Print Audit

VCi Announces New Strategic Partnership with Print Audit

STEVENAGE, HERTFORDSHIRE and CALGARY, ALBERTA (DECEMBER 2008) - VCi, the leading developer of service management solutions for the office equipment marketplace, has entered into a strategic partnership with Print Audit. This will enable office equipment dealers to use data collected via the award-winning Print Audit Facilities Manager solution to automatically produce meter reading invoices, process supply orders and raise new service calls in Service Accent with little or no user-intervention required.

New Print Audit 5 Vertical Market Brochures Help Office Equipment Dealers Sell More Hardware

CALGARY, ALBERTA (December 2008) - In a highly competitive market with shrinking margins, it is increasingly important for office equipment dealers to differentiate themselves from competitors to increase sales and retain customers. To give their dealers an edge, Print Audit has developed four vertical marketing brochures to help office equipment dealers illustrate how Print Audit 5 can help minimize their customer's printing costs.

"These marketing brochures will help our dealers' customers visualize exactly how our print management solutions can help their own particular business," said John MacInnes, President and CEO of Print Audit. "Our goal has always been to help dealers sell more hardware. We have found that our print management solutions often help companies to pay for new equipment by allowing them to significantly reduce and even recover their printing costs."

Office Technology Magazine Outlines the Benefits of Fully-Hosted Managed Print Services

CALGARY, ALBERTA (November 2008) - In hard economic times and in a highly competitive and difficult market, it is more important than ever for office equipment dealers to differentiate themselves from the pack in order to accumulate customers and ultimately grow their market share.

In the September issue of Office Technology magazine, Jake G. Wang of IDC compares remotely-hosted (ASP model) and self-hosted device management solutions. The article, 'Captain Your Ship: Navigating Stormy Seas In A Tough Economy,' explains how the remotely-hosted model can provide dealers with an immediate competitive advantage by allowing them to perform proactive maintenance, automate supplies fulfillment and simplify meter readings.

Toshiba and Print Audit Help Law Firm Increase Billable Prints By 200% In Just Four Months

CALGARY, ALBERTA (October 2008) - Like all companies, legal offices such as Offutt Nord, PLLC, have unique print management needs that require unique solutions. Prior to using Print Audit, Offutt Nord, PLLC was tracking and recovering its photocopying and faxing expenses, but due to the increasing use of a document imaging system and the use of printing as opposed to copying, they felt that a significant amount of dollars were being lost to untracked printing.

Print Audit And Sharp Business Systems Partnership Makes Big Splash With Leslie's Pools

CALGARY, ALBERTA (October 2008) - Last month, Print Audit and Sharp Business Systems teamed up through the Sharp Partner Program to seamlessly combine their best-in-class hardware and software. Already, the pairing of Print Audit's innovative print management software solutions with Sharp's OSA-enabled multifunction products (MFPs) has proven to be a success for both companies, with print solutions customers recognizing the added benefits of the combined technologies.

Print Audit Wins National Customer Service Award

Calgary, Alberta - September 9, 2008 - Print management solutions company Print Audit has received the 2008 Canada Awards for Excellence Gold Customer Service Trophy for Small Business. The award, presented annually by the National Quality Institute (NQI), recognizes outstanding achievements in quality, customer service, and a healthy workplace.  

"The most meaningful awards we receive are the ones which recognize the values and priorities that we hold most dear," said President and CEO of Print Audit, John MacInnes. "To be recognized for our outstanding customer service, and by such a respected institution, is not only an honor, but a testament to Print Audit's continued hard work, dedication, and innovation in that most important aspect of our business."

Managed Print Services Newsletter Highlights Print Audit In Two Feature Articles

Calgary, Alberta - September 2, 2008 - Photizo Group's quarterly newsletter MPS Insights strives to offer readers an unbiased and informed view of the developing Managed Printing Services (MPS) market and to showcase the industry's best practices. The recently published inaugural issue highlights both Print Audit's recent success and the success of one of Print Audit's customers.

Kearns Business Solutions Achieves a Monthly ROI of $8000 with Print Audit's Facilities Manager

Calgary, Alberta - August 13, 2008 - Similar to many office equipment dealers, Kearns Business Solutions found themselves wasting time, manpower, and money - all to collect meter read data that wasn't 100 percent reliable. When the business solution company sought help, it analyzed a number of fleet management solutions and settled on Print Audit's Facilities Manager, a dealer sales tool designed to remotely collect meter reads, automate supplies fulfillment and report service information for managing fleets of copiers, printers, fax machines, and multi-function devices. "Facilities Manager continually came out ahead with a lower overall cost of operation than a self-hosted solution," said Ken Stewart, the Director of Technology at Kearns. "Facilities Manager's hosted architecture is working extremely well for us."

Print Audit Adds 64-bit Support to Flagship Product

Calgary, Alberta - August 6, 2008 - Customers asked and Print Audit responded; The Calgary-based print management developer has announced that they have added 64-bit support to their premier print management system, Print Audit 5. Users of the software will now be able to track printing that originates from 64-bit applications in both Windows XP x64 and Windows Vista x64 operating systems. The 64-bit upgrade includes support for 64-bit versions of AutoCAD 2008 and AutoCAD 2009.

"Our success is dependent on meeting the changing needs of our customers worldwide, and we received a number of requests for 64-bit tracking," said John MacInnes, President and CEO of Print Audit. "By adding this feature, we hope to both show our ongoing commitment to listening to our customers and to ensure that Print Audit remains the most comprehensive and current print management solution available."

Print Audit's Facilities Manager produces an ROI of over $8,000 per month.

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Kearns Business Solutions provides business enhancing solutions to their clients to help them effectively manage their documents. Providing the highest level of professionalism and service, Kearns offers easy-to-use, business-proven solutions that help organizations increase their profits, streamline processes and improve their overall image.

The Situation

Prior to installing Print Audit Facilities Manager, Kearns was manually collecting meter reads from their customers using a variety of methods such as phone calls, printer meter notification emails and faxed meter requests that were sent out monthly. They were gathering an excess of 20,000 meter readings a month.

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