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HP’s Officejet Pro X567dw Versus the Memjet-Powered EvoJet Office Pro 310
Recently we compared the two fastest desktop color inkjet printers on the market – Hewlett Packard’s 70-ppm Officejet Pro X551dw versus Memjet’s 60-ppm C6010 (see here). Now we’re following up with a comparison of the All-in-One versions of these two printers, HP’s Officejet Pro X567dw versus the Memjet-power Lomond EvoJet Office Pro 310. At this time, the […]
Patent Company Strikes at Connecticut Company, Demands $75,000 for Using Scan to e-Mail
NBC Connecticut reports that another law firm – this time it’s FolNer LLC – has hit up a small Connecticut employment agency, demanding that the company pay $75,000 for using their office MFPs’ scan to email. The company, Southeastern Employment Services, is located in Old Lyme and is owned by Roberta Hurley, who says that she […]
Fuji Xerox Releases Memjet-Powered DocuWide C842 for Japan and Asia Pacific
Fuji Xerox of Japan is introducing the Memjet-powered DocuWide C842 wide-format color printer for Japan and Asia Pacific. Targeting the large-size drawings printing market – such as construction and civil engineering - the DocuWide C842 is rated to print A0-size sheets at 7 ppm (A0 paper size is 841 by 1,189 millimeters, or 33.1″×46.8″). Fuji Xerox […]
IPP Everywhere May be New Standard for Mobile Printing
Users of today’s smartphones and tablets can do almost anything on these devices – except print from them natively, without downloading apps or vendor-specific device drivers. Now, an industry standards group, the IEEE-ISTO Printer Working Group, says it’s solved that problem with a new specification, IPP Everywhere. IPP Everywhere is a Printing Working Group standard that defines […]
Canon’s Next-Generation of uniFLOW Provides Management of both Office and Print-Room Scan and Print from One Platform
Canon U.S.A. is introducing the next generation of its uniFLOW print- and scan-management software, version 5.2, which is says adds improvements such as easier installation and usability, and enhanced mobile and cloud printing capabilities, including support for Google Cloud Print. Also new are printing modules that enable organizations to manage corporate reprographic departments (CRD) along […]
Sharp Reports Record $5.4 Billion Loss; Copier/MFP Sales Up
On May 14th, Sharp Corporation of Japan reported a record loss of 545 billion yen (U.S. $5.4 billion) for its fiscal year ended March 31, 2013. As we had previously reported, earlier this week, the company also announced a change in management, with its current chairman, Mikio Katayama, stepping down to be replaced by the company’s […]
Brother’s New MFC-J4710DW Business Smart Inkjet All-in-One Features A3 (11″x17″) Printing, Duplex Scanning
Brother International is expanding its lineup of its Business Smart color inkjet All-in-Ones with the MFC-J4710DW ($249.99 estimated street price), which now features printing on up to 11″x17″ (A3) media via a 250-sheet paper tray and a rear-mounted manual-feed slot, and single-pass, two-sided scanning of originals. Previously, with the MFC-J4510DW, legal-size and 11″x17″ media could […]
Review: New HP A3 Enterprise LaserJet MFP, A4 LaserJets MFP, Inkjet Officejets, Document Scanner
On May 5th, Hewlett-Packard launched several new digital-imaging devices for enterprise and small and mid-size business use. They include the LaserJet Enterprise M725, an A3 40-ppm MFP that starts at $3,599, and LaserJet Pro MFP M521 A4 MFP. There’s also the new ScanJet Pro 3000 s2 Sheetfed Scanner, and three new full-color inkjet All-in-Ones: the Officejet Pro […]
HP’s 70-ppm Officejet Pro X Printer Versus Memjet’s 60-ppm C6010: How Do They Stack Up?
