New Print Audit® Case "School" Study Showcases a MPS Success Story

Print Audit 6 helps Ohio public schools reduce paper waste by 2.2 million pages and sets an example of environmental responsibility for students and staff

CALGARY, ALBERTA (January 27, 2010) – Factoring in the printing habits of teachers, students, and administrators, schools often use considerably more paper than is necessary. With almost 4,000 students and 1,000 computer workstations, Garfield Heights School District in Ohio consumed literally tons of paper each semester. The school contacted their office equipment provider ComDoc with the duel goal of conserving resources and reducing their impact on the environment.

The results of ComDoc’s solution, which have been published in Print Audit’s newest case study, include an 11-ton reduction in paper waste and a 32 percent decrease in color printing volumes.

“Print Audit 6 has allowed us to virtually eliminate our school’s inefficient document creation practices,” stated Shari Bailey, IT Administrator for Garfield Schools. “We can now control what the staff members and students are printing and copying and we have a much better understanding of how our printing devices are being used.”

ComDoc’s solution for Garfield Schools combined the power of 29 new, high-efficiency print devices with Print Audit’s flagship suite of print management tools, Print Audit 6. Print Audit Rules gave administrators the power to dictate where and how documents could be printed while Print Audit Analysis allowed them to better understand how their print environment functioned. At the same time, Print Audit Embedded and proximity cards allowed the schools to accurately track and manage the usage of multi-function devices and walk-up photocopiers.

All in all, the school system reduced its paper consumption by 2.2 million pages in one year – an amount equal to 285 trees, 244,407 gallons of water waste, 64,703 pounds of CO2 emissions, and 329,000,000 BTUs.

Please visit the following link to read the full case study:
http://www.printaudit.com/downloads/pdf/casestudies/Garfield_Schools_Case_Study.pdf

About Print Audit®:
Established in 1999 and headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Print Audit is the fastest growing print management company in the world. By providing businesses with innovative and practical print management software solutions, the company has helped customers recapture over $150 million in printing and photocopying expenses while saving an estimated 190,000 trees a year. Print Audit has offices located in the United Kingdom, South Africa, Australia, Brazil, Canada and the United States.

For more information on Print Audit, please contact:

Angela Onstine
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Print Audit - Europe
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Print Audit - Australasia
+612 9922-3756
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+086 110 5777 (Within South Africa)
+27 11 531 1869 (Outside South Africa)
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info@printauditsa.com

Print Audit – America Latina
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HP Recognized for Leadership in Managed Print Services by Global Industry Analyst Firms

PALO ALTO, Calif., Nov. 16, 2009

HP today announced its managed print services (MPS) offering has been recognized as the preferred choice for enterprise customers by IDC, a leading provider of IT research and advice.

HP Managed Print Services transforms business processes by optimizing a company’s imaging and printing infrastructure, effectively managing the total imaging and printing environment and improving and streamlining document workflows. It helps customers cut costs, increase productivity and reduce their environmental footprints.
HP was identified as the leader in a recent survey conducted by IDC, “Managed Print Services – Global Market and Provider Analysis.”(1) Within the survey sample, HP had the highest share of new and outstanding MPS contracts among hardcopy manufacturers.(2)
“HP has expanded its capabilities to strengthen the MPS industry with its IT heritage, and we continue to increasingly capture the growing MPS market and surpass expectations,” said Vyomesh Joshi, executive vice president, Imaging and Printing Group, HP. “Our recent momentum is a powerful proof point in HP’s strategy to establish long-term contractual relationships with the world’s top companies as we continue to lead the digital print transformation.”

The IDC report is the latest in a series of third-party studies that show HP’s leadership in MPS. Others include the 2009 Magic Quadrant for MPS from Gartner, which placed HP in the Leaders Quadrant(3) and Photizo Group’s 2009 MPS Market Forecast, which positions HP as the global leader.(4)

“The IDC study, coupled with HP’s recognized leadership in similar reports, firmly demonstrates that HP remains the best choice for customers as they invest in MPS and look for new ways to reduce costs and improve productivity,” said Bruce Dahlgren, senior vice president, Imaging and Printing Group, HP. “Once again, HP’s extensive product portfolio, strength in networking and services, and expert knowledge has positioned the company as a leader, demonstrating that customers continue to choose HP as their trusted partner in managed print services.”

In related news, HP recently announced a Managed Enterprise Solutions (MES) global business unit led by Bruce Dahlgren within the Imaging and Printing Group (IPG), an expanded alliance with Canon, enhanced channel-led programs, hardware and solutions, the HP Payback Printing Campaign and the largest ever rollout of HP printing workflow solutions.

