This Week in Copiers Ten Years Ago
First Week of January 2013
On Monday I'll finally be back to work to kick off my 43rd campaign for selling office technology. Originally I planned for one week off during the Christmas break, however we had a death in the family which set me back another week.
I'm excited to kick off what might be my last year.
Enjoy These Awesome Copier Threads from 15 years Ago This Week
Konica Minolta bizhub C224 series – Editor’s Choice Award Review
Art Post (Guest) ·
Konica Minolta bizhub C224 22ppm color & black and white Konica Minolta bizhub C284 28ppm color & black and white Konica Minolta bizhub C364 36ppm color & black and white Sum-up: Impressive office copier-MFPs with some of the features of higher-end machines. The new Konica Minolta bizhub C224, C284, and C364 succeeds the older C220 series. These newer models feature Konica Minolta’s recently-launched INFO-Palette Design control panel, which consist of a 9″ color screen that has a touch-and
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Branch Administrator Konica Minolta
Art Post (Guest) ·
Branch Administrator Downers Grove, Illinois Job Description KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS USA, INC. seeks a bright, dependable, and personable BRANCH ADMINISTRATOR to use your customer and PC skills to support the branch sales team. This is a very visible position: an integral part of the sales organization designed for a strong candidate looking for a career. RESPONSIBILITIES: Checking sales orders for completeness Inputting sales orders Confirming all deliveries Dealing with independent
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About Konica Minolta Reorganizing Our Business Management System In Order to Achieve
Art Post (Guest) ·
year. The strength of the yen against the euro and the US dollar had a considerable impact on Japanese industry, including Konica Minolta. While Barack Obama was re-elected as President of the United States, new leaders were appointed in France, China, South Korea and lately, Japan, all in the course of one year. Despite the hopes raised by the new Abe administration's avowed intent to implement measures to restore the Japanese economy to its former strength, we are aware that 2013 offers little
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Marco buys two more copier, printer companies
Art Post (Guest) ·
Minnesota-based Marco Inc., which has an office in Sioux Falls, has purchased two copier and printer companies with offices in Iowa and North Dakota. Marco bought Midwest Office Automations Inc., which has 21 employees in Sioux City and Storm Lake, Iowa. It also bought Midwest Business Systems, which has 27 employees in Bismarck, Dickinson, Jamestown and Minot, N.D. The employee-owned company has acquired five companies in the past five months. Marco now employs 620 people at 35 locations in
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Canon U.S.A. Announces Leadership Team of Canon Solutions America
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Solutions America (while retaining his positions as executive vice president, chief administrative officer and general counsel of Canon U.S.A., and executive officer of Canon Inc., Japan) Jim Sharp, executive vice president, Professional Services Mal Baboyian, executive vice president, PPS and LFS business units Arthur McGinn, senior vice president, Service Charles Bruschi, senior vice president, Finance, Accounting and Budget Peter Kowalczuk, senior vice president, ESS Zone Sales John Reilly, senior
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Ricoh Aficio MP 9002 Family – Editor’s Choice Award Review
Art Post (Guest) ·
you to insert preprinted covers in a document as well as preprinted (but different) chapter inserts, all bypassing the potentially damaging heat of the copier’s fuser unit. Multifunctional features: As noted above, the SP machines come standard with printing and scanning. Faxing is optional, and new to these machines, all six models can share a single fax line. Fax memory can be increased from 320 pages to 2,240 pages. Faxing is at 33.6kbps with JBIG. Internet fax and LAN fax are supported. The
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Ricoh SP831DN printer "Print Shop in a Box"
Art Post (Guest) ·
I'll be putting out my first SP831DN printer for a trial with envelopes. We've already signed the order, and if it comes through the trial, it's a homerun. Also at MSRP for this system. I'll keep you all updated!
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Xerox Launches Next Generation of Workgroup Scanners to Keep Paper-Laden Offices Orga
Art Post (Guest) ·
and Availability The 45 ppm Xerox DocuMate 5445 document scanner is priced at $1,195; the 60 ppm Xerox DocuMate 5460 is priced at $1,595. Both are available through online channel partners, VARs and major resellers. 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
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Canon U.S.A. Launches MEAP Web Platform and SDK
Art Post (Guest) ·
MFP platform investments.” The introduction of MEAP in 2003 was a major development for the print industry, as it provided developers the opportunity to integrate their software solutions with Canon’s imageRUNNER ADVANCE devices. As MEAP technology matured and the adoption of MEAP embedded software flourished, Canon enhanced the imageRUNNER ADVANCE platform to meet the demanding challenges of the modern business environment and allow for deeper integration with day to day business applications
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Re: Sharp "What will Happen"
Spinigan ·
Sharp's issues are related to flat screen TV's etc. There is a market glut and its been impairing cash flow and inventories. The MFD division is profitable and at the worst, expect a merger as was the case with Konica-Minolta. Their products are solid as is their track record.
