Vol 28.5 Published by: Business Product Review CC t/a Which? Media
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See inside ... Mailing Equipment • Projectors Card Printers • Label Printers Portable Scanners • MFPs Wide Format Printers • Surveillance Systems • HD Video Conferencing ... and much more
ANNUAL REVIEW 2011! including supplier index
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Contents Published by Which? Media P O Box 278 Ferndale 2160, SA Tel 011 795 1815 • Fax 011 795 7280 General e-mail:info@which.co.za Web: which.co.za
2. Cartridge SA Printer Cartridges 3.
Nashua Wide Format MFPs
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Frama Mailroom Solutions
19. Pitney Bowes Batsumi Printer cartridges 20. Sanyo Projectors 21. Pitney Bowes Mailroom Solutions
5. Kemtek Label Solutions
22. Black Sheep Design Graphic Design & Print Services
6. Nashua Solutions Provider 8.
23. Toshiba Colour MFPs
CSX Kodak ScanMate
24. SACIA Trade Association
9. Kemtek Bar Code Solutions 10. Pitney Bowes Folder/Inserter & Mailroom Solutions
12. Nashua Wide Format MFPs
25. Sony Surveillance Systems 26. DigiComm Projector Range 27. Spec Systems Card & Label Printers
13. Pitney Bowes Boxis Shredders
28. Blue Print Solutions Colour MFP
14a. S&N Labels Labelling Solutions
29. Suppliers' Index Source OA Products
14b. Brother High Speed Colour Laser MFP
32. Beswick Office Products Bankers Box
15. CSX Folder/Inserter 16. Nashua Colour MFPs 18. W Vos & Co Binding & Punching Systems
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Big performance, small footprint wide format multifunctional from Nashua Enhance your wide-format workflow with Nashua’s Aficio™MP W2401/MP W3601
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ou know what you want from your wide-format printer. It must process your workflow fast and at an attractive cost.
Big performance, small footprint: Aficio™ MP W2401/ MP W3601 A dream combination: affordable wideformat document production in a compact footprint. You can securely copy, scan, distribute and archive with one surprisingly compact unit. With their top-of-the-range optional colour scanner and speed of 6.4 A1 pages per minute (MP W3601), these devices offer productivity improvements for the busy office. You can process a variety of paper sizes from A4 up to A0: opt for the two roll configuration or the additional 250-sheet paper cassette (up to A3).
Single Space-Saving Footprint For such heavy weight performers, the Aficio™MP W2401/ MP W3601 take up surprisingly little space. No wonder they are the most compact devices in their class. You certainly won’t need a separate print room, which saves valuable office space.
Scan, Distribute, Share The optional built-in colour scanner is guaranteed to increase your productivity. You can revise large format drawings in colour: add comments, scan the drawings and distribute. Scan to email, folder or URL is also possible. Or scan originals at a high resolution of 600 dpi and save them on a USB memory device or SD memory card. The MP W2401/ MP W3601 even allow you to preview scanned documents before transmission.
Easy To Operate If you use other Nashua devices you will immediately feel at home.
• Extremely compact design. • Optional colour scanner with variety of standard features. • Very easy to use – large LCD touch-panel. • Latest security features fully incorporated. • Superb productivity: 4.4/6.4 ppm (A1) and 2.4/3.4 ppm (A0). The 8.5- inch LCD colour touchpanel allows you to access all the device’s great functions. Its status is clearly visible and a login/logout hard key enables rapid user authentication. Documents can be previewed in full-colour thumbnails. A simplified display with fewer keys and a larger font allows visually impaired users to operate the devices confidently. And to make the devices even more user-friendly, they support 18 languages.
Highly Secure Both devices incorporate t h e l a te s t l e v e l o f security features to meet customer requirements in this area. They support security standards IEEE 802.11 WEP and WPA/WPA2 (IEEE 802.11i). WPA/WPA2 is an interoperable Wi-Fi security specification introduced by Wi-Fi Alliance. It provides a high level of assurance to enterprises and small businesses. Your data remains fully protected; only authorized users are able to access your networks.
Maximum Uptime W ith the aid of clear, step-by-step animated guidance the touch-panel guides you smoothly through toner replacement procedures or any irregularities such as a paper jam. The paper jam clearance mechanism itself is refreshingly simple. Side guides enable easy lower tray stacking.
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Environmentally Friendly Nashua’s Aficio™ wide format printers have eco-friendly and money-saving features such as a short warm-up time (less than 120 seconds), increased toner yield and low power consumption. They also comply with the RoHS directive. In addition, Nashua products are Energy star compliant. This means less C02 is produced in providing the energy needed to run Nashua devices.
CONTACT INFO
Nashua
Contact : Khekhe Ginindza Tel : +27 11 232 8135 Fax : +27 87 942 4189 Email : khekheg@nashua.co.za Website : www.nashua.co.za
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Mailmax. Upgradable to a fully automatic intelligent franking system
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ailmax incorporates all the exclusive Frama user benefits that ensure your postal operations will be ever more efficient and comfortable.
