This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago
First Week of February 2012
My first post on this site (does not include the start of this site with blogspot) was back on January of 2003. Eleven months is all the time that's left in order to have 20 years of collaboration content for our industry. I'm proud we were able and will continue to offer the ability of people in our industry to collaborate in a secure site away from prying eyes.
Enjoy these copier threads from 10 years ago this week!
On track to transform enterprise printing
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worldwide use Equitrac. Its strong MFP and printer partner alliances mean Equitrac has long been used by major printer and copier OEMs such as HP, Ricoh and Xerox to provide enhanced multivendor print management capabilities for tracking, monitoring and reporting on scan, copy and print usage to their managed print services (MPS) customers. This broadens the already strong OEM relationships on the eCopy side, including Canon, Konica Minolta and others. With Equitrac, eCopy and its desktop products
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Managed Print Services Executive
Art Post (Guest) ·
the XPS solution in terms of consistency andcontrol, improved services, managing costs and managing compliance. PositionXerox effectively against competitive offerings (e.g. HP, Ricoh / IKON, Canon,Lexmark, Konica-Minolta and local dealer offerings) and how these do or do notaddress the market. Developworking relationships with key players (Client Asset Manager team) and the various applications that willbe used in the Implementation and Manage phases of the XPS sales cycle, as wellas the
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Konica Minolta Launches bizhub C754/C654 Color MFP Series Featuring New INFO-Palette
Art Post (Guest) ·
new series is an ideal solution for vertical market customers with a number of features targeting their current needs and future opportunities, making it just another reason why customers can count on Konica Minolta to deliver hard-working, digital printing solutions that optimize print and document workflow efficiency.” The bizhub C754/C654 series offers enhanced security by way of Konica Minolta’s bizhub SECURE and other advanced options including Biometric Authentication and HID Proximity
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Making a case for Green Printing
Art Post (Guest) ·
of Managed Print Services (MPS). According to Bhaskar Joshi, Manager - Marketing, Office Imaging Solutions Division, Canon India, “Right now 20% of printouts are not claimed at the end of the day. That is actual wastage and it has an adverse impact upon the environment in terms of energy consumption and paper wastage.” This has led print vendors to come up with innovations in the area of MPS. The latest one is called secured printing. In this set-up, the printout will not be generated unless the
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Innovative EFI Fiery Technology and New Konica Minolta MFPs Bring Mobile
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productivity-boosting tools. Based on the latest award-winning Fiery System 10e platform, the controller delivers fully finished documents faster than ever before and offers multiple ways for mobile device users to print from their smartphones and tablets. "Once again we have paired our advanced Fiery technology with the latest bizhub products from Konica Minolta to provide customers with an exceptional color printing solution," said John Henze, vice president of Fiery marketing, EFI. "This
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Toshiba’s profit drops sharply
Art Post (Guest) ·
Toshiba’s profit drops sharply Toshiba is another tech giant that reports weak results due to the strong Japanese yen and natural disasters. Net profit for the nine months to December dropped by 70 percent to Y12 billion ($158 million). The company was forced to more than halve its net profit estimation for the whole fiscal year, which ends in March, from Y140 billion to Y65 billion. Sales dropped as well in the nine months to December, by nearly 7 percent, to Y4.35 trillion. The strong yen
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Sales Representative for Managed Print Services
Art Post (Guest) ·
professionals to continue our expansion. Experience with equipment sales (copiers, plotters, printers) and managed service is required. Previous Managed Print Services sales is required. This is a new and exciting position with excellent compensation potential for the right person. REQUIREMENTS · 2+ years relevant experience in consultative managed print services and equipment sales (copier/plotter/printer) · Excellent written and verbal communication skills necessary · Strong computer skills
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Konica Minolta Celebrates Fifth Consecutive Year as Brand Keys’ #1 Brand
Art Post (Guest) ·
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. For more information, please visit
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Xerox Unveils IaaS, Backup SMB Cloud Services
Art Post (Guest) ·
