OKI Electric Industry Company of Japan reported that net income for its fiscal year ending March 31st, 2013 was 13.6 billion yen, up 774.2 percent from the 1.6 billion yen it reported for its fiscal year ending March 31st, 2012. Net sales were 455.8 billion yen, up 7.6 percent from the 423.5 billion yen the […]
OKI Launching Managed Network Services Program ‘Network Operations Center’
OKI Data Americas will be rolling out a new network services program for office-equipment dealers, called Network Operations Center (NOC), that it’s billing as a complete office IT solution for small businesses. Under the program, OKI and partner ISS Solutions provide small businesses with a fully configured network infrastructure. OKI developed NOC in cooperation with and powered by ISS […]
New OKI CX3535, CX454 A3 Color MFPs for COMDEX Reseller Channel; OKI to Provide Maintenance
Calling them the first A3 copier-based MFPs for the reseller channel, OKI Data Americas is introducing the CX3535 and CX4545 A3 copier-based color MFPs for open channel distribution, providing COMDEX resellers with an industry-first copier-based product to augment OKI Data’s existing portfolio of printers and MFPs. According to OKI, included with the CX3535/4545 is a bundled service […]
New Thermal Label Printers from OKI
OKI Data Americas is adding new thermal label printers, the LD630/LD640 and LE840/LE850 Series, to its portfolio of Label/POS products. According to OKI, the new printers were designed to maximize productivity within demanding work environments, including courier, manufacturing, retail, healthcare, distribution centers and receiving departments, and are backed by a two-year advanced overnight exchange warranty. The […]
OKI to Preview New White-Toner Printer, Envelope Printer
OKI Data Americas will be participating in the Graphics of the Americas Exposition and Conference taking place February 21-23 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. It will be exhibiting its proColor™ Series of digital color printers, designed for the graphic arts and production and specialty printing markets. It will also be giving show attendees a first-look at […]
Review: Business-Class A4 Color Laser/LED MFPs – OKI MC361 Color MFP is Best in Class
In this Head2Head comparison, we investigated Business-Class A4 Color Laser/LED MFPs, a product that nearly every business wants or needs. While these devices can cost as much as several inkjet All-in-Ones combined, and their Cost per Page (especially color) and energy consumption can be considerably higher than business-class inkjets, their business-class feature sets, faster print […]
OKI Europe Launches LED Printers for Medical Imaging Applications, also for General Office Use
OKI Europe has rolled out new printers that use the firm’s toner-based LED imaging, and which are designed for the medical-imaging market for printing medical images such as X-rays. As such, OKI is the first company to introduce LED-based printers for medical-imaging printing; in contrast, traditional DICOM medical-imaging printers print on speciality film or […]
OKI Expands A4 Family with 47-ppm MB491+LP with Legal-Size Platen
OKI Data Americas is expanding its A4 MB401 series with the introduction of what appears to be its fast monochrome A4 MFP to date, the MB491+LP, which also features a legal-size (8.5″x14″) platen. OKI doesn’t provide pricing for the new unit, which it will distribute through dealers only. As the fastest member of the MB401 […]
OKI Expands U.S. Distribution of proColor Commercial Color Printers
OKI Data Americas announce that Mark Andy, Inc., a manufacturer of narrow web printing equipment, will begin selling OKI’s proColor series of short-run digital color label printers in the United States beginning immediately. As part of this relationship, OKI Data, through its proColor division, will collaborate on the development and distribution of digital color label […]
OKI to Expand Distribution of proColor Commerical Printers in South America
OKI Data Americas reports that it’s planning to broaden distribution of its proColor commercial digital color printers within South America. The firm initially introduced the printers in Santiago, Chile, at the recent Business Digital Tradeshow and Conference sponsored by Datanet, which is OKI’s distribution partner in the region. OKI says the launch generated immediate sales, […]
OKI Adds Entry-Level $299 A4 Mono MFP
OKI Data Americas is expanding its family of black-and-white toner-based MFPs with the new entry-level MB451w ($299) that it’ll be distributing through Costco as well as via its traditional distribution channels. The MB451w is equipped with copy, print, color scan and analog fax, as well as Wi-Fi certified wireless connectivity, Ethernet wired network interface, automatic duplex printing, […]
OKI Adds New Distributor for proColor commerical color printers
OKI Data Americas is expanding distribution of its proColor series with the addition of a new distributor, K. Wilson & Company. K. Wilson & Company will now sell select models from the OKI proColor™ series of commercial digital color printers, including the OKI pro900/905DP Digital Envelope Presses. Shown above is the proColor pro920WT ($7,495.00 MSRP), which provides printing up to 12″x18″, […]
OKI Launches 42-PPM A4 MFPs, A3 Copier-Based Color MFPs with OKI Open Platform
OKI Data Americas invited us to its U.S. headquarters in Mount Laurel, NJ, for a preview of several new office MFPs that it’s introducing today, including a $499 42-ppm black-and-white MFP, the MB491, and two A3 copier-based office color MFPs, the CX4545 and CX3535, which incorporate OKI’s Open Platform for integrating workflow solutions. MB401 Series […]
OKI Making MPS Program Available in Canada
OKI Data Americas is now making its Total Managed Print (TPM) MPS program available in Canada. TPM is a cloud-based solution that includes best practice methods for assessing, monitoring and optimizing print fleet management for organizations of all sizes – all with minimal investment, says OKI. The TMP portal is a brand-agnostic solution – any […]
New OKI Solution for Automating Test Grading
OKI Data has released a new solution for the education market and for use with its OKI M700 series of MFPs, called School Docu Tool, which enables teachers to scan, grade and print test results within just a few minutes for a typical class of 30 students. With School Docu Tool, which lists at $1,999 and is available via […]
OKI Resumes Full-Scale Production at Printer Factory in Thailand
OKI Data says it’s resumed full-scale production at its OKI Data Manufacturing facility in Thailand, which manufactures printers. The company had shut down production last October due to flooding caused by torrential rainfall that occurred during the summer. The second floor of the facility had partially resumed operations on January 4. To protect against future flooding, the […]
OKI Adds Wireless Connectivity for B700 Desktop Printers
OKI customers will now be able to install their OKI B700 Series printer on their wireless network with a new wireless card ($311) available March 15. The B700 series consists of the monochrome, toner-based desktop 42-ppm B710, 47-ppm B720 and 52-ppm B730 printers, designed for small and mid-size workgroups, and ranging in price from $625.99 to $1,249.99. The printers […]










