Print.IT Reseller - issue 53

01732 759725 10 BULLETIN Canon showcases sustainability initiatives Canon Europe was selected by the European Commission to showcase its sustainability initiatives at this year’s European Development Days which took place in Brussels on 5-6 June. This year’s European Development Days theme was ‘gender equality and women empowerment’. At the event, Canon showcased how it is utilising the power of imagery to support livelihoods, give young people a visual voice on implementing the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and drive gender equality. www.canon-europe.com Xerox to provide printing and scanning services to Glasgow 2018 Xerox has been appointed official provider of print and scanning services to the Glasgow 2018 European Championships. The technology leader will supply point of need printing and scanning services for the duration of the new multi-sport event, taking place between 2 and 12 August. Xerox will provide 170 ConnectKey multifunctional and desktop printers enabling printing and scanning of competition details, latest news and results via the Xerox Print Management and Mobility Service (XPMMS) and scanning apps from mobile and PC devices across all event and hospitality locations. Xerox will also provide on- site technical support. www.xerox.co.uk Award win for SolarWinds SolarWinds MSP, a provider of comprehensive, scalable IT service management solutions to IT solution providers and MSPs, has won Service Provider of the Year at the European IT & Software Excellence Awards 2018, sponsored by IT Europa, for the second year running. www.solarwindsmsp.com Mazars selects M-Files to manage core business information Mazars, a global audit, accounting and consulting organisation, has selected M-Files as its information management solution in the UK. The UK arm of the organisation required an information management solution that could help them manage their core business services information more efficiently, more securely and across multiple devices. “We were looking to replace our file stores with an information management solution that would enable our employees to quickly access, share and manage information, regardless of whether they are in the office, travelling or with a client,” said Chief Technology Officer David Bennett. "We explored multiple options but M-Files was the only solution which offered all the functionality we required out-of-the-box, meaning no complicated or time-consuming customisation was needed.” Mazars also plans to use the M-Files mobile app to enable its staff to work more productively. www.m-files.com Antalis Packaging bolsters northern presence Antalis Packaging has launched a new packaging branch to serve growing demand within the Yorkshire region – a move which is already proving a hit with local businesses. The new branch, which is based out of Antalis’ existing office and warehouse in Leeds, is headed up by Regional Packaging Company Manager Steve Marples, who has been with the business since 1997. With a dedicated team of packaging experts on hand, his mission is to conquer the packaging challenges and alleviate the supply chain pressure-points that businesses within the region are facing. www.antalis.co.uk UTAX supports NCT branches UK-wide Eight months ago, UTAX announced a new CSR partnership with NCT (The National Childbirth Trust) through the UTAX Community Print Project. To date, the partnership has seen 27 of the 332 branches across the UK benefit. The partnership with NCT gives the opportunity for three local branches to be chosen to receive complimentary printing every month; offering the ability to produce literature in a variety of sizes and styles, to assist with the promotion of branch events and general information. Nikki Cooper, Partnerships Manager at NCT said: “Thank you for helping over 27 branches across the UK. It’s great to have practical help for our vast volunteer network who are working to support new parents.” www.utax.co.uk In brief Cohesity raises $250 million in funding round Cohesity has raised $250 million in an oversubscribed Series D funding round led by the SoftBank Vision Fund with strong participation from strategic investors Cisco Investments, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), and Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital, along with early investor Sequoia Capital and others. The company says the investment is a testament to its leadership in transforming data centre and cloud operations with web- scale simplicity for secondary data. Cohesity is using the investment to power large-scale global expansion by attacking a problem that enterprises currently spend an estimated $60 billion each year to address using separate point solutions. www.cohesity.com Four million businesses vulnerable to data loss Almost a million UK businesses do not back-up their company data and a further 2.8 million firms risk losing valuable information by storing electronic copies in the same location as the original data, according to new research from Beaming, the business ISP. Beaming’s survey shows that while most (83%) of UK firms back-up their data, half save it to servers or storage devices in the same premises. 44% of small businesses, 42% of medium sized firms and 34% of large organisations currently store back-up information in the same location as it is generated, leaving them vulnerable to data loss through theft, fire or malware attack. www.beaming.co.uk