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01732 759725 4 BULLETIN HP Office ‘Pink Ream’ continues to fight breast cancer International Paper has announced it will continue its Pink Ream campaign in support of saving lives from breast cancer. This year, the company will collaborate with Think Pink Europe, which brings together national breast cancer initiatives across the continent. The Pink Ream campaign was launched in Europe in 2017 with distinctive, specially designed packaging for reams of HP Office paper. For each Pink Ream sold in the UK International Paper donated £0.10 to programmes focusing on breast cancer research, awareness and prevention. A total of € 198,000 was contributed across Europe and in March 2018 the campaign was selected as ‘Initiative of the Year’ in the 17th European Office Products Awards (EOPA) competition. The HP Office Pink Ream will be available throughout October (which is Breast Cancer Awareness Month). International Paper has again committed to a minimum contribution of € 100,000. Of the total amount raised, 80% will be donated to local associations and 20% will be invested in programmes through Think Pink Europe. www.internationalpaper.com M-Files Online future-proofs information management M-Files has released M-Files Online, the first information management system that enables organisations to flexibly combine cloud and on-premises deployments with a single user license without having to lock into one model. M-Files Online offers a more intelligent and flexible, system-neutral approach to managing information that makes any organisation cloud- ready. This new approach unifies information and related policies and processes across an organisation’s systems and repositories, including M-Files, file shares, SharePoint, and ERP and CRM systems, providing immediate access to existing information on day one, without massive, upfront data migration projects. M-Files Online is available on a subscription basis, providing immediate access to new features and improvements with automatic updates. This reduces IT workload and ensures access to the latest capabilities, including performance and security improvements, even for on-premises deployments. www.m-files.com Short-termism around digital transformation ROI frustrates UK CEOs Tensions are starting to show between CEOs, boards and management teams when tackling digital transformation projects, according to some of Britain’s biggest businesses. In a survey of 150 UK CEOs, the majority said they were frustrated by short-termism and the pressure from their board to deliver results on multi-year digital transformation projects: 72% cited unreasonable expectations for return on investment related to digital transformation. Instead leaders wanted their boards to take a long-term view of tech investments, with 64% advising the company would only begin to see a return on investment in AI in three to five years after the initial outlay. Similarly, over half of the CEOs agreed on the same ROI timescale for process automation technologies like robotics. Despite its challenges, the disruption is welcomed by UK CEOs. The vast majority of the CEO cohort (95 percent) agree that it is more of an opportunity than a threat, but 86 percent are overwhelmed by the time needed to make progress. Lisa Heneghan, Partner and Digital Transformation Lead at KPMG UK said: “Digital transformation is no longer a choice, it’s an essential driver of revenue, profit and growth. Business leaders need to move away from simply fulfilling client needs, in sometimes laborious ways, to using technology achieve results with more depth, efficiency, and decrease the probability of error.” www.kpmg.co.uk Formpipe supports Digital Preservation Coalition Formpipe is backing the Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC), a move that underpins its ongoing commitment to data integrity and preservation. Formpipe’s support for the DPC stems from its goal to secure everyone’s digital legacy. The DPC is a non-profit organisation, which offers opportunities for its members to achieve resilient, long-term access to digital content and services. The coalition introduces members to methods and solutions providers that demonstrate best practice approaches to preserving data, whilst working towards specific business requirements and challenges that are faced in today’s every-changing market. The company will also be participating in the DPC’s World Digital Preservation Day on November 29. www.formpipe.com Kyocera named most reliable brand for colour copiers Keypoint Intelligence – Buyers Lab (BLI) has chosen the brand as the most reliable colour copier multifunctional product brand. The new award, which has a duration of three years is designed to recognise excellence within the design, development and production of copier MFPs. In testing, Kyocera products scored 10 out of 10 for colour quality, printing speed and low costs. The TASKalfa 9002i was also recognised as the Outstanding 90 ppm Copier MFP as part of the ‘Summer Pick Awards’. www.kyoceradocumentsolutions.eu Time to back up your computers A recent survey carried out in the UK by Acronis, unveiled that: 43% of respondents do not back up their computers, nearly one in three have lost important files from their computers or mobile devices and hardware failure is believed to cause the greatest data loss, followed by human error. www.acronis.com 43%