Print News: Firms Save 30% with Managed Print Solutions
Report by Market research Firm InfoTrends shows consultancies lead to reduced office expenses.
The market research firm InfoTrends has released a report stating that ‘prime markets’ including schools and legal firms stand to save up to 30% on printing processes with managed services. The survey, which involved 500 respondents, documents the rise in managed service solutions and potential growth for the sector. For those that don’t know, firms turn to managed service providers to optimize their office environment – and where documents are concerned, their printing processes. The InfoTrends results are based on criteria including: printing habits, hardware investments, managed service investments, and economic impact.
Though independent consultancies offer managed services, it is also possible to acquire these from your hardware provider. In the print industry, famous brands including Hewlett Packard, Canon and Lexmark each offer ‘complete enterprise solutions.’ For example, back in November Kodak announced an agreement with US distribution firm D&H to help firms ‘reduce their paper workflows and increase digital capabilities.’ This week, Pitney Bowes has signed with Kilburn Office Automation, a supplier of postage technologies and a distributor of copiers and printers, to help the transition to digital ‘post and stamp solutions’ across India.
The report by InfoTrends will give much-needed impetus to firms looking to make savings through efficient office management. Just last week, Japanese printing brand Ricoh released a report critical of the sluggish manner in which European offices are adopting document management. In spite of agreement of the potential benefits, most companies have not implemented even half the available process refinements. The new report by InfoTrends, which showcases the demonstrable benefits of managed print solutions, may encourage firms to put their printing processes into outside hands. They will find many consultancies wait with open palms.
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Tuesday, 29 December 2009
Ricoh ‘Green Printers’ To Swamp Ireland
Print News: Ricoh ‘Green Printers’ To Swamp Ireland
In 2010 the Irish Government’s Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government will dedicate €40 million of a €2.3 billion budget to refitting its offices with environmentally friendly equipment, according to a press release at Environ.ie. A good deal of this €40 million is set to flow into the coffers of printing brand Ricoh, owing to a contract the Government Dept. recently signed to receive ‘green printers’ from the Japanese company.
The Ricoh ‘green machines’, taken from the Eco-Line, are manufactured with recycled components and, over their lifetime, produce 40% fewer carbon emissions than ordinary printers. They will be distributed in offices of the government dept. throughout Dublin and the rest of Ireland.
According to an article by John Kennedy posted at SiliconRepublic.com on 15th December, the contract was prompted by the Department’s decision to revamp its entire printing strategy, to coincide with the relocation of its offices to a ‘Greenfield’ site in Wexford.
This decision is not isolated; the Department of Environment is making conscious strides to set the standard for environmental change in Irish government. The Department’s €2.3 billion budget is the second largest of all Departments to this end, while the €40 million set aside for environmentally friendly equipment more than doubles the amount devoted for purchases in 2008.
A spokesperson for the Irish Department of Environment told SiliconRepublic.com: “Ricoh's green technology and managed print services will not only have a positive effect on the environment but will also help us to reduce print costs across the department.”
By using Ricoh’s multi-function printers, which replace the existing stand-alone printers, copiers and scanners, the dept. stands to make substantial savings on its print processes, in addition to reducing the printing carbon footprint by 40%. To make further gains, Ricoh consultants will help the dept. introduce ‘green’ printing practices, including duplex printing as standard, default mono printing, and power saving.
The Managed Services Print Manager at Ricoh Ireland, Aine O’Shea, praised the government dept. for the contract. "The Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government has been a trailblazer in promoting cleaner and greener business practices,” she said.
In 2010 the Irish Government’s Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government will dedicate €40 million of a €2.3 billion budget to refitting its offices with environmentally friendly equipment, according to a press release at Environ.ie. A good deal of this €40 million is set to flow into the coffers of printing brand Ricoh, owing to a contract the Government Dept. recently signed to receive ‘green printers’ from the Japanese company.
The Ricoh ‘green machines’, taken from the Eco-Line, are manufactured with recycled components and, over their lifetime, produce 40% fewer carbon emissions than ordinary printers. They will be distributed in offices of the government dept. throughout Dublin and the rest of Ireland.
According to an article by John Kennedy posted at SiliconRepublic.com on 15th December, the contract was prompted by the Department’s decision to revamp its entire printing strategy, to coincide with the relocation of its offices to a ‘Greenfield’ site in Wexford.
This decision is not isolated; the Department of Environment is making conscious strides to set the standard for environmental change in Irish government. The Department’s €2.3 billion budget is the second largest of all Departments to this end, while the €40 million set aside for environmentally friendly equipment more than doubles the amount devoted for purchases in 2008.
A spokesperson for the Irish Department of Environment told SiliconRepublic.com: “Ricoh's green technology and managed print services will not only have a positive effect on the environment but will also help us to reduce print costs across the department.”
