This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago (Last Week of September 2009)

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Newest Office Systems in Award-Winning Product Line Meet Needs of Sophisticated Color Users and Those Transitioning from Black and White Environments Ramsey, N.J. - September 21, 2009 - Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta), a leading provider of advanced imaging and networking technologies for the desktop to the print shop, today launched the next wave of color multifunctional printers (MFPs - print, copy, fax, scan all-in-one system) in the award-winning bizhub

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print control with Follow-You Printing® - Schools and academic institutes with Xerox EIP and Sharp OSA3 devices can now offer users the ability to override the print workflow default at the printer and opt to print a color document in black and white. This new feature helps minimize unnecessary color printing, which drives down costs. -- Extended partner integration - Equitrac Express now supports Apple Remote Desktop, direct IP printing to Macintosh workstations and both PowerPC and Intel

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effectively runs several programs to minimize impact on the global environment, including the Zero Waste initiative. Partnership for COP15 includes the provision of more than 30 Konica Minolta bizhub color multifunctional printers (MFPs : ) and monochrome production printing systems : . Equipped with state-of-the-art technology, these products will meet the printing, copying, scanning and faxing needs of all UN participants and all delegates prior to and during the convention. "It is a great honor for

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Ramsey, NJ and Mashpee, MA (Vocus/PRWEB ) September 16, 2009 -- Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta), a leading provider of advanced imaging and networking technologies for the desktop to the print shop, today announced that KenMark Office Systems (KenMark) of Mashpee, Massachusetts, has joined Konica Minolta’s dealer channel. Founded in 1983, Ken Pedicini and Mark Braison established the company to provide everyday office needs to companies across Cape Cod and The

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Ramsey, NJ and Hamburg, NJ (Vocus/PRWEB ) September 23, 2009 -- Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta), a leading provider of advanced imaging and networking technologies for the desktop to the print shop, today announced that Rick Taylor, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Konica Minolta has been named "Executive of the Year" by Marketing Research Consultants (MRC), the industry group that publishes leading office equipment trade journals

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InfoTrends included several Global 1,000 and Fortune 500 multinational businesses such as Canon, Fuji Xerox, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Océ, Seiko Epson, and Toshiba. Prior to joining InfoTrends, Mazza served as a product manager at both Electronics for Imaging (EFI) and Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A. "Joel brings extensive new business experience to Lyra," said Frank Stefansson, CEO and executive vice president of Lyra Research. "This experience, coupled with his digital imaging industry sales and

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range of equipment they handle to include manufacturers like Toshiba, Xerox, Minolta and Canon.

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Printer vendor, Fuji Xerox, has deployed a Salesforce CRM solution to assist its staff and partners with better customer engagement. The vendor had three previous, unsuccessful attempts at deploying a CRM solution including using Microsoft Dynamics CRM. Fuji Xerox SMB channel manager, Ken Kozak, said the Salesforce deployment took just 10 days with the assistance of integrator, Fujitsu. “We identified the need for a central repository for important information,” Kozak said. “So far we love the

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.” IKON offers a comprehensive portfolio of document management technology and services to help law firms and corporate counsel manage their entire document workflow, from data forensics, electronic discovery, document imaging and coding, to copy and mail center management. According to Karen Cummings, Omtool’s Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing, “Omtool recognizes the powerful solutions that can be delivered through this integration of software, hardware, and services now available

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74--TEMPEST MultiFunction Copy/Print/Scan (45ppm) Solicitation Number: 1015915352 Agency: U.S. Department of State Office: FedBid.com -- for Department of State procurements only. Location: FedBid.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notice Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Posted Date: September 29, 2009 Response Date: September 30, 2009 Archiving Policy: Automatic, on specified date Archive Date: March 29, 2010 Original Set Aside: N/A Set

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highly scalable print management application * EFI MicroPRESS server technology, which working in conjunction with Canon-branded solutions, can help maximize productivity and efficiency by effectively clustering output devices into one virtual printer * imagePROGRAF Poster Artist, which used with one of Canon’s award-winning imagePROGRAF large format printers can help in-house or external print providers deliver professional poster creation services easily and cost-effectively. Advancing

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dealerships a valuable resource for addressing the document imaging needs of businesses of all sizes and specialties. We congratulate our national winner and regional finalists.” This first-ever U.S. competition of live TASKalfa 500ci Series document imaging solution demonstrations offered the sales staff the opportunity to participate on behalf of their Kyocera authorized dealerships. Participants in the competition were required to submit written customer proposals and conduct a live demonstration

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Sharp’s contemporary new look - a stylish grained exterior with attractive curves and chrome accents. Powerful yet compact The MX-B381 prints and copies at full speed - even at the maximum 1200 x 1200 dpi resolution and has been designed to deliver maximum performance to the workgroup in the smallest possible footprint. It even comes with a space-saving inner finisher to keep the total footprint as small as possible - a real bonus for crowded offices. “One of the biggest barriers to putting a

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of PANTONE to help communicate color anytime, anyplace for anyone. PANTONE is a world-class brand and I’m very excited to be a part of this talented team.” Potesky previously served as senior vice president of marketing at Ricoh Americas Corporation, having joined the company in 1999. In this role, Potesky was responsible for brand and channel strategies which were central to Ricoh’s growth over the last decade. Prior to joining Ricoh, Potesky spent seven years at Canon USA, Inc. as director of

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GMAN · 9/30/091:07 PM

Start selling more KyoceraMITA and Konica Minolta machines!

