Since the last two to three weeks have been less than perfect I figured we could reminisce when times were better. There's a cool little story about and event that took place in Jamaica while on a Presidents Club trip with Dr. Feelgood. That link is below!
Enjoy these awesome threads from five years ago this week!
Konica Minolta acquires printing business of Monotech Systems
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NEW DELHI: In a bid to have direct interface with its customers, Japanese printer firm Konica Minolta today said it has acquired the production printing business of Monotech Systems. The company, however, did not disclose financial value of the acquisition. Monotech Systems currently is a distributor of Konica Minolta in the country and the acquisition will come into effect from June 1. The Japanese firm has acquired Monotech Systems through its sales subsidiary Konica Minolta Business
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Konica Minolta acquires duo of Microsoft and SAP resellers
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Another printing giant enters IT territory. Konica Minolta Business Solutions Australia has acquired two Australian software integrators, giving these IT firms access to thousands of potential customers around the country. The printing manufacturer bought Knowledge Partners, Sydney-based SharePoint specialist and OpenText reseller, as well asMelbourne-based SAP partner Stonebridge Systems this week. The companies combined have approximately 40 staff, though terms of the deal were not disclosed
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Tadayuki Funakura Appointed as Managing Director of Konica Minolta Business Solutions Asia Pte. Ltd
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School of Commerce, Waseda University. Konica Minolta Business Solutions Asia Konica Minolta Business Solutions, a leading company in advanced document management technologies and Managed IT Services for the desktop to the print shop, brings together unparalleled advances in security, print quality and network integration via its award-winning line of bizhub® multi-function products (MFPs); bizhub PRESS® and bizhub PRO® production print systems; magicolor® color printers; and pagepro® monochrome
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Re: Ten Copier & MFP Proposals for March 2015
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Canon Announces Business Expansion Investment in Singapore
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SINGAPORE, Apr 1, 2015 - (ACN Newswire) - Canon, the global leader in photographic and digital imaging solutions, today announced the launch of Canon Print Hub. The facility located at the Singapore Sports Hub will offer Canon's solutions to enhance work productivity and optimise cost savings for the Singapore Sports Hub, its partners and external customers. The set up of the Canon Print Hub will drive efficiencies and productivity savings for the Singapore Sports Hub totalling approximately
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3D Systems Acquires Leading Chinese 3D Printing Sales and Service Provider, Expanding Its Regional Presence
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ROCK HILL, S.C., April 6, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 3D Systems (NYSE: DDD ) announced today that it acquired Easyway Design and Manufacture Co. in China, including its wholly owned subsidiaries comprising the Easyway Group, creating 3D Systems China. Easyway is a leading Chinese 3D printing sales and service provider with key operations in Shanghai, Wuxi, Beijing, Guangdong and Chongqing. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. "We are excited to become part of 3D Systems, a leading
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All Covered Expands Presence in Northern California and Massachusetts
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, includingplacement in the Leaders Quadrant on the Gartner 2014 Magic Quadrant for Managed Print Services (MPS) and Managed Content Services (MCS). Konica Minoltahas been recognized as the #1 Brand for Customer Loyalty in the MFP Office Copier Market by Brand Keys for eight consecutive years. Konica Minolta, Inc. has also been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for three years in a row. For more information, please visit: www.kmbs.konicaminolta.us and follow Konica Minolta on Facebook
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Ricoh Named SMART MFP Leader
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2015 “IDC MarketScape: U.S. Smart Multifunction Peripheral 2014-2015 Vendor Assessment (doc #254761, March 2015).” “Ricoh generally moves faster to these transformative market changes than other competitors and gets themselves firmly established to take advantage of new opportunities and growth.” The report also cites Ricoh’s substantive portfolio, strong sales network, evolving business model, branding around information mobility, and leadership in the Managed Print and Document Services market
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Xerox Named a Leader in IDC MarketScape on MFP; Wins BLI's Document Imaging Solutions Line of the Year
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Xerox office technology, software and apps continue to achieve industry recognition - most recently from IDC and Buyers Laboratory LLC (BLI) - while customers realize the benefits of Managed Print Services (MPS) facilitated by these offerings. For the third consecutive year, Xerox was positioned as a leader in the IDC MarketScape: U.S. Smart Multifunction Peripheral 2014-2015 Vendor Assessment1, while BLI selected Xerox as the Document Imaging Solutions Line of the Year winner for the second
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RICOH AND MIAMI MARLINS PARTNER FOR BASEBALL AND BUSINESS
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documents, including player contracts, needed to be simple and more reliable. And staffers needed the right combination of shared multifunction products (MFPs) and personal printers. Ricoh helped the Marlins streamline its accounts payable workflows with a new system enabling staffers to simply email invoices to a designated address. The system sorts and routes each one to the proper recipient. New centralized fax capabilities enabled 250 workers to send and receive faxes just as they do email. And
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BTA Southeast Hosts Successful Winter Break Event
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Services, GreatAmerica Financial Services, HP (March 20 lunch March 21 breakfast sponsor), Hytec, Image Star, Impression Solutions, Innovolt, Katun (March 20 breakfast sponsor), LMI, Muratec, NA Trading and Technology, OKI, PHSI, Polek Polek (March 20 special presentation sponsor), Print Audit (March 20-21 breaks sponsor), Q2, Samsung, ScanSource 3D, Smart Power Systems, Supplies Network, SYNNEX, Toshiba, Wells Fargo, West Point Products and Xerox (March 20 reception sponsor). The next BTA
