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This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago

This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago

This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago

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This Week in Copiers Fifteen Years Ago

Second Week of January 2010

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Thanks to all for the kind words. I will have always have copiers in my blood and who knows maybe you will see me at another dealership. I will still be involved here and might even make it down to On Demand with Art. Stay true to yourself and your family. If you are at a company that clips your wings, go find a company that will let you do your thing. I will leave you with this from the Song "Chicken Fried" from the Zac Brown Band: "And its funny how it`s the simple things in life that mean..........more here

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Weekend Industry Notes

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************************************************************************************* Xerox, which is trying to increase sales of its wax copier, the ColorQube, recently revealed that it used HyperWorks software from Altair ProductDesign Inc. of Troy, Michigan, to design the print engine in the ColorQube. ************************************************************************************* One company sues another over a printer. Wet Enterprises of Sun Valley, CA, best known for designing the water fountains in Las Vegas casinos, sued Bren Instruments
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UPDATE 2-Hermes joins opposition to Canon's offer for Oce

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support the transaction with Canon," the company, which competes with Xerox ( XRX.N ) and Konica Minolta ( 4902.T ), said in the statement. Canon in November offered 8.60 euros per share for the Dutch company, a 70 percent premium to the share price just before the bid. Canon said it would declare the offer for Oce unconditional if 85 percent of shares were tendered. Since the end of November, Oce shares have been hovering just below the bid price, indicating shareholders expect the offer to
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Xerox and On Demand Books Collaborate on Espresso Book Machine

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Xerox and On Demand Books, maker of the Espresso Book Machine, have teamed up to jointly market and sell the EBM with the Xerox 4112™ Copier/Printer worldwide. Under the new agreement, the 21 stores and libraries that already use the EBM will not be required to switch to the 4112, although as On Demand CEO Dane Neller points out, it is faster than the Quasar printer. The 4112 prints 110 pages per minute and can produce a 300-page book in less than four minutes. By partnering with Xerox, On
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February 10th---- NEW Print Audit "MIF" Review Webinar!

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. Every day Print Audit dealers increase their hardware sales “click” volumes by introducing their customers to print management. Print Audit dealer’s customers save millions of dollars while at the same time saving hundreds of thousands of trees, and all of the other environmental impacts created by making paper.” Art Post
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Canon hits Océ roadblock as shareholder objects to 'meagre' bid

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Another potential hurdle has arisen in Canon's proposed acquisition of Océ, after Océ shareholder Hermes Focus Funds voiced its opposition to Canon's "meagre" bid. The news came as the Dutch digital press vendor posted a €23m (AU$36m) fourth-quarter loss, with company chairman Rokus van Iperen (pictured) forecasting that the digital printer sales market would " remain challenging" in 2010. In an open letter to the Canon and Océ boards, Hermes said it would not sell its 3.3% stake in Océ to
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Ricoh Launches Pro C720/C720s Color Production System

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Ricoh Launches Pro C720/C720s Color Production System New Light Production Digital System Offers Affordable Alternative for Color Printing, Scanning, Copying and Document Storage WEST CALDWELL, N.J., Jan. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Ricoh Americas Corporation, a leading provider of digital office equipment, announced today the official launch of the RICOH® Pro C720/C720s, a production class multi-functional color system, the latest addition to Ricoh's Pro series of products, designed specifically for
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Canon Virginia Inc. names new president and CEO

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Virginia to the next level of manufacturing excellence,” Azuma said in a statement. Azuma takes over following a major expansion. Canon recently opened a $600 million, 700,000-square-feet production facility in Newport News that will produce toner cartridges for laser printers in the North American market. Azuma began his career with Canon in 1983. In Newport News, he served as project leader for the development of IRT. In 2008, Azuma was named senior vice president and plant manager of Canon
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Xerox Caps 2009 with Outstanding Achievement Award for IT Friendliness

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multifunction printer (MFP) was given a Global Outstanding Achievement Award from BLI, in recognition of the product's innovation. Xerox's iGen4™ 220 Perfecting Press earned a Future of Print Product Must See 'em Award at Print 09, the year's largest graphic communications event. Reliable Performance PCMag.com awarded the Phaser 7500/DN with a Best Printer Award for 2009. Xerox is the only vendor to have two printers included in the PCMag.com Best Products of 2009 Roundup - the Phaser 7500 and Phaser
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New Ricoh Color Plotter

