Lockdown saw a number of people working from home and utilising electronics including printers in the comfort of their homes.
Multifunctional printers (MFPs) have been part of the business environment for decades now and consequently, people might think they know all about what these productivity-enhancing devices can do and how these can benefit their business use cases.
However, this technological business tool is incredibly versatile and offers a world of functions and features that most users will not be aware of. Mohammed Vachiat, GM for Direct Sales at Konica Minolta South Africa sheds some light around this.
- Not even Neo from the Matrix will be The One to hack your printer
While the Fourth Industrial Era is leading to the use of technology in order to make employees more productive and efficient, it is also making servers and access points more vulnerable to attack. The onslaught of virus risk isn’t limited to Covid-19, but tech products too.
This is why brands like Konica Minolta provide world-leading security, hardware and software combined with proactive system monitoring that removes uncertainty and risk of future security threats. This means that potential cyber-attacks can be resolved quickly, without loss of data or disruption to work
- Smart remote printing for a remote working world
By employing certain applications users are able to easily connect to the company’s printing devices from their smartphone via Wi-Fi. This unlocks various handy features like the ability to print documents and images as well as import scanned data, without a PC. You can print directly from your cloud storage, browser and camera app too.
- Every productivity cloud has a cool tech feature lining
You do not need to install additional printer drivers in order to use printing services such as AirPrint from iOS-powered mobile devices, or Google Cloud Print. Furthermore, MFPs from some companies allow you to print whatever you want, wherever you are. You can automatically search for a device on the same Wi-Fi network and connect to it.
Cloud Printing Service also allows companies to manage their total print environment including the MFPs, servers, drivers, applications and network, and thereby simplify the operational processes, streamline their business and increase overall efficiency.
- Privacy remains vital in the age of POPI
With features such as mobile printing, people gain access to print in not only fast and convenient ways but also in a secure manner, since they can set up an individual ID and password for each employee allowed to use the MFP. This enables the business to stay in control of access rights – limiting access to copying confidential data.
- Recycling small printing parts makes a massive difference
Did you know that an empty printer cartridge will take approximately 1 000 years to decompose? Globally at least 80 per cent of used toner and ink cartridges end up in landfills.
