PROACTIVE PRINT MANAGEMENT
Three-Phase Approach to Managed Print Services
Choice 1 Solutions has developed a proven methodology for helping clients reduce print costs throughout their office environments.
• Phase 1 - Control the Current Fleet. Unlike many copier companies who recommend a strategy of “rip and replace,” Printegity Solutions works with client’s current environment to assess and take advantage of instant cost reduction opportunities.
• Phase 2 - Optimize the Fleet. This is where we help “right size” and make recommendations for improvements in the printing environment. Old and malfunctioning printers are retired and replaced with more cost efficient models if necessary.
• Phase 3 - Enhance the Environment. In the final phase of the print management solution, Printegrity and the client work together to look for opportunities that will actually reduce printing in the client’s environment. Disciplines such as Document Management and Records Management are examined.
Management
We provide the overall management of the print environment. A solution based approach is the preferred method in controlling document print costs.
Monitoring
Organizations can take advantage of the intelligence built into today's print devices. Our monitoring solution lets us know the current state of devices such as its health and usage.
Reporting
Understanding the "real costs" in printing is achieved by creating transparency in the print environment and then putting that information into accurate reports. Our clients use those reports to identify and fix problem areas in their print environments.
Service
We service your printers based on the data sent to us by the DCA and the alerts generated from our printer monitoring software. 83% of all companies say that document printing is mission critical to their businesses. We are experts in responding to printer issues and maintaining high printer availability.
Supplies
One of the main “hidden costs” in printing is the efficient management of printer cartridges. Big box office supply companies try to sell as many cartridges to their customers as possible – a lot of those cartridges never get used. Our solution takes a different approach where we manage your printer supplies and guarantee that cartridges will never go unused.
HOW IT WORKS
The heart of our Proactive Print Management is our management software that constantly monitors our client’s environment. This monitoring tool allows us to see most everything that is happening with your printer fleet. It allows us to:
• Detect most issues before they affect your printer output
• Recommend actions for optimal printer utilization
• Report on printer yield and usage of toner cartridges for business decisions
Data Collector Agent (DCA)
A non-invasive, Data Collector Agent (DCA) software application is installed on a non-dedicated server at our client’s location. The DCA collects critical printing device data on a predetermined basis and sends the information to Printegrity's centralized database. We can view and analyze the data, or set up automated service alerts, reports, maintenance flags, and meter exports.
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