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New Pull and SecurePrinting Hardware and Software from LRS, Extends Support to Lexmark and Xerox Printers

Levi Ray & Shoup (LRS) is announcing a new line of hardware and software designed for pull printing and secure document printing, the MFPsecure family, which will support print-output devices from a variety of hardware vendors. With pull printing, the user submits the job, and then can enable printing at any enabled printer/MFP by authenticating […]

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Penovia LLC Sues Host of Printer/MFP Companies for ’221 Printer-Monitoring Patent

Earlier this week, patent-holding company Penovia LLC filed patent-infringement claims against a host of printer/MFP companies, alleging infringement of  the U.S. ‘221 Patent, “Office Machine Monitoring Device.” Following are the companies Penovia is suing:  Ricoh U.S.A., Xerox,  Samsung Electronics America, Brother International, Canon U.S.A., Epson America, Lexmark International, and OKI Data Americas. Penovia filed the […]

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HP Refreshes Envy Inkjet All-in-One Family for SOHO with Envy 4500 and Envy 5530

On May 23rd, Hewlett-Packard announced two new color inkjet All-in-Ones for home and small offices, the  Envy 4500 ($99) and 5530 ($129) e-All-in-Ones, both with mobile printing via HP wireless direct printing and HP ePrint. Little published information is available yet from HP on the new All-in-Ones, which should be available this summer, but they reportedly […]

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Ricoh and Xerox File Petition to Make ’426 Scan-to-eMail-and-Network Patent Invalid

In what will be welcome news for many, Ricoh Americas and Xerox Corporation today issued a joint statement announcing that they’ve filed a Petition for Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent No. 7, 986,426 (“the ’426 patent”) at the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO). The ’426 patent has become the subject of an aggressive patent licensing campaign […]

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HP Earnings Down for Second Quarter, Printer Revenue Flat

Hewlett-Packard reported second quarter net revenue of $27.6 billion, down 10% from the prior year and down 9% when adjusted for the effects of currency. HP second quarter fiscal 2013 financial performance Q2 FY13 Q2 FY12 Y/Y GAAP net revenue ($B) $ 27.6 $ 30.7 (10%) GAAP operating margin 5.8% 7.2% (1.4 pts.) GAAP net earnings […]

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Samsung Hits “Sweet Spot” with New Family of 42 PPM A4 Mono MFPs and Printers

Samsung Electronics America today unveiled a new A4 printer and MFP lineup, all of which feature all-in-one toner cartridges, cost per page as low as 1.4 cents, automatic duplex printing, mobile print and scan, and print speeds from 35 to 42 ppm. According to Samsung’s Tod Pike, the new printers and MFPs fall into what […]

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Review: Brother’s ImageCenter ADS-2500W Scanner – Hands-On Test Report Available

We recently completed Hands-On testing of Brother’s ImageCenter ADS-2500W digital scanner ($799.99). Key feature include swipe-enabled touch screen; scan to network folders, cloud and social- networking services; single-pass scanning of two-sided originals; and wired and wireless networking. The ImageCenter ADS-2500W also includes a nice assortment of software, including: Brother ControlCenter4 Scanning Control Center, Nuance PDF Converter […]

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Accellion Introduces Secure iOS and Android Mobile Printing for Ricoh HotSpot Enterprise Customers

Accellion, a provider of secure mobile file-sharing solutions, today announced the availability of a secure mobile-printing solution for mobile users, Accellion Mobile Apps for iOS and Android, for enterprises with Ricoh’s HotSpot Enterprise software enabled, allowing iOS and Android mobile users to send their print jobs to HotSpot-enabled printers/MFPs, and then release their job for printing […]

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Ricoh’s New Dealer Gateway Eliminates Manually Entering Product Information

Ricoh office-equipment dealers working with Digital Gateway, Inc.’s (DGI) e-automate  management systems can now seamlessly accept electronic product information from Ricoh through the Ricoh Dealer Gateway, enabling them to more quickly and efficiently transact business with Ricoh. Launched today, Ricoh Dealer Gateway provides dealers with real-time access to information via Ricoh’s Oracle ERP system through […]

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Review: New Brother MFC-9000 Desktop Color MFPs Under $450 with Touch Screens, Wireless Connectivity, and More

Today Brother International rolled out its next generation of toner-based color desktop MFPs for small businesses, the MFC-9000 series, all of which are priced under $450. In this post, we’ll provide the run-down on pricing, specifications, cost per page, and our overall take on them. All the models, which incorporate print, copy, scan, and fax, feature […]

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Xerox Raids Result in Seizure of 55,000 Boxes of Counterfeit Consumables

Xerox reports that it recently conducted raids in China and Dubai that resulted in the seizure of more than 55,000 boxes of counterfeit consumables and parts for numerous Xerox products – consumables that had been slated for distribution in the United States, Germany, Netherlands, Turkey, Russia, Brazil, and South America. It also introduced a new […]

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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 […]

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Review: 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 […]

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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 […]

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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: […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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