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Get Rid of the Biggest Nuisance for IT Teams

No, not users, I mean print servers!

It is absurd to think that for most organizations 25%-40% of technical helpdesk calls are printer related. What if you could bring printer related calls down to..

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Posted in Managed Print Services, Network Printer Security, HP, print servers, IT

Top 5 Reasons Why Dealing With the Manufacturer Direct Is Not Always the Best Option

There are a lot of buyers that think they can’t get a better deal from the manufacturer direct. Time and time again we have proven that this is not the case. There are many reasons that our clients..

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Posted in Managed Print Services, smartprint mps, smartprint managed print services

Copier Buyer Beware: MPS Is Not a Lease Extension Plan - the Devil You Know Is Not Always the Best Option

As many true Managed Print Services (MPS) companies will agree, a lease extension or equipment upgrade prior to the end of term is most often not a good idea from a total cost of ownership..

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Posted in Managed Print Services, mps lease extension

Still Going About the Old Way? Office Printing-As-A-Service Is the Future

At SmartPrint our Managed Print Service (MPS) Consultants work with clients every day to help them improve their office printing environment. What's quite amazing, is that we consistently run into..

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Posted in Managed Print Services, Managed Print Technologies, printing-as-a-service

Ransomware Hits Law Firm – How It Could Have Been Protected​​

Posted on July 21, 2017 by Rob Farrell

We’ve been blogging a lot about print infrastructure security recently and want to share SmartPrint’s comments on the Toronto law firm that was hacked as it’s a good example of a situation where if..

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Posted in Managed Print Services, Managed Print Technologies, Network Printer Security, print device security, print security assessment, print security breaches, ransomware, data breach

SmartPrint Makes CDN Top 100 Solution Providers List - Again!

Posted on May 11, 2017 by Rob Farrell

[Toronto, ON, Canada] – [May 11, 2017] – SmartPrint ranked # 85  in the Computer Dealer News (CDN) Top 100 Solution Providers List this year, up one spot from last year. The 2017 CDN Top 100 Solution..

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Posted in 2017 computer dealer news top 100, Managed Print Services, MPS News and Events, smartprint mps, cdn top 100, computer dealer news top 100, smartprint, smartprint managed print services

Digital Transformation for the Mid-Market, One Step at a Time

Posted on May 04, 2017 by Rob Farrell

Digital transformation can be thought of as embracing digital technologies to improve the efficiency of manual processes; many identify digital transformation in the office with going paperless,..

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Posted in less paper office, Document Management, paperless, digital documents, digital storage, document control, document control system, document routing, go paperless, going paperless

SmartPrint Inc. Completes Acquisition of DynaCharge Laser Inc.

[Toronto, ON, Canada] - [March 23, 2017] - SmartPrint Inc., Canada’s award winning, independent Managed Print Services firm, announced today that it has acquired DynaCharge Laser Inc. in Montreal,..

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Posted in Managed Print Services, Managed Print Services Canada, mps, mps acquisition, MPS Canada, MPS News and Events, MPS Provider, mps provider acquisition, MPS Provider Canada, acquisition canada

The 3 BIG Benefits of Print Vendor Consolidation

Is your print fleet out of control? Are your print vendor management and procurement processes becoming too complex and time consuming?

If you answered yes to one or both of these questions then it's..

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Posted in Managed Print Services, Managed Print Services Canada, Managed Print Technologies, mps, MPS Canada, MPS Provider Canada, print fleet management, print vendor consolidation, printer support, simplified vendor management, simplified print vendor management, simplified procurement, standardized print fleet, standardized print hardware

True Managed Print Services Results in Significant Capex and Opex Savings

Managed Print Services through a Vendor of Record program (VOR) and tied to a manufacturer of hardware. Is that really MPS?

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Posted in Managed Print Services, Managed Print Services Canada, Managed Print Technologies, mps, MPS Canada, MPS Provider, MPS Provider Canada, opex savings, printing efficiencies, capex savings, efficient print environment

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