The 2010 North American MPS Conference, May 3-5 - A Good Time Shall Be Had By All

2010 MPS North American MPS Conference –

Last year was the beginning. About 150 Managed Print Services thought leaders gathered, commiserated and planned; the MPSA was born.

Today, the MPS hurricane is in full gear with dark clouds, wind, and chaos.

It's only been a year, but there are more MPS tools, vendors, compensation models, channel programs, and workflow solutions, one can shake a stick at; which one of these is the best?

What the heck is SharePoint and how is that going to help me sell more MPS?

What exactly does a MPS end user REALLY want? And how can a traditional or Hybrid dealer step up?

For that matter, how do we get appointments and what in the world do we do when we find ourselves in front of a C-Level prospect?

Where can you go for some cover, some answers? Where can you get realistic, sound, field tested MPS advice? Who can help me separate Myth from Reality?

Fear not, the answers lie at the river bend in San Antonio, Texas, this May(3-5th).

Steps from the Alamo, like minded MPS visionaries will walk the halls of Omni La Mansion Del Rio.

Venture with these Titans of MPS, ask them questions directly over hors d'oeuvres in "Battleship Row". Sit wide eyed as your peers pontificate the MPS bleeding edge.

The theme this year is MPS: The Next Stage...

It's all about the Third Stage, "Enhancing the process..."

Most of us equate enhancing business process with EDM or software.

This is true, but is there more?

Oh yes, much, much more, indeed.

Ed and the gang put on a great show last year, this year's will be stellar.

Go here. Register now.



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For IT Providers: Managed Print Services Could be the 24th Chromosome

Some who know me, know that I am a First Person Shooter(FPS) enthusiast - PC Gamer.

From Doom to Quake to Half-Life to Day of Defeat, I have been online gaming since 1999.

A few years back, a movie based on the Doom FPS was released. In spite of the predictable mayhem, and The Rock, it wasn't that bad of a flick - pretty good actually.

In the movie, the remains of an ancient civilization have been discovered on Mars. A humanoid civilization is similar to us except for one distinct difference; they have an extra pair of chromosomes, 24 vs. our 23.

The 24th pair gave this race superhuman abilities - great physical strength, speed, and the ability to heal in minutes versus weeks.

Managed Print Services and Doom? No.

But how about this: Managed Print Services is your 24th chromosome.

At one point in the movie, the hot, female, scientist isolates this chromosome and injects it into her dying brother. He awakes completely healed - faster, stronger - and rips up the bad guys.

Imagine your VAR/Dealership as the shot-up, dying, brother - with 23 chromosomes.

WOW! Ever been On Demon Drop?

managed Print services Job Trends

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As a kid, I would venture down to Sandusky Ohio, Cedar Point, and ride the best roller coasters in the world.

I remember when Demon Drop opened. It was the "bomb".

A simple trip up and a ten-story drop - remember, this was in 1983, before the internet and online gaming.

Imagine my surprise when I read the Demon Drop had been relocated from Sandusky, to out here, in my neck of the woods

I was checking the updated graph showing job openings with "Managed Print Services" in the description - couldn't help but make the comparison.

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