Research. Tools. Analysis. - Keypoint Intelligence

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bliQ is the most comprehensive source of independent research, data and analysis in the industry. With

a hardware database of over 50,000 document imaging devices and a robust database of document

imaging software, bliQ helps you understand your products and the competition, while automating

time-consuming daily workflows.

Research. Tools. Analysis.


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BLI Research HardwareSpecifications

Over 50,000 product specs in bliQ which

includes hundreds of spec fields (MSRP, part

numbers, predecessor/successor, supplies,

options etc.).

Product Photos

View hundreds of OEM provided product

photos and photos taken during testing.

Manufacturer Literature

Access product sheets, press releases, user

guides, and brochures on individual devices.


BLI Research SoftwareSpecifications

Over 1,000 product specs in the database on

document management, print management,

mobile printing, cost accounting, MFP apps etc.

including pricing and hard-to-find feature

information.

Product Briefs

Detailed overviews that highlight key features,

target markets and more.

Photo Gallery

Screenshots of tested products.

Manufacturer Literature

Access product sheets, press releases, user

guides, and brochures on individual devices.


BLI Tools

My bliQMy bliQ is a new dashboard where you can

access your saved content and favorite tools.

• Search for products right from the home screen

by using the Product Search box

• Access your saved content, favorites,

comparisons, searches and more

• Quickly reference frequently used tools and

reports using the Quick Access Dashboard

• Access recent articles written by BLI’s editorial

team and the most viewed products

• Access your most recently viewed product

pages or reports by checking out your

“Recently Viewed”


BLI Tools

My FoldersA new way to save and organize bliQ content

• Access your saved content, favorites,

comparisons, searches and more

• Drag and drop saved bliQ content right into

your custom folders to begin organizing

• Organize your custom folders by customers,

products or any grouping desired


BLI Tools Search

• Easily toggle between hardware and software search with one click

• Use filters to find exactly what you’re looking for

• View quick specs on the search results screen or view full specs by selecting individual products

• Add devices to your “favorites” right from search so you can quickly reference them later

• Save “alerts” from the search page so you can be notified when specs are updated, a new test report is added and more

• Select up to 25 devices to compare right from the search page


BLI ToolsProduct TimelineA new way to search for products based on

their intro date.

• Stay on top of the latest launched products by using

filters (country, year, manufacturer and product type)

for your specified criteria

• View the quick specs of each model on the timeline by

clicking on the product to view product detail

• Easily see the predecessor & replacement models and

their intro dates for models on the timeline (can be

found in product detail)

• Use the product count at the top of the tool to identify

how many products are in your specified search

• Easily add products to your list by selecting the “select”

box in the product detail

• Open all product details by click the Expand All button

Product Detail


BLI Tools Compare Side-by-Side• Compare up to 25 products side-by-side to view

specs, BLI ratings, strengths & weaknesses and more

• Auto-highlight differences in specs using the

“Highlight Differences Against this Product” feature

• Toggle between three new spec views: Show All

Specs, Show Only Differences and Show My Spec

View

• Customize your side by side using multiple highlight

colors, row and column reorganization, hide rows

and then save it for later

• Identify competitive models in one click using the

“Add a Similar Product” link

• Save your comparison for later, print or export your

comparison to excel


BLI Tools Configure, Price, Quote (CPQ)Building and comparing configurations just got

easier.

