This Week in Imaging: DX is Here to Stay, But Vulnerabilities Remain
DX (digital transformation) is here to stay, replacing many paper-based processes, but it’s not without its vulnerabilities, from minor to......
Canon / Cloud / Epson / Featured Posts / Imaging Supplies / Inkjet / Market Reports & Forecasts / News / Xerox
by Kathleen Wirth · Published December 18, 2020
DX (digital transformation) is here to stay, replacing many paper-based processes, but it’s not without its vulnerabilities, from minor to......
Commercial & Production Printing / Eastman Kodak / Featured Posts / HP / Konica Minolta
by Kathleen Wirth · Published December 11, 2020
Digital industrial, commercial, and production printing has long been touted as an alternate revenue source for office-equipment companies and their......
“We’re rebalancing the system value towards hardware to reduce our dependency on supplies.”
“We seek to become a digital services company. This approach will enable us to survive and prosper well into the future by growing out of being an office equipment manufacturer.”
Canon / Epson / Featured Posts / Fujfilm / HP / Konica Minolta / Kyocera / Lexmark / Ninestar / OKI / Ricoh / Sharp / Toshiba / Xerox
by Kathleen Wirth · Published November 24, 2020
This article summarizes office-imaging companies’ latest quarterly financial results and updated fiscal-year forecasts.
Canon / Featured Posts / HP / Konica Minolta / Ricoh / Sharp / Xerox
by Kathleen Wirth · Published November 19, 2020 · Last modified November 20, 2020
In the last several months, the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns have resulted in hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of......
According to IDC, worldwide shipments of hardcopy peripherals (HCP) increased for the first time since the second quarter of 2018,......
Commercial & Production Printing / Featured Posts / News / Xerox
by Kathleen Wirth · Published November 18, 2020
Among the new introductions are two new Versant presses that support wider media options and add automation features that reduce staffing needs and set-up time.
Eastman Kodak / Featured Posts / Financial News / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published November 16, 2020 · Last modified November 19, 2020
On November 10th, Eastman Kodak of Rochester, New York, reported results for its third quarter, which ran from July 1...
by Kathleen Wirth · Published November 13, 2020 · Last modified November 19, 2020
Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America (SIICA) today launched remote-work technology bundles for employees working at home. Sharp’s new......
Featured Posts / Financial News / Fujfilm / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published November 12, 2020 · Last modified November 23, 2020
Fujifilm stated that although revenue and operating income were down due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the pace of decline is shrinking, with a path to recovery evident in the second quarter.
Toshiba Corporation of Tokyo, Japan, today reported financial results for the first six months of its fiscal year and its......
Featured Posts / HP / Imaging Supplies / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published November 10, 2020 · Last modified December 4, 2020
HP introduced new HP+ LaserJet and Officejet models that must use only HP toner and ink, a strategy designed to keep customers from using third-party toner and ink.
Its Printing and Solutions (P&H) group reported second-quarter operating profit of 186 million, up 42 percent year-over-year.
Featured Posts / Financial News / News / Sharp
by Kathleen Wirth · Published November 6, 2020 · Last modified November 19, 2020
Second-quarter net sales were ¥624.8 billion, up 3.2 percent year-over-year, and an increase over first-quarter net sales of ¥517.2 billion.
by Kathleen Wirth · Published November 6, 2020 · Last modified July 21, 2025
Among the many things the COVID-19 pandemic has severely curtailed are the hospitality, travel, and entertainment industries, as well as......
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