The Week in Copiers Ten Years Ago
Third Week of March 2016
What’s the difference between digitization, digitalization, and digital transformation?
Not so long ago, businesses kept records on paper. Whether handwritten in ledgers or typed into documents, business data was analog. If you wanted to gather or share information, you dealt with physical documents — papers and binders, xeroxes, and faxes.
Then computers went mainstream, and most businesses started converting all of those ink-on-paper records to digital computer files. This is called digitization: the process of converting information from analog to digital. More here
Enjoy These Awesome Copier Threads from Ten Years Ago This Week!
Nuance eCopy Moves Managed Print Services Beyond Cost Avoidance and into Automated Do
Art Post (Guest) ·
workflows from MFPs to desktop and mobile devices. Nuance’s eCopy® ShareScan® Suite 5 is the world’s best-selling document scanning and workflow solution for networked MFPs. eCopy ShareScan provides organizations with everything needed to automate their paper-to-digital workflows, letting office workers scan paper documents easily and securely using existing investments in network MFPs and scanners. The software works with MFPs from the world’s leading vendors – including Canon, HP, Konica Minolta, Océ
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Ricoh 2550C same as Savin C9025: can it print labels?
copyme ·
I have a customer who wants to print labels thru the bypass. Has anyone had any issues? This is the newest model that is color and 25 per minute, weighs about 200lbs. It can handle 140lb. cardstock so I would hope labels are ok?
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Konica Minolta Introduces the bizhub PRESS C70hc
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typical four-color device in the marketplace. In addition, it generates less waste and emits less CO2, NO2, and SO2. Further, the toner particles are consistently sized and smaller when compared to conventional toner size particles for a smoother finish and sharper text. Konica Minolta’s custom-designed IC-601 Internal Print Controller is perfect for the bizhub PRESS C70hc. Developed in-house, it brings powerful workflow benefits within reach of more print-for-pay and commercial printing
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RICOH INTRODUCES THE AFICIO SP C320DN COLOR LASER PRINTER
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-in network encryption also prevents the interception of unprotected data streams. For enhanced security, businesses can equip the SP C320DN with an optional Hard Disk Drive (HDD) that comes with Ricoh’s DataOverwriteSecurity System (DOSS). This utility effectively overwrites data on the HDD after each print job. “In a current business environment that is constantly in flux, printing remains one of the fundamental functions that companies cannot operate without,” said Shun Sato, senior vice
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Konica Minolta to Preview PageScope Mobile at ON DEMAND > Edit Post
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and images.PageScope Mobile will enable users to utilize their business documents in a variety of creative ways and take advantage of mobility with the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.With the launch of PageScope Mobile, Konica Minolta continues its legacy of innovation to support today's mobile professional. Now mobile professionals can: Print Emails and attachments directly to a bizhub MFP. Printing of PDF, TIFF, JPEG and XPS documents are supported. Scan paper documents at high speed from a
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Sagemcom Launches Two New Ricoh Connectors for MFP Fax Server Integration
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Inc. “Organizations in virtually every industry are increasingly deploying MFPs to consolidate the diverse peripherals deployed in traditional printing, copying, scanning, and faxing. Our new Sagemcom-developed connectors embellish Ricoh MFPs with feature-rich IP fax and document management functionalities common to both XMediusFAX and OpenLine, saving organizations thousands of dollars every year.” ABOUT SAGEMCOM A French, international scale, high-tech company, Sagemcom is working to
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Screen and Konica Minolta announce marketing agreement on Truepress Jet520
Art Post (Guest) ·
Rolling Meadows, Ill. — Screen (USA) announced an agreement with Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. that will provide the two companies’ customers with more options in choosing high-end, production-class inkjet printing systems. Under the agreement, Konica Minolta will market the Screen Truepress Jet520 family of inkjet web presses. The partnership gives the Truepress Jet520 series access to Konica Minolta’s direct sales network while broadening Konica Minolta’s portfolio into the
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Konica Minolta's bizhub PRESS C8000 Receives Highest Product Rating from BERTL
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contact James Norberto at JNorberto@kmbs.konicaminolta.us. About Konica Minolta Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. is a leader in advanced imaging and networking technologies for the desktop to the print shop. Konica Minolta has been named Supplier of the Year by both the Allegra Network and the National Association of Quick Printers (NAQP), as well as received the Sales Support Award from Mail Boxes Etc., Inc. For more information, please visit www.CountOnKonicaMinolta.com and follow
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Copier, Printer and Plotter Maintenance Services
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Copier, Printer and Plotter Maintenance Services Solicitation Number: FA5707-11-R-0012_Copier_Printer_Maintenance Notice Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Synopsis: Added: Mar 17, 2011 5:23 am Solicitation FA4600-11-R-0012, Copier, Printer and Plotter Maintenance. Contractor shall provide all personnel, materials and services needed to fulfill this contract in accordance with the performance work statement. Please review the solicitation and all attachments for all details. This solicitation
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Texas 95 multi-function black and white copier/printer/color scanner machines with sp
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Re: How will the earth quake in Japan affect...
