This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago for the Last Week in April of 2010

Neal · 4/26/107:24 AM

which has resulted in the opening of offices in 15 metropolitan areas in the last year - Rosetta Technologies announced it will sell MICR (magnetic image character recognition) toner that supposedly will work in 90, 110 & 135ppm Ricoh production print b/w copiers. - Ricoh announced that in Australia, it will resell EFI PrintSmith MIS software, which is used by printshops to manage their business. EFI normally sells this product directly to printshop owners, so Ricoh is testing this in one

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Guest · 4/25/1010:47 PM

digital front end is in the late stages of development and will be released later this year with the upcoming release of the new flagship color digital press from Konica Minolta, the bizhub PRESS® C8000. Geared to support Konica Minolta’s continuous strengthening of its foothold in the print production market, the new CREO Color Server is exceptional in its workflow connectivity via built-in JDF capabilities and comprehensive variable data printing (VDP) functionality. Konica Minolta’s customers

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Guest · 4/26/107:17 PM

on average had expected a profit of 18 cents a share in the second quarter and 81 cents for the year. ACS HELPS REVENUE The net loss in the first quarter was $42 million, or 4 cents a share, Xerox said. That compares with a year-earlier profit of $42 million, or 5 cents a share. Xerox, whose rivals include Ricoh Co (7752.T), Oce NV (OCEN.AS), Canon Inc (7751.T) and Konica Minolta Holdings (4902.T), said revenue rose 33 percent to $4.72 billion, beating analysts' forecasts of $4.65 billion. Sales

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Guest · 4/26/107:22 PM

staff of sales consultants and repair technicians who perform all levels of copier service and consultation on new copier systems customized for all types of business needs. Gray & Creech Office Systems also features Canon & Sharp office systems, supplies and Smart Print Managed Printing Services, a program that allows customers to pay only for what they print on their printer fleets. Consisting of 23 employees, Gray & Creech Inc. is known in the Triangle region for services provided through

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copyme · 4/26/1012:17 PM

I am up against the color Xerox 7775 with a used Ricoh C3260 (Savin C6045) and Xerox has some kind of better tracking software for reporting and charging back. Has anyone learned about this?

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Guest · 4/26/107:24 PM

. credited its results to a turnaround in U.S. consumer spending, as well as expanding markets in China, India and elsewhere in Asia. Sales of laser and inkjet printers rose, the company said. Worldwide demand also grew for single-lens reflex cameras after it introduced new models for beginners and amateurs. Compact digital cameras performed well in emerging economies, though sales lagged in developed countries. Western and other advanced economies face uncertainties in the months ahead but "appear

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Guest · 4/27/108:01 PM

You know what they need to do, so why isn't your team selling? Couple of weeks ago I put a call out to Leslie Simone to ask Leslie if she would write a "guest blog" for the Print4Pay "MFP Solutions Blog". I had the opportunity to work with Leslie for a short while last year and found her dedication, desire and determination was nothing short of outstanding. So, it's with great please that we post her "guest blog" for all of our readers. You know what they need to do, so why isn't your team

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Guest · 4/24/108:48 AM

WARWICK, R.I. — Canon Business Solutions Inc., a subsidiary of Canon U.S.A., recently announced the grand opening of its office at 117 Metro center Boulevard in Warwick. The new office is home to 15 sales and service employees, with plans for growth, in an effort to better serve businesses and growing document management needs in the Providence area. The 4,400-square-foot facility includes a state-of-the-art showroom which houses the latest in Canon's arsenal of hardware and software. "The

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Guest · 4/26/107:19 PM

By Damon Poeter, ChannelWeb 6:30 PM EDT Wed. Apr. 21, 2010 Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ)'s Imaging and Printing Group (IPG) has beefed up its HP Managed Print Services (MPS) business with a new services delivery platform called the HP MPS Smart Decision Suite, IPG chief Vyomesh Joshi said Wednesday. "We wanted to make sure we provided global, scalable solutions to customers," said Joshi, executive vice president of HP's IPG, at a press conference in San Francisco. "We wanted to make sure we were

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Guest · 4/26/1010:45 PM

490 Color Continuous Feed print Systems, prints at 600-dpi resolution and maintains its rated speed when printing either in color or black-and-white, regardless of the number of colors used or the weight of the paper. It prints 226 feet per minute, or 493 images per minute, two-up, simplex on 8½-inch by 11-inch paper. Cathedral Corp. provides printed and electronic financial communication programs, personalized direct mail and e-marketing services. The company employs 175 people in Rome and has

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Guest · 4/27/107:29 PM

additional value to your visitors, your customers and your own mobile employees. Visitors to Ricoh’s stand, F85, are welcome to use HotSpot technology to print free of charge at the show. By installing a Ricoh HotSpot printer on their premises, a company can provide its customers and employees with a valuable service and could generate additional revenue. Plus, because Hotspot printers are not dedicated to wireless printing, it can also be used as a normal network printer.

