This Week in Copiers Fifteen Years Ago
Second Week of September 2009
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Top 8 MFP Copier Sales Tips "Be Prepared"
Art Post (Guest) ·
have a questions for buying time frame,and isthis anyone else that needs to be included in the decision making and if you are going to lease or purchase. Apps Do you have the latest apps downloaded on your smart phone or tablet? If not load em now. I have all of them and can demo them at a moments notice. "Eat what you cook", show them you're a fan of the technology also! From experience don't leave your home or office with out these tools. -=Good Selling=-
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Konica Minolta Offers High-Quality Prints and Finishing Variety with bizhub PRO 1200
Art Post (Guest) ·
PRO 1200 Series is available now through Konica Minolta's North American direct sales and authorized dealer sales channels. The manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP) for the bizhub PRO 1200 is $74,900; the bizhub PRO 1200P is $65,900; and the bizhub PRO 1051 is $62,590. Witness firsthand the award-winning technology at Konica Minolta’s booth (#6118) at PRINT 2009 (September 11 through September 16) at the McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago, Ill. To reserve a place at the press
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Konica Minolta Selected as Supplier of the Year by Allegra Network
Art Post (Guest) ·
Ramsey, N.J. and Northville, MI. (Vocus/PRWEB ) September 9, 2009 -– Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta), a leading provider of advanced imaging and networking technologies for the desktop to the print shop, today announced that it has received the 2009 Supplier of the Year award from Allegra Network, the franchisor for the Allegra Print & Imaging, American Speedy Printing, Insty-Prints, Zippy Print and Speedy Printing print brands. The award was presented during
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A & A Office Systems Now Offering Esteemed Konica Minolta Product Line
Art Post (Guest) ·
over two decades they have achieved this success by combining the Savin product line with various document management solutions and print assessment options. In taking on the Konica Minolta line, they will be able to present alternative methods of cost savings to their clients and have a more comprehensive product line for the customer to choose from. As one of the largest independent dealers in New England, A&A has flourished by focusing on each customer’s individual workflows and offering
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Advanced Fiery Technology Now Available on Konica Minolta Color Digital Presses
Art Post (Guest) ·
the second consecutive year, Konica Minolta was recognized as the #1 Brand for Customer Loyalty in the MFP Office Copier Market by Brand Keys. For more information, please visit www.CountOnKonicaMinolta.com . About EFI EFI (www.efi.com) is a world leader in customer-focused digital printing innovation. EFI's award-winning solutions, integrated from creation to print, deliver increased performance, cost savings and productivity. The company's robust product portfolio includes Fiery digital color
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KYOCERA Develops World's Fastest Inkjet Printhead
Art Post (Guest) ·
print width, at 4.25 inches - enabling convenient printhead arrangement. Collectively, these features reflect Kyocera's commitment to lead the digital on-demand market with continuous technological advancement. Kyocera will display the new printhead at the Japan Graphic Arts Show 2009 from October 6 through 10 at the Tokyo Big Sight. *World's fastest drop-on-demand inkjet printing based on Kyocera testing as of August 31, 2009. -- Product Information Product Name KJ4B-JF06 Inkjet Printhead Size
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Konica Minolta Renews Title Sponsorship of the Face-Off Classic
Art Post (Guest) ·
events that help achieve business objectives. This makes a strong statement about the position of lacrosse in the sports marketplace and the ability of this event to attract more fans to the game. With Konica Minolta's partnership we expect this year's event to be the best ever." "Our entire organization looks forward to continuing our commitment with the game of lacrosse, especially with our decision to renew our title sponsorship of the Konica Minolta Face-Off Classic," said Kevin P. Kern, vice
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EFI to Display Recession-Busting Products and Showcase Record Number of New Solutions
Art Post (Guest) ·
in booth 2500 (Sept. 11-16th, Chicago`s McCormick Place) and in partner booths, including Canon U.S.A., Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Ricoh Americas Corporation, Xerox Corporation and others. The newest versions of EFI solutions will be highlighted, including the next-generation Fiery digital print server; EFI VUTEk superwide digital inkjet printers; EFI Rastek UV wide format printers; EFI Jetrion industrial inkjet printing systems; and print management, web-to-print, proofing and
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Konica Minolta’s bizhub PRO C65hc Receives Acclaimed “Pantone-licensed” Certification
Art Post (Guest) ·
Ramsey, NJ (Vocus/PRWEB ) September 9, 2009 -- Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta), a leading provider of advanced imaging and networking technologies for the desktop to the print shop, today announced that Konica Minolta’s award-winning bizhub PRO® C65hc with supporting technology from both CREO (IC-304 Plus Print Controller) and EFI (Fiery® IC-305 v3.0 server) has acquired PANTONE® Color approval and licensing thanks to its consistent color reproducibility
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RICOH ANNOUNCES UPDATED ENHANCED LOCKED PRINT NX AND ADDITION OF FLEXRELEASE SERVER O
Art Post (Guest) ·
MFP or printer increases workflow and productivity, while allowing network administrators to create a secure printing environment for their organizations.” To learn more about Ricoh’s full line of products, please visit www.ricoh-usa.com . About Ricoh Americas Corporation Ricoh Americas Corporation, headquartered in West Caldwell, N.J., is a subsidiary of Ricoh Company Ltd., the 73-year-old leading supplier of office automation equipment and electronics, with fiscal year 2008 sales in excess of