Maximum modularity & efficiency Digital all the way from ComTouch™ to highquality ink-jet printing. Modular from the basic model right up to the fully automatic Mailmax II franking system, Mailmax is modular in function too: • automatically apply all your most-used mail categories with a single key-stroke
• Obtain an overview of who’s using which mail services most quickly and easily at any time. • Print out an overall postage expense report directly from the franking system or analyse it in detail on your PC High-quality ink-jet technology transfers postal data and advertising messages to paper precisely – sharp and smear-free. Variable 2D data matrix barcodes also benefit from the high print quality.
Equipped with the exclusive Frama ComTouch™, Mailmax represents the latest generation in intelligent franking
most important franking functions, menuguided through every step.
ComTouch™ System Intelligence One touch is all you need to perform the
Frama Access B400:
Letter openers with slitting technology for the best results
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ith its sophisticated slitting technique, the Frama Access B400 letter opener is the ideal assistant for the processing of both small and large amounts of mail. It is the only letter opener in the world that can slit and open letters up to 10 mm thick. If needed, letters can even be opened on three sides!
Key features:
Unique technology This unique slitting technology means you no longer risk damaged letter contents and need not dispose of cutting waste. Large format letters up to C4 / B4 can be conveniently inserted and opened and the large feed table enables the Access B400 to process large formats, even from stacks.
Frama’s Access B400: The only letter opener in the world that can slit and open letters up to 10 mm thick.
• Letter thicknesses up to 8mm • 9 programmable fixed values • Up to 250 password-protected costcentres with reset table value and item counters • Special tariff calculation programme and postal franking data captioning • Automatic date-change • Programmable high-value blocking • Eight storable advertising clichés • Automatic tariff calculation
Mailmax II speed
Adding value to your office: Frama Folder P700
5 types of folds, 3 folding modes ... unique in its price class
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he Frama Folder P700 pays for itself, whether you need to fold just a few sheets a day or send out larger mailings with invoices or produce your own advertising/ marketing material.
The fully automatic version: Its automatic Feeder/Sealer makes franking even faster and easier – up to 10 000 letters can be ready to dispatch within one hour – stamped, carrying all the necessary postal information, even automatically sealed if you wish. 229_Ecomail_e:229_Ecomail_e 29.3.2007 15:11 Uhr Seite For more information, call Frama today.
Highly capable The P700 is capable of more than just stack work (Standard Mode). In Daily Post mode, it can simultaneously fold up to four sheets – and staple them. In Batch Mode, it assembles and serially counts – ideal when you need multiple copies for each sales rep for customer handouts.
CONTACT INFO
Frama (Pty) Ltd
Contact : JHB : 011 463 9042 Fax : 011 463 1058 KZN : 031 539 6189 CT : 021 425 8075 Email : sales@frama.co.za Website : www.frama.co.za
Versatile Single fold, C-fold, Z-fold, double fold and window fold. You get quality, versatility and performance – and rapid progress in every task. After just a week’s use, you’ll be wondering how you ever did without it.
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Nashua provides a solution that all products and services in one ...with our solutions we meet all business needs.
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ashua provides a clear value to customers looking for best-in-class applications and infrastructure that can support their business flows and that are, at the same time, affordable and easily deployed and managed. In today’s business scenario, organisations that have yet to modernise and update their business infrastructure are finding wide inefficiencies between what exists and what is possible. Often obsolete software and hardware is left to manage key aspects of an organisation’s operations with little or no collaboration between the different back end systems and data capturing hardware.
The consequence is lost time, lost money, and putting you last through weak performance. As organisations grow, total automation of its business operations would ultimately be required. When that happens, a Total Business Solution (TBS) would need to be put in place. An effective Total Business Solution (TBS) reduces costs, saves money, and drives performance. Streamline the way you work and enhance your organisation’s performance. Work more efficiently by bringing team members, tools and information together in collaborative workplaces. See how companies are solving critical business problems with Nashua Solutions, unique model to deliver best-inclass business solutions.
Key Benefits: Complete solution. By combining Nashua Office Automation with Nashua Mobile’s infrastructure offerings, this alliance is bringing specific, end-to-end hardware, software, and services solutions to mid size customers. This saves mid size companies the effort of piecing together a solution themselves while providing a solution with the appropriate configuration “sized” for their specific requirements. Benefits of product breadth and scope. The extensiveness of the Nashua product portfolio, with its reusable building blocks for sustainable business process improvement, along with reference configurations for different classes of hardware, provides a robust platform for companies to pursue
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system standardisation and best-practice replication. Scalable. With Nashua, businesses can implement the same business applications that are run by the largest enterprises, meaning they will not need to change their applications as their businesses grow. Highly configurable. Leveraging the capabilities of Nashua, solutions are adapted to companies’ specific business flow needs based on granular industry specifications as well as geography, without the cost, timeline, or “lock-in” associated with custom code. With our solutions we are targeting a variety of different business needs and vertical market requirements. Reduced time to value. Nashua enable applications to be quickly configured and deployed, and the availability of reference configurations means the entire hardware plus software solution can be implemented rapidly.
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Ease of purchase. Nashua allows mid size customers to access these solutions through the channel they already know and/ or who is within their geographic region or locality. Reduced risk. With reference configurations consisting of setup guides to lead franchises through setups that are appropriately “sized” for the needs of customers, solutions can be implemented more quickly and with less risk. Focus on higher value-added offerings. With this initiative, Nashua can spend less time and effort on the core installation. This benefits customers because franchisers can spend more attention focusing on higher value-added services.
