This Week in the Copier Industry Ten Years Ago

Art Post (Guest) · 9/2/121:43 PM

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Art Post (Guest) · 9/4/128:36 PM

Boxes Etc., Inc., and National Association of Quick Printers (NAQP). Konica Minolta's innovative bizhub PRESS C8000 is the first digital press to receive the G7 Digital Press Certification from the IDEAlliance®. For more information, please visit www.CountOnKonicaMinolta.com and follow Konica Minolta on Facebook (@Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A), YouTube (@KonicaMinoltaUS), and Twitter (@KonicaMinoltaUS). Konica Minolta Contact Rachel Reed Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc

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Art Post (Guest) · 9/4/128:24 PM

largest independent dealership of both Ricoh and Lanier copier/MFPs in the East. After a successful 15-year career, he joined Toshiba as a district sales manager. After a period of running his own consulting practice, Lecak joined Print Inc. in 2004 to manage sales for the company's channel-focused PrintValue Solutions program. His team was responsible for all facets of bringing MPS practices to Print Inc.'s channel partners, including sales, service, training and sales compensation models. In 2009

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Art Post (Guest) · 9/4/127:58 AM

Sharp has introduced an application allowing printing and scanning of documents from a smartphone or tablet to a Sharp multi-function printer (MFP). The Sharpdesk Mobile connects a supported Sharp MFP to the mobile device via a wireless LAN connection, allowing a range of ways to deliver and interact with documents without using a PC. Sharpdesk Mobile allows users to select, preview and print a document directly from their mobile device, with supported file types including PDF, JPEG and TIFF

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Art Post (Guest) · 9/5/1210:09 PM

Konica Minolta has teamed up with Vocus Communications to host a New Zealand-based cloud service specialising in document management. Konica Minolta’s Software as a Service (SAAS) is also the first in the country to specialise in processes such as workflows and version control, and to include habit-forming techniques within them which intuitively store, locate and file papers frequently needed in everyday business. Of the new partnership, James Spenceley, CEO of Vocus Communications, says

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Art Post (Guest) · 9/6/126:55 PM

multifunction product (MFP) or printer – without having to download software or log onto the network. The Ricoh DocumentMall cloud-based content management service, which simplifies the capture, storage, management, sharing and collaboration on documents from any device, whether mobile or fixed. DocumentMall provides comprehensive security and compliance capabilities. A free HotSpot Printing app, which locates the closest HotSpot-enabled public printers (over 5,000 globally) via GPS mapping or manual

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Art Post (Guest) · 9/4/122:38 PM

security, workflow and print environments. With the award-winning Encompass™ managed print services (MPS) program, e-STUDIO™ line of multifunction printers (MFPs), toner products and retail information/thermal printing systems, TABS is leading the way for businesses to print smarter, work safer and conserve resources. For more information on Toshiba solutions and services available in the United States and Latin America, please visit www.business.toshiba.com .

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Art Post (Guest) · 9/5/1210:05 PM

Do any of oyu have any of these units in the field and if so how have they been performing with media, quality of print and reliabilty?

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Art Post (Guest) · 9/6/126:48 PM

Company Voted First Overall by Readers in Digital Camera, Camcorder, and Printer Categories (Long Island, NY) Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, is proud to receive the 2012 PCMag.com Readers’ Choice Award for Service and Reliability for digital cameras, camcorders and printers. This marks the 9th year in a row Canon has received this award for cameras and printers, and the 2nd year in a row for camcorders, a new category introduced in 2011. Canon U.S.A’s service and

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Art Post (Guest) · 9/6/126:58 PM

require quick-drying or printing on materials that are are not easily penetrated by liquids. That is why it has been used to print on plastics and similar materials. Recent years have also seen it used in 3D printers. The influence on the human body of photo-curable inks in their liquid state before photo irradiation has not always been taken into account. Improved resistance to skin sensitization is needed. Ricoh has developed a photo-curable inkjet ink with the three following features: 1.No

