This Week in Copiers Fifteen Years Ago
Third Week of September 2009
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Color MFP Trends, Tactics, etc
GIntel ·
' ColorQube turned the sales model on its head with three-tier coverage based usage costs. So far street pricing seems to reflect Xerox' stated savings, but the challenge will be justifying HW costs. Xerox barely changed consumable yields from WC 7300 to WC 7400, but the new LED-based models' mono and CLR toner have 18 and 11 percent lower MSRPs, respectively. * Toshiba and Kyocera improved consumable yields with their new color MFP generations. Brand new systems' yields are even higher. * Sharp's new
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Rick Taylor of Konica Minolta Receives “Executive of the Year” Award
Art Post (Guest) ·
given it is one selected by the dealer community," said Taylor. "It acknowledges the confidence that the dealer community has in our leadership team. In addition, this award showcases the hard work of our employees who are providing the best support to ensure our authorized dealer partners and end users alike can count on Konica Minolta for all their printing and imaging needs." Prior to joining Konica Minolta in 2008, Taylor served as President and CEO of Toshiba America Business Solutions, where
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Tidbits from Print '09
Neal ·
of fact the first thing I heard walking into the show was a young lady from Kodak saying, "so instead of thinking of what is my cost per page, let's turn that to what is my profit per page." They also introduced via an interactive display their new Kodak Prosper production print inkjet unit. Oce' introduced their 6300 series of black and white unit that gives you 300 images per minute!!! Canon featured their new Advanced Color Units and attracted a pretty good crowd. Ricoh wasn't very easily
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Ricoh delivers next generation print to Unilever across Europe
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document bottlenecks. Ricoh Managed Print Transformation Services will reveal hidden costs and then optimise devices while focusing on reducing the environmental impact of energy and paper consumption. Ricoh and Unilever agreed a selection of multifunctional devices and printers which will be connected to Unilever’s network. The home office solution includes Ricoh’s energy efficient Gelsprinters with GelJet technology. These highly efficient printers not only conserve energy resources but also
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Atos Healthcare clinics streamline printing systems
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previous stand-alone, multi-vendor printers, faxes and copiers with Xerox multifunction printers (MFP) that can print, copy, scan and fax. Previously, each of the 12 MSCs purchased its own equipment, which not only created an inefficient multi-vendor printing infrastructure, but also made it more expensive. As a result Atos Healthcare approached Xerox to help rationalise its fleet of printing devices to help streamline business workflow and allow for a more centralised control structure. Lawrie
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Fuji Xerox deploys Salesforce to help staff and partner engagement
Art Post (Guest) ·
Printer vendor, Fuji Xerox, has deployed a Salesforce CRM solution to assist its staff and partners with better customer engagement. The vendor had three previous, unsuccessful attempts at deploying a CRM solution including using Microsoft Dynamics CRM. Fuji Xerox SMB channel manager, Ken Kozak, said the Salesforce deployment took just 10 days with the assistance of integrator, Fujitsu. “We identified the need for a central repository for important information,” Kozak said. “So far we love the
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Re: Color MFP Trends, Tactics, etc
GMAN ·
You stated and asked: "* The last year brought Ricoh’s entrance into the color light production and mid-production space with the C900/C900s and the Pro C550EX/C700EX. Although the C900 looks like a solid first step into color production, there may be some growing pains (outside of IKON) due to dealers' lack of production experience/contacts and printers' existing brand loyalty/hesitations about buying a 1st generation system. Does anyone see these replacing or beating Xerox/Konica/Canon
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Re: Color MFP Trends, Tactics, etc
GMAN ·
Businesses and Workgroups with New Color MFPs Ramsey, N.J. - September 21, 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 launched the next wave of color multifunctional printers (MFPs - print, copy, fax, scan all-in-one system) in the award-winning bizhub® product line. These new color systems, which include the bizhub C452, bizhub C360, bizhub C280, and bizhub C220
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Re: Color MFP Trends, Tactics, etc
Art Post (Guest) ·
quote: Sharp went another direction with its A4 MFPs and positioned its Frontier line as a competitor against both A3 Copiers and A4 Printers – offers major HW discounts from A3 copiers. Not sure if you noticed, but the Frontier C311/C401's shipments were far higher in Q1 than in Q2. Not sure if this is due to initial "deliveries" to dealers in Q1, while Q2 was actually from sales and orders from dealers to restock inventories. Does anyone see these systems beating out A3 color MFPs or gaining
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Re: Rumor has it.....
