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\"news\"<\/a>Beyond Technologies Becomes Authorized Digital Gateway Training and Consulting Provider\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Oct. 24, 2013 \u2013 <\/em>Beyond Technologies, Inc. has announced that it is now an authorized Digital Gateway training and consulting provider. With more than 30 years of office equipment industry experience and twelve years training on Digital Gateway\u2019s flagship e\u2010automate\u00ae ERP software system, Beyond Technologies is now available for direct engagements.<\/p>\n

\u201cBeyond Technologies has taken a strong leadership position by teaming up with Digital Gateway, providing office equipment organizations with the training and consulting solutions needed for the dominant software platform in our industry. It is vital for an enterprise to streamline processes, innovate and take utmost advantage of the latest technology and best practices to sustain profits and stay ahead of the competition,\u201d says Dan Doerner, president and senior consultant of Beyond Technologies.<\/p>\n

Applied Imaging Honored as One of Metropolitan Detroit\u2019s 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For<\/strong><\/p>\n

Oct. 23, 2013 –<\/em> \u00a0For the second consecutive year, Applied Imaging has been named one of \u201cMetropolitan Detroit\u2019s Best and Brightest Companies to Work For\u201d by Michigan Business and Professional Association (MBPA).<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are proud to be part of the rebounding Detroit metro area market.\u00a0 This award is solid evidence that we have created something special, a cohesive team working together to realize the dream of what we can accomplish now and in the future,\u201d says John Lowery, President of Applied Imaging.<\/p>\n

The 101 Best and Brightest to Work For Award honors companies that are dedicated to their employees and have demonstrated exceptional commitment to best practices in human resources.\u00a0 To meet these requirements an independent research company evaluated each honoree on key measures in various categories, including: Compensation, Benefits and Employee Solutions; Employee Enrichment, Engagement and Retention; Employee Education and Development; Recruitment, Selection and Orientation; Employee Achievement and Recognition; Communication and Shared Vision; Diversity and Inclusion; Work-Life Balance; Community Initiatives; Strategic Company Performance and the Best of the Best Small Business.<\/p>\n

Applied Imaging will be honored by the MBPA on Wednesday, October 30th at the Henry Hotel located at 300 Town Center Drive in Dearborn.<\/p>\n

Digital Gateway Adds 1350th e-automate Dealer<\/strong><\/p>\n

Oct. 24, 2013 –<\/em> Digital Gateway, Inc., a subsidiary of ECi Software Solutions, has announced that the 1,350th dealer has implemented its e-automate Dealer Management Software, further bolstering e-automate\u2019s position as the most-used ERP software in the BTA Channel, according to survey data in the 2012 Business Technology Association Service Report. Dealers such as Smile Business Products, Inc., and Thermocopy of Tennessee, Inc. are among the many businesses that have joined thee-automate community over the last year.<\/p>\n

Digital Gateway\u2019s milestone marks more than just the number of dealers that have switched to eautomate. With more than 35 seamless partner integrations to e-automate generating tens of millions of data transactions per year over e-automate\u2019s partner integration network, Digital Gateway now provides an industry-wide infrastructure that supports more than 20,000 direct and third-party users, according to a Digital Gateway press release.<\/p>\n

MWA Intelligence Welcomes Jeff Campbell\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Oct. 23, 2013 \u2014<\/em>\u00a0MWA Intelligence (MWAi) has announced today the addition of Senior SAP Business One Architect Jeff Campbell to the MWAi SAP Business unit. With over 15 years\u2019 experience in Business Applications and ERP systems, Jeff, a Senior SAP Business One Certified Developer has served as Lead Architect on several SAP implementations. An Arizona native and Northern Arizona University alumnus with the degree in Computer Science and Engineering, Jeff brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the team.<\/p>\n

BEI Services & Digital Gateway Announce Strategic Alliance<\/strong><\/p>\n

Oct. 22, 2013 –<\/em> BEI Services Inc., a provider of service department profitability improvement and performance analytics solutions, has announced a strategic alliance with Digital Gateway, Inc. that will reportedly improve the dealer experience by allowing seamless communication from DGI\u2019s e-automate software to the BEI Services database.\u00a0 The enhanced API integration will add enriched functionality and speed-to-market of new features and products of BEI Services while saving time and greatly reducing the manual data exchange efforts between Digital Gateway and BEI customers, according to a BEI Services press release.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have enjoyed a great relationship with all of the companies in ECi\u2019s Office Equipment Division for years and I have always considered them a trusted partner of BEI Services.\u00a0 It is nice to formally announce this enhanced relationship with them,\u201d says Wes McArtor, president of BEI Services.\u00a0 \u201cSince the beginning of BEI Services, we have always seen our data as being very valuable to dealers.\u00a0 Over the last few years we have conducted some very serious studies on our customers\u2019 data both individually, combined, and in varied contrasts.\u00a0 These \u2019Big Data\u2019 studies have created the customer requirements that have led to our current roadmap of features and functionality. With the new integration to e-automate, we can now offer products we once only dreamed of. \u201d<\/p>\n

