Xerox Emirates and IDC host Round Table Conference on Managed Print Services

Xerox Emirates, a joint venture between Mohamed Hareb Al Otaiba and Xerox Limited and a leader in document management and business processes, highlighted how Managed Print Services (MPS) can help improve productivity and reduce costs at a roundtable conference held in collaboration with IDC. The roundtable was held in Dubai on March 12^th and Abu Dhabi on March 13^th and was attended by CIO’s, IT specialists and recognized industry leaders from across the UAE.

The partnership between Xerox Emirates and IDC provided a platform for discussions around the current challenges that organizations face in managing their hardcopy and digital documents, and analyzed a host of solutions that enable organizations to address their current and future information needs.

“An increasing number of businesses in the Middle East region are recognizing the need for effective document management systems to ensure more efficient business processes. The roundtable was able to address the rewards in implementing an effective document management strategy and the long-term benefits, which includes huge cost-savings, integrated business processes and streamlined work flow processes leading to more satisfied customers and a profitable business,” stated Abeer Safa, Marketing Manager, Xerox Emirates.

Keynote speakers, Simon Howells, MPS Manager, Xerox Middle East, Raed Hmoud, Sales Manager, Business Process Outsourcing, Xerox Emirates and Tobias Kleu, Research Manager, IDC Central Europe highlighted that design and management of information-driven processes must be improved substantially. An optimized printing and imaging infrastructure that utilizes MPS is fundamental to delivering an efficient information management system and can bring significant and lasting business benefits.

Joe Tesfai, Senior Vice President of Information Technology, Kerzner/Atlantis, The Palm, and a customer of Xerox Emirates stated, “Xerox Managed Print Services have helped us in reducing cost, improving productivity and efficiency ensured that all document printing was secure and managed as well as elevating employee satisfaction and proficiency.”

Themes discussed at the roundtable were;

Challenges of the information age and requirements to managing information.

Importance of documents in creating, storing, and communicating information.

Implementing managed print services and solutions for efficient and secure documents.

Connecting hardcopy and digital documents for streamlined document workflows.

Outsourcing of document-intensive business processes.

As the worldwide market leader in MPS, Xerox Emirates is working with businesses of all sizes to simplify the way work gets done, focusing on Business innovation, transformation & more value creation through business process efficiency & outsourced services capabilities. Xerox Emirates ensures that employees spend less time managing documents, and more time focused on their core business. Xerox Emirates integrates MPS into the IT infrastructure to help intelligently organize information – from both paper and electronic sources.