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Cost control - is there ever a simple solution?

The dramatic change in the economic climate has necessitated an immediate focus on cost control across all organisations. Inevitably, this has also led to a flood of products and services from technology vendors that promise immediate cost and time savings — but can they really deliver what they promise? Are they able to provide transparency of the project's total cost of ownership and demonstrate an overall cost saving? Have they been proven to deliver a return on this investment that positively impacts the bottom line in the same financial year?

There is one solution that has been proven to deliver against its promises but it is often overlooked because it falls between many different departments. Companies that have taken the time to proactively organise their print and imaging infrastructure have recognised that for little or no start-up investment they can deliver cost savings of up to 30% per annum.


Why should you care?

  • A global IT firm were spending $7m per annum unnecessarily on managing their printer and copier infrastructure
  • Another Xerox customer was processing 3,000 printer related invoices per quarter before engaging us
  • The service desk at a global telecommunications company was burdened with 850 call per month, 40% of which were unnecessary

The decision to sign with Xerox was not a difficult one. They were the only one to have a clear methodology and approach to achieve measurable savings of 25%. And more importantly, they guaranteed it.
— David M. Harris, Senior Vice President, Workplace Resources, Sun Microsystems


Xerox is positioned in the Leaders Quadrant in the Magic Quadrant for Managed Print Services Worldwide

IDC position Xerox as the leader in their MPS Leadership Grid