How to Keep Your Business Safe from Surges

From the National Institute of Standards and Technology

Lightening, short-circuits, downed electric poles, can all create a voltage spike in the power, known as a surge. Lasting only a few millionths of one second, it is enough to cause serious damage to critical business equipment, like computers and production machinery.

Your Guideline to Save Ink

Here are some tips and tricks to extend the life of your toner cartridges to maximize the use for greater value and savings.

The statistics bear it out - color improves brand recognition up to 80%, and increases readers’ attention spans and recall by more than 82%. So why do many of us still think color is too costly for everyday use? The fact is, today’s high-resolution color printers can provide superior quality and a high return on equipment investment, not to mention the savings that come from keeping projects in-house.

A healthcare clinic that serves the needs of a small town population. A non-profit law firm that focuses on family legal matters. A restaurant franchise that operates from a tiny rental location. What do these businesses have in common? Print needs.

Don't Fall for Another Phishing Attack

More than 90% of successful hacks and data breaches start with phishing scams. Phishing is a threat to every organization across the globe.

A Managed Print Services (MPS) solution improves your overall print environment and can help reduce costs, automate processes, boost productivity, and improve document security and environmental sustainability.

Not really sure what a backup is? Don’t worry you’re not alone, over 30% of people never backup their files. A backup is a second copy of all your important files. Instead of storing it only on your computer, you keep another copy of everything somewhere safe, at an off-site location.

It can happen to the best of us—your shiny new phone, tablet or laptop, left in an airplane seat pocket or stolen at the local coffee shop when you got up for a refill. Imagine losing the device that connects you to the outside world, and most importantly, your work. Our laptops contain confidential company information and in order to prevent this unruly situation from happening to you, here are three quick tips for increased laptop security while on the go.

Document Management, in its simplest form, is a system designed to organize and manage documents. More specifically it’s a system that manages documents and information in a manner that allows for quick retrieval based on specific search criteria. For each document the system will detail what it’s about, who wrote it, who can see it, who can change it and where it can be found. Document Management software helps businesses store, manage and track its electronic documents.

The future of work is mobile. But you may be worried that working from anywhere, on any device, could expose you to added security risks. Whether you’re a road warrior or remote worker here are some simple tips to stay protected.

Sharp announced this month that Blackboard Inc. has joined Sharp's Strategic Technology Alliance Resource (STAR) program and is set to launch in Spring of 2016.

What is NJPA?

Some of you may have seen or heard about the National Joint Powers Alliance (NJPA) but don't fully understand what they do. NJPA is a public agency that simplifies the bidding and contracting process by giving their 47,000 members access to national contract volume pricing. NJPA’s no-cost membership is available to government, education (both public and private) and all non-profit agencies nationwide. NJPA responds to its members’ purchasing needs by facilitating and awarding national competitively bid contracts, making your day a heck of a whole lot easier.

Not that long ago industry experts predicted that the arrival of a paperless office was near. With the rise of emerging technologies like cloud storage, document management and e-versions of every book and magazine out there it made sense at the time. But the reality is printing hasn’t reduced at all; we’re actually consuming more paper than ever.

What about the environment you may ask. Isn’t printing that much bad for it? The print industry, in fact, is not only environmentally friendly but also sustainable. The print industry puts a lot of work into applying renewable energy sources and creating eco-friendly supplies. Much so that 70% of today’s ads and direct mail are printed on recycled paper and the print industry plants 3 times more trees than it cuts.

United Stationers, a 93-year-old office product company, announced their rebranding as Essendant this June. The company name and logo isn’t the only thing that got a complete overhaul. This Deerfield based company has changed their company’s perspective by using a more digital and online approach. Buyers today are more digital than ever and Essendant is focusing their efforts on the shift to purchase products online.

With the unlimited amount of phone calls and emails you receive a day it can be hard to keep track of who you talked to and what they do for you. Scammers take advantage of this and use it for their own benefit. You can’t protect yourself if you are not aware of the variety of different schemes some people will throw at you. At Rhyme, we know this and that’s why we want to ensure that your organization is aware of the potential scams that go on in our industry.

As an Information Technology professional in charge of your organizations’ network infrastructure, you are responsible for the day-to-day communication path from your users to the applications they use every day. This brings a unique set of challenges that pull you a hundred different directions. At Rhyme, we understand the challenges you face and try to reduce the burden on the IT Department by educating users on the multi-function devices and technology we install.