Digital technology is the wave of the future, right? Not so. Digital technology is all around us and has been for some time. Printers, copiers, fax machines, dictation, and filing systems have all been using digital technology to help improve performance and reduce costs. Digital technology requires a computer connected to everything and is slower, right? This is far from the truth. Digital technology can also be used in a stand alone environment and its performance easily matches that of non-digital counterparts. Digital copiers from Konica Minolta have a page per minute range of 20-105 pages whether they are attached to a computer system or not.

There are benefits to connecting to computers systems such as multiple users connecting to one device, usage tracking, and cost reduction. Another digital technology that reduces costs is the Panafax from Panasonic which can reduce faxing costs by sending faxes over the Internet. The Panafax uses existing e-mail environment (leased line network) to transmit the faxes to another Internet fax machine on the other end. This eliminates the cost of a long distance phone call for a fax. Cost reduction is a large part of digital technologies and digital dictation is no different. Digital products, such as Fusion Voice, Speech and Text from Dolbey, can record and transcribe as you speak. This digital technology can transcribe up to 140 words per minute with a feature that will play back what you have dictated to verify the document.

In order to keep track of all the documents created with this digital technology BitWISE has created an electronic filing system called DocSTAR. This digital system reduces paperwork, time required to find documents and cost of maintenance for your filing system. DocSTAR can store up to 25,000 pages onto a single floppy disk. All of these technologies can reduce costs for your business.

With all these great digital technologies it can be very confusing. Chader Business Equipment would like to be there to help you with all of your new digital technologies. Visit the Products page for more information on these digital technologies.