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Diary Date: Managed Services
Changing patterns of IT procurement and their implications for channel providers will be the key talking
points at The Managed Services & Hosting Summit 2015, taking place at 155 Bishopsgate, London on 17
September 2015. Organised by IT Europa and Angel Business Communications, the convention will examine
the changing face of managed services in the cloud era, when, according to research company Saugatuck
Technology, the traditional on-premise IT profile will decline from 41% of organisations in 2015 to 12% in
2019.
A fix in time
The benefits of remote diagnostics are highlighted
in new service statistics from managed print service
provider Balreed. In the first five months of this
year, its Remote Managed Service technicians fixed
up to 30% of client faults remotely within an hour
of their discovery. In other instances, they identified
problems before they occurred and delivered
replacement parts to avoid printer downtime.
Commercial makes a
stand
Cheltenham-based office services
firm Commercial Group has made a
commitment to combat climate change
ahead of the UN Climate Change
Conference in Paris this December.
As part of The Road to Paris 2015,
convened by CDP and We Mean Business, over
110 organisations have signed up to a range
of environmental measures such as a 100%
reduction in greenhouse gas emissions or the
procurement of all power from renewable
sources.
Commercial, the first Carbon Neutral
company in its sector, has joined major
corporations like H&M, Ikea, Marks & Spencer,
Mars and SAP in making a commitment to use
100% renewable electricity.
In 2012, Commercial installed a solar
array on its warehouse roof. This generates
sufficient energy to power the entire office
and warehouse, with all remaining electricity
purchased from 100% renewable sources, such
as the Westmill community-owned solar farm
near Shrivenham, Wiltshire.
Running for kids
DCI/Jet Tec general manager Tammy Studholme
recently took part in the Virgin Money London
Marathon, completing the 26.2 mile course in
5 hours and 38 minutes. Tammy hopes to raise more
than £10,000 for the NSPCC via
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com/dci. To join Team NSPCC for the Virgin Money
London Marathon in 2016 visit
Germany wins as Epson
extends partnership
with Manchester United
In May, Epson celebrated the launch of its
Workforce Pro RIPS (Replaceable Ink Pack
System) business inkjet printer range by
staging the Epson World Cup at Old Trafford
stadium, home of Manchester United.
The event took place on the same weekend
that Epson and Manchester United announced
an extension of their existing global partnership
to the end of the 2017/18 season. As the
club’s Official Office Equipment Supplier, Epson
will continue to supply printing and imaging
equipment to Manchester United and benefit from
stadium advertising rights and hospitality.
The two-day Epson World Cup involved 12
teams of Epson resellers from 15 countries, with
matches taking place at Manchester United’s Aon
Training Complex and Old Trafford itself. The UK
and Ireland team included representatives from
RIPS resellers ASL, Bytek, In-Doc, Ingram Micro UK
Ltd, Misco UK Ltd, Printware and Scan DB.
True to form, the Epson World Cup was won by
Germany – on penalties, though this time against
Italy.
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