Printer firms collaborate in recycling

Brother, Canon, Dell, Epson, HP Japan and Lexmark have committed to donating to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) as part of an effort to collect used consumer ink cartridges, says Internet-Ink.

Created in April 2009, the Ink Cartridge Homecoming Project highlights that firms have a social responsibility to recycle used ink cartridges, working towards the creation of a recycling-based society.

The six companies will donate to support UNEP's various activities targeting global environmental issues like global warming. The project aims to attain a high level of social significance and take an increasingly active approach in global environmental protection.

Oce has unveiled Managed Print Services (MPS), a rebranded version of its Universal Fleet Management service, writes PR Newswire.

Oce MPS is an integrated managed document output service which includes assessment, pro-active maintenance, call centre support, and print infrastructure management tools. These provide remote monitoring and automated fleet assessment.

"Assessing, optimising, managing and continuously improving a diverse fleet is a process that most organisations find challenging," says Joseph Marciano, president and CEO of Oce. "Oce MPS offers an outsourced solution that meets these goals and helps companies leverage fleet management."

HP has released the HP Designjet printers, designed for architects, construction, and engineering firms, states Manila Bulletin.

The printers provide large-format industrial prints, allowing for technical business graphics and documents to be printed in-house.

“These offerings ultimately allow companies to reduce costs, increase productivity and spur business growth by giving them the competitive edge through impeccable imaging quality, whatever the print size,“ says Margaret Ong, country general manager at HP Philippines.