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Drawing attention to an event is never an easy task. Whether it’s marketing for ticket sales prior to an event, drawing in foot traffic on the day of the event, or simply guiding people during the event; signage plays a very important role in getting important information to your customers or attendees.

While modern printers are fantastic devices, they can be a serious cybersecurity risk. In most office environments, imaging equipment represents the easiest way to infiltrate the corporate network. This is because many office managers and print administrators leave their equipment unsecured. Many set office imaging devices to automatically accept all incoming transmissions, which makes them an easy target for cyber-criminals.

3D printing has promised game-changing disruption of the manufacturing industry for years. From the perspective of most business owners, however, it does not yet seem like 3D printing has generated the kind of widespread change that its most enthusiastic devotees expected.

Digital transformation is a clear goal for many executives and their teams. With a few notable exceptions, printing is an option in today’s business world – not a requirement.

In this digital age, there are countless threats to the data systems of businesses. Hackers are constantly looking for the newest way to gain access to important information. 

This problem is compounded by the number of connected devices employees use throughout the day. There was a time when IT departments only had to worry about the security of the desktop computers on the network. Now, there are laptops, printers, tablets, smartphones, and other connected devices like smart speakers that provide hackers with a new point of entry.

When planning for IT services there is one question that must be answered by every business: how do you choose between managed IT services vs in-house IT services? The answer to that question is not always immediately clear. Some businesses may opt for in-house IT services because of the perceived benefit of having someone on staff dedicated to the operation.

Switching from paper to fully digital processes has been a dream for businesses around the world for decades. Yet even now, almost a quarter of the way through the 21st century, going paperless remains tantalizingly out of reach.

Everywhere you go, there are more and more video displays showing up on the walls of retailers and restaurants.  For the most part, they are TV’s with cable stations blaring the same shows we all watch at home.  What if these displays could convert some of the programming to local advertising rather than the commercials purchased by advertisers on cable networks?

Digital signage has reached the “age of collaboration”, with hardware, software, and content suppliers increasingly working hand-in-hand to deliver on-demand solutions to businesses that stand to profit from signage solutions. 

Digital content is already a common sight in retail environments, where the ability to quickly show dynamic content based on user-programmable factors offers clear value. Anything from shopping behaviors to the specific time of day can affect display content – a major upgrade from traditional paper and vinyl signage solutions.