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Thursday, November 19, 2020

New Edgeline Printer Technology Could Revolutionize Office Printing

When purchasing printers or multi-function copiers for an office, trade-offs are typically made.  Is the speed appropriate for a workgroup or a department?  Is color or monochrome output sufficient?  If color, would ink technology or the faster laser technology be better?

Typically, if color output is needed, the user must decide between the photo quality of an ink technology or the slightly more grainy output of a color laser.  Of course, the color laser can print much faster than the ink technology so that is also a factor.   If a large volume of output is necessary, the user must choose a color laser because ink printing is just too slow and ink machines are not built to handle volumes of paper.  In many cases however, laser printing is more costly to print (per page) than ink technology.

Edgeline technology from Hewlett Packard promises to deliver the best of both ink and laser technologies.  It will bring low machine cost, low operating costs, fast print speeds and photo quality output.

What is Edgeline?

Edgeline is the result of 4 years and 1.4 billion dollars of research and development by Hewlett Packard. What they created was a patented process to economically manufacture an inkjet printhead that spans the entire width of a printed page.  This means that during printing, only the paper moves not the printhead.  Combined with new ink formulations, the speed of the printer can be increased to 71 pages per minute with outstanding image quality.  The printheads are very reliable, designed to last for 2 million printed pages or the useful life of the machine itself.

Three Key Elements

The three main features of this system are a printhead that spans the entire printed page, moving the paper under the fixed printhead, and an ink system that can adapt to different requirements.  The new ink contains colorants that immobilize rapidly on the paper to ensure consistent dot size, high color saturation, and high optical density.  Prints dry rapidly at 70+ pages-per-minute, resist smear (even from a highlighter) and are water resistant.

 

Will the quality be good?

Edgeline technology also includes intelligent and self-calibrating writing systems to deliver consistent image quality.  The printheads are designed to print at 1200dpi.  This equals the best native resolutions of current products.  The printheads also know when a specific nozzle is acting up and it's duties can be passed to an adjacent nozzle.  There will also be a 2-pass option for further increasing print quality.

Will it be more expensive?

Pricing has not been released as of the date of this writing, but the base technology is already in use and HP is promising best-in-class operating costs as well as reliability, quality and speed.  The machine itself should not cost more than current color laser MFPs due to the much simpler mechanics.  There will be no high voltage power supply, laser scanner mechanisms, transfer belts, or fuser assemblies; and those are just the major components.  In fact, the machine will only need to move paper passed the printheads.  This is much simpler than any current design.

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Saturday, April 4, 2020

Choosing the Right ID Card Printer For Your Business


Our modern world has changed the way we do business, and technology has certainly changed the way we obtain the photo ID cards necessary for that business.  Today in-house printing has replaced outsourcing.  That's because it's so affordable, and it provides you with a great deal of flexibility. Choosing the right ID card printer for your business is important, so take some time to learn what's available, and what it has to offer.


Choose from single sided, dual sided or laminating printers.  Single sided printers are capable of quality printing on one side, in either color or monochrome.  Dual sided printers offer the same quality, but they can print on both sides.  They also offer barcode, magnetic strip, encoding, smart card, and more. Laminating printers offer an extra layer of protection from wear and tear.  You also enjoy additional security protection, because altering these cards is very difficult.  Let's have a look at some of the most popular ID card printer manufacturers.

Fargo Printers
Fargo has been meeting the needs of business for a very long time.  They always offer cutting edge technology.  Yet they continue to provide an affordable product, with one of the best reputations for reliability.  Fargo offers single sided printers, dual sided printers, and laminating printers.  You can configure your Fargo printer to work with your photo ID software.  Choose from the many models on the market.

Evolis Printers
Evolis printers offer a full range of technologies including encoding.  Choose either single sided or dual sided printers.  The Evolis printers have a modern design that's sleek, and requires very little space. Evolis printers have a reputation for being very intuitive.  It won't take you months to learn all the ins and outs of these printers.  Evolis is considered one of the most competitively priced printers on the market.  Add easy maintenance, parts that are readily available, and excellent warranties, and you can see why Evolis should be on your short list.

Zebra Printers
If you're looking for plenty of product choice, and printers that you can afford, Zebra printers have you covered.  Besides offering some of the best print quality on the market, they also offer very competitive pricing.  Zebra is continuously striving to improve its already superior product line.  Choose from a complete line of single sided printers, dual sided printers, and laminating printers.

Magicard Printers
Magicard Printers have earned a reputation for offering something a little different.  What makes Magicard unique is its very low price point.  This makes it an attractive printer choice for a business just entering the market.  It's just as attractive for those that have been in the market for some time.  That's because they offer a full range of products from the most basic, quality, entry level printer to the top of line printer with all the bells and whistles.  Print membership cards, photo ID badges, or a host of other ID cards.

Nisca Printers
Nisca offers a unique line of printers.  They offer a superior line of dye sublimation printers.  This technology allows Nisca printers to provide brilliant 24 bit images.  There are also a wide range of models, all of which offer top notch performance and security.  Nisca offers a premier name in PVC card printing technology.  Analyze your company's needs and choose a printer accordingly.

Datacard Printers
Datacard printers have a reputation for providing the highest quality photo ID badges, membership cards, and other types of ID cards.  You simply personalize your printer to your company needs.  Choose from a range of security features and performance levels.  From the most basic printers to the most sophisticated printers Datacard has a printer for every budget.

The ID printer is a big part of your ID printing process.  There are many excellent printers on the market. If you aren't sure, which one is right for you, take a little time to do some research, and learn what the various printers are capable of performing.

