This Week in the Copier Industry 5 Years Ago
Third Week of July 2019
Real Copier Sales
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Konica Minolta and All Covered Solutions Transform Digital Dog Direct’s Business
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Solutions U.S.A., Inc. is a leader in industrial and commercial printing and packaging solutions. With a comprehensive portfolio of production print offerings, it delivers the latest innovations in printing, applications and expertise. Its All Covered IT Services division offers a range of IT strategy, support, and network security solutions across all verticals. Konica Minolta has been recognized as the #1 Brand for Customer Loyalty in the MFP Office Copier Market by Brand Keys for 10
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Konica Minolta Wins Big Across Education Markets
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that stood out among the competition. 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 12 consecutive years and is proud to be ranked on
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“Simply stunning quality!”- New Ricoh latex L5160 set to rock the PrintEx boat! – Andy McCourt
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window films, backlits, canvas, textile and vehicle wrapping films and you have probably 80% of what is printed as signage. The Ricoh L5160 eats all this up. But that’s not all, rarely have I seen such colours that ‘pop.’ I mean pop like Adele hitting the high notes; Banksy decorating a wall. It’s all down to Ricoh’s AR latex inks and the Gen5 MH5441 piezo printheads. Plus a chassis build that will take you back to the days of metal solidity, with panels to match. It’s tough. read the rest here
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Kyocera launches new line-up of secure, user-friendly A3 TASKalfa devices
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or security, thus providing organisations with the ideal solution to their printing needs.” Efficiency is boosted by the use of a human detection sensor, which enables a faster wake up from energy saving mode as a user approaches. Wasting time waiting for devices to print is a thing of the past. This is just one way in which work efficiency is improved with the implementation of a new TASKalfa device. By combining this range with secure authentication software such as KYOCERA Net Manager and MyQ
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Canon Solutions America Announces Renewal Of Help Desk Support Center Certification
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Canon and Océ brands, Canon Solutions America helps companies of all sizes find ways to: improve sustainability, increase efficiency, and control costs in conjunction with high volume, continuous feed, digital and traditional printing, and document management solutions. A wholly owned subsidiary of Canon U.S.A. , Inc., Canon Solutions America is headquartered in Melville, N.Y. and has sales and service locations across the U.S. For more information on Canon Solutions America, please visit
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Canon Canada HQ Awarded LEED® Gold Certification
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cent Canadian-based service and support for all of the products it distributes. Canon Canada Inc. is dedicated to its Kyosei philosophy of social and environmental responsibility. For more information, please visit http://canon.ca , or follow the company on Facebook , Twitter or Instagram using @CanonCanada About GBCI Canada Jointly owned by the Canada Green Building Council ( CaGBC ) and Green Business Certification Inc. ( GBCI ), GBCI Canada accelerates green building market transformation and
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TOSHIBA EXTENDS LONGSTANDING RELATIONSHIP WITH AEG IN NEW MULTIYEAR,
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prominent concourse signage, and digital exposure via a custom promotional video. Toshiba will also engage sports fans at the venue through its relationship with the LA Kings and a variety of in-game elements and signage during all LA Kings regular season home games at STAPLES Center. As AEG’s official supplier of multifunction printers and copiers, Toshiba’s innovative technology products will also help streamline document workflow and enhance business operations for thousands of employees
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ThinPrint Launches its Cloud Partner Program for Microsoft CSPs to Easily Integrate Printing-as-a-Service
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OEM partnerships, ThinPrint technology components are integrated in a variety of printers and thin clients from leading hardware manufacturers. Special significance is placed on the strategic partnerships of the company with Brother, Citrix Systems, Fujitsu, Fuji Xerox, Hewlett-Packard, IGEL, Konica Minolta, Kyocera Mita, Lexmark, Microsoft, MobileIron OKI, Parallels, T-Systems, VMware, Wyse Technology, Xerox and 10Zig. Press Contacts: Headquarters: Silke
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AstroNova Launches Advanced New Tabletop Digital Color Label Printer
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environments, making it the perfect color label printing solution for an array of industries such as food and beverage, biomedical products, nutraceuticals, hardware, and cosmetics.” Equipped with next-generation printhead technology, the QL-120X prints three times more labels (over the life of the printheads) than the original QL-120 and beats competitive printers on the market on several key performance parameters. Four individual, snap-in, color printheads allow for rapid on-site changeover
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Color Label Press University "Glossary of Terms" Part Twelve, Course One
