This Week in Copiers Fifteen Years Ago
Third Week of November 2009
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Canon had a great section dedicated to their new OCE products at the Canon Expo in NYC.
It seems to me that this was a well thought out acquisition. Oce's strengths are with Segment 6 machines, and B&W Wide format. Two areas that really augment Canon's offerings... more here
It seems to me that this was a well thought out acquisition. Oce's strengths are with Segment 6 machines, and B&W Wide format. Two areas that really augment Canon's offerings... more here
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UPDATE 3-Canon buys Dutch Oce for $1.1 bln, fights Ricoh
Art Post (Guest) ·
Minolta Holdings, which is in a business alliance with Oce. "Konica Minolta procures high-end production printing machines from Oce, while Oce procures lower-end machines from Konica Minolta," Mizuho Securities analyst Ryosuke Katsura said. "(The) chances are Canon machines will replace Konica Minolta gear in this relationship," he said. Production printers, or digital commercial printers, are used to print such documents as product manuals and direct mail quickly and in large volume, and are a fast
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Weekend Industry Notes from the week ending 11/15/09
Neal ·
the area for $43 million. - Ricoh announced that it has sold an Aficio C900 production color system to GAM Printers, a print shop in Sterling, Virginia. - Ricoh announced it is forming a Business Process Automation Group, as part of its Document Solutions & Services Division. “BPA is a true value-add for Ricoh customers because we’re able to offer a suite of services from consultation to sales to implementation under one roof” said Mark Miller, Senior VP & Deputy General Manager at Ricoh. Ricoh’s
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Konica Minolta and Nuance launch eCopy document imaging software for integrated MFPs
Art Post (Guest) ·
the need for manual exception reporting is dramatically reduced. Mat Stanley, head of the professional services and solutions group at Konica Minolta comments: "The launch of Nuance's eCopy ShareScan on our integrated MFPs clearly demonstrates Konica Minolta's continued commitment and investment in the document imaging area. As a company, we are focused on delivering superior solutions that address our customers' evolving needs. By developing the first browser-based technology for our bizhub MFP
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Re: UPDATE 3-Canon buys Dutch Oce for $1.1 bln, fights Ricoh
Art Post (Guest) ·
said the deal is positive for Canon, while potentially negative for rival Japanese copier and printer maker Konica Minolta Holdings, which is in a business alliance with Oce. "Konica Minolta procures high-end production printing machines from Oce, while Oce procures lower-end machines from Konica Minolta," Mizuho Securities analyst Ryosuke Katsura said. "(The) chances are Canon machines will replace Konica Minolta gear in this relationship," he said. Production printers, or digital commercial
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Purchasing - Hospitals, Healthcare Providers to Save with Premier’s New Printers, C
Art Post (Guest) ·
Purchasing - Hospitals, Healthcare Providers to Save with Premier’s New Printers, Copiers, Facsimile Devices Agreements 20.11.09 | 15:05 Uhr Premier Purchasing Partners, LP, today announced new agreements for printers, copiers and facsimile devices have been awarded to Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A Inc. Premier Purchasing Partners, LP, today announced new agreements for printers, copiers and facsimile devices have been awarded to Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A. Inc. of
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Canon Pulls the Rug out from KonicaMinolta "MFP WARS"
Art Post (Guest) ·
I was just on the phone with a friend of mine in upstate NY, can you guess what we were discussing, yup you got it the Canon/Oce deal. Think about this, when Xerox bought Global, Ricoh was the big loser. When KonicaMinolta bought Danka, Canon was a loser, along come Ricoh with the acquisition of Ikon and Canon got their clocks cleaned and now Canon agrees to buy OCE and KonicaMinolta gets hammered! The only one who hasn't lost is Xerox! Funny how these things happen. Many months ago there were
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Re: UPDATE 3-Canon buys Dutch Oce for $1.1 bln, fights Ricoh
Art Post (Guest) ·
Bid? Konica Minolta Holdings Inc., the Japanese lens and office- equipment maker that has a business partnership with Oce, said yesterday it has no plan to counter Canon’s offer. Canon fell 0.3 percent to 3,460 yen on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Oce added 0.3 percent, to 8.60 euros in Amsterdam trading. It surged 70 percent on Nov. 16 after Canon announced its offer. “We believe that our offer, as was agreed by Oce’s management and supervisory boards, is sufficient,” Canon said in an e-mailed
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Samsung announces premier color multifunction printer for high speed offices
Art Post (Guest) ·
adjustment of color balance, brightness, contrast and saturation. The Auto Color Detection feature alleviates the hassle of differentiating between color and black & white prints and automatically adjusts toner usage, saving money. Documents, either letter or legal, can also be scanned at an enhanced up to 4,800 x 4,800 dpi and then saved, printed, e-mailed or faxed to any networked location. The CLX-8540ND offers management tools to help minimize operating and maintenance costs. The modular design
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GAM Printers Inc. Takes Delivery of a RICOH Pro C900 Digital Color Printer From IKON
Art Post (Guest) ·
GAM Printers Inc. Takes Delivery of a RICOH Pro C900 Digital Color Printer From IKON (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) November 16th, 2009 MALVERN, Pa.—-IKON Office Solutions, Inc., a Ricoh company, today announced that GAM Printers, Inc of Sterling, Virginia, has installed a RICOH Pro C900 digital color printer, giving them the versatility, superior quality and fast turnaround times needed to meet their customers’ wide range of variable data and creative design and printing needs.