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Art Post (Guest) · 9/6/1210:22 PM

printer anywhere in the world using any Windows® application – not just Microsoft Office – to streamline productivity without worrying about formatting or customizing fonts. EPSON Connect incorporates an optional level of security to ensure users have the ability to reduce unwanted prints and eliminate spam. By enabling an "Approved Sender's List," users can specify the email addresses or domains that are allowed to print unattended to the printer's email address. In addition, new EPSON printers

Art Post (Guest) · 9/3/122:28 PM

In the next 4-12 months we'll start hearing about the traditional copier giants making purchase of Document Management Companies. Thoughts?

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Art Post (Guest) · 9/4/122:41 PM

(Reuters) - Xerox Corp and a wholly owned unit that contracted with the U.S. state of Texas to process dental claim forms are being investigated to see if they helped allow dentists to submit higher-than-required bills under the state's Medicaid system, the Wall Street Journal reported. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission is concerned that the unit, Affiliated Computer Services Inc, did not dedicate sufficient trained staff to audit the Medicaid requests, letting dentists get paid

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SalesServiceGuy · 9/3/128:54 AM

Measuring copier performance is not as simple as who has the fastest gigahertz processor. A lot of buyers do, however, try to evaluate a copier like a PC and think that bigger, faster or more must be better. Some copier vendors like Toshiba develop specialized Systems on a Chip (SOC) which replace multiple electronic components onto a single chip that is specialized for the tasks required of a MFP. SOCs can produce better system performance than an off the shelf PC processor of faster speeds

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GMAN · 9/7/122:57 PM

I wonder if they will finally annouce that Kyocera Mita purchased SHARP's MFP business at this event, since the keynote presentation will be from Norihiko Ina, president and CEO of Kyocera Document Solutions.

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Art Post (Guest) · 9/3/1211:01 AM

Sharp Corp. (6753), the Japanese panel maker selling a stake to Foxconn Technology Group, fell in Tokyo trading after its credit ratings were cut and a report said the company offered to lower the price of the shares. Sharp dropped as much as 8.1 percent to 182 yen and traded at 188 yen as of 1 p.m., extending the Osaka-based company’s decline this year to 72 percent. Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. (2317), Foxconn’s flagship company, rose to the highest level in four months in Taipei after

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montecore · 9/6/123:10 PM

What brand of copier? This is easy to do on Canon products. This pop up box is set in the driver.

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Art Post (Guest) · 9/4/128:21 PM

teams the ability to view essential information from OMD and eAutomate while in the field is imperative to their success and a first in our industry" says Troy Casper, President and Founder of Compass Sales Solutions. To learn more about SherpaGo and this exciting new enhancement, please contact sales@compasscontact.net. About Compass Sales Solutions: Compass Sales Solutions offers the most advanced Sales-force Automation, Solution Selling & Fleet Management software system, along with in

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Art Post (Guest) · 9/6/126:52 PM

addition to printer consumables and aftermarket repair parts, Parts Now is also the nation’s largest trainer of printer repair technicians and is an award-winning industry leader in providing managed print services. “Parts Now has been at the forefront of its industry since its inception,” said Matthias Heilmann, CounterPoint partner and new CEO of Parts Now. “We are very proud of the Company’s authorized distributor status with our critical partners and will be making several strategic and

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SalesServiceGuy · 9/3/128:59 AM

What is more troubling about Samsung in the MFP business is their huge cash position and their ability to buy market share. For example, Samsumg A3 MFPs often come bundled with low promo prices, $300.00 Sales spiffs to the sales reps, free shipping, free Galaxy tablets, free Galaxy S3 Smartphones, free technical training with all travel expenses paid and low cost parts with next day arrival. Their current A3 products are as big and heavy as a barn. They seem to work OK although they have very

fisher · 9/4/124:15 PM

Service cost and hardware cost too high compared to our other product line (Ricoh) so we decided not to carry this product. Not competitive with Ricoh in the same price point.

