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ImageNow Interact® for HP

Lifting just one finger can change the way your organisation manages its documents. By pressing the ImageNow button on the touch screen of an HP multifunction product (MFP), you can capture, organise and route documents electronically right from the device you use every day.

ImageNow Interact for HP works where you work, effortlessly connecting HP MFPs with ImageNow enterprise document management, imaging and workflow to remove the limitations of paper from your routines. From faster processing to improved information access to better decision making, the benefits are endless.

This unique and powerful connection also links your documents to virtually any business application your organisation uses, such as Oracle, PeopleSoft, SAP, Lawson, Microsoft Dynamics and many more. So in an instant, documents captured from HP MFPs are available immediately from the familiar software that supports your daily business processes.

Using the technology resources you already have to connect you with the documents you need - that's ImageNow Interact for HP. For more information, please visit:

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HP launches Green printing guide

IT giant HP has launched a new best practice guide designed to help small and medium sized businesses cut paper use and limit the environmental impact of their printing activities.

The free online guide was released as HP debuted the results of a new survey which showed that the majority of firms with under 1,000 employees currently have no green business policy in place and are shunning many of the simple low and no-cost steps they could take to limit the environmental impact of their printing operations.

However, the report also revealed attitudes are beginning to change with 54 per cent of the 1,200 executives surveyed claiming they will be looking to procure more environmentally sustainable printing products over the next two years.

"All office equipment uses energy when switched on or in stand-by mode. In the UK alone, equipment left on standby is responsible for generating over 3 million tonnes of CO2 each year, according to the Energy Saving Trust".

Click here to download your free "HP Green Print Guide".

HP turns plastic bottles into printer cartridges

HP has developed a new technique for turning waste plastic bottles into inkjet printer cartridges as part of a "closed loop" recycling program.

The process sees HP combine the plastic from printer cartridges collected through its customer recycling programme with recycled bottle resin to manufacture new inkjet printer cartridges. The company said that compounding additives used in the process ensure the recycled materials meet performance standards required of new cartridges.

HP added that the amount of recycled content in the new inkjet cartridges varies between 70 to 100 per cent of the total plastic used. The process has already been used to manufacture 200 million cartridges, saving energy and using enough recycled plastic to fill more than 200 tractor trailers, the company said.

Michael Hoffmann, senior vice president at HP's supplies, imaging and printing group, welcomed the development, claiming it offered a significant opportunity for the company "to reduce the environmental impact HP products have on the planet".

High Productivity, High user satisfaction......

In an ongoing effort to provide high-performance printing, copying & scanning capabilities for business, HP has pioneered the development of HP Edgeline Technology, the first-of-its-kind, high speed, ink-based printing engine designed to meet the demands of high-volume workloads. HP Edgeline Technology opens the door to innovative printing & copying solutions.

Fast printing & copying speeds, outstanding print quality, reliability and a low cost of operation are just some of the primary benefits of HP Edgeline Technology; and with a "Click charge" from 0.1pence* mono & 1pence* per A4 page Colour through a DTP Managed Print and Copy service solution; printing & copying in Colour has never made more business sense!!

For further information about HP Edgeline Technology contact a DTP Managed Print & Copy on 0113 276 0210 or email click here

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