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Interprint adds trio of Ricohs following 'digital explosion'
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Interprint has invested around £500,000 in its fast-growing digital department following an explosion in demand over the past 12 months. Interprint has quadrupled its digital capacity with its two new Pro C9110s and extra shift. The investment, which includes two new Ricoh Pro C9110 printers, a Pro C901 and some internal building works to accomodate the expanded digital department, follows a doubling in digital turnover at the Swindon-based business. read more here
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PrintReleaf announces partnership with Clover Imaging Group companies MSE, Depot and West Point
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PrintReleaf announces partnership with Clover Imaging Group companies MSE, DepotandWest Point Debuts Patent-Pending Technology that Automatically Plants Trees to Offset Paper Consumption Today, West Point Products, the market leader in providing independent resellers with premium replacement imaging supplies, comprehensive managed print services, and innovative recycling programs, announced its partnership with PrintReleaf, the pioneers of PrintReleaf Exchange, the first technology platform
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A Funny Thing Happended While on Presidents Club Trip
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snatched the bag and off he went into the woods! The security guard was cool, just stated that they do want that sort of thing happening. I got my stuff, Dr. Feelgood got his stuff and I guess the moral of the story holds true for what my Father told me. "Believe nothing of what you hear and only half of what you see". -=Good Selling=-
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All covered honored as one of the top ten IT services providers for the fourth consecutive year
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objectives." The MSPmentor 501 report is based on data from MSPmentor's global online survey. The report recognizes top managed service providers based on a range of metrics, including annual managed services revenue growth, revenue per employee, managed services offered and customer devices managed. MSPmentor, produced by Nine Lives Media, is the ultimate guide to managed services. About Konica Minolta Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc.
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Print Audit Introduces Mobile Printing Application, PrintMore
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if duplex is requested. Full color page printing for all documents, even monochrome. Ability to have job print from every print enabled device at once. PrintMore will become the gold standard for driving new MPS revenues. Most customers don’t realize what they are printing today, or what it’s costing, so this innovation should go unnoticed by those doing the printing for years to come. For more information on how you can get started with PrintMore , contact Print Audit at aprilfools@printaudit
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Print Audit® Simplifies Device Management with Facilities Manager Version 3.5.0
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Print Audit® Simplifies Device Management with Facilities Manager Version 3.5.0 April 2, 2015 Calgary, Alberta - April 2, 2015 - Print Audit®, the company that helps office equipment dealers grow their businesses, has released a significant update for its remote meter reading solution, Facilities Manager. Facilities Manager version 3.5.0 contains a variety of new features which make it easier to find, manage, and update devices. Facilities Manager 3.5.0’s new device search page allows users to
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Sharp may spin off LCD unit, seek investment from govt-backed fund - source
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Loss-making Japanese electronics maker Sharp Corp may spin off its LCD panel business and seek funding for it from the government-backed Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (INCJ), a source familiar with the plan said on Sunday. The Nikkei business daily earlier reported that the LCD unit, which supplies displays to smartphone and tablet manufacturers, will be spun off in the current fiscal year and that INCJ could invest 100 billion yen in the new entity. read more here
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Is Sharp running out of options?
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News that Sharp may be moving to spin off its LCD panel-making unit has buoyed appetite for its stock, but analysts remain unsure about the outlook for the troubled consumer electronics giant. According to a report by the Nikkei business daily, the century-old company is seeking help from government-backed Innovation Network Corporate of Japan (INCJ) to spin off its small and midsize liquid crystal displays (LCD) business in the current fiscal year. The INCJ could invest 100 billion yen
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Kyocera Business and Tech Conference April 7-9
Activities Las Vegas / Description KYOCERA Document Solutions America's annual conference places our highly-valued partnership with our dealers at the center of an action-packed, informative two days, that include: • Presentations from senior staff • Seminars on Sales, Strategy, Social Media, and more • The Technology Fair, featuring the latest in Kyocera devices, business applications, and more. #KDABizTechConference
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Auxilio Inc. Reports Full Year 2014 Financial Results
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accounts receivable line of credit with a commercial bank. Paul Anthony, CFO of Auxilio, explained, "The Company's value proposition of saving customers money continues to prove itself and has contributed to recent wins from existing and new customers. We significantly lower print volumes over time and eliminate waste, delivering much needed cost savings to our customers. As we have previously explained in our business model, the margins of these multi-year contracts improve as we move from the
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Dam the Manufacturers Quotas Full Speed with Generic Options
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toners were so so at best. Generic had developed a bad rap in our business. Yeah, we would laugh at the customers who bought generic and really messed up their systems!! haha However, everything changes, even generic toner! While at the BTA show, I had the chance to speak with Chris Polek of Polek Polek . He told me how overwhelmed he is with the sales of his Ricoh generic toner for the Ricoh color 03 series. He's so happy with the quality and sales results that he started crunching some numbers
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Re: Can I Ever Catch a Break?
