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Mobile First: The Risks & Rewards
Over the past decade, we have seen mobile device usage continue to grow, both for personal and business use. In 2014 we rounded out the year with a massive 1.2 billion devices sold, up over 28% from 2013. With statistics like that, it has become clear that mobile is here to stay and the way…
Read MoreA More Accessible Device for Everyone
Is your office technology difficult to operate for users with limited mobility, vision or hearing? Professional success in today’s workplace requires that office technology be accessible by everyone, including those with disabilities. In fact, for the federal government, it’s the law. “Effective June 25, 2001, Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act mandates that Electronic and…
Read MoreAdvance Celebrates 50 Years in Business in True Family Style
Advance kicked off their 50th anniversary celebration on Thursday, July 10th, with a full day of festivities for its entire family of 162 employees at the company’s headquarters in Cockeysville. The morning started with an intimate meeting hosted by Co-Founders, and CEOs, Alan and Lois Elkin, sharing stories of their 50 years building one of…
Read MoreAdvance Wins SmartCEO 2014 VOLTAGE Award for Technology Implementer
More than 200 business executives joined SmartCEO to celebrate 30 Voltage award finalists and seven winners at the 2014 Voltage Awards. Baltimore, MD (May 20, 2014) — Advance is pleased to announce that it has been selected as a Baltimore SmartCEO, 2014 Voltage Award winner. Advance President, Jeff Elkin, accepted the award for the Technology…
Read MoreIs Your MFD Technology Secure?
Technology is changing ever so rapidly and there has never been a better time to ensure the security of your data transmissions. In just about every business activity, data is sent or retrieved in some way or fashion to or from the cloud. For your typical end-user he or she has no idea how that…
Read MoreDo your vendors invest in your relationship? They should.
Products and services are only as good as the people delivering them. The true value added partnership is only achieved by diving deep into the customer’s business and gaining a comprehensive understanding of that business.
Read MorePassword Considerations in the Wake of Heartbleed
You may be wondering if the recent OpenSSL “Heartbleed” security vulnerability affects you. The answer is yes, it affects everyone regardless if you are an Advance customer or not. Many of the websites you visit on a daily basis use OpenSSL to secure communications. This includes sites that require usernames and passwords to access those…
Read MoreRicoh’s Mobile Printing App Just Got Smarter
Earlier this month, Ricoh released an amped up version of Neusoft’s Smart Device Print app in the App Store and Google Play—Smart Device Print & Scan. The app comes with all the bells and whistles of its predecessor (the ability to print wirelessly from a mobile device) with the added feature of scanning from Ricoh’s…
Read MoreSmartCEO Honors Advance as a Technology Implementer at the 2013 VOLTAGE Awards
SmartCEO magazine rolled out the red carpet last week at the Westin, BWI to celebrate 29 of Baltimore’s leading technology innovators for the 2013 VOLTAGE awards. Advance, who was nominated for its Onsite & Online remote network installation program, was the runner up in the Technology Implementer category for a large business. Stay on…
Read MoreADVANCE CEOs INDUCTED INTO MARYLAND CHAMBER’S BUSINESS HALL OF FAME
Last Wednesday, co-CEOs of Advance, Lois and Alan Elkin were honored by the Maryland Chamber of Commerce as two of four 2013 inductees into The Maryland Business Hall of Fame. “This honor not only recognizes them but also their body of work of close to 50 years,” says Jeff Elkin, president of Advance. “They are the…
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