When deciding on which printer is right for your company needs, ask yourself a few questions.

1. What type of cards do I want to print?
2. Do I need to print single sided or double sided ID cards?
3. Do I need barcode technology?
4. Do I need laminating technology?
5. Do I have any special needs in my ID card printing?
6. Do I need to print in color?
7. What is my budget?
8. What am I looking for in a warranty?
9. What does my ID card software recommend for a printer?
10. Which printers are comparable and which offer the best prices?

Give your ID card printer the attention it deserves, and find the printer that's right for your business.

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Sunday, February 2, 2020

Printer Security is Not Worth Worrying About - Right?


When looking at enterprise security, we commonly refer to and consider firewalls, Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS), Virtual Private Networks (VPN), encryption and authentication.  When we think of securing our data, we think of securing critical servers and databases.  Rarely do we think of printers. Billions of dollars are spent worldwide on security each year, but how much did your organization spend on securing their printers this last 12 months?  If you answered zero, you would be in the vast majority.



Printers have come a long way since their widespread adoption in the late 1970's and early 1980's.  Back in the day, each printer was connected to an individual system and could only process a single print job at a time.  Today, printers have matured into multi-functional devices that bare little resemblance to their distant origins.  Printers in the 21st century perform dozens of tasks including, but not limited to, printing, scanning, photocopying, faxing and even emailing documents.  What most users, and even system, network and security administrators do not realize is what really goes on inside a printer and what functionality they truly have.  Most users still think of the printers of 30 years ago; unintelligent devices that only possess the ability to print documents.  This view is far removed from the truth.

When discussing printers in this article, we are not only talking about the behemoths you see in most large enterprises, but also your low-end multi-functional printers you now find common in regular households.  Rare is it to find a printer, no matter how small, that only performs the single task of printing.  Most, at a very minimum, provide faxing or scanning and with these come increased memory requirements.  Scanning a full document in preparation to print, scanning a document to be saved as a PDF or similar file, or scanning a document to allow faxing all require the ability to buffer the data within the device.  A buffer is basically a region of memory that allows the storing of temporary data.  Printers use this buffer to store a digital version of the document you are printing, scanning or faxing.  Depending on the device, this buffer can range from a small piece of Random Access Memory (RAM) to a Hard Disk Drive like the type found in your desktop or laptop computer.  In larger enterprise printers, this buffer is not the only memory store found within the printer.  A larger, non-volatile memory area is provided to store semi-permanent or permanent information.  For example, some printers allow scanning of a document and saving it within the printer as a PDF.  The user may then connect to the printer as if it were a network drive, or via a web page, and download their document.

So where are we going with all this? The leakage or theft of sensitive and confidential corporate information.  Large enterprises may have developed and implemented data retention and destruction policies but rarely do these include, or even mention, printers.  Companies look at hard copies of documents, CD's, DVD's and workstation, laptop and server hard drives when developing their data destruction policies.  While it is clear they identify hard drives as a source of sensitive information, rarely do they consider the hard drives contained within their printers, if they even know of their existence. Printers are also commonly overlooked when security policies, procedures and guidelines are developed and implemented.  Little time, if any, is spent looking at printer security or the implications of not securing the corporate printers.  

All the more disturbing this becomes when you contemplate the common types of documents that pass through printers in a corporate environment.  Depending on the industry or the department within the organization, documents can vary from sensitive financial records, personal customer data or detailed network diagrams, to name a few.

To understand how sensitive data is leaked via a simple printer to the outside world, it requires an understanding of the corporate environment, security controls within that environment, and the general flow of information between users, printers and file systems that house restricted data.
In the ideal, secure corporate environment, a user has restricted access to files that pertain to his or her job function.  The files reside on a secure server within the corporate network and are protected by strong access control policies requiring a user to authenticate before being allowed access to files. In our example, a user requires a sensitive financial document for a meeting he is about to attend.  The user authenticates to the server, access to the file is authorized by the access control policies set on the file and the user opens the file in Microsoft Word.  

He clicks on the print icon and sends the document as a print job to his nearest printer.  With this simple act, we have taken a secure document that very limited users have access to, and have created two copies that are no longer protected by any form of access control.  The first is the obvious; the paper copy our user requires for their meeting.  The second is a copy housed in the buffer on the printer.  In the ideal world, our user will keep the printed copy safe at all times and follow the organization's data destruction policy and destroy the copy of the document when they no longer require it.  As for the virtual copy created on the printer, the user has no real control over this, nor probably knows it even exists.  If we are lucky, the document is overwritten when the next print job comes through, but this is very dependent on the brand and model of printer and how the printer was initially set up by the administrator.

Slightly different to the straight printing of documents, scanning of documents or receiving faxes on a multi-functional printer writes documents to non-volatile areas of memory, usually a hard disk drive.  If documents are not manually removed, they will remain there indefinitely, often long forgotten by the original user that scanned the document or received the fax.

In either of these scenarios, improper disposal of a decommissioned printer could have catastrophic consequences for a company.  Leased printers may be returned to the leasing company for resale. Purchased printers are discarded in the trash or sold at auction or online via auction sites such as eBay. Either way, countless sensitive documents could pass into the hands of nefarious individuals.  While the leaking of some documents could financially affect organizations, leaking personal information pertaining to hundreds or thousands of customers or clients could have reputation ramifications that could destroy a company.

