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6 Reasons Your Copier Provider Keeps Sending Inaccurate Invoices... And What to Do About It

If your provider doesn’t have a solid review process for invoices before they’re sent, errors can slip through. This often happens in companies with understaffed or overwhelmed billing departments. 

In life and in business, there’s perhaps nothing more frustrating than repeating the same error over and over again.

Hold that thought. Inaccurate invoicing can be pretty frustrating for you, too. So, when your copier provider continues to send invoices that are either indecipherable or just flat-out wrong, it can put a major dent in the long-term partnership… regardless of the actual equipment performance.

Topics: Office Equipment Technology Support Print Management Printer

4 Ways Cloud Print Management Unleashes Efficiency, Peace of Mind

Rather than relying on traditional on-premises print servers, cloud print management leverages internet-based technologies, enabling users to send and manage print jobs from any device, anytime, anywhere.

Thomas Edison's motto was said to be this: "There's a better way to do it — find it."

In today's fast-paced business world, finding more efficient methods for anything can be a game-changer, your print environment being no exception. Enter cloud print management, a printing solution that combines the power of the cloud with the convenience of printing, all of which gives your IT administrators and end users valuable Peace of Mind. For many organizations with a consistent need for printed documents, it's simply a better way to do it.

Topics: Printing Printer Management Office Equipment Print Management Printer Cloud Print

For the Multitasking Businessperson: The Multifunction Printer

At its most basic, a multifunction printer does the work of two or more machines, usually combining the capabilities of a copier, fax machine, printer, and scanner.

These days it's almost impossible to be one-track minded or single-focused. We're all multitasking, responding to emails while we eat our lunch or working out while we catch up on the day's news. We have high goals to achieve in our businesses and no time to waste. Sometimes this multitasking hurts our productivity, but we know that it's a necessary part of 21st century business life.

Topics: Multifunction Copier Printer