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Energy Manager for Office
Toshiba TEC UK Imaging Systems has launched
its new Energy Manager for Office (EMFO)
energy efficiency software suite.
EMFO provides hardware power management
via a centrally located and intuitive dashboard style
interface that is quick and easy to install.
In just a few clicks users can set, apply and
monitor relevant energy profiles that make idle,
always-on PCs and laptops and Toshiba TEC MFPs a
thing of the past.
A fully optimised system using EMFO can result in
savings of up to 60%, while the data provided helps
maintain the accuracy of energy cost adjustments,
which can then be used for benchmarking.
www.toshibatec.co.uk
Practical workshops
Underpinning its commitment to the print
industry and next year’s IPEX, Konica
Minolta is running a series of workshops
designed to help printers grow their
business in a rapidly changing marketplace.
Up to 20 free places are available at each
of the five support events that will be run in
conjunction with Print Future.
The workshops launch at St Brides, London,
on 12 November, followed by events at Bristol
on 19 November, Nottingham on 26 November,
Warrington on 3 December and Livingston,
Scotland on 11 December.
www.konicaminolta.co.uk
75 years of Xerography
This year marks the 75th anniversary
of the first xerographic image, created
by Chester Carlson in a rented second
storey room in Queens, New York – an
event that would eventually lead to the
formation of the Xerox Corporation and
the birth of an industry.
Trained as a physicist and lawyer, Carlson
was a serial inventor. He kept notebooks full of
inventions including a rotating billboard, raincoat
with gutters and a shoe cleaning machine.
In honor of the invention of xerography,
which changed how business has been
conducted for decades, Xerox is celebrating
innovation and its role in the company’s history
and future. Over the next year, Xerox employees
will undertake a series of activities celebrating
and imagining the future through the company
intranet, webchats and social media.
“Now is the time when many companies
would look back and we certainly will, but only
for a moment. The real focus of our celebration
will be the future and how Xerox will continue
to simplify how work gets done,” said Ursula
Burns, Xerox CEO and Chairman of the Board.
“That’s why the theme of our anniversary year
is The Next 75.”
www.xerox.com
London Calling 5i
Now in its fifth year, London Calling has
become a well established event in the print
industry calendar. Duplo has once again
brought together a group of key partners
from pre- to post-press to share their latest
innovations.
The event taking place from 26-27 November
2013 is being held at London’s Somerset House, a
venue that promotes itself as an inspiring space for
art, culture and creative exchange.
London Calling this year has been named LC5i in
honour of its iconic venue and the inspirational ideas,
innovative applications, intelligent technology and
integrated solutions that will be on show.
www.duplouk.com
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The first xerographic image
Midwich pushes MPS
Specialist distributor Midwich, which
has been operating an MPS programme
throughout 2013, is calling on reseller
partners to bring their MPS opportunities
to them so that they can evaluate who is
the best partner and the best solution for
the end user and reseller.
Midwich bases its MPS offering on PaperCut
software and the programmes of leading
OEMs including Lexmark, OKI, Konica Minolta,
KYOCERA, Ricoh and Samsung.
Jonathon Francis, Business Manager for
Midwich, said: “We have decided to partner our
trusted vendors. We believe that by working with
IT resellers and our vendor partners we can put
together the very best solution for the end user.
If the end user wants a multi-fleet offering from
Midwich, again we have the capability to bring
this together. However, it is working on these
opportunities in partnership, which will deliver the
very best results.”
To find out more, contact the Midwich print
team on 01379 649278.
Brother launches new app
Brother has invested in a series of apps
so that tablet-equipped sales people can
give partners instant access to product
information, pricing and promotions.
The apps have been created as part of
Brother’s ‘Always on selling’ initiative, which is
designed to ensure that partners are provided
with bespoke support.
Dave Peters, Head of Strategic Development
at Brother UK, said: “Access to our bespoke iPad
apps means that our salesforce can easily access
our online corporate resources, including those
on our partner programme Brother Network, and
as a result provide better answers and a higher
level of service.
“By investing in the latest technology,
we are not only improving our service to our
partners, but also showcasing the progress we
are making as a forward thinking solutions
provider.”
www.brother.co.uk