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In the news
Office products distributor Spicers is
equipping its Midlands distribution
centre with the latest automatic data
capture and RF technology solutions and
services from Peak-Ryzex as part of a
major investment in the site.
The site that has recently been expanded by
7,500 m
2
to 17,000 m
2
will use new equipment,
including Honeywell barcode scanners,
handheld computers, barcode label printers and
truck-mount terminals, all running wirelessly
over a Cisco RF network. Peak-Ryzex’s technical
support, project management, site survey audits
and maintenance services back this latest
technology purchase by Spicers.
www.spicers.co.uk
Easy scanning and
digital conversion
Fenestrae, a global provider of solutions that
help organisations improve agility and reduce
costs by eliminating paper from key business
processes, has launched Udocx, a cloud-based
service that enables users to easily scan and
convert paper documents into fully digitised,
searchable files and store them automatically
at the right location in Microsoft SharePoint or
Office 365.
www.fenestrae.com
Renowned EDP Award
The European Digital Press Association (EDP),
an alliance of Europe’s leading digital print
magazines, has selected Konica Minolta’s bizhub
PRESS 1250 series, which includes the bizhub
PRESS1250/1250P, bizhub PRESS 1052 and
bizhub PRO 1052, as winner of ‘Best production
cut-sheet printer – high production’ 2013. The
firm says that winning the EDP Award certifies its
path to success in the European production print
market.
www.konicaminolta.co.uk
Spicers invests
New NAPPS Partner
Siemens Financial Services has
become the latest member of the
NAPPS Partnership Scheme alongside
Xerox, Adobe, DocuWare, Laserfiche
and BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions.
Commenting on the announcement,
European Marketing Manager Bjorne
Olsson said: “As a funder in the Document
Management and MFD Industry, ensuring
that our customers receive excellent service
and support is important to us.
“We believe NAPPS will govern best
practice and outstanding support from
their members which will deliver a positive
experience for our customers.”
www.naaps.org.uk
Xerox acquisition
Xerox has announced its acquisition
of Customer Value Group Ltd (CVG),
a software company that specialises
in cloud-based accounts receivable
and financial customer relationship
management software.
CVG’s primary product, Value+, is a
Software-as-a-Service cloud application that
simplifies the management of customer
credit, collections and disputes, improving
overall cash collections. It also consolidates
the management of accounts receivable and
customer service processes and provides a
single operational and reporting view across
regions, countries and industry segments.
Xerox will offer Value+ as part of its
finance and accounting process outsourcing
services, processing of client sales and
as a standalone software application for
corporations’ internal finances.
www.xerox.com
NAPPS UPDATE
Ethics – it’s a matter of
co-operation
By Aaron Warham,
Director,
NAPPS
Over the last couple of
months the Church of
England’s actions towards pay day lenders
and the inevitable response of the industry
have brought the issue of ethics onto the
front pages. For the Church, investing
ethically has meant an Advisory Board, a
strict investment code and, more recently,
helping to offer an alternative to what they
see as unethical lenders.
Regardless of your point of view on how the
Church should be investing its funds, the arguments
have raised an interesting question: can you stand
alone as an ethical force?
The situation affecting the Church of England
and Archbishop Welby’s admission that the whole
situation has become “deeply embarrassing”
highlight that even within ethical organisations,
the process of remaining ethical and true to your
humanitarian objectives becomes extremely difficult
if you do not co-operate.
The Church’s move to promote Credit Unions as
an ethical alternative to the traditional high interest
pay day lenders also demonstrates that co-operation
is key to driving an ethical message. The case for
co-operation is further enhanced by the Central
Finance Board of the Methodist Church which said
that “we invest in companies around the globe, so
we must engage with them when issues arise.”
As an Association whose guiding principles
are based around ethical business practices and
outstanding customer support, we can learn a lot
from the co-operation undertaken by these religious
bodies.
We have always understood that for change
to occur within our industry we would need to
engage with the leading stakeholders. By working
with major manufacturers including Xerox UK and
Kyocera Document Solutions UK Ltd, we can not
only show the industry that operating ethically is
supported by the leading vendors, but through
this co-operation we are also positioned to drive
positive, ethical change through the channel.
What is clear is that regardless of the size or
reach of your organisation, co-operation is key to
turning an individual pursuit into something which
will benefit everyone.