The Imaging Channel : Are Smartphones Risky to Your Business

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5/1/2012
Sponsors Five Things to Consider When Developing Your Mobile Field Service Strategy Mobile technology is no longer thought of as "nice to have"; it’s a necessity. But companies need to consider some important issues when implementing it. Robert Sombach, vice president of operations and development for Nexent Innovations, provides five aspects of your mobile field service strategy that you should think about. More Are Smartphones Risky to Your Business? Smartphones are wonderful business tools, especially for mobile workers. But with all of the recent stories about cyberattacks hitting smartphones, are you a little nervous? Mike Stramaglio, president and CEO of MWAi, sure is. Find out why in this article. More Blogs MPS-in-a-Box: Here’s a Ready-to-Use Business Model to Get You in the Game You’ve heard more and more about managed print services (MPS) throughout the past year. You understand the opportunities inherent in offering MPS as a service to your customers – both current and potential. You recognize the revenue potential and benefits of engaging in MPS. You know that the window of opportunity is closing as more of your competitors get in the game. So now what? How do you get started in MPS? Do you have the time or the resources necessary to do so? Is there such a thing as “MPS-in-a-box,” and if so, where and how do you get it? Beyond Remote Monitoring The first known seismograph was invented and constructed by Zhang Heng in 132 A.D. The similarities between Zhang Heng’s seismograph and today’s modern remote monitoring are remarkable. Each report an event after it occurs. Zhang’s contraption would not predict an event but did alert folks of a possible historical occurrence. For us, this is changing. Even the most rudimentary remote monitoring software contains years of historical data, and some have a decade of data. The quest today is to convert this pile of data into information and use that information to predict the future. Trade Shows: You Can’t Win if You Don’t Play This Kareem Abdul-Jabbar quote – “You can’t win if you don’t play” (slightly modified) – gets thrown around by gamblers and the lottery folk all the time. Granted, while I find the latest twist on it – “You can’t lose if you don’t play” – a slightly more convincing argument in this circumstance, there are a lot of instances in which the former version holds true … like, say, trade shows. And you can, in fact, lose quite a bit if you don’t play that game. View all Blogs Product Profiles Xerox ColorQube 8700/8900 Series Xerox is retiring the Phaser 8560MFP and 8860MFP with the release of its latest letter/A4-sized, solid-ink, color MFPs, the new ColorQube 8700 and ColorQube 8900 families. The firm promotes the new machines as providing many of the features of an A3 MFP but in an A4 size and at a lower price point than an A3 device. The new machines are based on the same print engine as the ColorQube 8570 and 8870 printers, and Xerox claims they are the first A4 solid ink MFPs built from the ground up to be a true multifunction device for any size office environment. More View all Product Profiles Events Streamline Your Printing Environment Join The Imaging Channel for this FREE event and learn how the right print service solutions can help save you time and money. Thursday, May 10 8:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Washington Marriott at Metro Center Washington, D.C. Space is limited for this FREE event. Register today!   Are Franchised Managed Network Services Right For You? When you’re the single source provider to your customers, the risk of outside competition will be minimized. For SMBs, the challenge is being able to offer a diverse portfolio of solutions to your customers while balancing overhead and managing expenses. For many MSPs, a franchise service model may be the most effective way to maximize revenue growth without expanding infrastructure. Wednesday, June 6 11:00 a.m. Pacific / 2:00 p.m. Eastern Join us for this free webinar. Sponsored by: OKI Data & CMIT Solutions

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