Art Post (Guest) ·
quote: e quote: Also all Non-Sales will be asked to take unpaid five-day furlough. I have heard that this is also true, but all of the will make Ricoh leaner and meaner, there are those that think Ricoh is on the downside, however thier equipment has never been better and they are hedging the future with hardware. Let's see when was the last time you saw some like Quanp from the likes of Sharp, Canon, Xerox or KonicaMinolta? Do any of these companies have anything closely related to Document
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HP to Focus on Services With New Print Division
Art Post (Guest) ·
Tuesday, September 15, 2009 5:00 PM PDT Hewlett-Packard on Monday formed a new print services division with a focus on managing print and imaging hardware and software in enterprises. The division, called Managed Enterprise Solutions, aims to unify disparate hardware such as copiers, printers and scanners in order to cut hardware and printing costs, said Vyomesh Joshi, executive vice president of HP's imaging and printing group. The unit will also provide services and software that put scanned
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Digital Printing and The Pirates that Sell it!
Art Post (Guest) ·
important, to keep assembly lines moving, keep their cost of manufacturing as low as possible by placing as much gear as possible or do they go with a more altruistic approach and maximize their profitability by increasing the wallet share of a particular client regardless of how little equipment is placed? So what came first the Printer or Managed Print Services Rep? And in every opportunity who should sacrifice their business objectives? What are the organizational goals as they are related to
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NOTABLE SOLUTION INC.’S AUTOSTORE PRODUCT PASSES RICOH DEVELOPER PROGRAM COMPATIBILIT
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Ricoh’s advanced Embedded Software Architecture (ESA) platform, NSi was able to update AutoStore 5 to support Ricoh’s latest MFPs by tapping into Ricoh’s open architecture. Almost all of Ricoh’s MFP and printer lines manufactured after the fall of 2004 have the potential to run ESA. Legacy and new customers have the capability of utilizing this by adding Ricoh developed and third-party developer solutions. “We are happy that AutoStore 5 has passed Ricoh’s rigorous compatibility testing,” said Mike
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AlphaGraphics Western Center of Fort Worth, Texas Installs a RICOH Pro C900 Digital C
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around digital printing and the RICOH Pro C900 gives us the ability to offer more robust graphic design and customized collateral via variable data technology.” An Editor’s Choice award winner in the 2009 High Volume Printer & Digital Duplicator’s Guide from Better Buys for Business, the RICOH Pro C900 is engineered to meet the demanding needs of the production print environment and represents an advancement in efficiency and productivity. It combines consistent 1200 dpi output with 90 pages-per
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IKON Introduces New Reseller Relationship with Omtool, Ltd.
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documents in full compliance with a range of regulatory requirements. Based in Andover, Mass., with offices in the United Kingdom, Omtool can be contacted at 1-800-886-7845 or http://www.omtool.com . About IKON IKON Office Solutions, Inc. (http://www.ikon.com), a Ricoh company, is a 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
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Re: Another Ricoh Dealer Takes on Konica Minolta
GMAN ·
KenMark Office Systems Joins Elite Konica Minolta Dealer Channel Massachusetts-based Company to Offer Award-Winning Lines of Konica Minolta MFPs, Production Print Systems, Printers, and Software Solutions Ramsey, N.J. and Mashpee, Mass. - September 15, 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 KenMark Office Systems (KenMark) of Mashpee
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Re: GR firm wins Muskegon school district's copier bid
Neal ·
quote: Not only did Office Machines Company (a SHARP Dealer) lose out to IKON, the following Ricoh Family Group Dealers lost out to IKON: Lanier = Advanced Imaging Solutions Ricoh = Applied Imaging Savin = Adams Remco This trend will continue, wherein more and more IKON wins are realized at the expense of the Independent Dealers. I understand that these dealers are part of the RFG, but they are also dual line dealers. Advanced Imaging recently taking on Canon and Adams Remco using Toshiba
