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School District Has Potential To Save Over $1 Million By Upgrading Old Printing Fleet
April 30, 2010
•Case Study: School District Has Potential To Save One Million+ By Upgrading Old Printing Fleet
Submitted By OKI Printing Solutions
CUSTOMER BACKGROUND
Donna Independent School District (ISD), located in Donna, Texas, serves approximately
14,000 students through its 21 schools. Donna ISD was primarily standardized on a major
manufacturer's products, and yet utilized an assortment of printers from various vendors for
its district-wide printing needs, including a fleet of color, monochrome and inkjet printers,
as well as a few multifunction products (MFP). Further, Donna ISD used yet another vendor
for all other technology needs, including PCs and servers.
THE CHALLENGE
The District's assorted fleet of products and suppliers was resulting in a lack of centralized
administration of its networked print devices, causing Donna ISD to incur unnecessary printing
and supplies costs and creating procurement inefficiencies. Donna ISD had recently brought in a
new Director of Technology to oversee a district-wide refresh of its entire technology infrastructure. As with all major administrative decisions,
the refresh would be a collaborative effort of the District Technology Team to ensure the new infrastructure would meet the needs of all
stakeholders and thereby maximize the technology investment.
THE DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT SOLUTION
Donna ISD received a proposal from OKI Printing Solutions that showed the cost benefits of switching to OKI Printing Solutions products. The
TCO analysis showed the potential for Donna ISD to save more than a million dollars over a five-year time span by upgrading the old fleet to OKI
Printing Solutions. Based on the total cost of ownership advantage, Donna ISD decided to initially deploy C6150 digital color printers in each of
its school libraries, with the goal to better engage students in learning through the use of color. The high print volume in each library would be
easily monitored to manage printing costs.
•Case Study: School District Has Potential To Save One Million+ By Upgrading Old Printing Fleet
