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Commercial & Production Printing / Epson / Inkjet / News / Photo Printing / Wide Format

January 17, 2011

New $849 Epson Wide-Format Stylus Photo R3000 Printer For Photographers, Fine Arts

Epson is introducing what it’s calling its “most advanced 13” (wide) printer to date,” the Stylus Photo R3000, a color......

News / Ricoh

January 14, 2011

by Kathleen Wirth

Ricoh Makes A4 Push With New 32- And 42-PPM A4 Color MFPs With Document Finishing

Ricoh has launched its fastest office-color A4 MFPs to date, the laser-based 32-ppm Aficio MP C300 and 42-ppm Aficio MP......

Panasonic

January 12, 2011

by Terry Wirth

Videos – Panasonic KX-MB2061

Video series on Panasonic’s remarkable 8-in-1, the KX-MB2061. This B/W laser MFP retails for $299.95 and features network scanning, a......

Canon / Managed Print & Document Services / News / Océ / Other Vendors

January 10, 2011

by Kathleen Wirth

Océ To Resell Equitrac Print And Cost-Recovery Software

Océ North America Document Printing Systems has signed an agreement with Equitrac Corporation to resell Equitrac’s print-management and cost-recovery software. ......

3D Printing / News / Other Vendors

January 10, 2011

by Kathleen Wirth

MakerBot Rolls Out $1,225.00 3D Printer At CES

At the Consumer Electronics Show last week last week in Las Vegas, MakerBot Industries demonstrated one of the most affordable...

Lexmark / News

January 10, 2011

by Kathleen Wirth

Lexmark, Perceptive Software, Launch Interact for Lexmark Document-Capture Software

Perceptive Software, which was acquired by Lexmark International six months ago and is a provider of enterprise content management (ECM)......

Hands-On Test Report / Inkjet / Reviews

January 9, 2011

by Kathleen Wirth

Test Report: Can the Ink-Jet HP Officejet Pro 8600 e-All-in-One’s Image Quality Stand up to that of Three Color-Laser Competitors?

See for yourself in this comprehensive new test report. We produced a variety of image-quality samples (above) from selected test...

3D Printing / IT Solutions & Services / Konica Minolta / Mergers & Acquisitions / News

January 7, 2011

by Kathleen Wirth

Konica Minolta Acquires SMB IT Services Firm

Konica Minolta Business Solutions (KMBS) has acquired All Covered, Inc., a nationwide provider of managed IT Services for the small-......

Canon / Epson / Hewlett-Packard / Inkjet / Market Reports & Forecasts / Memjet / News / Xerox

January 7, 2011

by Kathleen Wirth

InfoTrends Sees Sweet Spot In Color Business Ink-Jet, Solid-Ink Market

While market-research firm InfoTrends is forecasting a decline in overall hardware revenues throughout 2014, it’s also forecasting healthy growth rates......