This Week in Copiers Five Years Ago
Last Week of April 2018
Real Copier Sales
While driving today I thought about why I lost an opportunity and it was no fault of my own, however it was due to the end of the year push. That end of the year push was from a direct branch of a manufacturer. It was a dump on price to get the order in before the end of the year. Thus, most of us know that the magic month for pushing from manufacturers is the month of March, because the end of the fiscal year is March 31st. But, how many times do we think about when our dealer competitors fiscal year ends? Not all dealers end their fiscal day on the last day of December! Thus take some time to know more about your geo competitors and make a note of when their fiscal year ends. Knowing this little piece of info will help you in winning that business.
Enjoy these awesome copier threads from 5 years ago
KONICA MINOLTA BRINGS ENHANCED PRODUCTIVITY TO THE PRINT PRODUCTION MARKET WITH THE ACCURIOPRESS C3080 SERIES
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Ramsey, NJ, April 24, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta,) a leader in digital production print products and solutions, introduced the latest generation AccurioPress color digital press, copier and scanner: the C3080 Series – which includes the C3080, C3080P and C3070. Also part of the launch is the AccurioPrint C3070L. The predecessors - AccurioPress C2070, C2060 and AccurioPrint C2060L are no longer available. The new C3080 is a unique
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New Konica Minolta Color Digital Presses Lead Market
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New Konica Minolta Color Digital Presses Lead Market MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, April 25, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Konica Minolta Business Solutions (Canada) Ltd. ( Konica Minolta ) a leader in digital production print products and solutions, introduced the latest generation AccurioPress colour digital press, copier and scanner: the C3080 Series – which includes the C3080, C3080P and C3070. Also, part of the launch is the AccurioPrint C3070L. The new C3080 is a unique, groundbreaking offering that
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KONICA MINOLTA HONORED WITH PRESTIGIOUS BUYERS LAB PACESETTER AWARD FOR ITS VISION OF THE WORKPLACE OF THE FUTURE™
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address the needs of tomorrow’s marketplace. That’s what we strive to accomplish on a daily basis. We’re grateful to Keypoint Intelligence – Buyers Lab for this recognition.” About Konica Minolta Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. is reshaping and revolutionizing the Workplace of the Future ™ ( www.reshapework.com ) with its expansivesmart officeproduct portfolio from IT Services ( All Covered ), ECM, Managed Print Services and industrial and commercialprintsolutions.Konica
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Memoirs of a Copier Sales Person "The Hunt for Wide Format"
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other copiers that I spy. -=Good Selling=-
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Memoirs of a Copier Sales Person "Vacations & Quotas"
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Interesting topic came up today while I was out knocking on doors again! Most of us (salespeople) have monthly quotas. For those of us that care, we take pride in striving to meet those monthly and quarterly goals. When we don't hit those quota's we start thinking about what went wrong, did we not prospect enough, was there not enough in the funnel. Most of us do have a sinking feeling when we don't hit our quotas. Today, I had the debate with a fellow sales person about monthly quotas and
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Konica Minolta Launches Latest Generation of AccurioPress
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services and product planning, Konica Minolta. “The upgrade to the newest Fiery platform helps ensure that our customers stay on the very leading edge of digital print productivity.” The new Fiery DFEssupport Konica Minolta’s innovative IQ-501 Intelligent Quality Optimizer with Integrated Color Care Unit, which allows operators to scan color patches and registration marks in-line for “1-touch” automated closed loop color control and precise front-to-back registration from the press panel. Using
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Konica Minolta to start layoffs in July
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the state's Grow NJ program, New Jersey's NJBIZ.com, an online business publication, reported in December. Konica Minolta plans to spend nearly $20 million to expand its operations in Ramsey, adding 29,400 square feet and expanded parking, creating nearly 400 new jobs, the report said. The corporate headquarters currently employs 474 people in two buildings with about 191,000 square feet, the report says. Konica Corp., a 100-year-old Japanese manufacturer of photographic, copier, and document
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ThinPrint Launches the First Managed and Secure Mobile Printing Solution for BusinessesThinPrint Mobile Print supports mobile business processes to deliver secure iOS and Android printing and...