Some industries that have benefitted from Nashua’s total solution offerings Direct Marketing: • Assists in maintaining accurate customer data. • Better Customer service by way of prompt response and follow up. Logistic Industry: • Helps in conveying vital information to all stakeholders and others, dealing with the company. • Facilitate connectivity and integration in all the associated areas. Medical Practitioner: • Integrating clinics at your different locations. • Easy & fast access to patient data from your different clinics. • Maintaining accurate health records of the patients. Non-Governmental Organisations: • Help NGOs with better and more efficient management of their accounts and finances. • Increases the efficiency, lowers cost, generates more timely reports. • Facilitates better control over the organisation’s operations. Education Institute: • Maintain database of students, employees, trustees, etc. • Maintain records of student fees, staff salary, institute expenses, etc. • Keep track of student academic performance cultural festivals, events, seminars, etc.
Real Estate: • Proper project scheduling in stages with costs and allocation of resources. • Remote project monitoring with generation of various timely reports from multiple work sites and head office. Insurance agent: • Maintain complete customer database along with their policy details. • Maintain database of insurance policies. • Track premium due dates and send reminders to clients. Courier Service: • Track when and who signed for goods received. • Track receipt of payments from customers along with payment reminders.
What We Do: Nashua delivers an easy to pick-whatyou-need service, accessible for all sizes of companies to centrally manage their business processes no matter wherever you are you can be in constant touch with your business. Nashua Solutions integrates the information used by an organisation’s many different departmental functions into an Electronic Document Management System (EDMS). Nashua Solutions is designed to model and automate many of the basic processes of a business organisation beginning from customer inquiry stage to manufacturing management, with a goal of integrating information across the company.
The design of Nashua Solutions facilitates clear integration of modules thus providing flow of information between all functions within an organisation.
CONTACT INFO
Nashua
Contact : Ben Sheppard Tel : +27 11 232 8190 Fax : +27 87 944 6939 Email : bens@nashua.co.za Website : www.nashua.co.za
It uses multiple platforms to bring customers, dealers, suppliers, manufacturers and employees together.
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Add performance and power – in a small package – to your business
The smart, fast, easy, friendly, quiet, secure Kodak Scan Station 500. The Kodak Scan Station 500 delivers high performance in a space-saving footprint.
Built to be easy to use: • Intuitive touchscreen operation • Blank page removal instantly reduces file size • Frequent job settings can be programmed for timesaving convenience • Easy to configure remotely
Built to be office friendly:
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etting documents into the workflow fast is essential. Helping your business do more with those documents is even more important. That’s why we built the Kodak Scan Station 500. It’s a document scanning device loaded with smart features that make it easy to integrate, scan, and share.
Built with a purpose: Send information. Not just data. The Scan Station 500's exclusive Voice Attachment feature gives you the option to record and send essential instructions with your documents. Make sure everyone gets the message. With one scan, send a document to the network, to e-mail, to the printer, to fax, PRODUCT SPECS
• Throughput Speeds: Up to 30 ppm at 200 dpi • Output Resolution: 75, 100, 150, 200, 240, 300, 400, 600 dpi; 1200 dpi with flatbed accessory • Maximum Document Size: 215 mm x 863 mm – may be restricted at certain resolutions • Feeder ADF: Up to 75 sheets 75 gsm • Connectivity: 10/100 Base T and built-in 56K Fax Modem, no host PC required • File Format Outputs: Single and multipage TIFF, JPEG, PDF, text searchable PDF, encrypted PDF, optional JPEG compressed TIFF, WAV audio files
to a USB drive, and to FTP – simultaneously!
Built to be faster: • Up to 9X faster than the competition (200 dpi, colour duplex mode) • Scan up to 1,500 pages per day • Robust and versatile paper handling • Feeder tray accommodates up to 75 pages • Single-pass, double-sided scanning saves time
Built to be secure: • Enable or disable scanning to portable flash drives • User Authentication based upon standard Windows OS authentication • Transaction log tracks all usage • PDF private key encryption • Secure login via LDAP
• Whisper-quiet operation • Integrated fax/modem for send and receive operation – no need for a separate fax machine • Scan and send with one device – no additional hardware or software required • Ergonomically correct for standing or seated operation
Built to inspire confidence: That’s the new Kodak ScanMate i1120 Scanner: One small footprint that helps you take a giant leap toward a well-organised office.
CSX service and support CSX provides a free one year maintenance agreement with every unit sold in South Africa. Call CSX today for more info.
Service & Support
CONTACT INFO
CSX
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Network
Printer Flash drive
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FTP
Contact : Kirsty Ashley Helpline : 0860 670 000 Tel : +27 11 663 9345 Fax : +27 11 663 9319 Email : kirstya@csx.co.za Website : www.csx.co.za Branches country wide
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s the pressures to become more efficient increase, just to remain competitive, wise enterprises invest in technologies to help them grow. Specialised IT hardware and software, digital copier and printing systems, and integrated telecommunication networks are a few of the advances typically found in today’s modern business. But one critical area has been overlooked – the mail centre. Yet it is through here that the lifeblood of a business flows – outbound invoices and incoming payments along with the promotional mailings that generate orders.
