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Ricoh's Clean Sheet in Ireland

Monday, April 18, 2011 • • 0 comments


According to figures just released by InfoSource, the office automation market data specialist, office and print solutions company Ricoh Ireland, has become the No. 1 provider of print and imaging solutions in Ireland for the first time based on its market share in 2010.

Ricoh designs, develops and manufactures a range of print and document management, hardware, software and services which they say are tailored to meet individual customer needs. Its devices print, copy, scan and fax documents as an integrated part of the IT network and enterprise content management system. Software is used to audit usage, manage
document flows, simplify business processes, control print expenditure and secure access.

Part of the global $22bn Ricoh operation, the company's strong year in Ireland saw the successful merger of IKON into a single, integrated Ricoh business. This merger resulted in a number of high profile customer wins across the commercial, higher education and public sectors, beating competitors like HP, Canon, Xerox and Kyocera. Ricoh also has a strong partner network in Ireland, including leading local distributors such as Bizquip, Digicom and KopyKat.

As Ricoh Ireland entered its new financial year on 1st April, it expects to consolidate its market leading position in the Irish market. Alan Mason, managing director, Ricoh Ireland, comments: "Our achievement of reaching first place in the Irish market for the first time is an important milestone for both the local and international business. We hope to grow market share in Ireland again this year through continued service excellence and the introduction of some very high-quality, innovative and sustainable new technologies."

Mason added: "We anticipate growth in a number of key areas, particularly for our world-class production and digital print portfolio. We are also experiencing significant growth for our managed document services which are helping customers to cut document management costs by at least 30%. This new service-oriented model is being supported by the Ricoh Group's recent investment of $300M in our global MDS infrastructure."

Article from: Irish | Dev

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Vodafone case study | Digicom

Tuesday, April 05, 2011 • , • 0 comments


Cloud computing no longer pie in the sky thanks to Vodafone

Digicom are specialists in the areas of audio-visual technology and print/document management, offering an extensive range of leading brand names together with impartial advice. As independent consultants, they work closely with their clients to ensure they get the most e ffective technology option for their needs. Their goal is to deliver a value-added solution which will enhance business processes and optimise productivity and efficiency within client organisations. Established in 1997, they employ 25 people and service the length and breadth of Ireland.

Peter Fox, Director Audio Visual, describes how the company took the decision to move to cloud computing and the impact that had not just on their telecoms requirement, but the way in which the business now operates.

“We decided to make the move to cloud computing, in order to enable us to be more efficient in how we collaborate both internally and externally, and in how we deal with email etc. More than half our employees spend most of their working day out of the office and it was important that they could continue to function in a virtual office while on the road."

"To make it work though, we had to make sure that we had the right voice and data service. We talked to each of the operators and found Vodafone to be the most knowledgeable about cloud computing. They also had the most competitive voice and data tari ff. As a result, we moved our business to Vodafone in August of this year and already we’re seeing the benefi ts."

"Vodafone recommended android handsets based on their experience of cloud computing, and our employees now use them to access and update documents stored on Google Docs and their email via Gmail. The whole country is now their office as they can access everything they need during the course of the day using their phone. The result is a more efficient workforce, particularly our sales people and engineers who spend a lot of time on the road."

"The combined voice and data tariff is also delivering cost savings, although it’s too early to quantify those just yet. Vodafone has enabled us to use cloud computing to take ‘hot desking’ to a new level. We’re con dent that the knock-on benefi ts in terms of our overheads over time will be significant."

"We’re really pleased with the benefi ts so far and are already looking at ways of expanding our use of the technology to further improve productivity and reduce our cost base. Our office based people no longer need to be based in the office so there’s the potential to deploy people to other areas if needs be, and we’re now looking at developing a new cloud based CRM system which will enable the sales team to work from ‘enquiry to invoice’ without ever stepping inside the office."


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Samsung unveils green-friendly 'see-through' LCDs

Tuesday, April 05, 2011 • , , , , • 0 comments


Samsung's new TV panels are transparent like glass, consume 90% less energy than backlit LCDs.

Samsung recently announced a new range of transparent LCD panels that can be peered through 'like glass'. The 22in transparent LCD panels have been in mass production since March.

According to a Samsung press release, the new screens have a transparency rate of between 15-20% - which makes them transparent enough to look through. The 22in panel boasts a contrast ratio of 500:1 and a native resolution of 1680x1050.

The new panels utilise ambient light when in operation, which allows them to be a lot more energy efficient. If Samsung is to be believed, the new panels consume 90% less electricity than conventional backlit LCD TVs.

The 16in panel will come with HDMI and USB interfaces built-in.

Younghwan Park, a senior vice president of Samsung Electronics LCD Business, said, “Transparent displays will have a wide range of use in all industry areas as an efficient tool for delivering information and communication.”

For the time being, the transparent panels have been earmarked for corporate and educational use as well as in advertising.

Article from PCAuthority.
Read full press release here.



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