This Week in the Copier Industry Ten Years Ago

Art Post (Guest) · 9/12/1210:43 PM

At the recently held Africa Print show, Konica Minolta South Africa put the printed material generated during its daily production hour, which showcased its full production line of digital equipment printing material from start to finish, to very good use. The company produced high quality printed material for CHOC Childhood Cancer Foundation South Africa over the three days of the show, ultimately delivering 1 920 brochures (A3 double sided – 200gsm gloss), 11 520 DL flyers (double sided

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Art Post (Guest) · 9/14/1210:49 PM

d Number: B2Z13015 Status: Open Agency: OFFICE ADMINISTRATION-OPER Total Bid Lines: 2 Description: XEROX COPIER MAINTENANCE VARIOUS STATE PRINTING CENTERS Closing Date: Closing Time: 9/25/2012 2:00pm CENTRAL The information on this page provides a summary of the requirements for this bid. The official bid document includes the applicable requirements, detailed specifications, and Terms and Conditions. In the event of any discrepancy, the official bid document will govern. To access the official

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Art Post (Guest) · 9/10/128:44 PM

Canon’s five new imagePROGRAF large-format printers round out LUCIA EX-equipped line-up for graphic arts industry Canon Australia, has announced the launch of five new imagePROGRAF-series large format inkjet printers employing the LUCIA EX pigment ink system which delivers smooth colour reproduction and high-quality black expression. The new devices, which will be available from 1st November, are the 60-inch imagePROGRAF iPF9400 and iPF9400S (replacing the iPF9100 and iPF9000S respectively

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Art Post (Guest) · 9/8/1210:51 PM

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Art Post (Guest) · 9/11/127:24 PM

part of the agreement, Frontier will now offer a range of integrated technology solutions, including Sharp's comprehensive portfolio of copiers and multifunction printers (MFPs). Sharp Authorized Dealers receive a wide array of marketing and sales support, including access to innovative tools and ongoing training. "We are pleased to welcome Frontier Business Products to our growing network of authorized dealers," said Rich Boomsma, Senior Vice President, Sharp Imaging and Information Company of

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Art Post (Guest) · 9/12/1210:35 PM

I see that Rosetta technologies sells the Ricoh printers with MICR toner cartridges, and they state that regular toner cartridges and MICR can be used in the printer. Can I just sell someone a regular Ricoh printer and then have them buy a MICR cartridge for it? Thanx

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Art Post (Guest) · 9/14/1210:50 PM

a request for proposal (RFP). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-60 effective 26 Jul 2012 and DFARS Publication Notice 20120724. This acquisition is unrestricted. A list of contract line item number(s) and items, quantities and units of measure is provided as an attachment titled "Canon Copier Pricing Table". Requirement(s) requested herein are Unique to maanufacturer. See attached documents listing the

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Art Post (Guest) · 9/14/1210:52 PM

Request for Quotation (RFQ) 12-191, for Copier and Printer Maintenance Service Agreement for all machines currently operating in the Cheyenne River Health Center in Eagle Butte, SD for a base year plus four (4) option years. The period of performance for the base year will be from 9/17/12 until 9/16/13. The option years are from 9/17/13 until 9/16/17. The solicitation documents & incorporated provisions & clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-53. The associated

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Art Post (Guest) · 9/14/1211:07 PM

The number of outlets selling books and the number of titles they offer is about to grow exponentially through two new On Demand Books partnerships, one with Eastman Kodak and a second with ReaderLink Distribution Services. Kodak is working with On Demand to integrate the Espresso Book Machine, currently available in only a handful of bookstores and libraries, with the KODAK Picture Kiosk at 105,000 locations worldwide. The integrated kiosks, which will begin to go live late this year in the

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Art Post (Guest) · 9/14/1211:11 PM

MAHWAH, N.J., Sept. 12, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America, a division of Sharp Electronics Corporation, announced that Malone Office Environments has joined its extensive nationwide network of authorized dealers. As part of the agreement, Malone will now offer a range of integrated technology solutions, including Sharp's comprehensive portfolio of copiers and multifunction printers (MFPs). Sharp Authorized Dealers receive a wide array of marketing and

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Art Post (Guest) · 9/10/128:49 PM

