Quocirca MPS Survey Finds Less Than Half of Employees Working in Office
And the continued shift to a hybrid work environment means traditional MPS providers must adapt their offerings or risk losing out to IT service providers.
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by Kathleen Wirth · Published July 20, 2022
And the continued shift to a hybrid work environment means traditional MPS providers must adapt their offerings or risk losing out to IT service providers.
Back in September 2021, Lexmark announced an Internet of Things solutions platform that uses the company’s own Internet of Things (IoT) platform to monitor its printers and MFPs deployed in the field.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, there have been two distinct trends in the document-imaging industry: companies have introduced markedly...
Lexmark International today previewed a new workflow solution, called Cloud Scan Manager, which will released early next year.
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by Kathleen Wirth · Published January 21, 2022
“How Work Works Now” campaign promotes Brother’s Partner Program, which is designed to recruit document-imaging equipment dealers for its A4-focused printer and MFP line, highlighting A4 over A3 advantages.
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by Kathleen Wirth · Published November 16, 2021 · Last modified December 20, 2021
We look at who’s recovering and who’s not, how growth is slowing for some, but not others, and the several factors influencing these results.
The need for companies to reduce their document-imaging hardware and consumables costs will offer “immense growth opportunities” for the MPS market.
Expect unstable supply, with A4 laser printers said to be most affected.
There were severe shortages of both consumer and entry-level business inkjet MFPs during April, which heavily contributed to the overall decline in sales.
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by Kathleen Wirth · Published June 10, 2021
We compare office-imaging companies’ revenue, profits, and losses for 2020, one of the most disruptive years ever for the industry.
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by Kathleen Wirth · Published April 30, 2021
One of the industries hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic – aside from travel, retail, and hospitality – has been......
Lexmark International today expanded its GO Line series of MFPs with five new models that include optional cloud-fax for faxing......
According to research conducted by International Data Corporation (IDC), the Western European printer and MFP market increased by 5.0 percent ......
Among the trends that COVID-19 has accelerated has been the decline of office print volumes, making it more imperative for......
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by Kathleen Wirth · Published November 24, 2020
This article summarizes office-imaging companies’ latest quarterly financial results and updated fiscal-year forecasts.
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by Kathleen Wirth · Published October 30, 2020 · Last modified November 9, 2020
The long-term effect of Canon’s boom in inkjet-printer sales may be in getting users to accept inkjet versus laser, which also helps inkjet companies such as HP Inc. and Epson.
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