How to Work From Home Securely and Efficiently

Submitted by Keith Metzler on

In a world where remote work is the new norm, it’s crucial to adapt to the challenges that arise from this working approach. While it offers flexibility and convenience, it also presents difficulties, ranging from cybersecurity risks to maintaining efficiency in a home office setup.

As a longtime print vendor, we specialize in helping organizations optimize their remote and hybrid work environments. We understand that the right tools are essential for maintaining productivity and safeguarding your business assets.

In this guide, we’ll explore the key aspects of working from home securely and efficiently.  By the end, you’ll have the right tools and practices in place. 

Related Reading: 4 Productivity Tips for Remote Workers

The Top Printing Industry Trends of 2025

Submitted by Karla Metzler on

Printing remains a crucial part of industries like education, healthcare, and legal services. While digital transformation is growing, printers are evolving with new technologies to stay relevant in today’s business landscape. From AI-driven automation to affordable production printing for e-commerce, 2025 is shaping up to be a transformative year for the printing industry.

In this dynamic landscape, businesses must keep up with emerging trends to facilitate and improve their productivity.  

At Strategic Technology Partners of Texas (STPT), we stay ahead of industry trends to provide businesses with the best printing solutions. This year, we’re highlighting seven key trends shaping the printer industry in 2025. We’ll be covering new technologies, cost-saving innovations, and smarter printing solutions.

5 Best Photo Printer Paper Options (2025)

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Imagine you and your partner standing on a beautiful beach, gazing into each other’s eyes as the golden sun dips into the clear blue water behind you. The warmth of the sand beneath your feet, the salty breeze in your hair, and how your partner’s smile lights up the entire scene—a moment frozen in time, etched forever in that photograph.

That's why we take photos - to capture and cherish life's precious occasions.

Because photographs are more than just snapshots, they’re portals to memories. Whether holding your new puppy in your arms on your parents’ old front porch or clasping your high school diploma with friends dressed in cap and gowns, these images permanently capture temporary moments.

Xerox Acquires Lexmark: What Could the Future Look Like?

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Big moves in the printer industry don’t happen every day, but when they do, they send ripples across the market. Xerox’s recent announcement that it will acquire Lexmark for $1.5 billion is one of those industry-shaping moments. As two major players in the print and office equipment space, their consolidation raises a few questions: What does this mean for competition? How will it impact the manufacturing landscape? And what should businesses that rely on these brands expect in the coming years?

Xerox App Gallery Spotlight: Summarizer App

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Have you ever found yourself staring at a lengthy report, article, or research paper, feeling paralyzed by the exhaustion of having to read through it all just to extract key points? Wading through pages of information can be overwhelming and time-consuming, especially when you’re under a deadline.

Whether you're a legal professional reviewing case files, an educator summarizing research material, or a business executive preparing reports, cutting through the noise is crucial. That’s where the Xerox Summarizer App can help.

Cloud vs. On-Premise Print Management: Which One Is Right for Your Business?

Submitted by Karla Metzler on

Is your business wasting money on printing? You might not even realize it, but unmanaged printing costs can eat up 1-3% of a company’s revenue each year. Between wasted paper, inefficient workflows, and hidden IT labor costs, print management can be a silent budget killer. 

If you're in charge of your company’s printers—whether you're an office manager, an IT pro, or a business owner—you know the struggle. Keeping print infrastructure running smoothly is no small task, and at some point, you’ve probably wondered: Should we move to cloud print management, or stick with an on-premise solution? 

At Strategic Technology Partners of Texas (STPT), we’ve been helping businesses optimize their print environments for nearly 40 years. We know that no two organizations are the same, and choosing the right print management system depends on your specific needs.

How Xerox Capture and Content Services Can Future-Proof Your Business

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You’ve been searching for the same file for 20 minutes. It’s supposed to be in the cabinet under “Invoices – 2022,” but it’s nowhere to be found. You check another drawer, then a stack of papers on your desk. Still nothing. You ask a coworker, who shrugs and says, “Maybe it’s in storage?” Great. That means digging through boxes in the back room or, even worse, driving to an off-site storage unit.

Sound familiar? If your business still relies on paper archives, you’re not just dealing with clutter—you’re losing time, money, and security. Think about how much time you spend each year searching for lost or misfiled documents. Furthermore, think about how vulnerable your data can be if a flood or fire were to sweep through.

What Is the Xerox PrimeLink Printer Family? (Features and Cost)

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It’s not easy to determine which printer brand or model to buy if you don’t have a firm understanding of what to look for in a machine.  

It becomes even more difficult when talking about production printers, which is what we’ll be covering today.  

Production-style printers meet very specific needs, and the truth is, most consumers will not need to invest in one.    

As a long-time local print vendor, we have acquired the necessary knowledge to determine when a production-style machine is needed and can identify who will be suitable for one.    

Having been Xerox partners for nearly 40 years, we are experts in the company’s production product family. This includes PrimeLink printers, which we’ll be focusing on here.      

A Comprehensive Guide to Going Paperless (2025)

Submitted by Karla Metzler on

Did you know that people lose 7.5% of all paper documents? Although this may not sound like a lot, it accounts for a vast number of lost documents.

This is a big problem, especially for small businesses, as paying for the labor to recover one misfiled paper document can be costly. Paper waste must be managed because the loss of paper means your business is losing money.

So, how do we solve this problem?

One way to solve the problem is going paperless. 

5 Features of a High Quality Printer (2025)

Submitted by Joel Metzler on

A few years ago, our Business Development Manager, Mary Shamburger, attended a convention that showcased copier units from several different brands.

This experience allowed her to see the differences, up close, in the features and designs of each machine, but to her surprise, one machine had a base made of particleboard, an artificial wood made from wood pulp and glue. Since copiers need steel bases to support hardware and protect users from fire, this was a shock. 

The particleboard base was preventing the wheels from supporting the machine, and the wood was disintegrating.  

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