PrintIT Reseller - issue 66

01732 759725 14 BULLETIN Alaris scanner scoops prestigious award Following rigorous testing, including an extensive durability assessment and evaluation of key attributes such as usability, image quality and value, Keypoint Intelligence – Buyers Lab (BLI) has selected the Alaris E1000 Series Scanner as winner of the Summer 2019 Pick award for Outstanding Scanner for SMBs. According to Lee Davis, Editor of Scanner/ Software Evaluation at Keypoint Intelligence – Buyers Lab, the Alaris E1025 and E1035 Scanners are loaded with features and functionalities that complement today’s document management and business process optimisation solutions, enabling SMBs to maximise their ROI. www.alarisworld.com HSBC standardises on Zoom HSBC is to standardise on Zoom. With licenses available for over 290,000 users and conference room connectors to over 5,500 hardware endpoints, this enterprise- wide deployment represents both Zoom’s biggest account sold by initial revenue and a new phase of modern communication and collaboration for HSBC. BT Group is acting as the integration partner. HSBC will consolidate all of its communications services onto Zoom’s video- first unified communications platform, including video conferencing, audio conferencing and screen sharing across mobile, desktop and conference rooms, for both internal and external meetings. By standardising on Zoom, HSBC will consolidate costs and create an enhanced, frictionless experience for end-users. www.zoom.com Xerox wins BAE Systems contract Global defence, aerospace and security company BAE Systems has selected Xerox’s Intelligent Workplace Services to secure and transform its print infrastructure while creating a more efficient work environment. Throughout the five-and-a-half-year agreement, Xerox will utilise analytics software to manage and optimise BAE Systems’ print infrastructure, reducing costs and bolstering document security. Xerox will also introduce MFPs embedded with the ConnectKey platform and productivity apps to transform printing devices into smart, connected workplace assistants. Xerox Intelligent Workplace Services exceeds the stringent security requirements set by the UK’s Ministry of Defence and the US Department of Defense, and Xerox is the only provider to earn US FedRAMP authorisation for this service. www.xerox.com Kyocera receives five BLI picks Keypoint Intelligence – Buyers Lab awarded Kyocera with five Summer 2019 Copier MFP Pick awards. The accolades were awarded to three colour and two black and white MFPs within its TASKalfa range. The TASKalfa 6053ci, 4053ci and 3253ci colour devices, as well as the black and white A3 MFPs, the TASKalfa 6003i and 5003i were recipients of these awards. All devices were recognised as outstanding for a variety of benefits and features including performance, reliability and consistent image quality. kyoceradocumentsolutions.co.uk Record rise in sales West Yorkshire-based print supplies specialist Gardiner Colours, has marked a record start to the year with turnover increasing by 30% in the first six months of 2019 as it expanded into another six countries. Over the last four years, owner and Managing Director James Gardiner, has actively targeted new territories for the company's products with exports subsequently growing from 5% to 40% of sales. Having established relationships with sales agents, distributors and dealers in 16 countries, the company's biggest markets are now in the UAE, Germany, Spain and France. In the last two months alone, it has started to export to New Zealand, Bulgaria, Kenya and Brazil and is currently targeting South Africa and India. www.gardinercolours.com Business Continuity increases colour capacity Business Continuity which specialises in providing disaster recovery and business continuity solutions for the high volume print and mail industry, has installed an Océ ColorStream 3900 web supplied by Canon UK. A long-term high volume Canon Océ customer based in Northampton, Business Continuity selected Canon because of its best-in-class service offering and partnership approach. The ColorStream platform will allow the company to transition from older colour web toner printer platforms and better support high volume inkjet customers with a colour or mono print capability of over 50,000 duplex A4 sheets per hour. Managing Director, Mark Allan, said: “With colour lasers typically only able to produce 80-150 A4 images per minute, having an additional system that can produce 1,700 colour images per minute is a much-needed capability for a high volume and security print provider.” www.bcontinuity.com Ricoh joins business for inclusive growth coalition Ricoh has joined a group of international companies who have pledged to tackle inequality and promote diversity in their workplaces and supply chains. The Business for Inclusive Growth (B4IG) coalition is spearheaded by Emmanuel Faber, Danone Chairman and CEO, and brings together 34 leading multinationals with more than three million employees worldwide and global revenues topping $1 trillion. Ricoh and the coalition members have agreed to sign a pledge to take concrete actions to ensure that the benefits of economic growth are more widely shared. www.ricoh.co.uk