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Guest · 4/28/107:32 PM

against the Euro and U.S. dollar. Consequently, while consolidated net sales for fiscal 2010 exceeded the company's original and upwardly revised forecasts, they represent a 4.9% decrease compared with the prior year's results, to JPY1,073,805 (USD11,546; Euro8,590) million. In response to the challenge of an overall reduction in sales, Kyocera strived to improve profitability and strengthen the foundation of each business segment by reducing costs in all areas of the company, and by improving

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Guest · 4/29/106:33 PM

indirect channels. The study found that HP’s portfolio, sales, marketing and customer services strategies and execution capabilities were especially strong. “Organizations understand the value they can achieve with managed print services and HP’s MPS strategy and service offerings demonstrate significant comprehension of customer needs and delivery requirements according to our recent study,” said Michael Orasin, research manager, Document Solutions, IDC. HP’s broad portfolio of products, services and

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Old Glory · 4/27/1010:29 AM

I've come up against Xerox using Pharos in the past. I lost a $50,000 sale because we couldn't get SmartAccounting to work but I also have it working in a small Community College tracking about 30 machines but it took awhile. I'm not sure Ricoh is backing SmartAccounting anymore. We like PCS Director but it is pricey. Just started looking into PaperCut...appears to be VERY powerful for the price. Ricoh also now has Technesis Print Control System but I know nothing about it. I would recommend

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Guest · 4/24/109:01 AM

some furniture, then added machines later on, a formula that still works for the store to this day. "We do the machines - copiers, computers, dictation, calculators, timekeeping systems - furniture of course," Clute said. "It has evolved into more than what it started out as. Back then there were no copiers, there were no fax machines." Clute said his grandparents had a true partnership, with his grandfather hitting the road to get business and his grandmother taking care of customers once they

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Guest · 4/29/106:24 PM

Panasonic’s A3 Exit - Not a Transitional Milestone April 28th, 2010 · No Comments Author: Jake Here in the office printing analyst community, few forecast drum beats can be heard as loudly as claims of the imminent consolidation of copier vendors and the looming obsolescence of the A3 format. These forecasts have gained increasing clout during the last year as the floundering economy expedited Oce’s path to acquisition and the emergence of new A4 MFPs, such as Sharp’s Frontier series, prompted

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Guest · 4/27/107:27 PM

Monday, April 26th, 2010, 12:40 pm The latest venture in mortgages for Xerox Corp. (XRX: 10.81 -4.76%) is a move to make the name synonymous with paperless electronic mortgage origination, according to the company. The company is now focusing efforts on its eVault, an off-site digital storage repository for electronic loan documents, as a way to try to grab more market share in paperless origination. Currently the company holds more than 35,000 mortgages in the vault. The software-as-a-service

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copyme · 4/27/1011:34 PM

Anyone have a few of the Savin C2410 Brochures they want to sell or maybe I can give a gift card for? I need about 10. Steve 301-332-9821

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Guest · 4/30/1011:26 PM

Poway Unified School District Selects A Customer-Focused Managed Print Services Provider April 30, 2010 Click Here To Download: • Case Study: Poway Unified School District Selects A Customer-Focused Managed Print Services Provider Submitted By OKI Printing Solutions CUSTOMER BACKGROUND Poway Unified School District is recognized as one of the leading technology school districts in the nation, and the third largest school district in San Diego County. Poway USD operates 34 schools, employing

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copyme · 4/27/1011:29 PM

Great, thanks for all the info on tracking solution options. I had gone with Equitrac because they will do the training and support all remotely for about $1K and for a $250 yearly fee provide continued support. As for the fuser on the C6045/3260C, I did check with the service manager and he said as long as you run recommended paper it is a great fuser. He said the paper is in a user guide on the tsc website and lists the paper types recommended. I will have to make sure I print that for the

