Office Document Strategies Blog

How Not For Profits Can Use Their Colour Printer As A Revenue Stream

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Sat, Apr 7, 2012 @ 04:04 AM

One of the areas of business that our company likes to support is charities and not for profit organizations.  As marketing and presentation delivery has become more important in these organizations they have found a need to consider the use of a colour printer or mfp in their offices.  The challenge they face is how to get the budget for these devices and for the operating costs of them as well.

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Topics: Colour printer, cost of colour, colour multifunction, colour multifunction printer, cost of printing

Canadian Postage Meter Rental - 5 Challenges to Success

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Thu, Apr 5, 2012 @ 10:04 AM

Postage meter rentals can be confusing to purchasers.  Bluntly, the industry tends to set the whole system up in a way that confuses many buyers.  In designing a solution for clients we find we spend much of our time advising them on how the system works and what to look for in their contract and deal.  Some of the stories we have heard about dealings in this area are horrendous.

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Topics: Postage meter, meter rentals, postage machine

Hosted Document Management is the Easy Way to Go

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Fri, Mar 30, 2012 @ 05:03 AM

Hosted document management is the right solution for you if you have most of the following characteristics.

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Topics: document filing, document storage strategy, document management, Hosted document management, Document, Paperless office

IT Network Connections Dog Slow After Windows 7 SP1 Upgrade

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Tue, Mar 27, 2012 @ 08:03 AM

If your workstation is taking forever to make some connections it could be just dog tired but you might want to have your IT network support people check for an issue which Jordan from my team just brought to my attention.

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Topics: network server, IT network, IT support

No CPU LG Creates Virtual Computer in a Monitor

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Sat, Mar 24, 2012 @ 10:03 AM

LG has recently announced its move into a virtual computer using a CPU less monitor that offers some really interesting possibilities for organizations that have migrated the bulk of their IT activities to the cloud.

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Topics: technology tools, Computer, IT network

7 Rules to IT Network Backup Reliability

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Sat, Mar 17, 2012 @ 07:03 AM

You are the IT network admin for your business and the day that you hope never comes is the point at which your key business data base gets corrupted due to an error.  Your users are no longer able to manage their operations properly and are desperate for a quick resolution.

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Topics: network server, network backup, IT network, IT support

Strengthen Your Burlington Business With Document Management

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Mon, Mar 12, 2012 @ 11:03 AM

For the last fifteen years I have been involved in the design, setup and sales of document management systems as part of my work in our business here in Burlington.  During that time there have been weeks when we would not be able to engender any interest in this enabling technology.  What seemed to us to be such a 'no brainer' was just not high on very many business agendas.

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Topics: document filing, document storage strategy, document management, Hosted document management, docucapture, Document

Samsung Launches SUR40 Surface Touch Tabletop in Canada

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Wed, Mar 7, 2012 @ 07:03 AM

Samsung Canada has recently launched a new 40 inch tabletop style touch LCD screen which can revolutionize the way people interact with information.  Using Microsoft Surface software as its operating system the SUR40 from Samsung is a remarkable device.

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Topics: Computer, Software, Microsoft Surface, Samsung

In-house or Hosted Document Management System - How To Decide

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Wed, Feb 29, 2012 @ 09:02 AM

There are two basic ways to establish a document management system for your office.  You can acquire and install an in-house system or you could contract for a hosted document management solution.  The choices for each of these are varied and there are hundreds of packages each with their own features to choose from.  In the end it is about what system provides you with access and security for your documents.

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Topics: document filing, document storage strategy, document management, Hosted document management

Samsung SCX-6545 A Profile

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Thu, Feb 16, 2012 @ 09:02 AM

Samsung introduced the SCX-6545 letter/legal mfp as a second generation product to deal with installations requiring higher volumes of output and more speed.  Built on a similar chasis as the predecessor SCX-6345 the newer model offered better image quality, a stronger and larger document feeder and improved overall performance.

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Topics: Multifunction Printer, MFP, cost of printing, Samsung