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minimal," he said. "We are in touch with customers and will be doing what we can to support them in their own recovery efforts." All Kodak employees and their families in Japan are accounted for and safe, Veronda said. No manufacturing operations of Fuji Xerox Ltd., the joint RD and manufacturing partnership between Xerox Corp. and Japanese photo and printing company Fujifilm, were in the areas of Japan most hit by the quake, said Xerox Corp. spokesman Bill McKee. But some sales operations were
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School estimates copiers are .14 cents less....
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In other business, printer and copier usage was discussed. An audit outlining the cost per page for printers versus the cost per page for copiers was performed on the schools’ equipment. It was concluded that routing all the computers to a central copiers through a network will save money. The savings is an estimated 14 cents per page. http://www.wnewsj.com/main.asp...amp;ArticleID=188644
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The board is scheduled to vote in April on a proposal to contract with Ricoh for prin
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from $174,000 to $168,000, she said. The cost of printer toner would go down at least 40 to 50 percent from its current level of about $60,000 she said. The deal with Richo would include software that would track and allow supervisors to manage and control printing operations. Only authenticated documents would be printed, reducing waste and increasing confidentiality, she said. The most suitable device would be used for each job, which in many instances would mean printing on copiers, the less
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Océ a Sponsor of Sixth Annual INTERQUEST 2011 Digital Book Printing Forum
Art Post (Guest) ·
Robinson joins peers from Frederic Printing, Hamilton Books and Webcom on the “Book Printers Progress Report Panel”. These leading book printers will present their experiences, applications and challenges with digital printing. They also explain how the latest digital print technology developments—both monochrome and color—enhance their solutions and expand their applications. “INTERQUEST seminars bring together important information through surveys and a broad range of speakers to stimulate
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Canon Imagepress C7010VP with Océ Prismasync workflow
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. With this launch, Canon and Océ demonstrate that they are stronger together and aim to become the global leader in the print industry. The Imagepress C7010VPS series takes colour production printing and workflow efficiency to the next level, offering customers the unique benefits of a press that combines Canon’s proven digital colour press technology with Océ Prismasync operation management. For print professionals, the merging of front end and printing press into one integrated system delivers
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Re: Should you ever sell something for nothing?
muleyman ·
I am just about....37 yrs young. Started with in 1993, SR year of high school part time servicing printers. After 2yrs of serving printers, married for 1 yr to my high school sweetheart I was envious of all the "copier reps" driving nice BMW's etc...I asked if I could start selling. When I first started selling in 1995 we carried Canon/Mita. I had an uncle who sold copiers and typewriters back in the early 70's and managed a large dealership in CA until his retirement in 1990. When I went to
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Re: Ricoh Stops Operations at three key plants!!
GIntel ·
quote: Originally posted by Art Post: GINTEL: Whats your take on the closing of factories, who's gonna get hit the hardest??? Ricoh, Canon, Xerox???? Hey Art, Didn't notice your question till now. I do not know for sure. I know that so much of the hardware are built in China/Taiwan/etc and that most Japan-based manufacturing facilities are nowhere near the tsunami zone, so there is no actual damage to the plants. That said, the factories, shipping operations, and corporate HQs are certainly not
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Small savings coming in for park department
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Crawfordsville Parks and Recreation director Roger Neal will take any amount of savings he can find. Tuesday evening the park board authorized Neal to enter into a contract for a new copier. The new contract will save the department approximately $850 per year over the next five years. Not only does the new copier cost less per month, it also increases the number of copies the department can make monthly without being charged an overage fee — the number has jumped from 12,500 to 13,000. The
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sales manager comp plan
Deanw ·
Interested in discussing basic comp plan for sales manager. My rule of thumb is a non selling sales manager should recieve total comp equal to about 5% of hardware sales of the team he manages. I'd be interested in seeing how that stacks up with everyone else. Thanks for any input!
