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First Week of November 2012

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Hesston Builds Upon Success of Konica Minolta bizhub PRESS C7000 with KIP C7800

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Hesston Builds Upon Success of Konica Minolta bizhub PRESS C7000 with KIP C7800 Print House Realizes Time and Cost Savings with Added Functionality of Color Digital Press Ramsey, NJ – November 5, 2012 – Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta) today announces that Hesston Prestige Printing (Hesston) has further enhanced its print operations with the addition of the KIP C7800 to complement the bizhub®PRESS C7000 Color Digital Press from Konica Minolta. A year after
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Konica Minolta Sales Up !

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Well its time for some good news forget all this Industry doom and gloom of the drop in MFP sales http://www.konicaminolta.com/a..._2q_presentation.pdf Look at the growth in North America !
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Canon job cuts hit Trumbull's Oce operations

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people scheduled to lose their jobs and waves of layoffs to follow throughout 2013. The company said it is keeping its facilities open. Consolidation and a changing world have forced document solutions companies that make printers and copiers to respond in different ways. Canon competitors, including Xerox and Lexmark International Inc., have seen a decline in copier and printer related revenues as customers choose to view documents on mobile and other devices rather than print them, according
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Copier Maintenance (Canon)

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Solicitation Number: AG-03r6-S-13-0005 Notice Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Synopsis: Added: Nov 05, 2012 4:30 pm The Flathead National Forest intends to issue a maintenance contract for 2 network copiers. They are both Canon color machines. Quoters shall be certified authorized Canon dealers. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This
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Konica Minolta renews WWF support

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As the number of rhinos poached in 2012 rapidly approaches 500, Konica Minolta SA has renewed its support of the World Wide Fund for Nature’s (WWF’s) African Rhino Programme (ARP). According to the WWF, Konica’s support of their rhino conservation work over the past year has produced significant results. These include prosecution-driven investigations, the donation of R1.2 million and efforts to encourage and support the building of an African rhino database. For every bizhub sold, Konica
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SHARP SELECTS ATLAS BUSINESS SOLUTIONS, INC. AS AUTHORIZED DEALER AND EXPANDS NATIONA

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agreement, Atlas Business Solutions 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. “Sharp is proud to welcome Atlas Business Solutions to our dealer network,” said Rich Boomsma, Senior Vice President, Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America. “We believe
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Question Regarding Canon and Xerox Light Production

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Hey Guys, Wanted to see if any of the Canon or Xerox P4Pers could provide some feedback on their respective Mono Light Production systems. Specifically, the: Canon imageRUNNER Advance 8095/8105 or new 8295/8205 and Xerox 4112/4127 or new D95/D125 I am trying to get a feel for what kinds of Environments (e.g. enterprise office, CRD etc...) and Verticals (e.g. education, legal office, healthcare etc) that these machines are most often installed in. Any reasons why (or why not) these are doing
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Komori Deems Graph Expo a Resounding Success

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specifically designed to showcase the many ways Komori can help printers achieve these goals. Komori made a number of direct sales at the show including the sale of eight offset presses, five of which will be equipped with Komori's award winning H-UV curing system. In addition to the eight press sales, an additional H-UV system was sold. The center of the Komori booth was a virtual demonstration of the new Impremia IS29, Komori's 29 inch, sheetfed inkjet digital press, co-developed with Konica Minolta
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DiversityPlus Magazine Honors Ricoh Exec for Company's Support of Minority and Women-

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several initiatives designed to: •Increase Ricoh's supplier diversity spend by 8 percent in the first year; •Enhance the visibility of Ricoh's diversity program among MWBEs; •Promote partnership opportunities to MWBEs and small non-minority businesses; •Increase the program's visibility within Ricoh by leading cross-functional meetings among sales teams responding to customer RFP requirements; and •Automate and streamline the supplier diversity program to ensure accurate reporting. As part of these
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Xerox DocuMate Scanners Are Windows 8 Compatible; Scanner drivers passed Microsoft st

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XeroxScanners.com support page . Driver support for other Microsoft operating systems can also be found at this website. About Xerox With sales approaching $23 billion, Xerox (NYSE: XRX) is the world's leading enterprise for business process and document management . Its technology, expertise and services enable workplaces -- from small businesses to large global enterprises -- to simplify the way work gets done so they operate more effectively and focus more on what matters most: their real business
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Sharp Default Odds Seen at 94.9% as Panasonic Cut: Japan Credit

