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www.printitreseller.uk ISSUE 66 · 2019

KYOCERA ECOSYS Series Wins Editor’s Choice Award

SURVEY PRINT LOGIC 60 SECONDS The ethics of AI Targeting £5m in WITH... two years Bob Kalyan, iTS PAGE 20 PAGE 26 PAGE 50 WHAT'S NEW

Focus On: What’s New Kyocera announces new ECOSYS devices Kyocera has launched three new increasing print output in a more efficient ECOSYS devices designed to drive and eco-friendly manner. Kyocera ECOSYS series down the total cost of ownership The ECOSYS P3260dn printer and two of printers and MFPs for businesses new MFPs, the M3860idn and M3860idnf, their printing process. of all sizes. offer enhanced data security, faster An ultra-high yield toner has The new ECOSYS series comprising printing with lower energy consumption, a yield of 40,000 pages, reducing the P3260dn, ECOSYS M3860idn and reducing the time to first print by 20% and the overall total cost of ownership. ECOSYS M3860idnf is the latest addition improved scanning capabilities with rapid Additionally, these devices are to the company’s A4 mono high speed scanning as standard. In particular, the compatible with four different toner laser portfolio. The new devices have ECOSYS M3860idnf brings a valuable new types to allow businesses to find the been updated to successfully print higher addition to the line-up with an internal right solution to match their needs. volumes, so that users can manage finisher enabling businesses to optimise kyoceradocumentsolutions.eu

Cloud communication platform UC-Line is Panasonic’s first fully For Enterprise and SME customers, of implementation, all UC-Line services, integrated cloud communication UC-Line delivers better business such as SIP trunk or future-ready platform, It combines the communications using the latest cloud UC hosted PBX, are available and company’s range of SIP phone technology. Businesses can connect compatible with Panasonic’s existing units with voice over IP, video multiple office locations and remote PBX systems and SIP phone line-up. conferencing and a powerful suite workers effortlessly; customise numbers, Panasonic has developed UC-Line of unified communications tools. users, permissions and devices to match in close partnership with Blueface, The service is available today their needs and receive free upgrades the global cloud-based UCaaS and in France and Spain, through and maintenance automatically pushed collaboration technology provider, Panasonic’s extensive channel through the cloud platform – eliminating following a technology partnership partner network, with other the need for on-site servers and agreement between the two companies European markets rolling out in expensive call outs. in 2018. early 2020. For maximum convenience and ease www.panasonic.com

Smallest A3 colour MFP Compact, rugged and Sharp says its new series of compact mobile colour multifunction printers have Featuring a compact and durable the smallest footprint of any A3 design at a competitive price point, colour laser MFP. The new entry-level the SPP-L410 mobile label printer BP series devices have a stylish cubic from BIXOLON weighs just 530g, design and make quality colour offers 112mm and 105mm media printing, scanning and copying widths and media roll diameter up accessible to a wider range of to 56mm. It produces 203dpi high organisations. resolution user defined fonts, graphics The BP20C20 and BP20C25 slot neatly and logos at speeds up to 4ips into any office space, with a footprint (102mm/sec) with a memory capacity (560mm x 560mm) as small as some A4 up to 256 MB SDRAM, 512 MB Flash. devices. The compact design and flexibility better visibility. Optional features for the The mobile label device also supports to add additional paper trays as required BP20C20 and BP20C25 include wireless Linerless Labelling printing associated ensures a fast and easy installation as a connectivity, enabling easy everyday B-linerless media, alongside IP54 dust floor standing or desktop device. office printing from mobile devices, protection, a splash proof design and The models print at speeds of up to 25 tablets and laptops. 1.8m (6ft.) drop test reliability. ppm and offer scanning speeds of up to Extra functions that support flexible www.BIXOLONEU.com 37 ipm. The printers support a maximum working and improve efficiency include 1,850-sheet paper capacity that can direct USB printing and the ability to be fed from separate trays on the MFP, scan to multiple destinations. The ID card allowing users to select different paper copy feature lets users copy the front styles dependent on the type of printing and back of ID cards onto a single page required, including labels, envelope, A6, with a single button, ideal for improving glossy or heavy paper. customer service times in hotel lobbies, A 4-inch operation panel can display banks and other customer-facing service five lines of content for easy operation industries. and can be adjusted for ease of use and www.sharp.co.uk

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