01732 759725 10 Strengthening cyber resilience Assured Data Protection has introduced a new managed service developed in partnership with Backbox, a provider of network cyber resilience solutions. The new service – Assured Backup – provides automated backup, version control and rapid restoration of network and security device configurations. Assured Backup with Backbox addresses a long-standing blind spot in enterprise resilience strategies, the lack of operational rigor to safeguard configurations for firewalls, switches, routers and other critical network and security endpoints. With support for more than 5,000 device types, the BackBox-powered service secures configuration files, stores them in an encrypted off-site repository, and enables customers to quickly flash devices back to a known good state after cyber incidents, outages or hardware failures. Tony Giannini, Vice President, Global Innovation, Assured Data Protection said: “Customers rely on network-connected devices every second of every day, yet many have no proven plan to recover them. Replacing a switch, firewall, or router can take two to eight hours per device and even longer during a crisis. With this service, we can restore exact configurations almost instantly. For customers with dozens or hundreds of devices, the time and cost savings are enormous.” www.assured-dp.com Konica Minolta expands CEC Konica Minolta Business Solutions (UK) has expanded its Client Engagement Centre (CEC) to help customers explore the potential of digital workplace transformation in their organisation and across key sectors and departments. The enhanced facility in Houghton Regis near Luton now provides customers with a single, immersive environment to experience the complete breadth of Konica Minolta’s digital workplace, print and intelligent video solutions alongside its wider production print and industrial print solutions – all under one roof. The expansion marks the second phase of the CEC’s development and represents one of Konica Minolta’s most significant investments in the UK. The CEC serves as a central hub for customer engagement, enabling tailored discovery and innovation workshops, pre-sales conversations, partner forums and tailored demonstrations. With 75% of customer visits resulting in a sale, the CEC continues to prove the value of co-innovation and discovery through to live, real world demonstrations of customer value. www.konicaminolta.co.uk Tony Giannini BULLETIN Thought leadership partner Keypoint Intelligence will serve as the thought leadership partner at FESPA Global Print Expo 2026 which takes place May 19–22 at Fira Barcelona. Building on the collaboration launched in 2025, Keypoint Intelligence will continue contributing research and market insights to the event program, helping attendees better understand developments in wide-format, textile and production print. The Global Print Expo showcases innovations in digital printing, signage and graphics, apparel decoration, personalisation and production technologies. Through its continued partnership, Keypoint Intelligence will highlight major trends affecting the print industry, including artificial intelligence and automation, digital transformation, sustainability initiatives, workforce challenges, and advancements in production software and workflow optimisation. https://keypointintelligence.com Four-year partnership Canon is celebrating four years of partnership with the British Printing Industries Federation (BPIF), delivering high quality printed editions of its Printing Outlook report. By ensuring that each edition of Printing Outlook is delivered as a high quality, professionally produced printed report, Canon enables the federation to showcase its data, analysis and industry leadership in a format that members trust and value. The collaboration reaches a new chapter as the BPIF prepares to unveil a refreshed brand identity. BPIF’s new brand identity brings a modern, insight-driven aesthetic to the Printing Outlook report, featuring refreshed colour palettes, redeveloped graphs, clearer layouts and improved data navigation. The updated design aims to support better understanding of market trends while aligning visually with the federation’s forward-looking mission. Duncan Smith, Country Director, Production at Canon UK & Ireland, said: “Our partnership with the BPIF represents a shared commitment to elevating the value and visibility of print in the UK. For four years, the Printing Outlook report has been produced on Canon’s imagePRESS technology, ensuring exceptional quality, consistency and professionalism. The BPIF’s refreshed branding brings new energy to the publication, and we’re proud our technology is helping deliver this evolution.” In the last four years Canon has produced over 7,000 printed reports for the BPIF, approximately 65,000 SRA3 sheets, at its Customer Experience Centre in Birmingham using its imagePRESS technology and sustainable top colour zero media – engineered to reduce environmental impact. www.canon.co.uk
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