This Week in Copiers Ten Years Ago
First Week of April 2013
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I’m digging into the memory banks for this. From 1986-1998. I was the Founder of Atlantic Office Systems in New Jersey. In the beginning Atlantic Office Systems was not an Authorized Dealer for any manufacturer. Atlantic Office Systems rose from the ashes of Copy Machine Specialists (Authorized Minolta copier dealer in central New Jersey) after they closed their doors in early 1986. I still remember the end quite clearly. There was not enough cash to make payroll for everyone, and as we received our checks we all bolted for the bank to cash the check. Some of us were lucky and some were not. It was a bad outcome for a company that had a lot going for it. more here
Enjoy these awesome copier threads from 10 years ago
Konica Minolta Highlights Sustainability Best Practices at GSA Roundtable
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technology -- This process reduces power consumption on all Konica Minolta MFPs, resulting in a shorter warm- up time. This feature automatically cuts off residual fixing heat when no print jobs are taking place, further contributing to energy savings. "We are honored to have been invited to share our best practices and discuss our ongoing commitment to environmental preservation and sustainability," says Kevin Kern, senior vice president, Marketing, Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc
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Toshimitsu Taiko Assumes Senior Leadership Role at Konica Minolta Business Solutions
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Former Director of Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc. Named Chairman and CEO Ramsey, N.J. – April 1, 2013 – Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta) today announces senior management changes within the organization. Effective today, President and Chief Executive Officer Nobuo (Ned) Umehara will be moving back to Konica Minolta’s Tokyo Headquarters, and Toshimitsu (Tom) Taiko will be taking over the senior leadership role within the organization. President
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Ricoh Color Print Driver Definitions
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Just today I had to print some samples for the C5502 and there were settings that I don't know what they do, so I like to through all of them out there and see who knows what and how we all can learn more.
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Ricoh Canada Inc. Launches RCloud Services
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in office imaging equipment, production print solutions, document management systems and IT services. Headquartered in Tokyo, Ricoh Group operates in more than 200 countries and regions. In the financial year ending March 2012, Ricoh Group had worldwide sales of 1,903 billion yen (approx. 23 billion USD). The majority of the company's revenue comes from products, solutions and services that improve the interaction between people and information. Ricoh also produces award-winning digital cameras
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OKI Data Americas Demonstrates Innovative And Affordable Printing Solutions For The K
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. "As the demand for mobile technologies continues to grow, OKI remains dedicated to providing innovative solutions that meet the emerging needs of educators and administrators, alike. CASBO attendees can look forward to demonstrations of our unique products at the show." OKI will be demonstrating the following products and solutions at CASBO in booth #908: • C610n – a letter/legal/A4 sized digital color printer combining fast, high quality output with exceptional performance and superior print
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Ricoh Web Print Tool
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We are using the web print to batch .pdf files, and it works well, however when we use the stack ther prints are stacked with number 1 on the bootom and the last page on the top. We found the reverse order print tab, however we just can't get it to work are we missing something?
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Ricoh Named Finalist in Marketo 2013 Revenue Performance Excellence Awards
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imaging equipment, production print solutions, document management systems and IT services. "In today's competitive environment, it's essential to provide our Sales professionals with technology to augment traditional prospecting means," said Suzanne Payer, Director, New Media & Communications, Ricoh Americas Corporation. "We launched Marketo, integrated with salesforce.com, in July 2012 and have been extremely pleased with how it has helped support our complex B2B solutions sales model – our
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Konica Minolta Pays $4.3M To End Wage Action
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By Bill Donahue Law360, New York (April 05, 2013, 1:11 PM ET) -- Konica Minolta Business Solutions USA Inc. will pay $4.3 million to resolve allegations that it violated state and federal labor laws by underpaying overtime to hundreds of technical support employees, according to a settlement filed Thursday in Texas federal court. The deal will wrap up more than two years of litigation over whether Konica Minolta breached the Fair Labor Standards Act and state laws in Illinois, Massachussetts
