The Brother education newsletter

1. YOUR BROTHER FURTHER EDUCATION AND UNIVERSITY NEWSLETTER
FEBRUARY 2010
LEADING LIGHT
Brunel University talks to
Brother
page 3
ADD COLOUR TO
YOUR CAMPUS
Great New Year deals on
colour lasers
page 6
SUPER-SMART
SAVINGS
Reduce costs with
booklet printing
page 7

2. Welcome
CONTACT US
Please feel free to contact us
with your queries
John Greenhalgh
Head of Verticals
john.greenhalgh@brother-uk.com
07968 097 283
Michelle Molloy
Q&A
Senior Education & Mobile
Solutions Manager
michelle.molloy@brother-uk.com
07799 113 697 National
Gavin Sever
Special Projects
Every issue we interview a leading light in education IT, to find out a little about & Solutions Manager
the challenges they face and how they’re working with Brother to make a gavin.sever@brother-uk.com
07968 097 289 National
sustainable impact on learning. This issue, we meet Norman Bonney, IT Director
and Janet Al-Karaghouli, Senior Retail Officer from Brunel University.
Tell us about your role Norman – I direct the continuity planning and execution. From a
work of the Computer Centre which comprises director’s perspective, I can see an even stronger
of a corporate information services unit, a media partnership with Brother emerging.
and AV department and an academic computing
Diane Barnes
services department, supporting about 15,000 Janet, what are the benefits of the NEPA Senior Public Sector
students and 3,000 members of staff. agreement for Brunel? Manager
diane.barnes@brother-uk.com
Janet – I’m responsible for IT purchasing, working The excellent three year warranty is worth a lot 07766 251 842
with manufacturers and resellers to find the best of money to us and it says a lot about Brother.
printing solutions for Brunel. It guarantees the products are good and are built
to last.
Norman, what are the key printing challenges
faced by Brunel? Janet, how did you find your recent visit to
Our main challenges are keeping to our green Brother?
agenda and bearing down on the total cost of I always find it interesting to visit a company’s
ownership. These are important areas as we headquarters to find out how things run on a Niall Beath
have to be as cost effective as possible on both day-to-day basis. I visited the helpdesk and Client Manager
“ Happy New Year. Welcome to the latest edition ‘carbon and cash’, especially looking ahead at
future compliance requirements and likely public
experienced what happened when we call in for
support and advice. It was important for me to
niall.beath@brother-uk.com
07900 675 934
of At Your Side, the dedicated newsletter for the sector funding restrictions. see that the person we phone is based at Brother
and knows the products extremely well. I find the
further education and university sector.” I recently conducted a Brother product
evaluation, primarily in support of home office
longevity of the staff at Brother comforting and I
was very impressed by the company.
installations for key technical personnel and
academic staff, which is a new phase for us. I’m I also attended a presentation on Brother’s
“ The days may seem short and dark at the understand the challenges universities are pleased with every aspect of the machines I have environmental credentials which was excellent. Simon Davis
been testing and hope we can make them part The company is at the forefront of dealing with Client Manager
moment, but February is a busy month on facing and their needs from the perspective of of the package for people involved in business environmental issues. simon.davis@brother-uk.com
the further education and university calendar, manufacturers. We also bring you money-saving 07824 448 612
particularly behind-the-scenes. We’ve just ideas and great offers on colour lasers.
started the second semester where thoughts
DID YOU
We know IT teams in further education are dealing with hundreds of printers in different
are turning to end of year exams and to next Your feedback is really important to us, so locations and supporting a variety of users. That’s why our network printers come with a
year’s budget. please let us know your views!” free of charge network administration software – BRAdmin. In addition, if you buy a Brother
machine through approved NEPA suppliers – you’re entitled to three years of on-site warranty,
KNOW?
two months of ‘try before you buy’ and tailored engineer and helpdesk training.
In this newsletter we talk to Norman Bonney, IT Gavin Thurston
Director, and Janet Al-Karaghouli, Senior Retail Michelle Molloy, Client Manager
gavin.thurston@brother-uk.com
Officer from Brunel University, to help us further Senior Education & Mobile Solutions Manager 07968 097 337
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3. Print, copy and scan with
our new compact inkjets
Students and admin staff want their work to look polished. Colour printing can help
achieve this by making a student assignment or department hand-out look more
eye-catching and engaging.
Colour multifunction machines are often thought of as being bulky and expensive; therefore
there would be no space for them in a small admin office or in the home. These factors are
no longer a problem with our new A4 all-in-one inkjet range.
Our compact inkjet range is perfect for home office installations for key personnel and
academic staff, or indeed for students’ home use.
The new models are part of our award-winning range. They offer low cost, high quality
printing, copying and scanning, so nobody needs to wait around for prints. Plus, they’re
compact enough to fit into a limited space.
All of the machines are Energy Star and Blue Angel accredited, meaning the range is as
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Prices start from just £57 SRP ex VAT.
Colour Inkjet
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DCP-195C DCP-585CW MFC-255CW MFC-990CW
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Colour copy, scan • • • •
Fax • •
DECT handset •
Wired network • •
Wireless network • • •
PictBridge • • •
USB host • • •
Media card centre • • • •
100 + 20 sheet 100 + 20 sheet
Paper capacity 100 100
photo tray photo tray
Price (SRP ex VAT) £57 £94 £87 £199
SPOTLIGHT
ON SOFTWARE
A colourful
The recent upgrade announcements from Microsoft and Apple could mean
you’re currently facing a major logistical challenge to keep your computer
network up-to-date.