By using Ricoh’s multi-function printers, which replace the existing stand-alone printers, copiers and scanners, the dept. stands to make substantial savings on its print processes, in addition to reducing the printing carbon footprint by 40%. To make further gains, Ricoh consultants will help the dept. introduce ‘green’ printing practices, including duplex printing as standard, default mono printing, and power saving.
The Managed Services Print Manager at Ricoh Ireland, Aine O’Shea, praised the government dept. for the contract. "The Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government has been a trailblazer in promoting cleaner and greener business practices,” she said.
Tuesday, 15 December 2009
Ricoh Slams UK Document Management Systems
Print News: Ricoh Slams UK Document Management Systems
The research dept. of Japanese printer company Ricoh has released a report examining ‘document management systems’ across Europe. It finds that of seven developed European nations, offices in the UK & Ireland are most negligent in dealing with printed documents. The wasted potential for document management solutions amounts to a 5% waste in turnover, and has significant environmental implications. However, none of the nations examined by Ricoh for their printer practices scored above 43.5% - by France – suggesting room for improvement is widespread.
The Ricoh Document Governance Index, which is independently compiled by Coleman Parkes Research on the printer company’s behalf, uses a number of criteria to determine ‘best practices’ among office managers. It measures such factors as a company’s awareness of the benefits of document management systems, and how thoroughly they have been implemented. It also surveys how independent nations compare. For example, the report states that 32% of UK firms have ‘no idea of average monthly cost per printer to the business,’ compared with the European leader, France, where only 24% of firms are lost in the dark about document management.
However, though drawing attention to the missed chances of UK & Ireland firms, Ricoh’s report is critical of Europe as a whole. More than half of Europe’s businesses are “not implementing a strategy at present [and] many leave their departments to decide their own approach.” This is in spite of the fact of “widespread recognition of the importance of document governance policies.” In short, the document reveals that Europe’s ‘senior decision makers,’ who were surveyed, are widely dragging their feet in making their print practices more efficient.
The biggest missteps among businesses were the lack of a centralised strategy, leaving firms open to duplicate documents and increase ink and toner usage unnecessarily. Though 81% of managers recognised the benefits to revenue of document management solutions, few realised they result in increased worker productivity and improved security. Moreover, those firms that have implemented printing solutions often fail to regulate them, leaving businesses unable to measure the benefits. Only 43% of firms monitored document costs on a regular basis. On other criteria such as recycling and auditing ratios, the UK ranks bottom.
Tim Taylor, the Environment and Compliance Manager at Ricoh UK, said of the release: “there remains a lack of awareness of the role that document governance can play in driving both environmental AND business efficiencies. Businesses need to act now by taking some simple steps to improve the way they are managing and controlling their document workflows.” Ricoh’s website meanwhile details its ‘Sustainable Document Governance’ service, helping UK firms to optimise their printing solutions.
The research dept. of Japanese printer company Ricoh has released a report examining ‘document management systems’ across Europe. It finds that of seven developed European nations, offices in the UK & Ireland are most negligent in dealing with printed documents. The wasted potential for document management solutions amounts to a 5% waste in turnover, and has significant environmental implications. However, none of the nations examined by Ricoh for their printer practices scored above 43.5% - by France – suggesting room for improvement is widespread.
The Ricoh Document Governance Index, which is independently compiled by Coleman Parkes Research on the printer company’s behalf, uses a number of criteria to determine ‘best practices’ among office managers. It measures such factors as a company’s awareness of the benefits of document management systems, and how thoroughly they have been implemented. It also surveys how independent nations compare. For example, the report states that 32% of UK firms have ‘no idea of average monthly cost per printer to the business,’ compared with the European leader, France, where only 24% of firms are lost in the dark about document management.
However, though drawing attention to the missed chances of UK & Ireland firms, Ricoh’s report is critical of Europe as a whole. More than half of Europe’s businesses are “not implementing a strategy at present [and] many leave their departments to decide their own approach.” This is in spite of the fact of “widespread recognition of the importance of document governance policies.” In short, the document reveals that Europe’s ‘senior decision makers,’ who were surveyed, are widely dragging their feet in making their print practices more efficient.
The biggest missteps among businesses were the lack of a centralised strategy, leaving firms open to duplicate documents and increase ink and toner usage unnecessarily. Though 81% of managers recognised the benefits to revenue of document management solutions, few realised they result in increased worker productivity and improved security. Moreover, those firms that have implemented printing solutions often fail to regulate them, leaving businesses unable to measure the benefits. Only 43% of firms monitored document costs on a regular basis. On other criteria such as recycling and auditing ratios, the UK ranks bottom.
Tim Taylor, the Environment and Compliance Manager at Ricoh UK, said of the release: “there remains a lack of awareness of the role that document governance can play in driving both environmental AND business efficiencies. Businesses need to act now by taking some simple steps to improve the way they are managing and controlling their document workflows.” Ricoh’s website meanwhile details its ‘Sustainable Document Governance’ service, helping UK firms to optimise their printing solutions.
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