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Print industry ‘still going strong’ says Canon Middle East survey
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ARAB NEWS Tuesday 2 April 2013 Last Update 2 April 2013 4:50 pm . The print industry is still going strong and is set to grow even stronger, according to a study commissioned by Canon Middle East, which found that 97 percent of organizations in the Middle East and Africa still consider professionally-printed materials to be important to their business. Furthermore, more than half of the organizations surveyed (54 percent) consider print to be more effective than any other type of media, while
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Office Gemini and Canon Document Scanners Team Up to Offer a Bundle Solution for the
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international resellers with strong promotions and rebates. This also includes assistance in all aspects of technical support, sales, marketing, and lead generation. From April 1 - June 30, 2013 Office Gemini is giving a USB powered portable scanner from the Canon product line: the Canon P-215 (MFG# 5608B007) or the Canon P-208 (MFG# 6907B007), for each Dokmee Enterprise Full Licenses purchased. With the formidable combination of the Canon P-208 or P-215 and Dokmee Enterprise document
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Xerox launches enhanced iGen4 Diamond Edition
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printed piece looks the same as the last one – a must when matching corporate colours and logos. Many of the enhancements of the iGen4 Diamond Edition are time saving, automated features found on the Xerox iGen 150 press, including the 660mm (26-inch) stacker and colour maintenance that takes the complexity and manual labour out of analysing colours. All the enhancements of the iGen4 Diamond Edition will be available to current iGen4 customers, including: • Automatic Image-to-Paper Setup – manual
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Local Dealership Claims "Printing is Typically the 3rd Highest Business Expense"
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they are spending on print 37-41% of printers avoid format procurement approval Printing has been identified as the last unaudited frontier of corporate expense Every 5 minutes in the U.S.A. 15 million pages are printed Read the rest of the article on my blog, copierDIRECT.ca http://www.copierdirect.ca/oe-...st-business-expense/
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Impressions Printing Selects the KODAK NEXPRESS Digital Production Color Press to Hel
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comparable to what we would have done on offset, but we are meeting quicker turnarounds and have greater flexibility—thanks to digital.” The company is the first printer in Ontario to utilize a KODAK NEXPRESS Press with KODAK NEXPRESS HD Dry Ink. Kodak’s HD Dry Ink features a smaller particle size, which helps Impressions Printing achieve denser blacks and more vibrant colors on each print job it produces. Stuart noted that the extensive color gamut of the KODAK NEXPRESS Platform was one of the top
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Tulane Streamlines Business Processes with Document Capture System
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academic year. Tulane processes hundreds of thousands of documents a year on a variety of systems, including three servers and 30 Xerox and Ricoh multifunction devices, with 20 staffers handling document management on any given day. With the expanded deployment of AutoStore, according to NSi, Tulane is looking to reduce time and expenses related to document management and achieve further ROI. According to an NSi spokesperson, Tulane "saved the equivalent of two FTEs ... within the first 12 to 15
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Sharp to unveil revival plan on May 14: Sources
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last year, Sharp needs to raise cash before September to pay a $2.14 billion convertible bond. Sources at Sharp and its banks, as well as analysts, have told Reuters they expect the Osaka-based company will resort to equity financing to make up any shortfall after it adds up available cashflow and gains from asset sales and cash from investors, including Qualcomm and Samsung Electronics.
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Re: Sharp "What will Happen"
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quote: Originally posted by midsmanuk: Why would Sharp sell a highly profitable business unit they are more likely to dispose of units which are loss making, its a well known fact that they have already turned down offers for the print business from Samsung. PLease up until 7 months ago, Sharp had stated the there was no interest in selling the MFP division. MY how things have changed after the delayed qualcom money, the loss of the Hon Hai deal. Sharp as stated here and in news stories is NOT
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Re: How do you feel about the industry?
