This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Year Ago
First Week of August
Are copier companies and the paper manufacturers noticing a declining demand with more people feeling comfortable reading documents with their smartphones and laptops?
My response to the above Quora thread today: We’ve seen a 20–30% decrease in printed pages since the pandemic started, we are seeing some recovery with many getting back to the office. Interesting that there has been an increase of pages printed with healthcare of 12% in our market place. Just recently paper companies also posted and increase in demand for cut sheets. We’ll never get back to pre-pandemic printed pages levels and it’s been a declining industry for the last few years.
Enjoy These Copier Threads from 10 Years Ago This Week!
Canon Intros ‘Printeaze’ for SMBs
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Canon India Pvt. Limited, has introduced a software solution that will allow SMBs and enterprises to analyze all the print and copying processes within the organization. Canon released it under the name of ‘Printeaze’. Printeaze is designed to serve as a one stop solution for print management needs with more features such as accounting the print, fax, scan and copy functions or sending automatic e-mails to the users which include information like budget exceed, printing restriction etc. Dr
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Konica Minolta Awarded Prime Status by Oekom Research for Corporate Social Responsibi
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years in a row and selected in the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations by Canada-based Corporate Knights Inc. For additional information on Konica Minolta's global CSR and environmental efforts, please visit http://www.konicaminolta.com/about/csr . 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. For the fourth consecutive year, Konica Minolta was recognized as the #1 Brand for
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HP and Konica Minolta® Acclaimed as Outstanding Achievers
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restrictions on size or file type. • A two-way capability, ePrint and Share also enables users of HP Designjet e-Series of Web-connected wide-format printers to access their cloud library directly from the control panel to print selected documents Features of Konica Minolta Universal Printer Driver (UPD): • Konica Minolta Universal Printer Driver (UPD) enables users to easily find and print to a variety of Konica Minolta and third-party printers and MFPs on a network, while offering a consistent
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Xerox Releases WorkCentre 5300 Multifunction Printers
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Starting with a list price of $6,100, the 5300 Series replaces the 5225/5230 in Xerox’s black-and-white MFP portfolio. Rate This Article: Poor Best E-mail Print PDF Version Print Version Sponsored By Printing and digital imaging specialist Xerox announced the release of its WorkCentre 5300 Series black-and-white multifunction printers, which are designed to help small to medium-size businesses and enterprise users simplify everyday work processes. The three new additions to Xerox’s
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New Xerox Multifunction Printers Make Black-and-White Printing Fast, Easy and Secure
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Aug 01, 2011 New Xerox Multifunction Printers Make Black-and-White Printing Fast, Easy and Secure Download Full-Size Image ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Xerox Corporation’s new WorkCentre ® 5300 Series black-and-white multifunction printers (MFPs) can help SMB and enterprise users simplify everyday work processes – giving back time and saving money. The three new additions to Xerox’s tabloid-size MFP portfolio, the WorkCentre 5325/5330/5335, print speeds of up to 35 pages per minute. Other key features
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Fuji Xerox Launches Managed Print Services Training Program to Upskill Channel Partne
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management of all hardware. With pagepack, resellers will help customers attain greater visibility into printing costs in the entire business. The program can be flexed to customize to the requisition of particular departments and teams. PagePack Empowers Channel Partners of Fuji Xerox According to the spokesperson, David Borg who is a General Manager of Fuji Xerox Printers claims that Fuji Xerox is the first leading print company to set off a Channel Partner MPS Training Program. Presently
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Now that Mike Pietrunti has abruptly left Kyocera MITA and some reports suggest that he will surface at another player in the Office Equipment Industry, where will Mike Pietrunti wind up:
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Xerox warns of "five hidden print costs"
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Xerox warns of "five hidden print costs" Procurement executives should look out for the hidden costs of printing which fall outside the usual target areas of hardware, maintenance and supplies. In a report carried out by IDC and sponsored by Xerox, five hidden costs of print were highlighted which together can reduce overall print expenditure by as much as 30%. The repot claims that typical print costs can typically consume between 1% and 3% of a company's revenues, depending on industry. The
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Re: Rumor has it.....
txeagle24 ·
I know that in DFW all Xerox Direct accounts have been assigned over to the local Global branch. That Global branch was a massive Ricoh & Konica Minolta dealer prior to the Xerox acquisition, and they struggled at retaining that base over the past few years with RBS, IKON and 7 other RFG dealers chasing after their Ricoh placements. I wonder if part of this move is to further subsidize GIS with SMB accounts while conveniently allowing Xerox Direct to transition to selling solutions & services
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Kyocera Mita America Names New President
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, he returned to KMC as manager of the Sales and Planning departments for the American market. Since 2010, he has been with KMC’s Business Strategy Division where he has focused on the corporation’s initiatives aimed at further expansion of its document solution business. ABOUT KYOCERA MITA AMERICA Kyocera Mita America, Inc. (www.kyoceramita.com/us), headquartered in Fairfield, N.J., is a leading provider of computer-connectable document imaging and document management systems, including network
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Xerox Color Innovation Center Opens in Little Falls, N.J.