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goals - Performance, Precision, and Brilliance. Introducing the all-new Epson Stylus® Pro 7700 and 9700 printers The Epson Stylus Pro 7700 (24-inch) and Epson Stylus Pro 9700 (44-inch) incorporate our latest achievements in high-performance ink jet printing. By combining the extreme precision of our MicroPiezo TFP™ print head, with the extraordinary performance of Epson UltraChrome® Vivid Magenta Ink, our newest generation of Epson Stylus Pro printers represent a level of printing technology
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Sales Management

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I noticed a post regarding policing of sales people, diaries, not enough calls, blaming the manager, etc. Can't find it again. Sales is all about ATTITUDE and DISSIPLINE? You can use the stick which i agree is also not working, you can threaten, you can do councelling, disciplinary, etc but the work rate remains the same. Most probably the job is not for the individual. All incentives, salaries, good commission package, etc is in place, it is actually to lucrative. My question is...How do you
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Re: P4P member and long time friend says Adios to the Industry!

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MONTECORE! Excellent post! I feel your pain and agree with all of your points! There are selling managers and truth be told, don't expect any decent leads when you company has selling managers. You'll prety much get the small stuff or the off product stuff that they know little or nothing about. Which leads me to: How can you do two things at once. How can you be an effective sales manager and sell? Personally, I don't think you can. There's not enough hours in the day! Get this, there are
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ACE Copy Systems, Inc. launches ACE IT Solutions

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infrastructure and utilizing technology to support their clients’ success. “Our new business features a complete portfolio of IT services that enable our clients to have a single company as a point-of-contact for their copier, printing, scanning and IT services. The creation of ACE IT Solutions, with its technology services platform, is a clear illustration of our commitment to delivering a full suite of products to our clients,” says Erman. As part of their commitment to delivering value to their
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The Barnstable School Committee

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Item #111009-106 School Copier Lease The School Department currently has a four year contract with Savin for Rico copiers, and the fourth year begins December first. The state is now offering a Smart Save Program that occurs once every three years. The program allows the system to buy out the copier lease early and replace the existing copiers. The system will save $57, 616 over the course of four years. Ms. Boucher asked for the Committee’s approval to have Dr. Grenier sign a four year lease
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Re: Need to speak with Print 09 Attendee~~~

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i saw these guys at the Ricoh booth: Amalgamated International - the UV unit was not desktop though. www.amalgamatedcoatings.com
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Re: Scan on MP171spf and Print on SPC420DN

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I am trying to get this going in the office and I am having an issue with the setup. What needs to be in the server/user name/password/path fields? Please let me know what you have used to successfully "scan-to-print" via FTP.
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Re: Sales Management

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I think it is obvious what you do with people who don't want to work. It is just as obvious what to do with people who DO want to work! Incentives can be a great way to move a product or idea, but dis-incentives are more personal and can be very disruptive for that individual (ie: income tax, sales activity micromanagement). I am a firm believer that good salespeople like to behave as if they run their own business. When governing bodies try to enforce restrictions, penalties, and/or lessen the
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Re: Another Good One Resigns from Ricoh!

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Yes, she was the heart & soul of wide format for Ricoh & will be missed.

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I believe I know who you are talking about. They lost a good rep. It is alwasy unfortunate when management runs a talented and valued sales person out the door because of the companies inflexability.
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Re: P4P member and long time friend says Adios to the Industry!

