This Week in Copiers Fifteen Years Ago
Second Week of February 2008
With all of the recent news about China with the recent the recent shooting of the SPY balloon and the downing of two "UFOs" (suspected from China), will this alert MFP buyers to ask "where are your MFPs manufactured"?
I remember in the eighties when many buyers wanted no part of copiers that were manufactured in Japan. Of course that all ended when Xerox partnered with Fuji and all copiers where manufactured in Japan. However the manufacturing Japan ended as well with most of the MPFs now being produced in Japan,
Enjoy these awesome copier threads from 15 years ago
Japan's Ricoh to build $92 mln Thai copier plant
Art Post (Guest) ·
140,000 units, which would raise Ricoh's overall capacity by about 70 percent. Ricoh, which competes with Canon Inc (7751.T: Quote, Profile, Research) and Xerox Corp (XRX.N: Quote, Profile, Research) in the global office equipment market, said the Thai plant was part of plans to spread production geographically. Ricoh produces more than 70 percent of its copiers and printers in China. "We hope the Thai plant will grow and become our major production base in the future," Ricoh Executive Vice President
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Danka to Buy Kodak Copier Unit for $684 Million
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distributor of Kodak-branded office copiers and printers, but Kodak would retain its manufacturing operation. Analysts said the company would have preferred to dispose of the manufacturing business as well. Eugene G. Glazer, an analyst with Dean Witter Reynolds, said: ''I don't think this is the ideal deal for them. What they are selling is the profitable part of the division and what they are keeping is the unprofitable part.'' But the money Kodak could earn on the proceeds of the sale could be
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Ricoh Support Phone Numbers
Art Post (Guest) ·
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Document Solutions & eCabinet Support 888-RICOH66 (742-6466) For End Users, Sales, Technicians & VAD/VAR’s ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Printer and Scanning Solutions 888-RICOH38 (742-6438) For End Users and Pre Sales Support 800-RICOH38 (742-6438
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Sales Tip "Found on the Web"
Art Post (Guest) ·
task at hand; to make a sale. Slowly and resolutely I would use all my resources and experience to gain the “knock out”…I was closing the sale. I’ll bet the copier salesperson never looked at selling the same way again. It is crucial that in the process of closing the sale you at some point ask for the order. It is amazing to me that this fundamental of sales is so often overlooked in the sales cycle. I have literally asked for an order many times and received the same response from my prospect
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Ricoh printers hit industry top spot again
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Ricoh printers hit industry top spot again Printer specialist Ricoh has scooped a range of prestigious industry gongs for the second time in less than a year. InfoPrint, a joint venture between the firm and computer giant IBM, was singled out by Better Buys for Business and Buyers Laboratory for its effective provision of printer solutions. "The InfoPrint Colour 1767 provides exceptional image quality and outstanding ease of use," remarked senior printer analyst Marlene Orr. She continued
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Re: c2500SPF LAN with MAC?
Art Post (Guest) ·
Support Development Manager Options: Reply To This Message•Quote This Message Re: Ricoh Aficio MP 2000 LAN Fax driver installed in Italy Posted by: maurice cohen (IP Logged) Date: February 08, 2008 04:39PM To: Chris Story Ricoh Americas Corporation Advanced Product Support Development Manager Hello, We bought this machine (marked "NRG MP 2000") that was supposed to copy, print, scan to folders on macs and manage faxes from Macs in our office; Ricoh assistance in Milano don't know what to do, they say
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Hold Print
I have a prospect who was printing separator sheets, which I've switched to printing to Hold Print on the Savin C4540. The problem is that when they print from MSOffice (Excel)the document is picking up the last user that print's info. I imagine it must be saved in the metadata of the document. Has anyone else run into this? Is there a solution?
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Ricoh New Model Support for IPDS (MP2500)
Art Post (Guest) ·
Ricoh is pleased to announce the release of new model support for printing IPDS in IBM zSeries (S/390) and iSeries (AS/400) environments. RA2K Integration for IPDS is an internal software solution, which resides on the hard drive of select Ricoh print devices and enables users to send AFP/IPDS print jobs directly from their S/390 or AS/400 systems. This solution is designed to allow your customers to print professional laser-quality output, access standard finishing and paper size options
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Donated copiers delayed but on the way, company says
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Donated copiers delayed but on the way, company says All Copy Products pledged machines to nonprofits in December; some not yet delivered because of late orders BY CARI MERRILL CariMerrill@coloradoan.com A company that promised free copiers to nonprofits by mid-January says they’re close to delivering the rest of the machines. Some nonprofits have questioned whether they were actually going to get the copiers, which All Copy Products pledged during its “12 Days of Christmas” program in December
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Paper Pains!