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technology, and will demonstrate how advancements like one-to-one marketing, cross-media campaigns, QR codes, photo applications and workflow automation are transforming the world of print. Products featured in the center will include the Xerox Color 1000 Digital Press, Nuvera 120 Copier/Printer, 4127 Enterprise Printing System, Xerox 700 Digital Color Press, Xerox Color 560 Printer, WorkCentre 7775 Color Multifunction Printer, and ColorQube 9303 Color Multifunction Printer, among others. The
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Standard Announces ColorWorks Pro Plus Inline Finisher for Xerox
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color customers," said David Reny, executive vice president, Standard Finishing Systems. "Horizon engineering, Xerox color printing technology, and Standard's comprehensive sales and service support continue to be a winning combination for customers." The Horizon ColorWorks Pro Plus brings professional in-line finishing functionality to the Xerox Color 800/1000 Digital Presses and opens up a wide range of applications for new and existing customers. Xerox DocuColor customers who already own a
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Photizo Group to host Asia Pacific Managed Print Services (MPS) Conference 2011
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/be-a-speaker . For information about agendas and registration visit: www.mpsconference.com . To learn more about sponsoring or exhibiting contact David Brown at dbrown@photizogroup.com # # # About Photizo Group Photizo Group is the market’s main source for ongoing business intelligence about the rapidly growing opportunity of managed print services (MPS). MPS involves managing hardcopy device fleets (copiers, printers, multifunction devices, and fax machines) in a unified fashion, often
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Managed Print Consultant
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Managed Print Consultant Chicago Office Technology Group-Xerox - North and Northwest Chicagoland Suburbs (Greater Chicago Area) Job Description Chicago Office Technology Group (COTG), a Xerox Company is a leading Managed Print Service company in the Chicgoland area. COTG, is currently seeking self-motivated, income focused, energetic individuals working for a fast pace growing Managed Print Division out of the Itasca branch. These candidates will oversee the North & Northwest suburbs of the
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Re: KYOCERA MITA ANNOUNCES EXECUTIVE TRANSITION
GMAN ·
Now that we are hearing Mike Pietrunti will remain in our Industry and soon be announced at another manufacturer, the question is which one? As you hinted Art, Mike may have realized that "Toshiba, Sharp and Kyocera may get out of the industry all together" and he needed to move on to move up. Since SHARP will continue to be a periphery player in the Industry and Toshiba is managing their MFP business into it's decline, I put my money on Pietrunti surfacing at Ricoh, as the new VP of DEaler
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Re: Copiers to go the way of the Typewriter?
fisher ·
I was a typewriter guy selling and servicing IBM and Brother typewriters before I got into the copier field. At the time we had the majority of large and government accounts in our area. It was nearly an overnight crash for the company I was working for at the time. I saw it coming and moved on before it all came crashing down. Within 18 months of me leaving, the company was finished. The company tried to adapt; first dabbling in fax machines then computers and then copistar copiers but could
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First MPSA Dealer Members -- MT Business Technologies, RJ Young – Renew
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First MPSA Dealer Members -- MT Business Technologies, RJ Young – Renew Commitment to Managed Print Services Association Firms were first dealers to join MPSA, now renewing under Ricoh ChaMPS program Columbus, OH – August 2, 2011 – MT Business Technologies and RJ Young, the first dealers to join the Managed Print Services Association (MPSA), have renewed their commitment to the group as corporate standard members. In addition, they took advantage of the membership discount available through the
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Canon U.S.A. Receives Two Awards From Buyers Laboratory, Inc.
