This Week in the Copier Industry Ten Years Ago
Third Week of August 2012
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Some of the headlines for the office equipment channel 1o years ago.
Sharp has Serious Money Problems!
Final Five Predictions?
Japan's Sharp Corp plans to sell its copiers and air conditioners businesses
Sharp enters crucial stage of rehabilitation
Seems it was a tough week for Sharp, many even me thought that Sharp would exit the MFP business. Ten years later Sharp is still in the MFP business and doing rather well. Just goes to show us that everything really does change and sometimes we shouldn't sweat the small stuff!
Enjoy The Great Copier Threads from Ten years Ago This Week!
Accept offer @ Toshiba & Konica Minolta store?
Josh ·
Hello all, I've interviewed and been offered a position at a company selling the full lines of Toshiba and Konica Minolta machines. I'm satisfied with the commission structure and assests of the company to be able to offer value to the clients that I speak to, but I have no idea how the print machine manufacturers stack up against other product lines. Any thoughts, additional questions or general wisdom? I'm from a IT sales background, no past experience in the photocopier industry. Thanks
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Konica Minolta’s new bizhub printing devices meet demanding workgroup needs
Art Post (Guest) ·
. Providing easy touch screen operation, similar to smartphones and tablet devices. Individualisation options for the panel and the printer driver menus make the new systems highly flexible. Konica Minolta’s Info-Palette design further improves the overall usability. Important operations like copying, printing, scanning and faxing are all accessed in the same intuitive way. The bizhub C454 and incorporate the latest green technology for minimal power consumption and lower environmental impact, reducing
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Konica Minolta Receives Summer 2012 ‘Pick’ Awards from BLI
Art Post (Guest) ·
Market-Leading Performance of Products and Solutions Earns Industry Awards for Excellence. Ramsey, NJ (PRWEB) August 16, 2012 Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta) today announced that Buyers Laboratory LLC (BLI) has awarded Konica Minolta Summer 2012 “Pick” Awards recognizing the bizhub® C754/C654 Color Multifunctional Products (MFP - print, copy, fax and scan all in one system) and the Konica Minolta Unity Document Suite 7 as determined by rigorous competitive
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Cortado Makes Mobile Device Management Productive
Art Post (Guest) ·
organization and founder of the Cloud Printing Alliance, Cortado relies on over 200 highly-qualified and dedicated professionals employed at its headquarters in Berlin, Germany, as well as in the U.S., UK, Australia, France and Japan. Cortado has developed an international network of strategic partnerships with Brother, Citrix Systems, Dell, Fuji Xerox, Fujitsu, HP, Igel, Kodak, Konica Minolta, Kyocera Document Solutions, Lexmark, Microsoft, OKI, Samsung, SEH, Sharp, Toshiba, VMware and Wyse
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Re: Accept offer @ Toshiba & Konica Minolta store?
Art Post (Guest) ·
hey josh: congrats! Welcome to the P4PHotel, here's my take on MFP's: Top tier of manufacturers: (not in an order, just first that comes to mind): Ricoh Xerox KonicaMinolta Canon Second Tier: kyocera sharp toshiba Third Tier: Samsung Muratec Lexmark Oki Brother You a definate edge with your IT background! Good luck!
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Re: Final Five Predictions?
