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Lee Kirkby

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Its A Lot About Trust

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Wed, Mar 6, 2019 @ 08:03 AM

Sometimes we forget that many of the things which happen every day in business rely upon a basic trust in the performance of those around us.  It could be colleagues and others from our team, suppliers and their ability to get us the products we use, in the basic infrastructure around us that facilitates our activities or it could be customers who are consistent in their requests for us to perform.

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Topics: Environment

ScanSnap ix500 | Long Standing Standard For Distributed Scanning Reaches End Of Life

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Wed, Feb 20, 2019 @ 07:02 AM

The favourite affordable Fujitsu Scansnap scanner of almost every business is being retired. The darling and often revered by Accounting offices, Lawyers, Custom brokers and other busy offices etc. The ScanSnap ix500 is being phased out. 

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Topics: workflow processes, Scanning, document filing, digital tools

Microsoft Security Patch Breaks SMB Scanning On MFPs

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Wed, Feb 6, 2019 @ 06:02 AM

Reports are coming in that many older functioning MFPs from virtually every brand are having difficulty with SMB scanning due to an upgrade that Microsoft has released which affects the older versions of SMB (V0 & V1).  The upgrade corrects a security problem which is a good thing but for networked MFPs from Kyocera, Ricoh, Konica Minolta, Canon, Toshiba, Sharp, Samsung and other brands, it can interfere with the functioning of their scanning operations. 

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Topics: Multifunction Printer, Scanning, MFP, photocopier, Multifunction Printer support, Windows 10, Microsoft, it security

Government of Canada Reliability Certified Scanning

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Wed, Jan 23, 2019 @ 08:01 AM

Leppert has provided outsourced scanning for hundreds of clients over the past 23 or so years.  Through the use of in house scanning systems this service has assisted many clients to reduce the amount of paper they have to store, by converting to more convenient digital format's like searchable PDF. In many instances we are also able to capture key meta data from these paper records to aid in improved document retrieval. 

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Topics: Scanning, document filing, document storage strategy, digital filing

Its New Year And Time To Shred And Scan

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Wed, Jan 9, 2019 @ 06:01 AM

Tis the Season to Shred & Scan

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Topics: document storage strategy, document management, Hosted document management, docucapture, Paper shredding, paper filing, Paperless office, Less paper office, digital filing

Document Management Facts To Know

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Wed, Dec 19, 2018 @ 06:12 AM

Every once in awhile I come across articles that are published in other periodicals that cover a topic we like to address in this blog in a manner that makes it worth republishing some of the material.  Of course we do not wish to plagerize others good work and therefore we always try to credit our sources. 

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Topics: document management, paper filing, Paperless office, digital filing

Even Traditional Paper Centric Industries See Customer Interface Differently

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Wed, Nov 7, 2018 @ 08:11 AM

We all know that traditional retail industries have changed significantly due to the digitization of commerce.  While there are still more dollars changing hands in physical stores than online the volume of digital transactions have mushroomed exponentially and the interaction at physical stores has changed as well.

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Topics: workflow processes, Scanning, document management, business processes, paper filing, Paperless office, digital tools, digital filing, automation

Enhanced Print Device Management Improves Printer And MFP Performance

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Wed, Oct 10, 2018 @ 08:10 AM

The consumer market is flooded with tools to enhance personal tech performance through hardware and software tools.  In these days of Alexa and Google Home there are many ways that consumers interact with physical devices using apps and voice commands.  Check the weather, turn on and off lights, schedule events in your calendar and get reminders on critical activities all through your mobile device or a small speaker system in your home.  

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Topics: MFP, toner, colour multifunction printer, photocopier, Customer service, Multifunction Printer support, Kyocera copier, Kyocera Canada

5 Reasons Document And Information Retention Systems Are Key

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Wed, Sep 19, 2018 @ 07:09 AM

In the current world space for electronic storage seems unlimited.  Unlike the days when everything a business did was held in paper and stored in files in cabinets today's offices hold massive amounts of information on individual computers, on network servers, in cloud storage sites and sometimes if they are current on technology in organized electronic storage systems. 

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Topics: document filing, document storage strategy, document management, paper filing, Paperless office, digital filing

Kyocera Most Reliable Color Copier MFP Brand 2018 to 2021 | BLI

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Wed, Sep 5, 2018 @ 08:09 AM

Reliability is a keystone of any successful copier/printer MFP installation. Limiting downtime, wait times for repair and user frustration with devices is something that all companies want to reduce. When colour became a standard for MFPs you want to avoid challenges and manage them appropriately.

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Topics: cost of colour, colour multifunction, colour multifunction printer, photocopier, Kyocera copier