February 3rd, 2012 | Author: Larry Walsh Services are nothing new to Xerox, as the company is one of the driving forces behind managed print as an augmentation of its legacy printer and copier business. But the cloud beckons and Xerox is heading in with the launch of infrastructure and backup services that are a departure from its document management core. Designed for small and midsized businesses with revenues ranging from $10 million to $250 million, the Xerox IaaS and backup cloud services
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Copier manufacturer Ricoh slid 6 percent after saying it now expects to post annual l
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, trading at 70 percent of its average 90-day full day volume, slashed its annual profit guidance to 200 billion yen($2.6 billion), its lowest level in three years, hurt by the cost of natural disasters in Japan and Thailand and a strong yen. But in an indication that the market was beginning to take these type of earnings figures in its stride, Honda's stock was up 0.5 percent at 2,679 yen after falling as much as 2.8 percent in early trade. Copier manufacturer Ricoh slid 6 percent after saying
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Abramo Printing & Logistics Purchases Four KODAK PROSPER S-Series Imprinting Systems
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Wednesday, February 01, 2012 Italian print service provider Abramo Printing & Logistics has invested in four KODAK PROSPER S-Series Imprinting Systems to print variable data for the ISTAT 2011 Italian census forms. The print house has a long-standing relationship with Kodak. Among its numerous offset and web offset printing machines are three KODAK VERSAMARK Printing Systems, two with two 9-inch inkjet printheads, and one with four 9-inch inkjet printheads. Catanzaro-based Abramo Printing
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Jeffrey Jacobson Named Head of Xerox Global Graphic Communications
Art Post (Guest) ·
strategy, operations, product development, marketing, sales and support of Xerox's production systems portfolio and related software and workflow offerings. "Jeffrey brings to Xerox deep customer and industry knowledge and relationships, extensive business acumen and insightful strategies to ensure Xerox remains a respected leader in helping graphic communications clients profit and grow their businesses with our digital printing solutions," said Armando Zagalo de Lima, president, Xerox
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Konica Minolta 3rd Quarter/March 2012 Consolidated Financial Results
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Check it out....KonicaMinolta will be raising or has raised prices for MFP's, alarmed about the euro and a possible recession there, increased value of the end, and possible effects from Thailand floods for last quarter of this year. Here's the link.. KM 3rd Quarter/March 2012 Consolidated Financial Results
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Fire! Fire! Fire sale @ KonicaMinolta!
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a fire hazard. Incidents/Injuries: The firm is aware of two reports of the printers overheating. No injuries have been reported. Description: This recall involves four desktop models of laser color printers: Magicolor 4750DN, Magicolor 3730DN, Bizhub C35 and Bizhub C35P. Model numbers are located on the plate attached to the side of the printer as well as the bottom of the front door. The printers are dark and light gray in color and have "Konica Minolta" printed on the top of the front door
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Xerox® WorkCentre® 6400X vs Canon Color C1030iF
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KonicaMinolta bizhub PRESS C8000 BLI Production Print Review
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Preo Announces the Release of Printelligence™ v4
Art Post (Guest) ·
distribution partners including Supplies Network and Toshiba America Business Systems. About Preo™ Software Preo™ Software Inc. is the market leader in providing Print Knowledge Management Systems to enterprises, select OEMs, and Managed Print Services providers around the world. Printelligence™, the company's award winning flagship cloud-based offering, empowers users to optimize their print assets and reduce print volumes, while yielding significant cost savings and reducing the environmental
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Japan's Ricoh & group companies downgraded to 'A'
Art Post (Guest) ·
business, relatively light capital investment burden, and potential for higher earnings in growth markets underpin the company's business. In addition, restructuring efforts are likely to produce a degree of improvement in its earnings in Japan and North America. Therefore, we limited the downgrade to one notch. Although Ricoh's market share in its core copiers and multifunctional printers business has declined over the past three years, it remains a leader in major markets such as Japan, North
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RICOH/IKON sales merge
Ricoh914 ·
What will happen in the next seven weeks with RICOC/IKON sales departments with the IKON name gone? Anyone have any idea on this?