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Savin Dealer LOW price
Art Post (Guest) ·
ok, this was emailed to me from someone who reads the blog. Enjoy! I read your blog time to time and wanted to let you know about a bid opening that I just went to in Middletown CT. The low bider, XYZ Office came in at $6,553.00 for two Savin 9050's and copies at .004 cpc locked in for 5 years. They were low bidder by about $1,500.00 over just about everone else. The CPC does not suprise me but how can they be making any money selling a 50ppm box at $3,276.00 per box? The high bider was Xerox
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Xerox DocuShare Helps Schools Reduce Spending, Enable Virtual Learning
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. Massachusetts-based Chelmsford Public Schools saves up to $150,000 on textbooks and printing using DocuShare's Web-based folders to host homework assignments online. DocuShare also acts as a virtual discussion board that allows students to collaborate on projects, receive teacher feedback, submit homework assignments, and enables parents to log in and communicate with faculty and staff. "Xerox helped us uncover significant savings by gaining control of more than 150,000 printouts per day," said Bruce
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Ringdale Introduces FollowMe(R) Embedded for Lexmark Printers and Multifunction Produ
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, faxing and scanning on Lexmark printers and multifunction products (MFPs). Ringdale's FollowMe, an all-in-one solution composed of FollowMe Printing (pull printing), print roaming and accountability, enables organizations to control access to documents and effectively manage and report user activity. Through its superior business intelligence engine which offers policy and rules-based printing functionality, FollowMe contributes to organizations' efforts to "save more and print less" by
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MPS Results Announces Mastermind Program to Help Dealers Drive Managed Print Success
Art Post (Guest) ·
MPS Results (http://www.mpsresults.com) announced the October 1 launch of the MPS Results Mastermind Program. This program provides continual sales management, marketing and operations support to dealers implementing a managed print model. “In addition to our successful sales mentoring program, many clients were asking us to provide some ongoing management support,” commented Jim Salzer. “The mastermind program is a practical way for dealer management to implement best practices for maximizing
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GR firm wins Muskegon school district's copier bid
Art Post (Guest) ·
GR firm wins Muskegon school district's copier bid By The Muskegon Chronicle August 19, 2009, 4:04AM MUSKEGON -- A Grand Rapids firm has won a bid to sell $191,000 in new digital copiers to Muskegon Public Schools. IKON Office Solutions submitted the low bid of $190,950 for 45 copiers, that also scan and fax documents directly from computers. The bid came "well under budget," said Gary Privasky, executive director of administrative services and finance for Muskegon Public Schools. The
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"This Week in Canon" TWIC Notes! 9/20/09
Art Post (Guest) ·
Gathered from Print4Pay Hotel Members from around the world and a few moles in very good places! - BIG NEWS! Canon announced it will allow Hewlett Packard to sell most of its copier product line with Canon name. Details: - Expansion of 25 year relationship between Canon and Hewlett Packard - This is a one-way agreement, as Canon will NOT have access to HP devices - HP will sell Canon branded b/w & color copiers from segment 2 up through segment 6 - Initially, HP will market the Canon brand, but
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Savin CLP240dn
We have a customer who previously used a Ricoh Aficio CL7300 and loved it. We sold them a Savin CLP240dn and they have been complaining a little about the colors not seeming rich enough, some haloing around words and other quality issues. We have tried tweaking all of the drivers and have remedied some issues, only to make others worse. In researching the issue, I've found that the CL7300 has a dpi of 1200 x 1200, while the Savin CLP240dn is up to 9600 x 600 interpolated RPCS only. Can anyone
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Managed Print Services Association Elects Officers and Board of Directors
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, Photizo Group
Infrastructure / Software: · Norm McConkey, PrintFleet · Matt McLeish, Parts Now
Independent Dealers: · Brian Stevenson, LaserNetworks
· Joe Barganier, MT Business Technologies, Inc.
