打印机、传真机、扫描仪和复印机这些外围设备,也许并不能推动业务的发展,但是它们可以协助工作的顺利进行。对它们分别进行配置和维护,既增加费用,又浪费时间。通过将这几个功能集成到一起,IS 经理们将有可能显著降低这些设备的用户总费用(TCO)。在 ZD 实验室举办的首次多功能产品展示大会上,很多公司提供了各自的多功能产品。负责此次大会的官员表示, Peripherals such as printers, fax machines, scanners and photocopiers may not be able to drive business, but they can help make things work. Configure and maintain them separately, which will not only increase costs but also waste time. By integrating these several capabilities together, it is likely that IS managers will significantly reduce the Total Subscribers Cost (TCO) for these devices. At the first multifunction product show held at ZD Labs, many companies provided their own multifunction products. Officials responsible for the conference said,