The over-emphasis on activity for the apparent sake of activity versus productive, sales-generating activity in our industry is absurd. Focus on the results, pipeline and customer retention. Why does it matter how you get there? Dealers only change when their peers at other dealerships the industry pundits tell them how to change. Even those who consider themselves to be progressive get incredibly bogged down in how they did things at Xerox or Kodak or wherever 30 years ago, the reality is
Re: Sign printer pushes into smaller format
Yes, this is the OKI 5-color LED printer. The difference is that Intech has a custom Fiery front-end has tricked up the engine to run up to 450 gsm. They have a retro-fitted Lexmark CMYK printer that runs up to 400 gsm as well.
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OKI Data Americas Introduces the MC873dn -- a New Smart, Compact, Wide Format A3 Color ...
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markets with the OKI proColor Series digital production printers. In addition, its Multimedia Production Platform category of production-quality A3 color devices meets a wide-range of graphic arts and commercial printing needs. Utilizing Genuine OKI toner ensures consistent, reliable and high-quality output that maximizes performance. OKI Data offers a broad portfolio of products built to optimize managed print engagements. OKI Data Americas takes a consultative approach to supporting every
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HP Managed Print Services?
Hey good morning from Orange County, Quick question, hoping someone can confirm a yay or nay. I have a prospective opportunity where the customer wants to replace some KMs and take over service on their HP fleet (60 printers). Their IT guy is telling me HP is directly bidding on this. I didn't know HP got involved in the direct managed services side for their printers. Can anyone confirm if they use their own direct printer techs or just farm out the service? Thanks as always.
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Xerox Color CPC .04
I've seen the local Xerox dealer boasting a color CPC of 4 cents. However, when you do the math it seems like they have inflated the lease to offset the service difference. Of course, this leaves them a little exposed if the volume spikes but it makes it difficult if the customer is comparing CPC alone and will not disclose that your lease price is lower than the competitor. Have you guys been seeing this? Any advice on overcoming this? My only thoughts are to go out on a limb and tell the
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Ursula Burns' 2014 pay: $18+ million at Xerox
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http://www.democratandchronicl...ay-million/25355165/ If this was Romney, people would be screaming about how much money he is making
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5 Internet and secure email tips
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cybercriminals who traffic in selling personal information on the black market ," Kevin Haley, director of Symantec's rapid response team, told MainStreet. 2. Install the basics Although cybersecurity has become a serious topic, many consumers have yet to install the necessary basics to protect themselves. These habits will migrate into the workplace. MyCentralJersey.com insisted on having a firewall, antivirus software and complex passwords for all technology in the office. Employees should
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Can I Ever Catch a Break?
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I'm going to be short and sweet with this. After 34 years of selling in this business, I get it that we need to prospect. If you're not prospecting you're not filling your pipeline. I have to fill out information about every contact I make in my CRM, with that CRM you can pull reports to see how many calls were made, how many opps were developed, how many emails, how many demo's, how many cold calls, etc, etc. But now, in addition to keeping the CRM up to date I need to fill out a form with
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Re: Ricoh dealer using FMaudit
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We are comparing FM Audit to Print Audit - does anyone know if print audit does a better job reporting on Ricoh devices than FM audit does?
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rating of 1 out of 5 on our MPS Readiness rating. FYI - Our Premier members have access to the MPS Readiness Report which includes ratings (from 1 to 5) on over 2500 different printer models from over 50 manufacturers. 5 is the top score. It provides details on the devices suitability for automated supplies management, based on the level of detail provided on supplies levels in the private MIB. Please let me know if I can help further. Rob Thiessen VP Sales - Print Audit
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Re: OKI Data Americas Introduces the MC873dn -- a New Smart, Compact, Wide Format A3 Color ...
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Interesting system, however if Oki really wanted to shake things up they should have offered a fold option, booklet maker option and the cost per page of a traditional A3 MFP model.
-=Good Selling=-
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