This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago (Second Week of October 2009)

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climate convention, Konica Minolta 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

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Is selling at cost the future for print hardware? This was the title of a recent blog/article I found on http://www.channelweb.co.uk/cr...gives-print-hardware Here's the article: Deptford reseller ABT Office Supplies has started offloading its Ricoh and Canon multi-function devices (MFDs) at cost price, subject to a delivery charge and service agreement sign-on. The dealer claims the move is to save the cost of printing for businesses by encouraging a switch to MFDs rather than stand-alone

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Monday, October 12, 2009 Sammy "Going After the Big Dogs" Samsung, or as I refer to as "Sammy", talk has it that they will be coming to market with some A3 devices somewhere down the road. Talk, also has it that they would like to be a full line OEM with the likes of Ricoh, Canon, KonicaMinolta, and Xerox. Fact, besides Sharp, none of the above manufacturers have yet come to market with thier own (OEM) A4 device as of this time. Yes, there are some rumors that Ricoh or Toshiba will come to

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Printing, Rules-Based Routing, Authentication, Desktop Accounting and Print Center Management * Canon U.S.A. Professional Services brings the expertise to design and implement managed document services, from analyzing a customer`s print environment and developing new designs to reporting results and identifying areas for future improvements * Canon MDS Knowledge Portal provides a secure Web site for business development and support, including business plans, training modules, best practices, white

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13 October 2009 Printer specialist Konica Minolta Business Solutions partnered with Experlogix to streamline its product quote system. Konica Minolta Business Solutions New Zealand (Konica Minolta NZ) is a leading printer and document solutions company and has been working with New Zealand businesses for more than 35 years, helping organisations efficiently manage information flow and harness new document technology. Konica Minolta NZ differentiates through the quality technology brands it

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Ricoh MFPs with the company’s secure and intuitive fax server solution. Using Ricoh’s sophisticated Embedded Software Architecture (ESA) platform, emFAST was able to enhance the capabilities of FACSys® by leveraging the inherent print functions found in Ricoh’s MFPs through Ricoh’s open architecture. “emFAST has utilized the Ricoh ESA development platform to take the integration between the FACSys® fax messaging platform and the Ricoh MFP to a whole new level,” said Peter Valier, director of IT

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JasonR · 10/9/098:29 AM

quote: Originally posted by lep524: clients won't care about the actual brand as much as in the past. We are finding that clients take our recommendation and will move with brands if we ensure WE will stand behind them. I think this is the big change over the last 15-20 years. If you think back, there was a time that you could buy an "off-brand" (not Xerox, Canon or Ricoh) and be really disappointed. They just wouldn't do the job. That's not true anymore, at least for level of machine 90% of

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This Week in Ricoh "TWIR Notes" Gathered from Print4Pay Hotel Members from around the world and a few moles in very good places! - Ricoh announced it won a bid from AREVA Inc. AREVA is a nuclear power equipment maker, with facilities in 43 countries. Details of the contract were not announced. - Ricoh announced it now has a special discount pricing program for members of NAPL/NAQP, allowing it to increase its sales of production print systems to printshops in the U.S. [URL= http://mfpsolutions

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Mount Laurel, N.J. (October 5, 2009) – OKI Data Americas , which markets its products under the OKI® Printing Solutions brand, today announced the introduction of the MC360 Letter/A4 Color MFP. Ideal for very small workgroups (VSWG) and small offices/home offices (SOHO), the MC360 Color MFP features a compact design and small footprint with four-in-one functionality (print, copy, scan and fax). Combining fast print and copy speeds, reliability and ease of use with high quality HD Color printing

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program is a step toward increased commitment to the Association and its membership. NAPL, the Association for the Business of Print offers its members management resources and support which lead to unparalleled sales and operations results. NAPL's integrated approach to supporting a wide variety of members and partners is similar to that of Ricoh's Production Printing Business Group (PPBG), which recently launched several new products and solutions designed to meet various customers ranging

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allowing office managers to handle a very big spend. So, most firms have uncontrolled procurement of print supplies (paper and toner, especially) at the department level, Crowley says, yet prices of these supplies typically rise by almost 8% annually. "The ideal environment would have users having as much printing and copying capacity as they need with supplies being delivered only when needed," Crowley says. But that often is more a hope than a reality. So, he says outsourcing the imaging fleet to

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Wednesday, October 14, 2009 Xerox "The Week in Review" Gathered from Print4Pay Hotel Members from around the world and a few moles in very good places! - A judge in New York granted Xerox’s motion to dismiss an antitrust claim made against the company. Media Sciences, maker of generic printer supplies for Xerox printers, was trying to establish that Xerox maintained an unfair monopoly on the market for cartridges & ink for its printers. Xerox is still suing Media Sciences for patent

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Chuck · 10/8/0910:36 AM

Assumed that so I asked the question. Heard (maybe here) that Ricoh was reducing Production Printing Div's field sales by 25% (22 of 88).

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burgeoning print-on-demand operation that prints books to order in quantities as small as one and as large as several hundred. Installed in December 2008, the IBT "book-of-one" production line comprises an Océ VarioPrint 6250 digital duplex cutsheet printer to print book pages, a CEM DocuConverter to split/merge the pages into book blocks, an Océ CS650 Pro color system to print color covers. A CP Bourg perfect binder marries book blocks with perfect-bound covers, while a Viadek system to read barcodes

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relates to print in the Americas, InnerWorkings can provide the solution that IHG needs." As part of the agreement, InnerWorkings will be managing print and fulfillment for the world's largest hotel loyalty program, Priority Club(R) Rewards, with 44 million members worldwide. "IHG is an industry leader with top brands and print programs that span across many different product categories," said Eric D. Belcher, Chief Executive Officer of InnerWorkings. "We are thrilled to team up with IHG and

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[LIST] Plotwave has no scan2email 4 touches for scan2folder no file naming for scanning no document server

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jswinberlin · 10/12/093:36 PM

Does anyone know what is necessary to print Intelligent Bar Codes on a Savin MLP32 and/or a Savin C6060 using PostalSoft software? I'm assuming there is some font or something that may be installed in the driver or something.