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own job. Guess what they make the big commission and you waste your time doing their work and make nothing. Wait isn't that a conflict of interest? You betcha it is! They take major accounts that another rep brought to the table for the company when it should have been the reps. They take pretty much every current customer even when there are territories. They allow house accounts even though the sales force has territories. Isn't that crazy! The list goes on. They may be a good closer
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Re: Used or dead RW-470 search

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So with the hd and the if kit, plus the scan and print license we would be set to go as long as we had a 240W right (just asking since it's been awhile for these units). I would just have to add the server right? If so please email me the pricing for those items asap: HD, IF card, print license and scan license. art@p4photel.com
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Re: AutoCAD 2010, win7, plotbase 3.7.1

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I am not aware that the HDI driver for 2010 is even avaliable. I have been in direct contct with Ricoh and they say it could be atleast another month before this is avaliable.
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Hey Art Happy New Yr and fyi I have 2 x Ricoh 240w's with the CPU and "K" cards included, both have scan to file. Call me if you need one 949.290.1549
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Re: P4P member and long time friend says Adios to the Industry!

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I was at an independant delaer for 10 years and was vp of sales and enjoyed it very much until they brought in Jim Kahrs to sell it. I found out and confronted the owners and they lied to my face and that is where I sadi I had to go. Want to test my skills at a big company and succeeded for the most part (won all kinds of awards) but was micro managed. Companies need to manage to the people not the database. Thanks, -Boston Mike
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Windows vista & 7 File Sharing

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Sometimes I can access the share folders and sometimes I can not. I am running 7 pro and can not access any share folders on my pc from any Ricoh device. When browsing to find my pc I can see it on the network, authenticate it but then it says it does not can not find path. Any Ideas!!!
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Eric the "Office Worker" Gets a Supra Wide Format!

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Eric the "Office Worker" recently changed jobs due to the economic slowdown and is now working for BetaAlpha which is a large custom power supply manufacturer located in Patterson, NJ. Eric's job description? Well he pretty much does it all around the office, he's to the "go to guy" for making copies of wide format prints, scanning and archiving of existing wide format drawings. For the last few months Eric had been charged with ...... more here
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This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago

This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago

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This Week in Copiers Fifteen Years Ago

Last Week of dECEMBER 2009

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Any thoughts on how copier manufacturers with digital color presses (imagepress, docucolor, Ricoh/KM Pro etc) are going about competing against the Indigo and Igen presses of the world?

Product adjustments?
Pricing moves?
etc?.. more here

Check Out These Great Copier Threads from Fifteen Years Ago This Week

Weekend Industry Notes from 12/27/09

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costing $1.3 billion annually - Ricoh claims to have invented a plastic sheet of paper that can be printed on by a special thermal printer, that when reheated, becomes blank again. Ricoh claims this process can be repeated 1,000 times before discarding the sheet. - Ricoh’s InfoPrint division (which it is acquiring from IBM), announced that it has opened up its second Print Innovation Center. These high end production print showrooms, have on display various technologies, including the InfoPrint
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TOSHIBA ENHANCES PRINT ASSET MANAGEMENT AND COST RECOVERY SYSTEMS ON ITS COPIERS AND

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on document output and also provides valuable recommendations for measurable cost savings. Easily integrated into Toshiba copiers and MFPs, the software is engineered as a modular solution that can be tailored to meet the needs of each organization, offering the following components and key attributes: Secure Release Here – Provides print security by releasing printing jobs from the printer only when the person who originated the job is physically present to pick up the document; unnecessary
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EFI MicroPress Powers Konica Minolta bizhub PRO 1200 Series of Digital Presses

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Year by both the Allegra Network and the National Association of Quick Printers (NAQP). For more information, please visit www.CountOnKonicaMinolta.com and follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/KonicaMinoltaUS . About EFI EFI (www.efi.com) is a world leader in customer-focused digital printing innovation. EFI's award-winning solutions, integrated from creation to print, deliver increased performance, cost savings and productivity. The company's robust product portfolio includes Fiery®
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Modern Office Methods named Canon dealer

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Modern Office Methods named Canon dealer BLUE ASH - Modern Office Methods has been named a Canon-authorized dealer and will offer Canon's full line of digital office equipment, including monochrome and color copiers, printers, digital presses and large-format and multifunction devices. "The Canon name inspires a great deal of brand loyalty, and we are thrilled to now offer our customers Canon's leading digital imaging and document management solutions," says Steve Bandy, senior vice president
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Ricoh Introduces the Aficio MP 2851 and MP 3351 Digital Imaging Systems