Bytes Document Solutions launches new Dom-Joly-style film featuring "Printerman" Builds on the success of its I Hate Printers campaign Sep 10, 2012 (Menafn - M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Following the internet success of the four-part Printer Smash Up video launched by the Xerox Managed Print Specialist on Friday 13th April this year, Bytes Document Solutions unveils another tongue-in-cheek video aimed at capturing the imagination of the IT industry. Now LIVE at www.ihateprinters.co.uk , the

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Art Post (Guest) · 9/12/122:08 PM

installed the new Konica Minolta C8000 Bizhub Press – the print industry’s leading digital printing press as publicized at Drupa 2012. This acquisition amplifies Flottman’s commitment to personalized variable data printing, on demand communications and short-run print fulfillment. The Flottman Company will now be able to offer a variety of new paper stocks, thicker paper weights, more vibrant colors and richer tones, all with improved print quality. One of the big benefits of upgrading our current

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Art Post (Guest) · 9/12/1210:45 PM

of its cohesive sales automation program, a business technology initiative that supported the integration of Ricoh and IKON Office Solutions, which Ricoh acquired in 2008. "It is an honor for Ricoh to be recognized as a leader in information technology by such a prestigious IT publication as InformationWeek. Ricoh's success has been driven by the growing need for comprehensive information management solutions that are designed to address today's toughest business challenges such as

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Art Post (Guest) · 9/13/1211:24 AM

, purchasing and supply-chain issues worldwide for Xerox’s technology wing. He reports to De Lima, though he previously had reported directly to CEO Ursula Burns. Connecticut-based printing and business-services company Xerox employs roughly 6,300 in the Rochester region. According to De Lima’s memo, taking over for Appelo will be Russell Pea****, president of Xerox’s global imaging systems and of Xerox Canada. As such, Pea**** oversees sales and service for document-related technology operations in the

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Art Post (Guest) · 9/14/1210:58 PM

of accessing an all-in-one solution for tracking copy, print, email, fax and scan services, without the need for any external hardware. The intuitive user interface provides integrated single sign on (SSO) authentication, and FollowMe Printing's secure print job roaming technology offers any organization a highly scalable solution. FollowMe's integrated Business Intelligence Engine (BIE) offers organizations access to enterprise-wide dynamic policy controls, which can be applied per user

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VinceMcHugh · 9/8/127:11 PM

Canon uses Dept ID as the built in (standard) way to do it. Many Real Estate offices use Dept IDs. The more feature rich way is UniFLOW. If you are doing this with Ricoh, I remember that they released a pop up type of driver when I was there. I think they even have a print driver editor tool so you could customize the driver. printer_driver_editor And there are always a number of third party software suites that can do this. The key is getting one that will track AT LEAST Print \ Copy and

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fisher · 9/14/124:53 PM

We have one in our print shop. It is an amazing machine. It is amazing to watch color prints come out that fast with that quality. It is not expensive to run. The service plan is similar to how xerox does the color cube. Its more based on coverage than anything so if all you do is spot color for markups it is economical. All depends what the customer's needs are. We have a print shop business in addition to our copier dealership. We use the colorwave for temporary signage for retail stores and

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Art Post (Guest) · 9/10/128:48 PM

reviews the company's first Ultrabook. An Israeli start-up, Preton Ltd., produces a software agent, downloadable to a personal computer or server, that trims unnecessary pixels from all documents—images and text—so printers expel less ink and toner to reproduce them. Preton’s patented Pixel Optimizer system works without reducing the sharpness of the printed documents, said Chief Executive Ori Eizenberg. These days, everyone assumes that since documents can be instantly transmitted over the Net and

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Art Post (Guest) · 9/12/122:06 PM

CHICAGO, Sept. 11, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- (Labelexpo Americas 2012, Stand 5713) -- Epson America today announced that the EPSON® SurePress® L-4033AW inkjet digital label press with White ink will make its North American debut at Labelexpo Americas 2012. Shown first at drupa in May 2012, the SurePress L-4033AW is designed to make high-quality, short-run label printing easier and more efficient, and gives label printers and converters the ability to print on-demand with Variable Data Printing

