In a move not likely to please ink-jet printer makers, Fry’s Electronics will begin offering customers in-store ink-cartridge refilling. Fry’s has 34 stores located in nine states. With the service, which begins this quarter, the customer would just drop off their ink cartridge for refilling while they shop. Fry’s selected Retail Inkjet Solutions (RIS) to provide [...]
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Konica Minolta Adds NSi’s AutoStore for Automated Medical Document Capture and Routing
As part of Konica Minolta’s targeting of the healthcare vertical market – part of its EnvisionIT strategy - the firm will be marketing Notable Solutions, Inc.’s flagship AutoStore software for use with bizhub MFPs for streamlining document capture and workflow in healthcare. With NSi’s AutoStore, typical tasks such as sending a prescription to a pharmacy or to an electronic medical record application can be performed [...]
New $199.99 Wireless Laser All-in-One from Samsung
Samsung has rolled out a new monochrome 21-ppm laser All-in-One ($199.999), the SCX-3405FW, with print, copy, scan, fax, and automatic document feeder. It also features wireless connectivity with WPS (WiFi Protected Setup) for easy and secure wireless setup. A standalone-printer configuration, the ML-2165W, lists at $119.99. Both units use an all-in-one toner cartridge (yielding 1,500 pages), and [...]
“A3 Copier Legacy Represents Waste”
Lexmark’s Scott Hill, operations consultant for Lexmark’s Global Services, discusses A3 devices – those that can print and scan on up to 11″x17″ paper – versus A4 devices (print and scan on up A4/letter-size paper). Hill notes that a Total Cost of Ownership analysis performed by Lexmark shows that A3 devices cost more than 30 [...]
HP Earnings Down for 1st Quarter; CEO Whitman Hints at More Research & Development
Hewlett-Packard reported first-quarter revenue of $30.0 billion, down 7 percent from the prior-year period, and earnings of $1.5 billion, down 44 percent from the prior-year period, but did meet its earning outlook. Non-GAAP diluted EPS was $0.92, down 32 percent from the prior-year period. Revenue in HP’s commercial businesses declined 4 percent year-over-year. Revenue in HP’s [...]
Xante Previews Memjet-Based Excelagraphix at European Trade Show
Xanté, which markets wide-format and commercial print systems, previewed its Memjet-based Excelagraphix 4200, a wide-format color ink-jet printer based on Memjet’s ink-jet imaging, at the FESPA trade show in Barcelona, Spain. The firm expects to begin shipping in June. The Excelagraphix 4200 uses Memjet Waterfall Printhead Technology, which incorporates a 42″ wide print head that delivers more than 3 billion drops of [...]
Class-Action Lawsuit Filed Against Kodak Board of Directors
The Briscoe Law Firm, PLLC and Powers Taylor, LLP have filed a class-action lawsuit against the Kodak’s Board of Directors, alleging potential securities violations. In the federal class-action complaint, Kodak and certain of its officers and directors were charged with violating the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The complaint alleges that during January 26, 2011 and [...]
Lexmark Previews Easy to Create Mobile Workflow App
Lexmark is previewing a new Mobile Workflows app that enables easy creation of custom mobile workflow solutions for simplifying business processes in healthcare and other industries. Lexmark’s solution allows business users to easily create custom workflows – such as clinical photo capture, incident reporting, and travel and expense processing – and quickly share them via the [...]
Xerox Launches Cloud-Based Service for Tracking, Securing, Mobile Devices in the Workplace
With the explosion of mobile smartphones and tablet PCs in the office, Xerox has stepped up to the plate with a new cloud-based Mobile Device Management (MDM) service. MDM is designed to enable companies to track and secure these mobile devices, so that, for instance, if lost, they become unusable, thus protecting confidential data stored on [...]
Ricoh Sells Four Direct Branches to RJ Young
While we’ve been accustomed to seeing manufacturers acquire independent dealerships, in a departure, RJ Young Company, an independent office-equipment dealer, has assumed ownership of four Ricoh direct channel commercial accounts in Huntsville, AL; Columbus, MS; Tupelo, MS; and Gulfport, MS. The deal is effective March 1st. As part of the agreement, approximately 30 sales and [...]
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Fry’s Electronics Adds In-Store Ink Cartridge Refilling
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Konica Minolta Adds NSi’s AutoStore for Automated Medical Document Capture and Routing
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New $199.99 Wireless Laser All-in-One from Samsung
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“A3 Copier Legacy Represents Waste”
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