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Managed Print is as Easy as 1-2-3

Managed Print Services (MPS) present an extremely valuable solution for businesses who want to control their printing costs and improve workflow. Offices across the globe and right here in Ohio are realizing enormous savings of both money and time as a result of outsourcing all of their printing needs to a single, trusted vendor, like Modern Office Methods. While no two companies are exactly alike, the process of implementing MPS is a strategic and clearly-defined [...]

Top 5 Savings Thanks to Document Management

If updating one of your office processes would contribute to savings across the board, wouldn't you do it? ABSOLUTELY! Converting your documents from paper to electronic versions will lead to an abundance of savings. We’re not just talking about money—although you'll certainly save that, too.       Here are 5 key areas in which your company will experience savings with the help of a document management system: Time – By working with digital documents, [...]

Greening Your Business with Document Management

Document Management enables you to digitize the paper-driven processes in your office, promoting efficiency and optimizing your use of resources. Converting manual paper processes into automatic electronic processes has become increasingly popular with companies all over, and with good reason. Besides providing businesses with savings in both time and money, Document Management will reduce the carbon footprint of your office, making it a win-win situation.    Here’s how Document Management will help green your business: [...]

Modern Office Methods Acquires Full Service Networking

Leading office equipment provider expands technology offerings to include IT and networking servicesCincinnati, OH (March 31, 2017) – Modern Office Methods (MOM), a leader in managed print services and document strategy throughout southern and central Ohio, announced the acquisition of Full Service Networking (FSN), a Cincinnati-based managed information technology company. The acquisition expands MOM’s focus on total document solutions with complementary capabilities in network performance, data security and cloud services.“Full Service Networking has built a [...]

Have you taken the time to plan for the worst?

Everyone likes to think their business is immune from natural disasters—like fire or flood — or cyber-attacks like ransomware. But the truth is, many businesses are dangerously unprotected and many business owners are misinformed about their backups and more importantly their disaster recovery capabilities. "Without an iron-clad backup and recovery plan, your business is at risk.  75% of small and midsize businesses rank data loss as the most significant risk to their business.” – Applied [...]

4 Steps to Easily Improve Data Security at Law Firms

Ricoh's workintelligent.ly blog is set up to help every major vertical and their Legal section is no different. They breakdown their Legal information into 3 categories: Practice Innovation, Risk & Security, and Legal Operations & Technology. Below is an article we would like to share with our readers from Stephanie Kurtz, Senior Manager, Advanced Services Strategy, Ricoh USA, Inc. and it falls under the Risk & Security category. Small law firms tend to think that they’re safe [...]

Bring Your Scanned Documents to Life with OCR

op·ti·cal char·ac·ter rec·og·ni·tion ˈäptəkəl ˈker(ə)ktər ˌrekəɡˈniSHən/ noun the identification of printed characters using photoelectric devices and computer software.   As the business world continues to move closer toward the paper-free office, Optical Character Recognition (OCR) is one of the technological advancements helping make this transition feasible and painless. OCR uses computer algorithms to convert scanned images of handwritten or printed text into machine-readable format. The process digitizes printed text into word processing files, making [...]

Ransomware Will Reign Again This Year

Ransomware is the latest evolution in cyber threats and malicious Internet schemes. Last year, more businesses were struck by ransomware than ever before, and that trend is expected to continue. As a result, it’s essential for all professionals to learn more about ransomware and how to defend your company. What is ransomware? Ransomware is a program that infiltrates a computer system and restricts access to the system or certain files. The software encrypts data so [...]

Is Mobile Printing Right for Your Business?

On-Demand Printing and Agility   Mobile employees need access to business documents, but "read-only" access isn’t enough. Mobile team members need to be agile: able to create, use, and share notes, invoices, and fact sheets. Mobile printing eliminates cumbersome workarounds (like emailing documents to yourself or a client) and can even allow guests and customers to print. Considerations: Security — Passwords, ID cards, and two-factor authentication can all be leveraged in mobile printing solutions to [...]

The Magic of 5th Color Print Technology

Ricoh's workintelligent.ly site is a wealth of knowledge for our industry and we look forward to sharing many articles from their site in 2017. One of the most interesting products that Ricoh released in 2016 was the Pro c7100-c71170 series with it's ability to print with both White and Clear Toner. Below is an article by John Fulena about the impact the 5th Color station can have on your printing environment. Internally, MOM has utilized [...]