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Sharp (6753) Corp.’s bond risk is signaling a 94.9 percent chance of default in five years as the yen near postwar highs swells losses at Japanese electronics companies, prompting Standard & Poor’s to cut Panasonic Corp. (6752)’s rating. The cost of insuring 1 billion yen ($12.4 million) of Sharp’s debt for five years rose by 125 million yen in the past month to 680 million yen in advance and 10 million yen annually, according to data provider CMA. Credit-default swaps of Panasonic and Sony
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Canon U.S.A. Makes Donation to AmeriCares to Aid in Hurricane Sandy Relief Efforts

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Fortune Magazine's World’s Most Admired Companies in 2012. In 2012, Canon U.S.A. has received the PCMag.com Readers’ Choice Award for Service and Reliability in the digital camera and printer categories for the ninth consecutive year, and for camcorders for the past two years. Canon U.S.A. is committed to the highest level of customer satisfaction and loyalty, providing 100 percent U.S.-based consumer service and support for all of the products it distributes. Canon U.S.A. is dedicated to its
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Re: Sharp has Serious Money Problems!

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quote: Originally posted by SalesServiceGuy: Nov 01, Sharp Corp has now publicly announced it own doubts about it's ability to continue as a Corporation without radical corporate change and new investors. http://www.reuters.com/article...101?type=companyNews (Reuters) - Struggling Japanese TV maker Sharp Corp warned it might not be able to survive on its own, as it almost doubled its full-year net loss forecast to $5.6 billion, and said it was considering alliances with other companies. In a
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Ricoh Dealership in Minnesota will buy.......

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Rumor , heard that a large Ricoh dealer will be purchasing a large base of Ikon/RBS accounts from Ricoh. We saw this many months ago with RJ Young, seems like the strategy will continue with Ricoh.
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Sharp "What will Happen"

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Pretty cut and dry, do you think they will sell the MFP division to stay afloat?
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Sharp "What will Happen"

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I posted this new poll in the poliing forums, it seems bad has gone to worse for Sharp, the stock just dropped another 3.5%, the yen continues to get stronger vs the dollar thus widening Sharp's losses. Vote here http://p4photel.com/eve/forums...1057841/m/8163985577
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Re: More layoffs at Ricoh

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quote: Originally posted by yeti: So this is the Eight Pillar Ricoh Transformation Project. From what I've heard Mike Dane has either been terminated or presented a "Retirement Package" and he's not the only member of the SMT to get one. one one side I've Its Ikon people getting the boot on the other side its Ricoh. I can't imagine how any ales rep worth his salt will stay with Ricoh, I've been hearing about sales not getting their commission for up to 8 months after the sale. Ricoh is also
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Re: Konica Minolta Sales Up !

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Toshiba Tec sales down 3% but Net Profit up 19% and dividend payment up.
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Re: Ricoh Dealership in Minnesota will buy.......

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That's what GIS does with Xerox, and with IKON people at the helm of Ricoh, I'm thinking it's a good bet that we'll see more of this.
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Re: Sharp has Serious Money Problems!

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Nov 01, Sharp Corp has now publicly announced it own doubts about it's ability to continue as a Corporation without radical corporate change and new investors. http://www.reuters.com/article...101?type=companyNews (Reuters) - Struggling Japanese TV maker Sharp Corp warned it might not be able to survive on its own, as it almost doubled its full-year net loss forecast to $5.6 billion, and said it was considering alliances with other companies. In a statement, the company said it booked massive
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Re: USA Presidential Poll

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quote: Originally posted by SalesServiceGuy: While the Republican message clearly resonated with a lot of voters on the fiscal issues it was out of touch on many social issues. That's because there are too many people that are receiving social services, they will vote for thier way of like. If I were on foodstamps or needed a social service then I would be a dumbass to vote for someone who will cut the cut the fat. Over the last 16 years Democtrats have been able to expand services and have
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Re: USA Presidential Poll

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Obama. Back in August, Graham had said: “The demographics race we’re losing badly. We’re not generating enough angry white guys to stay in business for the long term.” This year is likely to be the first in recent history when the majority of babies born in the U.S. are born to families from an “ethnic minority” background. That demographic shift is already being felt at polling stations – 72 percent of those who cast their vote this year were white, down from 74 percent in 2008, according to
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Auxilio Inc. : AUXILIO to Hold Third Quarter 2012 Financial Results Conference Call o

