Electronic Job Submissions Drive Centralized Print Volume Increases, According to Blackstone Research Associates.Business/Technology Editors UXBRIDGE Uxbridge, England: see Hillingdon. , Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 23, 2001 Electronic job submission is a key driver of print volume increases for corporate computer centers and in-plants in large businesses, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Blackstone Blackstone, river, c.50 mi (80 km) long, rising near Worcester, Mass., and flowing SE to Narragansett Bay at Providence, R.I. The river's clean water was a major factor in the early development of the area's textile industry. Research Associates. Nearly one-fifth (19%) of survey respondents In the context of marketing research, a representative sample drawn from a larger population of people from whom information is collected and used to develop or confirm marketing strategy. who reported a print volume increase attributed the increase to electronic submission of print jobs. The demand for color, particularly from marketing departments, also is a top driver of print volume increases in Fortune-1000-sized organizations. In-plant volumes are increasing by 5% per year, while at the same time, print volumes in corporate computer centers are dropping by 7% per year. Top factors driving volumes down include the ready availability of information on the Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the and Intranets, affecting 39% of respondents, and the on-line availability of previously printed internal reports.
Top Four Factors Influencing Print Volume Increases
Electronic job Submission 19%
More color work 16%
New marketing initiatives 14%
Increased business activity 12%
Top Four Factors Influencing Print Volume Decreases
Internet/Intranet documents 39%
On-line view of reports 28%
Distributed printers 17%
Use of e-mail 14%
Print volume trends are examined in Corporate Color, a research report published by Blackstone Research Associates on August 15, 2001. The report is based on in-depth interviews, which were conducted with 141 in-plant, computer center, and marketing department decision makers. The purpose of the research was to understand how receptive receptive /re·cep·tive/ (re-cep´tiv) capable of receiving or of responding to a stimulus. large companies are to digital production color printers A printer that prints in color using three (CMY) or four (CMYK) colors of ink, toner or dye. Four color ribbons have been used in dot matrix printers, but these are rare today. See color laser printer and printer. . Founded in 1991, Blackstone Research Associates studies document-industry issues for the vendor community. In addition to conducting custom research studies and publishing market research reports, Blackstone Research publishes the monthly Color Business Report newsletter. For more information about the research effort, contact Blackstone President Michael Zeis by phone at (508) 278-3449, or by e-mail at mike@blackstoneresearch.com. |
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