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Toshiba Earns BTA’s Top 2012 Channel’s Choice Award

Toshiba America Business Solutions (TABS) was recently presented with the 2012 Channel’s Choice Superior Performance award by the Business Technology Association (BTA). Paul Cox, senior district sales manager, accepted the coveted award on May 2 from 2012-13 BTA President-Elect Terry Chapman during a reception at BTA Mid-America's Gateway to Success event at the Four Seasons Hotel in St. Louis, Mo.

HP Customers Increase Productivity, Accelerate Workflows With HP MPS

HP announced that a growing list of organizations, including Office Depot, Pace University and Global Experience Specialists Inc., are choosing HP Managed Print Services (MPS) to streamline information workflows and manage their printing infrastructures. The company also announced it has secured a leader position in the recent “The Forrester Wave: Managed Print Services, Q2 2012” report.

Lexmark Cited as an MPS Leader by Independent Research Firm

Lexmark International, Inc. announced it was named a leader in the May 10, 2012 Forrester Wave report, The Forrester Wave: Managed Print Services, Q2 2012. Lexmark was among the select companies invited by Forrester Research, Inc. to participate in this evaluation of top managed print services (MPS) providers and received the highest score possible for its strategy, MPS market experience, technology and solution ownership, integration with business processes, mobile printing and global delivery.

Print Audit 6 Granted U.S. Military Certificate of Networthiness for Print Management

Print Audit has earned a U.S. Military Certificate of Networthiness (CoN # 200805743) for its flagship software, Print Audit 6. A Certificate of Networthiness (CoN) is a requirement for all enterprise software products that are installed within the U.S. Army Enterprise Infrastructure Network.

Tigerpaw Named a Winner of the 2012 CRM Excellence Award

Tigerpaw Software Inc., a developer of business automation and service management software announced that TMC, an integrated media company, has named Tigerpaw as a recipient of a Customer Interaction Solutions 2012 CRM Excellence Award.

Ricoh Is Second in Market Share for Managed Print Services

Ricoh Company, Ltd. holds number two in global market share for managed print services (MPS) and basic print services (BPS), according to an IDC report entitled "IDC Worldwide and U.S. Managed Print Services and Basic Print Services 2012-2015 Forecast and Analysis."

Xerox Named an MPS Leader in New Report

Xerox has been positioned as a leader in the May 2012 report: “The Forrester Wave Managed Print Services (MPS) Q2 2012.” Xerox received this recognition for its MPS offering upon receiving the top vendor ranking in current offering and market presence, and the highest score possible in strategy.

Regency MPS Earns Peak Premier Partner Status With Xerox

Regency MPS, a subsidiary of Regency Office Products, announced its status as a Xerox Peak Premier Partner. In earning this recognition, Regency becomes one of a select few Xerox partners in the U.S. to reach this level, with less than 1 percent of all Xerox dealers nationwide achieve this standing.

IDC Says: Big Data Use Cases Are Driving an 8.1% Market Growth Rate in Australia

Leveraging data that has previously been out of reach for analytics due to volume, velocity or variety will drive investment in Business Intelligence tools over the next five years, with the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) to 2015 for end-user query and reporting services (EUQR) at 8.1 percent.

Gartner Says Personal Cloud Is Poised to Eclipse the PC by 2014

The personal cloud is poised to eclipse the PC as the hub of consumers' digital lives by 2014 as rapid growth in the use of apps and services introduces a new paradigm for how people store, synchronize, share and stream content, according to Gartner, Inc.

Lexmark Named a Leader in Quocirca MPS Vendor Landscape

Lexmark International, Inc. announced it has been positioned by leading European-based industry analyst firm Quocirca as a market leader in the firm's 2012 report, Vendor Landscape: Managed Print Services.

HP Research Reveals Organizations Over-Confident When it Comes to Enterprise Risk

HP announced new research revealing security professionals in Europe have significant gaps in their enterprise risk strategies, despite thinking that they are on track.

Preton Launches SaaS Edition of PretonSaver for MPS Providers to Optimize Toner Consumption

Preton, a provider of printing cost reduction software, announced that the company has released a SaaS edition to its PretonSaver software. The new SaaS edition of PretonSaver is designed to help managed print service (MPS) providers optimize toner consumption and reduce printing costs in a risk-free framework.

Transform in Orlando With Photizo’s Transform 2012 Conference

With attendance growing faster than ever and exhibition space sold out, Transform 2012 Global will be the educational and networking event for the imaging industry this year. The conference provides guidance for imaging professionals to successfully navigate the convergence of IT managed service and traditional hardware.

Cloud Adoption in the Asia/Pacific Financial Services Industry Still Waiting for Tipping Point, says IDC

Asia/Pacific financial services institutions are still taking a measured approach to cloud computing, as the industry awaits further clarity on cloud computing regulations and better articulation of business benefits by IT vendors. The findings were revealed in a report by IDC Financial Insights, “Perspective: A Slow Ascent Toward the Cloud for Asia/Pacific Financial Services,” which examined the cloud computing adoption plans of banks and insurers across major markets in Asia/Pacific.