Copiers Nashua NH

Equip Your Employees with the Proper Tools

Discovering the perfect copy machines and printers for your business can be difficult. There are many things to keep in mind when purchasing the latest in copier and printer equipment. It is important that you find copiers and printers that meets your organization’s needs, as lower capacity equipment will only hinder your company’s productivity down the road if it is not able to meet your output and production needs. Here are some of the top considerations when shopping for new office copiers:

The Primary Benefits of Proper Maintenance

Copier and printer maintenance is extremely important in regards to the overall productivity of your office. While it may be tempting to let your copiers and printers run until an issue occurs, it is not the best practice in terms of office productivity and the overall cost of keeping your copier sand printers running smoothly. Regular copier Maintenance helps improve a number of areas in your office, including:

Eliminate Expensive Printing Habits

There are many different printing habits that you must eliminate from your office before you can truly begin to save money and see results from your print management programs. While many of us print only what is necessary, it is easy to let printing get out of hand. Here are some of the worst habits that you may see in your office:

Organizing Your Printer Fleet

Many offices looking to optimize their print environment face one important question; what is the best combination of printers, copiers and multifunction? There is no concrete answer to this, as it will change for your office’s specific situation. There are however benefits to utilizing strictly multifunction, or a combination of multifunction and individual printers.

HP Puts Data Storage on a Diet, Guarantees Capacity Reduction

HP today announced the HP Get Thin Guarantee Program,(1) which enables clients to reduce storage capacity requirements by 50 percent or more when they replace legacy equipment with HP 3PAR Utility Storage.

Part of the HP Converged Infrastructure portfolio, HP 3PAR Storage Systems offer a silicon-based thin processing mechanism as part of the system’s highly specialized hardware design. When combined with HP 3PAR Thin Conversion Software, this mechanism drives the rapid “thinning” of storage volumes by identifying and removing unused pockets of disk capacity.

As a result, traditional storage volumes are reduced by 50 percent or more and converted into thin provisioned volumes on the HP 3PAR array. This enables clients to reduce storage footprint and power consumption while also cutting storage administration time by as much as 90 percent.(2)

As part of the guarantee, any participants in the program who do not realize 50 percent or more reduction in storage capacity requirements will receive additional disk capacity and related software, as well as support related to the additional disk capacity and software from HP equal to the difference.(1)

Free Up Office Space with Multifunction Devices

Not long ago, cellular phones were simply used for phone calls. However, today we can e-mail, text, surf the internet, take pictures, and even watch movies on our cell phones. It is very clear that we expect a single device to do more than just one task. This should not be any different in the workplace.

With the digital revolution in full swing, people are getting more and more used to working with a myriad of devices, each designed to make our lives just that little bit more convenient. The traditional office probably includes printers, faxiStock_000001266405Small machines, copiers and scanners. These devices not only take up physical space, but they also consume financial resources. 

Just as our cell phones have integrated with other devices, a multifunction printer (MFP) can combine various document-related tasks into one easy-to-manage machine. With a MFP, your company can cut overhead costs and free up valuable space. Plus, you can help enable remote employees with easy online integration.

Cost Effective Color Printing

The use of color documents is continuing to rise in almost every industry. Therefore, you are probably looking for ways to reduce their color output costs. Fortunately, there are several smart ways that you can enjoy the benefits of color printing.iStock_000000300021Small

Tip 1: Avoid Ink Jet Printers

Color ink jet printers are often bundled with the purchase of a PC. Therefore, it is easy to accumulate them without actually purchasing them. Unfortunately, they are actually the most expensive color output devices to operate when running full-color documents longer than 1-2 pages.

Tip 2:  Eliminate Unnecessary Background Color

Documents with solid color backgrounds use a considerable amount of toner and take more time to process, slowing down the printing time. This can cause costs to skyrocket.

You can increase productivity and reduce costs by using bright colors on a white background. While a colorful background may look good on your computer screen, that same image will actually look more professional when printed with a white background.

Are you using barcodes yet?

Since the 1960’s, barcode technology has been used in business industries including the identification of railroad cars.  Today you can use the same barcode technology grocery stores and inventory systems do to streamline your business iStock_000003292097Small(2)processes like invoicing and collection.

Barcodes allow critical business information to be processed quickly and accurately. 

For an example consider invoices.  Convert the invoice number to a barcode and printed onto the payment remittance stub.  When payment is received, the check and the remittance stub are scanned in to the system.  The payment is thus recorded and a digital copy of the check is stored.

Why Ink Jets are not the Answer

The most expensive liquid in the world may be the ink located in the cartridges used for ink jet printers.  Did you realize that it costs around $2,800.00 a gallon for this ink?  With expenses like this, it’s not surprising that many new computers iStock_000003455497Medium_Rednow include a color ink jet printer for free—the computer company will probably make more of a profit on replacement cartridges than they did on the original computer.

So how does this affect you?

Ink jet printers may make sense for casual use at home but they can be a huge burden to office budgets. More and more businesses are realizing that a color multifunction system is a smart part of a cost reduction strategy. 

You Don’t Have to Change your Software to send Invoices by Email

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Has your business upgraded electronic invoices yet?  Send your invoices by email instead of mailing them and get faster delivery, shorter collection times and reduced printing and postage costs.  Best yet, technology exists where you won’t have to change your existing accounting software to send your invoices by email.

Automatically Generate Your Invoices

As the system prints invoices it will automatically look for customers who have provided an email address in their customer record.  The subject and body of the email are preconfigured to let the customer know about the invoice. 

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