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Copiers Could Be a Key to District 205 Cost Savings
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Copiers Could Be a Key to District 205 Cost Savings Office supplies might end up being one of the main ways the Galesburg School District is able to save some money in what otherwise could be a tough budget period. District-205 Assistant Superintendent for Finance and Operations Guy Cahill told the school board's Budget Committee Tuesday bids have come back on the proposed lease of a new set of copy machines -- this, following the district's current lease expiring back in January. Cahill told
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Canon Forums
Art Post (Guest) ·
Just wanted to reach out to all of the Canon members on the P4P Hotel. By asking questions in a forums we can start a very lively dicussion for Canon products. Keep in mind that your discussions can't be viewed by Ricoh, Toshiba or Xerox, unless there are dual line dealers. Over the years the Ricoh forums have excelled, because members take the time to ask questions in the forums, someone will post an answer, then someome will have a comment and bang the forums are thriving and everyone is
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Konica Minolta employees donate
Art Post (Guest) ·
Konica Minolta employees donate Nov. 20th, 2009 at 2:40 PM Employees of Konica Minolta in Windsor held a Turkey and a Twenty drive and delivered 148 turkeys to Foodshare today. Enthusiastic Foodshare volunteers helped unload and stack the entire pallet of frozen birds and then paused to pose for a photo! Thanks to everyone at Konica Minolta for your efforts!
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You're now selling Managed Print Services "Your Thoughts Now"
Art Post (Guest) ·
functioncheckMaxSelections208112884638(frm){returntrue;} P4P Hotel Poll You're now selling Managed Print Services "Your Thoughts Now" It's been a great success for us It's been ok for us It's not reaping the profits we
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Re: UPDATE 3-Canon buys Dutch Oce for $1.1 bln, fights Ricoh
GIntel ·
-Big boost to Canon's Production biz -Decent boost to Canon's Direct sales -Big FU to Konica and its OEM/Production units (Oce arguably KM's #1 reseller) -Big Benefit of having just $119M in debt (Canon=0.4% debt load) -the 730 Euro price is barely above Oce's 704E debt - Both Ricoh and KM were deemed too financially unstable to bid on Oce -Hp and Kyocera may counter offer, but unlikely -Wow
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Re: Rumor has it.....
Art Post (Guest) ·
Here's some predictions: Believe it or Not! KonicaMinolta acquires Toshiba MFP Business Kyocera aquires Sharp MFP Business HP makes hostile Bid for Xerox And then there were The Final Five!
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Multifunctional Copier Rental
Art Post (Guest) ·
All-In-One Large Office Copier, 25 pages per minute. Black-and-white printing, black-and-white copying, color scanning, black-and-white faxing, color printing, color copying. http://p4photel.com/eve/forums...=675109891#675109891
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Canon Buyout Marketing Dollars
lep524 ·
Just wondering if anyone has run into Canon direct operations claiming they have a special marketing fund to tap into for buyouts to target selected clients? We all know that buyouts are part of the game, but if they have funds that are off the price book it can really create an unusual challenge...this is a Canadian deal but I am guessing this type of plan would be across NA. Our deal is a Kyocera deal. I knew they were targeting Ricoh/Ikon users. Are they going after anyone now? Thanks
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Managing printing also crucial
Art Post (Guest) ·
Managing printing also crucial As Ingle said, IDC’s research suggests that cost control is going to remain a major factor for most if not all businesses. Also they must be sustainable both financially and environmentally. Bob Roth, vice president of strategic technology sourcing at Viacom, presented a snapshot of his company’s transition to managed print services. Viacom’s corporate copier contract was due to expire; at the same time, the company wanted to streamline its printing and copying
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Ricoh Americas Corporation Launches Business Process Automation Group
Art Post (Guest) ·
Ricoh Americas Corporation Launches Business Process Automation Group Ricoh Americas Corporation, a leading provider of digital office equipment, announced the creation of a Business Process Automation (BPA) Group. Aligning under Ricoh's Document Solutions and Services Division (DSSD), BPA combines consulting services and technical resources with an experienced sales force to help current and prospective customers analyze their document management operations. In addition, BPA helps customers
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Wilmington native joins business as specialist
Art Post (Guest) ·
headquarters at 100 Reservoir Park, Rockland, MA and has more than 37 years experience serving the document imaging needs of businesses throughout Massachusetts. In addition to a full line of Konica Minolta, Muratec and Lexmark equipment, Bay Copy provides comprehensive managed print services programs for customers looking to reduce both their per-print price of generating information and their labor costs. Bay Copy provides consultation services and offers their clients detailed print assessment and
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Re: Canon Buyout Marketing Dollars
Yes, they have a pool of dollars to target any IKON account, Xerox direct, or any acquired dealer by these corporate goofs. We are a Ricoh and Canon dealer so we even get the Canon generosity. I can always be emailed for further information.