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Guest · 4/25/1012:25 PM

ORDER authorizing the Mayor to execute a 48 month rental agreement with RJ Young Company for a Ricoh MPC 5000 Digital Color Copier System to be used by the City Clerk’s Office (Pree, Bluntson) http://www.city.jackson.ms.us/...ilAgendas/042010.pdf

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Guest · 4/29/106:26 PM

This was emaile to me today, thought it was a pretty creative sale approach to color wide format plotters. Facilities Management Program CAD Color Facilities Management Canon iPF755 - 36" Wide We Take Care Of Everything! You get: No Upfront Cost Wide Format Color CAD Printer Unlimited Ink Unlimited Bond Paper Service For 36 Months How It Works: You Pay Just $2.00/ft2 For The Prints That You run (Miminum 100/ft2 Per Month) All Usage Over 100/ft2 In A Month Is Billed At $1.50/ft2 For Example: If

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jswinberlin · 4/29/1010:34 PM

After installing a Savin MLP37n on a customer's network they said their computers were showing that a new device was available on the network. I've seen this before but don't know what causes it. I would think it was something in the PC operating system configuration. Someone told me to turn of upnp (universal plug in play) through web image monitor but I have been unable to locate it and wonder if this is the case why doesn't this always happen when installing a Savin network printer. The

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Guest · 4/28/108:05 PM

Attendance for Convergence was over 1,000 people. Actually this is was a combination of Lanier, Savin, and Ricoh dealers, thus the theme of "Convergence". That's about all I was able to get, hope to have more for everyone!

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GIntel · 4/29/1012:35 PM

Any idea what the MSRP/Street Price/CPCs will be for the 2020c? Looks like it could be Toshiba's answer to the Ricoh C2030/C2050/C2550...

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bandit41076 · 4/26/102:10 PM

embedded copy tracking on xerox? have you thought about smart accounting?

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Larry Levine · 4/26/103:10 PM

I would shy away from the Ricoh 3260. Too many known problems with fuser jams and it does not handle heavier paper at all. I would find another Ricoh and then use Smart Accounting.

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copyme · 4/26/109:37 PM

I belive the Xerox solution for Accounting /Tracking may also be Equitrac, which I had already proposed. It is around $3500. As far as Smart Accounting, I tried to sell that before but was warned away when I started to ask questions from tech support, but that was almost 3 years ago, maybe they have corrected them by now. Anyone have good luck with it? As far as the 3260's fuser, I had not heard bad things about it so could you elaborate on the problems with it? I have little choice but to

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JasonR · 4/28/108:17 AM

Not an option to just download it and print your own?

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Guest · 4/28/108:08 PM

I heard this the other day at the AIIM/OnDemand Show in Phili, by a former Ricoh employee. Ricoh Americas Corp which is headquartered in West Caldwell will be moving to Malvern, PA!!!!! Isaid no, no,......can't be...however reasoning was Ricoh Americas is out of space in NJ, operating inb three seperate building I beleive. Senior reps are from the Malvern area, and the Malvern facility is huge!! I still don't beleive it,however as we've stated he, ya never know!

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GMAN · 4/29/108:06 AM

quote: Ricoh Americas is out of space in NJ, operating inb three seperate building I beleive This is very true, even though recent layoffs have freed up some space in the NJ buildings. Yet, with the IKON PA Army, they could never just utilize those three NJ buildings when IKON is integrated. I suspected this and do believe the 'rumor.' A lot of the rumors on this thread have come to fruition.

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jswinberlin · 4/28/1010:50 PM

For those of us who aren't Mac afficionados I created a cheat sheet today while doing an MFP install on a Snow Leopard machine (see attached).Hope it can be of some help to someone else. After talking to tech support today, I think I may just send it...

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SpartaGuy · 4/28/107:31 AM

I have seen statements on return forms from lease companies that state that the leasee is responsible for securing data that may be on the HDD. Regarding the show, CBS producers get paid to make reports for "good TV". I heard about this HDD concern a few weeks ago in an early morning "tip" from Clark Howard on CNN a few weeks ago. I Googled it at the time and found a print article. I think that the concern is valid but I think that it probably the hard way to find personal information. As the

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jswinberlin · 4/28/1011:08 PM

I've uploaded the doc file. Also, tech support did provide some very detailed information to me via email that I just reviewed. The main difference is that they are scanning via IP which doesn't account for the possibility of the IP Address changing.

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jswinberlin · 4/28/1011:09 PM

Here's the Ricoh PDF (Art, were you able to open the doc file?)

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