This Week in the Copier Industry 5 Years Ago

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Art Post · 2/19/209:48 PM

Ramsey, NJ, – Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc . (Konica Minolta) announced today that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company , has named Laura Blackmer, Senior Vice President, Dealer Sales to its 2020 list of Channel Chiefs . This annual list recognizes the top vendor executives who continually demonstrate exemplary leadership, influence, innovation and growth for the IT channel. Laura Blackmer has extensive industry experience, including various roles in both sales and executive

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Art Post · 2/21/2010:09 PM

solutions. With a comprehensive portfolio of production print offerings, it delivers the latest innovations in printing, applications and expertise. Its All Covered IT Services division offers a range of IT strategy, support, and network security solutions across all verticals. Konica Minolta has been recognized as the #1 Brand for Customer Loyalty in the MFP Office Copier Market by Brand Keys for thirteen consecutive years and is proud to be ranked on the Forbes 2017 America's Best Employers list

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Art Post · 2/20/209:50 PM

EXTON, Pa. , Feb. 20, 2020 / PRNewswire / -- Ricoh USA , Inc. today announced it passed a new, rigorous, security validation testing program initiated by Keypoint Intelligence – Buyers Lab, the industry's leading authority in hardcopy device testing and research. "Ricoh's commitment to participating in the Device Penetration testing program validates the company's dedication to ensuring device security for its customers is of the utmost importance," saidJamie Bsales, Director, Solutions

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Art Post · 2/17/205:43 PM

Konica Minolta announced last month that its MFP production site in Jiangsu province, China (pictured above) was now procuring 100% of its electricity from renewable sources. “The operations in China resumed from February 10, after the government-instructed suspension had ended, except the branch in Wuhan,” said a statement from the Japan-based print technology manufacturer. “Some employees are working remotely from home. “The Konica Minolta Group works on maintaining the health and safety of

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Art Post · 2/18/209:17 PM

Keypoint Intelligence analysts cite the solutions' smart integration cloud connectors with its latest Document Imaging Software awards EXTON, Pa. , Feb. 18, 2020 / PRNewswire / -- Ricoh USA , Inc. today announced that RICOH Cloud Workflow Solutions has won the Keypoint Intelligence – Buyers Lab (BLI) Pick award for Outstanding Productivity Ecosystem. Buyers Lab, the world's leading independent evaluator of document imaging software, hardware, and services, recognized Ricoh's ability to

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Art Post · 2/18/209:53 PM

- Launched the new IM C400F and C400SRF featuring: - Base MSRPs of $4875 and $5575 respectively - Top speed of 42ppm color and 45ppm b/w - White plastic exterior - Max duty cycle of 10K/mo - SRF model comes with internal 50 sheet stapling - 4 tandem OPC drum design - 1200x1200dpi - 17 second warmup time - 7.9 second first color copy out time - Fax board - 550 sheet paper supply standard o Maximum of 2300 sheets o Up to 220gsm in bypass o Auto duplex up to 163gsm - Document feeder holds up to o

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Art Post · 2/19/209:53 PM

35 ppm or less based on industry-available data, June 2019. Actual power savings will vary by product model and usage. 3 Ink pack yields are estimated based on ISO/IEC 24711 test in Default Mode printing continuously. Ink pack yields vary considerably for reasons including printed images, print settings, temperature and humidity. Yields may be lower when printing infrequently or predominantly with one ink color. All ink colors are used for printing and printer maintenance, and all colors have to

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Art Post · 2/19/209:58 PM

Certification for output devices in that there is not only verification that a device has the prescribed set of features and that they are correctly implemented, but also hands-on testing to determine if vulnerabilities remain. OEMs that submit products for testing and pass one, two, or all three tracks earn the right to license the Security Validation Testing seal to communicate to customers that the platform has passed the testing. HP, FUJI XEROX, AND RICOH ARE THE FIRST TO EARN THE DEVICE

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Art Post · 2/20/209:36 PM

." Robert Palmer, Research Vice President, Imaging, Printing, and Document Solutions for IDC adds: "With Kyocera's comprehensive approach to print and document security, Kyocera has positioned itself as a trusted security advisor." "As technology becomes more complex, so do the problems businesses face. Kyocera is developing answers to the challenges of the future." said Keisuke Koyama, General Manager of Marketing Division. "By evolving our devices and solutions with industry leading security

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Art Post · 2/21/2010:15 PM

(Bloomberg) -- Xerox Holdings Corp.’s largest shareholder made a suggestion as the printer maker was preparing to go public with its takeover offer for HP Inc. in November: buy us instead. Activist investor Carl Icahn raised the idea of HP acquiring Xerox for $45 a share in a phone call with HP Chief Executive Officer Enrique Lores in November, according to people familiar with the matter. HP executives viewed the proposal as over-valuing Xerox and decided not to pursue it, said the people, who

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Art Post · 2/17/202:59 PM

Can anyone tell me when the C258 was introduced?