Fuji Xerox (Note the FUJI, I think they will take a more aggressive ownership within Xerox) HP Canon Ricoh Konica Minolta Art - don't underestimate the size of HP's Imaging & Printing division (now PPS). There wouldn't be a copier manufacturer with the funds to but HP's crown jewel
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Japan's Sharp Corp plans to sell its copiers and air conditioners businesses
Art Post (Guest) ·
(Reuters) - Japan's Sharp Corp (6753.T) plans to sell its copiers and air conditioners businesses to focus on mobile phones and consumer electronics, the Nikkei business daily reported. Kyocera Corp. (6971.T), Daiwa House Industry Co. (1925.T) and Daikin Industries Ltd. (6367.T) are among the companies that have reportedly expressed interest in buying these businesses, the newspaper reported. Sharp is in talks to sell its key solar panel plant in Japan as part of an asset sale seeking more than
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Ricoh Invests in Web to Print Company
Art Post (Guest) ·
TOKYO and SOLANA BEACH, Calif. – August 21, 2012 – Ricoh Company, Ltd. (Ricoh) today announced that it has made a significant investment in PTI® Marketing Technologies™, a leading provider of web-to-print and marketing personalisation solutions for both enterprise users and print service providers. This investment will be used to further enhance the development of new marketing collateral management tools to help enterprises and commercial printers on their continued path towards efficiency and
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PrintFleet partners with Ricoh Germany to manage Fortune 100 Clients
Art Post (Guest) ·
Ontario, Canada –PrintFleet Inc. cemented its position as the worldwide leader in Managed Print Services (MPS) software when Ricoh Germany chose PrintFleet to manage their top 100 Focus Accounts. Especially pleased by the new reporting and alert functionality, Ricoh Germany will use PrintFleet Enterprise version 3 software to manage the print infrastructure of their top tier clients. PrintFleet’s software will help Ricoh Germany assist their customers to enhance office productivity and
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Re: Final Five Predictions?
Art Post (Guest) ·
Canon Ricoh KonicaMinolta Xerox Kyocera I still think that some of the above tradtional copier manufacturers will buy the likes of lexmark, HP, & Okidata to capture market share in clicks.
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Re: Sharp has Serious Money Problems!
yeti ·
. Hon Hai wanted 20 percent ownership of its fellow Apple Inc supplier for 200 yen per share, the Nikkei business daily reported on Friday, without saying where it obtained the information. Sharp's shares fell 5.4 percent to 174 yen on Monday following a 13 percent jump on Friday on a splurge of local media reports of potential asset sales. The Nikkei also said Sharp may sell its copier, air-conditioner and LED businesses. It identified potential buyers as Kyocera Corp, Daiwa House Industry Co and
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Re: Final Five Predictions?
quote: Originally posted by GMAN: There will only be four: 1. XEROX 2. Ricoh 3. Konica Minolta 4. Canon GMAN....I have always heard of the final 5 in theory but this is a new approach which very well might happen. Who bought HP and Kyocera? I still think some aspects of Xerox will be sold historically Xerox will remain the facility management leader. HP is all over and large colleges and major manufactures. I don't they will be gone anytime soon.
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OKI Partner News and Offers - August 2012
Art Post (Guest) ·
Awards - Latest News - Special Offers - Educational Webinars and Online Training - Market News and Insights Latest News August 2012 Products and Solutions OKI Launches New High-Performance A3 Copier-Based Color MFPs Adding to OKI’s broad award-winning product portfolio are the high-performance, feature-rich CX3535 and CX4545 Color MFPs. These units are designed to meet your customers' critical print/copy/fax scan needs at an affordable cost, all while meeting your profit requirements. The new
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Staffordshire council saves £370,000 a year on copier costs
Art Post (Guest) ·
of fewer but more modern Ricoh printers which are managed by personal accounts. They use less ink and are programmed to print in black and white and on two sides, saving on paper costs. Staff need to swipe their personal card at the machine before their printing activates. The printers are also more energy efficient which adds to the cost savings. “By moving our employees into two modern and efficient buildings from 17 sites scattered across Stafford, we have been able to drive down print cost
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Final Five Predictions?
This will be a fun little exercise.....we all know the final five is getting closer....who do you think will be there. My prediction: Xerox will be sold within 1-3 years to either HP or IBM because of the facility management. Inside from one of the exec. VP of Xerox. Global Solutions will be the foot soldiers. Canon Ricoh HP Konica Minolta Kyocera Your turn.....
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New Ricoh High-Speed MFPs with Parts Made of 100% Recycled Steel
Art Post (Guest) ·
WEST CALDWELL, N.J., Aug. 21, 2012 – Ricoh Americas Corporation today unveiled the Ricoh MP 6002/ MP 7502/ MP 9002 series of office multifunction products (MFPs) offering speeds of 60, 75 and 90 pages per minute as well as advanced printing, copying, scanning, faxing and distribution capabilities targeting customers’ most pressing business needs. These new MFPs offer advanced, state-of-the-art capabilities: First, they encompass Ricoh’s powerful new technology platform to dramatically improve
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Now that SHARP is about to exit the MFP business and perhaps sell this division and focus on consumer electronics, who will be the next Manufacturer to exit or sell their MFP business?