Manufacturers: · Ken Stewart, Sharp · Eddie Castillo, Samsung
Executive Staff: · President: Jim Fitzpatrick, Oki Data Americas, Inc. · Vice President: Justin West, Nationwide Insurance
· Financial Officer: Doug Johnson, Red Sage Consulting
· Secretary: Greg Walters, Death of the Copier “The
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Canon U.S.A. Launches New Managed Document Services Initiative
Art Post (Guest) ·
service alerts for pre-emptive support and consumables fulfillment, e-Billing functionality and integration with leading third-party Dealer ERP systems, such as OMD and e-automate - uniFLOW Output Manager is an intelligent and highly scalable print management software suite with modules for Universal Secure Printing, Rules-Based Routing, Authentication, Desktop Accounting and Print Center Management - Canon U.S.A. Professional Services brings the expertise to design and implement managed
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Canon U.S.A. Now Provider of SAP-Approved Digital Imaging Equipment
Art Post (Guest) ·
LAS VEGAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Further extending its support for business-critical software applications, Canon U.S.A. Inc., a leader in digital document imaging and advanced office solutions, today announced that Canon Inc. has joined the SAP® Printer Vendor program as a gold-level member. Through its participation in this global program, Canon plans to develop device types for new printing systems to enable customers to print documents from within their SAP applications. “We are pleased to be
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Inside Innovation at Xerox: Scientists Create Computer Language to Interpret More tha
Art Post (Guest) ·
colour in specific areas of an image has far-reaching implications for today's office worker, graphic artist, printer or photographer. To demonstrate the capabilities of its new Natural Language Colour technology, Xerox opened an interactive demonstration in an online test lab called Open Xerox. In the demo, users can change colour in specific areas of a photograph without needing to use complex editing software. While scientists at Xerox continue the research, a version of the technology now is
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Re: Color MFP Trends, Tactics, etc
Art Post (Guest) ·
quote: The Aficio Pro C550EX and Pro C700EX seem more like short term solutions, since they are basically the C6000/c7500 with an added standard LCT and Fiery server. However, they still add two more color light production systems to Ricoh's lineup. Does anyone see these replacing or beating Xerox/Konica/Canon systems? I have one of these in the P4P market, after 4 months all seems well and customer is satisfied with media offereing and quality. The one thing that has changed for this unit
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Re: Oce' and their product mix
GIntel ·
I'm seeing the same thing regarding Oce's use of Konica Minolta systems. Each of the new VarioLink models are relabeled KM machines and Oce already has relabeled versions of Konica's forthcoming bizhub C360 series listed on the energystar database. Oce hasn't launched a Sharp-made MFP since 2007 and has not added a Toshiba-made MFP since 2006 (last CLR model in 2005). I'm not sure Konica is planning to acquire Oce though. They are STILL sorting out the Konica and Minolta merger and seem to be
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Re: Rumor has it.....
Chuck ·
Rumor verified w/email from HQ. Also all Non-Sales will be asked to take unpaid five-day furlough. Not verified but heard reliably is RIF of 25% Production Print Sales Reps and 500 Gen'l Line Salesforce. This probably just make the IKON/Ricoh marriage easier although it also feed the ranks of Canon and dealers if they are looking at quality rather than quantity to shore-up their ranks.
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New Sharp USA Website
Art Post (Guest) ·
-to-date with all of the latest press releases, tradeshow/event information and full press kits. The updated “Business” section features easy access to information on Sharp MFPs, printers, and home office products. The site also features a "Government and Commercial Markets" section that outlines the key benefits of Sharp's products for each of these environments. Other new additions that make product shopping/researching more convenient and accessible include: · Product "compare" function
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Hamilton County, OH Copier Bid!
Art Post (Guest) ·
Bid Number 19JW264-1-01 Title Copier Lease Quantity 36 month Contract Duration 3 years Bid Comments Copier Lease for the Law Library at the Hamilton County Courthouse Description Two photocopiers with integrated fax and scanning and emailing capability, must include ability to take vending card and cash, have bypass keys and vending cards for staff use, must be able to add value to the vending card, color copying not required, must include good maintenance schedule/response times and supplies
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Managed Print Service "Final Poll Results"
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Tuesday, September 15, 2009 Managed Print Service "Final Poll Results" I had to end these polls today in order to start some new polls! Poll #1: Xerox "unveils breakthrough color technology" #1 Wow, this will turn the color market up side down! 197 34% #2 A lot of hype about nothing, not a big deal! 268 47% #3 I'm gonna have to see how this pans out! 110 19% Total of 575 votes!! Poll #2: Is your company going to offer Managed .... go here for rest of blog
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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: go here for rest of blog!
