Richard Davies wrote: The UK has a good crop of technology pioneers in cloud computing - for example ElasticHosts, FlexiScale, Flexiant, OnApp - and also some strong government initiatives such as G-Cloud.
We will have to see whether this kind of technical leadership converts into swift mass-market adoption or not.
Toshiba America Business Solutions (TABS) announces its Printer Parts
Optimization Program, which provides dealers with one-stop shopping for
printer parts at a significant cost savings with its TABS Advance
Exchange Program. The program offers a full range of alternative printer
parts including OEM, refurbished and aftermarket. Dealers can now order
all printer parts, including Managed Print Services parts and
Toshiba-branded printer parts, directly through Toshiba's iStore.
By accessing TABS' internal FYI portal, dealers can easily fulfill all
their printer and service parts, machines, supplies and accessories
needs in one stop. With the Advance Exchange Program, Toshiba dealers
can better support customers by offering remanufactured service parts
for Toshiba printers, as well as all Lexmark and HP printers, at a
significant cost savings, and with same day shipping. All remanufactured
parts are fully tested, warranted and certified to offer the same
quality and performance of a new OEM part, but at a significantly lower
price, which can then be passed down to the customer. Technical support
is provided, free of charge, by a team of engineers who are available to
help troubleshoot and triage.
“We have seen a tremendous response from our dealers since this
program's inception in August,” said Tom Walter, director of Aftermarket
Sales, Marketing and Operations, TABS. “More than 50 percent of our
Eastern Region dealers and 33 percent of our overall dealer population
have enrolled in the Printer Parts Optimization Program, and the
feedback from these dealers has been extremely positive. We look forward
to helping all of our dealers take advantage of these cost-savings and
the convenience this program will provide in their day-to-day
operations.”
Once dealers place their orders through FYI, products are then managed
by Depot America, which refurbishes parts, fulfills the orders, and
ships the products.
To participate in the TABS Advance Exchange Program, dealers must
register via FYI, the dealer intranet or for more information, contact
TABS Aftermarket Parts Support Team at parts@tabs.toshiba.com
or (800)866-4361, ext. 6919.
About Toshiba America Business Solutions Inc.
Toshiba America Business Solutions Inc. (TABS) manages product planning,
marketing, sales, service support and distribution of copiers,
facsimiles, multifunction printing products, network controllers, and
toner products throughout the United States, Mexico, Brazil, Latin
America, and the Caribbean. Headquartered in Irvine, Calif., TABS has
five divisions: the Electronic Imaging Division; the Toner Products
Division; the Document Solutions Engineering Division; the International
Division; and Toshiba Business Solutions (TBS), a wholly-owned
subsidiary corporation of TABS, that operates a network of wholly-owned
office equipment dealers throughout the United States.
Named the most favored manufacturer ten times by the Business Technology
Association (BTA), Toshiba's entire product line, customer support and
marketing distribution policies are markers for the industry. Among the
many other awards garnered in recent years, Toshiba was named the
"Manufacturer of the Year" eight times by Marketing Research Consultants
(MRC), and has twice been named to the CIO 100 for being among
the top 100 "bold" (2008) and "agile" (2004) companies in the world.
TABS is an independent operating company of Toshiba Corporation, the
seventh largest electronics/electrical equipment company and the world's
97th largest company in terms of sales. Ranked by Fortune
magazine as the eighth Most Admired Electronics Company in the World,
Toshiba Corporation is a world leader in high technology products with
more than 300 major subsidiaries and affiliates worldwide. Fiscal year
revenue in 2008 was approximately $67.9 billion.
For more information on Toshiba copiers, facsimiles, multifunction
printing products, network controllers or toner products, or for a
dealer in your area, call (800)-GO-TOSHIBA or visit the TABS Web site at www.copiers.toshiba.com.