The first of its kind for its comprehensive, demand-side coverage, IDC’s “Managed Print Services – Global Market and Provider Analysis” covers 10 countries in four geographic regions – the United States, Western Europe, Asia Pacific and Latin America.

The analysis shows that cost cutting is the primary motivator of adoption for MPS, with optimizing the printing infrastructure and environmental sustainability as other key motivators. Motivators also examined were regulatory compliance and security, paper document storage, business process transformation, a merger or acquisition, or a services contract extension.

“The results of the survey show HP’s strength in MPS,” said Angèle Boyd, analyst and group vice president, IDC. “With HP’s IT assets and HP Enterprise Services, formally EDS, IPG is a significant force in this growing market.”

About HP
HP creates new possibilities for technology to have a meaningful impact on people, businesses, governments and society. The world’s largest technology company, HP brings together a portfolio that spans printing, personal computing, software, services and IT infrastructure to solve customer problems. More information about HP (NYSE: HPQ) is available at http://www.hp.com/.

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Print Audit 6 Now Available for Macintosh OS X

Print Audit 6 Now Available for Macintosh OS X

The Apple version of Print Audit 6 will provide OS X users around the world with a comprehensive suite of print management solutions

CALGARY, ALBERTA (October 19, 2009) – Continuing its longstanding dedication to the ease of use and compatibility of their print management products, Print Audit has released a new version of their flagship product, Print Audit 6, for the Macintosh operating system.

With Apple computers and OS X gaining significant popularity in office environments over the past five years, the leading print management company has provided Mac users with a version of their award winning software that offers all of the features and benefits of the Windows version of the product.

“Market data and our own customer feedback shows that Apple products are becoming increasingly common in the workplace, particularly in the educational and creative spheres,” said John MacInnes, President and CEO of Print Audit. “For this reason, releasing a Mac OS X version of Print Audit 6 was a natural step that will allow even more organizations to accurately manage their printing and decrease associated costs.”

Print Audit 6 for Mac contains the same features as the Windows version of the software. The solution is comprised of three components called Analysis, Rules, and Recovery which work together to help organizations to save money, increase efficiency, and reduce their environmental impact.

Print Audit 6 for Mac is compatible with all Macintosh computers running OS X 10.4 or higher.

To learn more about Print Audit, please visit www.printaudit.com.


About Print Audit
Established in 1999 and headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Print Audit is the fastest growing print management company in the world. By providing businesses with innovative and practical print management software solutions, the company has helped customers recapture over $150 million in printing and photocopying expenses while saving an estimated 190,000 trees a year. Print Audit has offices located in the United Kingdom, South Africa, Australia, Brazil, Canada and the United States.

For more information on Print Audit, please contact:

Angela Onstine
1.877.412.8348
pr@printaudit.com
www.printaudit.com

Outside of North America, please contact:

Print Audit - Europe
+44(0)1483 726206
www.printauditeurope.com
inquiry@printauditeurope.com

Print Audit - Australasia
+612 9922-3756
http://www.printauditaustralasia.com


Print Audit - South Africa
+086 110 5777 (Within South Africa)
+27 11 531 1869 (Outside South Africa)
www.printauditsa.com
info@printauditsa.com

Print Audit – America Latina
+55(21)2220 0939
www.printaudit.com.br
Informações em Português:
suporte@printaudit.com.br
Informaciones en Español:
espanol@printaudit.com.br

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Print Audit Launches New Training And Installation Services

Print Audit’s new professional services provide dealers and end-users with installation and configuration assistance, technical training and sales courses

CALGARY, ALBERTA (July 2009) – Deploying a new print management solution can help businesses save resources, increase efficiency and improve their bottom line. However not all companies have the time and technical resources to deploy and configure Print Audit’s solutions on their own. To help with this, Print Audit is launching a variety of new training and installation services for both equipment dealers and end-users.

Print Audit’s professional services are designed to minimize inconvenience, expedite deployment and to allow company employees to focus on their regular tasks and projects during the transition. Organizations are now able to schedule remote or onsite technical assistance from a Print Audit professional services team member.

Print Audit is also offering online and onsite training classes to IT staff and office equipment dealers. Technical courses provide professionals with the tools needed to effectively plan and implement Print Audit’s solutions. Sales coaching courses arm dealers with strategies to identify hidden opportunities, beat out competitors and increase revenue from both new and existing customers.

