Office Equipment

If you’ve ever been a member of or involved with a church, you know it’s busy all year long. Many churches deal with the weekly (and sometimes daily) pressure of preparing things like sermon notes, small-group guides, event flyers, and youth ministry notes on time.

Now consider that many churches still outsource all or most of these materials. Outsourcing can work, but it can also lead to stress, delays, and extra costs. This is especially true for ministries that print frequently or print on tight deadlines.

We’ve worked closely with churches across Texas and Oklahoma and know how much smoother things run when a church has access to its own printer. Better yet, one that fits their budget, volume, and ministry needs. In this guide, we’ll walk you through the top three reasons churches decide to move their printing in-house and how it can support both your staff and your congregation.

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Buying a printer or copier for your business sounds simple, but it can easily go wrong in a number of ways. You can end up overspending, underbuying, dealing with poor contracts, and even skipping support options if you're not diligent. All of this can leave you with buyer’s regret and an expensive machine that doesn’t do what you need it to.

We’ve helped thousands of businesses over the past four decades avoid common pitfalls when purchasing their printing equipment. So let’s walk through the five most common mistakes buyers make, and more importantly, how you can avoid them. By the end of this article, you’ll have a sharper eye for what really matters in the buying process.

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When it comes to high-volume printing, time is money and every second counts. Many print providers are realizing their toner-based presses can’t keep up with today’s production demands or color cost expectations.

The Xerox IJP900 Inkjet Press is a high-speed, high-capacity color inkjet system designed to deliver offset-quality results at breakthrough speeds and cost efficiency.

At Strategic Technology Partners of Texas (STPT), we’ve helped print-for-pay shops, marketing providers, and in-plant operations find equipment that truly transforms productivity. In this review, we’ll break down what makes the Xerox IJP900 stand out, who it’s best suited for, and what you can expect in performance, flexibility, and long-term ROI.

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If your organization has more than one printer, you know things can get complicated pretty quickly. It can start with small things like one team printing differently than another, scanned documents being saved in different folders, and workflows relying on memory instead of process. And before you know it, you’ve lost track of time and your budget.

The challenge isn’t only about printing; it’s also about what happens to documents once they've been printed or scanned.

As a print vendor serving organizations across Texas and Southern Oklahoma, we’ve seen these patterns play out in offices, schools, healthcare networks, manufacturing facilities, and local government environments. The needs vary, but the root issue is often the same: the print environment isn’t functioning as a system. And when print and digital workflows don’t align, people work harder than they need to.

You probably lock your phone with a passcode and protect your email with two-factor authentication. But when was the last time you thought about your office printer’s security?

In 2020, researchers at CyberNews hijacked nearly 28,000 printers during an experiment designed to test how exposed networked devices really are. What they discovered was alarming; hundreds of thousands of business printers were left wide open to attack.

For many offices, the printer is the last thing anyone worries about. But by leaving it unsecured, it becomes an entry point for hackers to access sensitive data.

At STPT, we’ve spent more than 35 years helping North Texas businesses protect their office technology. As print vendors and Xerox partners, we know firsthand how overlooked printers are when it comes to cybersecurity.