This Week in the Copier Industry Ten Years Ago

Art Post (Guest) · 7/5/1110:57 PM

products can be found in a wide array of industries including food, plastics, paints, coatings, automotive, aerospace and cosmetics. Konica Minolta Sensing’s Ramsey, New Jersey corporate headquarters is fully equipped with a state of the art service center, 3D scanning laboratory, tech support center, and a focused sales force dedicated to both the North American and South American regions. When it comes to color, light and shape measurement – the world looks to Konica Minolta. Lou Carulli

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Art Post (Guest) · 7/6/1110:43 PM

RANKO S.A. WINS TOSHIBA COLOR MARKET LEADERSHIP LATIN AMERICA AWARD IRVINE, Calif. (July 6, 2011) –Toshiba America Business Solutions Inc. (TABS) proudly announced today that Ranko S.A. was presented with Toshiba’s “Color Market Leadership Latin America” award. The company was recognized at Toshiba’s 2011 National Dealer Meeting held in May at the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Las Vegas. This prestigious honor recognizes the distributor with the greatest color sales in Latin America for the previous

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Art Post (Guest) · 7/6/1111:02 PM

cycle. Its product mix extends from multifunctional and production printing systems, laser printers and all-in-ones to a wide range of services and software to manage the complete document workflow in any company. To support customers optimally with powerful and sustainable solutions, technology leader Konica Minolta continuously invests in research and development work and regularly sets new standards for the entire printing industry. For further information about the company, visit

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Art Post (Guest) · 7/6/1110:48 PM

provider of managed print and professional services (MPS and PS), and manages product planning, marketing, sales, service, support and distribution of copiers, facsimiles, multifunction printing products, network controllers, and toner products throughout the United States, Mexico, Central and South America and the Caribbean. MPS and PS are strategic focus areas for the company, which first developed and began marketing the Encompass™ MPS program in 2003. Headquartered in Irvine, Calif., TABS has

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Art Post (Guest) · 7/7/114:19 PM

workgroups with monthly volumes up to 6,500 pages.” BLI found the Aficio MP C400SR helps reduce the learning curve for users by combining the simple maintenance procedures of Ricoh’s printers (easy to replace keyed toner cartridges) with the walkup ease-of-use of its copier line (large 8.5” touch screen and consistent menu system). While the drums have rated yields of 60,000, BLI technicians completed 87,500 impressions without a single misfeed or being prompted to change the drums. Productivity

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Art Post (Guest) · 7/6/1110:58 PM

Canon Middle East gathered key corporate customers in Riyadh to launch its much anticipated imageRunner Advance C2000 series to Saudi Arabian customers. More than 50 automation resellers from Riyadh witnessed Canon's latest colour printer aimed at helping Small and Medium Enterprises achieve tangible cost savings with colour printing. "The launch of these new products puts us even more firmly on the industry map as the leading brand for colour and colour capable solutions. Canon has a strong

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Art Post (Guest) · 7/2/119:16 AM

., and to align the U.S. sales and operational leadership under my direction. As a result of this decision, Jeff Hickling will be leaving the organization. Jeff will continue in his role through July 15 to facilitate a smooth transition of U.S. sales and operations functions. I want to thank Jeff for his leadership with both the IKON and Ricoh organizations over the past six years. Jeff began his career as the Senior Vice President of Operations for IKON where he drove the creation of

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Chuck · 7/1/116:59 PM

Curious if you've competed against Canon for years or whether their presence in your area is rather limited. While there is a lot of overhead to consider (parts, inventory, training techs, training sales etc.) would there be a large base Canon MIF where you could gain a greater share of market with your offerings - if your strength is customer service and growth then look hard but if you're only good at maintaining present customers maybe continue to strive for the lead dog position. Canon is

