ALLIED BUSINESS SOLUTIONS HELPFUL HAPPY HOUR!


For immediate release
Friday, September 18, 2009
Media contact: Elizabeth Lizberg
Childhood and Family Services Director
Camp Rainbow Gold
208-422-0842

HELPFUL HAPPY HOUR SUCCESS – MAYOR BIETER TO SHAVE HIS HEAD OCTOBER 2

The first annual Helpful Happy Hour was attended by over 300. The Happy Hour included music by Brandon Pritchett, a lively auction by Larry Flynn, great food provided by Papa Joes and most importantly the success of raising over $25,000. You got it, Mayor Bieter is going bald. Mark your calendars for October 2, 2009 at 3pm to watch Mayor Dave Bieter have his head of lustrous locks shaved by one of Camp Rainbow Gold's campers.

Raising the $25,000 was a challenge but as the presenter of the event Allied Business Solution's Tom Beeles stated "not near the challenge that these children deal with when diagnosed with cancer. Though it is a bonus that Mayor Bieter will have his head shaved what really feels good is that due to the generosity shown by our community a ropes course will be built for the incredible children that attend Camp Rainbow Gold."

Camp Rainbow Gold is an American Cancer Society program providing a variety of activities and events for Idahoan children and their families. Free to participants, Camp Rainbow Gold hosts three separate summer camps, family gatherings at sporting events, activity days, support groups, a college scholarship program, and referral services. The non-profit got its start twenty-five years ago as one of the nation's first oncology camps and it continues today to highlight the lives of hundreds of Idaho residents.

For more information or to volunteer or to be a camper at Camp Rainbow Gold, call (208) 422-0176 or go to the Web site at: http://www.camprainbowgold.org/ or send an e-mail to: camp.rainbowgold@cancer.org.

Written by Tom Beeles, owner of Allied Business Solutions of Boise, Idaho USA in conjunction with Brent Johns of Indian Creek Web Design.

Increasing employee longevity leads to a more knowledgeable and engaged workforce

In your company, who do you go to when there is a unique issue that needs immediate resolution? In most cases it is someone who has been with the company quite some time. With this one instance in mind it doesn't take a great leap of logic to realize employee turnover can be detrimental to the success of a business. Even so, employee retention is frequently overlooked in management-workforce relations.

Beyond the obvious, there are numerous other costs associated with employee turnover. One of the less obvious is time expenditures by management and the new hire's co-workers assisting with training. This can greatly impact the productivity of everyone around the new hire and not just that single position.

Even with great training and incentive programs, if there is no connection or relationship between management and the workforce it doesn't take much for a competitor to hire away key employees. The difference is loyalty and an engaged, connected management team fosters loyalty.

Good managers always try to put themselves in the other person's shoes. Putting forth the effort to truly understand where an employee is coming from can make a tremendous difference. That underperforming employee may not need a reprimand, they may have a legitimate grievance they haven't felt comfortable disclosing and it impacts job performance. Spending a little time really listening can help uncover the hidden issue creating the obvious problem.

Recognizing the people you work with for their value to the company is important but recognizing them as people is even more critical. Giving back to the people that make Allied Business Solutions successful is something we will always do with sincere appreciation.

Written by Tom Beeles, owner of Allied Business Solutions of Boise, Idaho USA in conjunction with Brent Johns of Indian Creek Web Design

Proactive Service Versus Reactive Service

In the service business, the greatest goal is to provide proactive service versus reactive service. In the simplest terms, this means that you call the customer before they call you or prevent a problem before it occures. Obviously this is one of the most difficult goals to achieve...unless you have an impressive group, clairvoyant dispatchers and technicians.

The obvious and easiest steps to take are to perform preventative maintenance as the manufacturer specifies and, as a technician, make sure you do an inspection of all key components at every service call. This may seem obvious but some dealers choose to ignore these basics in an effort to reduce their costs. Although they may see savings, your company pays the price with increased service calls and frustration with the equipment. For our company the old adage, "short term pain, long term gain", dictates the service process.

Although our service expenditures may be slightly higher, we use OEM parts (Original Equipment Manufacturer), install the full maintenance kits as recommended by the manufacturer and put forth best efforts to prevent problems. Recently we've taken another step toward that proactive goal...it's called Print Audit.

Once installed at your location, Print Audit will send alerts to us when your machine (printers, copiers & faxes) calls for service or is exhibiting the signs of a potential problem such as frequent paper jams. In addition, it will send an alert to our supplies desk when your machine is low on toner. Although there is a cost associated with this service, we feel the long term benefit to our customers is invaluble and worth the expense.

When considering an equipment vendor, it is important to look at what you get for your service dollar. If lower cost results in poor performance, saving a few dollars a month is not worth the potential headache. Although we can't prevent every service call, we are constantly looking for ways to improve. The ultimate goal is always keeping you a satisfied repeat customer.

Written by Tod Guthrie, Service Manager Allied Business Solutions of Boise, Idaho USA in conjunction with Brent Johns of Indian Creek Web Design.

Toshiba Raises the Bar in Business Color, Winning BLI's Spring 2009 "Pick" with e-STUDIO6350cT for 70- to 90-ppm.

