This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago

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Art Post · 7/7/148:03 PM

systems over a wirelessnetwork. The addition of Canon Print Service to Canon’s mobilesolutions portfolio expands easy Android device printing support. Canon Print Service is an ideal solution for existing and newCanon customers, as users who already own compatible Canon systems don’t need to upgrade their printers, nor download new driver software. Userswill enjoy printing with options, including paper size, number of copies and orientation, to name a few. “As the growth in mobility among individuals

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Art Post · 7/3/1412:39 AM

trying to figure out why. Is the territory saturated that many sales people that everyone is covered? Hey, I'm in NJ, and pretty much you can't drive more than a quarter mile without finding a prospect. Could it be that no one is interested in Ricoh MFP's? How about, gee maybe everyone is searching for copiers on the web and they are finding us before we find them? I tend to think if that was the case, then I've have a few more leads than TWO! Maybe, just maybe they are all connecting with the

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Art Post · 7/1/1410:52 PM

helps students learn about the processes of writing, editing, and digitally publishing books. Middle and high school students are nominated by their language arts teachers to participate in a free eight-day summer writing workshop, where they spend time with teachers, authors, and previous participants to practice creating written pieces in various genres. Their writings are then compiled, professionally published, and digitally printed in final book form by Canon Solutions America's Production

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Ricoh914 · 7/1/146:38 AM

Has anyone heard what Ricoh has in the works to compete with this?

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Art Post · 7/2/146:46 AM

commercial and franchise printers are constantly on the lookout for ways to generate new business and increase profits,” said Tim Vellek, Vice President, Production Printing Business Group, Ricoh Americas Corporation. “At Ricoh, we want to make that happen more quickly, more effectively and more often as our customers adapt to today’s new way of work. This is precisely why we’ve created 1to1 Create Marketing Services. It’s simple, direct and effective – exactly what our customers need to generate ROI

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Art Post · 7/1/147:09 AM

employees of the RJ Young Company to assure the continued high expectations of standards in sales and service. "This is truly a win-win for both Ricoh and RJ Young, but most importantly for the customers of both companies," commented Chip Crunk, CEO President of RJ Young Company. RJ Young Company is the largest independent office equipment and business solutions provider in the Southeast. They offer the latest technology to scan, secure, share, copy and print information efficiently. RJ Young has

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Art Post · 7/2/1411:43 PM

to print picking lists would save approximately 26 million Dollars annually at all their stores across the United States and their suppliers' operation facilities. Toshiba Tec does not only offer office printing devices, but also Barcode printers which creates a more complete printing solutions for the customer. Based on the wide-ranging and in-depth experience combined with the leading edge know-how of Toshiba group, Toshiba Tec's advantage is further strengthened in both the manufacturing and

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Art Post · 7/1/147:10 AM

not here. Anyone?

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msaeger · 7/6/1410:12 PM

Are there people looking for this? I would think someone that would have space for that / be willing to pay for that would not be looking at the fast plastic stuff.

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Art Post · 7/1/1410:56 PM

as superb text quality with four-point text in both standard and knockout with fewer, stray “satellite” droplets and more clarity in all print modes. The printer’s LED inks cure at a lower temperature than is required for other curing or drying methods, giving users the ability to print on a wider range of media that cannot withstand high heat – including less-expensive and thinner media down to .79 mm thick. The VUTEk GS5500LXr Pro printer is ideal for nearly all roll-to-roll graphics uses

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Art Post · 7/2/1411:35 PM

Next, the Board considered bids for a pair of new copiers and copier service in the District. The Board did not usually approve the copier purchases in the District, as they fall under the amount needed for their approval. However, Dr. Edgar sought to bid the services this time, and to purchase more than one copier. The bid from Data Comm was 77 cents higher than the bid from GFI Digital. However, Data Comm has worked with the District in the past, so Dr. Edgar recommended accepting their bid

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Art Post · 7/7/1410:50 PM

I did the video with my phone, next time I promise I'll set up the tripod on the video camera. I havethose, was just well,,, I guess lazy. The vide o is a little lengthy but shows that the Ricoh "Request a Quote" is not working. Once it is working does that means those leads go to the Direct Sales Channel? If so, why is there not a "Request A Quote" for Dealers? If the answer is "well, we share then and dole them out evenly to dealers and direct". Then the next question is why are their radio

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Art Post · 7/7/148:12 PM

Neimes to enhance the editorial content and design of the print and digital publications as well as develop other properties and projects devoted to the office imaging industry. As part of ENX, TWII will continue to publish weekly content of interest to dealer principals, dealer sales reps, and dealer service technicians. The monthly content in ENX will concentrate on four key industry areas, including hardware, solutions, services, and supplies. The popular content from TWII, including The Elite

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Art Post · 7/7/148:18 PM

Move will allow Tinkerine to aggressively enter the US market VANCOUVER, July 7, 2014 /CNW/ - Tinkerine Studios Ltd. (TSXV:TTD and OTC Pink: TKSTF) Canada's leading manufacturer and distributor of 3D printers, today announced the addition of RJ Wafer to its Advisory Board, and Ben Yan to the role of Channel Manager, in a move that will strengthen its distribution and sales efforts in North America and internationally. Both gentlemen bring a great deal of experience in the areas of corporate

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yeti · 7/3/143:18 PM

Not really a rumor but it looks like Sharp Canada has declared an all out war against Pitney Bowes and Konica Minolta http://sharpdirect.ca/PB_Web_Release_Doc_v3_en.pdf http://sharpdirect.ca/Welcome.htm I'm guessing there is no love lost between the two/three of them.