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Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR) versions of the Pro Series Production Printers be available? A. Yes. Ricoh intends to make MICR-enabled versions of Pro Series Production Printers available shortly after the initial launch to address check and financial instrument printing applications. Q. What utilities are provided for device and print job management? A. The Pro Series Production Printers are bundled with Web Image Monitor to control printer system settings, network defaults, and

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, providing an easy to use yet powerful solution for Canon MFP customers. eCopy has certified more than 1,750 technicians within the Canon sales channel to install and configure eCopy products. eCopy ShareScan also operates on Canon DR and ScanFront scanners. By spanning Canon multifunction product and scanner environments, eCopy enables office workers to use common scanning procedures at any of an organization's document imaging devices -- which support ease of use and compliance best practices

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positive market momentum to the product’s image quality, versatility, reliability, modular approach and affordable price. Fuji Xerox believes the 700 Digital Color Press has proven to be a springboard for printers entering the digital printing market for the first time, representing more than 20% of orders. Fuji Xerox says the 700 Digital Color Press will have new features and finishing options launching in November.

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available as the Colour By Words feature of the newly-announced Xerox Phaser 7500(R) colour printer. "You shouldn't have to be a colour scientist to get the right colour where you want it," said Karen Braun, herself a colour scientist at the Xerox Research Center Webster (N.Y.). "We created a tool that is as natural and as easy to use as simply describing what you want to change. The tool allows customers to meet ever-tighter deadlines by bringing colour printing tasks in-house, right to the

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Gathered from Print4Pay Hotel Members from around the world and a few moles in very good places! Another Canon attempt to diversify from copiers and cameras has failed? Apparently, Canon attempted to enter the high end lithography business for use in LCD and computer chip production. The company installed a $90 million 193nm immersion tool in 2007, and is reported to be having technical problems with the machine. It is trying to enter a market dominated by Nikon of Japan, and ASML of the

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Tuesday, September 22, 2009 This Week in Ricoh "TWIR Notes" 9/21/09 Gathered from Print4Pay Hotel Members from around the world and a few moles in very good places! - Ricoh donated a fully loaded Ricoh Aficio PRO C900S production color laser system to the Graphic Communications Department of California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly). - Ricoh announced it is offering a new external print controller for the PRO C900 production color system, the EFI Fiery QX100. - Ricoh announced it will

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Gathered from Print4Pay Hotel Members from around the world and a few moles in very good places! - Xerox announced it will offer MICR (magnetic image character recognition) toner versions of the Nuvera 200 and 288MX production b/w laser systems for high volume check printing applications. - Xerox won several awards at the PRINT 09 show: - “Worth-a-look” for a Xerox iGen4 production color system bundled with a Stora Enso Gallop to produce color packaging - “Encore Must See Em” for iGen4/Fiery

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[IMG:left]http://www.biojobblog.com/uplo...cial-media-democracy(1)(1).jpg[/IMG]Wednesday, September 23, 2009 Xerox Monitors Social Media with ColorQube Launch It's what I do, every night instead of watching the tube, I'll cruise through my google alerts and then do some searching with google. It had been a few months since I did a google on the Print4Pay Hotel (I can remember a few years ago there would only be 3 pages of links and now there too many to count!), anyway I ran across

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We have a Ricoh 8200N installed. Customer needs to printing from accounting software Windows based "Sage"/"Timberline"), the customer wants the workorder (one page) to be printed twice, once from the top paper tray and once from the second paper tray and then stapled. How can we do this with the exiting RPCS or PCL print drivers? Or do we need a different application HELP!!!!

