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The Key Point Blog

10/19/2023
Keypoint Intelligence

COVID popularized them, but will this take them out?

QR codes have become a critical link between print and digital communications, enabling marketers to direct consumers to websites to further personalize, direct, and track their customer experience. We discuss here the recent QR patent lawsuits brought on by Symbology Innovations and the effect they can have on the market.
10/18/2023
Carl Schell

What are the mega dealer’s keys to success in the M&A game?

Marco has built its business, in part, due to its excellence in knowing when to flip a switch, hit a button, or turn a lever—especially when it comes to acquisitions.
10/17/2023
Anne Valaitis & Jamie Bsales

Your first and last lines of cyber defense

Keeping cybersecurity endpoints secure has become a critical responsibility for businesses of all sizes. The cybersecurity landscape is constantly evolving, and threat actors are becoming increasingly sophisticated.
10/17/2023
Lisa Brown

Key takeaways from OpenText World 2023

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the future, and companies that don’t embrace it will be left behind. This was a recurring theme at the OpenText World 2023 conference held in Las Vegas, Nevada on October 11-12.
10/16/2023
Jean Lloyd & Priya Gohil

Sneak preview of the company’s next level digital inkjet press for the packaging market

Jean Lloyd, Principal Analyst of Keypoint Intelligence’s Labels & Packaging Advisory Service, spoke at length to Agfa’s newly promoted Head of Packaging Printing Digital Solutions Matt Brooks—and there’s a lot of ground to cover.
10/13/2023
Carl Schell

If you’re not already on the train, you are late to the game

The whole concept of e-commerce and sales enablement is neither a conservative play nor a risk/reward scenario—rather, it is a way of diversifying your organization and making it more nimble.
10/12/2023
German Sacristian

Digital print vendors’ announcements are bridging the toner and inkjet gap

For the past several years, Keypoint Intelligence has identified and reported upon a “zone of disruption” and the consequential opportunity for digital printing manufacturing vendors to close the gap between toner and inkjet presses. The greatest one involves introducing new products that provide great value and a low total cost of ownership (TCOs) to their print service provider (PSP) customers. We discuss here how some vendors are starting to fill this gap.
10/10/2023
Anne Valaitis & Jamie Bsales
In this series, in conjunction with ACS, Keypoint Intelligence investigates the many facets of cybersecurity to deliver insight and strategy. We discuss here the basics of a cybersecurity incident response plan, which is a comprehensive strategy that outlines the steps an organization will take to effectively detect, respond to, and recover from cyber incidents.
10/09/2023
Mark DiMattei
We’ve all heard about robots being used in factories and for manufacturing purposes, but with advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and other smart technologies, it’s only a matter of time before robots become more widespread in other markets. We present here an infographic depicting nine industries that are making use of robots in innovative ways.
10/06/2023
Bridget Dedian
Thanks to our News Service, we cover everything from print to managed IT to smart workplace and beyond. We cover here the top three news items for the month of September 2023.