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kathie · 7/3/1412:36 PM

We used to get some via the website as well, but the ineptitude of Ricoh can be astounding! Brand new series '03 machines are not available now. WHAAA??? MPC2003 - 3003. They have also begun to contract packing with UPS so everything is coming is HUGE boxes with hardly anything in them, and we're getting charged for it!!

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Jason H · 7/1/143:36 PM

http://www.prweb.com/releases/...07/prweb11987201.htm   I just saw this come across the web a little while ago.

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Art Post · 7/7/148:15 PM

The Cherokee County Board of Education, during its Thursday, June 26 meeting, accepted a bid on a 3D printer, stand and cleaning station for $39,350 from Technical Training Aids, Inc. Brett Keasler, principal, Cherokee County Career and Technology Center, explained that the funding for the printer is made possible by grant funds CCCTC recently received for enhancement of its engineering and auto CAD drafting lab. “The Three D printer will allow students to design objects in 2D and 3D version

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exit148 · 7/3/148:33 AM

The fact that the website lead generator doesn't work is crazy, Wow! But my gut feeling is if any do leads come in to the Mfr, regardless of the source, the lead gets sent to a direct op. Independent Dlrs are left to find their own leads.

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Art Post · 7/3/141:31 PM

Kathie: Thanx for the comment! OMG, no machines.....well I guess that's part of the cyce of doing business. Is anyone else seeing the change over the UPS thing. Art

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Old Glory · 7/3/1412:48 PM

Let me piggyback on what Vince just said about making a profit. Many sales people think that making a profit on the hardware is what we are here for and it isn't. In our industry, companies hope and pray that the sales department can at least break even. In other words, the profit generated by hardware sales only pays for the generation of hardware sales. In most cases if the clicks aren't profitable, there is no reason for the sale. Selling hardware is our job but it is for the profit

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Old Glory · 7/3/142:07 PM

Restaurants, hotels,churches, etc. may have functions on weekends but they do their administrative activities 8-5 m-f for the most part. The fact that they are open on nights and weekends does not mean that they require a functional copier during that time. If you are going to go down this path, you need to focus on hospitals, police departments, fire departments, 24 hour P4P's or printing operations that run three shifts like newspapers. However, I still feel you are trying to create a market

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Art Post · 7/1/1411:00 PM

excited to be working with MOSERS," said Greg Cooke, Vice President of Sales for docSTAR. "By implementing docSTAR eclipse, MOSERS will not only be able to manage and collaborate with content more efficiently between departments, they will also be saving money and better safeguarding sensitive information." About docSTAR Founded in 1994, docSTAR(TM) is an award-winning developer of web-based enterprise content management solutions for organizations of any size. docSTAR creates and delivers

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Art Post · 7/7/148:16 PM

Wow, that's a nice order. Hopefully some copier dealer was involved in the process.

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fisher · 7/1/149:13 AM

I'm always amazed when I visit medical facilities how much faxing they still do. Nearly all of my business clients have abandoned faxing for the most part but not medical. To me there is nothing less secure than faxing but for some reason the industry with the most supposed interest in information privacy is the one still stuck in the stone ages using fax machines.

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Monte · 7/3/141:56 PM

service manager what do you think? If you can make that work, now as a salesperson I can offer weekend service and have a competitive advantage. What if that increased sales by 15%, that would increase service revenue by 15%. If you could offer weekend service and not gouge the customer by doing so you would have a distinct advantage and a great story to tell. Your dealership is customer focused. You are available when the customer needs you.

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Art Post · 7/3/142:24 PM

In the New York market place with my dealership that I had in the eighties and early nineties. We hooked up with a shipping agent, they handled much of the shipping traffic in and out of New York and New Jersey Harbors. We had to be on call 24 hours and weekends to service copiers on those ships. Can tell you that we charged double to be on call for weekends and after hours, we have half of the money to the tech that wanted to be on call. Back then we were charging $125 per hour. We also

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Old Glory · 7/3/142:37 PM

That sounds like a great deal but I wonder how many copier decisions were effected by the 24/7 service availability. How many ships would buy a particular manufacturer based on 24/7 service at just one port. Now if you could make arrangements for afterhours service at every port they frequent, that would be a deal maker!

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msaeger · 7/6/1410:45 PM

quote: I believe in today's labor market a dealership will not need to pay a premium for those people to work on the weekends. Good luck with that! I know I wouldn't change from M-F to working every weekend without some benefit to me. I am always happy to work after hours but that is because I am making more money doing it. Also hotels,restaurants, and churches do not need after hours service. Sure they are open then but like others have said they do most of the printing during the week and in

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Art Post · 7/1/1410:58 PM

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