This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago

Neal · 11/25/095:01 PM

hotel/resorts in Asia. - Xerox announced it has sold one of its iGen3 90 production color systems to the in-house printshop at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota: - Replaced a Xerox DocuColor 6060 and two Konica Minolta bizhub PRO 1050s - Added a Xante’ Ilumina Digital Envelope Press (relabeled Okidata color LED printer) - Purchased two Hewlett Packard Edgeline CM8050 color inkjet units to print letterhead - Xerox provided a few details about the sales of the ColorQube color

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Art Post (Guest) · 11/30/0911:10 PM

Ramsey, N.J. – November 30, 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 the availability of eCopy ShareScan® for integrated Konica Minolta multifunctional printers (MFPs – print, copy, fax, scan all-in-one system) through Konica Minolta’s bizhub® Extended Solution Technology (bEST) Developer Support Program. Launched earlier this year, the bEST

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Art Post (Guest) · 11/24/095:38 PM

pressroom. We have reduced our click charges, broadened our range of print media, improved our quality, and eliminated the production issues we experienced with our previous machine,” said Chris Ashley, Director of Operations. 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 dpi resolution with a superior level of quality, the imagePRESS C6000 prints at 60 letter pages per minute, including media up to 110lb

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Art Post (Guest) · 11/24/096:50 PM

quality and ease of use. BLI found the copy efficiency of the Aficio MP 9001SP among the highest for the group in 1:1 and 2:2 models. Print image quality is very good, including above average ratings for text, line art, halftone range and solids. By default, these devices are configured for duplex copying which is one of Ricoh's Energy Star features. Ricoh is one of the only companies to support this capability in this way. In addition, a standard duplex single-pass feeder (SDPF) scans both sides

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Art Post (Guest) · 11/30/0911:07 PM

select Kyocera multifunctional products (MFPs) provide complete device locking security capabilities through API Cryptek’s Netgard™ MFD card reader appliance. With the implementation of this new solution, end users who wish to access standard full functions of a Kyocera MFP, including copy, scan, e-mail and fax, will be required to authenticate with their U.S. Department of Defense-issued CAC/PIV Card (Common Access Card/Personal Identity Verification) and their personal identification number (PIN

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Bob Riendeau · 11/27/093:05 PM

I feel that with the Strong Ricoh/IKON relationship and history of selling Digimaster as well as the fact Canon will not be needing the Digimaster from Kodak to relabeled as their own, we will see Ricoh buy the Digital Print Portfolio from Kodak. (ie Nexpress/ Digimaster). Also Ricoh and IKON have made several Nexpress sales this year.

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Art Post (Guest) · 11/23/097:34 PM

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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Art Post (Guest) · 11/28/097:52 PM

- In Japan, Ricoh launched the MP-C1800 A3 color laser MFP offering: - 18ppm top speed - Slower, less expensive version of existing MP-C2200 - Will replace the C1600/615C, which is a color inkjet copier, based on Ricoh GelSprint technology - 4 tandem OPC drum design - Optional fax board

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Art Post (Guest) · 11/30/098:41 PM

Top Ten Predictions for the Copier Industry in 2010 It's that time of the year again!! Can we all be thankful that 2009 is going, going, gone!!! The office equipment industry was rocked this year with additional consolidation with the likes of Canon, OCE, Nuance, e-Copy, Xerox and HP. I've got good news, this is going to continue into 2010! Who will the players be in 2010? Top Ten Predictions for the Copier Industry in 2010

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Art Post (Guest) · 11/24/098:30 AM

sales and marketing at Samsung Electronics’ Digital Printing Division. “Our impressive performance stems from our innovation and leadership in creating compact personal laser printers, our strategic partnerships with leading global firms like Microsoft and EMC, and our ability to swiftly and reliably provide the right solutions for our corporate clients.” Samsung pursues a balanced development strategy for both its consumer and business printers. The market for personal laser printers is

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Art Post (Guest) · 11/27/0910:20 AM

OKI pushes into commercial print market function Printing is out to "convince the market" it can compete in the commercial print arena as it mounts a push on the sector with a new direct sales strategy. The Japanese

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Art Post (Guest) · 11/30/097:19 PM

York City. Seeing the capabilities of the Océ Arizona® 350 XT printer during that project, Jim thought it would be a good fit to create a one-of-a-kind tablecloth for the event. Jim and his team worked with Jeffrey Brito, Manager of the Display Graphics Knowledge Center at the Océ location in Itasca, IL, to print a full-size, round tablecloth with a birdseed image keeping with the “Birds of a Feather” theme of the dining suite. Because of the oversized table on the Océ Arizona 350 XT printer, the

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GIntel · 11/25/091:22 PM

Haha, Thanks Shaja....I did some lurking on PrintPlant too Looks like the keys are quality output, reliability, and availability of service techs. Big advantages of the copier-makers' presses are price, size, and operator payroll cost savings. overall though it looks like the copier makers' presses are not replacing the indigos and iGens of the world. More like they are replacing lower-end light production systems.

