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What Comes Next: Dealers Evaluate Best Future AI Applications

While we wrap up July’s State of the Industry report on artificial intelligence (AI), this is only the beginning of what promises to be an amazing, exciting and somewhat nerve-wracking journey. Speaking of which, earlier this week OpenAI revealed that an autonomous agent it
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Focusing AI: Dealers Seek to Align Applications with Business Strategy

Do you remember your first encounter with the World Wide Web? It was an exciting time for many people who were itching to “go online” and do some exploring. From my POV, the introduction occurred sometime during 1997. The publishing company I’d then toiled for had the internet
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New Kid in Town: Dealer Team Members, Client End-Users Must Break AI Fears

Even while it’s been around for years in various forms, artificial intelligence is undoubtedly the shiny, new thing in the eyes of many, a byproduct of the numerous platforms (Copilot, Claude, ChatGPT, etc.) that have emerged. Its potential is beyond exciting, both from a
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No Fences? Dealers Examine Philosophical Limits for AI Usage

Two things are clearly obvious when it comes to the use of artificial intelligence (AI) by businesses. One, few areas within an operation wouldn’t benefit from some flavor of AI application. Two, there are a few areas within an operation where a company absolutely will not allow
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Growth-Minded Stargel Office Solutions Adds Precision Printing & Office Supply

With few exceptions, organic growth has long been the primary strategy for Stargel Office Solutions. However, the Houston-based dealer was able to ferret out an opportunity that will fortify its coverage throughout the Lone Star State. Stargel Office Solutions completed its
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Challenges Take a Bow: Final Chapter of Issues Confronting Elite Dealers

Wouldn’t it be fantastic if all problems had an expiration date? Think how nice it would be to start Jan. 1 of every year anew, un-tethered to issues that plagued you during the previous year. Unfortunately, the only time all of our worries go away is when we shuffle off this
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Stargel Office Solutions Named Toshiba ProMasters Elite Certified Dealer for 2025

Houston (Feb. 17, 2025) — Stargel Office Solutions, a Houston-based independent office technology dealer providing managed IT services, managed print services, production print, document software and digital signage solutions, has been named a Toshiba ProMasters Elite Certified
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Deeper Dive: Nuggets of Wisdom for Taking on New Offerings

Selling new equipment is a lot like trying to lose weight. Suggesting to someone who’s trying to trim down that they need to “eat right and exercise” is accurate (if trite) advice. Anyone who has shed a fair amount of pounds can attest that there is more than a few fine details
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Stargel Office Solutions Named to Houston Business Journal’s “Best Family-Owned Businesses of 2024” List

Stargel Office Solutions, an independent office technology dealer providing sales and service on multifunction printers, copiers and scanners combined with IT services, managed print services, software solutions and digital signage, has been named to the Houston Busine
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Ninestar Ban: Dealers Chart Supplies Concerns and Strategies in Relation to MPS

The June edict by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that essentially sidelined cartridges and supplies manufactured by China-based Ninestar should, in theory, have somewhat of a deleterious impact on managed print services (MPS) programs. But are the so-called cloned
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Stargel Office Solutions Expands into Austin with Acquisition of Round Rock Copier

Stargel Office Solutions, a Houston-based independent office technology dealer, announced that it has completed the acquisition of Round Rock Copier, an office equipment company located in suburban Austin, Texas. Tyson Stargel, co-president of Stargel Office Solutions, confirmed
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Now Trending: Industry Professionals Weigh in on Issues to Watch in 2023

As soon as the ball dropped in Times Square on Sunday, the countdown began for all the Negative Normans and Nellies who reside in Pessimistic Cove. They’re all asking the same question: when will something bad happen in 2023? It’s a coping mechanism, a raising of the defense
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Stargel Receives Managed Print Certified Accreditation

Houston (Nov. 15, 2022) — Stargel Office Solutions announced it has achieved the Managed Print Certified accreditation from the Managed Print Services Association, the independent, not-for-profit association for the managed print industry. Managed Print Certified is a respected
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Stargel Office Solutions named to the Houston Business Journal’s “Houston Area’s Largest Family Owned Businesses” List

Houston (Sept. 29, 2022) — Stargel Office Solutions, a Houston-based independent office technology dealer providing managed IT services, managed print services, production print, document software and digital signage solutions, has been named to the Houston Business Journal
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Remote Possibilities: Is WFH Flexibility a Non-Starter for Dealers, Employees?

In the office technology dealer space, a critical question arises in the hotly-contested employment landscape. With office dealers often competing against other industries that may offer greater flexibility when it comes to the ability to work from home (WFH), can it constitute a
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