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Forrester Report
Explore Managed Print Services Connect (May 15 2012)
Forrester’s 16 criteria evaluation of MPS vendors is out. Forrester review of MPS vendors includes Xerox, Hewlett-Packard, Lexmark International, Ricoh, Canon USA, Pitney Bowes, and Toshiba America Business Solutions. Forrester’s review looks at their current offerings, strategy, and market presence.
Forrester states that during the next five years, MPS platforms will incorporate advanced policy software, mobile solutions, business process management (BPM) and case management, business rules, analytics, and integration with enterprise production platforms.
You can pay $2,495 to buy the report, or you can read our featured articles to review the major OEM’s announcements about how they did in the Forrester report.
Mentions: HP Pitney Bowes Xerox
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Featured Articles
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Xerox Named MPS Leader in Forrester Report / Xerox Newsroom
Explore news.xerox.com (May 15 2012)
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Xerox (NYSE: XRX) has been positioned as a leader in the May 2012 report: “The Forrester Wave TM Managed Print Services (MPS) Q2 2012.” Xerox received this recognition for its MPS offering upon receiving the top vendor ranking in current offering and market presence, and the highest score possible in strategy.
“Xerox has an extremely well-balanced offering, with strength across all categories, including platform support; global deployments; ITO support; and, in particular, enterprise support,” wrote report author Craig Le Clair, vice president and principal analyst, Forrester Research. “Xerox’s market reach has been enhanced through integration with ...
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Mentions: Xerox Craig LeClair Andrew Morrison
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Ricoh Company Ltd. : Independent Research Firm Places Ricoh among ‘Leaders’ in Evaluation of Managed Print Services
Explore Stock Market Quotes and Financial News (May 15 2012)
Forrester gave Ricoh and its Managed Document Services (MDS)program highest possible marks in "technology and solution ownership," "enterprise print support," and "MPS market experience." "Ricoh has a strong mix of capabilities with enhanced device ...
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Mentions: Craig LeClair Ricoh MDS Sergio Kato
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HP Customers Increase Productivity, Accelerate Workflows With HP Managed Print Services
Explore Marketwire (May 14 2012)
HP Recognized as a Leader in Managed Print Services by Independent Research Firm.
The company also announced it has secured a leader position in the recent "The Forrester Wave™: Managed Print Services, Q2 2012" report.(1)
Among the criteria cited by Forrester that led to HP's MPS leader position were global delivery, mobile solutions, print policy software, and support for enterprise engagements and information technology outsourcing.
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Mentions: HP Managed Print Services Office Depot New York
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Lexmark named a leader in Quocirca MPS Vendor Landscape
Explore Managed Print Services Connect (May 8 2012)
LEXINGTON, Ky., May 8, 2012 -- Lexmark International, Inc. (NYSE: LXK) today announced it has been positioned by leading European-based industry analyst firm Quocirca as a market leader in the firm's 2012 report, Vendor Landscape: Managed Print Services. Quocirca defines a market leader as a provider that leads the managed print services (MPS) market in both strategic vision and depth of service offering. Leaders have made significant investments in their service portfolio and infrastructure and are supported by strong delivery capabilities. In the report, Quocirca stated that Lexmark is a long-standing, well established provider that delivers a suite of flexible ...
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Mentions: Lexmark Marty Canning Imaging Solutions and Services
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Recent Articles
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OKI Data Americas to Demonstrate Cloud-Based Total Managed Print(TM) Portal, Serve as Platinum Sponsor of Photizo Group Transform 2012 Global Conference
Explore msnbc.msn.com (23 hours, 48 min ago)
There, OKI will demonstrate the company's proprietary, cloud-based Managed Print Services (MPS) offering, Total Managed Print™ (TMP) in booth 202. Tim Brien, Director of MPS at OKI Data Americas, will participate in an executive panel ... (Read Full Article)Comment Mentions: OKI OKI Data Corporation OKI Data Americas
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Cape Office Machines first in SA to get new Xerox Managed Print Services accreditation
Explore itweb.co.za (May 17 2012)
Additionally, Xerox earned the top position in Quocirca's 2012 MPS report. 1. Gartner, Competitive Landscape: Managed Print Services, Worldwide Report, 30 November 2011. 2. Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Managed Print Services, Worldwide, Ken Weilerstein ... (Read Full Article)Comment Mentions: Xerox Ken Weilerstein IDC MarketScape
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Oce Expands Desktop Printer Lineup with New Canon Color and Black & White Models
Explore Information Technology (May 16 2012)
For greater cost control, the models feature automatic duplex printing to reduce paper consumption and an energy consumption of just 1 W in Deep Sleep Mode helps users decrease their electrical costs. The new printers strengthen Oce's MPS and ... (Read Full Article)Comment Mentions: Canon Group Chicago Canon
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Managed Print and Trickledown Economics
Explore Channelnomics (May 15 2012)
Printer vendors are pushing their managed print service (MPS) hard for what continues to what is often a reluctant market. Could the secret to managed print finally taking off is a trickledown effect in large enterprises and organizations adopting first, inspiring SMBs to follow?