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Art Post (Guest) · 11/23/097:40 PM

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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Art Post (Guest) · 11/23/0910:08 PM

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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GIntel · 11/24/098:59 PM

Hi Guys, Any thoughts on how copier manufacturers with digital color presses (imagepress, docucolor, Ricoh/KM Pro etc) are going about competing against the Indigo and Igen presses of the world? Product adjustments? Pricing moves? etc? Also, any observations on what it takes for printing companies to make the switch? Thanks for the insight, Jake

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PR · 11/25/092:56 PM

The question I have has to do with printing to an irc3080i with UFRII printing from a Corel Word program. I can change color settings in the driver (it is defaulted to bw) but no color at all on output. A Corel program wouldnt require PCL or PS would it? I cant imagine it would....please help if you can.

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PR · 11/25/099:39 AM

Im new to this site and not really sure what should/could be talked about. I'm on the sales end of things and sometimes have questions regarding functionality, printing, etc. Is that OK to do here?

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Shaja · 11/25/099:39 AM

You have to change your mindset and stop thinking like a copier provider. You need to understand the printing industry and its special needs, and how your equipment and service fits into that world (not, how printers fit into the copier world). My advice is to go lurk on printplanet.com .

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Art Post (Guest) · 11/25/097:10 PM

The growth is on the very high end and the very low end in the this business. I would tend to think that it's not long before the copier manufacturers attack the extreme high end in years to come. As being "GREEN" becomes ever more popular to save paper, I think copies, and print clicks will move downward, thus forcing the manufacturers to capture more high end placements.

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5050 (Guest) · 11/29/0910:50 PM

its hard to say --- we have a large inventory and are selling a few dozen a month. It's typical for XEROX to put things on back order - i guess it depends on which channel you are going through. Xerox is a much slower company when you are competing direct, or with agents. Its very strange. All i know is that I have more than a dozen forcasted for December and 6 are going out this week.

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Art Post (Guest) · 11/23/097:43 PM

forecast, Gartner said Monday that it expects worldwide PC shipments will total 298.9 million units in 2009, a 2.8% increase from 2008. The forecast is more optimistic than Gartner's final September forecast, which anticipated a 2% decline in shipments for 2009. HP's Imaging and Printing Group, the company's cash-cow, posted revenue of $6.5 billion for the fourth quarter, down 15% from a year earlier. For the fourth quarter, supplies revenue fell 8%, while commercial hardware revenue declined 32% and

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Art Post (Guest) · 11/30/097:34 PM

communications strategy. Optimizing Legacy Output for Multi-channel Delivery ITP/CCM enables use of popular communication channels such as email and Web portals for legacy applications. Organizations can combine output from different business applications and prepare it for multi-channel communications such as email, online and print. Companies can also consolidate multiple output streams into a single envelope, eliminating extra print and postage costs. Communications Become Business Owned and

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AD (Guest) · 11/23/0912:34 AM

quote: ..of course unlike cars, manufacturers don't put a sticker price on MFP's to advise the public what the price is supposed to be. You might find this interesting: When I sold cars I learned that the "sticker" on new cars is the maximum sales price allowable by law. (this did not apply to trucks, SUV's, or used cars). No industry needs that level of Gov't interference, especially ours.

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CashGap · 11/23/098:15 AM

quote: When I sold cars I learned that the "sticker" on new cars is the maximum sales price allowable by law. Not true. But car dealers routinely "train" using whatever version of the truth they think will make a sale.

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PR · 11/25/0910:06 AM

Thanks, sounds great! The question I have has to do with printing to an irc3080i with UFRII printing from a Corel Word program. I can change color settings in the driver (it is defaulted to bw) but no color at all on output. A Corel program wouldnt require PCL or PS would it? I cant imagine it would....please help if you can.

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liab2005 · 11/24/099:38 PM

is SHARP US reasdy for MPS approach or they are just relying on external consultants?

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Ricoh914 · 11/28/091:02 PM

I agree, besides Ricoh and Kodak have a very strong relationship in Europe.

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Bob Riendeau · 11/24/098:02 AM

Has anyone else had a customer complain about the feet on the Lexmark XS family? If so contact me we had a customer return a machine because they claimed it was a tripping hazard. There is a work around, unfortunately we had to place a Sharp before we discovered it. Feel free to contact me if you want more information.

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liab2005 · 11/24/098:29 PM

dear all what are the differences compares to Managed Print Services Vs Managed Office Services Vs Enterprise Output Managed Services? I heard that XGS offering MOS with their XOS service. They build the entire helpdesk in the customer enviroment with docu care.

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Art Post (Guest) · 11/25/098:33 AM

It's great to be Thankful for many things and most important are family and health. At this time, I'd like to personally thank all of the P4P members for their support for the forums, for helping me build the p4p and most importantly for helping me with information that helps my sales and helps me write with desire and inspiration about the industry!!! HAPPY THANKSGIVING!