South Africa's leading security company, ADT Security, part of Tyco International, is in the process of upgrading its printer and copier infrastructure with 30 multifunction devices (MFDs) as well as related services from Itec Distribution's central region office (Itec Central).
"ADT's document management infrastructure was managed by Itec in the past, but came to the end of its contractual life," says Clinton Le Roux, Itec Central's sales director. "The security company, therefore, decided to embark on a rolling upgrade of all its MFDs across the nation and issued the appropriate tender."
Thesigan Pillay, ADT's group procurement manager, notes: "Itec was once again chosen as ADT's preferred supplier and is now in the process of rolling out the 30 MFDs at our offices nationwide. We started upgrading the Johannesburg and Durban regions where we initially installed 16 devices."
Itec Central is also tasked with maintaining and supporting ADT's document management infrastructure. A service-level agreement has been signed, which guarantees Itec will have the appropriate people onsite nationwide to resolve any issues within a stipulated period, or it will incur penalties.
To assist ADT in curbing its printing costs, Itec Central has also implemented its proprietary PrintDirect software. PrintDirect provides management with in-depth reports on all printing and copying done through Itec's equipment. It empowers them to determine where their highest printing costs are incurred, drilling down to department or even individual level.
"One of the most popular benefits of PrintDirect is that it can be programmed to divert printing to more cost-effective machines," says Le Roux. "If a user sends a batch of printing to an expensive colour printer, for example, under certain circumstances set by the client, the printing will automatically be diverted to a printer with a lower cost per page."
"ADT made the decision to stay with Itec due to the competitive pricing the company offered, as well as its reputation for maintaining a high service ethic as standard across the country," adds Pillay.
Once the roll-out of the MFDs has been completed, Itec Central will also be responsible for maintaining the systems for the next three years.
For further information about Itec, please visit www.itecgroup.co.za.
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