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the past and said he’s happy to see a consensus among the budget review committee. Krizansky agreed with Hahn’s suggestion of assigning responsibility for machine use. Accountability In light of overages, Krizansky acknowledged that copy machine use is a cheaper option than using printers because the district saves money by buying less toner cartridges. He said that each district employee must use a personal identification number when using copiers. Superintendent Frank Victor said he wasn’t
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Paradigm Imaging Group announces BERTL® Four Star Rating
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jane Hicks www.scantopia.com 1590 Metro Drive, Suite 116 Costa Mesa, CA 92706 Phone: 714-432-7226 Fax: 714-432-7222 jane@paradigmimaging.com http://www.SCANtopia.com Paradigm Imaging Group announces BERTL® Four Star Rating for Graphtec CS500 and CS600 scanners! Costa Mesa, CA — February 13, 2008 — Paradigm Imaging Group, a leading supplier of large-format scanning, printing and document archiving solutions, announced today that the Graphtec CS500 and CS600
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Re: c2500SPF LAN with MAC?
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Picked this up on the web, someone from ricoh asking for beta test users for MAC LAN FAX, I say we take advantage of this!!!! Ricoh Aficio MP C3500 LAN Fax driver Posted by: Murray (IP Logged) Date: December 05, 2007 01:34PM Is there a PPD driver (non-postscript) available for Mac OS 10.5 that will allow use of LAN-Fax capabilities of the Ricoh Aficio MP C3500 Options: Reply To This Message•Quote This Message Re: Ricoh Aficio MP C3500 LAN Fax driver Posted by: uli wehner (IP Logged) Date
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Technician position in SE Wisconsin/Northern Illinois
Shaja ·
Could you please forward this to any experienced technicians who are looking for new opportunities: Dual line Ricoh and Konica dealership is looking for an experienced technician to join our award-winning team. We have an immediate need for a field-tested pro. Competitive wages, medical insurance, paid vacation and holidays, (401)K plan, continuous training, tools, a car for business use or mileage reimbursement, and dress shirts and pants. We are a Konica Pro-Tech certified dealership, and we
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Great Careers for Great People...Finally!
wpd1 ·
/or company that treat their employees with respect and offer a good life/work balance? We can make that happen! IPG-Innovative Performance Group, LLC is an executive placement and career consulting firm specializing within the printing/document management/enterprise s/w industry. We are currently seeking professionals for all types of positions from executive management to area sales reps. Additionally, we are seeking high volume production print and color sales specialists and managers in the
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Re: Sales Tips
Art Post (Guest) ·
Always ask for the order Always include a direct request for an order in your sales script after the because statement. "Can you help us meet our goal?"
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Re: Hold Print
I was using the PCL5c driver. Switched to PCL6 and problem was resolved . Even another problem where they were printing from MAS90 accounting software and the trail edge of the page was getting cut off.
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Re: Up Coming Ricoh Launches
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Dedicated Printers (May 08) Aficio 4100SF Aficio 4110SF Aficio SP3300DN "Casanova-P1" Aficio C420DN "Gaia-PC" Aficio SP8200DN Aficio SP4100NL B2C Color (June 08?) MP C 1800
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Re: Danka to Buy Kodak Copier Unit for $684 Million
Jay ·
NO Problem Art. We appreciate your effort to keep us up to date. BTW I heard that Xerox is going to buy Global!!!
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GEM GSA Extension promo
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Major Accounts is pleased to announce that the GEM/GSA Promotion has been extended through July 31st, 2008. All Purchase Orders must be dated by July 31st, 2008 and equipment should be shipped by August 30th, 2008. If you have any questions regarding this Bulletin please contact your Ricoh
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"Lunch & Learn" from EFI Webex!!!!!!
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All: Please pass along to your sales reps. You are all invited to participate in the first of a series of monthly "Lunch & Learn" events provided by Tim Shallbetter from EFI. The first topic is an introduction to the Fiery Spot-On option, which as you all know is available for FREE as part of a promotion running through the end of March. This is a great opportunity to learn a little bit more about some of the great Fiery technology that can help you sell more color. Logon information is below
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