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productivity-enhancing features and professional-quality color printing. Both models feature Lexmark's Duo Drawer standard, providing up to 900 sheets of standard input capacity, the most of any color laser printer or color laser MFP priced under $1,000. In addition, for customers who need even more paper capacity, a new optional 550-sheet drawer allows for a maximum capacity of 1,450 sheets. The Lexmark X546dtn and Lexmark C546dtn ship with more toner than their leading competitor, up to

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Pogodzinski also received approval for the highway department to purchase a new color copier/printer/fax machine for $9,817. He said the county’s information technology department had recommended buying rather than leasing. “The break-even point is at 29 months,” he said. Pogodzinski said money is available in the current highway department budget because some equipment previously included wouldn’t need replacement yet. He said the current copy machine is using $250 a month worth of color

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systems, printers can produce professionally finished documents in approximately half the time it takes to bind documents by hand. Corporate printrooms and commercial printshops can deliver more print products in the same amount of time and with the same staff. One System with Maximum Finishing Versatility The MultiPunch is the latest in a series of finishing options for the Océ CS665 Pro system. The Océ CS665 Pro system, launched in 2008, now has eight finishers with 24 configurations. Users

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Venlo, The Netherlands, 5 October 2009 — Océ, an international leader in digital document management and delivery, today announced three new office color copier systems that complete the revamping of its office color multifunctional line. The new Océ VarioLink® systems — with color speeds of 22 to 36 ppm — offer copying, printing, scanning, faxing and finishing. They are designed to fit smoothly into office workflows so that users can quickly print documents and then get back to core tasks. In

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4ips color scan speed o Up to .8” max media thickness (T models) o 48-bit color data capture o Network ready with Gigabit Ethernet connectivity · Rocket Scanner Controller o Includes Windows XP ® Professional o Intel Core 2 Quad-Core Q6600 1.4Ghz processor o 2GB DDR PC2-5300 memory o 250GB SATA-150 (7200 rpm) 8MB cache hard drive · Exclusive Paradigm imageFLOW ® scan-print-copy software o Touch screen and keyboard control o Interactive scan-print-copy controls o Over 550 printers

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GMAN · 10/13/099:54 AM

Konica Minolta had a pretty good showing for this Poll on the RFG p4photel. I did not think of that until this recent discussion. Both have solid Product Lines.

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Bill Knight · 10/9/097:08 PM

Ok I got the Java and the print director embedded installed fine. The customer wants to be able to track scans and fax also. According to the jobs list I did not do any scanning though I know I did. I found something the referanced an "Enhanced External Counter SDK" but cannot figure out where to download. Ricoh says it is part of the Java card. In the Administrator tab I see an option for this "Enhanced External Counter" but cannot see where to turn it on as it is greyed out. Ricoh has

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JasonR · 10/12/098:27 AM

quote: Originally posted by Larry Levine: but you sure are not going to be a very healthy & profitable company long term. Hrmm, well, sure they are. Notice it doesn't say anything about Service or Supplies, we can assume those are either at their normal rate or slightly elevated. It doesn't say anything about lowering the lease rate on this MFD you are buying at "cost" either, so we can assume those are also either at normal or slightly elevated. If we also assume that their sales will increase

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GMAN · 10/12/0911:12 AM

Quote: originally posted by Art: "My thoughts, why are you trying to hide your who you are?" You definitely asked yourself the correct question. The p4photel has become the most informative and honest forum to share ideas, experiences, and strategies for success. I would hope this is not compromised in the future, due to censorship or spin. For example, we heard that XEROX had an army of 'bloggers' trolling the internet to promote the ColorQube and to combat any critical assessments. The p

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GMAN · 10/13/094:16 PM

UPDATE: I understand that Konica Minolta has filled all of the Aftermarket Manager positions for each of their four (4) Independent Dealer Regions.

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Ricoh, over the top!!!!

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montecore · 10/12/095:44 PM

This is not a fair question. This board is heavy Ricoh tilted since this is the majority of the users.

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I agree, there are alot of Ricoh people here! Reach out to your peers and tell them about the P4P Hotel, we have dedicated forums for every manufacturer!!!

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JasonR · 10/13/098:10 AM

quote: Originally posted by montecore: This is not a fair question. This board is heavy Ricoh tilted since this is the majority of the users. Just because I sell Ricoh doesn't mean I voted for it

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This is not the RFG Ricoh Board anymore, this board is for anyone in the indsutry! All users from the other boards have migrated to this board. I can't say why they don't vote or post more.

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lep524 · 10/8/0910:14 AM

I'm with Art. I think the A4 systems are in the market to stay and soon everyone will have them. Samsung will also have A3 systems within the next 18 months to be able to offer them with the A4's on bids and tenders. We shouldn't forget old HP when we have this discussion...they still collect more clicks in NA than any other manufacturer and they are seriously getting into the managed print business. It seems to me it is going to come down to who is going to gaurantee the client the toner

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Neal · 10/9/095:30 PM

Jason....were you a copywriter in a previous life?

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I'm gonna cc the guys at print audit and I'm sure they'll have an answer for you. Today is Canada's Thanksgiving!