GMAN ·
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Re: Japan's Sharp Corp plans to sell its copiers and air conditioners businesses
Art Post (Guest) ·
. That means Sharp may have to resort to selling other assets to make up the shortfall and convince lenders including Mizuho Financial Group and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group to help keep it solvent. In addition to its fixed assets of factories and offices, Sharp also owns shares in other companies worth around $500 million, including stakes in car navigation maker Pioneer , medical device maker Olympus Corp and flash memory fabricator Toshiba Corp. Sharp's shares were trading 4.1 percent higher in
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Re: Aficio MP 9002 Series
What's new - What's Different See Attached. Just what you probably would have guessed.
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Re: Sharp has Serious Money Problems!
Read the Reuters post from Aug 17 - Sharp is "revamping". "The Nikkei had earlier reported that Sharp was considering selling its copier, air-conditioner and LED businesses, with Kyocera Corp (6971.T), Daiwa House Industry Co (1925.T) and Daikin Industries Ltd (6367.T) among possible buyers or investors. Sharp denied both reports, while a Hon Hai spokesman declined to comment. Separately, the Jiji News Agency reported that Osaka-based Sharp was seeking a 50 billion yen ($630 million) capital
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Re: Sharp has Serious Money Problems!
Yoda ·
quote: Originally posted by yeti: So looks like this was all just a rumor anybody think differently with the letter sharp just released? Read carefully. You are all in the copier business, this is a business of careful word craft. "The Nikkei had earlier reported that Sharp was considering selling its copier, air-conditioner and LED businesses, with Kyocera Corp, Daiwa House Industry Co and Daikin Industries Ltd among possible buyers or investors. Sharp denied both reports , while a Hon Hai
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Re: Sharp has Serious Money Problems!
Yoda ·
quote: Originally posted by copierlady: Read the Reuters post from Aug 17 - Sharp is "revamping". "The Nikkei had earlier reported that Sharp was considering selling its copier, air-conditioner and LED businesses, with Kyocera Corp (6971.T), Daiwa House Industry Co (1925.T) and Daikin Industries Ltd (6367.T) among possible buyers or investors. Sharp denied both reports, while a Hon Hai spokesman declined to comment. Separately, the Jiji News Agency reported that Osaka-based Sharp was seeking a
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Re: Final Five Predictions?
GMAN ·
There will only be four: 1. XEROX 2. Ricoh 3. Konica Minolta 4. Canon
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Re: Final Five Predictions?
the major copier vendors. Their revenue is something like 192 Billion and Imaging & Printing is a full 3rd of that. Canon wouldn't have the cash. If anything you will see HP buy a major player, look at EDS, Indigo, Autonomy etc. They are going through the process of merging 2/3rd's of their company at the moment and allot of that saving is going into R&D - expect to see something right in your back yard end of the year.
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Warren Mande appointed Sales Director at Bytes Document Solutions
Art Post (Guest) ·
on only ‘printing’, but rather a holistic approach to any organisation’s information communication environment. “With the emerging trends in IT of BYOD (bring your own device), instant communication, tablet computing and personalised communication 1:1 marketing, we (at Xerox) understand that the traditional ‘printing’ business model is changing fast, so we anticipate trends and adjust our MPS strategy accordingly. “Managing print is our (Xerox’s) speciality; we have and continue to lead this
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How to Set the Table for Managed Print Services
Art Post (Guest) ·
How to Set the Table for Managed Print Services by Alan Joch New clients are out there ready to consider full-blown managed print services. But how do you find them? Sometimes the cliché about walking before you run continues to be something to keep in mind. For example, NSI adopted Xerox eConcierge® early last year because it needed to give its clients into a more proactive way to support their printers and move everyone to full managed print, says Tom McDonald, president. The Xerox
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Business inkjet printers could save Australian small businesses more than $45 million
Art Post (Guest) ·
businesses in Australia. (Where average print volumes are higher than those used - in larger small businesses - then the cost savings would be greater.)(Calculated savings based on cost per page results reported by Choice magazine July/August 2012) · Paper - if 25% of the 1,848,280 reams of A4 office paper were printed double sided using the included auto-duplexer on the Epson printers, then 221,794 reams of paper (553 tonne) would be saved at a cost saving of $1,219,865. The colour laser does not have
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CANON INC. : Océ Business Services Highlights eDiscovery and Records Management Solut
Art Post (Guest) ·
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. The Canon Group comprises over 198,000 people worldwide. Global net sales in 2011 totaled USD $45.6 billion. Visit the Canon Inc. website at http://www.canon.com . About Canon U.S.A., Inc. Canon U.S.A., Inc., is a leading provider of consumer
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Re: Japan's Sharp Corp plans to sell its copiers and air conditioners businesses
Sharp sales reps are going to have to start "tap dancing" when trying to close copier deals because you know every competitive sales rep will have this one pre-printed and ready to hand out to Decision makers.