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Randall dumps Toshiba copier in lease
Art Post (Guest) ·
copier bids. The town needed a different copier, supervisor Robert Gehring contended when he offered to explore other options, because the one they have was manufactured by Toshiba. As a matter of principal, Gehring disagrees with the lease or purchase of any product of Toshiba. “There are questions of security involving this organization,” Gehring said when the product’s lease agreement came up for discussion last month. “This outfit should not have been allowed to continue to do business in
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Re: Another Ricoh Dealer Takes on Konica Minolta
GMAN ·
and networking technologies for the desktop to the print shop, today announced A&A will now carry the full Konica Minolta product line alongside the Savin product line that they have prospered with for the past 25 years. A&A will become a certified vendor for the entire Konica Minolta product line including their multifunctional office products, production print systems, and complimented fully by Konica Minolta’s print management services. A&A Office Systems has been in business for 48 years
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PRINT 09: Xerox, XMPie Capture 21 Awards
Art Post (Guest) ·
The companies garnered a total of eight honors in the annual “Must See ‘ems” award program. In addition, Xerox earned 13 Gold Ink awards for excellence in digital printing technology in commercial print and graphic arts environments. “Must See ‘ems” award wins The “Must See ‘ems” awards, sponsored by PrintCom Consulting Group, are given to the most unique, innovative and compelling products and services on display at Print 09. Products and services are recognized based on an independent
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Canon U.S.A. Showcases imagePRESS Printing Solution for Healthcare Professionals at A
Art Post (Guest) ·
LAS VEGAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Making it easier and more affordable for healthcare professionals to produce high-quality prints, Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging technologies, will showcase the Canon imagePRESS C1+ color printing solution with Virtual Imaging’s Cypher DICOM Print Solution1 at the American Healthcare Radiology Administrators (AHRA) 2009 Annual Meeting and Exposition at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas (August 10th – 12th, booth #409). The imagePRESS C1
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Ricoh Aficio MP 161SPF (Savin 816MF) scanning problem with Vista
copyme ·
Does anyone know if the 161SPF (Savin 816MF) has a problem scanning to a folder in Vista? My customer switched over to a new PC with Vista and now we cannot get it to scan to a folder. Have set the correct IP and have shared out a folder with permissions and still no luck. It just fails from the 816 right away. I have teh path in teh 816 set with the Ip address\\scans where teh scans folder in on the C:\ drive. There is some kind of virus software he uses but it is not flagging anything with
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Sharp UK launches major new release of its Printer Administration Utility
Art Post (Guest) ·
Sharp UK launches major new release of its Printer Administration Utility Thursday September 10th 2009, 8:28 am This post was published in our Document Systems , Sharp Electronics UK category. Making life easier for network administrators: new features offer remote operation, grouping and central management of printers and MFPs London, 10 September 2009 – Sharp Electronics has announced the 5th version of its popular Printer Administration Utility (PAU), with several new features designed
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Canon Business Solutions Reaches Milestone with the Installation of Its 500th imagePR
Art Post (Guest) ·
demand," added Knapp. The Canon imagePRESS line represents the largest single-engine R&D investment in Canon's history. Capable of printing images up to 1200 x 1200 dots-per-inch (dpi) resolution with an exceptional level of quality, the imagePRESS C7000VP prints at 70 letter-sized pages per minute (ppm), including media up to 110lb cover stock. The imagePRESS C7000VP reflects Canon`s commitment to enabling businesses of all sizes to capitalize on years of intensive R&D in digital color imaging
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Xerox Adds to Industry-Leading Line of Nuvera Production Printers; Strengthens Leader
Art Post (Guest) ·
* Two new tandem-engine MICR products securely print documents * New finishing options designed for entire Xerox Nuvera line maximize productivity * Enhancements to Xerox Nuvera EA systems improve uptime CHICAGO--(Business Wire)-- Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) has strengthened its position as the leader in digital black-and-white production printing with the introduction of the Xerox Nuvera® 200 and 288 MX Perfecting Production Systems. These MICR (Magnetic Ink Character Recognition) products
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Xerox Unveils Coated Paper Made from Sustainable Sources for Marketing Brochures, Dir
Art Post (Guest) ·
coated side and the second side can serve as a canvas for the vehicle specifications. In addition to print jobs that require the highest level of image quality and color matching, the affordability of the paper makes it useful for more basic presentations and marketing pieces. Xerox Digital C1S paper can be used on Xerox's entire cut-sheet, laser digital printing portfolio. The stock has an exclusive three-ply construction for a smooth front-side and back-side. Special coating chemistry provides
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Toshiba announces strategic agreement with HP
Art Post (Guest) ·
customer. In addition, access to HP's line of laser jet products allows dealers to strengthen their Managed Print Services (MPS) program offerings for customers who already have HP as their single-function printer provider. Toshiba America Business Solutions is an independent operating company of electronics company Toshiba Corporation.
