Office Technology Magazine Outlines the Benefits of FullyHosted Managed Print Services

In hard economic times and in a highly competitive and difficult market, it is more important than ever for office equipment dealers to differentiate themselves from the pack in order to accumulate customers and ultimately grow their market share.

In the September issue of Office Technology magazine, Jake G. Wang of IDC compares remotely-hosted (ASP model) and self-hosted device management solutions. The article, 'sCaptain Your Ship: Navigating Stormy Seas In A Tough Economy,'s explains how the remotely-hosted model can provide dealers with an immediate competitive advantage by allowing them to perform proactive maintenance, automate supplies fulfillment and simplify meter readings.

After analyzing IDC data, Wang concludes that remotely-hosted solutions are preferable to self-hosted solutions, stating that 'sthe hardware and IT management required for a locally hosted solution dramatically increases the maintenance and troubleshooting costs and delays and/or complicates the process of getting the latest data and software updates.'s

'sNew offerings such as Facilities Manager from Print Audit use a zero footprint installation model, allowing dealers to deploy scanning remotely without expensive investments in hardware that needs to be constantly updated and maintained,'s Wang writes. 'sSoftware and data updates are made in real time and received immediately by the dealer deploying the services, ensuring that the latest features and models are available to the dealer as soon as they are published.'s

'sWe are pleased to see Print Audit'ss Facilities Manager used as an example of how remotely-hosted solutions are revolutionizing the industry,'s said John MacInnes, President and CEO of Print Audit. 'sWe develop our innovative solutions based on the unique needs of our dealers and their customers - Facilities Manager was designed to help dealers avoid the issues that can be encountered with self-hosted solutions.'s

The article can be viewed in its entirety at the following address: http://www.printaudit.com/downloads/pdf/Office_Technology_Magazine_Captain_Your_Ship.pdf

Office Technology is published monthly by the Business Technology Association.

For a free trail of Facilities Manager, visit www.printaudit.com.

About Print Audit

Established in 1999 and headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Print Audit is the fastest growing print management company in the world. By providing businesses with innovative and practical print management software solutions, the company has helped customers recapture over $79 million in printing and photocopying expenses while saving an estimated 90,000 trees a year. Print Audit has offices located in the United Kingdom, South Africa, Australia, Brazil, Canada and the United States.

For more information about Print Audit, please contact:

Trevor Hofer

Marketing Manager

Print Audit - North America

877.41.AUDIT (28348)

thofer@printaudit.com

http://www.printaudit.com

For locations outside North America, please contact:

Print Audit - Europe

+44(0)1483 726206

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