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GMAN · 7/6/112:23 PM

This is probably the best article I have ever read concerning the reality at Ricoh: http://industryanalysts.com/IA...esident_%26_CEO.html It is such an accurate depiction of the situation since IKON took over the reigns at Ricoh. The only item that I disagree with is that the Dealer channel is only about 12% of Ricoh's total revenue (as opposed to the 20% mentioned in the article). The comparison to how current leadership at Konica Minolta is steadily growing revenue and becoming the new

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Art Post (Guest) · 7/2/119:43 AM

the IVSB camera -- the first Canon camera sold in the United States in 1955, the 10-key electronic calculator and the first automatic exposure SLR camera, a predecessor to Canon's current award-winning EOS SLR Digital cameras. "For more than 70 years, Canon has committed itself to developing new technologies that enhance the lives of our customers and create new opportunities to grow our business," said Bunji Yano, senior director and general manager, Corporate Communications, Canon U.S.A. "We are

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Steve Haun · 7/6/118:55 PM

What is the Xerox Hybrid Color Plan and how it is used in MPS, especially billing? Thanks in advance. -- Steve Haun

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Art Post (Guest) · 7/6/1110:40 PM

Found this today while I was crusing through some other forums http://www.ecamm.com/mac/printopia/

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Art Post (Guest) · 7/6/1111:07 PM

solicitation, please call contact Malissa Kaping, City of Santa Cruz, Buyer II, at 831/420-5083, FAX 831/420-5312, email. Please note, as a cost saving measure, the City’s Purchasing Division office is closed every Friday; please plan accordingly. The City reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and waive any informality or minor defects in proposals received. Free viewers are required for some of the attached documents. psst: go o th bottom of th page for the copier info!! http

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Art Post (Guest) · 7/6/1111:09 PM

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fisher · 7/7/112:45 PM

Looking to wholesale four analog Oce' Wide Format Copiers. We need to clear space in our warehouse and would entertain any offers. These need to go. Equipment is located in Southern New Jersey. We can arrange shipping. Please call (609) 513-0410. Equipment is as follows: TDS100: 1-roll system. Brand new out of box unit. 7055: 1-roll system. Good used condition. Low meters. Two units available. 7056: 2-roll system. Good used condition. Low meter.

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fisher · 7/7/113:01 PM

We have 4 units (one brand new TDS100) we need to get rid of as soon as possible to clear space in our warehouse. If anyone is interested give me a call at (609) 513-0410. Thanks.

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fisher · 7/1/112:11 PM

We are dual line and our secondary line just collects dust in the showroom and in the warehouse. As sales reps we cherrypick the two lines so I only sell the secondary product line's A4 machines where Ricoh is particularly weak.

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Art Post (Guest) · 7/5/117:38 PM

Prior to the July fourth holiday weekend, it seems Jeff Hickling, President and CEO of Ricoh U.S. found his position was to be eliminated. Sources within the company that wish to remain anonymous have told us that Hickling is out. This has been confirmed with a letter from Kevin Togashi, Chairman and CEO of Ricoh Americas Corp. that was forwarded to us. For now, Kevin Togashi, Chairman and CEO of Ricoh Americas will direct the U.S. sales and operations. While working hard to build Ricoh as a

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JasonR · 7/1/118:15 AM

Have you listened to the call? Is there the sound of normal fax "negotiation" going on? My only guess so far is that it's possible to turn off "negotiation" if you have two faxes of the same type sending to each other (which speeds the transfer), and perhaps switching faxes makes it fail as the Savin is expecting negotiation and the sender isn't negotiating. It's a shot in the dark, but it's possible .

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Bill Knight · 7/5/118:15 PM

Not sure if anyone has come across this or not. I have used this at home and the shop. I have not recommended to a customer just in case they want us to support it. http://netputing.com/airprintactivator/ Konicaminolta does have an app for printing and scanning on the newer MFP's. So it should not take to long for others.

