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Office Depot stated that it’s open to combining its retail and consumer-facing ecommerce operations with Staples “under the right set of circumstances and on mutually acceptable terms.”
Canon / Commercial & Production Printing / Imaging Supplies
by Kathleen Wirth · Published January 18, 2021 · Last modified February 1, 2021
“Since the introduction of camera phones and social media, the need for printing photos has steeply declined, even though the number of pictures taken continues to grow.”
Canon / Featured Posts / HP / Imaging Supplies / IT Solutions & Services / Lexmark / Ninestar / OKI / Pantum
by Kathleen Wirth · Published January 15, 2021
Two new market-research reports dramatically illustrate the profound impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and remote work and education.
Canon / HP / Lexmark / Security / Sharp / Xerox
by Kathleen Wirth · Published January 14, 2021 · Last modified February 1, 2021
But print security remains generally neglected, with 64 percent of organizations surveyed reporting they had experienced print-related data losses in 2020.
Amazon / Canon / Imaging Supplies / News / Patent-Infringement
by Kathleen Wirth · Published January 14, 2021
On January 14th, Canon Inc. of Tokyo, Japan, announced that Amazon had removed a number of unauthorized, third-party toner cartridges......
Canon / Featured Posts / Financial News / Inkjet / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published January 14, 2021
Canon adjusted its forecast to reflect higher sales, and some market recovery in the third quarter.
By December 2025, Canon is aiming that four new business will make up 40 percent of its sales, compared to 25 percent in 2019.
BPO / Canon / HP / Imaging Supplies / Ninestar / Pantum / Xerox
by Kathleen Wirth · Published January 8, 2021 · Last modified February 1, 2021
Print applications that require a high-volume A3 MFP continue to decline, but there may be opportunity for a new breed of lower-cost, more flexible A4 devices.
Canon / Mobile Print/Scan / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published January 7, 2021 · Last modified February 1, 2021
The firm notes that enterprises continue to seek to minimize physical contact in the office, including contact with MFPs’ touchscreens.
Canon Inc. today announced that, at its request, Amazon had removed several third-party toner cartridges at its request. Litpol Ltd.......
Canon / Konica Minolta / News / Ricoh
by Kathleen Wirth · Published January 5, 2021 · Last modified February 1, 2021
The plan would save money and reduce carbon dioxide emissions, as well as address a severe shortage of truck drivers in Japan.
by Kathleen Wirth · Published January 5, 2021 · Last modified February 1, 2021
In September 2020, Canon filed a patent-infringement complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against Ninestar alleging patent infringement of toner cartridges used in Canon and HP laser printers.
by Kathleen Wirth · Published January 5, 2021 · Last modified February 1, 2021
Canon has also pledged not to enforce its intellectual property rights against development, manufacturing, and other activities whose purpose is stopping the spread of COVID-19.
Canon / Featured Posts / HP / Imaging Supplies / Konica Minolta / News / Ninestar
by Kathleen Wirth · Published December 31, 2020
As in the 1920s, today we’re also seeing a rapid increase and adoption of technological innovation, such as cloud computing and Internet of Things.
Canon U.S.A. Inc. was hit with a proposed class action after a ransomware attack exposed current and former employees’ personal......
Amazon / Canon / Imaging Supplies / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published December 24, 2020 · Last modified February 1, 2021
Canon Inc. of Tokyo, Japan, announced today that, at its request, Amazon had removed numerous unauthorized toner cartridges from its......
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