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This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago

 

This Week in Copiers Ten Years Ago

Second Week of November 2013

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Guest Blogger!!!! Harry's back with an awesome blog that takes us old timers back to a simpler time in the industry and all you newbies are probably wishing you had a station wagon to cart a copier around!.....

Oh my, when selling copiers door to door was so simple?



Check These Great Copier Threads from Ten Years Ago This Week

10 Ways to Make your Copier & MPS Proposals Standout!

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assessment you'll probably have one or two solutions or features that will make you stand out. Make sure that you list what your solution or feature is going to do for them such as: "On our assessment we noticed that there are many prints being left on the copiers and printers that are never picked up, in addition these documents have personal information on them. Our device agnostic Print Secure software will eliminate those pages being left on the printers and copiers, and in additional all of
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Konica Minolta Eyes Global Annual Sales Of 10 Billion Yen For New Window Film

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Konica Minolta Eyes Global Annual Sales Of 10 Billion Yen For New Window Film KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 13 (Bernama) -- Konica Minolta Inc Japan is targeting global sales of 10 billion yen annually for its new high-performance window film, Konica Minolta Ice, said its General Manager, WF Division, Shigeki Suzuki. The new product is touted as the best in its class using the fifth generation window film (multi-nano layer dielectric reflective film) with advanced features, to cater for customers in the
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Xerox Takes Managed Print Services Beyond Print

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Server Management Service frees up an enterprise's IT resources by having Xerox oversee and consolidate print servers, print queues and drivers. -- Xerox Mobile Print Solution offers secure printing via the Xerox Mobile Print app. Users can print from their desktop, laptop, tablet, mobile devices and smartphones. Additional enhancements include: -- locating public printers using GPS and maps; -- integrated cloud printing with a customer's active directory; -- Secure Card Reader and Follow You
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Konica Minolta Launches bizhub 454e/364e/284e/224e Series

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models feature fast first-copy, warm-up, scanning, and overall print/copy speeds to boost overall productivity. "Customers continue to seek solutions that power their workflow and serve as a central document resource for the entire business," says Kevin Kern, senior vice president, Marketing, Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. "By delivering fast speeds and enhanced connectivity, the bizhub 454e/364e/284e/224e series is another reason customers can count on Konica Minolta for true
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Konica Minolta Expands IT Services Offering for Dealers

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relationships with them. We've captured additional revenue streams that we were not getting before, and it is a wonderful tool to help get prospective customers," says Tom Minor, President of MM Sales Company, a Konica Minolta Dealer in Urbandale, IA. "By partnering with All Covered, The Swenson Group can now offer our customers a wider spectrum of IT solutions and expertise at a better price point compared to developing everything in house," says Dean Swenson, President of The Swenson Group, a Konica
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Ricoh Spec Review of the MP C300HW & MP C300HT MFP's

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Ricoh recentlyadded two additional MFP's that are specifically designed for the Healthcare Industry. Loyal readers may remember that a few years ago I mentioned that the next "Big Thing" is that manufacturers would start designing and introducing vertical market imaging systems. It seems Ricoh is practicing what I preached at least for the Healthcare Industry. Both of these systems are similar to Ricoh's MPC300 (Color) MFP system that was launched a little over two years ago. The major
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Konica Minolta Inc : Konica Minolta Recognized for Climate Change Action and Transparency with CDP Leadership Positions

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Konica Minolta Recognized for Climate Change Action and Transparency with CDP Leadership Positions - Enhanced Environmental Efforts Brought Konica Minolta for the First Time Named to Both CPLI and CDLI - Tokyo (November 6, 2013) - Konica Minolta, Inc. (Konica Minolta) today announced that the company has been commended by CDP for the action it is taking to reduce emissions and mitigate the risks of climate change and for its approach to the disclosure of climate change information. The
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Canon Wins Three SGIA 2013 Product of the Year Awards for OcÉ Arizona 600 Series

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, reliability, productivity and user-friendliness. Since 2006, OcÉ Arizona Series UV flatbed printers have earned 38 industry awards from organizations throughout the world. These awards demonstrate the industry’s confidence in the quality and innovation built into every OcÉ Arizona Seriesprinter. Approximately 4,000 systems have been sold to date placing thisseries at the forefront of the UV flatbed printer market. About Canon Solutions America, Inc. Combining the strengths of the former Canon Business
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Ricoh MPC 8002SP with scan2ocr Review

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of the documents were right side up! If you're going to demo this feature, this is an awesome way to do it!!! So, far so good for my big demo on the 21st of this month, tomorrow we hope to have UDOCX running for scan2ms365, and dropbox. I'm also going to have Ricoh ICE (Integrated Cloud Environment) up and running and will be performing some test for scanning to dropbox, evernote, MS365, and SharePoint. Stay tuned!! -=Good Selling=-