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GMAN · 9/30/091:02 PM

As many of you recently learned, Chuck Parr is no longer at Ricoh Americas Corporation. Bill Corry (RFG West RVP) will assume responsibility for the Midwest Region and handle the two Regions until a replacement is named. Apparently, John Stewart is going to eventually take control of the RFG West Region and leave his post that is now focused on IKON. Either the RFG (Ricoh, Savin, Lanier) Independent Dealers in the West Region will welcome an 'IKON guy' or shun him. These new developments at

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performance of the programs relative to the performance claimed by vendors. To clarify dealer responses to the survey, in-depth phone interviews were conducted with a number of the dealers. Finally, the 11 participating vendors were provided with a final opportunity to provide additional program details and related business metrics. Market Is Real for Hybrid Dealers “Managed Print Services is more than just a sales approach, it’s a change to the actual business model. It entails moving from

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The Ricoh Pro 907/1107/1307 series was officially released last week. This is the new, print only version of the Katana series and it's targeted at Data Centers. It's co-developed with both Ricoh and Hitachi technology. With it's release, the Pro 1357 becomes Ricoh's flagship monochrome printer. Effective immediately, the Pro 907 and the Pro 1107 replace the DDP 92. The DDP 70e is now discontinued. In comparison to the DDP models, these new products offer stacker options. These stacker options

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GMAN · 9/30/092:31 PM

Konica Minolta Business Solutions has added Ace Copy Systems, Inc. (Hillsborough, NJ) to it's roster of Authorized Dealers. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ACE COPY SYSTEMS Inc. was founded in 1990 and currently has two offices in New Jersey. ACE offers a full line of digital and color copiers, document imaging, multifunction machines, scanners, fax and electronic white boards. Ace Copy System’s philosophy and goal is to provide customers with the most efficient and productive office

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I copied this from an article I found on the web, I answered wrong, try your luck, I post the answer in a few days! Have fun!

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Xerox to Acquire Affiliated Computer Services NORWALK, Conn. and DALLAS, Sept. 28, 2009 -- Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) and Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. (NYSE: ACS) today announced a definitive agreement for Xerox to acquire ACS in a cash and stock transaction valued at $63.11 per share or $6.4 billion as of the closing price of Xerox stock on Sept. 25. This acquisition will transform Xerox into the leading global enterprise for document and business process management, and will

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montecore · 9/30/0910:41 PM

Not sure where to post this question. Can Ricoh copiers make legal size booklets with a booklet finisher at the machine as well from the print driver? If so which models...or where can I find more info on brands that can do this? What brands cannot do this at the machine and/or the print driver. This seems to be an issue that many manufacturers are facing. Thanks for the help in advance!

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GIntel · 9/29/094:56 PM

For these models (bh C360 series), I noticed Konica Minolta once again separated imaging units into separate developer and drum units, but expanded this trend to color cons as well. KM separated mono imaging units with the C652/C552/C452 and the C200, but kept the color imaging units intact. Neal, Do you know what the motivation is for this trend In terms of usage cost, maintenance costs, or modularity? I know KM specifically improved the BW consumable costs with this generation. Do you now how

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GMAN · 9/29/0910:21 PM

In other news, Matt Espe (IKON) will be taking control of Ricoh, as President and CEO. I guess whoever said that IKON would begin to swallow Ricoh, was indeed correct. I once joked (April Fool's) that they were putting up an IKON sign at Ricoh HQ in NJ and taking down the Ricoh sign. They may not go so far as to make that cosmetic change, but the poloitcal change has just set sail. What will the Independent Rioch / Savin / Lanier Dealers think about this change? Time will tell.

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print a configuration page, follow these steps: Press any menu key. Press the [][] keys to [Reports Print], and then press the [OK] key. Press the [][] keys to select [Configuration Page], and then press the [OK] key. The configuration page is printed. To Top [+] Test the network connection between your device and your computer To save scanned files in a shared folder on your computer, your device and your computer must be connected correctly over the network. To confirm that your device and

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quote: How about setting up two printers with different default settings and having them print twice? Will not work, cause document then needs to be stapled. I do remember that in most printers, you can set a feature where the printer will make a copy of the page that was sent, is this still true in most printers?

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Is it true that with the new Canon imagrRUNNER adavance that there are only two engines that cover 8 models a 8 different speeds?

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service agreement,” she said. Beckwith said the district is currently in the midst of a five-year contract with ImageTec which began in 2007. “The agreement was already in place with the district from the previous administration,” he said. Through ImageTec, the district has networked all of its computers to the copiers so that individual printers are not needed. “Which would be more expensive,” Beckwith said.

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Soup to Nuts, low end, high end, MFP's, Printers, Scanners, Fax (has anyone sold a fax in the last year, not me) Wide Format!

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GMAN · 9/24/0911:39 AM

"I have heard that this is also true, but all of the will make Ricoh leaner and meaner" Ricoh got MEANER about one year ago.

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GMAN · 9/25/099:56 AM

UPDATE: FRIDAY 9/25/09 IKON employees are not subject to the 'mandatory' 5 Day furlough, just the employees on the Ricoh side. An announcement has also been made in regard to Ricoh's pension, wherein all activity will be ceased. However, any changes to the Ricoh pension do not apply to IKON employees. As you could imagine, the Ricoh employees are not happy.

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