This Week in the Copier Industry 5 Years Ago

Art Post · 11/7/1910:14 PM

A Deal Designed To Print Cash Rumors of a possible Hewlett Packard and Xerox deal has lit up every corner of the printer copier market, with many saying the tie-up could pave the way to a combined enterprise that is not only bigger, but smarter in its approach to the declining industry. The news comes as Xerox celebrates a year of steady growth under the leadership of Carl Icahn’s hand-picked board and CEO. With a market cap of $30 billion, HP is more than three times the size of Xerox’s $7.9

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Art Post · 11/4/198:50 PM

DALLAS , Oct. 23, 2019 / PRNewswire / -- PRINTING United, Booth #7001 -- Ricoh USA , Inc. and Tri-Win Direct , a national printer and mailhouse offering deep industry expertise and leading-edge equipment, today unveiled the most recent validation of their alliance to drive and promote the power of print. Ricoh and Tri-Win , the proud owners of two award-winning RICOH Pro VC60000s, have received impressive endorsements from marketers and designers who attended the 2019 Ricoh Marketing

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Art Post · 11/4/198:10 PM

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Art Post · 11/6/1910:00 PM

stake in another smaller joint venture with Fuji Xerox to Fujifilm. Big Takeaway The biggest takeaway I read was the one where Fujifilm Chief Executive Shigetaka Komori stated “We can now expand our sales territory...and launch new products,” because Fuji Xerox will now be able to sell copiers not just to Xerox, but also to other brands in the United States and Europe". For me this is HUGE! Somewhere down the road Xerox will have to compete with their own devices. I'm an old hand at that game been

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Art Post · 11/7/199:53 PM

SOMERSET, Wis. , Nov. 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Epson LabelWorks PX, the US-based sales office for Seiko Epson Corporation, announced today that it will demonstrate its new industrial printer solutions designed specifically to address the need to quickly print high-volume batches of industrial labels of up to 2" wide at STAFDA 2019 in Nashville. Epson LabelWorks will demonstrate these solutions in booth 1636. The Epson LW-Z5000PX and the Epson LW-Z5010PX printers offer innovative features to

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Art Post · 11/4/199:02 PM

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Art Post · 11/5/199:30 PM

This statement is extremely interesting....."“We can now expand our sales territory...and launch new products,” because Fuji Xerox will now be able to sell copiers not just to Xerox, but also to other brands in the United States and Europe, he said." What could the other brands be? Toshiba, Kyocera, Sharp, Ricoh or maybe a Mega Dealer? Maybe some new company?

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dimaxusa · 11/6/1911:17 PM

Fuji might be the modern version of Konica’s Ikon CPP500 Danka. What’s old could be new again. But don’t worry, according to all the naysayers, the industry has been dead since copy machineswere taught how to print, scan and fax. Yes that right, I said copy machines, not MFP,MFD, XDF or whatever kids are calling them these days. You wanna make $200k per year selling gear, come and move to Wisconsin and we’ll so you the path to what could be...

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Art Post · 11/7/197:51 AM

dimaxusa posted: Fuji might be the modern version of Konica’s Ikon CPP500 Danka. What’s old could be new again. But don’t worry, according to all the naysayers, the industry has been dead since copy machineswere taught how to print, scan and fax. Yes that right, I said copy machines, not MFP,MFD, XDF or whatever kids are calling them these days. You wanna make $200k per year selling gear, come and move to Wisconsin and we’ll so you the path to what could be... @dimaxusa I agree what comes

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Art Post · 11/4/197:56 PM

Canon reports sales profit decline - reported third-quarter net income of $245.6 million - posted total revenue of $8.05 billion down 6.2% - stock has dropped 4% in the last 12 months - net profit fell 43% from a year earlier to 26.52 billion yen ($244.1 million) - operating profit decreased by 43.7 percent year-over-year to ¥38.4 billion. - Income before income taxes decreased by 29.9% to 47 billion yen - overall sales of Canon office MFPs decreased slightly compared with the same period of

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Art Post · 11/4/198:00 PM

Xerox reports sales decline - for 3rd quarter, reported total revenue down 6.5% to $2.2 billion o equipment hardware sales down 3.3% to $494 million  A4 b/w MFPs down 6%  A4 color MFPs up 10%  Midrange b/w MFPs down 20%  Midrange color MFPs up 2%  High end b/w MFPs down 22%  High end color MFPs up 12% o post sales revenue down 7.3% to $1.706 billion o Americas revenue down 3.6% to $1.487 billion - gross margin down 10 basis points to 40% - operating margin of 12.1% - Total debt = $4.8

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Art Post · 11/4/198:49 PM

on their future print journeys.” Ricoh first partnered with WRG for IPEX in 2010 and engaged the agency for its presence at drupa in 2012 and 2016. WRG’s work for Ricoh’s presence at drupa 2020 will build upon the ‘Open New Worlds’ messaging, framing and communications platform first revealed at drupa 2016, taking the campaign to the next level. Ben Atherton, Group Client Engagement Director at WRG, said: “Increasingly, clients want an integrated approach to solving their communications

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Art Post · 11/5/199:27 PM

Fujifilm and Fuji Xerox and improve efficiency; expected maintenance of a cross-licensing agreement means any material impact on Fuji Xerox’s business is unlikely,” ratings agency SP Global said in a statement. As part of the new deal, Xerox will continue procuring copiers from Fuji Xerox, which will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of Fujifilm. Xerox will also sell its stake in another smaller JV with Fuji Xerox to Fujifilm, which will withdraw its lawsuit, the companies said in statements

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Art Post · 11/5/199:36 PM

Are the Xerox production copiers manufactured in the United States?