Most organizations do not realize the full potential of their printers or the functionality they have available.  While much functionality is non-security related, these functions have considerable impact on the security of the data within an organization and need to be understood and addressed.  These include, but are not limited to:

1. The ability to copy files to Windows or Unix SMB file servers

2. The ability to email scanned files to a user

3. Functionality that allows printers to receive faxes and then forward the fax onto predefined users via multiple methods, such as email or as another fax, and

4. The ability to store files which have been scanned, printed, emailed or uploaded locally on the printer.

While the previous data leakage scenarios have been accidental in nature, data remaining on printers could be the target of an educated attacker, one that understands the value of data residing on printers and who has the ability to compromise that data.  While organizations invest hundreds of thousands of dollars to secure their network, dividing networks and systems into zones of trust with firewalls, Intrusion Prevention Systems and other network access control points, have they rarely considered where printers are logically placed within the network.  In most cases, they are located among the users, or in some organizations, even on the server networks.  Some organizations do not even have zones of trust and the printers exist among users, servers and even Internet accessible systems.  In the worst case scenarios, the printers may even be Internet accessible themselves.  Printers are not seen as critical devices, and as such, are not secured in their own zone of trust where access to management interfaces is not accessible except to trusted printer administrators.  

By limiting access to these interfaces, compromise of the data housed on these printers becomes exceedingly difficult.

While most printers have the capability to authenticate both printer administrators or normal printer users, the majority of the time, this functionality is disabled or left in its default state; disabled.  Five minutes on Google and an attacker will be able to find the default password to almost any printer.  Once administrator access is gained to a printer, it takes little time and even less ability to make changes to settings that could be catastrophic to an organization.  While it would be little but annoying to find yourself locked out of your printer, or the interface changed to another language, so no-one could control the printer, if the attacker was to redirect your printing or copy documents to a location outside the internal network, depending on the contents of the file, it could ruin an organization.

So how does an organization protect itself against attacks against printers and leakage of sensitive data?

A few simple steps:

1. Disable unnecessary functionality.  If any function within the printer is not required within your business, disable it.  The less services or functions a printer has running, the less avenues of attack or leakage the printer has.

2. Add printers to your data retention and disposal policies.  Make sure all memory inside printers is disposed of via secure destruction or secure wiping when printers are decommissioned.

3. Ensure data is overwritten immediately after printing.  This requires the printer in use to support this functionality, but if your data is highly sensitive, this should be a priority when looking at new printers.

4. Print from memory rather than hard disk drive if available.

5. Use the secure printing option, if available, so printouts do not start before you reach the printer and enter your password.  How often have you hit print, walked to the printer and your printout is no-where to be seen, only to turn up lying on a table days or even weeks later?

6. Examine where printers are logically located within the network.  Printer management interfaces should be restricted and only accessible from defined management IP's.  Ensure printers are never accessible from the Internet.  Assess whether some or all printers should be located within their own zone of trust.

7. Use the inbuilt security within the printer to restrict who has access, what access they have and where they may access from.

Securing printers should be an integral part of securing your data.  Security policies should exist that address the risks and define how printers should be secured.  Develop printer security guidelines and procedures for implementation of new printers and follow these standards to ensure all printers are secured and do not become a high risk to your organization.  By securing your printers, you are contributing to your overall layered security model and protecting your organization's critical data along with its reputation.


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Thursday, October 31, 2019

Guidelines For Choosing a Printer


Buying a printer is a complex decision and because of all the options available in the market it is difficult to decide on the best one.  Nowadays printers have become essential for office use as well as domestic use.  A good printer at a workplace helps the progress of the work and increases speed of the work accomplished at offices everyday.  There is no point of using the computer to create documents and reports if one is not able to produce the end result in a printed form.


This review will help you out with the confusing task of buying a printer.  The different types of printers available in the market are toner-based printers, liquid injet printers, solid ink printers, dye-sublimation printers, thermal printers and UV printers.  The best way to differentiate the quality printers from the others is to compare their different features.  The print speed and the print quality of the printer matters a lot when it comes to buying a printer.  

The speed is determined according to the prints that the printer can produce per minute.  In the latest printers there is the option for users to transfer the media and images for printing directly from USB devices, memory cards and flash drives.


When buying a printer one must keep in mind what the printer will be used for.  Nowadays printers are available suiting different kinds of work loads.  Some are designed for domestic use, and others for small business work and large complex business work.  

Once you are able to determine the function of the printer you will have a better idea of what printers fall under for your requirements.  When you are buying a printer you should surf around the market and visit a number of places before you make your final decision.  This will give you a rough idea as to what the market price of the printer is, and than you can buy the one that fits your budget.

Keep in mind that the price of the replaceable ink cartridges is also affordable as sometimes the cost of the ink cartridges is more expensive than the actual printer and users face a lot of problems in the future when the cartridges need to be changed.  You can also find, refurbished models that come with a warranty but aren't as good as new.  You can check them thoroughly before buying them and this can be a very good deal.  This kind of deal saves a lot of money and you still receive perfect results from these printers.  Take your time when you are buying a printer and I am sure my tips will help you tremendously in buying a printer.


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Sunday, August 4, 2019

The Creation Of The Copier


It hasn't always been so easy to make copies.  We now can just walk up to a photocopier machine and press the print button and we instantly receive perfectly replicated copies of our original.  Just forty seven years ago the copy machine was a pen and some sheets of carbon paper.  Instead of pushing a button you had to write and write and then write some more!  Just before the 60's this was a reality and carbon paper was a big seller.  Chester Carlson, a patent attorney knew how much of a pain it was to continue rewriting everything by hand because Carlson had arthritis.  Carlson had an idea of designing a machine that would automatically make copies, so he didn't have to do all of that copying by hand.


