Canon Inc. of Japan reported first-quarter earnings that were up 11 percent versus the same quarter a year ago, and revised its full-year earnings projection for 2012, which it now says will be up 16 percent compared to fiscal 2011. First-quarter 2012 results represent Canon’s third consecutive quarter of earnings and revenue growth, despite a slight decrease [...]
Canon Singapore Expands Pixma Color Ink-Jet All-in-One Family
Canon Singapore today expanded its Pixma color ink-jet All-in-One lineup with four new models: the Pixma MX897 (above), MX517, MX437 and MX377, all with WiFi wireless connectivity, and support for Apple AirPrint and Google Cloud Print mobile printing. Canon is aiming the new All-in-Ones (print, copy, scan, fax) at not just its traditional home users, but also for [...]
Canon Wins Two Printer Toner and Drum Patent-Infringement Suits
Canon U.S.A. has settled two patent-infringement disputes in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against two third-party toner and drum manufacturers, Imaging Resources and Do It Wiser d/b/a Image Toner. In the Imaging Resources case, Imaging Resources has agreed to a consent judgment and permanent injunction that prohibits it from [...]
New Canon Laser Printers Support MEAP, EnterPrise Management
Designed for small businesses, as well as for deployment in enterprise workgroups and as part of a Managed Document Services contract, Canon U.S.A. expanded its desktop laser-printer lineup with the Color imageRunner LBP5280 and imageRunner LBP3480, both of which support its MEAP open-development platform, as well as imageWare Enterprise Management Console, its Web-based fleet-management solution, and PCL and Adobe PostScript [...]
Two Canon Pixmas Now Google Cloud Print Ready
Two Canon Pixma wireless color ink-jet all-in-ones are now Google Cloud Print Ready, the Pixma MG8220 and MG6220, with the Pixma MX892 to be added in May. With Google Cloud Print Ready printers and All-in-Ones, users can print from their Gmail and Google Docs accounts from mobile devices and from the Google Chrome browser for Apple Mac, Microsoft Windows, Linux, [...]
Canon Prevails in pcRush Toner-Cartridge Lawsuit
Canon has prevailed in a toner-cartridge patent-infringement dispute with Atman, Inc. d/b/a pcRUSH.com (“pcRUSH”) settled in the International Trade Commission and the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. As a result of a resolution reached on March 9, pcRUSH has agreed to a Consent Order from the International Trade Commission and [...]
New Canon imageclass MFPs for SMBs Feature 35-ppm Print Speeds, Business-Class Feature Set
Canon will shortly be shipping its new 35-ppm imageClass MFP D1300 series, which provides an office-level feature set, including user authentication, PCL and PostScript print drivers, legal-size flatbed platen, duplexing 50-sheet auto document feeder, and e-mail and fax forwarding, with list pricing starting at $499. The new additions bring the company’s laser-based imageClass MFP line-up for [...]
Track Documents With Canon’s Secure Audit Express Manager Software
Canon has released its latest version of Secure Audit, Secure Audit Manager Express, which now exports user and document data directly into a Microsoft Windows folder. With the first version of Secure Audit, data was exported into a centralized database; exporting data into Windows folders now makes Secure Audit suitable for businesses of all sizes. [...]
Canon Updates Mid-Range A3 MFP Office Segment with imageRunner Advance 4000 Series with Cloud Connectivity
Canon has replaced its mid-volume imageRunner 3245 MFPs with the A3 black-and-white imageRunner Advance 4000 series, which add a new 8.4″ color touch screen, faster print speeds (up to 51 ppm), faster color scanning (30 opm), and Canon Cloud Portal. Cloud Portal is a free application for scanning to Microsoft SharePoint folders and Google Docs, as well as printing [...]
Canon Expands Office Ink-Jet Lineup to 10 Models with New Pixma MX892 Wireless All-in-One
Canon U.S.A. rolled out the Pixma MX892 Wireless Office All-In-One ($199.99), expanding its office ink-jet lineup to 10 models, beginning with the flagship Pixma MX7600 ($399.99). The new Pixma MX892 includes office-level features such as 35-sheet duplexing automatic document feeder for two-sided scanning of originals, automatic duplex printing, and WiFi 802.11n wireless and Ethernet network connectivity. There’s also support for Apple AirPrint for [...]











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