• Build a customized quote by configuring a

device, adding accessories, options or include

a custom discount

• Compare up to 5 different configurations at

once

• Easily identify and select options and/or

accessories from BLI’s suggested list

• Add your own custom options with custom

pricing

• Editable fields make it easy to adjust pricing

and quantities

• Add a solution to your configuration

• Customize your configuration by adding your

company logo, company name, product

specifications

• Print or export your quote to word or excel


BLI Tools Calculate Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)

• Easily calculate and compare TCO (Total Cost

of Ownership) for printers and MFPs

• Customize and adjust yields and pricing to

mimic specific printing environments

• View TCO analysis which includes a breakdown

of average cost per page, total cost of

ownership, average monthly cost, and more

• Print TCO results

• Advanced options for calculating TCO includes

fields for inputting leasing information, service

contracts, and more


BLI Tools Calculate Fleet TCO

• Add up to 12 unique device configurations per

fleet and calculate the total cost of running

devices over a set period of time for the entire

fleet

• Compare the TCO of one fleet against another

• Adjust supplies pricing or build in service costs,

including cost per page for color and mono

• Price out lease vs. purchase costs

• Calculate multiple quantities of the same

device

• Customize and adjust yields and pricing to

mimic specific printing environments

• View TCO analysis which includes a breakdown

of average cost per page, total cost of

ownership, average monthly cost, and more


BLI Tools Energy Calculator

• Customize device energy data using a

customer’s unique output volumes and

local energy costs

• Base device energy performance on

vendor specifications or BLI test data

• Gauge a device’s environmental

impact by converting energy use to

CO2 emissions

• Determine the number of trees

customers can save by duplexing


BLI Tools Brochure Builder A Brochure Builder designed with your

customers in mind.

Now you can access and share specially written

single-page customer benefits (based on BLI’s

testing), specifications and brief product

overviews while combining your hardware and

software products in one concise report.

Create a custom brochure in 3 easy steps!

Drag and drop products from your list to include in your brochure

Select content to include in your brochure by

checking the box next to each item (Benefits

assessment, Product Overview, Specs)

Generate your brochure!

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bliQ’s Brochure Builder is a premium feature available for customers who have both hardware and software subscriptions.


BLI Tools Customize Your Brochure

Enter your customer’s information

Customize your

contact

information, or

let bliQ auto-fill

your profile for

you Benefits Assessment pages are specially written user benefits based on BLI’s product testing.


BLI Analysis Test Reports • Access thousands of test reports in the database

• See how specific products performed in BLI’s rigorous testing

• Use a test report as collateral/leave behinds in selling situations

• See what rating a competitive product received

What’s inside a BLI Test Report?• BLI Test Ratings and Recommendation• Strengths & Weaknesses• Test Results and Observations

• Reliability, ease of use, productivity, image quality etc.

• Lifecycle TCO Analysis charts

• Certificate of Reliability


BLI Analysis Awards

Access and use BLI Awards as 3rd party validation in selling situations


Sample of bliQ Collateral Ex: Konica Minolta bizhub c554

Product Specifications

Product Images

Manufacturer Product BrochureLab Test ReportBLI Lab NotesBLI First Look

Pick Award Article BLI Environmental Lab Notes

Environmental TestManufacturer Press Release


Samples of bliQ Collateral (Cont’d) Ex: Konica Minolta bizhub c554

Side-by-Side Comparison

Configure with Options

Energy Calculator

TCO Analysis


Hardware Brands in bliQABDICK

Acer America

Achiever

ACOM

Advanced Matrix

Advanced Techologies

Alps

Ambir

Analog

Anzac

Apple

AT&T

Atlantic Technologies

Audiovox

Avision

BancTec

Bell South

BGL

Bowe Bell and Howell

Braley Communications

Brother

Calcomp

Canon

CITIFAX

Citizen

Compaq

Copystar

CTC

DAEWOO

Danika

Data General

Dataco DeRex

Dataproducts

DAYTEK

Decision Data

Dell

Delphax

Dex Business Systems

Digital Equipment

Duplo

Elec and Eltek Avatex

ENCAD

Epson

Facit

Fargo

Fujitsu

GCC

General Parametrics

GENICOM

Gestetner

Guis

Heidelberg

Hitachi

HP

I.R.I.S.