Think about doing your job without a copier.  You probably will have a hard time imagining it.  Did you know that most manufacturers didn't think that a copier would be of much use?  Chester tried for years to get people to catch his vision but nobody was interested.  Between 1939 and 1944, Carlson got the thumbs down by many corporations, including IBM, Kodak, General Electric, and RCA.
In 1937 Chester invented a process called electro-photography.  They renamed it Xerography in 1938. He figured out that if the image of an original document was projected onto a photoconductive surface, current would flow only in the areas where the light shined on it. The first copy was made with a sulfur coating on a zinc plate.  He took a glass microscope slide and wrote on it 10-22-38 ASTORIA with ink.  He then pulled down the shade to darken the room.  He built up an electrostatic charge buy rubbing the sulfur surface with a handkerchief.  Then the slide was placed on the surface and a light was shined on it for few seconds.  He then sprinkled lycopodium powder on the sulfur coating.  Gently blowing on the surface, the loose powder blew off and all that was left was the inscription, 10-22-38 ASTORIA. 10-22-38 is the date that the first photocopy was made.  Astoria was the location.

The Birth of Xerox The company that decided to take a chance on Carlson's dream was the Haloid Company.  Haloid was a photo-paper manufacturer in New York.  Guess what they came to be known as? Yes, the Xerox Corporation.  In 1960 the first office copier was produced.  It was the Xerox model 914.  It was the first office copier that could make copies on plain paper.

Being a copier repairman for over thirty-five years, I have seen the good copiers with the bad copiers.  I began working on copiers in 1975.  The copiers that I began working with were messy and they would not last long in between servicing.  The prices for the machines were very high especially for higher volume copiers.  There were some interesting ways of transporting the paper through the machine like the Sharp SF-740.  It grabbed the paper with two gripper devices that were driven with chains.  This machine fused the toner to the paper with a toaster oven type device.

Some people may even remember having to pour toner into the copier from a bottle.  Today's copiers have a cartridge system that works well.  They keep most of the toner inside the copier, not on you best pair of slacks or your dress.  They have rollers for fusing the toner to the paper and have very sophisticated paper feed and transport systems that help reduce jamming problems.  Digital copiers are now on the market.  Now you can not only copy, but print, scan and even fax with them.  Perhaps the most revolutionary change in the industry is the full color copier.  The sales of full color copiers have really started to explode.  There are a lot of new and exciting products being introduced and the quality is really quite good. We have come a long way from Carlson's '10-22-38 ASTORIA.  I just can't help to think what the future will bring us.  What will the copier of the year 2020 look like?

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Sharp Copiers - One Of The Most Reliable Copiers Around


The Sharp copier is one of the most reliable copiers around.  It is recommendable for its ability to do a multiplicity of printing tasks, yet giving you consistent results each time, but not unless you tamper with the settings.  They come in many different varieties, and it is up to you; to go for the one that is suitable for the kind and amount of work that you have to accomplish; and also one that is pocket friendly to you.


Many factors come into place once you consider buying a copier.  One, you will have to consider the size of the machine depending on how much space you have in the office.  Secondly, you may want to know the types of features that are within the copier, so that you do not miss out on a feature that your kind of work may really need in your office.  On the other hand, you do not want one that is too complicated for simple use. Thirdly, with the ever changing technological advances, you may feel that it may be expensive to replace your Sharp copier every time there is an advanced model of the same in the market.  You may therefore want to consider renting one from the rental shops.  However, this option will require you to know how much the rental stores charge per month and the policy they have in regard to the maintenance and repairs.

More information regarding Sharp copiers may be obtained from the Internet.  You can then collect and verify this information from Sharp copier office stores, authorized dealers, and even independent offices.  Once you have all the details at your finger tips, all that remains is for you to select the copier you want, pay for it, and transfer it to your office and get started putting it to work for you.


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Saturday, July 13, 2019

Choosing a Copier for Your Business


Whether you need to make copies for inter-office meetings or create high-quality marketing materials, you can find a supplier in the market that manufactures an office copier that fits your needs.  Modern business copiers combine all functionalities such as; Fax, Copier, Printing, Scanning and/or Document Imaging solutions in one copier machine.  Correct-Tek Copier Service can provide that. 


Copier industry is growing rapidly and the competition among manufacturers drives them to improve the functionality and to provide competitive offers among suppliers/vendors who install and service copier machines.  They can be broadly classified into Analog and Digital.  Analog is dead and today's businesses choose "Digital" for various good reasons.  Most manufacturers have stopped introducing new models in Analog copiers, but they do support/service the existing models.

Why Digital?
Some people are understandably wary of the new digital paradigm; this is usually due to a lack of understanding about the technology.  In analog copiers, copies are produced by transferring the image optically from the original to the copy by means of mirrors.  With today's digital copiers, the information is scanned optically from a piece of paper electronically thru what they call a CCD and a laser unit. Information is then converted into a digitized format and then processed for printing.
In the midst of changing office environment technologies, some things remain the same:
  1.        Need to improve efficiency
  2.             Need to increase productivity
  3.            Need to control cost
  4.           Need to maximize investment in technology

Simply stated, Digital copiers make it possible to have a wide range of features at an affordable price.  In fact, some things cannot be accomplished with Analog copiers that can be with Digital copiers.

Following are the various types of copier machines that you can get in the market:
Black-and-white copiers: Black-and-white copiers are a popular choice for schools and for office printouts.  Black toner costs less than color toner, resulting in a lower cost per copy.
Color copiers: Color copiers can help you make a splash with high-impact presentations, brochures, flyers, and more.  For print-quality color reproduction, consider Graphic Color copiers.  Some color copiers also include a designated black-and-white mode.