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restricted as required for mobile users. ThinPrint’s close cooperation with the leading mobile device management (MDM) providers ensures seamless interaction for companies with enterprise mobility management (EMM) systems in use. The included secure pull-printing feature, which allows users to authenticate themselves directly at the printer, rounds off the solution perfectly. Comfortable printer assignment in the ThinPrint Mobile Print Management Console ThinPrint Mobile Print enables printing
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Xerox launches new ConnectKey-enabled VersaLink C7000 Series multifunction colour printer for small and medium enterprises
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A s part of the company's ConnectKey portfolio that launched last year, Xerox announced the VersaLink C7000 Series multifunction colour printer. This mobile-ready and app-enabled device is ideal for small to medium workgroups to enhance efficiency and productivity. The VersaLink C7000 is fast and reliable, offering print speeds up to 30 ppm in colour or black and white, and first page output as quick as 5.1 seconds. It offers a print resolution of 1200 x 2400 dpi and can handle a range of
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KYOCERA Announces Consolidated Financial Results for Year Ended March 31, 2018
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components, electronic devices, solar power generating systems, printers, copiers, and mobile phones. Kyocera appears on the “Top 100 Global Innovators” list by Clarivate Analytics and is ranked #522 on Forbes magazine’s 2017 “Global 2000” listing of the world’s largest publicly traded companies. Contacts KYOCERA Corporation (Japan) Kenichi Hara, +81-(0)75-604-3416 Corporate Communications Fax: +81-(0)75-604-3516 webmaster.pressgl@kyocera.jp
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Ringdale Announces FollowMe® Availability on Lexmark's Latest A4 Workgroup MFPs
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technology in 1997 and has continued to be at the forefront of the industry for over three decades. With offices in the United States , United Kingdom , Singapore and Japan , Ringdale has a strong global partner network and relationships with the world's leading printing manufacturers including Brother, Canon, Hewlett Packard, Lexmark, Konica Minolta, Kyocera Mita, Oce, OKI, Ricoh, Samsung, Sharp, Toshiba and Xerox. Lexmark and the Lexmark logo are trademarks of Lexmark International, Inc., registered
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Xerox Retains Leadership in Fourth Consecutive Market Report for Channel Managed Print Services
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development program, which offers extensive marketing, sales, training, operational support and resources for channel partners.” Xerox’s MPS offerings address the needs of both large enterprise and small- to medium-size business (SMB) customers facing the challenges of digital transformation today. From workflow automation to analytics, Xerox helps customers reach sustainability goals, gain greater visibility and control of document processes and costs, and improve security through the latest
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LawrenceInk Adds to Canon Fleet by Purchasing an Océ VarioPrint i300
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ensures each job receives vibrant graphics, vivid printing, speedy delivery, and unwavering quality. Since installing two Canon imagePRESS toner devices in 2016, the family-owned business continues its multi-generational print story and has now turned the page to a new chapter, including the acquisition of one of inkjet's most prolific presses – the Océ VarioPrint i300. "Canon has been with us for the balance of our career as a true collaborator and a company that's continued to push us in the
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Thomas Printworks Expands its Offerings with Installation of the Océ Colorado 1640 Printer
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MELVILLE, N.Y. , April 30, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Canon Solutions America, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Canon U.S.A. , Inc., today announced that longtime customer Thomas Printworks has added to its robust Océ/Canon fleet with the installation of the Océ Colorado 1640 printer – an acquisition poised to significantly expand its large format print capabilities. The industry-leading roll-to-roll printer was installed at the company's Austin, Texas location. Operating for over 60 years as a
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Canon Q1 Profit Rises, Sales Down; Backs FY18 Forecast
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(RTTNews.com) - Digital camera maker Canon Inc. ( CAJ ) reported Wednesday that its first-quarter net income attributable to the company increased 3.7 percent to 57.11 billion yen or $538.80 million from last year's 55.09 billion yen. Earnings per share increased 5 percent to 52.89 yen or $0.50 from 50.44 yen a year ago. Net sales dropped 1.2 percent to 960.71 billion yen or $9.06 billion from prior year's 972.76 billion yen. The company's first-quarter operating profit grew 5.3 percent from
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A real leap in Label Printing with OKI Pro Series printers
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label printing technology, and both Pro Series label models are expected to strengthen the company's foothold within the printing and packaging industry in the region -- the Japanese company is already a leading B2B electronics manufacturer renowned for creating and selling business printers globally. OKI Pro Series Label Printer (Pro1040/Pro1050) helps businesses capture more attention through creative labels. The Pro1040 and Pro1050 are narrow-format label printers made for users who need on
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Xante Showcases Creative Unboxing Experience During FESPA Global Print Expo
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SAN DIEGO - April 26, 2018 - Memjet, a leading developer of inkjet printing technology, today announced that its OEM partner Xante will be exhibiting in the Digital Corrugated Experience during FESPA 2018 Global Print Expo. At the event, Xante will be highlighting its notlikeyou case study. This customer story describes how a customizable shoe business acquired the Xante Excelagraphix 4800 to produce packaging that supports a positive “unboxing” experience that enhances the customer
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Color Label Press University "Where to Find Color Packaging"
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print migration and the need for dealers to follow the migration of print. Those catering boxes is an excellent example of print migration. Alas, I have nothing to offer that company to either reduce their costs, or bring that printing in house (I did find out that all of these branded boxes are out- sourced). But if you were a Dealer for Muratec America a Konica Minolta Company you'd be knocking on their door with information about the PKG-675i. The PKG-675i is capable of printing on corrugated
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Konica Minolta Awarded Contract to Digitise 3 Million Pages for a Government Ministry
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enhance document security where access is granted through user authentication and minimise information leaks. Konica Minolta's Document Process Outsourcing Solution transforms paper-intensive process to digital process, allowing ease of access to information and reduce its environmental impact. About Konica Minolta Business Solutions Asia Konica Minolta Business Solutions Asia is transforming the workplace of the future with its customer-centric solutions and hardware for the digitally connected
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Re: Kyocera to rebadge Ricoh MP Pro 8200EX?