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Ricoh & Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Assistance and Updates
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to Ricoh's customized site to them as well. We will also post the link on ricoh-usa.com and ikon.com for our partners and customers who want to contribute to the American Red Cross. Update on manufacturing sites and FAQ I want to share additional updates from Ricoh Company, Ltd. on the status Ricoh manufacturing sites in Japan affected by the earthquake and tsunami. An update is posted on Ricoh's global web site, with information as of March 16. As outlined, as of March 16, operations have been
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Managed Print Marketing Becomes Newest Foundation Member of
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Marketing (MPM) provides online marketing resources and programs to help companies grow even in tough economies. Organizations use MPM tools like Bizzmail as a virtual video “sales rep” and AutoSniper to manage email marketing campaigns. Managed Print Marketing was a 2010 MPSA Leadership Award first place winner in the Best Sales and Marketing Service Provider category. Membership Is Showcase for Capabilities “Foundation membership aligns with our goal of being a global leader in managed print marketing
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Canon U.S.A. Showcases Vast Lineup Of Innovative Solutions At AIIM On Demand Exhibiti
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ongoing commitment to delivering best-in-class solutions across all elements of our product portfolio," said Junichi Yo****ake, senior vice president and general manager, Imaging Systems Group, Canon U.S.A. Incorporating significant advances in Canon's evolving inkjet technology, the DreamLabo 5000 inkjet printer represents the Company's inaugural entry into the production photo printing market. Utilizing Canon's FINE (Full-photolithography Inkjet Nozzle Engineering) print-head technology, the
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Sales Manager Advice
Deanw ·
I currently have 6 sales territories being handled by 3 sales reps. I need to add and train reps. I want to hire a sales manager to hire, train and work with my sales team. Some people have advised me to hire a selling sales manager that works a territory and supervises the team because that way the sales manager can earn more $$ making the job more atrractive. My gut feeling is I need a manager that is 100% paid on what the team does. I'm afraid that if it's a choice between building a team or
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Copier Lease for the Charleston Job Corps Center
Art Post (Guest) ·
Solicitation Number: CL032211 Notice Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Synopsis: Added: Mar 22, 2011 8:08 am The Charleston Job Corps Center located at 1000 Kennawa Drive, Charleston, WV 25311, is currently seeking bids to lease a quantity of five (5) copiers. Specifications are attached. The period of performance will be two years with three (3) one year options. Bids should be submitted to Tracy Reichenbach, Buyer, via email, reichenbach.tracy@jobcorps.org, faxed to (606) 886-6048, or
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Re: Vendors promised managed print services as a way to avoid shrinking printer margins,
JasonR ·
quote: Originally posted by Art Post: "It’s much cheaper buying managed print services if you cut out the middle man.” This is almost universally true. In the case of HP, it is only not true because of the price difference in HP toner and non-HP toner. We'd be hard-pressed to beat (for example) Ricoh on price selling toner we buy from Ricoh.
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Re: How will the earth quake in Japan affect...
WFraser ·
I wonder what the effect will be on other manufacturers such as Sharp & Konica Minolta?
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Re: C900 - DocuCopy Reinforced Papers
Karl_S ·
I've had good results in the past with Xerox Nuvera, 4095, & 4110. Also runs well on Konica-Minolta 92/950 & 1050 series. I know of a customer who ran almost a million sheets on the KM 1050, without a single jam.
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Re: Ricoh Stops Operations at three key plants!!
Art Post (Guest) ·
GINTEL: Whats your take on the closing of factories, who's gonna get hit the hardest??? Ricoh, Canon, Xerox????
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ST. MATTHEWS -approves copier
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As requested by Clerk of Court Ken Hasty, agreed to purchase a $5,290 copier to replace the old one. http://www.thetandd.com/news/a...a5-001cc4c03286.html
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Ricoh 3035 help, please
Art Post (Guest) ·
I know this is old however if a user has n aficio 3035, they were scnning with XP, got Vista and Windows 7 on the network now, is there something special needed to enable scan2folder again??
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Ricoh SpC210Sf not feeding out of paper tray reliably
copyme ·
Does anyone know how to change the paper cassette feed tire on this machine? There is a "C" clip that comes off and I can see the end of the shaft to the left but there is not enough room to slide it off. Is there another clip or something on the feed...
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Ricoh DX4542 e21-Help
As soon as I turn it on it goes to E21 code, help. e-mail: foothillcc@comcast.net
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What's up with CaNON & Production in Japan
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Canon has seen more plants closed than any other mfp manufacturer in Japan. How were they affected other than having 8 plants down, does any have any affitional info on them?