All-In-One copiers: All-In-One or Multifunction can make copies, fax, scan, and print in black-and-white and color, making them a good choice for offices with limited space.  Many support internal memory upgrades as well as add-on modules for image editing (for example, add watermarks or resize) and stackless duplexing.  If you want to give you staff the ability to print, copy, or fax over the office network, look for network multifunction copiers.

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Friday, June 21, 2019

Maintenance of a Digital Copier


A digital copier can break down all of a sudden and you require a servicing company that deals with these situations immediately and also has the facility to change the required parts whenever necessary. Thus, it is important you take care of your printers and copiers well enough, and also employ a copier servicing firm like (Correct-Tek Copier Svc.) that will be able to help you out whenever you need them.


Any modern mechanical device needs a well-skilled maintenance and servicing team.  It is important you don't end up wasting too much time in repairs and upkeep.  A good service system makes sure that precious man hours are not wasted.  Though modern copiers are more reliable than analogue or manual copiers, their servicing needs to be done by a skilled maintenance crew and needs special care and attention.

A regular diagnostics check up and servicing will ensure that the copier is rid of any small glitches, even before they start to become big problems.  This way you ensure that even though there are many people using the copier or it is undergoing heavy usage, it can still run smoothly.

Some points to keep in mind about Digital Copiers and their problems

1. One of the most common problems affecting digital copy machines is that the toner in the copier gets fused because of the heat.  You can use cold water to remove the toner from its clothing.

2. There are times when the copying needs to be done with the lid open.  In such cases it is advisable to do so by using Edge Erase if your copier has the option.  In any case it is advisable not to keep the lid open when copying, as then the copier cannot monitor the amount of toner used, which then results in a thick black layer of ink on the paper.

3. When the digital copier is not in use it is advisable to keep all the paper clips, staples and rubber bands away from the machine.  If any of these get jammed into the drum housing area, they can cause some serious damage.

4. Very important is that all the personnel who are going to use the copier must be trained in the proper way of using it.  Many times the copier gets spoiled, because of misuse or overuse.  A major part of the problem will be solved if the copier is used properly.

5. Another problem that occurs is that the paper gets jammed many times and this can be very frustrating and results in a lot of wasted time.  A solution to this problem is that you should use good quality paper.  This will not only give you great printing, but will also reduce the chances of a paper jam. Whenever there is such an occurrence, it is advisable that the paper jam should be cleaned out completely to avoid a recurrence of the jam.

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Thursday, June 13, 2019

Comparing Digital Copiers


If you're ready to upgrade to the new models and designs in digital copiers, then you might be surprised at some of the features that are available to you.  It can be very easy to be wooed by the biggest and best copier machines available on the sales floor.  All the different features that they offer can seem amazing and well worth the money spent.  Before you invest that kind of money, you need to look at the way your business works and what your true needs are.  You need to make sure that the one you choose is right for your business.


Look at Extra Features
Today's digital copiers seem to do everything but make coffee and answer the phones.  At least, the high-end digital copiers seem to have features that make the copy machines of yesterday look like Stone Age equipment.  Sorting, stapling, document imaging and even memory storage make today's digital copiers more like computers than ever before.  You need to ask yourself, how many features in a copier machine does your business really need?

Most businesses don't make thousands of copies per month.  In fact most make hundreds of copies rather than thousands.  The vast majority of businesses that use a copy machine on a regular basis make less than 3000 copies each month, while another large portion of businesses make less than 10,000. The true heavy hitters that make tens of thousands of copies per month are going to need a much larger and more substantial copy machine.   Most small and medium-size businesses won't need anything so elaborate.

If your business will use the copier machines as a printer as well as a copier, you may need a more substantial machine because that does add to the wear and tear, and you may also want to consider a machine that can scan and fax.  These add to the cost, but make the one machine much more efficient and can save space by eliminating other office equipment.

There's also a cost discrepancy between black and white copiers and color copiers.  If you're going to use the copier as a printer a great deal of the time, you should look at some of the color digital copiers.  If you're only going to need color printing occasionally, you may wish to invest in an inexpensive color printer and choose a black-and-white digital copier instead.  Digital copiers cost more when they can print in color, and you might not find the price difference is worth it if you rarely need that feature.  You may also choose a faster copier that costs more if you want to be able to print pages much more quickly.

Keep Security in Mind
Digital copiers today are computers with chips and memory inside them.  That means that sensitive documents that are scanned and copied are stored within the copier.  If your business regularly handles very sensitive information, you'll want to consider the risk that a digital copier poses and take steps to make sure that no one can access the memory.  Talk to the salesperson about the type of memory your copier has and steps that can be taken to protect the information.

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Sunday, June 2, 2019

Digital Copier Security - There's More to Overcome Than Just the Hard Drive

The CBS Evening News recently broadcast a story called "Copy Machines a Security Risk?"  The information presented in the story was alarming, to say the least, but CBS only scratched the surface of the topic.  For companies who rely on securing confidential and proprietary information from competitors or hackers, there's much more you need to know about the inconspicuous digital copier.  In this article, we'll look at five areas where confidential information may be compromised.
If you haven't seen the CBS story please click on this link at the bottom of this page and view the five-minute broadcast before you continue with this article.


In addition to the risks presented by the CBS story here are 5 additional areas where copiers can compromise your security.

1. Many digital copiers are also network printers that store network information such as IP addresses, subnet masks and gateway IP's.  These settings are not stored on the hard drive and are not cleared by the digital copier "Purge" feature.  Network settings must be manually cleared.  Security experts will tell you to keep your network configuration private.  You don't want competitors or hackers to know your internal network configuration.  The more information about your network infrastructure that's accessible to hackers the less they have to figure out on their own and the sooner they can compromise your network.

