Experts have long forecasted how advancements in technology will impact the future, virtually transforming life as we know it. For example, voice recognition would make typing obsolete, videoconferencing would abolish traditional telephone use and a digital workplace would eliminate the need for paper.
MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. (BusinessWire EON) June 11, 2007 --
Experts have long forecasted how advancements in technology will
impact the future, virtually transforming life as we know it. For
example, voice recognition would make typing obsolete, videoconferencing
would abolish traditional telephone use and a digital workplace would
eliminate the need for paper.
Consider at least one of those predictions challenged. According to the OKI
Printing Solutions “Future of Printing
Survey,” IT professionals nationwide expect to
print about the same amount or more often in the future as they do
today. The survey reveals that printing has become a “security
blanket” for most professionals who, despite
the availability of digital editing tools, still trust the printed page
for reviewing documents at work.
The OKI Printing Solutions survey captured the printer usage habits of
700 IT professionals nationwide, across a variety of industries.
According to the survey, the majority of respondents consider printing
to be “indispensable”
or “important” to
their job. Key results of the OKI Printing Solutions “Future
of Printing Survey” include:
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90% of respondents consider their business printer to be indispensable
or important, while only 1% consider their business printer to be not
at all important
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78% of respondents expect to print about the same amount or more often
in the future as they do today
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78% of respondents still prefer to review printed documents, whether
in combination with reviewing on-screen or alone
“Despite the migration to a digital way of
life, the survey results prove that IT leaders responsible for
implementing technology into the workplace still consider printers
essential for day-to-day business functions,”
said Candice Dobra, Vice President, Product Marketing for Oki Data
Americas. “People regard printing as a
security blanket, in that they place more trust in a tangible document
versus what they view on a computer screen. The affordability of
high-quality, in-house printing has encouraged businesses to embrace
printing as an indispensable part of business culture.”
Survey Methodology
The OKI Printing Solutions “Future of
Printing Survey,” conducted by IDG Research
Services Group, surveyed a total of 700 IT professionals across a range
of industries. The survey obtained responses across all company sizes,
including small and home offices (1-99 employees), small-to-medium
businesses (100-999 employees) and enterprise (1,000+ employees).
The OKI Printing Solutions “Future of
Printing Survey,” has proven that regardless
of industry or company-size, printing remains critical to business
productivity and performance. The survey also captured just how much
business printers are utilized in the office, for work as well as for
personal use. OKI Printing Solutions is a leader in showing companies
how they can save substantially on their overall printing costs by
incorporating the most appropriate printing technology and feature-sets
based on their unique business needs.
Editor’s Note: For complete survey
results, including breakdowns by business size and industry, please
contact Megan Shames at mshames@domus1.com
or Kerry Butler at kbutler@domus1.com.
About Oki Data Americas, Inc.
Oki Data Americas, Inc., headquartered in Mount Laurel, N.J., and a
subsidiary of Oki Data Corporation of Japan, markets PC peripheral
equipment under the OKI Printing Solutions brand, including digital
color and monochrome printers, color and monochrome multifunction
products and serial impact dot matrix printers. As business printing
solutions specialists, Oki Data Americas provides world-class printing
technology and real-world solutions designed to help manage workflow and
optimize business performance. Oki Data Americas is ISO 9001:2000
certified and also offers a full line of options, accessories and
consumables. Most OKI Printing Solutions' products have earned the
ENERGY STAR®. Oki Electric Industry Co.,
Ltd., parent company to Oki Data Corporation, is a $5.8 billion
multinational corporation with headquarters in Tokyo and is a world
leader in information processing systems, telecommunications and
electronics.
OKI, Reg. Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. ENERGY STAR Reg. T.M. U.S. EPA.
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