This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago, The First Week in October 2003

annual $1,404 is saved only in instances where Smithtown replaces an Icon model printer with a new Toshiba model. In those departments where a Xerox copier is being replaced, the savings only amounts to $14 a month; moreover, in the case of the engineering department, the new printer lease will cost the town an additional $29 per month. Smithtown will also be taking on an additional expense by renting a copier to replace one it already owns, she added. The confusion in facts over cost savings

copying jobs. The entire line supports print resolutions of 1,200 x 1,200 dots-per-inch (dpi) and 10-bit scanning resolutions of 600 x 600 dpi, allowing the e-STUDIO5520c/6520c/6530c series to provide razor sharp text and superior graphic detail in all printed documents. Unique Toner and Developer Delivery System Unlike traditional color MFPs on the market, the Toshiba e-STUDIO5520c/6520c/6530c line does not require regularly scheduled changing or refilling of developer. Thanks to Toshiba’s unique

quarter net profit of 1.7 million euros. Oce, which competes against Canon, Ricoh and Xerox, refrained from giving an outlook for the full year because of the current economic turmoil, but said it expected a positive fee cash flow. Its shares have lost 60 percent so far this year. (Reporting by Harro ten Wolde; editing by Jon Loades-Carter)

to obtain the necessary level of financing to maintain government operations and may be forced to turn to the federal treasury for short-term financing," the Governor wrote to Mr. Paulson. "California is so large that our short cash-flow needs exceed the entire budget of some states." California is big, but it isn't alone. U.S. states are required by law to balance their budgets every year. So they typically borrow cash at the start of the year, paying off those loans when sales and property tax

Ricoh fired its Senior Vice President of printing solutions, Ann Moser. She joined the company in 2001, and implemented a managed services program, as well as launched several new desktop models. Under her tenure, she increased the amount of dealers carrying Ricoh printers by 30%, and increased Ricoh’s market share. Ms. Moser also won numerous awards, such as: Everything Channel’s Chief Everything Channel Most Powerful Woman of the Channel Did anyone else know about this??? Figure she'll now go

pitch revolves around very basic ideas. It wants customers to move from single-function products such as printers and faxes to now-affordable multi-function systems. In addition, the company stresses that injecting a bit of color into a presentation can illuminate important ideas and save time. (And wouldn’t you know it, Xerox executives highlight their names in indigo on their business cards.) Xerox offers programmable software interface for its multi-function products that allows organizations to

Here's one that I found: Ricoh Channel Chief Out By Caitlin Moriarity, ChannelWeb 4:26 PM EDT Mon. Sep. 22, 2008 Ricoh Americas has consolidated its printers divisions into one unit, eliminating the position of channel chief Ann Moser, senior vice president of the former printing solutions division. The new head of the consolidated Office Printer Business Group is vice president Matt Sakauchi, formerly the director of printer marketing for Ricoh. Sakauchi will be handling, "all channel

ago, IBM's top channel chief opted to take an earlier than expected retirement, forcing Richard Hume to jump in sooner than planned. In July, Microsoft split the role of U.S. channel chief Robert Deshaies in half, leaving him with sales and giving another executive marketing responsibilities. While some folks were packing up, others were assuming new roles, such as Ted Bereswill, who takes over as Oracle's top channel chief, or Rob McKernan, U.S. channel chief of APC, who got the keys to the

Bowing to Xerox a bad move Letters to the Editor Posted 2 days ago Editor's Note:This letter is addressed to Chatham- Kent council. With so many people struggling emotionally, physically and financially due to job losses in Chatham- Kent, you have the audacity to award a contract to Xerox, a Torontobased company. What a warm fuzzy feeling to know you were threatened by Xerox's "deal with us or we'll sue." Where is your support for our local businesses? Will Xerox support our community in the

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Breaking News Xerox Canada to lend parent up to $300-million The Canadian Press Friday, October 03, 2008 TORONTO — — Xerox Canada Ltd. says it intends to lend its parent, Xerox Corp., to $300-million, with excess cash that's available to the Toronto-based subsidiary. The loan, to mature on or before Dec. 15, 2009, would be on "commercially reasonable" terms even though it's a related-party transaction. The actual amount of the loan would be reduced by an amount equal to whatever has already

Wow, and finally an A3 (no 11x17) from Canon!! Price is competetive for the speed range, the inside seems like they took an existing color laser printer engine and married a scanner to the top. So, not a new engine, but a really cool scanner attachment on top. It looks sweet and will probably sell very well. imageRUNNER C1022 unveiled Canon Unveils the Color imageRUNNER C1022 Series. Canon unveils the new sleek, compact, easy to use and feature-rich Color imageRUNNER C1022 Series. The new

fixed computers and printer/copiers increases according to the age of the respondent, while the importance of laptops and handheld devices decreases with that age. Baby Boomers and Veterans are more likely to insist that it is a priority to spend their technology budget on desktops or PCs and printers or copiers, rather than wireless technology. According to the survey, Boomers prefer traditional devices such as fixed computers as opposed to laptop computers. Boomers (84 per cent) say that fixed

see manufacturers leasing the equipment at Zero percent in order to keep the factories producing? Or would the factories subsidize and entice the leasing companies to extend credit in order to keep sales going? Alot of questions that may or may not be answered. At some point in time the madness needs to stop!

: "Central England is a rugby heartland and the Ricoh Arena a wonderful modern stadium which gets you close to all the action. We're really excited about the prospect of bringing the EDF Energy Cup to a new stadium, one that offers a fantastic setting for back-to-back semi-finals." Tickets will be on sale from October 30 from Ticketmaster www.ticketmaster.co.uk, the Ricoh Arena www.ricoharena.com and the subsequent semi-finalists, priced £35, £28, £20 and £10 for Under-15s. The final of the EDF Energy

all of the same printers? If you are taking service on different manufactuers you will need service manuals, parts manuals, some type of training and some3 inventory on critical parts, right???? I for one believe that managed print services is the removal of all printers and the re-assement of volumes, needs, costs and workflow! Otherwise, I don't see how you can service the account like you could with all of your own products. A statement like this "Best of all, users only pay for actual output

The picture on the blog looks like a normal Canon. I'm guessing the picture displayed here is the correct one?

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