London, Oct. 22nd 2008 --
IKON Office Solutions UK, a leading provider of document technology and services, today announced that its client, law firm Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP (RPC), has won an eCopy Best Practice award for its pioneering single sign-on MFD solution.
The internationally recognised accolade was presented at the third annual eCopy Best Practices awards in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. At the awards conference RPC’s IT Director Julie Berry briefed industry experts on the single sign-on system that gives users instant authentication to multiple desktop applications including eCopy, Copitrak and Outlook.
As the first organisation worldwide to use synchronised login on MFDs, RPC has achieved its objectives of saving lawyer time and fast-tracking collection of information for billing purposes. After receiving the award, RPC’s Julie Berry, said: "The team at RPC really pulled together with IKON to improve working life for our people. It's great to get recognition in our industry as well as within the firm."
IKON is now working with the London-based law firm on ways to streamline its business processes further. IKON Marketing Director, Gary Downey, said: “Working with a forward-thinking law firm like RPC has been a great experience for IKON. We are proud to have developed an award-winning solution that is setting the standard most law firms are aspiring to and look forward to implementing more novel processes to help RPC’s lawyer teams.”
IKON Office Solutions (www.ikon.co.uk) integrates imaging systems and services that help businesses
manage document workflow and increase efficiency. With 20 UK offices and 1634 staff, including 878
service professionals, our customers know that they can rely on IKON as the single source of all their
office technology. As the world’s largest independent distribution channel for copier and printer
technologies, IKON offers best-in-class systems from leading manufacturers such as Canon, Ricoh,
Konica Minolta, EFI and HP, and document management software from companies like Captaris, Kofax,
eCopy and others. IKON also represents the industry’s broadest portfolio of document management
services, outsourcing and professional services, on-site copy and mailroom management, fleet
management, off-site digital printing solutions, and customised workflow and imaging application. With
fiscal year 2007 revenue of $4.2 billion, IKON has approximately 25,000 employees in over 400
locations throughout North America and Western Europe. |