fisher ·
Hey, the Ricoh MP501, MP601 and the accompanying printers are really Kyoceras.
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Re: Kyocera to rebadge Ricoh MP Pro 8200EX?
fisher posted: Hey, the Ricoh MP501, MP601 and the accompanying printers are really Kyoceras. Yes they are. Just the panel is different.
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Industry Voters Name Ricoh 'Company to Watch Out For' at Inkjet Summit
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commitment to building a robust and comprehensive inkjet portfolio, exceeding its customers’ needs and developing innovations that advance print. For details on Ricoh’s full line of production print products, services and solutions, please visit https://www.ricoh-usa.com/en/p...-industrial-printing and join the conversation on Facebook , LinkedIn and Twitter using #LookAtRicoh. Source: Ricoh USA
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Re: Kyocera to rebadge Ricoh MP Pro 8200EX?
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What is Ricoh directs service and sales future plan?
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Re: Kyocera to rebadge Ricoh MP Pro 8200EX?
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Ricoh914 posted: What is Ricoh directs service and sales future plan? not sure. I'm sure there will be much talk at the next Ricoh National Event
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Image Options Provides Reforestation Options with PrintReleaf
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PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release For more information, contact dmason@printreleaf.com Image Options Provides Reforestation Options with PrintReleaf Denver , Colorado; April 2018 -- Since 1999, Image Options has used the most innovative, forward-thinking processes, technology, and equipment to deliver superior visual and consumer experience solutions for many of the world's best-known brands. For nearly 20 years, the company has developed a well-earned reputation for sustainable operation and
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Ricoh's 2018/Q4 (found on the web)
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Found this in my google alerts It's an impairment loss linked to the acquisition of IKON and MindShift; a recognition that their past strategy didn't work. What is important to know is that they're not actually losing money. Everything's described in the press release you're linking; and I urge the interested people to read it, and also the February 2018 presentation linked to in the article. There's no reason to panic
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Ricoh DD6650P no longer available
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I just went to check Aficio League because I needed to quote another DD6650P. Seems Ricoh does not off this model anymore. In fact it seems Ricoh only manufacturers one duplicator for sale in the states now. When you visit the Ricoh web page they do show a graphic banner with the DD6650P. WTF?
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7 Lessons: The Comprehensive Sales Guide to Closing Deals
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This post is going to break down for you everything you want to know about how to close like a pro — from crushing your sales goals to learning from the mistakes that other sales professionals have already made — all in one nicely assembled article that you can reference anytime you want. These sales secrets come directly from industry pros that know their way around the block and back, blindfolded. If you really want to tap into your inner sales guru, read on to learn how to close like a pro
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Fujifilm and Xerox renegotiate terms under pressure from Team Icahn
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TOKYO -- Fujifilm Holdings and Xerox are renegotiating an agreement that would see the Japanese group take over its long-time American partner but which has run into vocal opposition from top investors Carl Icahn and Darwin Deason
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Epson Now Shipping Next-Generation SureColor F2100 Direct-to-Garment Printer
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LONG BEACH, Calif. , April 30, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Epson today announced it is shipping the new Epson SureColor® F2100 direct-to-garment printer. Equipped with an Epson PrecisionCore® TFP® printhead and leveraging Epson UltraChrome® DG garment ink technology, the SureColor F2100 delivers high-quality prints at production speeds, achieving up to twice the speed as the previous generation DTG printer1. Four color ink technology delivers durable, vibrant output and newly developed print modes
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Re: Memoirs of a Copier Sales Person "Vacations & Quotas"
Jason H ·
still connected and still have great success in selling a couple/few machines in that week away it’s hard to change that routine even being on “vacation”
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Re: Xante Showcases Creative Unboxing Experience During FESPA Global Print Expo
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This is the future of print, get it now or be lost in the sea of selling MFP's
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Re: Ten Things You Need To Know Before you Lease or Buy a New Ricoh MP C3004 & MP C3504
John ·
Agreed. Great units.