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Art Post · 11/6/1910:12 PM

toward the foundation. Most recently, the company used its large presence at the PRINTING United trade show in Dallas, TX to support its charity partner in its dedication to the awareness, prevention and treatment of kidney disease. A special corporate citizenship initiative at Konica Minolta’s exhibit booth included a donation of $1 for every visitor badge scanned at the booth. The company also activated with an in-booth display and contest to win an all-expense paid trip for two to NYC to walk

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Art Post · 11/6/1910:16 PM

MELVILLE, N.Y. , Nov. 5, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Canon Solutions America, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Canon U.S.A. , Inc., has announced that it has expanded its enterprise software offerings with Laserfiche, a leading global provider of intelligent content management and business process automation. By partnering with Laserfiche, Canon Solutions America demonstrates a commitment to helping customers transform their organizations with end-to-end solutions for document capture and

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Art Post · 11/7/199:51 PM

dynamic workplace, a document is a lot more than just printed information. It’s a digital asset supplying vital data to workflows and systems within and outside the enterprise. Together with Toshiba, we’re removing the complexity from document capture and data conversion by simplifying the process while helping organizations achieve their digital transformation objectives.” About Toshiba America Business Solutions, Inc. Toshiba America Business Solutions (TABS) provides multifunction printers

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Art Post · 11/7/199:56 PM

Xerox is in talks with HP Inc.about a possible "business combination" duringa time whendigital products increasingly displace printed materials. HP issued a statement on Wednesday acknowledging an offer from the copier maker and disclosing it has had similar discussionsin the past. The statement did not say what price or deal Xerox offered. It also didn't overtly indicate whether HP is moving forward with a merger or acquisition. "We have had conversations with Xerox Holdings Corporation from

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Art Post · 11/7/1910:06 PM

FAIRFIELD, N.J. – October 30, 2019: Kyocera Document Solutions America, Inc., one of the world’s leading document solutions companies, today announced the launch of the KIP 600 Series of Color Wide Format print systems, the KIP 660 and KIP 650. In partnership with KIP, a leading global supplier of digital printing and scanning solutions for color and monochrome wide format documents, we are providing one of the most advanced, innovative wide format technologies in the industry today. The KIP

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Art Post · 11/7/1910:26 PM

Singapore, 6 November 2019 - Ricoh Asia Pacific Pte Ltd. (“Ricoh Asia Pacific”), today announced the appointment of WeP Solutions Limited (“WeP”) as an authorized distributor for Ricoh printing solutions in India. WeP will sell and service Ricoh’s portfolio that address the digital printing market, including office automation, industrial and commercial printing products, through their extensive distribution network. From L to R:Ram N Agarwal, Chairman Managing Director of WeP Solutions

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Art Post · 11/4/198:01 PM

Ricoh reports last quarter’s earnings - Total revenue up 4.1% to 517 billion yen - Operating profit down 34.7% to 21 billion yen - Profits down 49.1% to 13.6 billion yen - Americas sales down 3.4% o For last 6 months, Office Printing division revenue down 5.4% to 509.4 billion yen • Lower MFP and printer sales, and lower MIF Operating profit down 3.3% to 55.3 billion yen Commercial Printing division revenue up 1.2% to 87.5 billion yen Office Service revenue up 16.9% to 270.5 billion yen

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Art Post · 11/5/199:32 PM

innovation and helps to underpin our ongoing growth, as we fuse physical and digital technologies in cyber-physical systems,” said Dr. Shiro Saito, Toshiba’s Executive Officer, Corporate Executive Vice President and General Executive for Technology. “By joining Open Invention Network, we are demonstrating our commitment to contribute to open source technology, and supporting it with patent non-aggression in Linux.” OIN’s community practices patent non-aggression in core Linux and adjacent open

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Art Post · 11/7/197:49 AM

SalesServiceGuy posted: Xerox floats the idea of buying HP on the same day that the Fuji Xerox/ Xerox tussle seems to be resolved. Does that sound like a coincidence? I think Art hit the nail on the head when he said "In addition they would not have to purchase MFP's from Fuji Film in the future." I think this is Xerox's way of letting Fuji Xerox know that they do not hold all of the cards. @SalesServiceGuy yeah that did seem kind of odd, however the Miami Herald did report that HP received a

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SalesServiceGuy · 11/7/198:28 AM

HP's head office is in Palo Alto, California. How could the Miami Herald in Florida, not known as a beacon of copier information and clear across the country, have this kind of information? Did someone at Xerox (?) deliberately leak confidential information to publicize a rumor?