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Canon calibrates for vertical growth in Saudi large format printing market
Explore AMEinfo.com (May 15 2012)
Canon Middle East has geared up for vertical growth in the Kingdom’s large format printing (LFP) market with two dedicated events catered to end-users as well as channel partners. The recent events witnessed the launch of new models and solutions to suit the CAD, Corporate, Photographic and Production markets in the Kingdom.
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Comment Mentions: Canon CAD Naoshi Yamada
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Oce Expands Desktop Printer Lineup with New Canon Color and Black & White Models
Explore MarketWatch (May 14 2012)
TRUMBULL, Conn., May 14, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Oce, an international leader in digital document management, today announced that Oce North America Document Printing Systems is now selling the Canon Color imageRUNNER LBP5280 and Canon imageRUNNERLBP3480desktop laser printers. These compact and affordable desktop printers can serve as a stand-alone device in a small office or enterprise workgroup or integrate within a fleet of imageRUNNER ADVANCE MFPs for greater office integration and c (Read Full Article)Comment Mentions: Canon Group Chicago Canon
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Lexmark Expands Managed Print Services Capabilities in India
Explore IT News Online> Finance (May 13 2012)
IT News Online Staff 2012-05-13 Lexmark recently completed three software acquisitions: - Brainware: a provider of intelligent data capture, strengthens Lexmark as a technology leader in business processes that require intelligent data capture and workflow solutions in industries including higher education, financial services and healthcare. - ISYS: a provider of high-performance enterprise and federated search and document filtering technology, which extends Lexmark's leadership position in sur
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Lexmark Announces Launch Of Two Innovative Colour Laser Product Series Across The Middle East
Explore Free Services for PR (May 12 2012)
Like the large workgroup and other mid-range workgroup devices in Lexmark’s product portfolio, the Lexmark X740 Series and Lexmark C740 Series are fully capable of being deployed in managed print services (MPS) engagements.
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Is HP's printer-and-PC mashup good for channel?
Explore Channel Register (May 11 2012)
However IPG = Products + Services (Managed Print Services and Basic Print Services to name just two). IPG has transformed itself from a commodity product play to a solution play. With the Compaq merger I witnessed the integration of some great products ...
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China,United States : Hp Launches Imaging and Printing Offerings to Enhance Efficiency for Businesses of All Sizes [TendersInfo (India)]
Explore Free Call Center (May 10 2012)
HP Digital Workflow Integration Services, an extension of HP Managed Print Services, which deliver powerful solution capabilities resulting in access to information by integrating back-end systems for real-time business-process optimization ...
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Featuring
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Cloud & Mobile Printing
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Cloud Computing Tools: Improving Security Through Visibility and Automation
Many enterprises are reluctant to move critical cloud applications out of their own data centers and into the public cloud due to security concerns. Yet the same automated, consistent provisioning that is essential to managing either public or private clouds (as well as to the process of thinking through a cloud deployment) can also offer the fringe benefit of improving security.
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EFI PrintMe Mobile Selected as 2012 Mobile Merit Award Winner and CTIA E-Tech Award Finalist
Explore Managed Print Services Connect (May 11 2012)
FOSTER CITY, Calif. – May 11, 2012 – EFI™ (NASDAQ: EFII), a world leader in customer-focused digitalprinting innovation, today announced PrintMe Mobile was named winner of the 2012 Mobile MeritAward in the mobile services,enterprise products/services category. PrintMe Mobile was also chosen as one offive finalists for the CTIAEmerging Technology (E-Tech) Award in theEnterprise/Vertical Market, General Business Solution category. These accoladesshow the increased importance enterprises are now placing on enabling users oftablets and smartphones to print from their devices. The 2012 MobileMerit Awards recognize companies, individuals and technologies that have shapedthe way in which the world communicates. This year's ...
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How to Go Green & Save
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Xerox Research Centre of Canada recognized by Chemical Institute of Canada
Explore CNW Group (May 7 2012)
MISSISSAUGA, ON, May 7, 2012 /CNW/ - The Xerox Research Centre of Canada (XRCC) is the recipient of the Chemical Institute of Canada's (CIC) 2012, Ontario Green Chemistry and Engineering Award (Organization). The Ontario Ministry of Environment sponsors ...
