This Week in the Copier Industry 5 Years Ago
Second Week of January 2020
Real Copier Sales...
As I walked in the building the smell of fresh iron, virgin plastic and ozone told me I was in copier heaven! I told David Clearman (Director of Marketing and PLS Sales for Muratec Amercia) that the smell of copiers was in the air! ....read more here
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Konica Minolta Announces Partnership with Future Ready Schools
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technology to support the next generation of leaders.” About Konica Minolta Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. is reshaping and revolutionizing the Workplace of the Future ™ with its expansive smart office product portfolio from IT Services ( All Covered ), ECM, Managed Print Services and industrial and commercial print solutions.Konica Minoltahas been recognized as the #1 Brand for Customer Loyalty in the MFP Office Copier Market by Brand Keys for twelve consecutive years, and is proud
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New Toshiba Receipt Printers Enhance Hospitality Point-of-Sale Customer Experience
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liquids prevalent in bar, restaurant and hotel environments. The IP standard classifies the degrees of protection provided against the intrusion of objects, including accidental human contact, dust, and water in electrical enclosures. Printing crisp and clear receipts at up to 350 millimeters (14-inches) per second with true 16-bit grayscale resolution further separate Toshiba’s newly-introduced printers, meant for the hospitality industry. This quality and speed ensure timely and accurate sales
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Konica Minolta and Google Cloud Announce Partnership
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Konica Minolta and Google Cloud Announce Partnershi p Technology Leaders Form Alliance to Offer New Solutions, Facilitate Customer Migration to the Cloud Ramsey, NJ - Konica Minolta Business Solutions, U.S.A., Inc . (Konica Minolta) is proud to announce its status as a Google Cloud Premier Partner. The new alliance will enable the company and its dealer partners to offer the full suite of Google Cloud solutions. This builds upon Konica Minolta’s strategy to provide the most comprehensive
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Canon's A3 imageRUNNER ADVANCE Lineup is Named 2020 Copier MFP Line of the Year by Keypoint Intelligence - Buyers Lab
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administered by Buyers Lab. This marks the fourth time in the last five years that Canon has achieved this award. Additionally, showcasing its advancements in the document imaging software industry, the company has also received three 2020 Document Imaging Software Pick awards from Keypoint Intelligence - Buyers Lab in the categories of outstanding cloud output-management, information governance, and scan capture and processing. Copier MFP Line of the Year After more than two million prints output on
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Canon Solutions America Provides Manor Independent School District Valuable Solutions and ...
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brings our relationship full circle." Most recently, Canon Solutions America equipped the district with RightFax , a centralized, computer-based fax solution that provides enterprise-grade faxing capabilities across the entire organization. MISD needed to eliminate its antiquated analog fax line and take advantage of the benefits of a modern-day information exchange solution that allows the district to manage and distribute sensitive documents such as student medical records, helping them to
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East Midlands managed print services provider sold
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CSL Business Machines, a provider of managed print services (MPS) in the East Midlands, has been sold to DMC Canotec. CSL, a Konica Minolta Elite partner, has traded for over 50 years. The Leicester based business has over 1,700 customers. DMC Canotec is backed by Horizon Private Equity and have so far completed 5 high-quality MPS acquisitions. This is the first Konica Minolta dealer acquired by the Group and they are looking forward to adding KM to their existing relationships with Canon and
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BLI gives out awards
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BLI gives out awards - announced its Winter 2020 Pick award recipients in the Printer/MFP category: - Epson EcoTank ET-2760 4760 inkjet MFPs - Xerox DocuPrint 4405D laser printer - HP Color LaserJet Enterprise M751 M479 series of color MFPs - HP LaserJet Enterprise M507 M428 series of b/w MFPs - Ricoh IM C300 series of color MFPs - Sharp MS-B476W b/w MFP - Sharp MX-2651, 3071, 33571, 4071, 5071, 6071 - Sharp MX-C304W, M2651, M3071, M3571, M4071, M5071 M6071 - Kyocera TASKALFA 7003i, 8003i
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IDC MarketScape names Ricoh a Leader in print and document security worldwide
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In new IDC MarketScape report, Ricoh is recognized for "deep industry expertise, managed services capabilities, and alignment with customer demand" EXTON, Pa. , Jan. 14, 2020 / PRNewswire / -- Ricoh today announced the findings of a new IDC MarketScape report naming Ricoh as a leader in global print and document security. The report, "IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Security Solutions and Services Hardcopy 2019-2020 Vendor Assessment," 1 looks closely at Ricoh's strategy, identifying the ways the
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Color Label Press University "Glossary of Terms" Part Fifteen, Course One
