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UniPrint white paper
UniPrint has announced the publication of
its latest white paper,
Print File Formats –
A comparative analysis of EMF, OpenXPS
and PDF for Enterprise Printing
. The white
paper provides a technical comparison
and analysis of each of the three most
commonly used print file formats within
Universal Printer Driver (UPD) solutions
and shows how each influences printing
performance in enterprise computing
environments.
The white paper is available for download at
www.uniprint.net/eng/page/white-papers
New ISO
standard
ISO 16759 the standard
that describes the
framework for
quantifying and communicating the
carbon footprint of print is the first
standard of its kind: a sector-specific
implementation of generic carbon
footprinting methodologies such as PAS
2050 and TS 14067. The standard is not a
carbon calculator but a specification for
what carbon calculators should cover for
print media products.
Print buyers can use it to ensure that
carbon calculations of print media products
are produced using a common framework,
minimising variables that might otherwise
confuse results. ISO 16759 is essential for
comparing the carbon impacts of print produced
in different markets, or by different printing
companies and methods.
www.iso.org
Free expert training
BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions has launched
an exclusive free financial training course for
sales teams to help them overcome customer
cash restrictions in order to win larger and
more profitable deals.
Finance Unlocked: how to sell and win with
finance
is designed to help technology suppliers
adopt a more strategic approach to sales in today’s
tough financial climate. It explores in-depth how
organisations generate and use finance; explains the
benefits of leasing over cash; and teaches delegates
how to use leasing as a strategic sales tool.
Individual delegates can attend an open course,
or BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions can run the training
as an in-house option for a company’s whole sales
team. The course can be also tailored to support each
business’ own goals and strategy.
To enquire about bookings email
andy.milsom@uk.bnpparibas.com
Digital assets
Xerox’s Communication and Marketing
Services (CMS) has launched Xerox Digital
Asset Management as a Service, which
combines an enterprise-wide, cloud-
based platform with a managed service
for creating, approving distributing and
managing marketing assets.
It offers a single repository for all brand
assets, scalable across the enterprise and
sharable with agencies and suppliers, giving
organisations full control over versions, access
rights for users and security.
“The managed service from Xerox provides
ongoing stewardship of the system and artwork
amends as and when they are required,” said
Group President, Xerox CMS Julie Hesselgrove.
www.xerox.com
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In the news
Networking has increased
Networking has increased within UK
companies according to a new report.
Channel Vision – Version 2.0
, put together
by design, marketing and print specialists
Catalogues 4 Business (C4B), reflects
that networking is second in terms of
importance for delivering sales.
The marketing technique is now used by
nearly three out of five companies, a sign that
companies today prefer to deepen relationships
by face-to-face contact.
Compared to a similar report last year,
networking has increased by 15% over the last
12 months, a sign that in today’s digital age
companies feel the need to boost their relations
with their customers in a more personal way.
www.catalogues4business.co.uk
Strategic e-commerce
partnership
Spicers has signed a worldwide exclusive
agreement with e-commerce systems
specialist Netalogue to provide the
office supplies wholesaler with a
groundbreaking e-commerce platform for
its reseller partners.
The Netalogue platform has the additional
benefit of being a global, multi-lingual, multi-
currency solution which allows Spicers and its
partners to tackle new opportunities in the
European market and beyond. It will also include
a back office integration solution that enables
dealers to have a fully integrated system.
In a separate announcement, the wholesaler
confirmed that investment had been approved to
support a major end-user advertising campaign
for the 5 Star brand to kick off in the Autumn of
2013 and run throughout 2014. Spicers aims to
create broader brand awareness with end-users
and support resellers who promote and lead
with the office supplies brand.
www.spicers.co.uk
Konica Minolta sponsorship
Konica Minolta is the company sponsor for
the CNN Heroes project run by CNN from
July to December 2013.
In its seventh year, CNN Heroes sheds light on
everyday heroes with extraordinary achievements
in fields such as the environment and human
rights. The project
aims to demonstrate
how the individual
can make a difference
to society.
The company says that initiatives of CNN
Heroes align with its environmental management
vision. This sponsorship will help Konica Minolta
enhance brand value and recognition of its
global activities which go hand in hand with
environmental protection.
www.konicaminolta.com