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Newest Versions of Océ PRISMA Software
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. # # # Océ and Canon: Stronger together In 2010 Océ joined the Canon Group of companies with headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, to create the global leader in the printing industry. Canon develops, manufactures and markets a growing line-up of copying machines, printers, cameras, optical and other products that meet a diverse range of customer needs. Canon employs more than 170,000 people worldwide. Global revenues in 2010 were more than $45 billion. For more information visit http://www.canon.com
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Further to last week’s report on the impact of the earthquake and tsunami on Japan’s
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), Tohoku Rioch (MFPs, printesr and toner), Ricoh Printing Systems (production printing products) and Gotemba Plant (MFPs and printers). Meantime, Olympus has added to the earthquake relief fund with a donation of Yen100 million ($1.2 million). Panasonic, Sony and Canon have each donated Yen300 million ($3.6 million) to various relief organisations while Nikon has donated Yen100 million ($1.2 million). Panasonic has also donated 500,000 batteries, 10,000 radios, 10,000 torchlights and 4000 Sanyo solar
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LEASE OF DIGITAL COPIERS in CA
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REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL Solicitation Number: CL030811 Agency/Office: Sacramento Job Corps Location: 3100 Meadowview Road Sacramento, CA 95832 Title: Lease of Digital Copiers Description: Sacramento Job Corps is requesting proposals (RFP) from qualified suppliers to establish a contract to start from July 18, 2011 through June 30, 2012 with one (1) year renewal option for the provision of digital copy machines wherein the contractor supplies the copier, training, maintenance, repairs, parts, and
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Large Copier Bid in Boston, MA
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City of Boston's Bids & RFPs Advertisement City of Boston ASD-PURCHASING. Invitation For Bids to provide copier – based Multi-Function Devices, FISCAL YEARS 2011 & 2012 NOTE:For information specific to this particular bid, please contact Frank Duggan, at 617-635-4326. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3/21/11 - 4/8/11 Bids The City of Boston, (the City), acting by its Purchasing Agent invites Bids from interested and qualified vendors to provide
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New Ricoh SPC210SF needed
copyme ·
Anyone know where I can find a new Ricoh SPC210SF that is brand new for around $450 including shipping to Maryland? I found one for $750 but that is way too high, this model has been out of production for many years. Just need a new one if it's affordable for a customer. Thanks for any help!
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Toshiba manages 17 of 55 nuclear reactors in Japan including at least two of the reactors at the stricken Fukushima plant. The reactors are all made by GE Version 1, which is an old design. Toshiba's share price has declined 26% in the last two days but recently rebounded 5%. Many Japanese workers are being asked to work from home to save electricity and transport. Commuter traffic in Tokyo is way down as low level of radiation in the city keep residents off the streets. Foreign Bankers are
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Re: Should you ever sell something for nothing?
Deanw ·
I agree with you. Unfortunately many sales reps don't have the long term approach to realize that they are developing a territory almost like their own business. A sale is not just valued by the commission you make, it is also a seed you are planting. or as my first sales manager always told me, "copiers have babies"
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Re: Tameran Folders
fisher ·
I would not sell the 5100 or 7140 without a Tameran stacker or finisher of some sort attached too it. Last year I sold a 7140 (the 14 D per minute) to a busy contracting office. First one I ever did. Delivered the machine with Ricoh's standard output attachments. I found out real quick that in the real world the Ricoh output attachments are useless. The combination of the machine being so fast and multiple users sending various size prints to the machine before previous jobs were removed leads
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Re: School estimates copiers are .14 cents less....
JasonR ·
quote: Originally posted by Art Post: It was concluded that routing all the computers to a central copiers through a network will save money. Wow, that's a trainwreck of a sentence. quote: The savings is an estimated 14 cents per page. Hrmmm. I think the audit must have been done by a guy trying to sell some copiers...
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Re: Sales Manager Advice
Art Post (Guest) ·
Take it from me. I've got a "selling manager" and he's a good sales person and a good manager, however I'm a firm beleiver that you can't do two things at once and excel with both of them. I'm the only tenured rep on my team. I still have many questions after being in the business for 31 years, such as policy, pricing, ordering, and many others and most of my needs and wants are more complex than the "newbies", thus I find myself taking a back seat waiting for information or direction longer
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Need help ASAP!!
Art Post (Guest) ·
Can anyone email me the paper specs (think this from the tech manual) for the SP821DNX, the customer threw me a curve on install and needs to print 80lb 216gsm gloss cover from the from the paper trays. The system is rated for the gsm from the paper bank however not sure about the type of stock, also looking see if there is anything similar that Ricoh recommends. Please!!!!
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Should you ever sell something for nothing?
I think it is a mistake for reps to feel like they need to make money on every deal or they won't do the deal. Every month or two there is a sale that I make that I don't make a dime. It may be a charity I believe in. It may be an account I want to penetrate. I may give up my GP by throwing in a printer in the hope that I get future printer business. There are any number of reasons but it happens pretty regularly. Let me preface my next statement by saying that I have been known as somewhat of
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Re: How will the earth quake in Japan affect...
Thanks Art Yesterday Ricoh announced that they had shut down 6 factories, You may need Google translate!
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