IBM

Ibml

IKON

Imaging Network

Imagistics

Imagistics (Pitney Bowes)

InfoPrint

InoTec

Interface Systems

Ivina

JetFax

Kentek

KIP

Kodak

Kodak Alaris

Konica

Konica Minolta

KYOCERA

Kyocera Milta

Lanier

Lexmark

LG

Lumina

Lynxx Automation

MacDermid ColorSpan

Memjet

Memorex

Meto USA

Microplex

Microtek

Minolta

Minolta-QMS

MITA

Mitsubishi International

Monroe

Muratec

Nashuatec

NCR

Neat

NEC

Newgen Imaging

Nikon

Nipson

Nitsuko

Northwestern Bell

Oce

Oce Imagistics

OKI

OKi Data

Oki Printing Solutions

Olivetti

Olympia

Olympus

OnDemand

Output Technology

Panasonic

Pantum

Pentax

Pitney Bowes

Plustek

Primera

Printer Systems International

Printonix

Printware

QMS

Quasar

Radio Shack

Relisys

Ricoh

RISO

Royal

Royal Copystar

Ryno

Samsung

Sanyo

Savin

Scan-Optics

Seiko

Seiko I Infotech

Selectec

Sharp

Shinko Technologies

SINDOH

Smith Corona

Sony

SOURCE Technologies

South Western Bell

Standard

Star Micronics

Sun MicroSystems

Swintec

Synergystex

T/R Systems

Tally

TallyGenicom

Tektronix

Tellular Communications

Toshiba

Totevision

Trans-Lux

TROY

UMAX

Unisys

Visioneer

Widecom

XANTE

Xeikon

Xerox

Xerox/OmniFax


Software Brands in bliQA.N.D. Technologies

A2IA

AB Asset Management

AbacusPCR

ABBYY

Ademero

Adobe

Apple

Applligent

ARC

Artsyl

AscendoSoft

Atiz

Biscom

BITS

BlackBall

Blue Ribbon Technologies

Bluebeam

Breezy

Brother

Cabinet

Canon

Capella

Cima

Cirrato

Click2Scan

ColumbiaSoft

Control Systems

Copitrak

Copystar

Cortado

CostWare

CVISION

CZ Solution

Datacap

Dell

Digitech Systems

docSTAR

DocuLex

DocuWare

Doxense

DPD

Drivve

Ecofont

EFI

El Fresko Technologies

EMC

Epson

Equitrac

Executive Technologies

ExperVision

EzeScan

Fasoo

FAxCore

FileBound

FileHold

FMAudit

Fuji Xerox

Fujitsu

Google

Gravic

GreatAmerica

HP

I.R.I.S.

IBM

iDatix

IKON

Imagine IT

InfoDynamics

Intelledox

IntelliChief

Intellinetics

IPRO

ITAZ

ITC

iXare

Jamex

Jetmobile

KnowledgeLake

Kodak Alaris

Kodak Co.

Kofax

Konica Minolta

KYOCERA

L7

Labrador

Lanier

Laserifche

Lexmark

LMI

LogicalDOC

LSSP

M Technologies

MaxxDocs

MaxxVault

M-Files

Microsoft

Muratec

MWAI

Netaphor

NetDocuments

Network Place

NewSoft

Next Print

nQueue

NSI

Nuance

Oce

OCM

Office Gemini

OKI

Omtool

Open Bee

Open Text

Optical Image Technology

Panasonic

PaperCut

PCS

Perceptive

Pharos

Plustek

Preo

Print Audit

Print Tracker

PrinterOn

Prism

PSIGEN

Questys

ReadSoft

RF IDeas

Ribstone

Ricoh

Ringdale

RSA

SafeCom

Sagemcom

Samsung

Savin

Seplaline

Sharp

Snowbound

Solgenia

SpringCM

Square 9

Technesis

Therefore

ThinPrint

Toshiba

Treeno

Ubiquitech

VendPrint

Visioneer

Westbrook

Worldox

Xerox

Y Soft


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