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Quocirca is embarking on a major study to explore the future
of the print industry. The report will profile the industry’s
most innovative vendors and through end-user research,
examine how digital disruption will fundamentally change
business and service models.
This ground-breaking study will provide unique, in-depth insights
on key questions and challenges faced by the print industry in today’s
era of digital disruption. It will deliver strategic recommendations for
industry players, as well as thought leadership targeted at end-users.
The research and analysis company is looking for partners to
sponsor the research. Louella Fernandes, Associate Director for Print Services and Solutions said:
“By joining us as a sponsor on this study you can shape its direction, while raising your company’s
profile around key digital trends such as digital transformation, IoT, security, gamification, 3D printing
and augmented reality.”
Print 2025:
Where next for the
print industry?
Canon hits sustainability
milestone
Miraisha, one of Canon Europe’s core
sustainability programmes has reached its
two-year anniversary. The programme, which
is run closely with Canon Central & North
Africa aims to promote job opportunities
in Africa by offering workshops to
photographers, videographers, film-makers
and print business owners. To date it has
trained over 2,500 participants.
Stuart Poore, Director of Sustainability at Canon
Europe said: “The Miraisha programme truly
embodies our corporate philosophy of Kyosei: living
and working together for the common good. In just
two years, it has already achieved impressive results
and had a major impact on the lives and businesses
of participants; more than 140 photographers have
received work with a paid commission and more
than 20 have received awards and recognition for
their work.”
DSales introduces new
mobile ID and print
authentication
The latest version of ineoPRINT now
supports ID and print authentication
via a mobile device. This means DSales
now offers both NFC authentication for
Android and Bluetooth LE authentication
for iOS.
During pre-launch trials at the Develop
London Technology Centre, Andrew Critchlow,
DSales (UK) Technical and Training Manager said:
”This solution is ideal for customers who want to
control which users have access to the MFP using
user authentication via mobile devices. Develop
is providing leading edge solutions to meet the
growing demand for mobile print.“
The Develop ineoPRINT app is free to
download for the Android and Apple iOS
operating systems.
Armor Office Printing strengthens European
commercial teams
On the back of new appointments within its UK and Netherlands operations, the company
has continued expansion of its commercial teams in other regions.
Tom Straehnz has joined AOP Germany as Managing Director and Head of Sales with a brief to
promote the OWA brand by using the back selling approach the company has developed in other countries
in Europe. And Miquel Parrado has been appointed Head of Sales for the Iberian region. Parrado has
previously worked for ADVEO, ADIMPO and IngramMicro and brings a wealth of market knowledge to
efficiently develop the OWA brand at distributor level.
in brief...
More cybercriminals targeting
UK businesses
According to new analysis from
specialist business ISP, Beaming,
UK businesses were, on average,
subjected to almost 230,000
cyberattacks each during 2016. The
volume of attacks hitting individual
company firewalls passed the 1,000
per day mark, on average, for the first
time in November last year.
Cyber criminals have shifted their focus
to connected devices such as networked
security cameras and building control
systems that can be controlled remotely over
the internet. There was a 310% increase in
the volume of attacks seeking out Internet
of Things devices between the first and
final quarters of 2016. By the end of last
year, more than 90% of cyberattacks on
UK businesses sought to take control of
connected devices in the workplace.
Beaming’s analysis indicates that
the number of inbound threats against
UK businesses has grown. The company
recorded a fivefold increase in the number of
unique IP addresses used to launch attacks
against UK businesses during 2016. More
than 98% originated from outside of the UK.
UK SMEs urged to settle for
more
New research from Cambridge &
Counties Bank reveals that around
a third (30%) of business deposit
accounts are paying 0.1% Gross/
AER or less on balances of £25,000,
highlighting the real opportunity for
UK businesses to shop around.
The niche bank reveals that in the current
low yield environment there are now only
seventeen providers offering businesses an
interest rate of more than 1% Gross/AER
or more on balances of £25,000, a figure
which has fallen by around two thirds (64%)
from the number available back in December
2015.
Mike Kirsopp, Chief Executive Officer
said: “There is a significant spread of rates
on the market so businesses have a great
opportunity to shop around to get a better
return on their deposits. It’s all too easy to
stick with the same old bank but we’d urge
SMEs to make it their New Year resolution
to settle for more and take advantage of
the higher rates that are available on the
market”.
Print 2025: Where next for the print industry?
The future of the print industry – a vision to 2025
Quocirca isembarkingonamajor study toexplore the futureof theprint industry,andweare
looking forpartners to sponsor the researchandhelp to shape itsdirection.
This ground-breaking studywillprovide unique, in-depth insightson keyquestions and challenges
faced by the print industry in today’s era of digital disruption. It will deliver strategic
recommendations for industryplayers,aswellas thought leadership targetedatend-users.
Sponsorshipopportunity
Quocirca is inviting industryplayers toparticipate in
our
Print2025
study.
The reportwillprofile the industry’smost innovative
vendors,andexamine throughend-user research
howdigitaldisruptionwill fundamentally change
businessand servicemodels.
By joiningusasa sponsoron this studyyou can
shape itsdirection,while raisingyour company’s
profilearoundkeydigital trends suchasdigital
transformation, IoT, security,gamification,3D
printingandaugmented reality.
Background
Powerful forces suchasdigitaldisruptionand the shift
toa serviceeconomy are reshaping theprint industry,
creatingan imperative to change.Weare atan
inflectionpointwheremanufacturers–and their
channeland softwarepartners–must respond to
evolving customerexpectations,developingdigital
technologyand shiftingeconomics.
If the industry is tohaveabright future itmustpursue
innovationanddevelopnewproducts, servicesand
businessmodels.
The studyataglance
Print2025:Wherenext for theprint industry?
willuse
primary research toexamine thepotential impactof
digitaldisruption and forecastnewdevelopments.
Our researchwill consistof twoapproaches:
Executive interviews.
Wewill speak to senior
industryexecutiveswithinglobalOEMs, channel
partnersand ISVs,andalso thought leaders.This
willuncover their viewsonhow the industrywill
changeover thenextdecade, and revealhow their
company ispositioned to respond.
Enduser research
.VoiceOf theCustomer (VOC)
researchwill investigate the impactofdigital
disruptionon the futureworkplace– including
which technologiesareorwillbeused toachieve
keybusinesspriorities.The scopeand contentwill
bedefined in collaborationwithour sponsors.
Researchdeliverableswill include:
Executive research findings.
Thiswill incorporate
insights frommajorplayers in the industry,and
profile leading vendorswhich arealreadydriving
innovation in response todigitaldisruption.
A seriesof
Spotlight
end-userwhitepapers.
Basedon the findings fromourend -user research,
wewill release several reportson key trends.
TheseQuocircabrandedwhitepaperswill feature
aprofileof the sponsoring vendorand a case
study
