2019’s Top Ten Office-Imaging News: From Xerox-HP, to New Business Models, and More
Here’s our list of the most important events, developments, and trends in the office-imaging industry in 2019.
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Imaging Supplies Coalition, Amazon Partner to Protect IP Rights
On November 18th, the Imaging Supplies Coalition for Intellectual Property Protection (ISC) announced it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding...
IDC: Western-Europe Printer/MFP Shipments ‘Worse than Expected’
However, the A4 color MFP market is increasing at a high rate and for the first time these shipments were higher than A4 monochrome MFP shipments.
Ninestar Reports Upbeat Financial Results
In contrast to a few Japanese office-imaging vendors this week, Ninestar Corporation reported strong financial results this week. The China-based...
This Week in Imaging: Is the Word ‘Copier’ the New Four-Letter Word?
This week, we read of an office-imaging dealer urging other dealers to update their company by, among other things, removing...
Ninestar Releases Latest Fiscal Forecast
For its most recent quarter, Ninestar expects a year-over-year increase in earnings of from 52.63 percent to 107.14 percent.
This Week in Imaging: Memjet Makes Headlines
This week’s news-maker was San Diego-based Memjet, which made a key new introduction in its evolution of single-pass inkjet printing....
This Week in Imaging: New HP CEO Lores Must Tackle Supplies-Revenue Problem
Lores decried the third-parties who continue to profit from HP’s installed printer base “without having to have a significant investment … necessary to create a hardware installed base.”
Ninestar Discusses Konica Minolta Partnership, Reports Half-Year Results
Since 2016, Ninestar and Konica Minolta have had a “close collaboration on A3 copiers, A4 printers, 3D printers, as well as integrated circuit products.”
Lexmark Launches New Lexmark Industry Advantage for Sales Partners
“Equipping our partners with this expertise through Lexmark Industry Advantage is another example of our focus on the channel business.”
Lexmark Taps Cavanagh to Lead Newly Created Division
Cavanagh will build and lead a global New Business Development division charged with leveraging growth opportunities for Lexmark beyond its core imaging business.
This Week in Imaging: Cartridge Supply-Wars Heat Up
This week in the office-imaging industry was noteworthy for another aftermarket cartridge remanufacturer, LMI Solutions, reporting financial difficulties, following on...
Ninestar’s Static Control Buys Stake in Jadi Imaging
According to Jadi, Ninestar’s annual toner consumption is approximately 8,000 metric tons, while Jadi’s total toner-manufacturing is 6,000 metric tons per year.
Why Lexmark Printers Are Among the First IoT-Enabled Business Devices
In the following post published on the Microsoft blog, Brad Clay, Lexmark Senior Vice President, Chief Information and Compliance Officer,...
This Week in Imaging: Hacker Swipes Data from Entire COUNTRY
While breathtaking stories such as this tend to get the headlines, many enterprises still don’t see the security risks inherent in today’s printers and MFPs.
New Lexmark Go Printers and MFPs Provide Enterprise-Level Performance
The Lexmark Go Line series is said to provide enterprise-level durability, reliability, security, and features in a smaller, lighter, lower-cost device.