2. Many digital copiers store the IP addresses of your DNS servers and/or Domain controllers.  Depending on the type and model of your copier, this information may not be cleared by your copier "purge" function.  You definitely don't want competitors or hackers knowing the IP addresses of your Name Servers or Domain Controllers.

3. Many digital copiers store email addresses and some even download your entire Email Global Address List to the copier.  Again, you don't want this to be accessible to those outside your company.

4. The "purge" function used by older digital copy machines doesn't delete any data from the copier hard drive.  It only renders the data inaccessible to the copier software.  It either deletes a file we techies would call a "file allocation table" or it will use other tactics to render the data unreadable to the copier software.  The "Purge" button merely gives an allusion the disk has been cleaned.  However, the data is still there and can be removed as shown on the CBS story.  Most copier security policies rely on this built-in Purge function and think their data is cleared.  It is not cleared.  It can still be accessed with free scanning tools available on the internet.

5. If your copier has a fax capability, the copier also stores all the phone numbers it dialed and numbers that dialed it along with any information you provided in your Fax phone book.  Again, the "Purge" function will not clear this information.

One of the biggest obstacles surrounding this whole issue of Copier Security is the apathy and ignorance of the Manufacturers.  Most copier technicians today still believe the built-in Purge function deletes all information on the copier.  To make matters worse, most copier technicians don't know where the different type of information is stored.  Some data is stored on the hard drive, some data in flash memory, and some data is stored in firmware.  Sensitive information is stored in different places depending on the manufacturer and model of copier.  Just when you think it can't get worse.  Let me drop the final shoe.  There are no utilities that will scan a copier and certify that it has been completely purged from older digital copy machines.

As I mentioned earlier, this CBS news story only scratched the surface of the real risks associated with digital Copier Security.  The Copier Security pioneers who were interviewed in the CBS story, Digital Copier Security inc., have done extensive research on these security risks and are working to provide services and resources to help companies thoroughly purge their older copy machines.  I applaud Digital Copier Security for bringing this issue to the attention of Corporate America and for working diligently to address this significant security hole.

I encourage the Copier industry to take responsibility for ensuring new copiers have the capability to purge themselves of all sensitive information and to provide a certification report indicating what has been purged.  This should be a standard feature on all Digital Copiers and not an add-on feature that comes at an additional cost.  Additionally copier technicians should be trained to thoroughly purge all Digital Copiers.

Until such a time, Corporate America must take necessary steps to ensure their own safety.  They must ensure they are not exposing themselves to unnecessary security risks or even breaking Privacy Laws. Digital copiers must have processes defined (and documented) that ensure appropriate actions are taken before copiers are released to third parties.

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Monday, May 13, 2019

Multifunctional Copier For Your Business


Investing in a powerful, multi-functional copier for your business is one of the best investments you can make for the productivity of your office.  That said, there are several factors you'll need to consider when looking for the right copier, the most important being how often will the copier be used.  When working out how many copies are made per day or month, you will be better able to determine whether you will need a color or black and white copier, the size of the copier as well as its tray's capacity.  The second aspect to ensure about your copier is that it has a duplex option.  This will allow for double, and single sided printing and copying, with the option of making one or the other the default.  This will save plenty of paper.  There should be an option to use single sided printing as well, but ensure this feature should only be used when absolutely necessary.



Ensure that the copier chosen uses a tiny amount of standby power, and that it automatically switches between standby and active mode when not in use.  Plenty of the newer copiers automatically enter into standby mode the moment they are not being used and have awfully fast start up times.  A comparison of some new copiers shows that they only consume 3w of energy as opposed to 690w for some older copiers.  Yet another aspect to consider before deciding on a copier, is whether a multi-functional copier will be a worthwhile investment.  These copiers are able to take on the workload of a scanner, printer, and copier and even fax machines, all in one.  It can also save you a lot of space, if you are running a small office, and will save you money in running and servicing costs should you need to utilize each of these machines for your business.

The resolution of the copier establishes the clarity of each page such as the crispness and clarity of an image, which may be very important depending on the copier's purpose.  Resolution is calculated in dots per inch.  There are copiers equipped with very high resolutions, but save you and require a regular amount of prints with exceptionally clear images, this will certainly impact on the running costs of your copier.  Consequently, dramatically high resolution copiers are mostly only worthwhile to designers and printing businesses.  The next aspect to take into consideration is the speed at which you will require your copier to perform.  A copier's speed is measured in pages per minute.  If you and a lot of other people will be using the copier on a regular basis, it is advisable to get a copier that performs at a faster rate in order to aid productivity.  The software available for the copier should be thoroughly researched to see which capabilities it is equipped with, should you need to make use of it in the future.  Some software may be very useful, particularly for larger organizations where you can keep tabs on what is being printed, and instigating departmental quotas on printing.

A copier is a large investment to make, thoroughly research any decision before making it, and only buy from trusted, accredited suppliers.

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Used Copiers - The New Trend


In this day and age, any professional nowadays that have copiers, they have been a staple in almost every white collar job out there. This is for a number of reasons such as documentation, filing or just simply reproduction of data.  Producing copies from copiers are generally cheaper and less time consuming than recreating new versions of them.  The only catch is that, the copiers themselves cost a small fortune, and you would need a few years of using it before you can actually feel the return of investment for these copiers.


A new trend nowadays is buying used copiers rather than brand new ones.  Investing in used copiers can benefit anyone in many ways and that's why many people are shifting to used copiers rather than saving up for brand new ones.