There’s no need to worry about whether your Brother printers are
campus
compatible – all of our machines are now fully compatible with Windows 7
and Snow Leopard. In-box or downloadable drivers will be available across
our entire range. Visit www.brother.co.uk/solutions for further information
Alternatively, please contact a member of our education team on page 3 or
your approved NEPA reseller for more information.
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4. How to...
hten up winter days
Brig
with colour ful offers * A splash of colour will bring
hand-outs and
Booklet Print
Get smart results that look
great and save paper too!
handouts in handy A5,
UP TO £100 CASHBACK s to life. And with our fantast
ic
Printing your se minar notes or department ,
to 75% on your paper costs
assignment
ed booklets can also save up
er been a better
cashback offers, there’s nev
ersity or college. double-sid et.
time to bring colour to your univ environment and your pock
which is kinder to both the /
our colour lasers a duplex
Customers purchasing one of * y for staff to booklets – if your machine has
can claim up to £100 cashba
ck. This offer is Booklet printing is an ideal wa double-sided function, then you
’ll be able to
tion packs
redeemable through our web
site www.brother. produce documents like informa booklet print. If your machine
is all set to go,
s – simply enter the relevant up booklet
co.uk/promotion and newsletters. And setting just follow these easy steps:
*
t March 2010. of all, you need
promotional code before 31s printing is simple to do. First
e to print
our Winter offers to check that your printer is abl
For more information on all
Print a booklet
er of the education team on
Print a booklet
contact a memb
eller.
page 3 or your preferred res
• To print your document, click ‘File
’ and then ‘Print’ as standard
as usua l ct ‘Control Panel’
• Go to the ‘Start’ menu, then sele
• Click on the ‘Properties’ button er
• Open the ‘Printers and Faxes’ fold
drop
• Sele ct ‘Booklet’ from the ‘Duplex/ Booklet’ and select
down menu • Right click on the correct printer
‘Printing preferen ces’
come out as a
• Press OK. The print out will now Booklet’ drop
booklet which is automatically reduced to
A5 and • Select ‘Booklet’ from the ‘Duplex/
put in the correct order for you down menu and click ‘OK’
t booklets at
all set • Your printer will now be set to prin
It’s as simple as that – now you’re all times
klets.
up to create some great-looking boo
Colour Laser Printers MFC-9450CDN, MFC-9840CDW
HL-4040CN, HL-4050CDN, DCP-9042CDN, DCP-9045CDN
Model shown HL-4070CDW •
• • •
• • •
20ppm colour and mono printing • •
Copy and scan • •
• • •
Fax
• •
Double-sided print
^
• •
Double-sided copy & scan •
Double-sided fax • • • •
• £50 (MFC-9450CDN)
Network ready £50 £100 (MFC-9840CDW)
£50
Cashback
model.
colour laser is dependent on
. Cashback value on Brother
* Terms and conditions apply more details
h 2010 . See www.brother.co.uk for
Offers valid until 31st Marc
and models.
ly between different manufacturers
^
Not available on HL-4040CN
* The instructions above may vary slight
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5. Top marks for ethical Brother
For the third year running, The Good The Good Shopping Guide business technology manufacturer
Shopping Guide* has revealed we’re Ethical Company Index Score to have passed the Ethical Company
the leader in every category when it Accreditation Scheme across our
comes to respecting the environment. POSITION COMPANY SCORE printers, faxes, all-in-one printers
From animal welfare, nuclear power 1 Brother 100 and labelling machines.
and environmental reports, to political
2 Kyocera 90
donations and human rights, we got a We’ve also established a state of the
total score of 100 – the highest score 3 Lexmark 85 art recycling plant in Ruabon, Wales
for any office equipment brand. 4 Konica 80 for your old Brother consumables.
5 Epson 70 To use this great free service, which
We’re committed to minimising our 6 Xerox 65 now recycles inkjet cartridges as
environmental impact, providing the 7 Canon 60 well as toners and for more information
very best working conditions for our on our sustainable credentials,
8 Dell 55
employees and making a positive visit www.brothergreen.co.uk or
9 Samsung 55
contribution to the communities call 0870 830 4015 to arrange a
where we work. We’re the only 10 HP 40 collection box.
Judging categories: Environment, animal welfare and human rights. * The Good Shopping Guide, November 2009
On the Road
On the Road We’re demonstrating our continued commitment
to the sector by making sure we’re on hand at all
the important education events.
Last month we had a stand at the BETT show at
London Olympia, where we demonstrated print
solutions for the education sector, including
wireless machines, mono and colour lasers and
colour LEDs.
We held a prize draw each day where winners could
choose between two prizes to suit their printing
requirements. The prizes were a HL-3070CW
compact colour printer or a QL-580N labeller
and visitor ID solution. The three lucky winners
were David Wiffen from Leicester, John Ord from
Cleveland and John Nixon from Cumbria.
AT YOUR
SIDE Dates for March 3-5th
The UCISA 2010 conference is being held from 3rd
your diary
to 5th March, at Harrogate International Centre. This
EDUCATION is the premier event for UK universities and colleges.
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Hopefully we’ll see you there!
Any queries or comments about this issue? Contact Rhia Whytock at Citypress on 0161 235 0312 or email brother@citypress.co.uk
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