An Optimised Printing Environment for Man Group PLC.
Man Group PLC is a leading global provider of alternative investment products and solutions for private and institutional investors worldwide.
The Group employs 1,600 people in 13 countries, with key centres in London and Pfäffikon Switzerland and other offices in Chicago, Dubai, Hong Kong, Montevideo, Nassau, New York, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo and Toronto. Man Group wanted to make their printing more efficient, secure and environmentally friendly.
Objectives for this project included reducing costs and Man's environmental impact, improving the productivity of the users and delivering a high level of uptime. Hassle-free management of the fleet for the IT Department on an ongoing basis was imperative. The security and confidentiality of documents that are printed, scanned and copied was a concern due to the private nature of Man Group’s work.
Additionally, scanning had to be quick, efficient and compatible with a wide range of applications including programs developed in-house. Complexity in billing and invoicing needed to be reduced. After the assessment, design and installation of the new infrastructure, it had to be monitored, managed and optimised on an ongoing basis.
Reduce overall cost of print
Increase security around documents
Reduce complexity and quantity of contracts
The project resulted in cost reductions far above average. This can be partially attributed to streamlining of the fleet — the elimination of personal printers has resulted in lower maintenance and consumable costs.
Factors such as economical new machines, lower overall volumes and reduced print wastage due to SafeCom have also contributed to the cost reduction.
Our Managed Print Service, including remote monitoring of the infrastructure, an on-site engineer and robust new machines have almost eliminated downtime of copying, printing and scanning.
The on-site engineer ensures that devices are always stocked up with paper and toner so users can access them when needed. On the rare occasion that issues do arise, they are fixed before they impact the business.
This way users can get on with real business without having to worry about printing, and Man Group’s IT department can focus on more business-critical tasks.
Xenith believes in simplicity and transparency in everything we do. Man Group’s employees experience this in the form of simple user experience, and ease of scanning via the large colour touch screen.
IT staff experience simplicity with the Xerox Universal Print Driver — a single print driver for all devices. The finance department experiences this when we send them a single itemised invoice for all their printing requirements, instead of multiple invoices for various devices and consumables from different suppliers.
All new hardware and software have been successfully integrated with existing systems within the company, including the implementation of NSi AutoStore for scanning and SafeCom’s follow me printing system.
Document security is tight as print jobs are only released when users swipe their cards. Devices have been chosen for their advanced security features.
The hardware and solutions are consistent across all offices, making management of the devices easy for IT staff as well as simplifying use for employees.
All devices and print drivers are consistent, meaning staff are able to print from any location without specific training or IT intervention.
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