This Week in Imaging: Will Fuji Compete with Xerox – and Will Xerox Acquire HP?
The goal of Icahn and Deason isn’t to create the world’s largest copier/printer company, but instead appears to drive the Xerox share price to $40 and then sell.
Category: Sharp
Challenging First Half for Sharp, But Improving Second Quarter
On November 30th, Foxconn’s Sharp Corporation posted financial results for its second quarter and the first six months (“first half”)...
Sharp National Dealer Meeting by the Numbers
Last week, Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America held its national dealer conference in Las Vegas (see here for...
Sharp Showcases Smart Office Tech at National Dealer Meeting
This conference focused on adding new Sharp Smart Office technology to Sharp dealers’ arsenal in order to generate new revenue streams.
Sharp Launches Meeting-Facilitator Solution
At its dealer conference, Sharp is demonstrating how the Synappx platform of collaboration and productivity applications positions Sharp as a smart workplace provider.
Sharp Rolls Out New A3, A4 Lineup
New models consist of 11 workgroup models that support 11″ x 17″ media and two desktop models that support letter-legal-size media.
This Week in Imaging: Latest Financial Round-Up: Lower Sales, Profits
This was a significant week in the office-imaging industry, with multiple vendors reporting lower sales and profits, and warning of a slowing economy.
Sales, Profits Down for Sharp’s First Quarter
In the first quarter, sales for Sharp’s 8K Ecosystem group (which includes copier/MFPs) were down 9.8 percent year-over-year to ¥262.5 billion
A Look at Sharp’s Earnings’ Recovery Since Foxconn Acquisition
In 2016, giant electronics contractor Foxconn – also known as Hon Hai Precision Industry and headquarted in Taiwan – acquired...
Konica Minolta Shifting Production in Response to Trade War
Konica Minolta joins Ricoh Company of Japan, which also recently announced that it will shift some of its copier/MFP production out of China.
Sharp Sees U.S.-China Trade War as ‘Opportunity’
Sharp CEO and Chairman Tai Jeng-wu said trade frictions between the United States and China could provide an “opportunity” to expand its business with Chinese companies, in contrast to many other manufacturers who have voiced concerns over U.S. tariffs on imported Chinese goods.
Mixed Bag for Sharp’s Fiscal Year
Sharp said it has achieved 10 consecutive quarters of increasing net profits since the third-quarter quarter of its fiscal 2016 year.
Sharp Expands Advanced, Essentials MFP Lineup
Sharp today expanded its copier/MFP line with the addition of four new high speed models to its color Advanced and Essentials Series lineup, bringing the total to 11 models in the product family.
Sharp Sales Growth Highest Among Vendors in 2018
The majority of growth was experienced in the Asia Pacific (excluding Japan) and U.S. markets, rather than in Europe.
New Sharp A4 Color Desktop MFPs Feature Voice-Command Operation
For instance, via voice command, users can request the MFP to make a copy or scan a document to themselves.
Sharp to Preview New Printer/MFP with Beefed-Up Security
The MX-C304W also features Voice feature with Amazon Alexa, enabling users to interact with the printer by using simple verbal commands.