Is your mail centre as efficient as the rest of your operations? Probably not. Pitney Bowes is working to help you change this.
With productivity, accuracy, flexibility and dependability being the watchwords governing every purchase decision, we have packed these benefits into an affordable mail centre solution. It’s called the FastPac™ DI425 Inserting System.
Integrated technology you can trust • A system you can count on to deliver – Pitney Bowes has an enviable reputation for producing the most reliable tabletop inserting systems available. The DI425 incorporates proven paper handling technology, significant feature enhancements to drive productivity and award-winning design.
A flexible system designed to work your way
The DI425 is extremely flexible at handling a wide range of paper and envelope formats and processes the material the way you want it done. • Handles a wide range of materials – satisfies almost all applications, for example: - Invoices, statements, price lists, customer communications, promotional letters. - Reply envelopes, reply cards, leaflets, coupons, flyers. • Four folding options – providing optimum feeding flexibility. The system can also handle “fold only” applications that do not require insertion.
Also suppliers of: Direct Address Printers
Franking Machines
Postal Scales
Pressure Sealers
Shredders
Letter Openers
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of your monthly mailing
eed and productivity of this essential function by 17 times!
your cash flow as your debtors pay you faster, tatements and invoices a lot quicker.
... assist them by reducing their stress levels and allowing them to spend their time on high pay-off activities
Recently launched!
• By using Optical Mark Recognition, (OMR), you can control the contents of each mail piece, giving a new level of flexibility to customise each mail piece • Turn your DI425 into a powerful marketing tool – using the DI425 to read OMR marks on your documents means that you can precisely target your marketing efforts. Include special promotions for valued customers or payment reminder information as needed. You decide the
message that each customer receives by adding additional or variable pieces and maximising the value of your mail. • Make sure that each recipient receives the correct mailpiece – for multi-page or personalised documents, it’s vital that each recipient gets exactly the pages they’re supposed to. OMR makes controlling the contents of each individual mail piece simple. The DI425 can collate multi-page documents of between 1 and 5 pages with confidence, ensuring your customer receives not just the right number of pages but the correct ones. Lower operational costs and increase productivity by contacting Pitney Bowes using any of the options below. Your consultation is free and you will be under no obligation at all.
The Matica M1100 single-sided and M1200 dual-sided Card Printers,
now available from Pitney Bowes, use advanced card printing technology and media to provide outstanding value for average volume colour and mono-colour card printing applications. Their full colour graphic printing capabilities allow for excellent colour images and resolution and they're capable of both magnetic and smart card printing. 32MB internal memory enables fast and continuous data transfer/storage and non stop printing.
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Pitney Bowes 300 by hand = 2 people, 1 hour
300 by machine = 1 person, 7 minutes
By automating the folding and inserting of your statements, invoices and direct mail you’ll save more than enough time to serve your customers better
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Contact : Wikus Conradie Tel : 011 516 9435 Fax : 011 466 2678 Email : wikusc@pitneybowes.co.za Website : www.pitneybowes.co.za
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Robust, durable and impressive – top quality wide format MFPs Scan, print and copy documents of up to 30 metres in length – on one space-saving machine
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he Aficio™MP W7140 from Nashua attains excellent quality when printing and scanning, and boasts a colour scanner as standard. The design combines space-saving measures with the reliability and durability essential to you. Maximum uptime and business continuity are guaranteed.
Top Class Productivity The new MP W7140 copies and prints up to seven A0 or 14 A1 sheets per minute. Documents of up to 30 metres can be scanned, printed or copied and warm-up time is less than two minutes.
Your Reliable Partner Reliable equipment is the first requirement for business efficiency. Robustness and long durability are the MP W7140’s trademarks. The device is continually productive thanks to its impressive paper capacity and easy troubleshooting.
Broad Paper Handling Paper formats between 182 x 210 mm and 914 x 30,000 mm pose no challenge to the MP W7140. With two standard roll feeders, refills are far between. For even more paper capacity, opt for an extra two roll feeders or 2 x 250-sheet paper cassette. With four rolls, the MP W7140 will hold all paper sizes you need at once so there’s no need to change rolls for a job on a different size of paper.
Excellent Image Quality The MP W7140 reproduces the finest lines without fail. Nashua technology and 600 dpi print resolution guarantee impeccable image quality.
Standard Colour Scanning Colour or B/W drawings can be scanned, revised and stored with the Aficio™MP W7140’s stateof-the-art scanner. Digitise colour documents without extra cost or scan to e-mail or to URL in one click, saving time and minimising network traffic.* Editing, too, can be done without losing time. *Requires 1 GB extra memory (optional).
Safe and Secure It is vital to keep circulating digital data from prying eyes. The Aficio™MP W7140 lives up to the latest security standards.
Smooth Operation Printing and scanning can be done at the same time. The removable scanner option* separates printer and scan unit, allowing several people to perform tasks at the machine simultaneously.
A smaller-scale alternative: Aficio™ MP W5100 Effortless Job Management Operating the MP W7140 is straightforward with the wide colour LCD touch screen. Browse folders and check the contents of files on the display. Management tasks like changing the queue, holding and deleting jobs also happen via the touch panel. Web Image Monitor carries out similar functions from your desktop computer.
