Single system sorts printer

"The revenue-generating areas of the northern parts of the Beaudesert shire weren't included, so council had to be strongly focused on its financial sustainability and the cost drivers that the organisation faced," Scenic Rim Regional Council corporate and community services director Mark Griffioen said.

The business with the objective of reducing costs

It asked four vendors to tender for the business with the objective of reducing costs and creating a sustainable print environment.

When the project encountered a few problems associated with how the network was configured, Canon provided network support to sort them out.

Mr Griffioen said communication links between Boonah and Beaudesert would now be the council's main innovation priority.

The council must decide in the then six to 12 months whether to sink money into microwave links between its main sites or wait two years to see when the National Broadband Network would be available, he said.

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