This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago

Neal · 3/15/096:23 PM

generating $19.7 billion - There are 3,673 direct mail only shops generating $12 mbillion - Lackawanna County, New Jersey awarded a new copier contract: - Hopes to save $83,000 - Will eliminate 15 of its copiers - Currently has 438 copiers/printers/fax machines - Topps Business Solutions of Scranton was the winner - Two managed print services vendors are joining forces. DocuAudit & FM Audit will combine their 12,000 printer model database to provide dealers a more comprehensive tool. - Xerox

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GMAN · 3/13/091:27 PM

By Kiyoshi Takenaka TOKYO, March 13 (Reuters) - Japan's Ricoh Co Ltd (7752.T), the world's largest copier maker, cut its mid-term earnings goals less than expected on Friday, helped by cost cuts and overseas acquisitions in recent years. Ricoh, along with rivals Canon Inc (7751.T) and Xerox Corp (XRX.N), has remained profitable amid the global economic crisis, benefiting from sales of toner and ink for office printers and copiers, which are relatively recession-proof. That stands in stark

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Neal · 3/8/096:08 PM

Konica Minolta is pleased to announce the availability of integrated connectors for Equitrac Office and Equitrac Express. Utilizing the Konica Minolta exclusive bizhub Extended Solution Technology (bEST) Equitrac has integrated a seamless interface from the bizhub MFP control panel eliminating the need for the costly and bulky PageCounter terminals. For those customers who wish to incorporate HID Proximity Cards for authentication, the Konica Minolta AU-201H will also be compatible to allow for

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zico · 3/8/0911:13 PM

Boy I had to bite my tongue on this one. Larry's advice to focus on ease of use is the best approach. There is no comparison in terms of reliability. This segment is where Kyocera shines and Ricoh has big issues.

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JT (Guest) · 3/9/093:03 AM

And you wonder why ComDoc got out of the Ricoh business?

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Old Glory · 3/9/0912:28 PM

Ricoh has had the program for awhile. You can probably get your local CofC to support your marketing efforts because the price difference easily could fund membership dues for those that aren't members.

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Old Glory · 3/13/0912:18 PM

Mr./Ms. customer, "Ultimately your name is the one on the lease. If the equipment gets damaged or doesn't get returned, you are the one they will be coming after. If payments don't get made, your credit rating is the one that is effected. Ask yourself this, would you loan me or any of my competitors your car? Probably not for all the same reasons you might not want to trust them or even me with your copier. I can give you every assurance that we would accept responsibility for anything that

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John · 3/9/0912:43 PM

If you could send me the 1-06 that would be great. We found a deal where a Ricoh dealer supposedly used US Communities from 2005. Well, they didn't and we want to show the customer. Big opportunity. Thanks, John

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jswinberlin · 3/11/091:40 PM

In this situation, the print server was actually the printer and not a client. For example, \\RNP972416. When you connected you got a warning that the server does not have the correct print driver installed, etc... I can see the advantages of sharing the print driver off of a print server, but why would a printer be installed in this manner where it is not going through a print server, but using the printer as the server? I hope this question makes sense.

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