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Oce' and their product mix
Neal ·
At a recent local business expo I ran into a rep who used to work for me at Oce' and he was telling me that other than the Oce' manufactured products that they will only be relabeling Konica Minolta product. Seems they are dropping both Toshiba and Sharp. Anyone else out they hear anything similar and is this a lead in to the two companys merging?
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Xerox Launches iGen 220 Perfecting Press
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Xerox has today announced the launch of the iGen4 220 Perfecting Press, which it claims will be the world's most productive cut-sheet digital colour press. The iGen4 220, which features two iGen4 110 presses running in tandem, can print 220 impressions per minute, enabling a monthly print volume of up to 7m impressions. Xerox said the iGen4 220 will help printers to save time and labour, while maximising their finishing equipment, because one finishing device can be used to support both engines
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Océ Repro Desk Studio Software Simplifies Wide Format Printing for End Users
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suitable printers, for example by document format, use of color or size of the print job. Simple and transparent for end users Use of Océ Repro Desk Studio software by end users is simple and transparent. Jobs can be created from multiple documents using the free Océ Client Tools™ print submission software. Individual documents can then be previewed before printing with true WYSIWYP functionality – What You See Is What You Print – that shows exactly how they will print on the selected printer
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GBC "Ebinder 200" Spec Review
Art Post (Guest) ·
, no pricing yet Details from the recent Sharp Align 09 national sales meeting for its dealers: - Was at the Gaylord Resort in Washington, DC - Plans on launching a managed print services program based on partnerships with LMI, PrintAudit and Compass in October - Has more than 400 authorized dealers in the US click the link for rest of Blog GBC "Ebinder 200" Spec Review
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Need help from the Ricoh P4P'ers!
Art Post (Guest) ·
Here's the email, I received, they want a color unit to produce almost 100% on these types of stocks, &^%$ I know they can't afford a C900 and we don't sell em (I think), any ideas from what we have??? email to me: We are getting much closer and should be at the point of purchase in the next 3 months. Quick question, we are between four papers right now, and I want to make sure the printer can handle them without jamming: Kromekote C2S 12pt Kromekote C2S 1High Gloss 10pt Via Smooth 100
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Canon launches imageRunner Advance range to capitalise on PoD growth
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Canon has responded to a low-volume print-on-demand (PoD) market that is "evolving rapidly" with the launch of its new series of imageRunner Advance presses. The new platform, which was showcased at Canon's Barcelona event on 16 September, spans a 30ppm office model in the C5000 series, up to a 70ppm device in the imageRunner Advance Pro range. Canon is pitching the new machines at customers with lower-volume requirements than its imagePress models – ranging from SME clients up to larger
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eCopy Brings Business Application Connectivity to Canon imageRUNNER ADVANCE Series
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09/22/09 -- eCopy, Inc. today supported the introduction of Canon's imageRUNNER ADVANCE multifunction system with software products that enable organizations to extend document scanning to business applications and improve user productivity in business processes that mix paper and electronic documents. The eCopy solutions help customers create more effective workflows and improve returns on investment for Canon devices. eCopy ShareScan® software enables imageRUNNER ADVANCE customers to extend
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It's Official "Ron Potesky"
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of PANTONE to help communicate color anytime, anyplace for anyone. PANTONE is a world-class brand and I’m very excited to be a part of this talented team.” Potesky previously served as senior vice president of marketing at Ricoh Americas Corporation, having joined the company in 1999. In this role, Potesky was responsible for brand and channel strategies which were central to Ricoh’s growth over the last decade. Prior to joining Ricoh, Potesky spent seven years at Canon USA, Inc. as director of
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Fuji Xerox’s 700 Digital Color Press hits 200 installations
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positive market momentum to the product’s image quality, versatility, reliability, modular approach and affordable price. Fuji Xerox believes the 700 Digital Color Press has proven to be a springboard for printers entering the digital printing market for the first time, representing more than 20% of orders. Fuji Xerox says the 700 Digital Color Press will have new features and finishing options launching in November.
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Re: GR firm wins Muskegon school district's copier bid
GMAN ·
Not only did Office Machines Company (a SHARP Dealer) lose out to IKON, the following Ricoh Family Group Dealers lost out to IKON: Lanier = Advanced Imaging Solutions Ricoh = Applied Imaging Savin = Adams Remco This trend will continue, wherein more and more IKON wins are realized at the expense of the Independent Dealers.
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