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Sharp Forecasts Record $3.8 Billion Loss
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-yen loss from 24 analysts’ estimates compiled by Bloomberg. Sharp cut its revenue forecast by 8.9 percent and said operating profit will be zero. Japan’s largest maker of LCD panels booked charges as it cut deferred tax assets by 119.8 billion yen in the quarter ended Dec. 31. The Osaka-based company and local rivals Sony Corp. and Panasonic Corp. are also forecasting losses because of weakening demand for TVs, while a stronger yen damps the repatriated value of their overseas sales of LCDs
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Print Audit® Introduces Disruptive New MPS Business Model
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. Premier provides a full array of print management tools that can be used to uncover more sales opportunities, truly manage printing in any environment, lower print costs and add value to the dealers machines in field. To sign up or learn about Premier please visit: http://www.printaudit.com/mps1 Visit the following URL to sign up for one of four webinars hosted by Print Audit’s President and CEO, John MacInnes: http://www.printaudit.com/premierwebinars About Print Audit®: Established in 1999 and
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Ricoh's Unique New Publishing Event Showcases the Industry's Future: From Traditional
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Ricoh's Unique New Publishing Event Showcases the Industry's Future: From Traditional Books to Tablets "The Next Chapter" Event Will Feature Thought Leaders and Experts Gathered to Help Shape Tomorrow's Book Industry Jan 31, 2012 BOULDER, CO - Ricoh Production Print Solutions LLC, a leading provider of digital output solutions, today announced its first-ever, books-driven, invitational event -- "The Next Chapter" -- aimed to bridge the gap between publishers and book manufacturers by addressing
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RJ YOUNG COMPANY ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC AGREEMENT WITH RICOH AMERICAS CORPORATION
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE RJ YOUNG COMPANY ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC AGREEMENT WITH RICOH AMERICAS CORPORATION Acquires Select Customer Accounts in Mississippi and Alabama Locations, Focuses on Local Service Nashville, Tenn. (February 6, 2012) – RJ Young Company announced today a strategic agreement with Ricoh Americas Corporation to expand its footprint of key accounts in Mississippi and Alabama. Effective March 1, 2012, RJ Young will assume ownership for the sales, service and operations of certain
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Re: The Death of the Direct Channel?
GMAN ·
Since IKON / RBS has not been able to upgrade the Canon / Ricoh IKON MIF that was the intent of the acquisition, they are now selling off the base to mega Dealers. But RJ Young will upgrade these 6,000 units to Canon machines and Muratec devices. Ricoh is having extensive back-order issues at present time.
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Canon U.S.A. Introduces the REALiS WUX5000 and WUX5000 D, its Brightest ...
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LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., Feb 01, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, has introduced its brightest-ever REALiS Installation LCOS Projectors, which are designed to provide exceptional display performance for a wide range of professional AV markets. Incorporating multiple features for convenient installation and maintenance, the new REALiS WUX5000 and WUX5000 D Installation LCOS Projectors utilize Canon's unique fourth-generation AISYS (Aspectual
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Scanner apps turn phone into fax machine
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is worth spending $2 for the Pro version, which provides added screen room and other important benefits -- chief among them the ability to export images via email to an Evernote account or DropBox. The only way to export a scan with the free version is to send it as a fax or print it -- if, that is, you own a printer that connects to your device wirelessly. If you can export the document digitally, as with the Pro version, you can then retrieve it using a device that is wired to a printer
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Ricoh MP301SPF
Art Post (Guest) ·
Heard about this from my DSM, suppose to be here in 30 days or so. I've seen nothing on the Ricoh 6 month forecast. Has anyone else heard of this???
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Anitech launches the KIP C7800 wide-format toner-based printer
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print on a huge range of substrates for indoor and outdoor use and lastly it has finishing built right into the production chain.” The KIP C7800 wide format printer uses a solid particle based toner system for colour and mono printing that produces outstanding quality at a cost per copy rate that is a quarter of the price for a comparable size in inkjet. Built for flexibility, the machine will print media from 300mm to 910mm wide, making it ideal for indoor, outdoor or backlit graphics and the
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January 2012 Sales Quota Poll
Art Post (Guest) ·
Please take the time to vote every month, I'll post a new poll for each month! We'll even do a quarterly!