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recognize Canon's commitment to providing our customers a comprehensive suite of imaging solutions that take output production and management to the next level," said Junichi Yo****ake, senior vice president and general manger, Imaging Systems Group, Canon U.S.A. "Canon is proud to receive Buyers Laboratory Summer 'Pick' awards for our uniFLOW Serverless Secure Print solution and imagePROGRAF iPF8300S large format printer." Recognized as "Outstanding" in their respective category by BLI, Summer "Pick
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Xerox Names Paul Smith to Lead Canadian Research Centre
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and new inks for Xerox Phaser printers. As vice president of XRCC, Smith will spearhead Xerox's materials research activities through a team of 120 scientists and engineers. The research centre's most recent innovations include advances in emulsion aggregation toner and the development of long-life photoreceptors. The centre has also played a key role in developing the next generation of solid ink, Xerox's proprietary ink that melts to a liquid in the printer and because it does not use
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ACS, A Xerox Company, Expands European Presence with Acquisition of Innova Consulting
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://www.xerox.com/investor . Note: Connect with ACS on Facebook or Twitter. To receive RSS news feeds, visit http://news.xerox.com/pr/xerox/rss.aspx . For open commentary, industry perspectives and views from events visit http://twitter.com/xeroxcorp , http://twitter.com/xeroxoffice , http://twitter.com/xeroxproduction , http://twitter.com/servicesatxerox , http://twitter.com/xeroxevents , http://www.xerox.com/blogs , http://www.xerox.com/podcasts . XEROX(R), XEROX and Design(R) are
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When Kiyo Shimuzu heads back to Japan or Eurpoe at the end of September 2011, who will become the new leader of Dealer Division for Ricoh Americas Corporation?
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Re: Copier Compensation Plans
Art Post (Guest) ·
a monthly payment of $46K per month. There is money to be made I just dont think a dealer needs 40 street reps anymore. And this is were comp plans will be more critical in attracting new talent and in selling yourself to a dealership. No more cookie cutter plans, one-size fits all. That is old school analog copier business. My belief is this ---- if you want your salespeople to be successful and make the company money, then you're going to have to pay them a nice penny.
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Re: Thoughts on Convergence 2011??
Art Post (Guest) ·
I don't think it was Ricoh Americas place to talk about the 10K layoffs since the layoffs was a "global event". Ricoh like many other copier companies is making sure they are lean an mean and at least for now they havn't outsourced a whole community to a company in India like Xerox did. Drinks???? I had many courtesy of my buddy from England.
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Checkout JetMobile for Print Solutions!!
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Professional solutions for information traceability, security, and mobility; scan/print/copy/e-mail access control; tracking and security; 1D- and 2D-barcode and secure check printing. https://www.jetmobile.com/?P4Psec500
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Xerox 7655P
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Does anyone know when this system was launched??
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Plastic Packaging Technologies Upgrades to EFI Radius ERP
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www.efi.com or contact 800-875-7117. About EFI EFI (www.efi.com) is a world leader in customer-focused digital printing innovation. EFI's award-winning solutions, integrated from creation to print, deliver increased performance, cost savings and productivity. The company's robust product portfolio includes Fiery® digital print controllers and solutions; VUTEk® superwide digital inkjet printers, UV and solvent inks; Rastek™ UV wide-format inkjet printers; Jetrion® industrial inkjet printing systems; print
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EFI Continues Global Expansion with Prism Acquisition
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transition assistance to help make the move as seamless as possible. About EFI EFI (http://www.efi.com) is a world leader in customer-focused digital printing innovation. EFI's award-winning solutions, integrated from creation to print, deliver increased performance, cost savings and productivity. The company's robust product portfolio includes Fiery® digital color print servers; VUTEk® superwide digital inkjet printers, UV and solvent inks; Rastek™ UV wide-format inkjet printers; Jetrion® industrial
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Lexmark’s solutions-ready scanner transforms workhorse printer into robust MFP
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links seamlessly to the company’s versatile T650, T652 and T654 monochrome laser printers, adding an innovative solutions framework and full multifunction capability to this award-winning family of printing devices. The modularity of the Lexmark 6500e MFP Option makes it an adaptable solution that allows for flexibility and accessibility in the work environment. Equipped to handle complex media, it addresses the most advanced scanning requirements of busy workgroups and departments. Customers
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Direct Marketing Leader IWCO Direct Is First U.S. Install of Oce ColorStream 3500 Ink
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tools with Oce PRISMA architecture for more seamless workflow and to further automate the front-end process of creating final print-ready files. About the Oce ColorStream 3500 Inkjet Printing System The Oce ColorStream 3500 inkjet printing system was unveiled at Canon Expo in Tokyo in November 2010. The high-speed, high-quality full color inkjet printer runs at 1,073 letter-size impressions per minute and simplifies the transition from monochrome to full-color or even five or six colors. It offers
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The Ricoh Throne
GMAN ·
No, I don't mean the Men's Room at the end of the hall on the 2nd Floor at 5 Dedrick Place in west Caldwell, NJ...