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Re: Sharp has Serious Money Problems!
Art Post (Guest) ·
warned in November that it might not be able to survive on its own after doubling its full-year net loss forecast to $5.6 billion. The October-December operating profit was bigger than planned, thanks mostly to higher revenue from large household appliances and a slight pickup in LCD TV sales, Sharp's president Takashi Okuda told a group of reporters in Osaka. Sharp posted an operating loss of 24.5 billion yen ($278 million) in October-December 2011. Okuda's comments came after the trading close on
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Sales Representative-Document Management
Art Post (Guest) ·
Sales Representative-Document Management Cintas - Fort Lauderdale, FL (Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area) Job Description Cintas designs, manufactures,and implements corporate identity uniform programs, and provides entrance mats,restroom supplies, promotional products, first aid and safety products, fireprotection services, and document management services for over 800,000businesses. Cintas is a publicly held company traded over the Nasdaq GlobalSelect Market under the symbol CTAS, and is a Nasdaq
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Canon ipf605 plotter
Art Post (Guest) ·
Does this system come with starter inks and if so how long should they last?
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Ricoh MP CW2200SP User Guide
Art Post (Guest) ·
Here's the linkhttp://support.ricoh.com/bb_v1.../mpcw22/mpcw22en.htm
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Ricoh CW2200SP & CW1200
Art Post (Guest) ·
follow here for link to ricoh.jp web site, right click on page for translate: http://www.ricoh.co.jp/mfp/mp_cw/2200_1200/point/
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Ikon, GE Capital Settle Antitrust Claims Over Copier Leases
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Ikon, GE Capital Settle Antitrust Claims Over Copier Leases By Scott Flaherty Law360, New York (January 04, 2013, 7:32 PM ET) -- Ikon Office Solutions Inc. and General Electric Capital Services Inc. have settled an antitrust and fraud case brought against them by companies that competed with Ikon on photocopier leases, according to a joint filing in California federal court from Friday. Ikon and GE Capital — named as a defendant because it bought and enforced some of Ikon's contracts — reached
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Laserfiche Cloud from Ricoh
Does anyone have any details on this SaaS service from Ricoh? Is it Laserfiche Rio hosted on a Ricoh server? From the MFP side what are the prerequisites to scan into the Laserfiche Cloud? Is any special or proprietary software involved? Are MetaScan drop down boxes being used? Is this a new business possibility for dealers who do not employ advanced technical staff to sell licenses?
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Wah, wah, wah Xerox cries over W.Va. Computer Contract Award
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existing system gave Molina an unfair advantage in bidding for the new contract. Xerox also alleges that the DHHR gave Molina access to its trade secrets. Molina spokeswoman Sunny Yu says the company can't comment because Xerox's protest is directed at the state. DHHR spokeswoman Marsha Dadisman says the department is reviewing Xerox's protest.
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Ricoh Co Ltd : "Research on the Office of the Future (with video)"
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working, indifferent to working hours or the work place. On the other hand, a skilled worker depends greatly on the company or the organization regarding the devices used or safety and security, and is a worker who views work on the basis of working hours and the work place. Ricoh's vision for the future of work We have examined the values that will guide Ricoh in supporting the new ways of working that reflect these office visions of the future. First, we can imagine that we will build a workflow
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Re: Sharp "What will Happen"
Yoda ·
Art, I think it is already a foregone conclusion. Kyocera would be good because people are used to saying Kyocera-Mita now it will be Kyocera-Sharp.
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Re: Sharp has Serious Money Problems!
Art Post (Guest) ·
employees from the factory floor to the boardroom and selling real estate to shore up its balance sheet. Sharp said last year it had reached a capital injection deal worth about $800 million with Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision, which makes Apple gadgets in China, but the deal stalled as Sharp's share price nosedived.
