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 […]
Sales Up, but Income Down at Konica Minolta; A3 Color MFP Sales Up
Konica Minolta released results for its fiscal year 2013 ending March 31, 2013, with net sales up 5.9 percent, but net income down 25.9 percent. In the company’s Business Technologies segment, which includes copier/MFPs, commercial production printers, and office printers, sales were up 6.2 percent to 581.6 billion yen, but operating income was down 19.8 […]
New Konica Minolta A4 Monochrome Desktop Printers Rated at up to 50 ppm, Marketed with an Eye for Healthcare Applications
Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A. added three new monochrome A4 desktop office printers, the bizhub 4700P, 4000P, and 3300P, all with optional wireless network connectivity, and optional integration with the TypeHaus FormJet Prescription Secure solution for printing patient prescriptions without the need for prescription forms, but with the security requirements mandated by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid […]
Konica Minolta Adds Simple Copy App to bizhub Marketplace
Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A. has added a new app to its bizhub Marketplace of apps for Konica Minolta bizhub MFPs. Called Simple Copy the app, which is priced at $9.99, identifies and groups together the most commonly used copy options, using graphical icons and buttons, for a more customized copy process. Users can specify basic […]
Konica Minolta Rolls Out Next-Generation A3 Color MFPs, bizhub C364e, C284e, and C224e with Marketplace Apps, Mobile Print and Scan
Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A is launching its next-generation A3 color MFPs, the Emperon-based bizhub C364e, C284e, and C224e, with enhanced INFO-Palette touch screen, and Konica Minolta’s Extended Solution Technology/Open API platform for adding optional Konica Minolta and third-partry workflows and solutions. With standard network print, copy, and scan, all in color, and optional fax, Konica […]
Konica Minolta’s All Covered Expands Territory with New Jersey IT Services Group Acquisition
IT Services company All Covered, which is a division of Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., has acquired United Computer Sales and Service. With the addition of United Computer, which is headquartered in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, All Covered says it will be expanding its vertical expertise as it brings on board IT Services professionals with […]
Konica Minolta Breaks Ground on New Production-Printer Research and Development Site
Konica Minolta of Japan has broken ground on a new building dedicated to research and development. The new building is located in Hachioji, Tokyo, in Japan, and its R&D employees will focus on digital-printing systems for the production-printing market. The primary development functions, including engineering, pre-production, and quality assurance testing, will be concentrated at the new […]
Infinity Computer Products Suing 13 Printer Companies for Fax-Related Patent Infringement
PriorSmart.com, which reports on patent and IP news, reports that Infinity Computer Products has sued 13 printer companies (Toshiba, OKI Data Americas, Samsung, Lexmark, Canon, Konica Minolta, Panasonic, Xerox, Hewlett-Packard, Epson, Dell, Brother, and Ricoh) for infringement of four patents related to interface circuits for linking a fax machine to a computer, enabling the fax machine to also […]
Taiko Named Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A
Toshimitsu (Tom) Taiko has been named chairman and CEO of Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., effective April 1st, replacing President and Chief Executive Officer Nobuo (Ned) Umehara, who will be returning to Konica Minolta’s Tokyo headquarters. President and Chief Operating Officer Rick Taylor will also be taking on an expanded role. Nobuo (Ned) Umehara has spent the […]
Konica Minolta’s Updated Version of its iOS Mobile Printing App Enables Mobile Users to Scan to and Print from File Servers
Konica Minolta Business Technologies of Japan has released the next generation, version 3.0, of its free PageScope Mobile mobile-printing app for iOS mobile devices. In a first, the upgrade enables iOS mobile device users to scan documents with Konica Minolta bizhub MFPs, and then send the scanned documents to existing file services. The upgraded version […]
Konica Minolta ScanDIVA Scans Book Pages, Documents, up to 18″x24″ in Size
Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A. is introducing the ScanDIVA Book Scanner for monochrome and color scanning of books, bound volumes, over-size originals, fragile archival materials, artwork, maps, newspapers, and even 3D objects. Shown above, the scanner, which uses a rotary lens scanning system, is suitable for use in government, record-keeping, legal, medical, library, and museum applications. […]
Konica Minolta Postpones May Dealer Conference
Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A. is postponing its national dealer conference, originally scheduled to be held in May in Las Vegas. The company’s Alien Nielsen, executive vice president for dealer sales, wrote in an email to dealers and analysts that the decision was based on two factors, first involving the “accelerated availability of key future […]
Konica Minolta’s Next-Generations PageScope Mobile iOS App 3.0 Adds Print from and Scan to Cloud
Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A. is launching the next generation of its PageScope Mobile iOS mobile-printing app for Apple iOS devices, version 3.0, which adds a number of upgrades, including print from and scan to cloud-based document-storage sites, and support for iPod Touch fifth generation and iPad mini users. (Also supported are Apple iOS iPad, iPhone, […]
Konica Minolta Releases PageScope Mobile Android App 2.0
Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A. has introduced PageScope Mobile Android App version 2.0. With enhanced functionality and compatibility with Android mobile devices, the PageScope Mobile App 2.0 is available for free download from the Google Play Store and supports Android devices with Android OS 2.2, 2.3, 3.1, 3.2, 4.0 and 4.1. Connecting Konica Minolta’s bizhub MFPs […]
EPEAT: Samsung and Konica Minolta Begin Registering for EPEAT Green Registry
EPEAT, which on February 12th officially announced the expansion of its EPEAT (Electronic Products Environmental Assessment Tool) registry to include printers, copiers and other digital-imaging equipment, reports that two new digital-imaging companies, Konica Minolta and Samsung, have begun the process of registering products with EPAT. Seven other digital-imaging manufacturers – Canon, Dell, Epson, HP, Lexmark, […]
Konica Minolta Launches 75- and 65-PPM A3 Mono Office MFPs
Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A. has launched the bizhub 754 and bizhub 654 black-and-white office MFPs with print, copy, color scan, and fax, and which print at 75 and 65 ppm respectively. Both MFPs feature Konica Minolta’s INFO-Palette design control panel, and are built for high-volume environments. The new bizhub MFPs also include Standard Dual […]
Konica Minolta Third-Quarter Boosted by Strong Sales of Color MFPs
Konica Minolta Group of Japan reported financial results for its third quarter (October 1, 2012 – December 31, 2012), with sales up 11.9 percent, net income up 1.1 percent, both versus third-quarter 2012, as well as strong sales of color MFPs, but plummeting sales of black-and-white MFPs. Sales within its Business Technologies unit, which encompasses […]
Fiery proServer Now Available for Konica Minolta KIP C7800 Wide-Format Printer
Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A. is now making available Electronics for Imaging’s Fiery proServer for Konica Minolta’s KIP C7800 Wide Format Color Printer. The Fiery proServer (shown above) combines Fiery XF, an industry-leading inkjet production RIP (raster image processor) and color-management system, with an expanded set of Fiery color-software options in an integrated platform. The […]