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Art Post (Guest) · 9/10/128:43 PM

aren’t making it any easier -- Moody’s Investors Service and Standard & Poor’s both downgraded Sharp’s credit ratings to speculative grade, or junk. Okuda’s efforts to raise funds by selling equity to Taiwan billionaire Terry Gou’s Foxconn group and its flagship Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. (2317) stalled after Sharp’s shares plunged to a 37-year low. Foxconn wants a stake in Sharp to secure access to the latest technology for parts used by its biggest customer, Apple. In offering a lifeline, Gou

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jswinberlin · 9/11/1210:38 AM

It's a Savin. I've tried the print driver editor from Ricoh/Savin and the older Pop-Up drivers...they are either inconsistent or do not work altogether and do not handle portability nor print server environments well. If you install the printer locally and configure it for 1 user, then another user logs in it is not configured to use the pop up, etc...I wish they would work on this feature instead of the universal driver, bi-directional communication and GUI style interface they are trying to

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Art Post (Guest) · 9/12/121:55 PM

I dot not have any of these in the field yet, working on two deals. One customer asked if the system could duplex 300gsm, I tild himt the system was not spec'd for that, which he understood, however he was curious of someone had the C751 running...

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Art Post (Guest) · 9/12/121:56 PM

. Combining “best of breed” technology from two leaders in the industry, Paradigm Imaging Group offers printer-cutter bundles from Graphtec and Mutoh. Graphtec’s FC8000 series cutting plotters combined with Mutoh’s ValueJet eco-solvent printers create a print and cut combination that is durable, reliable and user-friendly. This winning combo provides the perfect print and cut workflow, allowing for simultaneous printing and cutting of multiple jobs. Says Randy Geesman, President of Paradigm Imaging

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Art Post (Guest) · 9/12/122:01 PM

EFI Expands Jetrion 4900 Line with Modular, Upgradeable Design and Wider Print Area at Labelexpo Foster City, California – Sept. 12, 2012 -- Labelexpo -- EFI™ Electronics For Imaging, Inc. (Nasdaq:EFII), a world leader in customer-focused digital printing innovation, has unveiled the new Jetrion® 4900M UV digital inkjet printing system, combining the performance of EFI's existing family of Jetrion UV digital presses with the flexibility of industrial inline web finishing. EFI is also

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Color1 · 9/13/1210:39 AM

I recently installed 3 of these units, we are now having an issue where the machine is actually ignoring the print settings. For example you send a multiple page job from word or excell and it will do a rotate sort, even if you have turned off everything regarding collate. There is nothing in user tools to change. Has anyone else experienced this? My customer is using the latest version of word and excel and this happens. I don't have those versions however, I do experience the same issue

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Art Post (Guest) · 9/8/1210:28 PM

For those of us that are going below is the schedule of events: Tuesday, Oct. 2 4 p.m.: Keynote Session: Norihiko Ina, Kyocera Wednesday, Oct. 3 8 a.m.: Teri Dunn, Print Management Solution Group 9:45 a.m.: Todd Johnson, Strategic Business Associates 11:15 a.m.: Mike Adams, Power Appointment Setting 1 p.m.: Lou and Andy Slawetsky, Industry Analysts Inc. 3 p.m.: John Barbieri, CompTIA Of course, for full information on these sessions, you can visit www.bta.org/BTAEastEvent .

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Jrlz · 9/13/125:08 PM

I dont think you can do that, also Rossetta sells software helpful with check printing. You should reach out to your printer support rep at Ricoh corporate and see if they have a way for you to work with Rosetta and get more than a spiff. Or, you could contact Rosetta directly and see if you can purchase from them and then resell the printer to your customer.

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Yoda · 9/10/1211:23 PM

And copier division is definitely not for sale LOL! They are selling /mortgaging everything.

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JasonR · 9/11/128:41 AM

quote: Originally posted by Yoda: And copier division is definitely not for sale LOL! They are selling /mortgaging everything. I can't tell if that is sarcasm or not.

