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Canon / Imaging Supplies / News / Ninestar / Patent-Infringement

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Clover Imaging Group Responds to Canon’s Patent-Infringement Lawsuits

Canon announced that it had filed a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) against 49 manufacturers, distributors and sellers of third-party clone toner cartridges and imaging drum units. It also filed patent-infringement lawsuits in the United States against various companies.

Financial News / News / Ricoh

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Ricoh Dismisses Reports of Layoffs, Unit Sales

The Nikkei-Asian Review also said that Ricoh would be  as well selling a logistics unit in Japan, and an “aging factory for copiers and other office equipment, as well as recording “tens of billions of yen worth of impairment losses,”and setting aside “at least ¥200 billion” for mergers and acquisitions.

Featured Posts / Fuji Xerox / Mergers & Acquisitions / Xerox

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Refuting Icahn, Deason, New Xerox Shareholder Letter Lays Out Benefits of Proposed Merger with Fuji Xerox

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;

Canon / Featured Posts / New Products / News

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Canon Expands A4 imageCLASS Line Refresh with More Models Designed for SMBs

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.