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days, beginning two hours after the call. To listen to the replay in the U.S., please dial 1-877-941-1428, and internationally, 1-480-629-9665. Enter access code 4574929. About AUXILIO, Inc. AUXILIO, Inc. is the pioneer of managed print services for the health care industry, working exclusively with hospitals and hospital systems throughout the United States. We are vendor independent and provide intelligent solutions, a risk free program and guaranteed savings. AUXILIO assumes all costs
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Japan’s e-ink Paper-like Display Does HD Video in Color

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By Ollie Green , November 06, 2012 @ 6:21pm Japan Display Inc., a merger of Toshiba’s, Sony’s and Hitachi’s small LCD businesses have worked with the Innovation Network Corporation of Japan to create a low-power color display that works similarly to an E-ink kindle device. Rather than using a backlit display like most traditional LCDs, the new reflective LCD display panels by Japan Display Inc. use an external light source to show clear images to the viewer, but what makes it special is its
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GreatAmerica Launches Info-Zone Mobile App

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while in the field. The app will also allow Dealers to quickly and cost-effectively improve their sales efforts with the mobile technology needed to expand and grow, while helping GreatAmerica channel partners improve transaction efficiency. “We invested in mobile computing because the majority of our Dealers are increasingly selling from the field and working in demanding, fast-paced situations,” said David Pohlman, GreatAmerica Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer. “By placing key
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Aficio MP C305SPF

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Hey Guys, I'm wondering about the Aficio MP C305SPF. I'm still seeing a lot of MP C300/C400 sales and the C305 sales that I (finally) do see have some very high CPCs. Are you seeing the same? What is keeping these from selling? What do you see as a normal CPC for these?
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FlexPrint, Inc. Celebrates Grand Opening of New Corporate Headquarters

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since transformed the office printing and imaging industry, and provided the foundation for FlexPrint's success and exceptional growth. Under the leadership of its CEO, Frank Gaspari, they pioneered what is known today as Managed Print Services. Even then, with only a handful of employees and customers, everything they did was focused on the customer. Today, FlexPrint has organically grown to be the leading managed print organization in the nation, and recognized as one of the fastest growing
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InfoTrends Announces Study on Wide Format's Role in the Communications Mix

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Wednesday, November 07, 2012 Press release from the issuing company (Weymouth, MA) - Signage and wide format graphics are an integral part of the marketing mix, and they represent an opportunity for print service providers to make an impression. However, entering the market, or growing an existing business, starts with understanding key trends that drive buyer markets. InfoTrends' new multi-client study entitled Wide Format Printing: A Critical Element in the Communications Mix will uncover who
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Mutoh America Goes Direct to Resellers in Latin America

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appointed Fumi Aramaki from Western regional sales manager to director of sales of Latin America. His experience in sales and customer service will allow him to cultivate the Central and South America territory. Alongside Aramaki, Chris Jaeger has been hired as Latin America sales engineer. Jaeger will be moving from Honduras to Mutoh's corporate office in Phoenix, Arizona at the first of the year to technically support Mutoh resellers south of the border. Jaeger's knowledge in wide-format printing
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Re: Aficio MP C305SPF

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We are selling more of these than the C300/C400 series. For a color MFP with a small footprint, this is really our only option right now. Hardware is priced just under $2,000.
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Re: Aficio MP C305SPF

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We are selling more of the MPC305SPF, it's a good box if you can get past the small screen. Can't remember the last time I sold a C300/C400
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Re: Sharp has Serious Money Problems!

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Nov 2 (Reuters) - Shares of Japan's Sharp Corp fell and Fitch Ratings downgraded its debt to junk status on Friday, a day after it warned of a $5.6 billion net loss for the year and said it might not be able to survive on its own. http://www.reuters.com/article...102?type=companyNews "Effectively shunned by the debt capital markets because of its massive losses and falling market share" "Worries about its cash liquidity have mounted in the credit markets, where the cost of insuring Sharp's debt
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Re: Sharp has Serious Money Problems!

