01732 759725 30 INSIGHT Tungsten Automation, Vasion and Xerox demonstrate a global vision and strategy, alongside mature offerings in each of the ACT pillars. Those designated Innovators – Datasec Solutions, Epson, Ezeep, Fujifilm, Kyocera, MPS Monitor, MyQ and Sharp are driving innovation and disruptive technology across their product and service portfolio, while Major Players are defined by established execution and specialist expertise. A pivotal era for the print industry Louella said that this is a pivotal era for the print industry as rapid technology advances, urgent AI‑fuelled digitisation drives, and workplace changes coincide with global economic instability. “Vendors’ ability to compete no longer comes down to size or past market presence, but to how quickly and effectively they can develop new models, integrate new capabilities, and build strong new collaborative partnerships. Customers are seeking in-depth, consultative relationships with suppliers that deliver measurable benefits, and the ACT Framework explores how vendors are addressing this challenge.” www.quocirca.com landscape. Customers increasingly expect print infrastructure to align with cloud platforms, identity systems, security architectures and workflow automation tools. ACT provides a consistent lens through which to assess how well vendors can support these expectations today and evolve alongside them in the future.” Three core pillars The ACT Print Ecosystem Report 2026 which covers OEMs and ISVs, explores performance in the three core pillars – automation and AI, cloud, and technology ecosystems – to help customers understand not just who provides devices or software, but also who can support their broader objectives around cloud adoption, AI enablement, digitisation, security, and workplace transformation. Automation and AI. Analysis focuses on the vendor’s ability to leverage AI and automation to optimise print activities and transform paperbased processes, integrating the outcomes directly into a business’s core processes to unlock new efficiency and insight. Cloud and collaboration. The report analyses the vendor’s cloud offering and ability to support customers on their cloud journey, delivering flexible, hybrid, and secure workplace environments. Technology ecosystems. The report examines vendors’ ability to shift their culture and mind-set towards participation in the broader IT ecosystem. Vendors and ISVs must move beyond offering standalone products. Instead, they must build solutions that seamlessly integrate with a customer’s existing business applications and broader workplace collaboration platforms. The vendors who achieve Leader status including Canon, HP, Konica Minolta, LRS, PaperCut, Pharos, Ricoh, Quocirca’s ACT Print Industry Ecosystem Report is a strategic blueprint to help vendors and channel partners adapt to the definitive shifts occurring across the print market. Falling print volumes, growing margin pressure, and market consolidation are accompanied by increasing customer expectations that print workflows will integrate seamlessly, intelligently, securely, and cost-effectively into the broader digital ecosystem. This presents a definitive challenge for the print industry’s manufacturers and independent software vendors, who must innovate, adapt, and partner to succeed. The report analyses how effectively print manufacturers and ISVs are adapting to a services-led, softwaredefined, ecosystem-driven market. Quocirca CEO Louella Fernandes said: “ACT moves the industry conversation away from hardware-centric propositions towards integrated digital services, outcome-based value, and strategic partnerships. “Print now operates as part of a wider digital workplace and IT services Quocirca has published the first edition of its ACT Print Industry Ecosystem Report. ACT, which stands for automation and AI, cloud, and technology ecosystems, provides a structured framework to move beyond legacy business models and into the future of strategic, software-defined, consultative value-add services Quocirca publishes new report Louella Fernandes
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