This Week in Imaging: Canon's Maxify Strategy; New Sharp MFPs; HP Instant Ink via Staples; More
We like what Canon’s doing with its new Maxify line of inkjet printers for business. While we initially wondered why......
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This Week in Digital Imaging: MPHJ Scan-Patent Enforcer Gets off Easy? Good News from Sharp, Kodak; More
Perhaps the most interesting news this week was that U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) settled with notorious “scan-patent troll” MPHJ......
Sharp’s Direct Sales Force Opens New Showroom and Sales Center in Chicago
Sharp Business Systems reports that it’s opened a new showroom and sales center, the Oakbrook Terrace Showroom and Sales Center,......
Sharp Reports Profitable Fiscal Half-Year; Forecasts Higher Sales for Full Year
Sharp Corporation of Japan reported results for the first half of its fiscal year (April to September 2014), with net......
Former Sharp Executive Ed McLaughlin Joins IT Firm Continuum
Ed McLaughlin, the former president of Sharp Imaging & Information Company of America, has joined the board of advisors for......
Top News for the Week of 8/11/2014 – Printer, MFP Shipments Up; Key Legal Rulings for MPHJ Technology, Kodak; More
This week, some of the most interesting news came from market-research firm International Data Corporation (IDC) with its Worldwide Quarterly Hardcopy......
Sharp Extends A4 Lineup with 30-PPM Desktop Color MFP with Support for Sharp OSA
Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America is extending its A4 lineup with its new MX-C301W desktop color MFP that’s......
Sharp Multifunctionals and Printers Receive EPEAT Recognition for Eco-Friendly Electronics
Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America reports that EPEAT, a global registry for greener electronics, has added 28 Sharp MFPs......
Sharp Reports Smaller Loss for Quarter, On Track for Profit for Full Year
Sharp Corporation of Osaka, Japan, reported a 17.98 billion yen ($17.4 million U.S.) loss for its latest quarter, but says......
Top News for the Week of 7/7/2014 – Konica Minolta Strategy Conference, Canon Announces New Industry Group for Deterring Patent Trolls, More
This week, we visited with Konica Minolta, which gave us an intriguing snapshot of not only where the company is......
GE Capital Expands Financing to Sharp Independent Office-Imaging Dealers
On June 26th, GE Capital’s Commercial Distribution Finance (CDF) business announced that it would begin providing “floor-plan” financing to some......
Top News for the Week of 6/23/2014 – Toshiba’s New A3 Mono MFP Family; How Users are Printing; HP Lawsuit; More
This week’s news that Hewlett-Packard announced two new Officejet Pro inkjet models will probably be met with a “sigh, so......
Sharp Develops Free-Form LCD Panel Called ‘Free-Form Display’
Sharp Corporation has developed what it’s calling the Free-Form Display, a revolutionary advance over conventional rectangular LCD displays, and which......
Top News for the Week of 6/9/2014 – HP PageWide Inkjet for Large Format, Xerox Targeting High-Speed Inkjet, More
This week, inkjet was again in the news, with news from Hewlett-Packard, Kodak, and Xerox. In particular, this week’s inkjet......
Sharp Wins Contract with North Carolina to Supply MFP/Copiers
Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America reports that it recently won a contract from the state of North Carolina......
Sharp Expands A4 Product Line with MX-C300P A4 Desktop Color Printer
Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America today introduced the MX-C300P, an A4 color desktop printer, the latest model in......