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Art Post (Guest) · 9/11/127:23 PM

-paring should save the company 14 billion yen ($179 million), adding to savings it expects from plans to trim 5,000 jobs, or a tenth of its workforce, including 2,000 redundancies in Japan. Those layoffs are the first at the firm in more than 60 years. By resorting to pay cuts Sharp may avoid having to add to those job losses and also be able to realize swifter cash savings. Redundancies in Japan are expensive, with workers typically receiving at least a year's salary in severance pay. For now

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Yoda · 9/12/1211:59 AM

quote: Originally posted by JasonR: quote: Originally posted by Yoda: And copier division is definitely not for sale LOL! They are selling /mortgaging everything. I can't tell if that is sarcasm or not. Are you being sarcastic? No sarcasim see Arts latest post

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GMAN · 9/13/124:09 PM

This country is headed down the path of Ricoh and SHARP, due to lack of Leadership, just like those companies.

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Art Post (Guest) · 9/14/1211:37 PM

This is interesting, in two weeks there has been two press releases in the US that Sharp has signed on new dealers. I follow all of the Sharp USA press release and can't ever remember getting a Press Release about "signing on a new dealer". I mentioned this today in conversation with another industry person today, and we both agreed that A) things are really bad with sharp and B) Sharp USA is trying to hold the fort together at least in the USA Marketplace. Just today another Rueters report

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Deanw · 9/11/123:35 PM

We are calling on a prospect that has Oce 7055 wide format copier. They want to move to copy/print/scan. We are going to propse 3406wd system but Oce is trying to convice them to go with the Color Wave 650. Does anyone have any info on this - as a color product is it laser or ink jet? How is the hardware cost going to stack up with the 3406wd? Any advice would be much appreciated!

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Art Post (Guest) · 9/12/122:03 PM

with existing infrastructure was a key requirement. “We considered many vendors and extensively evaluated several different solutions,” Dudgeon said. “While some solution providers were clearly in ‘selling’ vs. ‘helping’ mode, we had a high degree of confidence in Xcellerate IT from the start. They really listened to and understood our needs. And they invested their time and expertise to show us exactly why and how Kofax Capture™ was clearly the best solution for us.” In March 2007, The

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Art Post (Guest) · 9/14/1211:00 PM

-end, automated business process management from order inquiry to cash receipt for label, flexible packaging, converting and folding carton businesses. EFI Radius offers a high degree of flexibility to manage the unique requirements of printing and packaging companies to help optimize and automate sales estimating; production planning, scheduling; materials management; shop floor data collection; job costing; time and attendance. It also offers comprehensive and intuitive reporting and business

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Art Post (Guest) · 9/9/125:15 PM

I'm now experimenting with my own personal blog, you'll see the links this week when reading one of my P4P Blogs. In it each blog I'll be using keywords an links that describes a recent sale (of course I'll be leaving out the customer name), but I will be addressing the vertical market, and the solution or the reason why I was picked as the vendor of choice. This is too also address the lack of leads that I get my Ricoh and from the ealership I work for. I have not have a real lead in my

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Art Post (Guest) · 9/9/1210:03 PM

Jon: Nice, very nice, I would tend to think that if it increases your business that it would be ok, however there will be those owners that will object because you are branding yourself and if you leave maybe so do your accounts. However in some cases I believe that if your company is not providing the marketing tools, leads, etc, then you need to do whatever can increase your sales. Nice job, did you use word press for this? Art

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Art Post (Guest) · 9/11/127:27 PM

OMG, a rare press release from Sharp USA touting a new dealer.

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yeti · 9/12/122:04 PM

this is interesting they use to be a Ricoh only dealer, this seems to be a growing trend

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Chuck · 9/12/1211:16 PM

You need to address the applications the customer wants. I can see this guy wants to do two-sided business cards and you will NOT get a second side registration and then cut them in bulk. When people want 300gsm you gotta dig into the applications they want to do (heavy fills, tight registrations etc.). I've retired from day to day sales but still lurk on the fringes - got that toner in my blood - and I don't know the 751.

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JasonR · 9/14/128:13 AM

quote: Originally posted by Art Post: Anyone out there got a C751 duplexing 300GSM? The C751 is only spec'd to auto-duplex 256gsm. In my experience, the 300gsm will NOT auto-duplex. Interestingly, I've run heavier weights (up to 350gsm) will few issues, but forget about trying to auto-duplex anything heavier than 256, at all, doesn't work, even a little. The C751 actually WILL do second-side registration, because unlike non-production machines (even those Ricoh has called production in the past