Print.IT Reseller - issue 61

01732 759725 12 BULLETIN Ricoh and Cisco to empower digital workplaces Ricoh and Cisco have announced a global strategic partnership aimed at providing cloud solutions to empower digital workplaces that deliver increased productivity in a more secure environment. The two companies will jointly develop solutions that deliver simpler and more secure environments in three layers (cloud, network, and device) to promote digital transformation and improve productivity. By combining Ricoh Smart Integration and Cisco cloud security solutions under this partnership, Cisco and Ricoh will connect, using Cisco Meraki, the Ricoh IM C Series of next-generation multifunctional printers and other office devices seamlessly and securely with multiple cloud services. This solution will reduce the time required for implementation, operation and management. Also, by bringing together Ricoh Smart Integration with Cisco's information leakage detection/prevention and other advanced authentication features, the solution will support processes that require higher security levels. www.ricoh.co.uk Epson Inkjets win grand prize Epson has been awarded The Director-General's Prize, The Agency for Natural Resources and Energy, for its LX-10000F series and LX-7000F series of high-speed linehead inkjet multifunction printers sold in the Japanese market. This award, which was part of the FY2018 Grand Prize for Excellence in Energy Efficiency and Conservation (Product Category & Business Model Category) awards programme, was sponsored by the Energy Conservation Center, Japan, with support from the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. www.epson.com Panasonic opens UK customer experience centre Panasonic has opened the doors to its new customer experience centre in Bracknell, showcasing its range of B2B solutions both physically and virtually. Situated at the new UK headquarters on Western Road, Bracknell, the customer experience centre is experienced as two zones. The first is an immersive 270 degree interactive presentation space, built around eight separate virtual vertical environments, and a demonstration space that allows customers to get hands-on with the latest Panasonic technology. The showcase delivers a ‘blank canvas’ for innovation, designed to spark conversations around how Panasonic can solve business technology challenges. Featuring AV design and integration by Sysco Productions, concept development by AB Creative, and content and physical build by Hart Wilcox, the Customer Experience Centre features over 100 items of technology, with the presentation space squeezing an impressive nine laser projectors in to just 50m2 in order to achieve a fully immersive feel. Powered by two disguise 4x4pro media servers, the customer’s name is skilfully integrated in to the content in real time, to personalise the experience. “By quietly and reliably powering their capability our technology frees businesses to perform to their maximum,” says Simon Grantham, Managing Director of Panasonic UK on opening the Centre. “The new customer experience centre provides a platform upon which we can work with our customers to solve their daily business challenges.” The customer experience centre is built around a newly launched B2B brand proposition ‘Freedom through innovation’, which is the belief that the future is about better connected technology. business.panasonic.co.uk Printronix re-introduces ‘trade in/trade up’ scheme Printronix Auto ID has re-introduced its popular scrappage scheme across Europe. It is inviting companies running its old, discontinued T5000 machines and other industrial thermal barcode printers to trade them in and trade up to T8000 devices and enjoy discounts of up to 7%. “Following the success of the ‘trade in/trade up’ scheme we launched in Spring 2018, we have re-introduced it by popular demand this year,” said Neil Baker, Printronix Auto ID’s Sales Manager UK, Ireland, Benelux & South Africa. “It enables firms to enjoy the improved performance of our newer printers at a discounted price as well as ensuring their traded in devices are disposed of safely and responsibly.” The trade in/trade up offer is open to any European company. To participate in the scheme, businesses need to supply the printer model and serial number of the device(s) they are trading in. www.printronixautoid.com Konica Minolta joins RE100 Konica Minolta has joined RE100, a global leadership initiative bringing together influential businesses committed to source 100% renewable power for their global operations. Konica Minolta will aim to source the electricity used in its business operations from 100% renewable power by 2050. www.konicaminolta.com Brother scoops four BLI awards Brother has won four BLI Winter 2019 Pick Awards. Brother’s X-Series professional A3 inkjet range, the L3000 colour laser series and the ADS desktop scanner line each received ‘outstanding’ accreditation in their respective categories. The MFC-J6945DW and MFC-J6947DW X-Series models each received the Outstanding A3 Inkjet All-in-One award. The OEM’s newest colour laser series, the L3000 range, scooped a BLI award for Outstanding Colour Printers for SOHO printing. And the compact and wireless ADS- 1700W scanner was named as an Outstanding Portable Scanner, receiving excellent reviews for its portability, efficiency, software compatibility, colour touch screen and wireless connection. www.brother.co.uk