Toshiba e-STUDIO Products Added to EPEAT Registry of Greener Electronics

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Robert Frisbee, CEO of the Green Electronics Council. “Toshiba's dedication to create greener business products underscores its commitment to the environment and demonstrates the value it sees in the EPEAT system.” “We are elated to have our products meet such stringent criteria to become EPEAT registered,” said Tom Walter, director of aftermarket sales, marketing and operations for Toshiba America Business Solutions, Inc. “Creating greener, more sustainable products speaks to Toshiba's philosophy
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Book Manufacturers and Publishers Discuss the Future of Publishing at Ricoh's Second Annual "Next Chapter" Event

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Book Manufacturers and Publishers Discuss the Future of Publishing at Ricoh's Second Annual "Next Chapter" Event Concurrently, Edwards Brothers Malloy Announces Ricoh InfoPrint 5000 Purchase; Digital Printer to Be Used for Book Printing, Short Runs BOULDER, CO--(Marketwired - Nov 12, 2013) - During the Next Chapter event hosted by Ricoh Americas Corporation ( Ricoh ), the future of the printed book was discussed and debated, and preliminary results from a major new study on the future of book

Ricoh Europe: European businesses forecast significant rise in the number of ‘intelligent workers’ by 2018

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-europe.com/thoughtleadership About Ricoh Ricoh is a global technology company specialising in office imaging equipment, production print solutions, document management systems and IT services. Headquartered in Tokyo, Ricoh Group operates in about 200 countries and regions. In the financial year ending March 2013, Ricoh Group had worldwide sales of 1,924 billion yen (approx. 20 billion USD). The majority of the company's revenue comes from products, solutions and services that improve the interaction
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Toshiba's VIPedge Cloud-based Business Telephone Solution Wins ...

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. Together with IPedge and Strata® CIX™ business telephone systems, Toshiba's VIPedge gives SMB and enterprise customers the best of all worlds with a choice of cloud, IP or converged business telephone systems. For an Authorized Toshiba Dealer, visit www.telecom.toshiba.com . To subscribe to the Toshiba Telecom Blog, visit http://blog.telecom.toshiba.com/ . Follow us on Facebook (ToshibaPhoneSystems), Twitter (toshibaphonesys) and LinkedIn (Toshiba-telecommunication-systems-division). About
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Sharp Previews New Lineup Of Mid-High Volume Monochrome Workgroup Document Systems

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wireless networking on the Sharp Advanced Series, in conjunction with the free Sharpdesk ® Mobile app, offers convenient printing and scanning for guest users, without having to access the company's corporate network. The "Point-to-Point" mode establishes a direct wireless connection to mobile devices, which is isolated from the wired LAN. Both the Sharp Advanced series and Essentials Series offer a range of paper handling and finishing options to accommodate virtually any size office
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Sharp Introduces Cloud Portal Office - Secure Anytime, Anywhere Access to Business Content

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Office Scan/Print, a Sharp OSA enabled MFP Connector for seamless integration. Availability Cloud Portal Office is available Q1 2014 for purchase via authorized Sharp dealers and direct sales. About Sharp Electronics Corporation Sharp Electronics Corporation is the U.S. subsidiary of Japan's Sharp Corporation, a worldwide developer of one-of-a-kind home entertainment products, appliances, networked multifunctional office solutions, solar energy solutions, LED lighting and mobile communication and
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Me, Sadaaki, Mitsuhrio & Brian

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vertical stacker for the rear exit system. Prints would still exit to the bottom tray, however there would be no misfeed issues. This is big because I believe many W3601 users are send out larger jobs because both exit areas can't stack that well, especially the bottom tray. The end user actually agreed and stated that if Ricoh had something like they would send less print outs, thus more clicks for the factories. Adding a third party stacker like the Tameran is not an option in many companies since
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EFI Acquires Lector Computersysteme

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integrated with EFI Wide Format and EFI VUTEk superwide format inkjet printers, as well as with EFI Fiery, the leading digital front end platform for Xerox, Canon, Ricoh and Konica Minolta printers and copiers. EFI will also continue to support the existing Lector client base, which consists of approximately 1,000 customers. For additional information about EFI Productivity Software, visit www.efi.com or contact 800-875-7117 . About EFI EFI™ ( www.efi.com ) is a worldwide provider of products
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Book Manufacturers and Publishers Discuss the Future of Publishing at Ricoh's Second Annual "Next Chapter" Event