Need the compactness and many functions of the MP W7140, but for smaller volumes? The Aficio™MP W5100 is an attractive alternative. • Copying/ printing/ scanning at 5 A0 and 10 A1 sheets per minute. • Standard colour scanner and colour LCD display. • Cost-efficient internal controller. • Large paper capacity. • Easy operation.
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CONTACT INFO
Nashua
Contact : Khekhe Ginindza Tel : +27 11 232 8135 Fax : +27 87 942 4189 Email : khekheg@nashua.co.za Website : www.nashua.co.za
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Complete Labelling Solutions
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• Highly specialised void and polyester materials • Thermal Transfer Ribbons.
Unsurpassed range
S & N Labels is an approved reseller of the Zebra range of printers.
& N Labels’ fully equipped technologically advanced factory produces an extensive range of labels for total labelling solutions to meet diverse application requirements.
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S & n lables pre-printing bureau For pre-printing of barcodes, graphics and serial numbers. S&N Labels – for unsurpassed levels of quality and service.
S&N Labels
CONTACT INFO
Head Office : SALES Tel : (011) 397 6623 Fax : (011) 397 6624 Email : sales@snlabels.co.za Durban : SALES Tel : (031) 764 6555 Fax : (031) 764 6556 Email : durban@snlabels.co.za Eastern Cape : SALES Tel : (041) 364 3088 Fax : (041) 364 2745 Western Cape : Tel : 0860 110 244 Fax : 0866 298 236 Email : sales@snlabels.co.za Website : www.snlabels.co.za
MFC-9840CDW High speed colour laser multifunction printer with automatic duplex & fax
The best choice for your workgroup
The perfect solution for small and medium sized businesses, the MFC-9840CDW easily and efficiently handles the many demands from multiple users. With built-in 10/100 Base TX Ethernet and Wireless Network, it's easy for everyone to print, scan, copy and fax across the network.
Incredible colour printing and faxing
With exceptional output quality at up to 2400 x 600 dpi, the MFC-9840CDW makes it easy to produce high-quality colour reports, brochures, and presentations, at up to 20ppm in colour or black and white. And you can send and receive colour or mono fax messages at unbelievable speeds.
Easy colour copying and scanning
Fax, copy and scan from a variety of document types using either the automtic document feeder or the flatbed. Handy backlit function keys enable you to easily identify and switch between these functions The MFC-9840CDW does everything in one reliable, networked space-saving solution.
Automated Solutions Tel : (011) 326 2552 Fax : (011) 781 0228 Email : richard@automatedsolutions.co.za Website relaunch: www.automatedsolutions.co.za 14
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• High productivity - ensuring mail quality and integrity • Full flexibility - creating business opportunities • For any environment - every user will love it • Easy to use - saving valuable time
Productivity made easy with the DS-75
Neopost DS-75: The advanced combination of productivity, versatility and convenience
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re you working in an environment where mail matters and response time is key? With its compact footprint, large loading and unloading capabilities and many enhanced features, the DS-75 brings you the highest level of convenience, productivity and versatility. With one scan, send a document to the network, to e-mail, to the printer, to fax to a USB drive, and to FTP – simultaneously!
Automatically adapting to all your needs: Thanks to the control panel with a graphical and intuitive touch screen, just select your job and you will be finished before you know it. Creating a new job using the exclusive load’n’Go intuitive procedure is extremely easy. Simply load your documents and envelopes, press start and the DS-75 automatically measures the length of all loaded documents and the envelope to adjust all settings and deliver the appropriate mail item.
for efficient direct mail campaigns. It also reduces the risk of jams and guarantees the integrity of your mail.
opens up a whole new world of mail creation possibilities and helps you add OMR or BCR marks to process jobs with variable page sets per recipient. Automatic file sorting and merging capabilities optimise costs per recipient.
Monitor, secure and track your production output: Smart solutions to maximise flexibility: The flexFeed feeders process any document size or type while a unique semiautomatic envelope separation mechanism allows feeding of a wide variety of envelope types. Use almost any size/type of material to address prospective or current customers efficiently.
Neopost offers you the security of knowing that your printed jobs are actually being mailed. Mail Piece Production Control adds a unique ID to each letter within the address block and builds an audit trail for each production job, giving you real-time quality control and detailed line-item reports.
CSX service and support CSX provides a free one year maintenance agreement with every unit sold in South Africa. Call CSX today for more info.
Smart solutions to maximise ease of use: The DS-75 gives you quick, safe and easy access to all parts of the paper path, so you'll quickly be up and running again if a break in production occurs. Its exceptional ease of use and extraordinary quietness allow the DS-75 to adapt perfectly to any working environment.
Several configurations for a wide variety of mail items: Several feeder configurations allow you to design and deliver attractive messages and a truly professional mail set (with all documents folded together) every time,
The solution for multiple pages and various inserts: To process documents with varying pages and inserts, simply select a grouping criterion, such as invoice number, and you can collate multiple pages for the same recipient or even define different additional inserts for each group of recipients.