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As I walked in the building the smell of fresh iron, virgin plastic and ozone told me I was in copier heaven! I told David Clearman (Director of Marketing and PLS Sales for Muratec Amercia) that the smell of copiers was in the air! I was excited to take a tour of new KonicaMinolta CEC (Customer Engagement Center) in Ramsey, NJ and get personal with the PLS (Precision Label Series) PKG 675 and the awesome PLS 475i. The PGK 675 is designed for printing onto corrugated material and the PLS 475i is
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Xerox® Connect App for NetSuite
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Manage your business processes with NetSuite. According to Mint Jutras, 23% of businesses are unable to grow as quickly as they like because of missing tools in their ERP system. This app makes it even easier by integrating the forms and documents those business processes depend on. An essential ERP system tool, it lets you scan and print directly to and from your NetSuite account. Print or Scan Print from your NetSuite account. Or scan, add metadata and deposit the file in your account. rest
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Toshiba Creating 40 jobs in Horn Lake with Distribution Center Opening
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that strong momentum will continue in 2020. The region's outstanding transportation network allows industry leaders ease-of-access to their customers, and more and more companies continue to discover the many benefits of a North Mississippi location." TABS is a subsidiary of technology solutions company Toshiba Tec Corporation. The company provides multifunction printers, including its award-winning e-STUDIO™ multifunction printer, managed document services and digital signage for businesses of
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Introducing the BIXOLON XQ-840 Android Tablet Mounted Desktop Label Printer
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replicate printer settings. This 4-inch (118mm) label printer while providing fast print speeds up to a 6-inch (152mm) per second at 203 dpi to produce high-quality printing texts, graphics and 1D/2D barcodes. It is fully compatible with market-leading programming languages including SLCS, BPL-Z™, BPL-E™ and BXL/POS. Supporting a media roll diameter up to 130 mm and Auto-cutter, peeler and battery options for mobile environments. "We are very proud to have expanded our label printers portfolio
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Canon USA Announces New Executive Appointment
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divisions, Mr. Millar's HR responsibilities will now extend Canon Solutions America's direct sales business. He will continue to be involved with talent acquisition, talent and leadership development, total rewards, employee engagement and HR operations and support for Canon U.S.A. and Canon Solutions America. In addition, Millar will continue leading the Corporate Audit, Ethics and Business Consultation division, overseeing activities relating to standards of conduct, corporate policies and
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Sharp Appoints Joe McCormack As Senior Vice President of Sharp Business Systems
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Former Stanley Black and Decker Executive to lead Sharp's direct sales operation in the U.S. MONTVALE, N.J. , Jan. 9, 2020 / PRNewswire / -- Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America (SIICA), a division of Sharp Electronics Corporation, announces today that Joe McCormack has been appointed as the new senior vice president of SIICA's direct sales operation, Sharp Business Systems (SBS). In this position, Joe will report directly to SIICA President and CEO Mike Marusic and will be
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Canon face recognition technology offered
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be used to mark time attendance of employees entering and leaving the premises to support various HR functions - Secure printing with the Face Recognition Authentication System for uniFLOW incorporated into Canon’s multifunction devices. - Software is installed on a smart device with a web cam, such as a tablet
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Dealer acquisitions update
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Dealer acquisitions update - ABS Business Systems of Alamaba announced it has acquired Tuscaloosa Office Products (TOP) in Alabama o ABS is dealer for Savin, Lexmark, Toshiba, Canon and HP office equipment and has 4 locations (Birminham, Oxford, Auburn and Attala) o TOP is a dealer for Canon - Kyocera announced it has acquired Optimal Systems, an ECM solutions dealer headquartered in Germany o Has more than 450 employees across 16 locations in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Serbia, support
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Kyocera shipping new color A4 MFPs
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Kyocera shipping new color A4 MFPs - TASKalfa 508ci, 408ci and 358ci replace 406ci and 356ci models - Top speeds of 50ppm, 40ppm and 35ppm respectively - 4 tandem drum design - 7” color LCD touchscreen control panels o Optional numeric keypad - Optional document feeder has top speed of 170ipm o Holds up to 270 originals - Maximum paper capacity of 3100 sheets - Built-in print controller: o Comes standard with data security kit o Optional security kit provides secure boot and Trusted Platform
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Why I'm Stoked About Selling Standalone Scanners Again