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GIntel · 7/7/1110:23 AM

private sector contracts. "Everyday Color" prints feature moderate color coverage, such as printed PowerPoint presentations or flyers, and will be charged at a still-aggressive suggested $0.03 per page rate. The "Everyday Color" print range is identified as pages that contain between 286,000 and 1,400,000 color pixels, or 6 percent of an A4-size page. Page coverage parameters for the second color meter were changed with the new ColorQube 9300 series, as the previous line defined “Everyday Color” as

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Art Post (Guest) · 7/2/119:38 AM

several times more when bought from Fujitsu, now the sole supplier, than it would have done online. Now details have emerged of the “managed print service” being provided by Fujitsu. Schools calculate that their printing and copying bills will rise by at least 50 per cent and in some cases more than double, despite having fewer printers available to use. Once again, it is school budgets that will be hit, leaving less cash for extras such as books, school trips, sports equipment etc. Today, for

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Art Post (Guest) · 7/5/1111:05 PM

Associates has been one of the key contributors to the evolution of managed print services over the past two decades and a major influence in providing the research and methodology for a more data-driven, objective consultative sales approach within the output industry. Their client list is the who’s who of output,” said MPSA President, Joe Barganier. The following comments are excerpts from an interview with ALL Associates CEO, Eddie Riddell: Joining the Voice of MPS “We are excited about joining

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Art Post (Guest) · 7/6/1110:55 PM

Saratoga Technologies (www.saratogaus.com) announces the acquisition of Axiom Imaging Solutions located at 1430 Bluff City Highway, Bristol, TN 37620. This makes Saratoga's third acquisition in Bristol and their 21st overall. Jim Liggett, Vice President of Axiom explains; "I believe our experience with copiers, printers, digital duplicators and graphic equipment will lend themselves well to the vision of technology solutions at Saratoga. After serving our customers for 38 years in imaging

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fisher · 7/1/111:43 PM

Mid Sized Dealer. Sad but true, we eat it the majority of the time. We give it away. I personally spend about 5 hours a week on the phone doing IT tech support or on web-ex webbed into customer's PCs fixing IT issues instead of selling equipment. Its frustrating but we've never found the right place to draw the line between being the nice guy and when to charge the customer without upsetting them.

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Art Post (Guest) · 7/6/119:20 AM

Walk thru: Take a picture of each device (this helps jog the memory banks) Takes notes for all accessories or options on each device Find users for the device and ask them what type of media do they print onto (card stock, envelopes, ncr, bond paper, etc..) Print out a configuration list for each device Ask a user what they like most about the system and then ask what they dislike the most Ask a user what paper sizes they are printing or copying onto Anyone care to add anything else??

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Techsense · 7/7/119:37 AM

that shows how to load media into the current KIP 7700. http://bit.ly/KIP7700MediaChange Good Selling!

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Art Post (Guest) · 7/5/1111:01 PM

Computer Systems, as well as offering Enterprise level IP Telephony solutions (VOIP) and installation and support on the entire Cisco range of networking products. Maindec also specialises in high-end storage and SAN solutions from EMC, HP, Sun and IBM. Offering a full range of IT services, Maindec has applied its experience in virtualisation, storage and backup, managed print services and day rate engineering to enhance clients’ bottom line and green initiatives. Utilising its network of

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ssbmi · 7/6/114:54 PM

Aloha all, I'm new to the industry and work primarily with Sharp MFP's. I have a customer with an MX-2700N who wants to be able to scan service tickets directly into Quickbooks. I figured there would be an OSA application for it, but am having difficulty finding a solution because of my unfamiliarity with it all. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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Art Post (Guest) · 7/7/115:23 PM

darn I hate it when I lose my notes! Customer is printing envelopes from MS Office Word. We want the envelopes to feed from the paper tray and not the by-pass. We select in MS word to print from tray one and envelopes print from the by-pass. I've took envelopes out of the by-pass and then we get an error printing to tray one and I have to press form feed to have the envelope exit. Can anyone help with this????