This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago

yeti · 2/14/1210:00 AM

Art all the manufacturers are in Toronto Kyocera Mita Konica Minolta Toshiba Sharp Ricoh Xerox Canon Pitney Bowes (Sharp the sequel) I Don't know if there is A Muratec or Copy Star direct The funny part is Pitney and Ricoh HQ's share a parking lot. quote: Originally posted by SalesServiceGuy: Toshiba Business Systems, Toshiba Toronto Direct, last Fall was awarded the Thames Valley District School Board for 1,200 copiers. This is believed to be the largest deal awarded in Canada last year. It

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SalesServiceGuy · 2/8/127:55 AM

Konica Minolta Canada published a bulletin this week announcing an approx 10% price increase on all MFPs,Accessories, Production Copiers and Printers effective April 01 2012. No increases are planned for Software solutions, consummables or parts. This action is due, in part, to supply chain costs and global economic conditions. As far as KM USA goes, I do not know.

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Art Post (Guest) · 2/9/126:20 PM

tasks, and a Double Feed Release button on the scanner body to allow users to handle special documents such as envelopes. Canon Color imageCLASS MF8380Cdw "Outstanding A4 Color MFP for Small/Home Offices" The Canon MF8380Cdw Color Laser Multifunction Printer offers winning solutions for home and small office users seeking a four-in-one (print/scan/copy/fax) laser MFP that provides a convenient and cost-effective alternative to print and copy outsourcing. Developed to help increase productivity, the

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Art Post (Guest) · 2/9/126:22 PM

tasks, and a Double Feed Release button on the scanner body to allow users to handle special documents such as envelopes. Canon Color imageCLASS MF8380Cdw "Outstanding A4 Color MFP for Small/Home Offices" The Canon MF8380Cdw Color Laser Multifunction Printer offers winning solutions for home and small office users seeking a four-in-one (print/scan/copy/fax) laser MFP that provides a convenient and cost-effective alternative to print and copy outsourcing. Developed to help increase productivity, the

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Art Post (Guest) · 2/9/128:04 PM

ever before and offers a tool 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 launch includes many hallmark Fiery controller features that ensure outstanding color quality and ease of use along with some unique tools that boost

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Art Post (Guest) · 2/13/127:58 PM

Entrepreneurial Development (ICED), Mail Boxes Etc., Inc., and National Association of Quick Printers (NAQP). Konica Minolta's innovative bizhub PRESS C8000 is the first digital press to receive the G7 Digital Press Certification from the IDEAlliance®. For more information, please visit http://www.CountOnKonicaMinolta.com and follow Konica Minolta on Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter. About EFI EFI (http://www.efi.com) is a world leader in customer-focused digital printing innovation. EFI's award-winning

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Art Post (Guest) · 2/14/129:21 PM

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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Clinton · 2/8/121:26 PM

While PB is selling Sharp in Canada now, did they ever sell Sharp in Canada before? PB relabelled Panasonic, Ricoh, Kyocera Mita, and Minolta over the years, but did they ever sell Sharps, relabelled or otherwise, before 2007?

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Art Post (Guest) · 2/14/129:27 PM

as making sure employees are aware of IT policies and use access codes to pick up prints and copies. Additional survey results found: ■Half (51 percent) of those employees whose workplace has a printer, copier or MFP say they’ve copied, scanned or printed confidential information at work. ■Of the 39 percent who say they are at least sometimes worried about confidential information staying secure, 86 percent say they are at least somewhat worried about personal information, 77 percent say

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SalesServiceGuy · 2/8/127:59 AM

are of the opinion that Ricoh's competitiveness in its main imaging and solutions 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

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bill w · 2/14/1212:58 PM

Heard they were all done however there may be stragglers, anyone have any info?

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Anders And · 2/13/122:52 AM

quote: Originally posted by SalesServiceGuy: Konica Minolta Canada published a bulletin this week announcing an approx 10% price increase on all MFPs,Accessories, Production Copiers and Printers effective April 01 2012. No increases are planned for Software solutions, consummables or parts. This action is due, in part, to supply chain costs and global economic conditions. As far as KM USA goes, I do not know. Is this official?

