Office Document Strategies Blog

Ontario Environmental Fee for MFP Increases Tenfold Jan 1 2013

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Thu, Dec 13, 2012 @ 09:12 AM

Happy New Year floor model MFP buyers in Ontario Canada.  You now get to spend ten times as much for the environmental fees (WEEE fees) for your new acquisition come Jan 1 2013.

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Topics: Multifunction Printer, MFP, Printer, colour multifunction printer, Environment, eWaste

Samsung Canada Announces Refresh for Ledger (A3) Product Lineup

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Wed, Dec 5, 2012 @ 08:12 AM

Samsung Canada has announced a new refreshed series of ledger sized mfp products which will become available in early 2013.  Consisting of a 25 ppm (CLX-9252NA) and 35 ppm (CLX-9352NA) colour group and a 30 ppm (SCX-8230NA) and 40 ppm (SCX-8240NA) mono group the new series of models feature some key differences to their predecessors.

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Topics: Multifunction Printer, MFP, colour multifunction, colour multifunction printer, Managed Print Services, Samsung

Kyocera HyPAS Sharepoint Connector Simplifies Scanning Input [Video]

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Mon, Dec 3, 2012 @ 09:12 AM

Many organizations have deployed MS SharePoint as a collaboration tool within their business.  One of the key pieces required to keep the data up to date is providing scanning input to the file store.

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Topics: Software, Multifunction Printer, document storage strategy, software tools, document management, MFP, Kyocera copier

Kyocera Mobile Print HyPAS App Easy to Use [Video]

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Thu, Nov 29, 2012 @ 14:11 PM

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Topics: Software, Multifunction Printer, Scanning, MFP, Kyocera copier, Kyocera Canada

Kyocera Teaching Assistant Software for HyPAS MFPs [Video]

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Mon, Nov 26, 2012 @ 08:11 AM

Kyocera has developed a great tool for teachers who use bubble tests as part of their testing work in the classroom.  The Teaching Assistant package which is created for use with HyPAS enabled mfps in the TASKalfa series of devices makes the creation, production and grading of bubble tests an easy process.

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Topics: Multifunction Printer, software tools, MFP, Kyocera copier, Kyocera Canada

Simplify Scanning With PinPoint Scan for Kyocera [Video]

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Tue, Nov 20, 2012 @ 14:11 PM

Most mfp printers will support scanning in one form or another.  Using SMTP protocols they can provide efficient scanning to folders on networks.  Unfortunately, with the increased concerns over network security setting up network scanning has become a more challenging process.

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Topics: Multifunction Printer, Scanning, document filing, Hosted document management, MFP

Self Diagnosis Can Lead to Wrong MFP Printer Choice

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Fri, Nov 16, 2012 @ 08:11 AM

Every doctor can tell you that they regularly have to deal with patients that come to their office having self diagnosed their symptoms.  One of my colleagues tells of how he went on the internet and determined that he had appendicitis only to find out from his doctor he really had pneumonia.

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Topics: Multifunction Printer, Colour printer, colour multifunction, colour multifunction printer

Software Tools Enhance Kyocera MFP Printer Performance [Video]

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Wed, Nov 14, 2012 @ 11:11 AM

When a decision is made to acquire an MFP printer most buyers focus their attention on the print or copy capabilities of the device.  Scanning is also one of the features which is seen to have value for some offices.

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Topics: Software, Multifunction Printer, document filing, software tools, Document, paper filing

You Don't Want to Pay for Scans on Your MFP

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Fri, Sep 21, 2012 @ 07:09 AM

So do you not want us to maintain the document feeder/scanner!

One of the strangest trends that seems to have traction in support pricing for MFP printers is pressure to provide scans on the device for Free.

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Topics: Multifunction Printer, Scanning, MFP, Multifunction Printer support

Make Your MFP Part of Your Accounting With Account Code Software

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Wed, Sep 19, 2012 @ 15:09 PM

Your MFP and indirectly your network printers can become a part of your accounting system by using tools which are available for running account codes to track your print, scan and fax systems. Why would you do this?  There are a number of reasons why this capability is gaining traction in many businesses and organizations.

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Topics: technology tools, Multifunction Printer, software tools, MFP, Printer, cost of colour, cost of printing