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your dealership is selling Production Print systems then it's a simple jump to offer color label presses or color wide format. A couple of years ago I attending a seminar that was hosted by Frank Cannatta. Frank spoke about the opportunities for industrial print, wide format print and the endless revenue for inks. Label Press University At the top of each blog you'll see . Clicking that link which is at the top of each blog will then bring you the collection of blogs for Color Label Press
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Canon's profit likely to slide 40% on European slowdown
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TOKYO -- Canon 'soperating profit is on track to sink 40% this yearto slightly over 200 billion yen ($1.85 billion), Nikkei has learned, amid a slowing European economy and slumpingchip market. The Japanese company's profit for the year ending in December is seen falling roughly 60 billion yen short of its downgraded guidance in April. Sales likely will shrink 6% to a figure above 3.7 trillion yen, off about 100 billion yen from April's forecast. The full-year projections are expected to be
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Konica Minolta Relocation Brings 75 Jobs to Riverside’s Innovation District
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interchange, packinghouses just east of downtown, the Eastside neighborhood and UC-Riverside, including the new home of the California Air Resources Board labs and testing facility. Konica Minolta signed a 10-year lease, with one 5-year option to extend, for approximately 10,000 square feet in the Citrus Tower Class “A” office building, located at 3390 University Avenue in downtown Riverside. Beginning in August 2019, the new inland headquarters will house 75 of Konica Minolta’s corporate
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Canon's profit likely to slide 40% on European slowdown
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TOKYO -- Canon 'soperating profit is on track to sink 40% this yearto slightly over 200 billion yen ($1.85 billion), Nikkei has learned, amid a slowing European economy and slumpingchip market. The Japanese company's profit for the year ending in December is seen falling roughly 60 billion yen short of its downgraded guidance in April. Sales likely will shrink 6% to a figure above 3.7 trillion yen, off about 100 billion yen from April's forecast. The full-year projections are expected to be
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Xerox Wins Multi-Year Intelligent Workplace Services Contract from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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Jul 18, 2019 — Managed Print Services , Customers , Multifunction , Printing , Software , Solutions NORWALK, Conn. — Xerox (NYSE: XRX) has been awarded a multi-year, multi-million dollar contract administered by the Executive Office of Technology Services and Security (EOTSS), the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ secretariat leading the digital transformation of the Executive Branch. With the agreement, Xerox will provide Intelligent Workplace Services (IWS), a Xerox offering that transcends
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What a Success at ITMA 2019! EFI Reggiani Sells Fourth Reggiani BOLT Single-Pass Textile Printer
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reliable, superior-quality printing for a full range of design needs. Printing in resolutions from 600 x 600 dots per inch (dpi) up to 600 x 4,800 dpi, users benefit from direct-to-textile imaging with variable drop sizes from 5 to 30 picoliters for accurate, high-end image quality. It is a robust, industrial platform designed for 24/7 operation, with superior printhead life and minimal maintenance needs. Plus, the printer can include one or more analog printing stations as an option, integrated
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Ricoh USA Moving Headquarters from Malvern to Exton, Slashing Office Space by More Than Half
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Ricoh USA is relocating its headquarters from its long-term home in Malvern to Exton and slashing its office space by more than half in the process, writes Natalie Kostelni for the Philadelphia Business Journal . At the end of August, the company will move out of 107,000 square feet at 70 Valley Stream Parkway in Malvern and move into 45,971 square feet at 300 Eagleview Boulevard in Exton. Ricoh USA has been at the Valley Stream location for more than two decades. “No job loss is directly
Office Equipment Dealer Acquisition: Magnum Print Buys Laser Image
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Magnum Print Solutions , a toner cartridge remanufacturer and wholesale from Seattle, Washington, has acquired the assets of Laser Image Plus Imaging Products . You can read the rest here
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Practice! Who Needs To Practice... Salespeople Need To Practice
growth buzz-kill” Top performing sales professionals, the true superstars – sell from the heart, are the open-minded, curious, collaborative, vulnerable, open to learning and practice. These sales professionals have humility and operate without any deception whatsoever. This is a direct conflict to the behavior of ego-driven salespeople. PRACTICE BECOMING BETTER LISTENERS Seeking to understand goes a long way. Too many of you listen just long enough to spew out crapola. Listen with intent to
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Re: Eight Things You Might Know Not About Copy Paper
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It's been a bit since I've commented here, sorry Art! Great read on paper and why it's important. Often times customers don't realize what a big impact paper can have on the performance and quality of their devices. I always liken the damp/humid paper to "what do you dry your hands with? PAPER towels, so why do you think you're papers damp?". We've also used the desiccant packs in paper drawers, we've also had customer with really bad moisture/humidity problems get a tote with a lid of some...