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yeti · 2/9/1211:03 AM

quote: Originally posted by SalesServiceGuy: Konica Minolta Canada published a bulletin this week announcing an approx 10% price increase on all MFPs,Accessories, Production Copiers and Printers effective April 01 2012. No increases are planned for Software solutions, consummables or parts. This action is due, in part, to supply chain costs and global economic conditions. As far as KM USA goes, I do not know. They just laid off a bunch of people too.

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Art Post (Guest) · 2/9/126:11 PM

Services offering for their market. About Print Audit®: Established in 1999 and headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Print Audit is the fastest growing managed print services company in the world. By providing businesses with innovative and practical print management software solutions, the company has helped customers recapture over $200 million in printing and photocopying expenses while saving an estimated 190,000 trees a year. Print Audit has offices located in the United Kingdom, France, Germany

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Art Post (Guest) · 2/9/128:11 PM

ColorStream 3500 inkjet printing system was unveiled at Canon Expo in Tokyo in November 2010. The high-speed, high-quality, full-color inkjet printer simplifies the transition from monochrome to full-color or even five or six colors. It offers productivity and flexibility for high-speed color and monochrome production of transaction, transpromo, direct mail, book and manual applications. Industry-leading reliability, print quality and media range are testaments to Océ DigiDot® multilevel dot

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montecore · 2/11/1210:10 AM

Has anyone gone up against Canon products with these models. What were the Canon models? What was the outcome? I am looking for gov't pricing on these units with the following configurations....what would each system cost? 2 2352's copy/print/scan/2 trays 1 2852 copy/print/scan/2 trays What would the cpc be for each unit? What would the cpc be for 14 - 20K across 3 units?

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Art Post (Guest) · 2/12/1211:30 AM

OLD BUSINESS COPIER PROPOSALS Supr. Marshall noted that the copier proposals are in front of the Board and will be coming out of the 2012 budget. Supr. Marshall said that the Toshiba copier is most favorable. Councilman Arndt agreed and noted that buying the unit instead of leasing is the way to go based on the low bid and also based on the all the Ontario County municipalities’ that have a Toshiba copier. Supr. Marshall agreed. Councilman Arndt noted that you are able to network this copier

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Art Post (Guest) · 2/14/129:25 PM

systems, TABS is leading the way for businesses to print smarter, work safer and conserve resources. For more information on Toshiba solutions and services available in the United States and Latin America, please visit http://www.business.toshiba.com . Follow Toshiba: Facebook http://www.facebook.com/ToshibaCopiers Twitter http://twitter.com/ #!/toshibamps Blog copiers.toshiba.com/blog Press Room: business.toshiba.com/usa/about/press

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Art Post (Guest) · 2/9/127:58 PM

restructuring in the first quarter. The cuts coming down Wednesday will eliminate some positions in product research and engineering, Isselman said. Xerox employs 1,284 in Wilsonville where, among other things, it develops solid ink printer technology. Xerox spokesman Bill McKee said the company continues to transition into a services-based business. Xerox’s services offerings and accounts represented more than half of the company’s $22.6 billion in annual revenue last year. “It’s a fact

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Art Post (Guest) · 2/9/128:02 PM

Fuji Xerox claims to have blown its competitors out of the water with the launch of what it said is an ‘unrivalled’ new flagship printer targeted at large businesses and the creative and design markets. The company today took the wraps of three new printers including the Phaser 7800, a colour printer which Fuji Xerox said is unmatched in the market due to its ability to print commercial quality materials. Product sourcing manager Michael Johnson told CRN large businesses would no longer have

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Art Post (Guest) · 2/9/128:09 PM

) a unique advantage in today's competitive environment, as it provides new opportunities for developing new recurring revenue streams within existing accounts and procuring new accounts through monitoring and managing document workflow to improve document output-related efficiencies for end users. "OKI is committed to providing innovative printing solutions and technologies through a full range of channel segments, as represented by the Total Managed Print solution and the expansion of offerings

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montecore · 2/11/1212:21 PM

I heard recently that the Oce Canada operation has let go all the sales reps except one for all of Canada. More interesting that single rep reports to someone in FL. I think Canon is shaking up the "great white north".

