It is over twenty five years ago that our company started to actively work in the field of document management. In the early days it was called document imaging as the primary technology involved using high speed scanners to scan and capture images of paper documents for long term storage and retrieval.
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Topics: technology tools, document filing, document storage strategy, Hosted document management, data security, Kyocera Canada, digital filing
Printing Parts For 100 Year Old and One Off Cars | Jay Lenno
Posted by Lee Kirkby on Wed, Feb 21, 2018 @ 08:02 AM
Until the development of 3D Printing when someone talked about printing we all understood it was a two dimensional output, black or coloured toner on a flat piece of paper.
With the development of 3D printing and its rapid advancement into using many different types of raw product for the printing of three dimensional objects the technology has been pretty revolutionary for all kinds of fields. One of these is the automobile field, especially for the production of one off parts.
In a recent video I saw produced in Jay Leno's garage a famous place to anyone who has an interest in automobiles he describes how they have used 3D printing to produce parts for cars at the extremes of his collection. In one case it is product for a 100 year old early generation electric car and in another parts for a special one off concept car that they created.
Topics: technology tools, Printer, digital tools
Wind Power May Have Value Without Subsidy | Microsoft Buy
Posted by Lee Kirkby on Wed, Nov 16, 2016 @ 08:11 AM
Recent announcements about Microsoft contracting for massive amounts of wind generated power to run several of its data centres causes me to think that this kind of renewable energy just may have a good life without massive government structured subsidies.
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When 3D printing was first talked about what we saw was neat production of small plastic parts that might be used to assembly a toy, a display or some sort of interesting art object. Today this type of use is become pretty mainstream with small 3D printers being introduced for home or office use either for educational benefit or for design display.
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Canada was predicted to have approximately $26.83 billion in online sales in 2015 representing almost a seventeen percent increase over the previous year. Of course part of this is fueled by people taking less time to shop, new services being offered by retailers like online grocery purchasing (then pick up on a predetermined time at the store or other location), as provided by Loblaws at their Click and Collect locations and also due to tools for easing returns when products don't match expectations.
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In The Market For A Postage Meter. What You Need To Know.
Posted by Joanna Wallace on Wed, Nov 26, 2014 @ 08:11 AM
Topics: Postage meter, postage rates, technology tools, e-mail, mailing equipment, workflow processes, Mailing, Postage, mailing machines, postage machines, total cost of operation, running costs, postage rate 2014, postage rate 2015
Samsung Introduces New MFPs With Android Interface
Posted by Lee Kirkby on Wed, Sep 24, 2014 @ 08:09 AM
Anyone who watches the mobile operating system world knows that the largest single market share is held by the Google based Android OS. While Apple has been busy getting a lot of the headlines when they introduce new models of phones etc. Android OS has been capturing the bulk of the market share in tablets, phones and now with the new Samsung line up of multifunction printers.
Topics: technology tools, Multifunction Printer, Samsung, Android OS
Scanning Equipment Replacement Leads To Process Change & Savings
Posted by Lee Kirkby on Wed, Aug 27, 2014 @ 07:08 AM
One of the things that often happens when office equipment leases come to an end, or when older equipment is being replaced, is a simplistic replacement process gets used. This can be a mistake if the time is not taken to step back and do a process review to ensure that the replacement optimizes the potential for business gains.
Topics: technology tools, Scanning, document filing, document storage strategy, software tools, document management, docucapture, Document, business processes
Making Productive Business | Microsoft Small Business Newsletter
Posted by Lee Kirkby on Wed, Aug 6, 2014 @ 08:08 AM
One of the tools that can help manage a business is to read material being produced by companies which have a stake in the small business marketplace. This is one of the primary purposes of this blog as we focus on helping business people learn about our area of expertise, Office Documents. This involves many areas of specialization and we use the resources of many of our suppliers to find ideas and to support our efforts.
Topics: technology tools, cloud computing, network backup, business processes, data security
Every SMB (Small-medium business) uses email in some way to promote and to grow their business. Whether it is used for sales communication for negotiating or closing business, invoicing, delivery notifications, supplier relationships or just general business correspondence, email is a critical day to day part of every business.
Topics: technology tools, e-mail, Customer service


