Many people may recall the printer-smashing scene from the movie “Office Space” in which workers take out their frustrations on their print device. They are sick of their jobs, but they are also irritated by the printer’s frequent error messages and paper jams. Unfortunately, many people have had poor experiences with printers—whether at home or
So, your company needs a new printer (or two or more) and you’re trying to decide what kind to purchase. While factors like running cost and brand will likely play a role in your decision, it’s also important to consider how easy the printer is to operate. This post will provide eight tips for ensuring
Most of the standards that exist in the finance industry that are relevant to printers/multifunction printers (MFPs) pertain to privacy and security for the general transmission of private data. This blog post will discuss some of these standards, giving finance customers ideas of questions to ask their print technology provider. But first, why are industry
Today’s MFPs (multifunction printers) go beyond basic print/copy/scan/fax capability to enable users to perform a broad range of tasks. This includes converting scans to editable and searchable files, routing scans to electronic repositories, requiring user authentication before use, tracking usage behavior, and connecting with cloud services. And thanks to the software platforms that underpin these
The growing importance of MFP apps directly mirrors the growth in popularity of online storage/collaboration services such as Box, Dropbox, Google Drive, and OneDrive. That’s because MFPs are the perfect “bridge” between paper content and the digital realm most organizations need them in. Research conducted by Keypoint Intelligence-Buyers Lab into each MFP maker’s app portfolio