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Art Post (Guest) · 2/12/121:43 PM

Last week I blogged the "Death of the Direct Copier Channel", in less than one week there were over 1,200 views. I'm guessing we hit a hot spot with many of those in the Direct and Dealer Channel. The Print4Pay Hotel forums also posted many comments like "Wow - it's like go here for more

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Art Post (Guest) · 2/13/128:02 PM

, rightsizing, asset allocation and print cost reduction. Level Platforms - DOCUWISE MPS solution provides a single pane of glass for all Level Platform partners, it is printer/copier brand agnostic, it automates supply and service orders, includes a helpdesk, (Break/Fix) nationwide on-site service and maintenance support, supplies, logistics, hardware, recycling, TCO analysis, print cost reduction strategies and implementation. Many organizations spend much more money than is needed on office printing

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Art Post (Guest) · 2/14/129:20 PM

One of Telford's biggest manufacturers has said it is preparing to cut jobs. Ricoh, which employs about 800 people at its Priorslee factory, said it was offering voluntary redundancy to office and administrative staff. Director Rod Baggott said the company, which makes printers and photocopiers, expected to know how many jobs would be cut within the next fortnight. Mr Baggott added that staff working on the production line and in warehouses would not be affected. The Japanese-owned factory was

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Art Post (Guest) · 2/14/129:33 PM

technology also replaces the multiple process steps used in traditional electrophotographic printing technologies with a single, digital, no-variable process resulting in highly stable and consistent quality output. For customers seeking to reduce their environmental impact, the Océ VarioPrint DP Line utilizes Océ HeatXchange® technology incorporated into the printer to reduce energy consumption by transferring heat used to fuse toner onto paper from printed sheets to new sheets entering the print

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yeti · 2/13/123:56 PM

Canada is a simple environment for competition Ricoh (Ikon is long gone) Xerox Canon Even Canon is a very distant 3rd in this market Ricoh has dominated for years but they have been loosing some ground to Xerox in recent months. With Xerox Buying Laser Networks they are getting a jump on managing existing devices where Ricoh has been concentrating on flipping entire environments to Ricoh 2012 should be a challenging year for anyone in Canada.

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SalesServiceGuy · 2/14/127:37 AM

Toshiba Business Systems, Toshiba Toronto Direct, last Fall was awarded the Thames Valley District School Board for 1,200 copiers. This is believed to be the largest deal awarded in Canada last year. It was a steal from Ricoh and believed to increase Toshiba's Canadian copier market share to approx 15%.

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Art Post (Guest) · 2/9/127:55 PM

manpower. The event is called Convergence because, in the past two years, the lines between the printer-copier-scanner, or multifunctional device, and its role in business has morphed into a different animal calling for radically different skill sets from vendors. It is against this background that Bryan S Ryan has organised this major event, with guest speaker Bill Cullen, aimed at helping businesses maximise savings and efficiencies from managed print services. Bryan S Ryan MD Brian Whyte explained

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Art Post (Guest) · 2/10/1211:45 PM

Production Print Certification 5 » exam maker

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Art Post (Guest) · 2/12/1211:22 AM

VP, marketing, Konica Minolta Business Solutions US, as saying. “This 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 optimise print and document workflow efficiency.” The bizhub C754/C654 series offers enhanced security by way of Konica Minolta's bizhub Secure and other

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Art Post (Guest) · 2/12/1211:58 AM

REQUEST FOR COPIER PROPOSALS The School District of University City is seeking bids to lease purchase approx. 50 copiers. Specifica- tions may be ob- tained from the Fi- nance Office at 8136 Groby Road, Univer- sity City, MO 63130. Sealed bids must be received no later than 9:00 A.M. on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012. (Originally published in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch for 02/08/2012) http://thelist.kaango.com/ad-r...se-purchase/20226813

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SalesServiceGuy · 2/12/124:48 PM

The Copier Dance http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...mp;feature=endscreen A copier in Cuba. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...&feature=related Secure Copier Destruction http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...&feature=related Exploding Copiers with Tannerite! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...&feature=related

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Art Post (Guest) · 2/14/125:05 PM

Did anyone take this course yet? It stated the OEM drum is $27 and has a yield of 30K? Is this true???

