This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago (Third Week of December 2009)

Whats made me successful in the field for so many years? I given this much thought and would like to share my top ten from my 28 years in down the street sales. 1. Be a consultant and not a sales person. Dig deep for their workflow and volume. 2. Always try to meet with the buyer/decision maker and not the gate keeper. 3. Be a professional at your job. Be on time, Courteous, Clean, speak their language. 4. Find out what your potential client does, what do they sell or manufacturer. go here for

Development of Multi Function Printer for Cloud Computing by RICOH December 23, 2009 · Filed Under Trendy Products Cloud Computing which many consider to be the major reviving factor in the IT industry all thanks to proliferation of advances web applications finding itself available to array of software applications such as storage and information sharing, CRM, personal management and payroll calculation to name a few. The idea of cloud as some people call it is nothing new, but its application

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13 people this year in a pair of layoffs — the roughly $500,000 investment in the SE3600 was necessary in an industry where the technology is constantly being updated, said Cohber CEO Eric Webber. "If you don't change, you lose," he said. Cohber, founded in 1931, employs 94. Kodak's commercial print strategy is to focus its hardware and software on marketing and personalized printing, from photo books to direct mail, said Chris Payne, vice president of business-to-business marketing. That's become

Managed Print Service Poll "Review" We've had this poll running for about a month now, or is it more like three weeks. Ah, can't remember it's the end of the month, the quarter and the year and I'm being hammered every day about sales!!!! Ok, back to the poll. We asked: You're now selling Managed Print Services "Your thoughts now". Bascially tell us, it is working for you or not! Here's the choices that vendors had to choose from and the percentages: go here for rest of blog

leading provider of innovative document management systems and services, enabling customers to improve document workflow and increase efficiency. IKON integrates copiers, printers and MFP technologies, and document management software and systems, to deliver tailored, high-value solutions, implemented and supported by its team of services professionals. IKON leverages the manufacturing and engineering expertise of Ricoh, a more than $20 billion global technology innovator, with the experience and

IX. New Business A. 2007 – 2008 Capital Budget Requests Reviewed requests including print management system, replacement computers for Youth Services homework center, replacement laptop computer, and ceiling tiles. B. Copier Proposal Discussed option of leasing copiers and networking all public computers to the copiers. Discussed costs and projected revenue and reviewed documents from Konica-Minolta. http://www.ci.sterling-heights...set=false&NC=45X

Samsung Launches Premier Color Laser MFP, Experiences B2B Growth By Carl Schell, Associate Editor, December 15, 2009 At its spacious and slick showroom, Samsung Experience, at the Time Warner Center in New York City, Samsung Electronics America (SEA) officially introduced its new flagship hybrid color laser printer, the MultiXpress CLX-8540ND. Additionally, company representatives provided a handful of industry analysts with an update on B2B sales. Though the briefing was short, the news was

http://www.tempe.gov/purchasin...f1-868b-4c7fb4f93176 The City of Tempe (CITY) is issuing this Request for Proposal (RFP) with the intent to leasing two new multifunctional digital copiers for the City’s Reprographic office. Leases will be for 60 months.

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Suffolk approves Canon incentive deal Wed, Dec 16, 2009 Featured posts, Real Estate The Suffolk County Legislature has just approved a deal with the Town of Riverhead that provides the Canon Corporation with more incentives for the new 860,000-square-foot headquarters that the imaging giant plans to build in Melville. The agreement negotiated between the county and the town changes the boundaries of the Empire Zone at the Enterprise Park at Calverton and allows for the creation of a 20-acre

Would like to hear exeryones definition of managed print service. Should be a good exercise for all of us, since all you every read is that 75% of all businesses will be some type of mps plan.

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Ricoh is pleased to announce the launch of its first external keyboard for Ricoh MFP’s that works with the embedded eCopy ShareScan Suite or eCopy ShareScan Essentials and GlobalScan NX solutions. The keyboard will allow us to offer a cost-effective alternative to the popular eCopy ScanStation while not losing the tactile experience of a hard keyboard. The keyboard and mount are manufactured to fit and work seamlessly with the eCopy embedded solution and GlobalScan NX. The sleek and solid

would have been let go within a few months. "Wheeling's taking a hit on this," Joe Hughes said, "but it's still in the valley. By keeping all of these jobs, all of these people working, it really is a better situation all the way around." Both parties declined to disclose how much Hughes Xerographic paid to acquire Stenger Business Systems. Hughes Xerographic, a family-owned business since 1970, offers Xerox office machines and supplies for sale or lease, while Stenger Business Systems dealt in

President Musantry said that there was a resolution to accept Office Dynamics proposal for copier service. It would cost the Library $260 per month, with an allowance of 24,000 per year from the administrative and tech services copier/printers. Office Dynamics will receive all revenue and supply maintenance service and supplies. The Library will begin a conservation of paper program to ensure it doesn’t exceed the 24,000 copy allowance.

grow the content and increase the use even further.” The centralisation has resulted in savings across the organisation. When the process started Saab had around 1400 printers on different contracts from a number of suppliers. To reduce both cost and administration Saab wanted to lease all printers from one supplier and pay per page. This step alone has resulted in savings of EUR 1.6 million on printer costs. “Saab has succeeded in making great changes to the procurement function since 2003 and we

Samsung of Korea recently held their annual dealer convention in Las Vegas, and announced that they plan on launching a new line of A3 models to compete against Japanese vendors. In addition, supposedly they also previewed a prototype 70ppm color laser MFP model. The above was an post I caught on the Print4Pay Hotel forums tonight. I've put a few feelers out to Print4Pay members and we'll see what we get back in a few days. Just as others have posted here and along with me, we feel that Samsung

. The Marketing Proposal Specialist will be responsible for proposal development and RFP response for National Account opportunities. Responsibilities include: http://copiers.toshiba.com/usa...careers/cr_3766.html

I have recently noticed on Ricoh Color unints 2250 and up that POE on a Cisco switch will cause confusion on the print controller. One type of error would be the job is sent down and the display will say "waiting for data" or "Printing" and nothing will happen. It will lock up the cue with all the jobs stuck. Has Anyone come across this situation? Another occurace is that a brand new install of a Color Machine Print driver on a server share and you set the default to BW and push it out to the

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The IR3025 has been replaced by the IR3225. Yes, the IR3025 can scan to email and/or folder when configured with Universal Send. Format is either PDF or Tiff. The Canon offers a feature to name the document as well.

The board approved a five-year lease of a copier from Business Systems, Inc. for the administration office after considering two bids and whether to acquire a color or black and white copier. The lease will cost $290.60 per month, compared to an expiring lease of $351.84. Board members decided to wait on the possible purchase or lease of a color copier until some of the other copier leases come up in May. By that time, it is hoped it will be determined whether the administration offices will

Is Ricoh still giving the roll feeder away for this unit with the current wide format promo?

I am thinking of using software to watch a file folder. This software can be assigned instructions to automatically print incoming files. I really appreciate your detailed response.