Infirmary Health Saves $240,000 with Managed Print Solution from Konica Minolta

Konica Minolta today announced that Infirmary Health System, a leading provider of healthcare in southwest Alabama, has implemented Konica Minolta Optimized Print Services (OPS) throughout its entire network of hospitals, outpatient facilities and medical clinics. By standardizing on a managed print solution Infirmary Health has saved over $240,000 as well as simplified the management of 2,000 printing devices and improved efficiencies and document security.

“Maintaining our large printing fleet across multiple hospitals and clinics was a strain on the IT department and our operational budget,” Eddy Stephens, CIO, Infirmary Health System, Inc. “It made more sense to move to a single managed print service plan with Konica Minolta OPS maintaining and supporting our entire fleet regardless of the manufacture and model. Not only has it helped to drive down operating costs, but the IT department no longer has to manage multiple vendors or service devices ourselves. With everything else I have on my plate as CIO of a large healthcare provider, printing is now one less thing I have to worry about with Konica Minolta OPS.”

For the past 15 years Infirmary Health has leveraged Konica Minolta printers, bizhub® multifunction printers (MFPs) and production print systems. Looking ahead to the long-term changes in healthcare reimbursements from government and private payers, Infirmary Health turned to Konica Minolta to implement a managed print solution that would help reduce its operating budget and drive costs out of the system. Infirmary Health now saves $20,000 monthly on replacement toner cartridges by moving to Konica Minolta OPS for the ordering and delivery of all consumables, replacement parts and maintenance kits, regardless of the device make or model.

With a total of 2000 printing devices throughout the organization, Infirmary Health has moved to a vendor supported maintenance model with a dedicated Konica Minolta technician on site to service and ensure optimal uptime. Now when IT receives a call related to printing, it is sent directly to the Konica Minolta technician. The combination of a dedicated Konica Minolta technician and local technician support ensure that Konica Minolta can easily service and maintain all the print devices located throughout nine different hospital facilities and more than 30 satellite clinics.

“Like so many large organizations with multiple locations, Infirmary Health’s printing environment was not optimized for efficiency and was comprised of excess printing, imaging and fax devices,” says Sam Errigo, senior vice president, Business Intelligence Services, Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. “Konica Minolta’s Optimized Print Services (OPS) takes the complexity and inefficiencies out of managing a print environment for both productivity and cost savings. Our approach combines consultancy, hardware, software and implementation services in order to achieve cost reductions and trouble-free processes.”

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Konica Minolta and Nautilus Solar poised to launch ‘Project Sunway’

Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. in collaboration with Nautilus Solar Energy, LLC will hold a ribbon cutting next week to introduce “Project Sunway,” – a 967,000 kWh solar energy system installed in the parking lots of the technology firm’s headquarters in Ramsey, New Jersey.

The ceremony will take place 15 October 2013.

 The goal of the joint venture is to provide an alternative energy source to the Konica Minolta offices and promote corporate sustainability efforts.

“Project Sunway exemplifies Konica Minolta’s commitment to environmental sustainability and is an exciting step towards achieving the goals laid out in the long term environmental plan, Eco Vision 2050,” says Tom Taiko, Chairman and CEO, Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc.  “Project Sunway will help reduce our overall electricity usage and demonstrate how customers can count on Konica Minolta to be an environmentally-conscious document management solutions provider.”
Nautilus Solar will be the owner and provider of a photovoltaic system comprised of carport canopies supporting approximately 3,498 240 – Watt solar panels. Project Sunway will produce 15-18 percent of the energy needs for the buildings.

Based on standards set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, this project will offset the CO2 emissions from 132 passenger vehicles, or the electricity used by 84 homes per year.

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory has stated that if the U.S. applied solar photovoltaics to just  7 percent of cities and residences on such surfaces as rooftops, parking lots, and along highway walls, it could supply all of the U.S. energy needs. 

Despite only seeing sun three in every 8 days, New Jersey ranks #2 in the U.S. for generating solar power, right behind California.

Project Sunway is part of the aforementioned, long-term environmental vision from parent company Konica Minolta, Inc. – Eco Vision 2050. This vision is guided by three main goals for the year 2050: reduce CO2 emissions throughout the product life cycle by 80 percent compared to 2005 levels; promote recycling and effective use of Earth’s limited resources; and work to promote restoration and preservation of biodiversity. 

Scheduled to attend the ceremony at the Konica Minolta Corporate offices in Ramsey are: Tom Taiko, chairman and CEO, Konica Minolta; Rick Taylor, president and COO, Konica Minolta; James M. Rice, CEO, Nautilus Solar, and Ramsey, N.J. Mayor Chris Botta.

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Konica Minolta’s Project Sunway

 

Article by Dan McCue

Konica Minolta encourages entrepreneurial activity across Europe

What do “Runtastic” and Konica Minolta have in common? – They both believe in the same idea! Believing in innovation, Konica Minolta – a leading service provider for IT and document processes – extends its sponsorship of Pioneers Festival, one of the most prominent technology festivals in Europe. Startups like Runtastic (keynote speech at the Festival this year) live out these ideals on a day-to-day basis. Runtastic had one of its first pitches as a startup at an earlier Pioneers Unplugged event and has continued to grow ever since.

Konica Minolta has sponsored Pioneers Festival for more than two years. “Our aim is to encourage entrepreneurial activity across Europe,” says Olaf Lorenz, General Manager International Marketing Division, Konica Minolta Business Solutions Europe. The festival’s approach is to connect both the “old” and the “new” economies, bringing together startups and established corporations. “We call it the ‘true’ economy,” says Lorenz, “and it reflects our own philosophy as a company. Though we have our roots in established technology, we are highly innovative, especially in software and services. It is our expertise in imaging and printing technology that enables us to tailor new products to customers’ needs.”

In the past, seven out of ten startups that presented their startup ideas at the Pioneers Festival received funding of between 500,000 and 2.5million Euros – reflecting the high quality of entrepreneurial energy at the Pioneers Festival and Pioneers Unplugged events. Top-class speakers (such as this year’s Adam Cheyer, co-founder of Siri and Chris Barton, co-founder of Shazam) support the festival, proving that good ideas are worth being supported and believed-in. Pioneers is about energising the European economy and encouraging approximately 2,500 young entrepreneurs to start their own businesses. “At Konica Minolta, we take the long view. Our sustainability vision, for instance, is geared to the year 2050,” says Lorenz. “Fostering startups is likewise an activity that is beneficial for the long-term prosperity of an economic region.” In addition, being a Global Sponsor of Pioneers puts Konica Minolta in touch with some of the most exciting business ideas in Europe.

Konica Minolta’s sponsorship is two-pronged as the company supports the Pioneers Festival held in Vienna 29th to 31st October, while all through the year, Konica Minolta’s European national operating companies (NOCs) participate in Pioneers Unplugged at their discretion. Pioneers Unplugged features 70 workshops in 17 European countries connecting young entrepreneurs with an interest in future technologies.

Konica Minolta Business Solutions Europe is so committed to the power of ideas that it has also signed an exclusive platinum sponsorship of the Lisbon-based “Explorers Festival”, an international startup event that works in a similar way to the Pioneers Festival by connecting entrepreneurs with investors, mentors and service providers. Around 1,000 participants are expected from 1^st to 8^th November 2013.

“Konica Minolta not only promotes and supports startups, but, through exchange and networking with these young entrepreneurs, we can also benefit from new impetus and innovations.” says Lorenz. “Together we can anticipate market trends and develop new solutions that make our customer’s working life easier and better every day. This cooperation confirms our management philosophy “The Creation of New Value” to the fullest.”

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