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OKI Data Will Resell Lantronix Print Server for Apple iOS Mobile Printing
OKI Data Americas has announced a reseller agreement with Lantronix, a provider of mobile connectivity solutions. Under the agreement, OKI Data will become the first printer manufacturer to resell Lantronix’s xPrintServer iOS print server. OKI Data initially plans to resell the recently launched xPrintServer Office Edition, which supports an unlimited number of iOS mobile devices, […]
GE Capital: Office-Imaging Device Shipments to Grow 3%
Citing an improving U.S. economy, GE Capital’s Office Imaging analysts say shipments of office-imaging units will grow 3 percent this year, with the fastest-growing industry segment being value-added devices paired with services and supplies. Sales of color office imaging devices are showing more modest growth, while sales of black-and-white ones are declining. The firm’s analysts […]
Three Billion Pages Printed Every Day in Developing Markets, Reports IDC
While office-printing in the United States and Western Europe continue to slow, pages printed in developing markets has increased 14 percent year-over-year, with most of those pages printed by monochrome laser devices, according to market-research firm International Data Corporation (IDC). According to IDC’s IDC Worldwide Page Volume and Vendor Share Program report, worldwide page volume […]
Worldwide Printer, MFP Shipments Up 1.6 Percent in Third Quarter, Reports IDC
Market-research firm International Data Corporation (IDC) reports that the worldwide hardcopy peripherals market grew 1.6 percent in the third-quarter 2011 versus third-quarter 2010. According to IDC, over 31.3 million units were shipped in third-quarter 2011, versus 29 million units shipped in second-quarter 2011. MFPs continued to dominate the market, accounting for 66 percent of units […]
Worldwide Printer, MFP Market Slows in Second Quarter, Reports IDC, but Growth in Emerging Markets Remains Strong
According to market-research firm International Data Corporation (IDC), emerging markets were a key bright spot in the worldwide market for printers, MFPs, and digital copiers in second-quarter 2011, with unit shipments up 6 percent year-over-year for the seventh consecutive quarter of growth. However, developed markets, including North America and Western Europe, recorded the first quarter […]
Developing Markets Continue to Lead Hardcopy Market, Reports IDC
Underscoring the continuing weak economic conditions in the United States and Europe, market-research firm International Data Corporation (IDC) reports that emerging markets continued to outperform in the hardcopy peripherals space, growing at an average of 13 percent year-over-year in 2011’s first quarter, compared to worldwide shipment growth of 7.2 percent in 2011’s first quarter. According […]
Visioneer Introduces Scan-to-Cloud Update for OneTouch Scanning Utility—Scan to Google Docs, Evernote, etc.
Visioneer has introduced Visioneer Connect, a set of new links for Visioneer’s OneTouch software utility. Visioneer Connect adds automated scanning to cloud-based document storage and collaboration sites such as Google Docs. OneTouch is a software utility used with Visioneer and Xerox scanners, and can be used to configure the scanner so that with just a […]
InfoTrends Reports that Business Scanner Use is on the Rise
Business scanning is on the rise, says market-research firm InfoTrends, as more end users convert hardcopy paper documents into digital format, often as part of a content-management system. The overall trend is to streamline business processes—with files now stored on servers and in content-management systems–instead of in manila folders—so that files are much easier to […]
Worldwide Printer And MFP Shipments Return To Pre-2008 Crisis Levels
The worldwide printer and MFP market has returned to pre-economic crisis 2008 shipment levels, with vendors shipping nearly 31 million units in the third quarter of 2010, reports market-research firm International Data Corporation (IDC). Third-quarter 2010 also marks the second consecutive quarter of double-digit year-over-year growth in both units shipped and shipment value. Total shipments […]
Consumables’ Revenue Declines By 2% In 2009, Reports Lyra, But Ink-Jet Systems May Help Lead Recovery
The global economic recession has resulted in reduced consumer and business capital expenditures on printers and copiers worldwide, according to a new forecast released by Lyra Research, a market-research firm based in Newtonville, Massachusetts. According to Lyra, an oversupply of printer hardware, cartridges and associated media occurred in late 2008 and early 2009, with dealers […]
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Review and Report: HP Officejet 6600/6700 Premium e-All-in-One with Photo Gallery
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Review and Report: HP Officejet Pro 8600 e-All-in-One Series
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Updated for MS Windows 7 – How To ‘Really’ Remove Unused Print Drivers From Your PC
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Just Another A4 Ink-Jet MFP? This One Prints on 13″x19″ and Scans up to 11″x17″
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Review: HP’s ePrint Print Driver for Windows
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A Pictorial Review of HP iPrint Photo 3.0 Application for Apple IOS 4.2.1
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A Look at Memjet’s First Office All-in-One, the EvoJet Office Pro 310
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iPad Wi-Fi Connection Problems–FIXED! (Updated)
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Review: HP Officejet Pro 8100 ePrinter
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Review: HP’s 70-ppm Officejet Pro X Printer Versus Memjet’s 60-ppm C6010: How Do They Stack Up?
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LaserAge One of Canada’s First to Resell Memjet 60-PPM C6010 Color Inkjet Printer
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Review: Hewlett-Packard Universal Print Driver and the New Officejet Pro 8000 Enterprise Printer
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Review: Hands-On with Epson’s WorkForce WF-7520 Wide-Format MFP
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Canon Refreshes Color Ink-Jet Family With Five New Pixmas
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Managed Print Services Market Growing at 11.7 Percent
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FujiFilm Australia Considering Consumer 3D Printer Market
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Laser Technologies to Resell Memjet’s 60-ppm Full-Color C6010 Inkjet Printer
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- New Dell A4 Mono MFPs with Wireless Connectivity, Mobile Printing, Start at $199.99
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The Philippines is Asia’s Hottest Markets for Printers, Reports IDC
- Xerox’s Dahill Office Technology Expanding in Texas
- Hewlett-Packard Slashing R&D Spending to Three Percent of Revenue
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Review and How-To: Google’s New Cloud Print App for Mobile Printing from Android
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UAE Raid Nets $76 Million in Fake HP Ink Cartridges
- Pharos Adds Support for Xerox MFPs with ConnectKey Platform
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OKI Ramps up A4 Line with Major Refresh – New Printers, MFPs, Wireless Connectivity, smart Extendable Platform API and more
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Cortado Introduces ThinPrint Cloud Printer for Mobile Printing to Any Printer or MFP
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New Epson XP-410 Color Inkjet All-in-One Provides Wireless Connectivity, WiFi Direct Printing, and Mobile Printing all at $99.99
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New HP Reseller Program for MPS, Enhanced ePrint Enterprise Mobile Printing, and LaserJet and OfficeJet Pro Flow CM Compatibility
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China’s Aetas Seeks to Build a ‘Kingdom of Color LED Printers’
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Happy 100th Anniversary Brother!
by Terry Wirth on December 18, 2008 in Brother, Miscellaneous, Opinions
Is is time to make Brother—which celebrated its 100th anniversary this year–your new business partner? Based on the results of the latest Wirth Consulting Head2Head Comparison Report—our answer is an emphatic Yes! In our Fall 2008 Head2Head Report on B&W MFPs in the range of $500 to $1,000, the Brother MFC-8870DW bested such industry stalwarts […]