Details of Oki's MPS programs are beginning to take form.Today, Oki announced their Total Print Management MPS program for re-sellers.
A three level offering, the first of which is active today, PageStart, will be followed later this year with FleetAssist and FullAccess.
This first level is designed to get interested resellers into the MPS niche with little risk or cost.
Oki reportedly has simplified a pricing structure making it much easier for a provider to quote a CPC engagement with confidence.
But, what exactly is, "...the industry's only MPS Ready line of color and black and monochrome single function printers..."?
PageStart is a simple, turnkey program that provides the fastest way to start supporting MPS opportunities.
Partners requiring more support or those requiring complete support will benefit from the two other levels, which look to go live later this year.
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DOTC -
A big couple of weeks for the manufacturers and Managed Print Services programs. And compared to the recent Ricoh and HP announcements, Oki's could go unnoticed.
But MPS is for everyone - there is plenty of room.
What I find interesting is Oki seems to be either pacing the reluctance of their resellers, introducing MPS to the willing in baby-steps or Oki's programs haven't completely "baked" or Oki Print Solutions is itself wary of the MPS niche.
So they tip toe into the water.
But is this "only MPS ready printer" aspect?
What does that mean?
Are the cartridges "keyed" to the reseller?
Do the machines only report meters to Oki-based collection agents?
And once again, what about "blended MPS engagements"? Certainly, there will be other manufactures' machines in an Oki fleet - correct?
Interesting.
Now, the only two left are Toshiba and Canon - so I guess that really only leaves one.
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