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Thoughts about the Canon/OCE deal?
Art Post (Guest) ·
What goes going on out there, what have you heard in reference to the pending Canon aquisition? Good, Bad, let me know.
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John Buonomo jailed for stealing coins from copiers
Art Post (Guest) ·
John Buonomo jailed for stealing coins from copiers Penny for pol’s thoughts? By Laurel J. Sweet Thursday, November 19, 2009 - Updated 10h ago Laurel J. Sweet has been featured in the ABC miniseries "Boston 24/7" and the 9-11 documentary motion picture "Looking For My Brother." For the chump change he was caught on camera tapping from copiers and the cash he stole from struggling taxpayers who voted him into his $110,220 job, John Buonomo, former Middlesex register of probate, was sentenced to
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Canon & Oce "Was this a good deal or a not so good deal?"
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P4P Hotel Poll Canon & Oce "Was this a good deal or a not so good deal?" Good Deal Bad Deal Not Sure View Results
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Canon & Oce Deal
Art Post (Guest) ·
It seems the purchase of Oce will go through, now with that purchase and the agreement that Canon announced a few months ago, coupled with the addition of many new Canon Dealers.
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North American MPS Market Sees 27 Percent Growth, Canada 30 Percent
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North American MPS Market Sees 27 Percent Growth, Canada 30 Percent Special version of MPS Market Report now available for dealers and resellers Lexington, KY (MMD Newswire) November 20, 2009 -- The North American market continues to grow at a remarkable 27 percent compounded annual growth rate (CAGR), according to the latest Managed Print Services (MPS) research from the Photizo Group. The new "2009 Managed Print Services Summary Report" looks at market size, share and forecast analysis for
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EIS Quatra Color Wide Format MFP Saves the Day!
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Another repost for ya, btw the way we're killin it with sales, now we have to keep it rolling!! I just finished my first install on the EIS Quatra "M" series from Paradigm Imaging. This is an awesome unit! The ease of set-up and install is exceptional along with the configuration of scan, print and copy drivers! First, we had the unit dropped shipped to the customers location, this was a great savings since the shipment did not... go here for rest of blog
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Obama picks Xerox CEO Burns for education role
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Obama picks Xerox CEO Burns for education role (AP) – 3 hours ago NORWALK, Conn. — President Barack Obama on Monday tapped Xerox Chief Executive Ursula Burns to help lead an education initiative aimed at helping students excel at science, technology, engineering and math. The so-called STEM initiative will be led by Burns, former Intel Corp. CEO Craig Barrett, Time Warner Cable Inc. CEO Glenn Britt and former astronaut Sally Ride. Burns, a mechanical engineer, joined Xerox as a student intern
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Quanta Storage Loses Patent Lawsuit to Ricoh
Art Post (Guest) ·
Quanta Storage Loses Patent Lawsuit to Ricoh Quanta Storage Inc. lost two patent lawsuits to Japan?s Ricoh and is ordered to pay $14.50 million as damages, the company said in a statement. A US Court in Wisconsin on November 20 made a judgment that Quanta Storage, the largest Taiwan-based ODM/OEM maker of slim-type optical disc drives, should pay US$14.5 million to compensate Japan-based Ricoh for infringement of the latter's patents. Quanta Storage, the largest slim-type ODD maker in Taiwan
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Do you feel that Canon will be able to meet the pressure that will be put on it's manufacturing facilities???
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Re: UPDATE 3-Canon buys Dutch Oce for $1.1 bln, fights Ricoh
GIntel ·
Agreed, Expanding direct sales was way at the top of Canon's priority list - especially after losing GIS,Danka,IKON. But without "Mega" dealers, this expansion was going to have to happen organically - which is hard. Ask the 8 CBS branches that opened this year without any clients or machines in the field. Given that Oce almost totally relied on direct sales. I would say that they easily have over 30 US sales branches. Maybe closer to 50. Those are both guesses though
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Re: A Funny Thing Happened on the way to the Copier Demo/Appointment
bill w ·
Had a demo years ago on a fax machine. Had a big wheel from corporate wanting to do a ride along with a rep for the day. Customer wanted to see quality and asked one of their customers to send a test fax. As all the admin complained about the speed, the corp guy explained that a very detailed fax would take more time because of memory issues. As everyone crowded aroud the fax to innspect, a very vivid porn image was reproduced with striking detail. We made the sale
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