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Commercial & Production Printing / Featured Posts / HP / Inkjet / Large Format / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published May 15, 2018
HP notes that the market for large photo merchandising grew seven percent in 2017, according to InfoTrends, with nearly 1.3 trillion photos taken in the same year, according to The New York Times.
Featured Posts / Fuji Xerox / News / Xerox
by Kathleen Wirth · Published May 14, 2018 · Last modified July 28, 2020
Robert J. Keegan, Charles Prince, Ann N. Reese, William Curt Hunter, and Stephen H. Rusckowski each resigned from the Xerox Board of Directors.
Featured Posts / Mergers & Acquisitions / News / Xerox
by Kathleen Wirth · Published May 11, 2018 · Last modified May 15, 2018
“Through all the external noise there is something that remains very constant and clear – our commitment to you. Beyond the headlines is a team of people who ARE Xerox. We are the 35,000 people who come to work every day to create great products and solutions, and to deliver great service to our customers and partners around the world.”
Featured Posts / Fuji Xerox / Mergers & Acquisitions / News / Xerox
by Kathleen Wirth · Published May 10, 2018
Icahn and Deason claim they have been “approached by pretty much every major financial sponsor, and they have all expressed interest in Xerox.”
Featured Posts / Fuji Xerox / Mergers & Acquisitions / News / Xerox
by Kathleen Wirth · Published May 9, 2018 · Last modified May 10, 2018
In the letter, the board noted that Icahn and Deason have targeted management and the board with “personal, unsubstantiated attacks that we believe have been damaging to Xerox.”
Featured Posts / Fuji Xerox / News / Xerox
by Kathleen Wirth · Published May 7, 2018 · Last modified May 8, 2018
“We see several paths to victory – but none of them involve selling a 50.1% interest in Xerox in a deal that offers no control premium and leaves shareholders vulnerable to oppression by an overlord that is embroiled in an ever-widening accounting scandal,” said Icahn and Deason.
Featured Posts / Fuji Xerox / Xerox
by Kathleen Wirth · Published May 4, 2018 · Last modified May 9, 2018
“The brazen self-interest of the Xerox Board defies description,” stated Carl Icahn, who blamed the Xerox board for letting the deal expire.
Document Scanning / Featured Posts / News / Panasonic / Workflow Solutions
by Kathleen Wirth · Published May 3, 2018 · Last modified May 8, 2018
Steve Young, president and CEO of Square 9 Softworks, explained that Square 9 has been working with Panasonic for close to two years, noting, “We’re trying to re-define the notion of (document) capture…and the reach of capture.”
Featured Posts / Fuji Xerox / Mergers & Acquisitions / Xerox
by Kathleen Wirth · Published May 2, 2018
The new Xerox board will meet immediately to discuss alternatives to the proposed Xerox-Fuji Xerox merger.
Dealer Channel / Featured Posts / Financial News / News / Ricoh
by Kathleen Wirth · Published May 1, 2018 · Last modified June 21, 2018
For its fiscal year that will end in March 2019, Ricoh is forecasting that sales will be down slightly (-1.1 percent) and net income of ¥47 billion.
Featured Posts / Legal Proceedings / Mergers & Acquisitions / News / Xerox
by Kathleen Wirth · Published April 30, 2018 · Last modified May 2, 2018
Court papers noted: “The lynchpin of the Court’s decision turns on the conduct of Xerox CEO Jeff Jacobson in the time frame preceding the Board’s approval of a transaction that granted control of an American icon company to Fuji without any cash payment by Fuji to Xerox shareholders, and the Board’s acquiescence in Jacobson’s conduct.”
Featured Posts / Financial News / News / Sharp
by Kathleen Wirth · Published April 26, 2018 · Last modified May 3, 2018
“Considering our earnings, financial condition, and future business growth, Sharp has decided to pay dividends for the first time in six years.”
Canon / Featured Posts / Financial News / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published April 25, 2018 · Last modified May 3, 2018
Canon says office copier/MFP sales rose versus the same period of the previous year, supported by expanded sales of next-generation color models designed to strengthen the product lineup, such as the A3 (12”x18”) imageRUNNER ADVANCE C5500 series.
Dealer Channel / Featured Posts / HP / Inkjet / New Products / News / Partnerships / Security
by Kathleen Wirth · Published April 19, 2018 · Last modified June 21, 2018
On April 18th, HP Inc. held an online Webinar for analysts, providing more information on its progress recruiting office-imaging dealers, as well as more information on its new A3 Managed PageWide copier/MFPs for dealers, new Accessibility Assistant, and new printer security, including a new HP Printer Security Plug-In.
Epson / Featured Posts / Inkjet / New Products / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published April 17, 2018 · Last modified April 18, 2018
The WorkForce Pro ET-8700 features Epson’s innovative Replaceable Ink Pack System (RIPS) technology in a new compact form factor, with up to two years of ink included in the box – enough to print up to 16,000 black pages (based on average monthly print volumes of about 450 pages) and 11,000 color pages.
Featured Posts / HP / Inkjet / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published April 11, 2018 · Last modified April 13, 2018
HP also announced that, following its acquisition of Samsung’s printer business in November 2017, its Suwon, Korea, location is now officially named “HP Printing Korea.”
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