"One of Print Audit's fundamental goals is to make our print management tools as intuitive and easy to use as possible," said John MacInnes, President and CEO of Print Audit. "Each company we work with is different and has unique needs. With these new services, companies that prefer to be guided through the software deployment process can now have onsite access to Print Audit’s award winning support team."

Please refer to Print Audit’s Installation and Training Services brochure for more information:

http://www.printaudit.com/downloads/pdf/Print_Audit_Installation_and_Training_Services_Brochure.pdf


About Print Audit:

Established in 1999 and headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Print Audit is the fastest growing print management company in the world. By providing businesses with innovative and practical print management software solutions, the company has helped customers recapture over $150 million in printing and photocopying expenses while saving an estimated 190,000 trees a year. Print Audit has offices located in the United Kingdom, South Africa, Australia, Brazil, Canada and the United States.

For more information on Print Audit, visit www.printaudit.com.

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Equitrac Express Print Management Solution Reduces Print Costs by 45% on Private School Campus

Equitrac Express Print Management Solution Reduces Print Costs by 45% on Private School Campus

Increases Print Network Efficiencies for High School in Ohio

PLANTATION, FL--(Marketwire - July 21, 2009) - Equitrac Corporation's print management system, Equitrac Express® is successfully managing the print network and reducing print waste at Archbishop Moeller High School in Cincinnati, Ohio. Working in partnership with IKON Office Solutions, a Ricoh company, the school implemented Equitrac Express one year ago to help manage faculty and student print output and distribution. According to Jeff Gaier, Archbishop Moeller High School Technology Director, the school has reduced print and copy costs by 45% in one year. The solution has exceeded expectations for every goal of the project.

Equitrac Express is specifically developed for print management and cost recovery for colleges, universities, K-12 schools and their libraries. With Equitrac software, administrators decide who may print, how many pages and on which machines. Print quotas are easily set and enforced and the solution can be integrated with existing campus card systems to track, analyze or charge for every page output by any student, faculty member, staffer or guest on any desktop printer, networked multifunction printer or walk-up copier. In January 2009, Equitrac Express achieved the Buyers Laboratory Inc. (BLI) Five-Star rating.

"Equitrac Express can reduce costs dramatically by making users more accountable and giving them more flexibility," said Scott Folcarelli, Regional Director of Professional Services, IKON Office Solutions. "In fact, we often find that the return on investment from this solution is less than one year, plus schools love the environmental benefits of reduced paper, toner and power usage."

"The print controls in the Equitrac solution have enabled us to better manage output which has reduced our overall print costs significantly," said Gaier. "Our old way of printing had no accountability. We were generating an incredible amount of print waste on a daily basis. The Equitrac software makes it easier for us to manage our faculty and student print needs. We are now able to direct print jobs to the most available and most cost effective printer and have essentially freed up a full-time staff person, who previously spent 50% of her time distributing unclaimed print-outs. We are pleased with the results and continue to reap the benefits of the Equitrac solution."

"Print management in the education market continues to provide opportunities for improving workflows, reducing print waste and controlling print and copy costs," said Equitrac Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales and Marketing Jim Kano. "Equitrac remains steadfast in its commitment to servicing the needs of K-12 schools, colleges and universities, delivering innovative management technologies that positively impact the bottom line."

To learn more about how Archbishop Moeller High School overcame its print management challenges with Equitrac Express, click here to listen to a webcast hosted by Archbishop Moeller's Jeff Gaier and Jim Booth Director of Ancillary Services at University of Lethbridge.

For more about Equitrac solutions for the education market, please visit www.equitrac.com/solutions_edu.asp.

About Archbishop Moeller High School

Archbishop Moeller High School is one of the largest Catholic high schools based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Grounded in the Marianist tradition, the school was established in 1958 and has a staff of 90 that supports 910 students.

About Equitrac Corporation

Making documents count for over 30 years, Equitrac is the leading provider of solutions to authenticate, authorize and account for use of today's multifunction printers, copiers, faxes and scanners. We're home to the best-funded R&D program, global alliances with leading manufacturers and the largest team of print management experts in the world. Equitrac device-embedded and terminal-based software works with all leading equipment manufacturers, and supports systems already in use, including college and university campus card systems, providing measurable results for any organization that needs to make networked printing more manageable, economical, convenient and secure.

About IKON Office Solutions

IKON Office Solutions, Inc. (www.ikon.com), a Ricoh company, is a leading provider of innovative document management systems and services, enabling customers to improve document workflow and increase efficiency. IKON integrates copiers, printers and MFP technologies, and document management software and systems, to deliver tailored, high-value solutions, implemented and supported by its team of services professionals. IKON leverages the manufacturing and engineering expertise of Ricoh, a more than $20 billion global technology innovator, with the experience and reach of its locally based sales and services teams, to provide end-to-end solutions and one of the industry's broadest portfolios of document management services, including on-site and off-site managed services, technical service and support, and customized workflow design and implementation.