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Solid Long-Term Growth for Color Laser Printers and MFPs in EMEA
Art Post (Guest) ·
purchase of these extremely high value products. IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker tracks A2-A4 devices in the quarterly hardcopy peripherals market. Hardcopy Peripherals include single-function printers, printer-based multifunction systems, and single-function digital copiers (SF DC). Data for all vendors is reported for calendar periods. For more information about IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker in EMEA, please contact Phil Sargeant (psargeant@idc.com
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TWIX "This Week in Xerox" 9/09/09
Art Post (Guest) ·
TWIX "This Week in Xerox" 9/09/09 Gathered from Print4Pay Hotel Members from around the world and a few moles in very good places! Xerox’s business in New Zealand, which operates under name of Fuji Xerox, reported a loss of $15.6 million during the last fiscal year. After a complaint was filed by Fishers Document Systems Inc., the Meridian School District of Boise, Idaho announced it would recant its copier bid award to Xerox. The district will now send out another request for proposals for its
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Canon Business Solutions Announces New Support Tools to Help Drive In-Plant/CRD Busin
Art Post (Guest) ·
.* In addition, it assists those shifting their business model from a cost center to a profit center by providing users with sales, marketing, operational and educational tools such as e-learning and mentoring programs aimed at promoting their services to both internal and external customers who require targeted and customized business communications. While many suppliers have provided similar type support to the commercial print and print-for-pay markets, this program is specifically designed
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New Xerox 7002 pricing
Neal ·
Just saw this on a site for production print: Xerox 7002 pricing revealed. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi all, We're very close to buying a Canon 6000 over here (Instead of a X700). The Xerox people panicked and came out with an offer today on the brand spanking new X7002. 66 Month Lease Machine (No extras): $ 1019.99 EX8002LG EFI Server: $1277.19 Color: .0486 B&W: .0144 It's very aggressively priced, I'll give them that much, but it's
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Re: Print Control/Mgmt
. What it comes down to is you. At Print Audit, we know that your recommendation is what causes sales for us. If you trust that PCS Director is a great product and that we will take care of your customer then suggest it and make some money. Sometimes your customer will buy something cheaper but most of the time they will take your recommendation. Please continue the conversation. Also, please feel free to contact me directly: John MacInnes President Print Audit 403 685-4932 By the way, P4P Hotel
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Re: Canon & HP "Two MFP GIANTS for an Alliance"
Art Post (Guest) ·
support for such jointly produced devices. HP's printer business tends to add new functions to the standard office printer, from adjustable color printing to secure scanning and faxing of documents. Hurd said in a Webcast Monday that the expanded alliance will allow both companies to offer new Web-enabled products and services. Each will gain access to the other device management software and future products from each will be included in their joint offerings. HP will get access to the Canon imageWare
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New Xerox product debuting this week
Art Post (Guest) ·
Xerox Corp. is putting out a new iGen4 product — the iGen4 220 Perfecting Press. The Connecticut-based printing and imaging company manufactures its iGen4 line of high-end color digital printing presses in Webster. The 220, which also will be made in Webster, is two iGen4 110 print engines working in tandem. According to Xerox, it can handle volumes of up to 7 million images a month but takes up less space than two iGen4 110 printers standing side by side. Xerox is debuting the machine this
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Canon Set to Release ImageRUNNER ADVANCE Series
Art Post (Guest) ·
take multifunction printing and copying to advanced levels and provide the easy workflow integration necessary for organisations to reduce print costs and implement a successful, secure and more environmentally friendly print strategy. So far no other information has been released by Canon, but be sure to keep checking back to http://www.canoncopiers.co.uk/photocopier-news for all the most up to date information about these devices, we will be sure to post new information as soon as we get it.