Allied Business Solutions is proud to release the lastest Buyer Laboratory Inc Spring 2009 Award for the Toshiba e-STUDIO6350cT with an Outstanding rating in Business Color in the 70- to 90-ppm speed range!

Press Release News Article

Toshiba Earns BLI “Pick” Awards For Mid- to High-Speed MFPs
June 5, 2009 – Hackensack (NJ) – Buyers Laboratory Inc. (BLI), the world’s leading independent evaluator of document imaging products and solutions, today announced its Spring 2009 “Pick” awards honoring outstanding copier MFPs from Toshiba in the 70- to 90-ppm speed range. BLI’s semi-annual “Pick” awards are given to the hardware and software offerings that measure up as the best in BLI’s comprehensive evaluations, which assess a wide range of the most important features and performance factors for buyers.

The Spring 2009 MFP “Pick” winners in the 70- to 90-ppm speed range is:

Toshiba Corporation - Toshiba e-STUDIO6530cT - Outstanding 70- to 90-ppm Color MFP has earned a Spring 2009 BLI “Pick” because of their top-notch overall performance in BLI’s demanding two-month evaluation.

Toshiba Raises The Bar In Business Color

Garnering superior marks in several areas of evaluation, including excellent overall reliability, print drivers, color copy productivity and security, the aggressively priced Toshiba e-STUDIO6530cT has earned BLI’s Spring 2009 “Pick” for the 70- to 90-ppm range.

“Durability is a hallmark of just about every Toshiba device that we’ve ever tested—and this unit is no different,” said BLI Associate Editor Carl Schell. “It required no service of any kind over the course of 275,000 impressions. And because of the self-refresh developer system, which helps provide more consistent image quality throughout the life of the toner cartridges, and easy replaceable units, organizations should experience very little to almost no downtime whatsoever.”

BLI technicians were also impressed with the improved ease of use and scan functions, both of which were rated Very Good, compared with previous Toshiba-manufactured MFPs.

“The control panel has a bright, full-color SVGA touch-screen LCD,” said BLI Technical Manager of Field Testing Ken Nardone. “Hard keys on the panel, as well as buttons on the display, which can be customized for each user via the My Menu feature, are all clearly labeled and very responsive. Meanwhile, the unit offers a plethora of scan-to options and faster than average scan speeds in color simplex and black modes, and the new scan preview on the LCD is crucial as scanning continues to increase in importance in today’s business world.”

The e-STUDIO6530cT employs the company’s third-generation e-BRIDGE controller, allowing for seamless integration with third-party solutions, and is packaged with standard copy, network print and scan, and Internet fax functionality, as well as optional network, PC and walkup fax capabilities. Designed primarily for general office use, the unit can be outfitted with an optional EFI Fiery controller for graphic arts environments.

“We are very proud to have won this award from such a respected organization as Buyer’s Lab,” said Joseph Contreras, director, Product and Solutions, Toshiba America Business Solutions Inc.

“Receiving these superior marks on our e-STUDIO6530cT product demonstrates that we are delivering on our promise: to continue to lead innovation in our market by developing efficient and distinctive multifunction products and solutions that help our customers’ businesses thrive.”

Are you ready for Real Color?

If so, contact Allied Business Solutions at (208) 344-3833 to schedule your demo today!

Blog Written by Brent Johns, Printer Division/Supply Manager for Allied Business Solutions as well as Web Master for Indian Creek Web Design

Save up to 50% OFF Printer, Fax, Copier & Postage Meter Supplies!

Save up to 50% OFF

Printer, Fax, Copier & Postage Meter Supplies!

Are you tired of paying way too much for your inkjet, laser jet, fax, copier and postage meter equipment, service & supplies?

It's absolutely crazy what people are paying these days. Doesn't anyone realize that our economy is in a pretty fragile state right now. Everyone is looking to save money where they can.

Well...here's where we can help provide a solution for you and your business!

Although we are a Canon, Dell, Francotyp Postalia, HP, Kyocera, Okidata, Sharp and Toshiba authorized equipment, service & supply dealer, we offer excellent quality New Compatible inkjet cartridges, laser jet toner cartridges, fax toner, copier toner and postage meter ink cartridges for virtually every type of office equipment that exsists...all for a fraction of the cost that you are probably paying right now.

All of our products are ISO 9001 certified/STMC certified to meet or exceed the specifications of the OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer, i.e., Brother, Canon, Dell, HP, Lexmark, Xerox, etc.).

What exactly does that mean?

What it means to you is;

• That our products have the same print quality or better than the OEM


• That our products will have the same number or LESS defectives than the OEM (2% for OEM vs. .00495% for our NEW Compatible products)


• That our products will get at least the same number of prints that the OEM cartridges does. Usually our cartridges will get at least 50% more, which means that not only will you pay at least 50% less, you'll get 50% more prints, meaning you'll have to buy and change the cartridges less often...saving you even more money.

Are you interested in saving money? Why pay more? Give us a call to get your FREE quote at (208) 344-3833. We will meet or beat any competitor's advertised pricing, guaranteed!

Allied Business Solutions, Inc.

10394 W Emerald St

Boise, Idaho 83704

(208) 344-3833

http://www.digitalallied.com/