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Print Audit Adds Machines In Field Report To Facilities Manager

New Facilities Manager report allows office equipment dealers to uncover more opportunities within their Managed Print Services accounts.

CALGARY, ALBERTA (July 2009) – Print Audit, the print management company, announced today that it has added new functionality to Facilities Manager that will assist office equipment dealers in taking more control of the volumes at their customer sites. The innovative Machines in Field report allows dealers to generate a report that reveals how many pages are being created on devices which are currently not included in their managed print services program.

Facilities Manager is a powerful, easy to use tool designed to remotely collect meter reads, automate supplies fulfillment and report service information for managing fleets of printers, copiers, fax machines and multi-function devices. The Machines In Field report details the percentage of color pages and the percentage of total volumes dealers are capturing at any given customer site.

“It’s common for dealers to significantly underestimate how many pages their managed print services program is losing to competing, unmanaged devices,” said John MacInnes, President and CEO of Print Audit. “The Machines in Field report will help our dealers to develop strategies to both reduce their customer’s costs and increase their own profits.”

Dealers can use the data provided by Facilities Manager in conjunction with Print Audit 6 Rules in order to redirect jobs from the unmanaged devices to their own more cost effective devices. Print Audit 6 Rules is a print management tool which allows companies to fully control how their printers are used. Rules can be configured to redirect jobs from high-cost to low-cost devices, limit color printing to specific devices, force users to print on both sides of the page and more.

To learn more about Print Audit and Facilities Manager, please visit http://www.printaudit.com.

About Print Audit:

Established in 1999 and headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Print Audit is the fastest growing print management company in the world. By providing businesses with innovative and practical print management software solutions, the company has helped customers recapture over $150 million in printing and photocopying expenses while saving an estimated 90,000 trees a year. Print Audit has offices located in the United Kingdom, South Africa, Australia, Brazil, Canada and the United States.

For more information on Print Audit, visit www.printaudit.com.

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Print Management Solution from 10ZiG

New Secure Print Management Solution Available from 10ZiG
ProximityPrint Q allows companies to go green while cutting costs and increasing security

Phoenix, AZ - July 8, 2009 - 10ZiG Technology (formerly BOSaNOVA, Inc.), the market leader in development of Security Solutions, Thin Clients and Network Appliances today announces the addition of ProximityPrint Q (PPQ) to their line of security products. ProximityPrint Q is a secure print management solution designed to reduce waste, track printer output and increase security.

ProximityPrint Q helps companies cut costs and go green by reducing waste associated with abandoned printouts. The system is composed of a physical device and server software and boasts RFID technology for smart card authentication. Print jobs are securely held in the server until user authentication at the device. In addition, security is enhanced by ensuring no document is accessed by a person other than the intended recipient. Follow me printing is also included which allows users to pick up their print job at any printer regardless of where it was intended to be printed.

PPQ works with any printer, a wide range of copy machines and supports any printer driver. Print management is simple with an easy to use web interface. Reporting tools for print accountability allow activities to be monitored therefore reducing the amount of personal printing.

“Most companies are looking for ways to cut back, but oftentimes the result is that security is overlooked. With PPQ, security is enhanced while printing costs are cut,” says Martin Pladgeman, 10ZiG President. “One of the biggest cost savings is found by eliminating personal printers. With the PPQ, employees can securely print documents on regular network printers without the need for their own personal printer.”

ProximityPrint Q is available for purchase through 10ZiG’s resellers. For sales information contact 10ZiG Technology toll-free at (866) 865-5250, or send e-mail to info@10zig.com. For European inquiries contact +44 1509 276252 or email info@10zig.eu. For more details on the products, visit 10ZiG Technology online at www.theq3.com.

About 10ZiG Technology
10ZiG Technology (www.10zig.com), formerly BOSaNOVA, is a privately held company headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. The company is principally engaged in the design and development of thin clients, security solutions and network appliances. The company’s solutions include a highly refined user interface, remote management software, and performance optimization. The company’s products are sold through a worldwide network of IBM and CITRIX Business Partners. Industry affiliations include membership in VMware Technology Alliance Program, IBM's PartnerWorld for Developers, Citrix Ready Partner Program, and the Microsoft Partner Program. For more information, visit www.10zig.com.

Contact us at 866-865-5250 or info@10ZiG.com for a free 30-day trial or for more information.

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