The biggest news in the business-inkjet market recently has been Hewlett-Packard’s introduction of its Officejet Pro X color inkjet All-in-Ones and printers with “PageArray” page-width print head and rated print speed of up to 70 ppm. Wirth Consulting oversaw testing of the Officejet Pro X series so that the X series could be listed in the […]
Report: Want to Control Printing Costs? PretonSaver Enterprise Print-Management Solution to the Rescue
Need to control the cost of printing? Who doesn’t? We recently subjected the PretonSaver Print Management solution from Preton Ltd. to a Hands-On Test and found that it offers a wide variety of ways for virtually any company (with IT staff or not) to monitor, track, control, apply printing rules and save toner/ink when printing […]
Ricoh’s New A3 MP 2501SP Provides Mobile Connectivity and Optional Workflow Solutions
Ricoh Americas has added its latest A3 monochrome MFP, the MP 2501SP ($5,000 SRP), a 25-ppm system that it says is built on its next-generation MFP platform and supports mobile print and scan and optional workflow solutions. Designed for small workgroups, the MP 2501SP copies and prints documents on up to 11″x17″ (A3) media, scans […]
Former HP VP Laura Blackmer Joins Sharp as Senior VP of Sales
Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America says that Laura Blackmer, a two-decade veteran at Hewlett-Packard, will be joining Sharp as its new senior vice president of sales. Blackmer will report directly to President Doug Albregts and will be primarily responsible for directing the growth and profitability of Sharp’s Business to Business (B2B) operations. Blackmer […]
Xerox’s Burns Discusses Company’s Progress in Services Business
At the annual Xerox shareholder meeting held May 21st, Xerox CEO and Chairman Ursula Burns discussed the company’s financial position, its progress in evolving to a services-led, technology-driven company and the steps Xerox is taking to capitalize on growth opportunities. In her address to shareholders, Burns reflected on the last year and said, “2012 was a year of alignment: […]
OpenText RightFax and Fax Appliance Now Available for Konica Minolta bizhub MFPs
Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A. reports that OpenText RightFax and Fax Appliance from partner OpenText is now part of its EnvisionIT vertical-solution portfolio, and can be integrated into Konica Minolta bizhub office MFPs to provide both small and large customers with a complete networked fax solution. Gary Weiss, senior vice president for OpenText Portfolio Group notes that […]
New Xerox DocuMate 4700 Scans up to 11″X17″ Originals, Can be Linked to Xerox ADF Scanners
Xerox is introducing a new desktop document scanner, the DocuMate 4700 an A3-size flatbed scanner with a built-in USB port that allows it to be used as a stand-alone device or serve as a flatbed option for any Xerox DocuMate DriverPLUS ADF scanner. Xerox says the design of the DocuMate 4700 – which is flatbed-platen […]
Worldwide Large-Format Printer Market Sluggish in First Quarter, Reports IDC
Japan continues to be a bright spot in the worldwide large format printer (LFP) market posting positive year-over-year results in both units shipped (1.2%) and shipment value (1.7%) in the first quarter of 2013 (1Q13). This marks the fifth consecutive quarter where the region recorded year-over-year growth in both units and shipment value. Shipment value […]
Mountaincow Selling OKI’s C711WT with White Toner, C610 Digital Color Printers
OKI Data Americas reports that Mountaincow, a supplier of professional invitation software, specialty printers, printer-compatible stationery, and Web-site services for specialty retailers, has begun selling two of OKI’s digital color printers, the C711WT, which can use white toner, and the C610 Series, along with Mountaincow’s software and stationery. As a result, invitation retailers, home studios, and invitation designers can […]
Earnings Down for Dell’s First Quarter
Dell today announced fiscal 2014 first quarter results, with revenue of $14.1 billion, as the company grew revenue from Enterprise Solutions, Services and Software 12 percent year over year to $5.5 billion, or 8 percent growth, excluding the acquisition of Quest Software. Pricing adjustments that affected gross margins and continued acquisition-related costs in the quarter […]
First-Quarter Worldwide Printer/MFP Shipments Down 9.7 Percent
International Data Corporation (IDC) reports that the worldwide hardcopy peripherals market decreased 9.7 percent year-over-year, with 25.8 million units shipped in the first quarter of 2013. In its report, Worldwide Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker, IDC also reports that shipment value experienced a decline of 5.7 percent year-over-year to $14.3 billion. This is the third consecutive quarter of […]
Used with SkyDesk CRM, Fuji Xerox’s New PhotoNote App Enables Users to Convert Handwriting into Digital Format
Fuji Xerox of Japan is offering both free and paid versions of its new SkyDesk PhotoNote, an app that is used with the company’s cloud-based SkyDesk CRM, so that users can convert handwritten information into digital format. With SkyDesk Services, handwritten characters are digitized by Optical Character Recognition (OCR) using Fuji Xerox’s proprietary character-recognition technology announced in April […]
Rioch’s New Accounts Payable Solutions Designed to Help Small and Mid-Size Businesses Make Invoice Processing More Efficient
Ricoh Americas is introducing a new solution designed to help small and mid-size business better manage their invoice processing. Called Accounts Payable Solutions for Small to Medium-Sized Businesses, the solution consists of a suite of services designed to bring paper invoices into a more efficient electronic workflow as soon as the invoices are received. As […]
Kodak Introducs New ScanMate i940 Document Scanner Designed for Apple Mac Users
Kodak’s Document Imaging business is rolling out a new document scanner for Apple Mac users, the ScanMate i940 Scanner for Macintosh Computers, which is based on the Scanmate i940 for PC users. Kodak says it worked with partner NewSoft to integrate its Perfect Page technology and Newsoft Presto! PageManager 9 Software into the ScanMate i940 […]
NEW: Industry Events Calendar
Having a hard time scheduling and keeping track of the numerous digital-imaging industry events? Wirth Consulting is introducing a new Events Calendar to help you keep track of what’s going on. If you’d like to post an event – including tradeshows, Webinars, press conferences, dealer meetings, etc. - please click here to send us an e-mail containing details […]
