The Paperless Office: What Is It and Is It Attainable?

More than 40 years after the idea of the paperless office was predicted, the average workplace still relies on paper in its everyday business processes. Despite all of the hoopla surrounding this concept, paper usage has not declined at a significant rate since its original prediction to do so back in 1975. In fact, an…

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Ransomware: To Pay or Not to Pay?

Ransomware is a scourge that’s been plaguing businesses and organizations over the past few years. It’s a form of malware, malicious software that encrypts your files or system, denying you access to them. The attacker demands money—a ransom, if you will—in exchange for restoring access to your data. These crimes are more common than you…

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Different Colors: How Come Your Prints Don’t Match Your Monitor?

Images on a monitor are composed of light-emitting diodes in the form of pixels. However, printers work with paper, which is not made up of light and pixels. Printers are forced to work with dyes and pigments to replicate colors on paper. Each device uses different technology to create the finished product, sometimes resulting in…

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Why Mobile Printing Matters in the Modern Workplace

Many companies have embraced the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) concept, allowing their employees to utilize their personal mobile devices for business purposes. Workers using their own smartphones, laptops, or tablets to accomplish work-related tasks is an all-too-common sight in the modern workplace. In fact, a recent study by Cisco revealed 69 percent of IT decision makers were…

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Why All Businesses Benefit from Managed Print Services

While we continue to await the arrival of the paperless office, printed documents remain an integral part of workflows in most companies. In fact, depending on who you ask, office printing volumes are not only failing to decline sharply but are actually increasing in certain vertical markets. With our continued reliance on printers in our…

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Remanufactured Toner Cartridges Provide Both Quality and Value

While remanufactured toner cartridges provide consumers with an affordable option to keep on printing, they have developed a bit of a questionable reputation over the years. However, is this reputation valid, or merely self-serving negative publicity put out by name brand printer cartridge providers to discourage consumers from buying anything but OEM products? Remanufactured cartridges…

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Is Your Company Recycling Its Print Cartridges?

If your office is like most, when an empty ink or toner cartridge is pulled from your printer, it ends up in the trash without a second thought. Recently, however, it’s become more commonplace for businesses to ride the green wave of environmental stewardship and take strides to reduce their ecological footprint. These efforts include…

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MPS Enables You to Achieve More with Less

Even in the digital age, it’s difficult to imagine offices functioning without printers. They are a tremendous resource for facilitating professional productivity. However, the reality is these beneficial devices can be a source of frustration at times. We’ve all experienced the stress of being unable to print a document when you need to because you’re…

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