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Sharp Corp. may turn to the last resort of Japanese companies facing potential bankruptcy – the government. With 200 billion yen ($2.5 billion) of convertible bonds maturing in 2013, Sharp may have to ask the state Enterprise Turnaround Initiative Corp. or Innovation Network Corp. of Japan for money, said Fumiaki Sato, co-founder of Sangyo Sosei Advisory Inc., a turnaround advisory firm in Tokyo. "Sharp, the world’s worst performing major stock" “Fitch does not foresee any meaningful
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Re: USA Presidential Poll

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quote: Originally posted by SalesServiceGuy: Old Glory that is a very ugly and inappropriate comparison you made. I really hope that if Romney gets elected that he does not cut FEMA. He suggested this earlier in the campaign but flip flopped with Superstorm Sandy. Hopefully, Sandy will bring back to life real concerns in the US political system over global warming. Both parties, but especially the Republicans, are guilty of side stepping this issue during the election. Yea, it was pretty ugly
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Re: USA Presidential Poll

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Salesserviceguy, I'm confused about what your position is on Global Warmimg. With your last two posts, one seems to have a bias against an one a bias for. Being in Novia Scotia, I would expect that you face a global warming bias in the media although I was surprised to see in the poll numbers that you site that various areas of the country seem to poll pretty similar. Food for thought...if the dustbowl years of the 1930's happened today, it would be blamed on man-made global warming. It
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Re: USA Presidential Poll

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quote: Originally posted by SalesServiceGuy: "Climate scientists have been warning for more than two decades that global warming is accelerating as a result of human activity, primarily from burning of fossil fuels; and contributing to extreme weather patterns, including longer droughts, more violent storms, rising sea levels and bigger coastal surges. Sandy and the drought that gripped the southern and western United States this summer should be exhibits “A” and “B” to that prediction." So
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Re: USA Presidential Poll

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quote: Originally posted by SalesServiceGuy: While the Republican message clearly resonated with a lot of voters on the fiscal issues it was out of touch on many social issues. McCain was definately not a social conservative and he lost too. I now believe that there are two things that pretty much have sealed the fate of the Republican Party...1.)The left wing media is too powerful to overcome and 2.) The social re-engineering happening in our educational institutions, lower as well as higher
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Re: USA Presidential Poll

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quote: Originally posted by SalesServiceGuy: While the Republican message clearly resonated with a lot of voters on the fiscal issues it was out of touch on many social issues. How is Mitt Romney out of touch on social issues? He is one of the most moderate republicans out there. This election was not about social issues, fiscal issues topped the exit polls. Unfortunatly there are way too many people who depend on the government and they are not going to vote against the thier self interest
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Re: USA Presidential Poll

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There was a two million vote gap in the popular vote...obviously more appeal than just white males 35+. You say out of touch with gay rights and environmentalists...well yea, that is th platform, that was the point. I disagree on the Foreign Affairs. The blacks, nothing the Republicans can say or do could have changed that. I feel the Democrats pandered to the Latinos just to get their vote by ignoring the issue of illegals and immigration just like they ignored the debt, the defecit, a nuclear
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Re: USA Presidential Poll

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demographics race we’re losing badly. We’re not generating enough angry white guys to stay in business for the long term.” This year is likely to be the first in recent history when the majority of babies born in the U.S. are born to families from an “ethnic minority” background. That demographic shift is already being felt at polling stations – 72 percent of those who cast their vote this year were white, down from 74 percent in 2008, according to exit polls by the Associated Press. The
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Re: USA Presidential Poll

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All true but what would be the point of adopting the Democratic talking points. Even if the Republicans promised free healthcare, free cell phones, unlimited unemployment checks, food stamps, college education, (sex-change operations, legalized drugs...), etc. like the Democrats do you really think they would get the votes? All that would happen would be a third party which seals their fate anyway.
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Mutoh America Announces Textile/Dye-Sub Dealer Partner Program

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Mutoh America, Inc. has announced its Textile and Dye-Sublimation Extended Partner Program (EPP). The program recognizes qualified Mutoh dealers that offer expertise to provide customers with the latest textile and dye-sub printing systems. EPP dealers offer a range of products to get customers started in the soft signage market including Mutoh's award winning ValueJet printers, ink, calendars, presses, transfer equipment and media. They offer everything to support existing businesses and to
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Irwin Menken, Founder of C3 Compliance Software, Joins Avalon Lake Partners

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NEW YORK, Nov. 6, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Irwin Menken, founder of software company C3, has joined Avalon Lake Partners. C3, a trusted, proprietary, web-based regulatory infrastructure tool, assists hedge funds and broker dealers with document aggregation, document audit trails and calendaring as these tasks relate to SEC and FINRA compliance. Irwin will support Avalon Lake's sales operations and technology implementation, expanding its product base, and integrating C3 with the firm's existing
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