BEI Services has had a long-standing integration relationship with all of the ERP solutions offered by ECi\u2019s Office Equipment Division ERPs: e-automate, OMD, and La Crosse. Data extraction utilities are already built into the ERP systems that BEI Services has been using for nearly 20 years to provide service performance benchmarking to dealerships.\u00a0 With this expanded level of cooperation, BEI Services will be able to create an integration that provides more real-time reporting and expands dealerships\u2019 daily views of technician and machine performance issues, time accountability, verified miles driven, and real-time inventory assessments to help dealers control and eliminate obsolete inventory.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is data, and then there is actionable information derived from data.\u00a0 BEI excels in translating a dealer\u2019s operational data and turning it into an intricately painted picture of the \u2018who\u2019, \u2018why\u2019, and \u2018how\u2019 versus just the \u2018what\u2019,\u201d adds Laryssa Alexander, president of the ECi Office Equipment Division. \u201cWe\u2019re all about empowering our customer base through technology and expertise that support their entrepreneurial spirit and profitable growth.\u00a0 BEI\u2019s well-known ability to help dealers truly see their business amongst the flurry of operational numbers is what makes formalizing cooperation between the ECi Office Equipment Division and BEI an easy decision.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Cannata Report\u2019s 28th<\/sup> Annual Awards and Charities Dinner Raises More than $130,000 for Charity<\/strong><\/p>\n

Oct. 22, 2013 – Frank G. Cannata, president of Marketing Research Consultants LLC (MRC), and editor-in-chief and publisher of the THE CANNATA REPORT<\/em>, TheCannataReport.com and Live Wire blog, announced that over $130,000 was raised and pledged at THE CANNATA REPORT\u2019s<\/em> 28th<\/sup> Annual Awards and Charities Dinner for the MaryAnn Ingoglia Memorial Research Grant for Leukemia conducted at The Hackensack University Medical Center.\u00a0 The annual dinner took place on October 16, at The Park Savoy in Florham Park, NJ.<\/p>\n

THE CANNATA REPORT<\/em> established the MaryAnn Ingoglia Memorial Research Grant for Leukemia in memory of MaryAnn Ingoglia, who passed away last year and was the wife of long-time industry executive, Robert Ingoglia.<\/p>\n

The annual dinner has been raising funds for charities since 1997, and since that time has raised more than $1 million for various charities including the V Foundation for Cancer Research, the Glide Foundation to aid the homeless in San Francisco and charities that benefit battered women and children.<\/p>\n

The annual event recognizes the best products from manufacturers in the office products and work flow solutions industry.\u00a0 The awards are determined by the results of the THE CANNATA REPORT\u2019s<\/em> Annual Dealer Survey \u2014 now in its 28th<\/sup> as year as well.<\/p>\n

Winners at this year’s dinner include:\u00a0 Kyocera Mita, Printer Manufacturer of the Year; Ricoh Company Ltd., MFP Manufacturer of the Year; and First in Class Manufacturer of the Year went to Muratec America, Inc.\u00a0 Rick Taylor, President and COO of Konical Minolta received the Executive of the Year Award.<\/p>\n

THE CANNATA REPORT<\/em> also presented a Lifetime Achievement Award to Kirk Yoshida, the retired chairman of Ricoh Americas Corporation.\u00a0 Mr. Yoshida spent his entire career at Ricoh, starting in 1967, with Ricoh Company, Ltd., in Japan.\u00a0 He served as Chairman of Ricoh Corporation (USA) from 1998 to 2002 and from 2008 to 2009.\u00a0 He returned to Japan in 2009, becoming Chairman of Ricoh Leasing before his retirement in 2012.<\/p>\n

Kofax Launches Industry\u2019s First Smart Process Application for Accounts Payable Automation<\/strong><\/p>\n

Oct. 21, 2013 \u2013<\/em> Kofax has announced the launch of Kofax TotalAgility AP Automation solution to address the biggest challenges and trends impacting the accounts payable industry. The solution combines market leading capture, process management, mobile and analytics capabilities to deliver cost savings, improved vendor management and better cash management in invoice capture and AP processes.\u00a0AP Automation is the first smart process application solution built on the TotalAgility 7.0 platform<\/a>. While it can be used with any accounting or ERP system, the solution offers tight integration with Microsoft Dynamics AX.\u00a0 Similar levels of integration with other accounting and ERP systems can be achieved using Kofax Professional Services.<\/p>\n

The AP Automation solution features:<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Accepting invoices in a variety of formats, including paper, faxes, e-mails, Web portals,\u00a0 XML and EDI data streams, and mobile devices<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Capturing and delivering high quality digital images from paper invoices<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Extracting and validating all business critical data contained in the invoice<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Reconciling the inevitable exceptions that occur between invoices, purchase orders and receiving information<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Enabling AP managers to access business intelligence and analytics tools to view near real-time metrics surrounding invoice capture and AP automation<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Affording a pre-built framework that integrates to any on-premise or cloud-based accounting or ERP system while offering out-of-the-box integration with Microsoft Dynamics AX<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Reducing the installation footprint by using browser based interfaces and a service oriented architecture<\/p>\n

Konica Minolta Launches Express Connect App to bizhub MarketPlace <\/strong><\/p>\n

Oct. 21, 2013 \u2013<\/em> Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A. has announced the availability of the Express Connect app in the Konica Minolta bizhub MarketPlace<\/a>.\u00a0 A fast and easy-to-use portal that grants access to a user-established list of Websites, the Express Connect app keeps users connected to the information they need most, directly from the control panel of a Konica Minolta bizhub MFP.<\/p>\n

The Express Connect app allows users to identify web pages with intuitive icons, go directly to sites without additional keystrokes, and access both internal and external websites.\u00a0 Users can select whether to display links as large icons or in a horizontal view with small icons, and can also organize them alphabetically or by most frequently\/recently viewed.<\/p>\n

Examples of how the Express Connect app can be used include the following:<\/p>\n