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RISO Introduces High-Speed Inkjet Accessories for Envelope and MICR Check Printing
Art Post (Guest) ·
RISO, Inc., a leader in digital printing technology, today announced that it has entered into an exclusive partnership with Kirk-Rudy to market a high-speed, full-color inline MICR check printing solution called MICR-Mate®. MICR-Mate works specifically with RISO`s inkjet printers to produce up to 120 checks per minute. Checks are printed in monochrome or color and with MICR (Magnetic Ink Character Recognition) images. The MICR-Mate inkjet solution simplifies short-run check printing with
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DOBSON — The Surry County Board of Education
Art Post (Guest) ·
In other business, the board approved looking into a lease option with COECO for printers. The lease would provide printers for all of the schools in the district and would provide a more efficient and cost-saving service. It would provide every classroom with a black and white Kyocera printer and teachers would have access to a color printer. A version of this lease was tested at Meadowview Middle School last year and was deemed a success. “If they can print in the classrooms at a better
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TWIR "This Week in Ricoh"
Art Post (Guest) ·
TWIR "This Week in Ricoh"! Gathered from Print4Pay Hotel Members from around the world and a few moles in very good places! Industry authors claim that Ron Potesky, former Senior VP of Marketing for Ricoh, will be taking a job as President of Pantone Corp. Ricoh’s InfoPrint division launched a new controller (not based on Fiery), for when it installs a relabeled Ricoh Pro C900 TWIR "This Week in Ricoh"
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Canon & HP "Two MFP GIANTS for an Alliance"
Art Post (Guest) ·
Monday, September 14, 2009 Canon & HP "Two MFP GIANTS for an Alliance" One of the Print4Pay Hotels predictions for 2009 came full circle today. In a press release dated today, Canon announced that that HP will now resell Canon branded MPF's! The terms of the deal were not disclosed however it was noted that HP will sell the Canon brand now and in the future the model and name will shift to HP. Many questions will need to be answered such as: Canon & HP "Two MFP GIANTS for an Alliance"
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Re: Test Your Knowledge of the Copier Industry
Art Post (Guest) ·
Minolta! 5. Toaster Type Heat unit woould be the correct answer! 6. It was Minolta and not Canon. 7. Tony Randall did Minolta commericals 8. Jack Klugman did Canon commericals, ah the Odd Couple! 9. 1947 10. Copyflo, however 63% voted for the CopyMaster. 11. 3 Trillion is correct, I thought it would have been more also! Thanx for playing and if someone has any good copier quiz questions, email them to me and we'll get another quiz going! art@p4photel.com
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Re: Ron Potesky & Ricoh
GMAN ·
Sounds as if Steve Burger will take over for Ron Potesky, thus remaining at Ricoh. However, that is only if no IKON executive is placed in the position that Ron Potesky vacated. Ironically, one of Ron's first assignments at Pantone will be to help promote the fact that the Konica Minolta 65hc has become Pantone certified!
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Don't Call, Don't Fax, Don't Email and Now Don't ....
Art Post (Guest) ·
Thursday, September 10, 2009 Don't Call, Don't Fax, Don't Email and Now Don't .... Well......I really didn't have any words after I read this line in an article of What They Think. The "Do Not Mail" legislation that has been considered in 19 state legislatures would limit go here for rest of blog
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Can your Copier Do This???
Art Post (Guest) ·
This scenario was emailed to me, the job is a walkup copy job. Since we have many members with multiplines, I'm thinking someones system should be able to get this done. Please tell us! This is a good one!this is a requirement that one of my end users...
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"Creaser" Finisher Inquiry
GIntel ·
I'm looking a a booklet "creaser" from Xerox that provides a score and a staple to pages and then delivers the stack to the output tray. The option does not automatically fold the stack into a booklet. I believed this to be unique to Xerox but have heard that this might be available in production systems from Konica Minolta or other MFRs. Do you know of this option being offered with production systems from any other MFRs. I've seen plenty of booklet makers etc, but none that fit this exact
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Print Audit $50 August Gift Card Winner is .....
Art Post (Guest) ·
Here's the top three posters for the month! Old Glory wins by a nose! Old Glory please PM me with your address and I will forward to Print Audit for your $50 gift card!!!
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