Thursday, February 26, 2009

7 tips for a greener office

7 tips from Xerox to make your office greener


1. Go digital- read, send and store digital documents.
2. Use paper wisely.
3. Recycle the paper you use.
4. Reach for Engergy Star.
5. Replace stand-alone office products with multifunction systems.
6. Return print/copy cartridges and supplies for recycling.
7. Seek office equipment designed for remanufacturing recycling.



IOT is a Certified HP Business Partner, providing laser printer and copier support, sales and supplies to the Minneapolis, Saint Paul area since 1995. Located in Eagan, MN we proudly serve the Twin Cities metro area. Contact us at 651-605-2500, www.iotsolutions.com or email us at info@iotsolutions.com for more information.

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

What do you think about us?

We often receive nice feedback from our customers regarding our quick turn around on laser printer repairs or toner cartridge delivery. We want to hear more of what you like, or even what you don't like about us! Anyone can make their voice heard using our quick feedback form.

You can tell us anything on your mind, but here are a couple ideas to get you started;

Feel free to tell us how great we are, and how we saved the day. Or, how we have a gaping hole in our performance. Let us know how you found out about us or if there are other products or services you think we should offer? We dont care what you want to say, just let us know!

You can click on this link Feedback to go directly to our feedback area.

IOT is a Certified HP Business Partner, providing laser printer and copier support, sales and supplies to the Minneapolis, Saint Paul area since 1995. Located in Eagan, MN we proudly serve the Twin Cities metro area. Contact us at 651-605-2500 or email us at info@iotsolutions.com for more information.

Monday, February 23, 2009

Check Your Print Quality


Want to know how your print quality compares from printer to printer? Maybe need to diagnose a failure? We can help!

To Check your toner cartridge quality follow the steps below

1. Click this link to Get Printer Test Pages, selecting black or color for your respective device type.

2. Download/save the PDF to your computer.

3. Print the quality test pages to the printer you wish to diagnose.

4. Follow the instructions on the last page if you think you have problems!

test pages for B & W

test pages for Color

IOT is a Certified HP Business Partner, providing laser printer and copier support, sales and supplies to the Minneapolis, Saint Paul area since 1995. Located in Eagan, MN we proudly serve the Twin Cities metro area. Contact us at 651-605-2500 or email us at info@iotsolutions.com for more information.

Get $100 For A Referral

Do you find value in the services we offer? Do you think someone you know could also value from them? Well here's your chance to tell them about it and we're making it worth your while!



Here's how it works;


1. Refer a friend, family member or colleague to IOT.


2. When they reach $500 worth of business we send you a $100 Visa gift card.

3. That's it. You're done!


Get the process going


http://www.iotinc.com/referrals/index.php


IOT is a Certified HP Business Partner, providing laser printer and copier support, sales and supplies to the Minneapolis, Saint Paul area since 1995. Located in Eagan, MN we proudly serve the Twin Cities metro area. Contact us at 651-605-2500 or email us at info@iotsolutions.com for more information.

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Get To Know Us Update!

We would like to give a big happy birthday to the following employees!

Rasty Petric
Nick Rostad

Here are the Team Members who have celebrated Employment Anniversaries in the last quarter!

Rufus Banhaforyen, Production Technician: one year.
Nicole Childs, Service Technician: one year.
Nick Rostad, Service Technician: one year. (Anniversary AND Birthday....party time!)
Rasty Petric, Master Service Technician: 4 years.
Mike Munns, Service Technician: 10 years!

We also have some new Team Members!
Courtney "C-Jaye" Dietrich
David Willams (Back for his second round!)

Every quarter we recognize 3 individuals that have stood out within this past quarter, we would like to say thanks for all your hard work, your dedication, long hours and willingness to go the extra mile is making a difference!!







Thanks to Connie Mc Clure, Courtney Carlson and Ryan O'Connor





Tuesday, February 10, 2009

How to pick the right printer for YOUR needs

What kind of printer is right for you? Finding the right print solution means matching your needs to the right products. There are a range of printers available, so you want to be sure that you don't just pick any printer -you want to pick the right printer.


Color vs. black and white
Black and white printers are a good choice for day-to-day, standard office printing, and in offices with high-volume printing needs. If most of your office print needs don't require color, black and white can give you speed and lower supply costs.

All color printers are not the same. Some color printers are designed for simple color print projects, and are perfect for printing quality color documents like presentations and charts. If you are developing marketing materials in-house, consider more high-end color printers that can replace print outsourcing and provide truly professional print results.



Single function vs. Multifunction/AIO (all-in-one)
Saves you time during the day users spend a lot of time moving documents from one device to another -- from printer to fax machine for example. You could improve your office workflow or data storage systems by converting documents to electronic format for sending, sharing, archiving. Saves you money, you may want to reduce maintenance and IT costs associated with a large inventory of products. Save space-You have printers, scanners, fax machines, and copiers that seem to be underutilized. You are losing valuable office space with multiple devices.


How to pick the features?
Now that you have a good idea what type of printer (ink, laser, or multifunction) would best suit your business, how do you decide what features are necessary? Here a little help to break the features down to show you what you would need.

Print speed
You should be most concerned about print speed if your printer will be used regularly by multiple employees, or if you often run large print jobs.

Print quality
If you are printing in-house marketing documents, graphics, images or other customer-facing documents, print quality should be a consideration. Note that HP technology allows you to get high quality from an HP printer with lower DPI.

Volume (also called duty cycle)
If you need to support heavy levels of printing, then this feature needs to be a consideration. When you try to print too much on a lower-volume printer, your maintenance costs may go up and you may spend more over time than you would if you had purchased a printer designed to handle your printing volume requirements.

Paper handling
If you print a lot of usual-sized documents, or if your documentation typically requires a lot of assembly, then you want to be sure to find a printer with the paper handling capabilities that you need.


Something catch your eye and would like to get more information about? For more information please contact Courtney Carlson at 651-605-2500 or printersales@iotsolutions.com.


IOT is a Certified HP Business Partner, providing laser printer and copier support, sales and supplies to the Minneapolis, Saint Paul area since 1995. Located in Eagan, MN we proudly serve the Twin Cities metro area. Contact us at 651-605-2500 or email us at info@iotsolutions.com for more information.