Improve communication impact while reducing costs: Neopost’s print machine document software
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CSX
Contact : Kirsty Ashley Helpline : 0860 670 000 Tel : +27 11 663 9345 Fax : +27 11 663 9319 Email : kirstya@csx.co.za Website : www.csx.co.za Branches country wide
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High productivity, high reliability, high quality colour MFPs from Nas The Aficio™MP C6501SP/MP C7501SP colour multifunctionals help your business run smoother
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igh productivity. High reliability. High quality. Nashua’s Aficio™ MP C6501SP/MP C7501SP offer them all. Truly multifunctional with printer, scanner and optional fax, these colour MFPs conveniently replace individual office devices.
One-pass duplex scanning streamlines your workflow while fast print speeds help your business run smoother. Workflow efficiency is further increased and user-friendliness enhanced with Nashua’s new App2Me software platform, while personalising your interaction with the MFP is easy, by using downloadable Widgets.
Personalised settings:
PRODUCT SPECS
• Print speed: Full colour: 60-70 prints/min B&W: 65-75 prints/min • Print resolution: 600 - 1200 dpi • Printer language: Standard: PCL5c, PCL6, XPS Optional: Adobe® PostScript® 3™ • Copy speed: Full colour: 60-70 prints/min B&W: 65-75 prints/min • Copy resolution: 600 dpi • Warm-up time: Less than 60 seconds • Zoom: 25 - 400% (in 1% steps) • Scan resolution: 600 dpi • Output formats: TIFF, PDF, High compression PDF, JPEG • Original size: A5 - A3+ (297 x 432 mm)
Top quality colour: Give your documents a professional edge by adding colour; it will help you get your message across better. Impress with the vibrancy and accuracy of the MP C6501SP/ MP C7501SP’s colour prints. Nashua’s PxP™ toner and state-of-theart image processing technology ensure excellent registration and perfect colour density.
The MP C6501SP/MP C7501SP come preinstalled with Nashua’s App2Me software platform. This new technology platform runs Widgets, enabling users to personalise how they interact with the MFP. These single-task software applications are automatically detected by any App2Me ready MFP once they are installed on a connected PC, laptop or compatible smartphone. Press the App2Me button and your Widgets will be shown on the colour display of the MFP. You will have fast access to the latest tools and applications available.
Easy operation: Highly flexible: Cut costs by reducing outsourcing, while maintaining the highest professional standards. The MP C6501SP/MP C7501SP handle a variety of paper types as heavy as 300 g/m2 and in sizes up to A3+. Stationery, reports, handouts or flyers – you can produce them all in-house.
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Choose a user-friendly solution. The MP C6501SP/MP C7501SP are easy to install, use and service. Working with these multifunctional devices requires no special training. Their large colour LCD touch screen has a straightforward user interface. Toner and paper replacements are a simple task, while animated procedures help you troubleshoot in seconds.
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Advanced finishing: Add that special finishing touch – without leaving the office. Staple, punch, fold and sort documents. Create booklets with stapled or ringed bindings. Insert one or two covers. Spice up your documents with a broad range of booklet finishing options.
The Aficio™MP C6501SP/MP C7501SP colour multifunctionals conveniently replace individual office devices.
Call Nashua today and make your first impression your best.
important. Prevent data abuse by erasing temporary information from the hard disk drive. Protect documents against unauthorised copying with the optional Copy Data Security Unit, which adds an invisible watermark to your printouts. Secure your print jobs with a PIN code to avoid others seeing the content of the prints.
Secure: Security is becoming more and more
Environmentally friendly: Nashua products help you lower the environmental impact of your offi ce as well as lowering your cost, through eco-friendly and money-saving features such as fast duplex printing and copying, ultra low sleep mode, short warm-up time and increased toner yield. Thus, paper, time and energy are saved while waste and costs are reduced. In addition, Nashua products are Energy Star compliant. This means less C02 is produced in providing the energy needed to run Nashua devices.
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Nashua
Contact : Natalie Von Gericke Tel : +27 11 232 8134 Fax : +27 11 232 8441 Email : natalievg@nashua.co.za Website : www.nashua.co.za
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German-engineered Renz binding machines add the perfect finishing touch to your documents and presentation material
Document binding systems with punch
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Ringwire Binding in 3:1 and 2:1 pitch - the international standard.
Heavy duty electric plastic comb binder
Electric high capacity punch for binding
Electric, heavy duty, binding punch for all formats.
• Punches up to 30 sheets • Binds up to 450 sheets • 340mm binding width
• Punches up to 40 sheets • Punching width: 500mm • Interchangeable dies
Durable plastic comb binding machine • Punches up to 25 sheets • Fully adjustable
• Punches up to 25 sheets • Binds up to 300 sheets • Binding width 340mm
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Machines to suit your budget For small binding requirements to huge volume applications, Renz’s large range of punching and binding equipment has the solution.
Ringwire binding Is Renz’s speciality, making documents easy to bind with this very popular binding method.
Plastic comb binding Renz plastic comb punching and binding machines are of an all-metal, robust construction, to withstand rigorous use. Their user-friendly, efficient design speeds up the binding operation and boosts productivity.
• Interchangeable dies • Punch width: 340mm • For 3:1/2:1 ringwire, plastic comb and spiral binding holes
And each with interchangeable punching dies for all binding methods.
All your binding requirements Why use inferior supplies with your sophisticated binding machines? The Renz range of machines and consumables from W Vos & Co are of the best quality and are competitively priced to enhance your presentations and protect your documents.
