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Kodak Alaris has partnered with ASL, one of the largest managed office services suppliers in the UK. The alliance will see ASL extend its extensive multi-vendor technology solutions offering to include scanners and software solutions from Kodak Alaris, backed by professional services and support.
Following an uptick in demand from customers looking to convert stacks of paper into actionable digital information to drive productivity and efficiency, ASL conducted a comprehensive review of the data capture market, evaluating several vendor offerings across hardware, software and professional services.
“This assessment phase is a key component of our partner selection and onboarding process,” said Mark Asbridge, solutions sales manager at ASL. “We’re committed to delivering best-in-class solutions and services to our customers, and as such we need to ensure that a potential partner has both a strong product offering and the ability to deliver consistent excellence in terms of support and professional services. Kodak Alaris clearly showcased its commitment to helping partners succeed through a combination of its comprehensive hardware and software solutions offering, deep technical expertise, pre- and post-sales support across project scoping and delivery, and ongoing after-sales service.”
With this partnership, ASL will offer customers a comprehensive range of document scanners from Kodak Alaris, spanning standalone wireless and networked desktop devices, to high-volume production models. Scanners from Kodak Alaris have easy-to-use batch scanning, barcode and indexing capabilities built-in and include advanced out of the box features such as Smart Touch technology, which enables end-users to scan and send information with one-touch ease. These features, combined with professional services support will meet the majority of ASL’s customer requirements, for clients with more complex capture requirements, ASL will also offer adjacent solutions from Kodak Alaris, including KODAK Capture Pro Software which is engineered to work seamlessly with any document scanner.
Simon Whapshott marketing and business development officer at ASL said: “Kodak Alaris is a dedicated scanner hardware and digital transformation (DX) software specialist – that’s their core business and area of specialism. This partnership will enable us to open up new conversations around document management and help our customers fast-track their digital transformation, automate critical processes, and deliver customised workflows for business optimisation.”
Asbridge continued: “The breadth and depth of the portfolio is compelling. By extending our offering to include technology from Kodak Alaris, we’re able to address the full spectrum of our customers’ information management needs.”
Mark Davies, northern cluster sales manager, Kodak Alaris added: “We are delighted to partner with ASL and look forward to supporting the team as they help customers eliminate manual processes, build digital workflows, reduce costs, and achieve critical efficiency gains across their organisations.”
