New IKON Office Solutions Guidebook to Help Customers Become More Efficient Through Better Use of Technology
Efficiency Expert Jan Jasper To Help IKON Customers Improve Office Productivity
VALLEY FORGE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 14, 2002-- IKON Office Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:IKN - News) today announced that it is offering a free guidebook for its current and prospective customers, designed to help them save time and money in producing, duplicating and transmitting documents.
The guidebook, called "The Efficient Office - 25 Surprisingly Simple Ways to Save Time and Money," describes ways for businesses to use document processing technology more efficiently, and at lower cost. It is available for download at www.IKON.com, or by calling 1-888-ASK-IKON.
The guidebook was developed by IKON in partnership with Jan Jasper, a leading office efficiency consultant and author of Take Back Your Time: How to Regain Control of Work, Information and Technology. Ms. Jasper will participate in a multi-city North American tour on behalf of IKON, conducting workshops to help IKON customers take advantage of today's digital technology.
"As the guidebook points out, relatively simple changes can dramatically improve office workflow," Ms. Jasper said. "We have developed a primer on how to streamline a wide variety of processes, from document creation through copying, transmitting and storage, and we are looking forward to helping IKON's customers throughout North America take advantage of the great technologies now available to them."
"For the last 14 years, Jan Jasper has been helping companies and individuals make the most of their technology investments," said Cathy Lewis, IKON's Senior Vice President of Marketing. "The new guidebook, coupled with Jan's lecture and workshop tour, will be tremendously beneficial for current and prospective IKON customers. Jan's message about leveraging technology to improve efficiency clearly complements IKON's strategy to provide customized solutions to help our customers improve their document workflow and business communications."
For more information about IKON's efficiency tour and "The Efficient Office" guidebook, or for general information about IKON, please visit www.ikon.com or call 1-888-ASK-IKON.
About Jan Jasper
Jan Jasper is a leading office efficiency consultant and author of Take Back Your Time: How to Regain Control of Work, Information and Technology (St. Martin's Press). Jan has been training busy people to work smarter, not harder since 1988. With clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to entrepreneurs, she works with people whose demanding roles require that they perform at peak efficiency.
She guides clients in streamlining their systems and procedures, using technology efficiently, managing information overload, and forming optimum work habits. She became IKON's office efficiency spokesperson in early 2002. She is based in New York City. Visit www.janjasper.com for more information.
About IKON
IKON Office Solutions (www.ikon.com) is one of the world's leading providers of products and services that help businesses communicate.
IKON provides customers with total business solutions for every office, production and outsourcing need, including copiers and printers, color solutions, distributed printing, facilities management, imaging and legal document solutions, as well as network design and consulting, and e-business development.
IOS Capital, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of IKON, provides lease financing to customers and is one of the largest captive finance companies in North America. With Fiscal 2001 revenues of $5.3 billion, IKON has approximately 600 locations worldwide including the United States, Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Ireland and Denmark.
Editor's Note:
Jan Jasper is a frequent radio and news show guest. She has also been quoted in numerous publications. To schedule Jan for an interview, please contact Jim O'Brien of Robinson, Lerer & Montgomery at 212-484-6715.
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