Spiral binding
Punches 100 000 sheets/ hour!
The Renz AP360 fully automatic punching system
Renz’s spiral binding machines punch unique oval holes that make it very easy to wind in the spiral element. And the super robust construction ensures maximum punching throughput.
Punching machines Copy shops and binderies need efficient punching systems to cope with very high volumes – and Renz has a range of versatile machines that meet these stringent demands.
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CONTACT INFO
W. Vos & Co
Contact : Ayleen Tel : 011 493 7139 Distributors : CT : 021 424 3140 Dbn : 031 312 9325 PE : 041 586 1146 Email : info@wvos.co.za Website : www.wvos.co.za
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XGA Multimedia portable projectors – higher brightness, reliable operation and flexible usage
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aturally suited for use in large venues such as conference rooms and lecture halls, Sanyo’s XM150/ XM150L and XM100/XM100L projectors are also ideal for projecting digital signage in bright places. With a highly reliable new optical engine with inorganic panels, the XM150/XM150L
has a brightness of 6000 lumens and a high contrast of 1000:1, putting it at the top of its class in performance.
Lens centre layout (symmetry) A symmetrical design with the lens in the centre of the projector has been adopted to suit ceiling installation in particular. This
7000 ANSI lumens, true XGA QuaDrive portable projector
allows the projector and the screen to be centred together, which not only makes design and installation much easier, but also offers a sense of greater stability through symmetry of the positioning between projector and screen.
Power vertical/horizontal lens shift The projectors are equipped with a Powered Vertical/Horizontal Lens Shift function and an Electrical Zoom/Focus function that lets you adjust the projection position without having to move the projector. This makes it easy to achieve fine positioning adjustments, using the remote control, even for projectors installed in high places.
Powered zoom and focus Zoom and focus can be carried out electronically, so adjustments are smooth and easy. Using the remote control means adjustments can be carried out easily from a distance.
Corner keystone correction Higher luminosity with improved colour accuracy and clarity
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he latest SANYO optical engine, QuaDrive, adds a Colour Control Device to conventional 3LCD systems. The additional Colour Control Device in its optical engine automatically controls the amount of yellow light in the image, producing higher luminosity with improved colour accuracy and clarity. The demand for even brighter projectors continues to come from the field as systems integrators are asked to install video displays in extremely large venues such as convention halls, conference rooms, auditoriums and more. SANYO’s innovative solution overcomes the limitations of 3LCD technology, opening the way for new projectors capable of extremely high luminosity without the trade off in colour accuracy.
Amazing brightness, high contrast The first projector to launch this innovative new QuaDrive engine is the PLC-XP200L, at an amazing 7000 lumens. Coupled with an impressive 2200:1 contrast ratio, it generates clearer, richer and more beautiful images than was ever possible with high brightness 3LCD projectors.
The innovative Corner Keystone function corrects trapezoidal distortion. To square the image, simply designate the four corners with the remote control or projector buttons. The corrected data is stored in memory, so rectangular screens can be displayed with permanently installed projectors at lecture hall and conference room SBMS is the appointed Sanyo Specialist for sales, repairs & supplies.
Sharper, brighter displays in large venues Equipped with a high-output, 330 watt single lamp designed for exceptional light efficiency, the PLC-XP200L generates sharper and brighter displays in large halls and meeting rooms – and its 4LCD design is well suited for digital signage and advertising in brightly lit environments. Call SBMS today for more information.
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Tel : 0861 101 341 Email : sales@cherokeesa.co.za Website : www.cherokeesa.co.za
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An informed business choice Question: When selecting a vendor for your next AV installation, which of these items is the LEAST important item you should consider? a. b. c. d.
Answer: (a) In today’s tough economic climate it’s obviously important to consider price as an important factor in choosing a supplier for your next AV installation. But choosing a supplier based on price alone is a surefire path to failure and an ineffective AV solution. Chose a vendor based on their ability to provide an AV solution that meets your requirements and make sure you’re buying from a reputable organization with certified staff and the resources to back-up your installation on a longterm basis.
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SACIA is the leading trade association for the professional AV industry in Southern Africa. We promote the adoption of professional standards in the local market and our members commit to truth, honesty and the pursuit of excellence in all aspects of the audiovisual profession. When you’re looking for a reputable supplier with a proven track record in the professional AV market, our members are a good place to start. For more information on SACIA and a full list of members, please visit www.sacia.org.za
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Sony ensures surveillance doesn’t have to be complicated or costly
BUSINESS PRODUCT Review
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he digital world has launched business consumers into a feeding frenzy. So much of technology is focused on making things faster, smaller, digitally compliant, plug and play, affordable and maintenance free. As a result, some of the immensely practical and easy to understand technologies run a risk of being replaced by those that are a lot more complicated, extremely computer reliant, and even, in some cases, too challenging to consider.
