K-12 Schools Have Potential to Save 38%1 on
Overall Printing Costs
OKI Data Americas offers tips for schools to maximize technology
budgets; Westbury School District expected to save more than $1 million
in five years with Managed Services for Education program
MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. (Business Wire EON) June 30, 2008 --
Maximizing a technology budget is essential in the K-12 education
environment, and school administrators must manage shrinking budgets
while keeping a focus on return on investment (ROI) and a commitment to
continually enhancing the quality of education. OKI
Data Americas, which markets its products under the OKI®
Printing Solutions brand, revealed cost-savings results from the company’s
Managed
Services for Education program, a consultative approach to helping
schools better understand and manage their printing activity.
By implementing recommendations from the Managed Services assessments,
schools have the potential to experience the following savings1:
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38% on total printed document costs, averaging more than $12,000 per
month
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16-month average return on investment from technology refresh
implementation
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36% reduction in monthly cost-per-student, for a savings of more than
$2 per-student
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Annual savings of more than $150,000, for a five-year savings of
$760,000
“We partner closely with school administrators
to understand and answer the very specific challenges of the K-12
education market,” said Terry Cruikshank,
Senior Manager of Industry Marketing at OKI
Data Americas. “When it comes to print
operations, ROI and maintaining a low cost of ownership are critical
considerations. With these recent results, our program continues to show
potential for schools to experience substantial and sustainable cost
savings, while achieving the ultimate goal of improving educational
value.”
Managed
Services for Education assessed Westbury
School District’s technology resources -
more than 1,600 computers scattered throughout six schools from the
pre-K to high school levels. The NY-based District had an expensive
printer fleet that was consuming $498,000 annually on print document
output, and schools were not taking advantage of the benefits of color
printing to improve information retention rates. Therefore, Westbury
School District implemented several changes to their printer fleet and
is now expected to save $211,000 annually in printed document costs -
equaling more than one million dollar savings over five years.
Similar to Westbury School District’s success,
OKI Printing Solutions recommends that all K-12 schools consider the
following tips to identify opportunities for savings on their own
everyday printing costs:
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Migrate away from expensive inkjet printers that expend a
significant portion of the technology budget towards a centralized and
consolidated fleet of color
and mono
workgroup laser printers, ensuring increased productivity and a low
total cost of ownership.
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Redeploy technology resources more equitably and effectively by
placing lower-cost, mono
workgroup laser printers in areas that require heavy printing volumes,
and affordable color laser printers in shared computer labs and
individual classrooms to aid students’
learning.
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Incorporate affordable, High-Definition color printers to
create more engaging instructional materials and vibrant banners up to
four feet long in the classroom, stimulating students’
learning and increasing academic performance.
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Utilize Color Access Policy Manager to place comprehensive
print controls on classroom printers, helping manage the expanded
color capabilities and keeping a handle on printing costs.
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Consolidate devices with all-in-one document management
solutions that prove invaluable to administrators by saving time,
space and money.
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Employ a long-term print management strategy that includes
annual assessments and technology refreshes, ensuring continuous
technology improvements and maintaining a low total cost of ownership.
“Students are most creative when they are
engaged and unrestricted,” said Jay Marcucci,
Director of Technology for Westbury Public Schools. “OKI
Printing Solutions helps facilitate this level of learning with print
technology solutions that enable students to thrive in the classroom
environment. By standardizing our school district on OKI Printing
Solutions, we continue to experience a better ROI than offered by the
competition.”
OKI Printing Solutions spotlighted the Managed
Services for Education program at the 2008
National Educational Computing Conference (NECC) in San Antonio, TX.
Managed Services for Education provides a comprehensive assessment of
schools’ current technology resources, and
recommends a long-term print management strategy to achieve a lower cost
of ownership and improve the educational experience for students and
teachers.
The average cost savings represent comprehensive assessments completed
among 21 K-12 schools and districts. For further detailed results from
the assessments, please contact Allyson Marcus at amarcus@domus1.com.
About OKI Data Americas
OKI Data Americas, headquartered
in Mount Laurel, N.J., and a subsidiary of OKI Data Corporation of
Japan, markets PC peripheral equipment and customized document
management solutions under the OKI Printing Solutions brand, including
digital color and monochrome printers, color and monochrome
multifunction products and serial impact dot matrix printers, as well as
a full line of options, accessories and consumables. OKI Data Americas
takes a consultative approach to supporting every customer’s
needs, making them feel like a customer again by delivering
individualized print solutions that optimize their business performance.
The company’s innovative technology is backed
by its parent company OKI Electric Industry Co., Ltd., a world leader in
information processing systems, telecommunications and electronics and a
$6.1 billion multinational corporation with headquarters in Tokyo.
Keeping its customers needs top of mind, OKI Data Americas is ISO
9001:2000 certified and most products have earned the ENERGY STAR®
certification.
OKI, Reg. Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. ENERGY STAR Reg. T.M. U.S. EPA.
1 According to twenty-one K-12 Managed Services
for Education assessments performed by OKI Data Americas
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