A used copier is very easy on the pocket book.  A quality used copier can cost about one third the price of a brand new one and even one half the price of the latest versions.  This would allow you to spread your investments into other things like another copier or other equipment all as the cost of one brand new copier.

Used copiers although old, can still offer the same quality copies as brand new ones.  Especially if you do not need any high end graphics and details to be copied, used copiers could be more than enough for you.  Any quality used copier can handle and text documents with little or no difference from a brand new one.

Many used copiers in Chicago offer competitive prices for any type of professional.  Whether for work or personal use, you will be sure to find a quality used copier in the Chicagoland area.  Used copiers in Chicago cost much less than used copiers sold elsewhere, so it would be best to take advantage of this offer if you are living in the Chicagoland area and go get your used copier.  You need not worry about having a hard time finding a used copier in Arlington Heights.  You can find a used copier in Chicago at almost any computer hardware store there.  You can also inspect the used copiers if they are up to your caliber In quality.

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Tuesday, May 7, 2019

Tips to Choosing a Digital Copier


There are many really good copier manufacturers, like Canon, Lanier, Epson, HP, Sharp, Toshiba, Xerox, etc. All you have to do is understand your business or individual requirements and consider a few points so that making the choice won't be a problem. Don't worry, it's not a very daunting task if do your research well enough.


Tips to buy you Digital Copier

Requirements - First, determine the requirements of your business. If you are a large corporation and the use of your copier will be heavy, then you will require a heavy duty copier that has the capacity to produce large numbers of copies at a time and has the durability to do so. A copier used at home would not be the same one used at a publishing house.

Cost - Cost is another factor you should consider. If you are going to buy more than one copier, make sure you are getting the best deal possible. Make a comprehensive cost comparison. But don't be deterred by high prices and opt for a cheaper model if you are going to require the features of the higher priced model.

Volume - Volume means the ability of a copier to make copies as quickly as possible in the least time. If you are going to require a heavy duty copier, then you need a copier that will provide a high volume turnover and speed. The speed of a copier is dependent on the pages per minute. The basic copier today has a monthly volume of 10,000 copies at 15 pages per minute. The higher end copier can go up to 100ppm and 60,000 copies monthly. Of course, you will have to spend a little more on the high-end copiers, but it will be balanced out by your requirements.

Colour - If you require only a black and white copier, there is no point in investing in a color copier. Although, if you later want to upgrade to a color copier, it will make you pay at least 20-30% more than the black and white one.

Network Card - A copier with a network card is a better solution if you require heavy usage. You can even install a printer mode along with the network card to make your copier a laser printer, thus allowing you to sit at your desk and make copies somewhere else.

Scanners - Scanners are used to scan documents and once that is done, everything can be sorted in the copy machine itself, after which you can let the copier to do its job, leaving you free to get on with your job. Scanning can be done with software called OCR, which stands for Optical Character Recognition, which converts your copier into a scanner. This turns the scanned document into an electronic file, which you can edit and save on your computer.

Fax Machines - Some copiers today come with facilities to both send and receive faxes so that when you receive a fax, it will be directly printed. This saves you the headache of buying a separate fax machine. You can send or receive even multi-page faxes. If you are connected with a network card, then you can even send a fax from your desk.

Editing - Some copiers even come with editing facility. This means that you can even number your pages or add a watermark. You can even add dates to your documents and some copiers even allow you to rotate images. This means the copier recognizes the paper and restyles the content to fit the paper, thus reducing the loss of paper.

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Saturday, March 30, 2019

A Closer Look At Xerox Printers And Copiers

Xerox was founded in 1906 and has grown ever since.  Their first copier was big and bulky, and only copied one side.  The company was then known as The Haloid Photographic Company and by the sixties, was simply Xerox.  By the late 1960s, it had made over sixty million in profits, making it one of the most popular types of copiers.


Since then, office equipment has not been the same.  With growing technologies, Xerox has created some of the most advanced products in the world.  These are some of the most valuable assets to most companies that rely on producing quality prints.

Their machines are known to be user friendly, easy to operate and most of them are multi-functional. There are many different styles and sizes to choose from, each coming with its own features and benefits.  They are known to be fast and efficient, making them a priceless addition to each office.
One of the advantages of using a Xerox copier is that they require less maintenance than most of the other copiers on the market today.  Xerox has worked hard to improve each and every feature offered by their machines and in the meantime, making advances in their products.

Xerox is the first company to come up with a product that works in combining two copiers that are in different places.  They could connect the printers so that one copier would copy a document and the other one would print it.  This was the beginning of what we now refer to as the fax machine.

There are many different copiers to choose from that come in different sizes.  There are those that are freestanding and some that fit nicely on a desk top.  There is also the option of printing in color or in black and white.  With every choice of Xerox copiers comes with the peace of mind that comes with owning one of the finest pieces of office equipment today.


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Monday, February 25, 2019

Solving Some Troubleshooting for Ricoh Copiers

Ricoh is one famous brand name manufacturer of copier machines that you can choose as the best optional choices of equipment for your offices and also personal needs.  These copier machines are available in various choices of sizes, functions and also abilities.  It is one professional choice of copier products that will need a complicated treatment than any other choices of machine you will ever have. In the daily operation, you will need to deal with some common troubleshooting technique's that you need to solve.


