One of of the most common, untracked costs associated with most organizations is the cost of printing and reproducing documents.
 In most offices, employees have the ability to print any quantity of documents they choose. When the printer or multi-function system runs out of toner or paper, they simply order more. Many organizations have multiple printers to order toner for. They have inkjets and laserjets. They have personal printers, workgroup printers, department multi-function systems and often will have production level equipment.
There often is no clear strategy on how to contain those supply costs.
But supply costs aren't the only costs associated with printing. The acquisition cost may be nominal, but the servicing of that piece of hardware can be very costly. It can be time consuming for an IT professional to manage the various problems that will inevitably arise with these devices. Problems as simple as a paper jam to as complex as replacement of roller, gears or other internal parts.
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PALO ALTO, Calif., May 13, 2008 - HP today announced preliminary results for the second fiscal quarter 2008, with revenue of $28.3 billion compared with $25.5 billion one year ago.
In the second quarter, preliminary GAAP diluted earnings per share (EPS) were $0.80 and non-GAAP diluted EPS were $0.87, compared with second quarter fiscal 2007 GAAP diluted EPS of $0.65 and non-GAAP diluted EPS of $0.70. Non-GAAP diluted EPS estimates exclude after-tax costs related primarily to the amortization of purchased intangible assets of approximately $0.07 per share and $0.05 per share in the second quarter of fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2007, respectively.
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PALO ALTO, Calif., May 9, 2008 - The Hewlett-Packard Company Foundation today announced it has committed $250,000 to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) for aid in the disaster relief efforts in Myanmar (Burma).
HP and its employees around the world have been deeply moved by the devastating impact of Cyclone Nargis on the hundreds of thousands of innocent citizens in communities in southern Myanmar.
The HP Company Foundation contribution comes on the heels of an urgent request by the WFP (www.wfp.org), one of only two relief agencies operating in the country, to assist them in their efforts to help the victims of the storm.
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 If you want to improve your office efficiencies, especially in the area of managing content, you have likely consider implementing an electronic document or content management system.
Steve Kass, the president of ChannelMarketPartners and an AIIM member has put together a good checklist for getting started with an ECM Project.
Here is a summary of the steps he highlights:
- Proposing an ECM system
- Project charter
- System scope
- System requirements
- ROI analysis
- Statement of work
- Project plan
- RFP
- RFP evaluation
- Execution and control
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PALO ALTO, Calif., May 7, 2008 - HP today made it possible for colleges, universities and research institutions worldwide to participate in joint research with HP Labs, the company’s central research facility, through an open and competitive process.
The new HP Labs Innovation Research Program invites the worldwide academic community to submit proposals related to current research in the areas of information explosion, dynamic cloud services, content transformation, intelligent infrastructure and sustainability.
The program is the first offering of the HP Labs Open Innovation Office, which was established earlier this year as part of HP Labs’ new approach to research. The office is responsible for deepening HP Labs’ strategic collaborations with academia, the government and the commercial sector to produce mutually beneficial, high-impact research.
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The ScanGuru has an article about Gramm-Leach-Bliley and how it relates to Document Management and Compliance. If you are looking to integrate an electronic document management solution into your organization, this is definitely a law that you must understand. It was put into place for the banking industry, but may have some implications in the way you do business.
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PALO ALTO, Calif., April 18, 2008 - HP today announced that it has formed a strategic relationship with Omnicom Group Inc. to drive forward the global communications strategy for the company’s Imaging and Printing Group and to develop a digital print supply chain that will streamline the creation, management and printing of marketing campaign materials.
HP also announced that Omnicom’s BBDO will join its sister agency, Goodby, Silverstein & Partners, in continuing to evolve the company’s award-winning “What do you have to say?” marketing campaign.
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by Susan Twombly
When it comes to energy efficiency, it's not only about cutting costs. It's about making smarter moves towards limiting the environmental impact of your business.
 HP makes it easier to do with innovative and practical solutions that help you reduce energy consumption and costs. Read on to learn how you can expand energy efficiency across your company, from PCs, workstations and displays to notebooks, servers and printers.
Print responsibly
HP LaserJet printers and new HP Inkjet printers automatically reduce power consumption after a set period of inactivity. With HP Web Jetadmin, you can remotely schedule sleep/wake-up modes or automatically turn off devices on nights and weekends.
You can also set duplexing as a default via Web Jetadmin and HP Universal Print Driver to consume up to 25 percent less paper.
Most HP LaserJet products require no more than 1 watt of power in off mode. And, by using HP printers with Instant-On Technology (IOT), you can get up to 50 percent energy savings over traditional fusing technology. The savings enabled by IOT since 1993 is the equivalet of removing 1.1 million cars from the road for one year — more than 5.25 million tons of CO2.
For graphic arts, the HP Scitex printer and ink technology can deliver reduced energy consumption through UV-cured printing, versus dryers used in solvent-based printing....
By Andrea Orr
Four times a year, Gartner and a host of other technology research firms issue updated surveys on the printing business—looking at total units shipped and breaking out market-share.
Because of HP's longstanding dominance in printing, these surveys can often read like a report on how far the number two and number three players are behind HP.
In its most current survey, for instance, Gartner shows that HP held the leading market-share in page printers, inkjet printers and inkjet MFPs (multifunction printers), the all-in-one machines that combine printing, copying, faxing and scanning functions, and are currently one of the growth engines of the printing business.
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HP today announced the winners of its “What Do You Have To Say?” Small Business Contest, a nationwide competition offering small businesses the chance to build their brand.
The contest, which ran from Jan. 15 through Feb. 28, asked small businesses in the United States to share “what their business has to say” and make a case for their need to jumpstart their brand building and marketing efforts.
Entrants submitted essays and supporting images for a chance to work with professional designers to refresh or create their brand image.
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