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Lexmark acquires Acuo Technologies
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both medical image and document-centric patient information, all integrated with the EMR,” said Jeff Timbrook, Acuo Technologies chief executive officer. “We look forward to presenting this broad offering to existing Acuo Technologies, Perceptive Software and Lexmark healthcare customers.” About Lexmark Lexmark International, Inc. (NYSE: LXK) provides businesses of all sizes with a broad range of printing and imaging products, software, solutions and services that help customers to print less and
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Océ VarioPrint 110 / 120 / 135 – Editor’s Choice Award Review
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job scheduling controls, such as providing alerts of any toner or paper refills needed. There is also the optional DocBox for any advanced editing to the job right at the printer. The VarioPrint 110, 120, and 135 combine Océ’s well-known technology with Canon’s excellent finishing and scanning functionalities into durable machines. These are great buys for the production market that need high-volume printing but no color requirements. We give them our Editor’s Choice Award. http
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Parts Now Announced as Strategic Distribution and Dealer Support Partner in North Ame
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-powered printers are fast, and are less costly to acquire, maintain and operate than most color laser options. Memjet’s MPS reseller program offers select resellers rewards, support, and services such as authorized refill, putting new MPS choices and increased profitability at the forefront of Memjet’s revolutionary color printing technology. Parts Now will sell the Memjet-powered C6010, as well as Memjet consumable ink tanks, printheads, parts and refilled ink tanks and “fill your own” ink
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Re: Service Mode
Hi kbbyrum! I'm not really "certified" to work on Sharp equipment but from what I understand their Service Mode is called "Simulation Mode". To get into Simulation Mode you'll want to do the following: 1) Copy mode key ON → Program key ON → Asterisk (*) key ON → CLEAR key ON → Asterisk (*) key ON → Ready for input of a main code of simulation 2) Entering a main code with the 10-key → START key ON 3) Entering a sub code with the 10-key → START key ON 4) Select an item with the scroll key and the
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Re: Aftermarket software the would eliminate NCR
Dr. PCL5 ·
Hello Emie, I’d like to ask a few questions in order to get a better understanding of the customers environment and their needs. What application is the user using to print? What platform does the application run on (AS/400, Unix, Linux, Windows, etc.)? You mention the user is contemplating on transitioning to a dot matrix printer. I’m assuming the user is printing on blank laser paper and sending the entire print job (form and data) to the printer? Assuming the user carries out his idea of
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Re: Aftermarket software the would eliminate NCR
Art Post (Guest) ·
Emie: Keep in mind the cost of 4 part carbonless is very high, the ribbon cost of the ribbon cost of the dot matrix is high, noise of the printer, plus dot matrix printers always need to have print heads replaced. Someone would then need to seperate the invoices and tear off the sides. Dr. PCL5 maybe able to help
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Re: Sharp has Serious Money Problems!
I find it interesting over the last several months in all of these postings there has been no more discussion of the Sharp MFP division. Most likely since this is the only profitable part of Sharp they are not going to touch this area. Why would you everyone else is bailing you out.
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Re: About Konica Minolta Reorganizing Our Business Management System In Order to Achieve
Yoda ·
LOL! I would not be happy if I was a "Equipment" sales person or manager. quote: in the office equipment field, we moved away from a business model centered on sales of multi-functional peripherals (MFPs) Hope the DTS reps can sell the other crap they bought.
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Re: Industry Events in Atlanta?
I figure it could go both ways. The dealer may be interested in paying for training so they can have a more knowledgeable sales team but then again its my career that I'm thinking about. Either way, my goal is to make it to ITEX this year. I've gotta hang with the big dogs if I'm gonna sell like the big dogs.
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BROTHER™ DEVICES ARE TRACKED BY POPULAR MPS PLATFORMS
Art Post (Guest) ·
MANAGEMENT MADE EASY! BRIDGEWATER, N.J. – Tracking supplies and other consumables across a fleet of printers and all-in-ones is often at the core of many MPS engagements. It is with this need in mind that Brother has taken steps to ensure that certain devices can be monitored by many leading MPS software platforms in our industry. Our customers and valued channel partners can be confident that toner levels and vital printing information are shared appropriately for fleet optimization. Armed
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Kofax to Present at 15th Annual Needham Growth Conference
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their businesses. Kofax solutions provide a rapid return on investment to more than 20,000 customers in banking, insurance, government, healthcare, business process outsourcing and other markets. Kofax delivers these solutions through its own sales and service organization, and a global network of more than 800 authorized partners in more than 75 countries throughout the Americas, EMEA and Asia Pacific. For more information, visit kofax.com. (C) 2012 Kofax, plc. "Kofax" is a registered trademark
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Aftermarket software the would eliminate NCR
I have a client that's processing a lot of invoices on a color mfp. This process has increased their maintenance pricing. The customer is thinking of getting a matrix printer and buying NCR paper. I was thinking if we could find 3rd party software that would allow them to print the first invoice in color and the other 3 copies in black and white, I might be able to increase the value proposition of adding new equipment. Any ideas?
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