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Comment Mentions: Canada Xerox Mississauga
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IT Imaging Helps You Go Green and Save Some Too
Explore Managed Print Services Connect (May 7 2012)
With Earth Month having passed, it’s important to keep in mind that the awareness generated now should be kept up all year round. In the Managed Print Services (MPS) industry, the consumption of paper is always a priority, if not for mother earth, then for the bottom line.With recent data indicating that companies expect printing levels to increase or stay at the same level over the next two years, it seems that efforts to leave printing behind could use a little help. Indeed, printing is an integral part of the office routine. CompTIA’s August 2011 research on ...
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Products In The News
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Xerox ColorQube 8900/ASM review
Explore itpro.co.uk (May 17 2012)
Xerox describes the ColorQube 8900 as a desktop printer, and although it fits onto a desk it's not as compact as a consumer device. Packaged printers arrive on a pallet weighing 72kg. Even the unpacked device weighs 46kg, making the installation a two-man job, although thoughtful recesses do make handling easier. The 8900 is similar in physical appearance to the cheaper 8700, but is sold with Xerox's PagePack managed print services – covering consumables and maintenance. The 46kg weight means in
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Lexmark Receives Encouraging Response To Saudi Presentations
Explore Free Services for PR (May 14 2012)
“Document Solutions, Electronic Documents Workflows, and MPS Solutions (Managed Print Services) are still in the entry stage in the Saudi market and events like these facilitate greater market penetration and exposure for participating companies,” said ...
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Recent Articles from Europe
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Managed Print Services Boom as M2 Hits Record Revenues
Explore SourceWire (May 16 2012)
Wednesday, 16 May 2012 John Taylor M2 We are saving customers money at a time when all businesses are looking to save and we are increasing service experience 50 new contracts, 20% staff expansion and record quarter growth demonstrates M2’s market position as Europe’s leading independent managed print IT services company Manchester, UK – 16 May 2012 – M2, Europe’s leading managed print IT services provider today announced record business gr
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Recent Articles from Australia
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Fuji Xerox to help Curtin University reduce use of print
Explore ProPrint (Apr 26 2012)
Fuji Xerox Managed Print Services has signed a five-year contract with Curtin University aimed at cutting the number of fleet printers in half and reducing paper usage from 50 million sheets per year. The vendor said it would cut the numbers of multifunction devices from about 800 to 400 by decommissioning unnecessary machines and would also upgrade remaining printers to make them more energy efficient. The 'convenience printing' contract, which started in February, will also see Fuji Xerox work
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Channel News
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Toshiba Records Sixth-Straight and 13th Overall BTA Channel's Choice Award for Superior Performance
Explore Marketwire (May 8 2012)
2012 BTA Awards Recognize Toshiba as Best Product Line Provider and Winner of Corporate Support, Distribution and Inventory Performance Categories (Read Full Article)Comment Mentions: BTA Toshiba Mark Mathews
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Xerox Offers Exclusive New Initiatives for Top Customers to Accelerate Growth
Explore myprintresource.com (May 6 2012)
Discounts on 1:1 marketing services, new training resources and a managed print services offering are among the new initiatives now available exclusively for members of the Xerox Premier Partners Global Network. Several hundred of the world’s leading graphic communications providers attended the two-day Xerox Premier Partner Congress, where the new programs are being announced. The congress is focused on growth opportunities in graphic communications. “Our Premier Partners are some of the greate
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MPSConnect Blog Entries (Send Yours to Bob.Meyer@MPSConnect.com)
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MPS Hire Authority Article by Steve Spencer, the Morisey-Dart Group Executive Search
Explore morisey-dart.com (Apr 24 2012)
There is a dirty little secret about MPS. It takes over accounts and creates unprecedented reliance on the company that writes the services contract. They become reliant on the service provider for everything from equipment to consumables to break-fix services. Some customers will bestow their trust to the point that the provider is viewed more like a consultant, full of valuable advice. They'll make recommendations on cost control, document workflow, and will start discussing business process re-engineering. This is all done with the customer's profit at the forefront of the discussion. It's a conversation that has never ...
(Read Full Article)Comment Mentions: IBM Xerox Morisey-Dart Group
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imageSource Magazine Announces Perfect Image Award Recipients at ITEX 2012
Explore Marketwire (Apr 18 2012)
LAS VEGAS, NV--(Marketwire - Apr 18, 2012) - imageSource Magazine today announced the nine businesses that received the magazine's 2012 Perfect Image Award for outstanding achievement in a specific category. The national awards were presented to representatives from each business selected, from the imageSource Live Theater on the Expo Floor at the ITEX National Expo & Conference, by imageSource ...
(Read Full Article)Comment Mentions: Questex Media Modern Office Methods ITEX Expo & Conference
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