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txeagle24 · 9/6/124:32 PM

I don't think there is a way to do this. I remember thinking it was possible and then having to print all of the files off the old machine & scan/label them for the customer. It was a doctor's office that stored all of their paperwork in their Document Server. Biggest beating ever!

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Art Post (Guest) · 9/7/123:58 PM

so, I was able to see the documents in the document server, but couldn't do anything else with the MAC. There was a send to button, but was diabled or not working. Guess I need the ffc board. Doe anyone have one for a Ricoh MPC2500?

GIntel · 9/4/1212:40 AM

Did Ricoh just send this out?

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yeti · 9/5/122:00 PM

Did Ricoh do another mass culling in August ? Nearly a 3rd of my Linkedin contacts have moved away from Ricoh to new jobs in August. and I have several emails from people telling me they've been let go? What gives?

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Art Post (Guest) · 9/6/122:35 PM

yeti: that's what I was thinking also, PCS is also Print Audit

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Art Post (Guest) · 9/6/124:54 PM

makes display screens, washing machines, air conditioners, and solar panels. Among them is the Kameyama plant in western Japan, which makes small displays for Apple and other customers. The facility has just started shipping screens to Apple for a new iPhone which analysts expect it to reveal at a press event on September 12. Pessimism about Sharp's future has grown since Hon Hai's chairman Terry Gou last week cut short a trip to Japan, leaving without meeting Sharp executives to conclude an

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Art Post (Guest) · 9/5/127:13 PM

canvas, vinyl and other roll medias. Create banners, posters, decals, indoor and outdoor graphics. For the first time, junior rolls of Ready2Print media is available with or without grommets, making it easy and cost effective to start printing finished banners faster and simpler than ever before. "By offering special pricing on the ValueJet 1204PLUS printer and Ready2Print media, more companies can offer print and hang banner production," shares Brian Phipps, General Manager of Mutoh America. "The

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Art Post (Guest) · 9/5/127:18 PM

Pushing the Limits in Wide Format Scanning 04-09-2012 Technology leaders never rest. Nor do the people behind the innovations. For 25 years, JØrgen Rasmussen, Chief Technology Officer for Contex A/S, has been leading a development team whose breakthrough technology changed the industry from the very beginning. The company was first to introduce a color wide format scanner, and followed it with the first integrated MFP color copier. As the wide format scanning market has evolved, Contex has

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jswinberlin · 9/6/1210:40 AM

challenges. Some of these problems are the following: Let's say for example that it is a real estate office. To simplify installing printing on new agents computers, I usually set up a print server (or shared printer) and tell them when they get a new computer just go to the searchbar and type in \\printservername\printername and this will connect you and install the printer. Then, if they have user codes set up, they need to go into their printing defaults and put the user code in the Valid Access

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Art Post (Guest) · 9/6/122:40 PM

Here's another good one! My current custmer had the Ricoh MPC2500SPF, he is an artist and uses the document server to scan documents and then keep them for reprints. He is moving to a new MPC3002SPF and wants us to save all of the files from the document server and then have them moved to the new machine. I can remember that there is a way to do this with Web Image Monitor, am I right with this? Art

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Art Post (Guest) · 9/6/127:01 PM

that compare color accuracy and variation among print engines over time. "In an increasingly competitive and demanding digital printing environment," said John Henze, vice president of marketing for EFI's Fiery division, "EFI is committed to bringing to market innovative tools and solutions that will differentiate print service providers and improve both profitability and their ability to garner the utmost in client satisfaction. Fiery Color Profiler Suite 4.0 and its integration with Fiery

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GIntel · 9/7/1212:20 AM

Hey Guys, I recently read a quote where Lexmark indicated that 99% of its direct sales are in some way fulfilled by partners. Does this sound right to you? I know Lexmark has a relatively small direct sales force, but it provides MPS to some very BIG clients. If this is true, can you provide a general idea how it works and how the actual products and revenue flow (what do the dealers do and how/for what are they paid)? Thanks for your insights