The Death of the Copier

Everyone that has been exposed to technology understands certain technologies die or become commodities. It is the way of progress, the way of humankind, to better ourselves and our experience.

For those of you regular readers, you all know I work for a company specializing in helping customers solve business challenges revolving around their documents. This wasn’t always the case. In the not so distant past, we sold typewriters, calculators, and duplicators (the predecessor to the copier). We even had service technicians that would repair calculators – if you can believe that!

Well, much like the typewriter before it, the traditional copier is standing on its last legs; if not soon to become extinct, then surely on its way to becoming a commodity.

With the advent of word processing technology and printing on demand, the need for duplicating documents has moved to a model of replicating the original from an electronic copy.

Well, Greg Walters has captured the essence of this in his blog entitled The Death of the Copier. Greg’s bio reads:

With over 20 years of providing business to business technology solutions I have had many opportunities to help my clients save money. From the 5.25 HD floppy, to Outdoor Wireless Mesh; from Corporate Identity Systems to Industrial Video production, I have been in nearly every type of business environment. It is my intent to always work with my clients as a partner, as an advisor and to do what is in my clients’ best interests. Managed Print Services is a “new” issue for most I.T. professionals when it comes to output devices yet MPS represents one of the most “revenue drains” in today’s business. This site is a place for me to share information and views relating to Managed Print Services, the impact of print systems in the organization, and Professional Selling as an Agent of Change.

An “Agent of Change”… that’s what I like to hear, and in reading Greg’s blog he is indeed that. An instigator of betterment, applying himself as a resource to help his clients improve their perspective on the business model so many cling to…

Take a moment, and check out Greg’s blog. There is also a link in the side bar.

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 Ken Stewart’s blog, ChangeForge.com, focuses on the collision between the constantly changing worlds of business and technology. Ken is also the Director of Technology at Kearns Business Solutions.

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