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August 2011 Sales Numbers Poll!
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I'm always interested in hopw everyone is doign across the country, with the recent news of the debt in the US, and the slow growth or no growth it could be good for us to gauge were we are as a group with quotas.Please take the time to vote every...
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Re: New Sharp End of lease HDD feature
SalesServiceGuy ·
A response from a different board suggest that on the latest series of Sharp copiers, in Admin Mode, there is a new soft button that once touched erases all customer variable data and brings the copier back to default settings. All copier vendors can do this in Service Mode, so as suspected, this is not really a new feature but good Marketing.
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Re: Fax on the imageRUNNER ADVANCE 6075
VinceMcHugh ·
While there are some rules that can be set up on a Canon IR-Adv for Fax Forwarding it is not as robust as a Fax Server. One cool thing that the Canon IR-Adv will do if you have the multiple Fax line option, is you can forward each incoming fax line to a different forwarding address = the poor man's DID (Direct Inbound Dialing). That is pretty cool!
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MT Business Technologies Recognized With HP OPS Elite Partner Status
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partner in the Elite program MT Business Technologies demonstrates a consultative sales approach to solving their client's business problems and have proven their expertise in providing complex printing and imaging solutions for unique printing needs, with superior industry qualifications and skills validated by HP's technology professionals. The HP OPS Elite Partner status is the highest designation awarded by the Imaging and Printing Group at Hewlett Packard. With fewer than 80 "Elite Dealers
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Re: Q. How does your company handle networking charges?
JasonR ·
On average, business computers are replaced every 5 years. That means (on average) 20% of all computers are replaced each year. If you did NOT charge for reinstalling drivers, you would need to employ someone (or several someones) full-time to drive around reinstalling print drivers on every client's computer they just replaced. It seems those customers most unwilling to pay are also those most unable to accomplish simple tasks such as reinstalling a print driver on their own. Funny story: My
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Re: Q. How does your company handle networking charges?
VinceMcHugh ·
I once had a Doctor's receptionist baulk when I told her what a chargeable service call would cost. She said to me(indignantly), "the DOCTOR doesn't even charge that much". To which I replied "Yeah, I Know, but he can't fix his copier!" OK, OK, I only thought it very loudly when I was a young technician.
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Re: Rumor has it.....
GIntel ·
I don't know for sure. I think Xerox Direct's move away from SMBs is not new, but if they did eliminate any Direct to SMB positions, I think Global is too independent to put up with Xerox forcing them to hire transitioned reps. Maybe they will tell the reps to open agencies!!!
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Re: Thoughts on Convergence 2011??
GMAN ·
Many people that I have spoken with (i.e. RFG Dealers) wish that Ricoh would have been more truthful during the CONVERGENCE Meeting, by addressing the 10,000 layoffs that were announced shortly after the Meeting. Additionally, many remarked on how all of the General Session speakers (i.e. Executives) were from IKON, except for Steve Burger, which was unsettling to the Dealer community. I also heard that Ricoh employees were acting on their best behavior and that the days of buying an abundance
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Re: Rumor has it.....
txeagle24 ·
It came up in a sales meeting about a month ago after someone bumped into a contact that sells for the local GIS branch.
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Re: Rumor has it.....
txeagle24 ·
There wasn't much clarification. Just told us to be on the lookout for Xerox Direct accounts.
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Re: New Sharp End of lease HDD feature
SoTxPrintGuy ·
While it may be argued that it's good marketing, I would think otherwise and also state that it's horrible customer service. #1, I don't think it truly wipes the hard drive clean; only a reformat would do that. #2, it would be much easier to just sell whatever flavor of "Data Overwrite" kit your particular brand sells as an upfront cost and installation to the copier. The cost is minimal and offers the extra protection of keeping the drive always clean.
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OS33 to Demonstrate Cloud-Based Webtops at CompTIA Breakaway 2011
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emails, and do enterprise level work from any connected device, anywhere in the world. The latest update to the OS33 Platform adds additional capabilities to the already robust OS33 Webtop, with features including an enhanced Cloud File Manager, which provides instant access to hosted corporate file systems; Cloud Printers, an exciting new feature which provides the ability to access and print to any corporate network printer from any web browser on any device; embeddable SharePoint pages and Web
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