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New Color and Monochrome A3 MFPs From Samsung
Art Post (Guest) ·
can print images with a selected color or without a certain color, which will be replaced with white (that can save toner when printing images with a dark background). Pressing the button starts saving Eco print mode that reduces toner consumption. Advanced security features include password authentication, data encryption and protection from penetration into the office network. All MFPs come with pre-installed special software, which consists of SmarThru Workflow applications (helps with
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Kyocera TASKalfa 300ci LAB Test Report
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HP Officejet Pro 8100/8600 vs. Color Laser Printers
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Kyocera TASKalfa 552ci BLI Field Test Report
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Kyocera FS-C5250DN Color Laser BLI Test Report
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Sharp MX-M753N BLI Lab Test Report
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Kyocera FS-C2126MFP+ Lab Test Report
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Xerox® Phaser® 6280DN vs. Lexmark C544dn
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Business Development Manager - Managed Print Services
Art Post (Guest) ·
Business Development Manager - Managed Print Services Staples - Fremont, CA See original job posting at CareerBuilder » This position can be located in the following areas: San Francisco, Seattle, San Jose or Newark Staples Technology Solutions is the enterprise technology division for Staples, a $26 Billion fortune 100 Company. With 28 years as an industry leader in technology including imaging and print, Staples Technology Solutions (STS) is a trusted provider of mission critical supplies
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Samsung signs printer deal with California
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Samsung Electronics Co., Korea’s leading tech firm, said Sunday it has won a three-year contract to supply printers to the state government of California. The company did not specify the amount of the deal, but said it will supply laser-jet printers to 150 government offices of California for the next three years. Samsung also said the deal marked the company’s largest contract with a government. Samsung currently has the second-largest share of about 20 percent in the global market for laser
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Re: Canon President Steps Down as Forecast Misses
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, Canon's consolidated sales dropped 4 percent from the previous year to 3.56 trillion yen for the business year ended in December, based on U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Main factors for the drop include effects from the Great East Japan Earthquake, floods in Thailand and the superstrong yen. In December, Canon said it aimed to boost its sales in 2012 to above 4.48 trillion yen--sales figures for the business year ending December 2007. But on Monday, the firm forecast its 2012
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Re: Ricoh MP301SPF
fisher ·
Please be advised that the following models are scheduled to be discontinued and we have limited inventory available. Oracle Code Ricoh Model Savin Model Lanier Model 415464 MP C3001 C9130 LD630C 415473 MP C3501 C9135 LD635C 415402 MP C4501 C9145 LD645C 415417 MP C5501 C9155 LD655C The replacement models, the MP C3002/C3502 and the MP C4502/C5502, are scheduled to launch at the end of February.
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Re: Ricoh MP301SPF
txeagle24 ·
I bet they will be virtually identical to the previous models and that Ricoh is just standardizing model numbers to prepare to phase out Savin and/or Lanier.
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Re: Canon President Steps Down as Forecast Misses
GMAN ·
As Canon searches for new Leaders, during the current transition in the Office Products industry, they will also need to rebuild their culture. The once dominant figure and brand name is showing signs of trouble right now. They entered a 'Perfect Storm' when Ricoh acquired IKON, which had them in a reactive mode for a long time, then the tragic Earthquake and Floods occurred. In order to halt their slide, Leadership and culture must help navigate the Industry giant through these times, but
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Re: Canon President Steps Down as Forecast Misses
Art Post (Guest) ·
right, I read that they are going back to a former COO who is Fujio Mitarai and read that Canon did not think that they had someone like Fujio in the "next generation". I guess that would have meant someone in the 50-60 range? It seems all of the major copier companies, even KM has had a very tough year. Tsunami, earthquake, floods (thailand), and yes the unexpected rise of the yen has hit them hard.
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Re: The Death of the Direct Channel?
Art Post (Guest) ·
I doubt that they will upgrade to all Canon devices that would not have been in the best interest for Ricoh. That aquisition is now approaching four years old (Ricoh of Ikon). I agree with the back order issues however so are other manufacturers as well. It's not only Ricoh!
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