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BOULDER, CO -- (Marketwired) -- 11/12/13 -- During the Next Chapter event hosted by Ricoh Americas Corporation ( Ricoh ), the future of the printed book was discussed and debated, and preliminary results from a major new study on the future of book publishing were revealed. Concurrently, Edwards Brothers Malloy announced that they have installed a new InfoPrint 5000 digital printer to be used for book publishing and short print runs. Throughout the summit, thought leaders, disruptors and
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Canon's IDEAS Paperless Document Management Solution Now Available to Volvo Dealers

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tech productivity and service bay utilization. 3. Reduces processing: Document printing, scanning, copying and handling are significantly reduced and in some cases eliminated, saving time and money to otherwise print and file paper documents. 4. Improves security and compliance: Keeps sensitive customer financial information away from prying eyes. IDEAS helps auto dealerships comply with consumer protection laws. 5. Reduces costs: IDEAS frees up staff once needed to file and search for
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ARC Document Solutions Positioned in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Managed Print Services Worldwide

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its principle market emphasis on the AEC industry. ARC is also the only company in the report that is focused solely on service provision. "Our innovative approach to MPS remains tremendously compelling to our customer base as demonstrated by our rapid rise to become the ninth largest provider of managed print services in the world. Our focus on comprehensive service and software over the features and functions of equipment puts the customers' needs first," said K. "Suri" Suriyakumar, Chairman
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Ricoh Distributed Scan Management with new 03 series

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Can anyone explain or tell me the advantages of using Distributed Scan Management with the new 03 series? If I'm understanding the "Ricoh Sales Information Guide" this can only be used with Windows Active Directory"?
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31 Ways to Close More Sales (#14 of 31)

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other 33% in 30 days and then the balance in 30 days. Most dealerships won’t do this however you can’t get it if you don’t ask. Talk with your sales manager to see if this is offered. -=Good Selling=-
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Re: Oh my, when selling copiers door to door was so simple?

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first appointment you were allowed to sit down!!! Try doing that today. Golly, delivering your own systems was the worst, especially when the systems started to get bigger and faster. I can attribute much of the back pain I have today to getting quite a few copiers up, not one, nut two flights of stairs. When a prospect on the second floor asked how delivery you asked "how many steps are there"? I learned lasing from one of the best, Dennis Gordon at Hertz Commercial Leasing in Parsippany. Taught
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Re: Oh my, when selling copiers door to door was so simple?

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Love all of this. I had to show up first day with a Ford Galaxee wagooooon. I could fit a saving 840 and 765 in the back. Get the toner and liquid dispersant loaded and don't bring em back. Braniwashed and it worked.
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OKI proColor Series Named “Product of the Year” by the National Association of Quick Printers

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the quick and small commercial print market. OKI proColor will be presented with this award in ceremonies taking place Friday evening, November 8, 2013 during the NAQP Owners Conference in Nashville, TN. The groundbreaking OKI proColor Seriesis a line of high impact digital color printers that serves the graphic arts, production, specialty printing and imaging technologies industries. The line includes digital envelope printers, a digital web press with an array of in-line finishing options, and
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Ricoh Color Calibration

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Saw this on my LinkedIn wall today, how true right???
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'Stormtrooper' giant moth discovered in Ricoh Telford factory

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- last updated Fri 8 Nov 2013 UK Telford Shropshire The Death's Head Hawkmoth was spotted by staff at the Ricoh Factory in Shropshire today. citePhoto: Ricoh Eco-Ninjas/cite The force seems to be with a Telford factory after a giant moth with markings similar to the "Star Wars" soldiers the Stormtroopers has been discovered at a factory in Telford. The Death's Head Hawkmoth was spotted by staff at the Ricoh Factory in Shropshire today. Sometimes they have skull-like markings on their heads
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Court finds Ricoh transfer orders for workers invalid

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THE ASAHI SHIMBUN The Tokyo District Court ruled in favor of two plaintiffs who sought to have temporary transfer orders by their employer invalidated on grounds they were nothing less than a blatant attempt to coerce them into retiring. Judge Eri Shinohara said Nov. 12 that the transfer orders by Ricoh Co., a major supplier of office equipment, were intended to place the workers into irrelevant duties to pressure them to quit. Shinohara said the orders were an abuse of personnel management
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Re: Ricoh's Simplified Touch Screen @ Convergence

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Agreed that this looks very much like an Android. I'm surprised how fast the panel swipe is. Ricoh has definitely improved the ease of use. Do you think MFP's will soon come installed with Windows or Mac operating systems to become another workgroup computer in the office with print/scan capabilities? Seeing this Ricoh makes me think that is coming in a few years.
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