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Art Post (Guest) · 2/14/129:47 PM

“cost per” product as cost per copy, cost per image, or cost per print, the LEAF CPU offering can be customized to support their unique go to market strategy. In addition to standard CPU billing functions, in this latest version, LEAF has released enhancements which provide equipment vendors with the most up-to-date automated metered billing and reporting systems in the market today. The newly updated LEAF CPU platform can be tailored to meet an individual vendor’s program requirements. Whether an

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lep524 · 2/8/128:43 AM

The new series of Kyocera colour MFP's that was introduced last summer provides the means to set three tiers of counter for colour based upon the coverage of colour on the page. This permits setting three price levels based upon the amount of colour coverage. The settings can be adjusted by the dealer to fit their price model. It means you don't have to pay a full colour page price when you print a small colour item, say a logo, if the contract is set up this way. We just won a large contract

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GMAN · 2/8/1212:08 PM

Conclusions: 1. The IKON acquisition has not been a Cash Cow, but a 400 lb Gorilla 2. The article hints that Ricoh will move HQ to Malvern, PA 3. The article hints at more layoffs when they mention "restructuring" 4. Ricoh is betting on Managed Document Services and Production Print to sustain them

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Larry Levine · 2/12/1210:28 AM

Curious to see how this will shake out and filter down to Canon Business. Does anyone sense a situation like there has been between Ricoh and IKON?

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GMAN · 2/8/1212:13 PM

Konica Minolta in the U.S. had a Price Increase on February 1, 2012 on some MFP products, which averaged 5% across the Product Line. They did not raise pricing on Consumables, nor Parts.

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GMAN · 2/8/1212:17 PM

Conclusions: 1. The IKON acquisition has not been a Cash Cow, but a 400 lb Gorilla 2. The article hints that Ricoh will move HQ to Malvern, PA 3. The article hints at more layoffs when they mention "restructuring" 4. Ricoh is betting on Managed Document Services and Production Print to sustain them 5. It's going to be a tough seven weeks in Ricoh's Direct Channel (IKON / RBS)

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John · 2/13/1211:48 PM

We are a reseller for Canon large format products and I hope someone can help with the issue we are having on a Canon iPF 825. I have a customer that plots from Arc GIS and 3 times per year they print 3-4k plots over a 4 day period. Part of the reason we sold them the 825 was the ability to switch rolls. On these long runs they would like the plotter to switch from roll 1 to roll 2 so they could have uninterrupted plotting. Unfortunately the Canon will not switch rolls and only stops and says

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Emie_gran · 2/14/1210:33 AM

I'm so frustrated. 1st Case: customer calls wants quote on 2 IR6055's. Needs print, copy, scan function staple finisher and 3hole punch. My pricing comes in right under $25K. Oce dealer gets the deal priced at $19K. 2nd Case: same Oce dealer quotes IR2525 at $2,300. My price $3,200. My cost on both of the deals was a couple dollars less than their quote. How are they able to give the equipment away and stay profitable... Has anyone else come up against this issue as an independent Canon dealer

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Art Post (Guest) · 2/14/129:38 PM

need a human touch. The company will demonstrate technology that can assist manual indexing processes and make them nearly as efficient as automated ones. “As much as technology and automation can make our lives easier, sometimes we just can’t avoid the need to involve a human being,” said Kevin D’Arcy, vice president of sales and marketing at MES Hybrid Document Systems, Inc. “Document Management systems can do a lot to help us, but we still need to oversee and guide them in certain situations

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Art Post (Guest) · 2/11/1212:32 PM

I have not even sold one of these yet, most all Ricoh products are very hard to come by right now. Are you looking for GSA pricing or US Communities?

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SalesServiceGuy · 2/12/129:05 AM

Customers are telling me that Canon Direct closed their offices in my small Canadian province of Nova Scotia and handed over operations to their new local dealer.

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Art Post (Guest) · 2/12/1211:18 AM

Wow, what comes around goes around right, could it be that copier history may repeat it self in the near future and become more dealer orientated (especially due to financial conditions), one would tend to think that this is the logical course of action in order to increase profits. Maybe ib the future when you look at the time line of the industry as whole, you would then see a 20-25 year blip where direct channel was seen more as a fad, rather than a good business model.

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montecore · 2/12/123:57 PM

I am surprised that KM did not start with their bread & butter lineup to see what an impact there will be like Sharp has on all the new color A3's.

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montecore · 2/14/127:46 PM

Panasonic has been out of the industry for about 3-4 years now. There is no parts or R&D from them. There are only 3 distributors in the US...one on the west, east and midwest. All of their support people have taken other jobs with the distributors or in other areas. It was very frustrating dealing with the middle man because many times they did not know the answers and there was no other resources. If anyone is selling these boxes they are off lease systems or units that are sitting in a