providers have been somewhat under the gun when it comes to the integrity, security and privacy of patient data for more than a decade now, while breaches have increased in prevalence and damage. The onus has been decisively placed on individual medical firms to begin making more progressive changes to their IT security and general data management strategies, but the entirety of the sector is increasingly expected to invest more time and resources into these endeavors.

Information security has become one of the most widely discussed topics among boardroom members, public sector officials and consumer advocates in the past few years, as identity theft has ravaged the U.S. economy. Although progress has been made in this regard, firms are still struggling to really strike the right chords with their security programs, and the biggest problem appears to be a lack of comprehension, leading to vulnerabilities that can be capitalized upon by threats. Hackers and...

In the past several years, the cybersecurity arena has been moving in the wrong direction, to say the least, and it does not really seem as though the story will change any time soon. Healthcare providers, retailers, payment processors, banks and government agencies have been frequently targeted by hackers of late, while insider threats and employee negligence have actually moved into the lead for the most common causes of data breach, and consumers are suffering as a result. Identity theft...

Today, I had to do some research on the new HP PageWide XL 8000 system.  For those of you that are not familiar with the HP PageWide XL 8000, plain and simply put,  it's a beast!  Able to print 30 "D" size full color pages in a minute!!...

Much of the news related to information governance has related directly back to security and data breaches in recent years, and for good reason as a wealth of organizations have fallen victim to theft and exposure in that time frame. First and...

Cloud computing has numerous benefits for organizations in the healthcare industry, as many departments can find applications and data to host in the cloud environment, making resource provisioning easier and allowing employees to use less physical...

The health care sector should prepare for cybersecurity in 2015, as it's expected to become a huge target. Breaches within the sector can prove even more costly than those afflicting other industries, with HealthITSecurity reporting that such...

The health care security arena has become more complex and challenging in recent years, driven by all different types of stressors, pain points, new technologies, compliance overhauls and more. In many ways, patient information has been widely viewed...

Ten years ago Ricoh released the first GBC stream puncher in the industry, it was interesting to say the least. Many of us poked fun at the chads that were scattered within the first GBC stream punch units.  We actually had to dispatch...

Ten Years ago this week.............After 26 years, and at a distance from Earth of over 8 billion miles, Voyager 1 exits the solar system. It is expected to keep on transmitting into the 2020s . [47] [48]   Enjoy these threads from the Print4Pay Hotel forums 10 year ago!   I Get To Change Jobs! November 8, 2003 1:27 PM Topic by Graham Well all, it looks like I will be making a Job Change on December 1st. My company has been sold to our chief competitor.I will be still selling...

The healthcare sector has had to overcome a wealth of challenges when it comes to IT security, service management and delivery in the past few years, with so many new tools and solutions quickly gaining a vital designation among leaders. From telemedicine and mobility to big data and electronic health record system management, the average medical firm is using technologies that were not even available only a couple of decades ago. For the purposes of this blog, the focus will be placed on...

Information security has been among the most widely discussed topics in the healthcare sector for the past several years running, as regulators in Washington and advocacy group officials work to tighten up best practices, standards and compliance requirements. Data breaches have been widespread, impacting millions of patients over the past several years, and some of the more massive events in cybersecurity history have hit in the past 12 months alone. So many factors are making it more...

Insuring the Future National Crop Insurance Services is using DocuWare throughout their organization to manage email, accounting records, meeting minutes, time cards, and most importantly, information distributed to its members. Having easy immediate access to essential information is invaluable for this not-for-profit. National Crop Insurance Services is an international not-for-profit organization representing the 18 crop insurance companies that sell Federal crop insurance, as well as...

During the last few weeks I've been able have some awesome conversations with service providers for our industry. I'm always on the look out for a product or a service that can help dealers expand their existing business or add growth from another service. At Itex 2019 I was able to spend a few minutes with Ed Spriegel (President of Mid-West Copiers and Partner with ARCOA Group). Ed was really excited about how well ARCOA is performing and stated I should chat with Brett Apold (Vice...

Rawlings Sporting Goods Scores Big with Cloud Document Management Rawlings Sporting Goods implemented DocuWare Cloud to improve information sharing and communication with its vendors worldwide. Since implementing this cloud document management solution, the company sped up its production through business process automation, raised the quality of customer interactions, and improved customer service and vendor relations. Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc., established in 1887 and based in...

Excellent. Providing this to the stakeholder is a necessary step to avoiding data compromise. Nice article.

Top Ten IT Leads for May 2020 For the past 10 years we've been posting leads for copier dealers and sales people. All of then are solid leads since they are for colleges, universities, non-profits, municipalities, State agencies, county agencies and board of educations. Just about three months we started posting leads for IT services on our forums. As more dealers are adding IT services to their stack we hope to provide additional value to them with these leads from across the United States.

MSP & MSSP Industry Notes Sponsored by Arcoa Group ARCOA Group is here to help you successfully manage your IT Asset Disposition process. We help you recover value from retired electronic equipment through responsible methods of reuse and recycling. We ensure proper handling of assets which may contain data, while being environment stewards for assets that have no reuse value and are headed for recycling. We’ve built a robust de-manufacturing process to offer additional options for asset...

MSP, MSSP & IT Industry Notes October 18th, 2020 Sponsored by Arcoa Group Why partnering with ARCOA makes sense Electronics Recycling is an important and profitable part of the IT asset lifecycle, but it can be overwhelming with all you already do, varying state regulations, and the limited resources at hand. That’s where ARCOA comes in. When you partner with ARCOA, you get all the benefits of a big company without any of the capital investment. We’ve been doing this since 1989 and have...

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Insuring Correct Information Arkansas-based title company, Community Title & Escrow, uses DocuWare to manage and store their vast database of property records. The solution allowed them to grow their business to 3 additional counties by giving employees shared access to one database of information. By reducing their turnaround time to under 48 hours, the company gained a huge competitive advantage. Secure document management also streamlined regulation compliance and the completion of...

The way technology is moving today; it is easy to think that people no longer need to print documents or purchase printers for the home or office. Yet, over and again, it is proven that consumers still show interest in print and paper. For example, the use of mobile phones and digital cameras has grown fast. In many cases, it has shut down big photography businesses such as Kodak, CPI, and other film-related companies. Competition for providing the best digital camera technology is fierce.

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I've been taught not to contact someone with a subject line or text in the email that refers to "checking in", "following up". When contacting you need to have some new information for the client. However in many cases what happens if you have nothing new and you still need to do that follow up?

IT, MSP & MSSP Industry Notes Sponsored by February 5th, 2023 Arcoa Group Why partnering with ARCOA makes sense Electronics Recycling is an important and profitable part of the IT asset lifecycle, but it can be overwhelming with all you already do, varying state regulations, and the limited resources at hand. That’s where ARCOA comes in. When you partner with ARCOA, you get all the benefits of a big company without any of the capital investment. We’ve been doing this since 1989 and have...

This Week in Copiers Fifteen Years Ago First Week of October 2008 Real Copier Sales I just think of Print Management (or Managed Print Services) as the extension of copier programs into the print environment...all service and supplies for a set cost per copy (or in this case print). Sometimes it includes hardware, sometimes not. The other aspect we bring to the table is the establishment of...... more here Enjoy These awesome copiers threads from 15 Years Ago Copier leases spark Town Board...

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