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was free) Then call the ones that are left and find out where they are in the buying cycle and who makes the decisions. Enter into a database of some sort. Call and get an initial introductory appoint and wallah! you've got a prospect. Now get about 20 into your pipeline and start selling! (The selling part I'll leave to another day but prospecting and getting prospects is easy.) On top of it all you have Kyocera printers (the lowest CPC in the industry) Now quit whining and start working 10-12
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OCE Color Wave 650 Printer with identified accessories net of trade in credit
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Solicitation Number: SPMYM313Q6309 Notice Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Synopsis: Added: Apr 04, 2013 9:07 am The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard requests responses from qualified sources capable of providing: 01 1 EA OCE Color Wave 650 Printer with TC4XT 36 inch Scanner including: 1. Print Engine w / 4 rolls 2. OCE Power M+ Controller 3. TC4XT Thick Original Color Scanner 4. Postscript 3/PDF 5. Initial Supply Order 6. Delivery and Installation 7. System Integration IPAK https://www.fbo.gov/?s
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Sharp hits new year low
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Renewed speculation that Sharp is considering a ¥100bn (US$1.07bn) equity offering drove down its share price today to its lowest level since the beginning of the year. The shares lost 10.3% before rallying to close at ¥264, down 5.75% for the day, following reports after market close yesterday evening that the company had decided to raise ¥100bn via a public share offering. Sharp’s market capitalisation was just ¥289bn at today’s close. The electronics conglomerate said a decision on a capital
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nQueue Billback Launches Subscription-Based Document Management System
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company assists firms by enhancing the automation and processing of any operational and administrative expenses, including print, copy, scan, phone, fax, travel, court fees, research, overnight, courier costs, credit card charges and more on an extremely powerful platform. nQueue Billback’s software offerings, branded iA® for Information Accountability, can be embedded directly into multi-function devices or reside on tablet computers or terminals to provide clients with the knowledge required to
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EFI is Taking Signage to the Age of Big Data with SmartSign Analytics Monitoring Syst
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EFI’s Online Print Solutions (OPS) unit, SSA will help signage providers and retail marketers better measure and understand the effectiveness of their efforts. “ Print can drive relevance, revenue and profit in the age of big data, and this technology demonstration can show how that will happen with signage ,” said Mark McGowan, director of EFI’s OPS products. “ SSA has the potential to provide unprecedented insights on the best strategies and execution to drive retail sales .” The eyes have it: a
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Council approves copier purchase
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Council approves copier purchase The Carlisle City Council met for a special meeting March 28 to discuss the city’s current copier lease and approve a pay request. At this time, the city is using lease copier services through Business World of Little Rock. Due to the lease agreement’s term being up, the council voted unanimously to terminate the agreement with Business World. In a unanimous vote, the council then approved the purchase of a copier through South Arkansas Business Solutions of
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Funai acquiring Lexmark's inkjet-related technology and assets
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brands. Funai has established a strategy to develop and grow its inkjet printer business by introducing Funai's own inkjet printers and supplies into the market. With the inkjet patents, state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities and comprehensive R&D capabilities, Funai will be able to accelerate the expansion of its inkjet business. For Lexmark customers and distributors, there will not be a disruption of service or support as they continue to work directly with Lexmark. Funai will become a
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Re: How do you feel about the industry?
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quote: Originally posted by Yoda: quote: Originally posted by Meshyf: As a new sales rep with no prior outside sales experience this industry is insane. Going door to door cold calling isn't working. I don't know if it is just my approach or buyers have changed but the sellers haven't. My dealer is super old school. I asked for a recommendation on some crm software and they said use you're brain and a rollodex. Technology had dramatically changed the service side of things but the sales side is
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Re: Are you a Data Miner?
That lead turned into the sale of one 55 cpm colour and one 85 cpm black copier last week. A take away from Xerox. I would have never have known about this opportunity if not for the email that I sent.
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Re: Ricoh Color Print Driver Definitions
From the HELP menu when you are in the print driver: Gray Reproduction: Select the printing method appropriate for black and gray areas of documents. This function is available only if User Setting is selected in the Settings for Image: list. K (Black) Prints black and gray using black toner only. Compared to the black printed with CMYK toner, this results in a black that is relatively flatter and purer. Note: Depending on the application you are using, black and gray images may print with CMYK
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EFI Shows Competitive Edge for PSPs With Unique Digital Presses, Specialty Inks, RIPs
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addition to inkjet printing technologies at Sign Expo, attendees will also see how they can eliminate touch points in their workflow, reduce waste, improve communication and maximize capacity utilization using EFI's industry-leading workflow and MIS/ERP products, including PrintSmith™ Vision business management software, Pace™ MIS technology and the Digital StoreFront® web-to-print platform. EFI's booth features live demonstrations of its integrated inkjet workflow solutions, with production moving
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Epson Awarded Two Wide-Format Imaging 2013 Top Product Awards
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Epson MicroPiezo® TFP® print head to deliver extremely small droplet sizes and four times the nozzles of Epson's previous solvent printer for fast print speeds. The S70670 uses Epson UltraChrome® GSX ink, delivering up to ten colors (a technology first for solvent printers), including an optional White and Silver Metallic and a first ever standard Light Black for improved grayscale and reduced metamerism. About Exhibition Canvas Natural Exhibition Canvas Natural papers are the most recent
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M-Files Partners with CBIZ to Deliver Document Management Capabilities to Accounting,
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with their business operations. CBIZ joined the M-Files Partner Program because they saw an opportunity to better serve their diverse customer base with a more effective solution for managing, securing and sharing their information assets associated with SharePoint and Dynamics GP implementations. By joining the M-Files Partner Program, companies can add a new revenue source in the rapidly-growing, multi-billion dollar document management and ECM market by selling and servicing M-Files as a
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