Keeping it simple Sony recognises that surveillance doesn’t have to be complicated and demonstrates this point by including some highly useful additions to its (otherwise digitally driven) surveillance camera range to keep it simple. The basics of surveillance are very much understood by Sony and these very practical analogue cameras still permit store owners, shopping centre management concerns, banking, office and the general corporate sectors to enjoy most of the benefits of general surveillance without making it complicated. Regardless of how sophisticated sur-veillance can be, particularly with the digital era, the basic necessities of surveillance remain simple: being able to record for lengthy periods of time and to store visual evidence of what happens in a specific area so it can be used to identify specific issues post occurrence. The visual recording must also be of a quality that permits accurate and verifiable feedback.
Easy to operate analogue mini-dome colour cameras Exceptionally easy to operate, Sony’s SSC-11 and SSC-21 mini analogue dome cameras are simply connected to a DVR (Digital Video Recorder) which records everything the cameras see – and then stores the data until
SSC-N11/N11A: Analogue Colour Mini-Dome Cameras
SSC-N21/N21A: Analogue Colour Mini-Dome Cameras
• 540 TV Line resolution • High sensitivity • Fixed focal length
• High resolution (650 horizontal TV lines) • High sensitivity • Variable focal length • Horizontal viewing angle: 27.4 - 99.5 degrees
a predefined limit is reached. Once the limit is reached, the oldest data will be overwritten so recording can continue. (These analogue recorders can store data for weeks if the storage capacity is big enough). From here, the content management is controlled by a simple set-up process, not requiring specific computer skills.
level,so that both highlight and dark areas can be seen effectively. iBLC compensates for exposure levels in dark scenes to improve subject visibility, while ATW (Automatic Tracing White) balance automatically adjusts the camera’s white balance to adapt to sudden changes in lighting conditions. The cameras are also equipped with Sony's newly developed DSP which provides horizontal resolutions of 540TVL (SSC-N11A) and 650TVL (SSC-N21A). Coupled with 12 bit A/D signal processing, 2D noise reduction and various image enhancement technologies, these cameras offer outstanding value for a wide variety of surveillance applications. Call Sony today for more info.
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Outstanding value and features These compact and discreet dome cameras offer outstanding value for a wide variety of indoor security and surveillance monitoring applications. They're equipped with electrical day/night capability and Adaptive Tone Reproduction for gradation of the subjects to an optimum
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CONTACT INFO
Sony
Contact : Edward Nyingeni Tel : 011 690 3200 (ext 3304) Email : Edward.Nyingeni@ap.sony.com Website : www.pro.sony.eu
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Projecting your vision to perfection Projecting multimedia with mobile style
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uper-stylish, ultra-compact Samsung P410M Pocket Projectors feature premium LED performance, high brightness and instant multimedia playback – ideal for mobile lifestyles. Instant access to multimedia: the Samsung P410M has a built-in multimedia player, stereo speakers, USB plug-and-play and a handy remote control. More than 30,000 hours lamp life: An ultra-efficient, eco-friendly LED lamp ensures a low cost of ownership, zero cost of maintenance and years of precision projection. 170 ANSI Lumens and a contrast ratio of
Mobility that performs R2699.00 excl VAT
Designed for pure portability
R3999.00 excl VAT
1,000:1: For rich, realistic colour, deep, dynamic detail and incredible crispness and clarity on screens of up to 80”. An intelligent, affordable and powerful home theatre!
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he super-light (170g), ultra-compact Samsung HO3 LED Pico projector features the highest brightness in its category, full multimedia compatibility and built-in viewers for a wide range of document and file formats – so you can project a professional image wherever you go. With its 1GB memory, built-in 1W speaker and detachable 2 hour battery, you can simply slip it in your pocket and take it with you wherever you go. Providing over 30,000 hours of life, its ultra-efficient LED lamp will never need to be replaced.
High definition home theatre in rich, realistic colour
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M250: R4599.00 excl VAT
Power, portability and precision
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ith 2,500 ANSI Lumens brightness, a weight of 2.5 kg, and 5,000 hours lamp life, the Samsung M Series redefines the art of portable projection. With 3LD technology for pure, precise colour, enhanced multimedia playback functions and a powerful 7W built-in speaker, the Samsung M Series projectors put power into your high impact presentations. Their compact size and user-friendly design make them ideal for mobile use. With easy lamp and filter replacement and one-touch foot release, they can be set-up and maintained in seconds. Call DigiComm for more info – Official Samsung Projector Distributors. Trade enquiries welcome.
he Full HD projection capabilities of the SP-A600 give you an entertainment experience transcending anything you have ever seen before: dynamic colours, dramatic detail and incredible images displayed at the highest resolution.
Samsung DLP 1080p Technology Full HD 1920x1080p native resolution for smooth, seamless images; 24 frame True Film Mode for a cinematic experience that rivals that of the theatre; and an ultra-fast DLP chip, with a 16 microsecond pixel response time, so high speed images (movies, games, and sports) are reproduced to perfection with power and precision. With a contrast ratio of 3,000:1, the SPA600 realises every shade of the spectrum, from deep, dynamic black to pure, pristine
R9999.00 excl VAT
white, with crisp clarity.
Complete connectivity
With 2 HDMI, Component, Composite, S-Video, D-Sub 15 pin and RS-232C input terminals, this powerful multimedia hub meets all of your entertainment needs.
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CONTACT INFO
Contact : Rajen Naidoo Tel : 011 907 1065 Cell : 083 516 7604 Email : rajen@digi-comm.co.za Website : www.digi-comm.co.za
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