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Re: Eight Things You Might Know Not About Copy Paper
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@TML thank you! That's a great tip on the Color Lok for HP PageWides. Thinking the color lok paper is more expensive?
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Re: Eight Things You Might Know Not About Copy Paper
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@Art Post A quick perusal of the world wide web shows that a carton of paper isn't appreciably more, if at all. It looks like some/most papers have the color lok symbol, but it is another qualifying questions a good rep should at least be asking/seeing. Kind of like how once upon a time ADA compliant devices were all the rage and now it's just standard.
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Will, The Imaging Channel's Private Equity run out of toner and stop printing money?
With the lack of dialogue in the Imaging Channel regarding the situation, Clover finds itself. I wanted to share more thoughts and concerns for the Imaging Channel.I also believe the Imaging Channel is not alone, and other technology reseller verticals will face challenges of their own as Private Equity reexamines what they thought they knew. Private Equity will begin auditing market realities amid Clover (4L Holdings) apparent troubles. The Investments in the declining industry of print
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Special Report from Ray! (Video)
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Geesh, do I write the forward before or after the video? Ray Stasieczko makes some excellent points about the industry media not covering all of the news in our industry. I won't steal his thunder, but many of you know where I stand on this issue with other industry rags that I won't mention. There are web sites to visit if you only want the "happy" news about the industry or let's say the spin from one perspective. Over the years we've (Print4Pay Hotel) has always posted the good, the bad and
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Does anyone have any comments for the Epson T3470?
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Is it reliable, do the print heads clog if it's not used for awhile, speed of device when print CAD?
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One of the BEST SEs in the Country is available to hire!
. He will make your Sales Numbers Rise! He is an expert Mac user, Color Management (Fiery, Etc). Can setup and troubleshoot any network issue on an MFD or Printer. But he excels at technical Presentations and Pre Sale Demos. Ned is also trained on Papercut, UniFLOW, and PrinterLogics. He also has been trained in a few DMS, including Therefore, and Squre9. Hurry to email him, cause he won't be availble for long. That's My $0.02 Vince McHugh PS: If you don't need an SE please spread the word.
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Re: Ricoh MP 501SP toner "Uh oh"!
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Always get your supplies from an authorized dealer folks!!!!
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Re: Canon VarioPrint i300/i200 inkjet presses
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The "i" series is not available to dealers.
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TPx Receives 2019 Unified Communications Product of the Year Award
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LOS ANGELES (PRWEB) July 16, 2019 TPx , the premier managed services provider, announced today that TMC , a global, integrated media company helping clients build communities in print, in person and online, has named UCx as a 2019 Unified Communications Product of the Year Award winner. The award honors the most innovative unified communications products and solutions available over the past 12 months as judged by the editors of TMC's INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine. "It gives me great pleasure to
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DataBank Deploys Significant Expansion of Its Pittsburgh Edge Data Center to Accelerate Growth of Tech Ecosystem
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additional 10,500 sq. ft for a total of 25,000 sq. ft. of raised floor space and is now ready for service. "With this PIT1 expansion and our new PIT2 datacenter in North Fayette , DataBank offers the best colocation footprint in the Pittsburgh market," comments Stephen Callahan , DataBank's Senior Vice President of Sales. "PIT1 is a dominant interconnection hub, addressing the metro and long-haul connectivity and resiliency needs of enterprises, as well as tech, cloud and content providers
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MSP Industry Notes for July 21, 2019
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organizations ThinPrint Launches Cloud Partner Program for Micrsoft CSPs New partner model is designed for cloud service providers to integrate ThinPrint’s ezeep for Windows Desktop into their services portfolio ThinPrint is being presented at Micro Inspire 2019 in Las Vegas Goal is to enable Mircosoft Cloud service providers to easily add professional printing support to their services Great America Launches Enhanced Private-Label Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) Solution Collabrance MSSP
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