Editorials

By Carl Schell, Associate Editor, December 3, 2013

Throughout his opening remarks at “Shape the Future,” President and COO of Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A. (KMBS) Rick Taylor peppered in a few jokes, along with some self-deprecating humor. The news he and other executives shared over the next several hours in the Venetian Theater, though, was no joke.

Strategy. Passion. Leadership. These were the pillars upon which the event was built, regardless of the topic at hand, and they served to support the biggest theme: transformation. Looking back to 2008, when Taylor was hired and began bringing his team on board, it’s obvious that the company’s journey over the past five years has been marked not only by positive change but also impressive results, particularly in the areas of dealer relations, the continued “flipping” of the hardware-based business model to one that’s solutions and services-centric, and the overall score on the board.

By Marlene Orr, Senior Analyst, Printers/A4 MFPs, December 2, 2013

In the age of BYOD (bring your own device), workers and IT directors need to find a way to increase mobility and compliance in office environments. Workers want to be able to print easily from their mobile devices; IT directors don’t want to compromise security. At a recent analyst event in Boise, HP offered insight on its current offerings for mobile printing in enterprise environments.

The Evolving Workforce

According to HP research, 75 percent of smartphone users use their phone for both work and home, 65 percent of SMBs support some level of BYOD and 37 percent of the global workforce is expected to be mobile by 2015. While PC shipments are expected to remain relatively flat, with only the slightest increase in the coming years, smartphone and tablet shipments are on the rise, with smartphone shipments worldwide expected to exceed 1.5 billion devices by 2017; tablets are expected to exceed laptop and desktop PC shipments combined by 2015.

By Laurie Riedman, a Xerox contributor

The spirit of Xerox innovation that got kick started 75 years when Chester Carlson invented the xerographic process in that cramped  makeshift laboratory in Astoria, Queens is alive and well. Last week, over 300 inventors came together in Rochester, N.Y. to celebrate those light bulb moments and the resulting patents awarded to the engineers and scientists who are continuing Chester Carlson’s legacy of innovation.

While Carlson’s invention of “xerography” certainly launched Xerox and revolutionized how information is shared and, ultimately, how office work gets done –our inventors are still hard at work today simplifying how work gets done in 160 countries and through the support of 140,000 Xerox people.

There are certain industries that have laws and regulations requiring them to secure their documents that contain personal information on them. Law offices are in this category.

Paper work is a big part of being in the profession of law. That is why document management has long been the factory assembly line for most law firms. All of the contracts, personal information, spreadsheets and billing information need to be stored somewhere secure and inaccessible to just anyone.

With a lawyer-client relationship there is the important issue of liability for mistakes resulting in possible malpractice and personal liability for the lawyer if these documents get into the wrong hands.