It would be better if you can solve the troubleshooting problem by yourself instead of calling the professional assistant to repair it for you.  Generally, in some cases, you can resolve it by using some simple tools such as a cotton cloth, along with some common glass cleaner.  If you have a problem with your machine where you can't clear an error code or message on the display, you can try to just turn off the machine by holding the power button or switching off the power supply.  If that does not work for your machine, you can sometimes on some machines, try to just unplug the power plug and give it a few moments; before powering it back up.  Instead of those steps above, you may also try to resolve it by, restarting your copier machine and leave it for a moment.


If you have a paper jam problem, you sometimes could have either a beep sound, flashing light, or error code indication on the control panel, when you're trying to restart your machine.  In some of the cases  the Ricoh copier series models, you'll have a screen that will show you the exact location of the paper jamming area.  In which case, you can sometimes try to use, if supplied with; the supplied  paper duster to clean your paper rollers.  In addition to that, you can also try to keep your glass, feeder and scanner parts clean and free from all kinds of dirt.  This type of troubleshooting is also used to solve problems by the error codes that are displayed on the control panel screen.  If all the steps above do not work very well, you can always begin to  just call for the nearest Ricoh copier repair service; to get a professional involved, to get the problems resolved for you.


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Thursday, February 14, 2019

How to Remove Xerox Toner From Clothing

Stains in general are one of life's many annoyances, especially when it's something near impossible to remove.  Clothing is pretty expensive to begin with, and then you get stains and it's a whole different cost to get the dry cleaners to remove them--if they can.


If you've ever been elected as the lucky individual to change the toner in the Xerox copier at work (usually on the day you when you decided to wear that crisp white shirt and freshly dry-cleaned khaki's), you know that unless you're wearing a hazmat suit, you'll probably end up with some toner- from change induced battle stains.  Usually, this would mean throwing out the item and going shopping, with a chip on your shoulder all because of the stupid copy machine and its Xerox Toner needs.

Keep in mind though, next time you find yourself in that boat, just refer to the handy guide here to help you treat the stain and salvage your stained item of clothing.

Xerox toner is so hard to get out of clothes because of the special powder it's made of; which contains a highly concentrated amount of pigments and dyes.  Toner melts when heated, thus causing it to bond firmly to paper in the printing process.  When toner comes in contact with clothing it doesn't form an indelible bond right away, you have a window of time to treat it, and salvage your item of affected clothing.

Here are 5 steps to treat Xerox Toner stains in clothing yourself:
1) Remove the article of clothing as soon as possible and shake it out.  The sooner you attend to the stain, the less time the stain has to settle into the fibers of the item.  Shake it to get as much loose toner out as possible.

2) Use a Vacuum with an attachment to vacuum out those loose particles in the clothing.  The more Xerox toner you can get out without water, the less likely the stain will be to set.

3) Fill the sink basin with cold water and immerse the item.  Work with the item to try to get more toner out.  Drain the sink and run more cold water over the item, trying again to get more Xerox toner out.

4) Wash the item in a washing machine on the cold water setting with mild detergent only.

5) Air-dry the article in the shade or indoors.  You're air drying primarily because if there's any toner left, the heat from the dryer which will probably set the stain permanently.  This will make it much harder or down-right impossible to remove.

More Tips and Warnings:
Avoid touching the toner with your hands when removing the stained article of clothing.  This prevents the toner particles from accidentally being spread.

If you get Xerox toner on your clothing, shake out the article of clothing outdoors.  This avoids the Xerox Toner particles landing on other easily stained items like carpet, furniture upholstery, and other items of clothing.

DO NOT use warm or hot water when washing the item, as it will set the stain most likely permanently.

If the item is dry-cleaning only, inform your cleaners that toner was spilled before they dry-clean it.  They may also need to know what kind of toner was spilled on it to ensure proper treatment, based on the makeup of the toner.


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Wednesday, January 23, 2019

Troubleshooting a Xerox Copier

Xerox can be a great option for a copier that you can have.  This will help you to get the copies of documents that you need; but in a certain amount of time, you might find that this machine does not work properly.  You might get faded images and documents from the machine intermittently, or it can do the copying job perfectly sometimes.


You will find that the Xerox might get dirty or wear down after you use it for hundreds of copying jobs.  If you find some problems that might occur in the copier, there are ways that you can go thru a troubleshooting procedure for the machine.  Follow the following steps if you want to troubleshoot your Xerox copier.  Keep in mind this doesn't apply to all Xerox copiers, but similar procedures do apply to others.

1. Find the red button (Job Cancel) on the control panel of the machine and press it.  Then, you should turn off the machine by pressing the power switch.  You should also unplug any cable that you can find in the machine.

2. Let the machine to go thru a cool down, by leaving it off for several minutes. Then you should try to find and reveal the toner cartridge of the machine. You can do it by pulling open usually the front cover of the machine.

3. Find the plastic locking lever and locate it next to the left hand end of the cartridge.  You should press it toward you.  Then, you should set the cartridge on a stable work surface.

4. Look at the top-right of the cartridge and find the blue tab.  Grip it, and slide the tab to the left end of the cartridge.  Then, you have to slide it back to its previous position.  You should repeat it for several times to clean the corona wire that exists inside the cartridge.

5. Look inside the machine to find whether there is jammed paper or not.  You can do it by the inspecting the toner cartridge inside the machine.

6. Look at the front of the machine and close the plastic panel that you find in it.  The, you should reveal the scanning glass of the machine by pulling the plastic lid.  Wipe off the glass that you have revealed with a soft cloth towel.

7. When you have finished, close the lid of the copier.  When you find any paper jammed inside the feed tray, pull the paper.

Those are some examples of things that you can do to troubleshoot most Xerox copiers that you might have.  By doing these things, you will be able to use the machine properly, so that you can run the copying jobs with this machine.


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