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Are You Leading An Authentic Sales Life?
"If you're your authentic self, you have no competition" Authenticity is one of the biggest challenges for salespeople in a profession riddled with scrupulous, fake and disingenuous sales reps; that quite frankly many buyers despise them. However, authenticity separates sales reps from sales professionals and this is what buyers want! It may sound a bit touchy-feely but set aside some alone time, take a look inside yourself as sales is all about building credible, genuine and real relationships
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Re: Memoirs of a Copier Sales Person "Vacations & Quotas"
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Jason We love what we do! Ty for the comment!
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10 Things That Only Happen to Salespeople
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By Ken Kupchik April 26, 2018 For Salespeople Some people think that they have “interesting” experiences at their job, but it’s unlikely that their experiences are anything like what salespeople go through. Since sales is such a diverse profession that spans across industries and puts employees in front of various people from all walks of life, the things that happen to salespeople can be quite interesting. Here are ten things that only happen to salespeople: 1. You can go from being on top of
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How to Book More Sales Meetings Using a Simple Psychology Trick
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request were 135% more likely to respond positively to the second request," Neil Patel wrote of the experiment for Forbes . The takeaway for salespeople: Priming your prospects with a small request makes them more likely to say "yes" to a big one. So before you ask for a meeting, consider asking for information, a referral, or an opinion first. Here are some questions that might come in handy: Could I get your thoughts on X trend? Could you explain to me how you currently handle Y? Who is
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Melbourne label printer’s major investment positions it in major league
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By Henry Mendelson Installations Melbourne-based ExelPrint is making major hardware investment planned to place the growing the label printer at the forefront of digital label production in Australia. The niche label and tag production house is installing a new production line consisting of a new Screen Truepress Jet L350UV digital label press and a new Rotary Engineering finishing line in the biggest ever investment in its 12-year history. The new digital UV press was sold through Sydney
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Re: School Board Approves Contract for Multi-Function Copier Equipment
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That's a nice contract!
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Re: Colour Print or Copy for 2 Cents Per Page | Kyocera MFP 3Tier Pricing
Art: I saw this post from 2012. Lexmark's now have the tiered pricing and it is amazing how little color actuallygoes on most printed pages. The "highlight" color is less than 6% per page. The cost are what you are showing in your comment. Here's the thing ...if color with normal margins is about Two per page then why aren't more dealers using this to gather more business. This tiered color price is now rampant in Indy. I think (like the change to A4) this is starting to get traction. Also, you
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Re: Colour Print or Copy for 2 Cents Per Page | Kyocera MFP 3Tier Pricing
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Bill I'm not sure why more dealers aren't turning to tiered billing. Maybe they do trust the software? I know our Ricoh's can do it also, but it's never brought up to help sales. It could be something else also. Too many dealers are making too much money with clients not hitting their minimum color volumes. Why would they want to kill the golden goose? I don't see much of tiered billing here in NJ. I know it's being offered and may be a reason why I didn't get some recent opps. I'm going to
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Profitable Scanning Service Provider Relies on the Versatile Contex Scanner to Capture High-Quality Images of Customers’ Varied Assets
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preserved, detailed copy of the map as it is now. It’s a little tattered, so it’s even more important that we capture a high-quality image of it,” she said. When combined with a digital output device – from HP, Canon or Epson – the Contex HD Ultra can be leveraged as an MFP solution via USB or the network. Though it’s not configured in this way at Graphic Imaging, Desautels said, “Knowing that we can scan and easily print to any plotter sure makes it appealing.” Imaging operators may appreciate a few
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Nice Review of DocuWare Cloud
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are several options for getting documents into DocuWare Cloud, across a wide range of use case scenarios. Documents can be imported through the web client or the DocuWare Cloud Scan App can be installed in order to scan documents directly into DocuWare Cloud. Alternatively, admins can configure custom printer drivers so users can streamline some import tasks, such as indexing and form handling. Admins also have the ability to configure an FTP folder so documents are immediately saved into a
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