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New sales toolkit for
CompTIA members
A new sales toolkit designed to help
channel companies maximise sales
growth has been launched by IT skills and
certifications body CompTIA.
Drawing on the expertise of more than 2,000
IT firms, the online resource (also available as a
PDF download) provides guidance, templates and
tools to help channel organisations optimise sales
operations, including vendor-neutral advice on
hiring strategies, Service Level Agreements, sales
tools and budget planning.
Leanne Johnson, Engagement Manager at
CompTIA, said: “This adds to our ongoing efforts
to help channel companies achieve business
excellence. Members can make the most of
guidance on how to travel along the sales journey,
help them to recruit the right people, promote
themselves correctly and safeguard against
contractual issues, leaving them to focus on their
technical abilities.”
The CompTIA Sales Toolkit,
worth £3,200, is free to CompTIA
Premier Members.
CompTIA has also
released updated
versions of a number
of educational materials
including, Executive
Certificate to Financial
Management, Quick Start Guide to
Managed IT Service and Quick Start
Guide to Managed Print Services (MPS).
Free receipt software
PFU Limited is offering free receipt software for
use with Fujitsu ScanSnap scanners. ScanSnap
Receipt for PCs and Macs digitises paper receipts
and extracts useful information like the invoice
amount, date and tax information. For efficient
expense tracking and bookkeeping, data can be
exported as CSV, PDF and JPEG files. Available this
autumn, the software will be provided as part of
automated ScanSnap software updates and via a
download link.
Midshire gains CompTIA
accreditation
Midshire has become one of just nine
UK companies to have achieved
CompTIA Managed Print Trustmark
accreditation, signifying its
adherence to best practice and
customer service in managed print
services. Nancy Hammervik, CompTIA Senior
Vice President for Industry Relations, said:
“Earning this credential identifies Midshire as a
business that meets or exceeds the best business
practices the IT industry has to offer.”
Smartphone control
With the launch of the KYOCERA MyPanel app,
business users can now operate their KYOCERA
printers and MFPs via an iOS, Android or Windows
smartphone connected to the corporate Wi-Fi
network. This provides a consistent touch-screen
user experience across all supported printers
including those with basic LCD panels. In
addition to print, copy and scan functions, the
app lets users save preferred settings as personal
workflows that can be used with other KYOCERA
printers and MFPs and connect to and print from
cloud services, such as Evernote, Dropbox and
OneDrive.
The Danwood Group is helping customers
embrace digitisation with the launch of a
new solutions portfolio designed to reduce
manual, paper-based processes..
Danwood's digital solutions portfolio gives
organisations the tools they need to digitise the
entire document lifecycle, starting with Danwood’s
digital mailroom, which each morning provides
employees with an email link to scanned mail.
Other solutions include document scanning
and archiving, with intelligent data capture and
extraction; secure Follow Me print; and Hybrid
Mail, which routes an organisation's consolidated
print & mail jobs to a high volume print facility for
sorting, printing and mailing.
Danwood CEO Steve Francis said: “Danwood’s
digital solutions are designed with one aim – to
help our customers move to the workplace of
the future by reducing their reliance on paper. In
doing so, they can make significant cost savings,
maximise efficiency and productivity, support
mobile workers and free up property by reducing
storage needs.”
in brief
Efficient capture
Nuance Communications has introduced
new versions of Nuance AutoStore 7 and
eCopy ShareScan 5.4. The document capture
solutions enable organisations to gain control
over inefficient paper and digital document
business processes using capture workflows that
enhance productivity, collaboration and business
efficiencies.
NFC support
Canon's new i-SENSYS MF700 series of colour A4
MFPs boasts new NFC Touch & Print functionality
that enables enables workers to print directly
from NFC-enabled smartphones/tablets. The new
products also support scanning to Searchable,
Encrypted and Digital Signature PDFs and feature
fully customisable colour touchscreens.
Insurance products
Tech Data has added MendIT extended warranty,
insurance and repair services to its lifecycle
management programme. Tech Data resellers
and dealer partners will now be able to offer a
range of insurance products for tablets, laptops,
smartphones, desktops and other devices.
Tech Data UK and Ireland Commercial Director
David Watts said: “This agreement with MendIT
adds further value to our services portfolio and
gives our partners an additional way to drive
incremental margin.”
Totalpost acquisition
Totalpost has purchased the business assets of
Cartridge Remanufacturing Technology Ltd. The
acquisition will enable it to increase both the
volume and type of remanufactured cartridges
and toners it produces.
Jet Tec in stock
National large scale discounter JTF is to stock
a range of Jet Tec inkjet products in all thirteen
of its UK stores, including outlets in Newcastle,
Peterborough, Lincoln and Leeds.
Danwood launches digitisation portfolio
