Despite the rise of email and the internet, the good old fax still has an important part in business communications, according to recent research. A survey commissioned by business communications firm Equisys has revealed that faxing is still very...
The security hole - described as "important" - appears in recent versions of Office, FrontPage, Publisher and Works Suite, according to the alert. The final flaw - ranked as a "low" threat - involves the NetBIOS (Network Basic Input/Output System...
The Xerox Global Services division will take over the management, maintenance and support of Sun's printers, copiers and fax machines for 119 sites across Europe. It's not unusual for companies to be in the dark about their printers and copiers, in...
When buying printers, photocopiers and fax machines, choose ones with options for two-sided printing - and ensure that printer drivers are set to double-sided print as default. Educate employees on different ways to manage their document workflow.
One of the main reasons for this is that printers have not always been the responsibility of the IT function, either being purchased by departments or centrally through facilities management, along with photocopiers and fax machines.
Printers and copiers sit idle, consuming power. According to Toshiba, a copier, two printers and a fax machine consume on average 1400kWh of energy each year, while a multifunction machine uses around 700kWh.