Office Document Strategies Blog

10 Useful Cloud Tools For Your IT Network Courtesy of SMB Nation

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Sat, Feb 11, 2012 @ 09:02 AM

I subscribe to the SMB Nation newsletter and in their most recent edition they published an excellent article with 10 useful cloud IT tools that can help you in running your IT network.  I'm pleased to share these great featured products as they have some neat utility that can be of value to all.  Thanks to Joseph Walker for compiling this great list.

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Topics: Computer, document filing, IT network

IT Network Acquisition Using Leasing Builds Flexibility

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Tue, Feb 7, 2012 @ 09:02 AM

Most companies who are setting up or expanding their IT network find the cost to do so challenging.  I have noticed that unlike many other categories of office products IT products tend to be purchased outright.

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Topics: Computer, Software, IT network, leasing

We'll Print Our Web Brochures on the Colour MFP | Hamilton ON

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Sat, Feb 4, 2012 @ 10:02 AM

I just worked through a fleet renewal with a client who has been running a number of monochrome MFP devices in their operating branches.  This financial institution Is finding that their approach to marketing and providing information to their members is changing and the needs for their print environment have changed with them.

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Topics: Multifunction Printer, MFP, Colour printer, cost of colour, colour multifunction, colour multifunction printer, cost of printing, Kyocera copier

IT World Canada Tells What Went Wrong With SOPA and PIPA

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Tue, Jan 31, 2012 @ 10:01 AM

There has been a lot of interest in the results of the one day protest that was undertaken by a large number of internet sites to protest the proposed SOPA and PIPA legislation in the US.

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Topics: document filing, document storage strategy, Document

Profiling SentryFile Web Based Document Management

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Mon, Jan 30, 2012 @ 09:01 AM

There are hundreds of document management software packages available.  Deciding which is the right one for your business can be a challenge.  Sentryfile document management is a package which has been well tested in the market as it has been used in many varied businesses for well over a half a dozen years.  The latest version of the software, version 5.17 is an incremental upgrade built upon a major revision about four years ago.

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Topics: Software, document storage strategy, document management

Document Storage Clean Up is a Necessity - 7 Reasons Why.

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Sat, Jan 28, 2012 @ 10:01 AM

Most businesses spend little time doing clean up on their document storage systems.  This is especially true of electronic data but also true of paper records as well.

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

SMB Operating Choice Affects MFP Ability For Scanning

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Thu, Jan 19, 2012 @ 07:01 AM

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

Who Makes Xerox Copiers and MFP Devices?

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Wed, Jan 18, 2012 @ 14:01 PM

One of the industry blogs I read regularly is written by an industry pro out of New Jersey, Art Post.  Art knows his stuff and keeps on top of many industry trends.  Recently he reposted a blog written by another US veteran Vince McHugh who publishes a blog about multifunction (mfp) and other print issues.

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Topics: Multifunction Printer, MFP, Printer

Lost Internet Connection Slams Burlington ON IT Services

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Wed, Jan 11, 2012 @ 06:01 AM

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Topics: network server, Customer service, IT network, IT support, network security

High Scanning Resolution Massacres E-mail

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Tue, Jan 10, 2012 @ 07:01 AM

On of the most popular uses of mfp (multifunction printer or copier) based scanning is the ability to scan to e-mail.  One of our clients recently highlighted a frequent problem that users encounter when they don't fully understand the way to setup their scanning for efficient scanning to e-mail use.  Here's the story.

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Topics: Multifunction Printer, Scanning, MFP, colour multifunction, colour multifunction printer