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Ray Stasiezcko · 2/17/209:30 AM

leadership team is decisively expressing a desire to recreate tomorrow for an entire industry, a tomorrow where Xerox imagines two iconic companies coming together to reinvent the industry they both gave birth to. Xerox giving birth to xerographic print technology and HP giving birth to digital printer technology. Of course, Shareholder value is essential, so, is a company's relevance, and most agree that relevance is what provides continuous shareholder value. Some suggest this is all about Carl Icahn

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Art Post · 2/18/209:49 PM

Big decline in MFP sales in Europe - IDC reports that Western European printer and multifunction (MFP) market declined by 8.2% in units during last quarter to 5.09 million units - overall 2019 market in Western Europe declined by 1.25 million units o overall growth rate for 2019 was -6.3% o inkjet units down 8.4% o laser units down 7.7%

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Art Post · 2/20/209:34 PM

Core heat-free print technology, the new range of heat-free A3 multi-function printers starts with the compact WorkForce Pro WF-878R desktop printer and culminates in the ultra-fast 100ppm WorkForce Enterprise WF-C21000 device. According to Epson, its heat-free print tech uses no heat in the printing process and up to 87% less energy to print a page than a comparable laser-based device. This energy saving translates to reduced CO2 emissions and printer-related electricity costs. read the rest

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Art Post · 2/20/209:47 PM

One of the UK’s biggest independent managed print and copier dealers has made an acquisition in the north-west of England. read the rest here

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Toner in my Blood · 2/17/208:17 PM

Very strange. I interact with the CRG on a regular basis and have had no indication of reduced staff, etc. I can’t comment on your issue with parts as we do not rely on xerox to send our parts, we stock and replenish out of our own warehouse. No substantial difference between xerox parts on b/o than Canon or HP. Not nearly as bad as Ricoh. We dropped the ricoh product years ago as we couldn’t handle the constant toner b/o issues. Parts I can somewhat understand, but toner? Hope that your

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Art Post · 2/17/205:30 PM

Are you concerned that there might be a shortage of copiers coming out of China due to manufacturing plants shutting down?

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Art Post · 2/18/209:44 PM

- Xerox, which is currently engaged in a hostile-takeover bid for competitor HP Inc., raised its offer for HP, announcing a new offer of $24.00 per share, which will be consist of $18.40 in cash and $0.149 in Xerox shares for each HP share - offer will not be subject to any conditions related to financing or due diligence - Xerox had previously offered to buy HP for $33.5 billion or $22 per share — $17 in cash and $0.137 in Xerox shares for each HP share - Xerox execs claim to have met with, in

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Art Post · 2/18/209:51 PM

- Flex Technology Group announced it has acquired Ultrex Business Solutions of San Luis Obispo, CA, and locations in Santa Barbara and Ventura, CA o Ultrex to roll under Caltronics to further national expansion initiative o Ultrex is an authorized Konica Minolta and Sharp dealer - Fraser Advanced Information Systems has acquired Laser Supply, Inc.- otherwise known as DocuSense o DocuSense is located in West Chester, Pennsylvania and is an authorized dealer of Xerox, Sharp, HP Inc., and Lexmark

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Art Post · 2/18/209:52 PM

- Oscar Sanchez, CEO of Kyocera USA, announced hiring of Jose’ Estebanez as Senior Director of Marketing - Estébanez was with Deloitte most recently before leading Kyocera’s marketing efforts across Europe, the Middle East and Africa - will be involved in revamped online profile in the pipeline to make it easier for customers, employees, dealers, analysts, media and a range of stakeholders to interact with the company - new approach to the Channel Program and demand generation - drive Kyocera

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Art Post · 2/18/209:54 PM

- Will replace the imageRUNNER ADVANCE III models (instead of using another Roman numeral, now using DX to promote “digital) - White plastic exterior with dark grey plastic accents - Speeds will range from 20ppm to 80ppm for color and 25 to 105 for b/w - DX models will apparently only offer a few new features: o Stain-resistant glass in document feeders  Reduced document feeder noise  Scan speeds up to 135opm or 270ipm o Come standard with uniFLOW Online Express (to allow install of third...