Solution Champ: Managed Print Services

Som Imaging Informatics
Indrayani Sales
Future Businesstech
Innovative Enterprise
Dixit Infotech

Solution Champ: Som Imaging Informatics

Kolkata based Somnet's Managed Print Services use some unique software tools to perform a thorough and objective analysis of an organization's document output environment. Some of the products it sells are i-DOC (Document Management System), i-LIB (Digital Library)and Printware (Print Management & Audit System). The firm is moving from Capex model to Opex model. It has garnered business of around 50 million INR in FY12-FY13 in the MPS space alone. The firm caters to services involving Scanning and Digitization of Documents and Cloud Printing. "Our Software processes are developed in-house by the developers and our equipment partners are Canon and Oce. We have plans to grow and enter into On-demand Cloud Printing Services to expand our scope of work," says Shantanu Som, Technical Director, Som Imaging Informatics Pvt. Ltd Somnet' s knowledge and experience of this industry helps them to recommend strategies and create innovative output solutions, optimally redeploy existing assets and provide new equipment as needed and provide all service and supplies, and proactively monitor usage and changing customer requirements.

• Offering services like cloud printing and document digitizations
• Conforming to most industry leading standard

The firms target markets includes Corporates, Government Organizations, SMEs', and Institutions. "Over the last year, the response has been positive with more organizations witnessing the benefits of the eco system in MCPS and this has helped building our solid expertise in printing with the capacity of printing about 500 million pages and still counting,," adds Som. The company has a dedicated software development team who are constantly upgrading our Print Management Software, adapting ourselves to Cloud computing strategies, benchmarking its services to stringent ISO 9001:2008, ISO 27001:2005 and ISO 20000-1:2011 Compliance requirements. Somnet acts solution providers for Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, All India Radio, Unilever Limited, Department of Telecommunications (BSNL), Calcutta University, Dept. of Botany. The company has seen growth at 50% y-o-y.

Indrayani Sales

MPS is changing on multiple fronts with the key driver being a shift in goals. In the aftermath of the MPS boom, the low-hanging fruit has been picked with many organisations reducing costs and improving productivity. Mumbai based Indrayani sales Pvt Ltd is the first company in this type of industry who obtained the environmental clearance certificate from pollution control board, so the environmental factor will be taken care while doing the manufacturing. The company produces all mono, colour and MICR toner cartridges for HP. It has been already proved that these toner cartridges give more print out than the OEM cartridges. Thereby the cartridges maintain the highest quality and quantity standard than any other compatible toner cartridges available in India. The cartridges are manufactured under strict quality control supervision. The firm tries to reduce the environmental damage by progressively reducing carbon footprint by recycling more products and create less electronic and chemical waste.

Going green is all about better recycling, reusing, reduced consumption of natural resources and cleaner environment. The latest technology in toner segment both black and color that reduces the amount of energy and waste associated with printing and ensures 30-40% energy savings per printed pages. Indrayani sales ensure smooth economics of pricing and sustainable world class service to the customers.

 

Future Businesstech
Bengaluru based Future businesstech's Total Print Management Solution helps in improving total cost of ownership, manageability and productivity of imaging and printing environment. The company works the market leader in printing technology, that is Hewlett Packard for a complete portfolio of products and services that maximize performance and productivity. Their product portfolio includes Deskjets, Laserjets, Multi Function devices, Scanners and Large Format Printers (Plotters).
Future business Tech optimizes imaging and printing infrastructure, control assets and costs, provide Financial and Procurement Services, Transition and Implementation Services and improve document workflows. Their Managed Print Services provide proactive end-to-end management of your imaging and printing needs from a single, globally trusted partner. Industry-leading network infrastructure management and asset management capabilities form the foundation of our MPS. These powerful capabilities enable remote and secure installation, configuration, maintenance, monitoring and management of your imaging and printing environment.

Innovative Enterprise
Based out of Mumbai, Innovative enterprise has Hewlett Packard as its sole vendor. Though it considers the MPS space to have potential yet the company is facing stiff competition from other solution providers working in the space. The company has garnered 50% of its business from MPS space last year and expects the number to reach 75% this year. The only gap in the market, according o company spokesperson is the lack of awareness on the part of the customers. Most of their clients purchase the same or similar products that were popular in the last decade. There is some of hesitation to try out newer technologies in the space. Since many companies now view MPS as a key component of their overall business strategy, and the market continues to gather momentum, Innovative Enterprise on their part, the company's aim for the next year is to guide the customers so that they are willing to adopt the newer technologies proliferating in the space. The firm do not have pan India presence as of now and provides its service only to those based in Maharashtra.

Dixit Infotech

Dixit Infotech is working in the Cost-Per-Page (CPP) Printing Services domain. According to a company spokesperson, in an unmanaged environment, every document printed uses a variable amount of ink or toner. Customers pay a different price for every toner. Service calls are unpredictable and typically support minimum thresholds for multiple service vendors. With MPS cost-per-page printing services, all variable expenses are consolidated. Customers pay a fixed cost-per page that reduces their overall expenditure. The company works with the vision of developing the skills and abilities to select and deploy appropriate technology to the user community to help them achieve their business results at optimal costs. Operating from its Mumbai head office, over the years the company has progressed from being a trader in consumables to the Mumbai IT fraternity and also other parts of India to become a PAN India Systems Integrator of choice.

 

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