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Panasonic peeps in the courtyard at the Venetian. It was Walton that re-introduced me to the Panasonic reps I meet at the BTA event. I made the statement why I hated selling scanners and it what a waste of time it was. Have you ever made a statement and then had to eat it? Well this was me that night, little did I know that one of the peeps in our small group from Fred Scherman (National Sales Manager for Panasonic). Fred went on to tell me about Panasonic Program for BTA dealers and how the pricing
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Epson's Newest UV Digital Label Press for High-Speed, High-Quality Label and Packaging Printing is Now Available
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printing solutions. "With a combination of LED UV curing inks compliant with Food Contact Materials (FCM) regulations, its Epson PrecisionCore ® print head technology and faster speeds compared to the previous generation, the SurePress L-6534VW produces high-quality prints with an amazingly wide color gamut," said Mike Pruitt , product manager, Epson America , Inc. "For packaging converters with demanding jobs, the SurePress L-6534VW brings together an expanded feature set, including the
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HP Again Dismisses Xerox $33 Billion Deal
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key issue - that Xerox's proposal significantly undervalues HP - and is not a basis for discussion. The HP Board of Directors remains committed to advancing the best interests of all HP shareholders and to pursuing the most value-creating opportunities.” On Tuesday, Xerox said it secured $24 billion in financing for its unsolicited $33.5 billion bid for HP. HP’s market cap is over $30 billion. Shares added 1.31% Thursday, closing at $20.93. Xerox has a market capitalization of $7.7 billion, and
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Canon U.S.A., Inc. Wins Lawsuit Against eBay Counterfeiters
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defendants from infringing and counterfeiting the valuable Canon trademarks. As part of the resolution, the defendants also paid a significant amount of money to Canon for their unlawful activities. The legal action against Joey Fang and Kyung “Kay” Kwak resulted from Canon’s investigation into the defendants’ distribution of counterfeit Canon camera batteries on eBay, and is part of Canon’s ongoing efforts to protect Canon consumers’ health and safety from counterfeit products. The complaint, which was
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Xerox-HP merger update
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- Xerox’s sent letter to HP’s board of directors January 6 saying Xerox has secured $24 billion in financing to acquire HP o Banks providing financing include; Citibank, Mizuho, and Bank of America - Xerox is not relenting in its unsolicited offer to acquire the larger HP o HP shareholders would get $22 per share, including $17 in cash and 0.137 Xerox shares for each HP share to give HP shareholders 48 percent of the combined company o HP rejected Xerox’s offer by stating: "Your letter dated
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Canon wins school district MPS contract
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Canon wins school district MPS contract - Award from Manor Independent School District (MISD) of Austin, TX - serves more than 9,600 students over 15 campuses - MPS contract includes 70 new MFPs and PPS, including imageRUNNER ADVANCE C5560i to the varioPRINT 140 - Solutions included RightFax, uniFLOW, PRISMAdirect, and PRISMAprepare
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Re: Ricoh IM C6000 Quote for January 2020
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Could someone let me know the feature or program that allows conversion to Word or Excel in this Proposal? R icoh Color System IM C6000 Included Convert Documents to Excel & Word
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A Sales Professional Rips Off The Mask Bringing Their True Self, Are You?
humble pie and been bitten by the reality bug. This bite injects salespeople with a dose of humility and awareness of their shortcomings, allowing them to become better sales professionals.If you’re willing to set aside your ego and to become humble as you go about your work as a sales professional, then you can project an attitude of "others-interest" and thus create a true buyer-focused experience. The poem, written by Charles C. Finn was titled Please Hear What I am Not Saying . The opening
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Taos Expansion Fuels Growth with Cloud Alliances in 2020
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. The Alliance Sales expansion demonstrates our commitment to customers and partners alike in delivering enterprise-grade cloud and emerging technology service capabilities. Equally important, we stay true to our 30-year legacy of helping companies transform by leveraging disruptive technology,” mentions Hamilton Yu, CEO of Taos. “Under the leadership of our VP of Sales, Aditya Joglekar and VP of Consulting Services, Peter Newton, I’m very excited to see Taos help customers in every stage of their
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Fujifilm-Xerox update
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- Fuji Xerox said that as of April 1, 2021, it will be changing its name to FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp - “ending the Technology Agreement with Xerox opens doors for Fuji to, after April 2021, to utilize technologies owned by Fujifilm Group to produce/market products and solutions under our Fujifilm brand worldwide” - this includes entering the U.S. and elsewhere with MFPs and printers to compete against Xerox and others
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