Ricoh Reports Much Improved Profits, But Slow Sales, for Third Quarter
Selling, general and administrative expenses for Ricoh’s Office Printing group “decreased significantly due to the effect of structural reforms.”
OKI to Preview New ColorPainter M-64s Traffic Printer
The ColorPainter M-64s Traffic Printer is a wide-format printer that uses 3M SX Ink and prints on 3M reflective media for printing and is designed for the traffic and roadway safety industry.
Inkjet Printers Lose Consumer Reports’ Recommendation Over Reliability Issues
Independent review and testing organization Consumer Reports announced that it’s removed its “recommended” designation from 14 printers already its ratings. The...
Xerox Unveils Sweeping Plan to Cut Costs, Simplify Operations
Relationship with Fuji Xerox also said to be stable.
RJ Young Acquires Digitech
RJ Young, one of the largest independent office-equipment dealers in the United States, and headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, reported on...
Xerox Outlines Strategy for Entering 3D-Printing Manufacturing Market
“3D printing is poised to transform manufacturing. And we’re ready to lead the charge.”
Xerox Outlines Three-Year Strategy at Investor Day Conference
“By simplifying our operations, instilling a culture of continuous improvement, investing in growth areas and capitalizing on new and adjacent market opportunities, we anticipate that we can achieve flat to growing revenue by 2021.”
Canon Launches Automatic Ink- and Toner-Supply Service
Currently, customers can only enroll in the program at the time they purchase their printer. However, Canon says it’s working to update the program, presumably to include more options.
New A4 imageCLASS Desktop MFPs from Canon
Canon U.S.A. today expanded its imageCLASS product family with two new desktop A4 models, the imageCLASS D1650 and D1620, which it bills as compact, black-and-white, multifunction printers.
Nuance Completes Sale of Document Imaging Division to Kofax
On February 1st, Nuance Communications reported that it had completed the sale of its Document Imaging division to Kofax, Inc. for $400...
Konica Minolta Continues to Grow Profits
Profit amounted to 33.7 billion yen, an 81.2 percent year-over-year increase.
Konica Minolta Extends Offerings to OMNIA Partners
Konica Minolta will offer technology and services to OMNIA Partners Enterprise GPO members, as well as the entire line of Konica Minolta bizhub copier/MFPs and Accurio production-printing systems.
Canon Announces New Océ Arizona 1300 Series UV Flatbed Printers
“The new Océ Arizona 1300 series can provide our flatbed customers with a solution to the same two challenges they consistently face – the need to boost productivity and to diversify their applications portfolio to help open up new business opportunities.”
New Canon imageRUNNER Advance 3rd Edition with Beefed-Up Security
This is the first line of MFPs from Canon to incorporate SIEM integration, and other new security features.
Sales Up, But Profits Down for Kyocera
Sales increased for the Electronic Devices Group and the Industrial & Automotive Components Group as well as for the Document Solutions Group, due in part to contributions from aggressive merger and acquisition activities.
Konica Minolta Canada Launches Workplace Hub
Designed for small and mid-size businesses, each Hub combines a multifunction printer, data storage, advanced cyber security features, an HP Enterprise server and Wi-Fi access points into a single device.
