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Commercial & Production Printing / Featured Posts / Inkjet / Konica Minolta / New Products / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published April 10, 2018 · Last modified April 13, 2018
With print speeds of up to 150 ppm in A4 mode (146 ppm in Letter-size mode), regardless of media type, the firm says that this full-color production inkjet printer is ideally suited for print service providers (PSPs) and customers looking to run medium to large volume print jobs in-house at an attractive price point.
3D Printing / Featured Posts / HP / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published April 9, 2018 · Last modified May 8, 2018
HP is using Multi Jet Fusion 3D printers in its Print, Personal Systems, and 3D Printing business units.
Canon / Featured Posts / HP / Lexmark / Managed Print & Document Services / Market Reports & Forecasts / Security / Sharp / Xerox
by Kathleen Wirth · Published April 5, 2018 · Last modified April 11, 2018
Security expertise will be the leading supplier selection criteria in 2025, according to 58 percent of organisations, increasing from 43 percent in 2017.
Canon / Featured Posts / Inkjet / Memjet / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published April 5, 2018 · Last modified April 11, 2018
Back in 2014, Canon introduced its Océ ColorWave 910 wide-format color inkjet printer that is based on Memjet printing technology.
Amazon / Canon / Commercial & Production Printing / Featured Posts / Financial News / HP / Imaging Supplies / News / Ricoh
by Kathleen Wirth · Published March 29, 2018
At first it seemed the acquisition of IKON would only be a boon for Ricoh. After all, IKON was said to be the world’s largest independent provider of copier/MFPs, printers, and related services, with over 400 offices in North America and Western Europe, regional sales and service training facilities, a roster of Fortune 500 customers, and revenues of $4,167 million for its fiscal year before it was purchased by Ricoh.
Canon / Featured Posts / Imaging Supplies / Legal Proceedings / News / Ninestar / Patent-Infringement
by Kathleen Wirth · Published March 27, 2018 · Last modified April 25, 2018
Canon filed a patent-infringement lawsuit against Static Control in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina on February 28th, alleging that Static Control’s replacement toner cartridges and imaging drums designed for use in Canon and HP laser printers infringe on Canon’s patents.
Featured Posts / Financial News / News / Ricoh
by Kathleen Wirth · Published March 23, 2018 · Last modified April 5, 2018
Last month, Ricoh had forecast operating profit of 20 billion yen for its fiscal year, but is now stating that its operating profit will be a loss of 160 billion yen.
Canon / Featured Posts / New Products / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published March 20, 2018 · Last modified March 21, 2018
Back in February 2018, Canon U.S.A. announced its imageRUNNER ADVANCE Third-Generation 2nd Edition lineup, which features an emphasis on cloud connectivity......
Commercial & Production Printing / Featured Posts / News / Xerox
by Kathleen Wirth · Published March 20, 2018 · Last modified March 21, 2018
In the United States, the Association of American Publishers reported that e-book sales declined 18.7 percent over the first nine months of 2016, with paperback sales up 7.5 percent over the same period, and hardback sales up 4.1 percent.
Designed for micro and small business the new two printers are designed to fit “absolutely anywhere,” and will be available in April 2018. HP hasn’t released pricing yet, but has indicated that they will be it lowest-priced printers.
Featured Posts / News / Ninestar
by Kathleen Wirth · Published March 15, 2018 · Last modified April 25, 2018
The complaint to the ITC asserts that the companies infringe on Canon’s U.S. Patent Nos. 9,746,826; 9,836,021; 9,841,727; 9,841,728; 9,841,729; 9,857,764; 9,857,765; 9,869,960; and 9,874,846. The toner cartridges and imaging drum units are used in HP laser printers.
Featured Posts / News / Partnerships / Security
by Kathleen Wirth · Published March 15, 2018 · Last modified March 21, 2018
Xerox also partners with McAfee to provide whitelisting security. With whitelisting, only approved files can run on Xerox MFPs and printers, providing significantly more protection than traditional black-listing tactics that let through all files except those explicitly defined.
Cloud / Featured Posts / Managed Print & Document Services / News / Xerox
by Kathleen Wirth · Published March 13, 2018 · Last modified March 14, 2018
Xerox notes that many federal government agencies close budget gaps with spending cuts. However, it says federal agencies can “save millions” by looking in an unexpected place – document management.
Featured Posts / Fuji Xerox / Mergers & Acquisitions / Xerox
by Kathleen Wirth · Published March 8, 2018 · Last modified March 13, 2018
Specifically, the revenue and cost synergies identified through this combination include developing a more complete and competitive product portfolio, with enhanced offerings in areas where Xerox is currently underpenetrated such as high-speed inkjet and low-end A3;
Supporting Canon’s Office of the Future platform, and understanding that today’s employees are more routinely working remotely, the MFPs provide mobile solutions for both print and scan. Users can leverage the Wi-Fi direct function to create a wireless hotspot from the MFP to establish direct connection to mobile devices, without the need for an external router.
Executive Management / Featured Posts / Legal Proceedings / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published March 2, 2018 · Last modified March 6, 2018
“Hope is not a strategy. We cannot just hope for multiple expansion. We cannot just hope for synergies. We cannot just hope that the massive Fuji Xerox accounting scandal will not result in substantial additional liabilities for Xerox. We cannot just hope that Fuji that will treat us fairly once they are in control of our company.”
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