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 […]
Samsung Launches New Global Business-to-Business Ad Campaign
Looking to leverage the success of its consumer products, on May 1st, Samsung Electronics America launched a new global brand campaign designed to showcase the company’s business products in a number of industries, including retail, hospitality, healthcare, education, and small and mid-size business. The campaign, called the “New Business Experience,” leverages the company’s popularity among consumers and […]
Revenue, Profits Down Slightly for Samsung’s First Quarter
Samsung Electronics of South Korea today reported revenues of 52.87 trillion won (approximately U.S. $46.8 billion) for its first quarter ended March 31, 2013, a 6 percent decrease from the previous quarter, while profits for its first quarter reached 7.15 trillion won (U.S. $6.5 billion U.S.) In its earnings guidance disclosed on April 5, Samsung […]
Samsung Has Most Electronics Equipment Registered on EPEAT Registry for Eco-Friendliness
Samsung Electronics America now has 60 of its A3, A4 and MFP printers and MFPs rated on EPEAT, the global registry for greener electronics. Overall, it leads with the largest number of products rated on EPEAT, which includes products in each category of the EPEAT registry- imaging equipment, and computers and displays. In the imaging […]
Samsung is First Manufacturer to Have Products Listed in all EPEAT Categories for Eco-Friendliness
Samsung reports that it’s the first manufacturer to have products listed in all three categories of the EPEAT registry, the global index for electronics that governments, institutions, and consumers use to identify environmentally preferable products such as printers, laptops, and televisions. EPEAT today announced the addition of a television category to its registry. With 71 […]
Samsung Signs on Independent Dealer LDI Color Toolbox
Samsung Electronics America is continuing its quest to expand its dealer network for its printers and MFPs in the United States, signing on a new independent dealer, LDI Color ToolBox, which will market Samsung’s digital-imaging equipment. According to Samsung’s Tod Pike, senior vice president at Samsung’s Enterprise Business Division, Samsung will continue to build its […]
Sharp Rejects Samsung’s Offer to Buy Printer/Copier Division
Reuters reports that Samsung Electronics has offered to buy Sharp Corporation’s printer/copier business, but that Sharp rejected the offer. ”We did get a proposal from Samsung, but we declined,” said Sharp spokeswoman Miyuki Nakayama. Samsung is however officially investing some $110 million in Sharp, giving Samsung a 3 percent stake in Sharp, and giving it access […]
PrintFleet Providing Fleet-Monitoring Solution for Samsung MFPs and MPS Contracts
PrintFleet will be providing resellers of Samsung MFPs with a fleet-monitoring program designed to help resellers transition to managed print services (MPS). The global, cloud-based program provides a print-management infrastructure that combines PrintFleet’s fleet-monitoring software and support with Samsung’s MFPs. PrintFleet will manage, host and administer the program on Samsung’s behalf. “This partnership strengthens our […]
Samsung to Invest $110 Million in Sharp Corporation
Reuters: Samsung Electronics Co, with a $110 million investment in cash-strapped Sharp Corp, will broaden its supplier base, gain access to low-power thin screen technology and get a foot in the door at one of Apple Inc’s key Asian display suppliers. The relatively low-cost deal will leave Samsung with a 3 percent stake in Japan’s […]
Samsung Signs up Midwestern Dealer Modern Office Methods
Samsung Electronics America today announced a partnership with Modern Office Methods, an office-equipment provider for the Ohio, Northern Kentucky and Southeastern Indiana regions, to serve as an authorized BTA dealer for Samsung printers and MFPs. Earlier this month, Samsung signed up RJ Young. As a Samsung partner, Modern Office Methods will now offer Samsung’s complete […]
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, […]
RJ Young Signs up to Sell Samsung Printers and MFPs
Samsung Electronics America today announced a partnership with RJ Young, one of the leading independent office-equipment providers in the United States’ Southeast region, under which RJ Young will serve as an authorized BTA dealer that will market Samsung printers and MFPs. RJ Young is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, has been in business for 57 years, and […]
Samsung Expands A4 Family with 50- and 40-PPM Color MFPs
Samsung’s Enterprise Division Business expanded its A4 color MFP lineup with two new MFPs, the CLX-8640ND ($6,947.46 MSRP) and CLX-8650ND ($8,340.12 MSRP), both of which print/copy on up to A4-/8.5″x14″-size media, and feature dual-scan scanning technology for simultaneously scanning both sides of originals. According to Samsung’s Tod Pike, senior vice president for Samsung’s Enterprise Business Division, […]
Review: Enterprise-Ready A4 B/W MFPs – Samsung SCX-5935FN is Best in Class
In this Head2Head comparison, we investigated Enterprise-Ready A4 B/W MFPs. Since virtually all inkjet All-in-Ones print in color, this group is composed of laser/LED- array devices that employ toner-based imaging. While these devices can cost as much to purchase and operate as several inkjet All-in-Ones combined, and their Cost per Page and energy consumption can […]
Samsung to Issue Firmware Update to Correct Security Flaw in Printers
IDG News Service reports that Samsung will fix a security flaw in printers introduced before October 31, 2012. The security flaw was brought to attention by the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team (CERT), which is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. CERT states that a remote, unauthenticated attacker could access an affected Samsung […]
Samsung Printers Vulnerable to Hacking via SNMP
According to an announcement from the U.S. Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT), Samsung printers introduced before October 31, 2012 contain a hardcoded account that could allow a remote attacker to take control of the printer. CERT is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Cybersecurity and Communications. CERT states that a remote, unauthenticated […]
Samsung Adds Fax Capability to Mobile Print App
Samsung Electronics America has enhanced its Mobile Print App for Android, Windows, and Apple iOS mobile devices with new fax capability and a new user interface. With the new update, mobile users can now send faxes directly from the app to Samsung devices with fax capability, as well as print directly from the cloud with […]










