The HP LaserJet blog by Vince Ferraro

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» The Myth of the Paperless Office Revealed

My colleague Jim Lyons posted this entry on his blog regarding the current and future role of paper.

For the last 10-15 years there have been dire predictions on the future of paper. And believe it our not, people are printing less in many areas as the quality and number of documents online continue to increase. However at the same time, the number of office and home pages printed continues to grow. How do I know this? I am in the business and part of my job is predicting the number of pages that will be printed in the future.

» HP's Enterprise Printing Launch Breaks New Ground

HP today announced a very broad expansion of its imaging and printing portfolio for large businesses. Our latest offerings help enterprises simplify their imaging and printing environments and improve workflows to reduce costs and enhance productivity, all with an eye towards security.

The new HP offerings include:

1-Six HP LaserJet printers,
2-An enterprise-class scanner for document capture,
3-Three access control printing solutions,
4-Four printing services
5-An accreditation, certification and test program for HP’s software solution development partners.

» Tips on printing less

You might think it unusual for a printer company to talk about a paperless office? That would not be self-serving enough, you would say.

After all, hp is in the business of selling printers and having pages printed. At the same time, I believe too much of a good thing is a bad thing as the story goes. So I liked the PC Magazine article on "Three Steps to the Paperless office?". In it were some good tips on how to print less.

» SmallBizTechnology covers In-House Marketing

SmallBizTechnology.com recently posted about the HP Marketing Resources Center. 

Ramon Ray featured the HP Marketing Resources site and describes the key elements of the software, pointing out the benefits of the HP Print Cost Estimator and HP Print View Software.

Ray called out the HP Print Cost Estimator and noted that it can help to determine whether a print job should be produced in the office or outsourced to a local commercial printer. HP Marketing Resources Center contains tools, training, and templates that allow businesses to create and print professional marketing collateral (e.g. business cards, postcards, letterhead, brochures, flyers, etc.).

There is incredible power in desktop color lasers today to do things that were once only the domain of commercial/offset printers. At low print volumes, color lasers can create short run collateral (with high quality) at an affordable price.

» From the Web on Print: LaserJet for Personal Printing

Google Alerts just turned up this post by Dave on the aptly named, Dave's Blog, who recently purchased an HP LaserJet 1018 for personal use.  We're glad to see that he's enjoying it.  It's always good to see happy customers.

We should note for other customers who wish to share in Dave's joy that the 1018 is being replaced by the p1005, which won PC Magazines People's choice award in 2007 and shares in the same high print quality and speed.

Awards are good, happy customers are better.  Happy printing Dave.

'From the Web on Print' link posts are written by Tac Anderson, the Web 2.0 Strategic Lead for LaserJet Marketing

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» HP announces new solutions for the small business

Today's guest post is provided by Kellie Phillips.  Kellie is the LaserJet Communications Manager for Small and Medium Business.

HP announced today new printing solutions that enable small businesses to affordably produce marketing collateral in-house, increase productivity and better manage their printing environment.   So what does that mean for you? 

Did you know that you can save up to 50% by printing your marketing collateral on your Color LaserJet printer versus using a quick printer?  Take a look at how Far and Away Adventures, a luxury wilderness tour provider, is using an HP Color LaserJet to save time and reduce their overall printing costs.

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» Being HP at the Lyra Imaging Symposium 2008

» From Old DOS Apps to USB Printers

» Universal Print Driver continues to improve LaserJet printing with Vista

This week's blog entry is dedicated to the readers who have submitted numerous questions on Vista support of Universal Print Drivers (UPD). First of all, I appreciate the feedback and questions, as it creates a real dialog of issues that I can help resolve for our customers. I enjoy doing that. I want you to have the best possible print experience using HP printers and UPD print drivers for Vista/XP.

Universal Print Drivers are revolutionary from the perspective that our overall vision is that one single driver will support the printing needs of most LaserJet. We are building the realization of that vision one step at a time.

» Getting Information on LaserJet Compatible Toner, Paper and Accessories

I often get questioned on supplies and paper compatibility for LaserJet printers from businesses that print a lot of their own marketing material.

I admit it can be confusing. We introduce so many new printers every year, keeping things up to date is a challenge, even for hp! I thought these guides would help many of our customers select ink, toner, paper, and accessories for their printers. The charts are applicable to LaserJet and our inkjet printer product lines.

Find the right toner and ink for your printer: HP Supplies

Use this guide to find the right paper for your project

Accessories for many of our LaserJet products are available here.

Drop me a line and let me know if this was helpful.

» Live from Image Print 2007

I am writing this blog from ImagePrint 2007 in Phoenix, Arizona. ImagePrint is IPG’s annual enterprise printing and imaging customer event. Each year, IPG invites its top customers and channel partners to hear IPG’s print strategy and how it can benefit their businesses. By better understanding IPG’s strategy and offerings, ImagePrint attendees understand key printing trends and how hp can help transform their own business environments.

ImagePrint supports the work of the IPG enterprise sales team by communicating the IPG Print 2.0 strategy directly to customers. Concurrent with ImagePrint, we are sponsoring the first-ever IPG Executive Summit. The Executive Summit is an invitation-only event for 25 top corporate level executives. The agenda is designed to address the strategic business issues facing this executive level of IT management.

» How Much Does Your Printer Really Cost?

This week I have decided to talk a little about printing costs. These costs are not what one typically thinks about - hardware, supplies, and media - but other cost that are sometimes called "hidden" costs. These costs are typically found in medium to enterprise sized companies.

A recent InfoTrends study found that organizations perceived that they spend an average of three percent of their annual revenues on printing, copying and fax-related costs. But in actuality overall document expenditures (including hardware, supplies and "people" costs) averaged six percent of annual revenues across all industries. So why the confusion? Many of the largest cost components of document output are often hidden and grow over time. Here is a quick look at five of the most common concealed costs (read: savings opportunities) and why it pays to act on them now.

1. Device proliferation
2. Underutilization
3. Multiple print architectures
4. Multiple print drivers
5. Energy drain

I hope this white paper helps to illuminate that some costs associated with printing don't necessarily show up in an initial conversation about printer costs. I would be interested in hearing readers' perspectives on this topic. Do you see other cost of ownership issues from your perspective?

» Dealing with San Diego Fires

I was actually in Boise at the time of the evacuation notice on Monday (10/22). Boise is the headquarters of hp's LaserJet Business. My wife got a reverse 911 call in the morning and put a few things in the car and headed for a friend's house with my son. I returned back to San Diego on Monday night. We spent the next week in San Diego and LA waiting out the fire. We were getting scant information on the fire with the exception of a few blogs. We were allowed to return to our homes on Thursday (10/25). Although we were told that power could be restored as late as Monday, it was on when we arrived home. Our primary home was ok, thanks to the fireman and our home design.