Keypoint Intelligence Principal Analyst Anne Valaitis speaks with Bruce Orcutt, Senior Vice President of Product Marketing at ABBYY, about the current state of document and process automation. Their insightful conversation hits on many resonant subjects, including a look at some promising new technologies and a discussion around the effect that artificial intelligence (AI) will surely have on business outcomes moving forward.

Peter Mayhew and Kris Alvarez (our Cartridge Analysts Ruminating about Technology and Supplies) ponder the reasoning behind the joint venture between Ricoh and Toshiba Tec and what it could mean for the industry. They also tackle the persistent, thorny issue of cartridge counterfeiting before spending a few minutes investigating recent developments at paper mills and in the office paper market.

Kevin Neal (CEO of P3iD) and Jim Tamo (President of Visioneer), both of whom are part of the TWAIN Working Group, sit down with Lee Davis (Senior Analyst in Keypoint Intelligence’s Office Group) to dive into the world of thin-client scanning. During the lively discussion they define what it is, who does it, and who it can help, while outlining other key points of this growing technology.

Artificial intelligence has certainly made its presence felt in 2023, perhaps more so than anything else so far this year. Listen as Keypoint Intelligence Analysts Keith Haas and Lee Davis dive into AI’s capabilities, the reasons many workers are concerned about how it will impact their jobs, and how it can be used to augment and modernize the various task people may encounter.

Anne Valaitis, Principal Analyst of Managed IT Services in Keypoint Intelligence’s Office Group, speaks with Stephen Boals of cyberconIQ on the far-reaching consequences of ignoring human assets in a cybersecurity plan—and make no mistake, you need a plan. Learn how organizations are navigating this rocky road and managing risk with critical business changes that will deliver stability and protection to companies and their people.

Keypoint Intelligence’s Anne Valaitis and Carl Schell catch up on what’s happened in the world of managed IT and cloud services in the last couple of months. Along with discussing some of the news that came out of the recent NYC Cyber Security Summit and the Sharp National Dealer Meeting, they also provide some details on IT-focused service deliverables that will be published this year.

German Sacristan, Director of Keypoint Intelligence’s Production Group, concludes his dialogue with Loic Lefebvre, Executive Vice President of Groupe Diffusion Plus, in the second of this two-part podcast. Their discussion here centers on two “very strong and relevant” applications (trans-promo and direct mail), while also hitting on the importance of sustainability in today’s business world.

Keypoint Intelligence’s German Sacristan sits down with Loic Lefebvre, Executive Vice President of Groupe Diffusion Plus, to discuss how GDP has been serving the transactional market in France for the past two decades. In the first of this two-part conversation, they also speak to transactional communication business challenges and home in on the opportunities GDP is looking at to grow its business.

“Invest in our Planet” is Earth Day 2023’s theme. Keypoint Intelligence’s Kris Alvarez and Peter Mayhew investigate the ways we can invest more time and effort in “doing the right thing.” They also ask important questions such as can we print and be more sustainable, and is HP on the right track with TerraJet and Evo-Cycle? Our CARTS team (Cartridge Analysts Ruminating about Technology and Supplies) breaks it all down.

Anne Valaitis, Principal Analyst of Managed IT Services in Keypoint Intelligence’s Office Group, speaks with Nelson Chiu, Cofounder of Lonocode, on the rapid development in and of no-code/low-code technology. Among their various points of conversation, they discuss the evolution of heavy, on-premise solutions to the managed application services being offered today, along with how the benefits of these products are driving adoption rates at a healthy clip.