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Art Post · 11/4/198:01 PM

- announcement of its acquisition of Mauden Inc. of Rome Milan, Italy - offers data center, IT infrastructure, artificial intelligence and business intelligence - company recorded 55 million euros in 2018 - Alberto Mariani, Senior Vice President, Office Services, Ricoh Europe, adds: “This exciting acquisition further demonstrates the scale and strength of our ever-evolving IT Services business, which ranges from workplace innovation to advanced hybrid cloud solutions. The activities

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Art Post · 11/4/198:02 PM

- Also known as Kyoto Ceramic Corp. of Japan, reports total revenue down 0.2% to 799 billion yen - Operating profit down 27% to 60 billion yen - Profits down 24% to 59.6 billion yen - Document Solutions Group total sales down 0.5% to 177.8 billion o Profit down 5.5% to 18.8 billion yen

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SalesServiceGuy · 11/6/1911:52 PM

Xerox floats the idea of buying HP on the same day that the Fuji Xerox/ Xerox tussle seems to be resolved. Does that sound like a coincidence? I think Art hit the nail on the head when he said "In addition they would not have to purchase MFP's from Fuji Film in the future." I think this is Xerox's way of letting Fuji Xerox know that they do not hold all of the cards.

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Art Post · 11/4/1911:20 AM

Does anyone know ho to go about getting wide format print samples from Epson? Or maybe does anyone sell the Epson wide formats that could send me a few print samples? Art

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Art Post · 11/4/198:30 PM

technology in Fujifilm’s nearly 5,000 square foot booth included: OnsetX3 HS with three-quarter automation Today’s retail segment print providers are experiencing the “need for speed” expectations. The Inca OnsetX3 HS made its global debut at PRINTING United, and is the world’s fastest high-quality wide format UV flatbed printer, capable of printing in excess of 15,500 square feet per hour (283 beds per hour) becoming the retail segment solution. Its three sets of CMYK ink channels plus the

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Art Post · 11/4/198:57 PM

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Art Post · 11/6/1910:14 PM

Nov 5 (Reuters) - Xerox Holdings Corp is considering making a cash-and-stock offer for personal computer maker HP Inc at a premium to its market value of $27 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. Xerox's board discussed the possibility on Tuesday, the newspaper said here , citing people familiar with the matter. There is no guarantee that Xerox will follow through with an offer or that one would succeed, it added. Xerox and HP did not immediately respond to Reuters’ requests for

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Art Post · 11/4/198:55 PM

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Larry Levine · 11/3/198:23 AM

connection. It encourages us towards even more collaborative relationships. As a leader, it's so important to give appreciation because it enhances self-esteem for both you, the giver and your sales team, the receivers. I'm a bit curious, when's the last time you looked each and every one of your salespeople in the eye and with sincerity said, "Thank you for the work you're doing, I appreciate you?" Imagine for just a moment, the message this sends to your team. Now, let's transfer this over to them

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Art Post · 11/6/1910:06 PM

toner- and inkjet-based label presses in January 2020. “Both our companies see great potential in this new relationship,” said David Wilkins, Vice President of Sales, Xeikon America. “Our businesses were both built on a foundation of uncompromising quality and superior customer value.” PRINTING United Experience Zone In addition to its main location on the show floor, Xeikon featured prominently at the Printing United Experience Zone, a dedicated showcase of innovative print applications with

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Art Post · 11/7/194:51 PM

Take a look from the first try up on the Ricoh and compare to the Kyocera. Except for the interface they are identical. Both have the same print speed of 62ppm. In addition the Ricoh product guide does not reveal the drum life. The MP 501 and 601's were also the Kyocera print engines. There are small differences between each model. However you can see by the picture that these two devices are identical except for the interface of the Ricoh. I believe this was one of the trade-offs that Ricoh

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Art Post · 11/7/1910:05 PM

Managed Print Services Acquisition: PPSI Buys Encore Images ChannelE2E Printer Pro Soutions Inc (PPSI) has acquired Encore Images, a managed print services company in Marblehead, Massachusetts. Encore Images was...

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Art Post · 11/4/198:12 PM

(SGIA) and NAPCO Media, Printing United provided all printing industry segments with a massive showcase of new equipment, software and consumables. “The vision for Printing United has been two years in the making,” said Mark J. Subers, president, Printing United. “Seeing it all come together was surreal. We worked hard to provide this industry across all segments with solutions and resources they need to make their businesses successful. For some, that means expanding their capabilities within

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Art Post · 11/4/1911:25 AM

found it, for those in need here is the url. https://epson.com/pro-imaging-...t-print-samples-form

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Art Post · 11/7/1910:07 PM

At least KIP has the right idea about getting a toner based color wide format on the market for a $27K MSRP. Can't say much for Ricoh and OCE, both are laggards now with wide format