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Service Leadership Survey Reveals Mood, Expectations of MSPs

Earlier this year, Service Leadership released the results of its The Future of Best-in-Class MSPs surveys. The company, which provides solutions to help managed service providers (MSPs) maximize profit, queried MSPs worldwide to assess their attitudes toward the market and
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Survey Shows That Companies Aren’t as Secure as They Think They Are

A recent “The State of Mid-Market Cybersecurity: 2017” survey by Arctic Wolf Networks shows that 95 percent of IT professionals in mid-market companies believe they have an above-average security posture. 89 percent are confident that they have products in place to combat all
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Pew Research State of American Jobs Survey Provides Insight into Hiring and Retaining Employees

The ability to hire qualified candidates is certainly top of mind for management within the document imaging industry. That’s why the recent State of American Jobs survey from Pew Research Center caught our eye. The “non-partisan fact tank” polled more than 5,000 Americans in May
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New Study Shows Many Companies Expect a Greater Than 10 Percent Increase in Productivity through Automation Technologies

Ramsey, NJ, and Philadelphia, PA (November 29, 2016) – Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc., a leader in smart office solutions, in partnership with Future Workplace, a research firm preparing leaders for disruptions in recruiting, development, and employee experience,
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ELFA’s Monthly Leasing and Finance Index: October New Business Volume Up 6 Percent Year-Over-Year, Down 13 Percent Month-to-Month and Down 3 Percent Year-to-Date

Washington, DC (November 22, 2016)— The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s (ELFA) Monthly Leasing and Finance Index (MLFI-25), which reports economic activity from 25 companies representing a cross section of the $1 trillion equipment finance sector, showed their
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Equipment Leasing and Finance Industry Confidence Eases in November

Washington, DC (November 17, 2016) –- The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (the Foundation) releases the November 2016 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI) today. Designed to collect leadership data, the index reports a qualitative
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Nearly 8 in 10 Businesses Used Financing to Acquire Equipment in 2015, New Study Reveals

Washington, DC (October 24, 2016)—Seventy-eight percent of respondents in a survey of businesses used at least one form of financing when acquiring equipment in FY 2015, according to the U.S. Equipment Finance Market Study: 2016-2017 released today by the Equipment Leasing &
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Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s Survey of Economic Activity: Monthly Leasing and Finance Index

Washington, DC (October 26, 2016) — The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s (ELFA) Monthly Leasing and Finance Index (MLFI-25), which reports economic activity from 25 companies representing a cross section of the $1 trillion equipment finance sector, showed their
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Small/Mid-size Businesses Admit Paper Processes Waste Time – 8 out of 10 Pledge to Change in 2017

Norwalk, CT (October 20, 2016) – More than 80 percent of small/mid-size businesses (SMBs) want to cut paper out of the way they invoice, report financials, manage legal and human resource forms, and handle other time consuming processes, according to a Xerox survey. The survey of
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Equipment Leasing and Finance Industry Confidence Increases to Six-Month High

Washington, DC (October 20, 2016) –- The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (the Foundation) releases the October 2016 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI) today. Designed to collect leadership data, the index reports a qualitative
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Idealliance State of the Industry Report Projects Modest Commercial Print Sales Growth in 2017

Alexandria, VA (September 29, 2016) – Noting that commercial printing sales posted the weakest growth in three years in the first half of 2016—just 0.3%—and that little significant economic or industry change appears to be on the horizon, Idealliance’s new State of the
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Customer Concern Over Pending U.S. Election Drops Confidence Among Equipment Leasing and Finance Industry Leaders

The contentious U.S. election is creating anxiety in a lot of quarters, and now it might be causing companies to put off equipment leasing decisions, according to the September 2016 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI). The MCI-EFI is produced by
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gap intelligence Launches Interactive Online Data Platform

San Diego, CA (September 7, 2016) – gap intelligence, a values-led market research firm focused on the information technology, consumer electronics, imaging and home appliance industries, announces a new online platform to access its industry-leading data. The cloud-based
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ELFA Survey of Equipment Finance Activity Reports Overall New Business Volume Grew 12.4 Percent in 2015

Washington, DC — New business volume grew 12.4 percent in the equipment finance industry in 2015, according to the 2016 Survey of Equipment Finance Activity (SEFA) released by the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA). The rise in new business volume marked the sixth
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