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Re: Japan's Sharp Corp plans to sell its copiers and air conditioners businesses
Art Post (Guest) ·
, there is often speculation about what we are going to do. While much of this has centered on other aspects of Sharp’s portfolio, a recent article appeared claiming Sharp was selling its copier business. I want to end any confusion or concerns you may have. Let us be very clear: 1. Nikkei has released an article based on their own judgment, and the article is speculation. Sharp Corporation has not released nor acknowledged this article. 2. Sharp Corporation is under the process of revitalizing its
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Re: Sharp has Serious Money Problems!
Guys, Think how this must be effecting the Sharp Dealer community! Even if it turns out not to be true, which I think it is, the competition will use FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt) to stop customers from buying a Sharp MFD. I know of one small Sharp \ Canon dealer based in RI that Sharp has funded them to open up in Boston. He hired a top Sales Manager ($$$) and leased space. If Sharp sells their copier business what happens to that agreement? Even if they honor the agreement they just
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Re: Job Offer Accepted! - Experienced Answers Wanted
Art Post (Guest) ·
of 120 calls a week, these are appointment calls and survey calls (getting names, systems, additional information) 8) If you're a Ricoh dealer get all of your certifications on AF league, most manufacturers will have these courses. They are awesome learning tools. 9) Read the brochures of each piece of hardware and then read the launch materials, become a sponge! 10) Get copies of quotes/sales orders/maintenance agreements and proposals from other vendors in your area. Read them and then now the
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Re: Sharp has Serious Money Problems!
panels on homes, though it meets less than 1 percent of the nation's power demand and the capacity is less than a quarter that of Germany. Kyocera, a manufacturer of solar panels, could need Sharp's solar power business as it is going to have to supply a lot of solar panels to meet the needs its $307M project. Maybe Sharp copiers are not the primary interest of Kyocera?
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Option 1 Purchase of Copiers - Option 2 On Site Maintenance Agreement Option 3
Art Post (Guest) ·
purchcasing of the machines. Copiers are to be placed at various locations (Section IV) throughout the NY Harbor Healthcare System's three campuses listed below. Firms with interest and capability to respond to this requirement should develop a short narrative identifying the Options to be quoted. Interested parties should send their company information via E-mail (preferred) or fax to Mr. Steven Danylo, Contracting Specialist, and VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System. E-mail is Steven.Danylo@.va.gov
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Sharp enters crucial stage of rehabilitation
Art Post (Guest) ·
selling assets. It is possible, however, banks supporting Sharp's rehabilitation will insist on further restructuring measures. The operating rate of Sharp's Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, plant, which manufactures LCD panels, was about 30 percent before a joint management structure established with Hon Hai. Since July, the rate has improved to about 80 percent. Hon Hai injected capital into the Sakai plant, which was then excluded from Sharp's consolidated earnings reports. As a result, Sharp was
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Copier Maintenance
Art Post (Guest) ·
Solicitation Number: AG-4870-S-12-0017 Notice Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Synopsis: Added: Jul 31, 2012 3:16 pm The Land Between The Lakes NRA intends to issue a contract for a maintenance contract for three (3) network copiers. There are two (2) Sharp Model Nos. MX-M450 NCT black and white copiers and one (1) Sharp Model No. MX-350 NCT black and white copier. This solicitation is issued as Subject to the Availability of Funds (SAF). 1. This is a solicitation for commercial services
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Epson Demonstrates Commitment to Reseller Partners with Enhancements to ImageWay Part
Art Post (Guest) ·
http://twitter.com/EpsonEducation ) and YouTube ( http://youtube.com/EpsonTV ). 1 Based upon Q1 2012 worldwide front projection market share estimates from Pacific Media Associates. 2 Compared with best-selling color laser multifunction printers priced at $699 or less, as of December 2011. Calculation based on continuous printing with highest capacity cartridges. Actual savings will vary based on print task and use conditions. 3 Based on NPD US Retail Commercial Distribution monthly database
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Ricoh's Sandra Zoratti talks about Clickable Paper
Art Post (Guest) ·
. Great to be here. Cary Sherburne: You know we heard from Ricoh recently a very interesting announcement. It was kind of not the normal printing press kind of announcement, called Clickable Paper. Tell us a little bit more about Clickable Paper. There's more go here for the video and additional transcript.
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All Covered Acquires the Managed IT Services Division of Miami-Based Compuquip Techno
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Solutions U.S.A., Inc. is a leader in advanced document management technologies and Managed IT Services for the desktop to the print shop. For the fifth consecutive year, Konica Minolta was recognized as the #1 Brand for Customer Loyalty in the MFP Office Copier Market by Brand Keys. BLI has named Konica Minolta 2012 “Document Imaging Solutions Line of the Year” and “A3 MFP Line of the Year”award winner for the company’s solution portfolio and award-winning line of bizhub Multifunctional Products
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Canon 2020 question
Art Post (Guest) ·
I was told that the Canon 2020 does not require a PS option on order to print from MAC, and was told that the UFR driver comes with the ability to print PS files. Is this correct?
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WBM Office Systems Joins Print Audit Premier
Art Post (Guest) ·
systems integrator, focused on the strategic objectives of our client organizations, and the role that technology can play in achieving them. About Print Audit®: Established in 1999 and headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Print Audit is the fastest growing print management company in the world. By providing businesses with innovative and practical print tracking solutions, the company has helped customers recapture over $200 million in printing and photocopying expenses while saving an estimated
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PDF Printing
I have a good one here and need some help. I have a client who has (2) Ricoh Pro 907's. They print 1.75 million pages per quarter and rising. I have been tasked by them to come up with a solution for the following: They will start to generate large PDF files. Within the PDF will be a combination of two sided and single sided documents. They want to know how they can print this correctly. The Ricoh will account for blank pages so we can't print all two sided. Need to find something that when it
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EFI launches M500 Self-Serve Copy and Print Station
Art Post (Guest) ·
EFI launches M500 Self-Serve Copy and Print Station Comtex News Network Aug 23, 2012 (Datamonitor via COMTEX) -- Electronics For Imaging, Inc., or EFI, a provider of color digital print controllers, industrial super-wide, wide format and label and packaging digital inkjet printers, has launched the M500 Self-Serve Copy and Print Station, a self-serve system that allows mobile printing from mobile phones, iPads, USB drives and cloud accounts like Google Drive, Dropbox, Box, and EFI PrintMe. The
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Re: Japan's Sharp Corp plans to sell its copiers and air conditioners businesses
dave-244 ·
Hi Art. THanks for your news. I work with Kyocera equipment and was planning on having another brand like Sharp. They have very competitive prices per print. With this article, I will have to find another brand. Any suggestions?
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Re: Sharp enters crucial stage of rehabilitation
Yoda ·
) quote: Unless Sharp is able to quickly rebuild flagship businesses through the tie-up, it is highly likely the firm will be forced to cut more jobs or sell profit-making divisions. I'm confused. So translation: 7 months to rebuild or done? In the mean time we are milking the copier/home appliance/LED products for all they are worth? And We are definately not selling but if things dont go right by next March we definately might be? There is nothing definate about that statement. Not sure thats
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Benson
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Re: Sharp has Serious Money Problems!
Toshiba Tec just spent $870M USD to buy IBM's Point of Sale division so I can only suspect they are financially and mentally "tapped out" to take on another big acquisition. Toshiba Tec does relabel a Sharp low end copier known as an e203SD so there is some business relationship there. I believe in the last 12 months Toshiba discontinued manufacturing LCD TV panels and began to source them from Sharp.
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