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and MP 3351 come standard with monochrome printing and copying, plus color and black-and-white scanning capabilities. The Aficio MP 2851 and MP 3351 are the replacement models for the MP 2550 & MP 3350 SP/SPF engines. Ricoh will continue to keep the MP 2550B & MP 3350B in the product line as a low-cost copier solution with a flexible upgrade path to monochrome printing, scanning & faxing. The Aficio MP 2851 and MP 3351 models are available at the suggested retail prices of $7,600 and $9,250
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Development of Multi Function Printer for Cloud Computing by RICOH

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Development of Multi Function Printer for Cloud Computing by RICOH December 23, 2009 · Filed Under Trendy Products Cloud Computing which many consider to be the major reviving factor in the IT industry all thanks to proliferation of advances web applications finding itself available to array of software applications such as storage and information sharing, CRM, personal management and payroll calculation to name a few. The idea of cloud as some people call it is nothing new, but its application
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CANON U.S.A. HONORED WITH MULTIPLE AWARDS FROM BUYERS LABORATORY, INC.

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document imaging devices, each representing months of exhaustive hands-on testing in BLI's U.S. and UK laboratories, the company has been the leading source of competitive intelligence for industry professionals on copiers, printers, fax machines, scanners, duplicators, wide-format devices and multifunctional products. The company's databases cover over 12,000 products globally and have a long-standing reputation for being the industry's most trustworthy and complete source for specifications
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Re: Bizhub C652 & TaskAlfa 500ci

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Thanks for the feedback. I did a killer demo and had them sold on the Genuine PS3, new User Account Limits app, along with Mail-to-Print and a few other features, but it was not enough to make up the $197 in additional monthly expense for the RFG product versus the Kyocera b/w and Konica-Minolta color that was being proposed by the competition. I think what killed me on pricing was that the LD260c/MP C6000 is over $8,500 per month higher than the LD550c/MP C5000, which equates to more than the
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Full-Time SHARP BUSINESS SYSTEMS OF INDIANA Sharp Business Systems

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Full-Time SHARP BUSINESS SYSTEMS OF INDIANA Sharp Business Systems, a premier provider of Sharp multi-functional copiers and printers, is looking for an experienced copier and printer service technician for the Bloomington and Columbus areas. If you want to be a part of a team of people who have a passion for doing what is right with customers, and have a strong work ethic we are interested in speaking with you. Please send your resume to Hoguej@sharpusa.com or call (317) 844-0033.This listing
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A4s and Single Function Laser in MPS

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where printer vendors are finding ways to make it easier for traditional copier dealers to carry/sell/supply their products for MPS deals -like HP & Toshiba? A4 MFP Needs Assuming that A4 MFPs do carve out a niche in MPS, are there any key features, specs, color capability, prices, costs, that you think would make sense to properly support MPS workgroups from a functionality and cost perspective. My thoughts are they have to provide solid functionality, and be compatible with the central MFP, but
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Re: PS3 Emulation vs Genuine Adobe PS3

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I brought this topic up earlier, and it was a genuine concern for the prospect, as they are 90% Mac, and their current Canon systems have PS3 Emulation which slows the systems down. However, being that adding the genuine PS3 to each system averaged $1,000 per machine, and the price difference between the MP C5000 & MP C6000, they decided that the pain wasn't great enough to pay an extra $200 per month and went w/ a combination of Konica-Minolta color & Kyocera b/w gear.
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Re: Bizhub C652 & TaskAlfa 500ci

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I've been in the industry for 29 years and worked for 7 different companies. I have represented every manufacturer but Xerox and Sharp (even sold 3M and Saxon copiers). I only say this to suggest that I have pretty much seen it all but one thread has been consistant throughout. Service wants all equipment sold to be new, have a one year history before it's sold, and be located within 10 miles of the office. Of course they think sales would sell anything they can make a buck on and want it to be
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Print Audit® Successfully Secures Legal Trademark

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offices located in the United Kingdom, South Africa, Australia, Brazil, Canada and the United States. For more information on Print Audit, please contact: Angela Onstine 1.877.412.8348 pr@printaudit.com www.printaudit.com Facebook: http://www.printaudit.com/facebook Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/PrintAudit Outside of North America, please contact: Print Audit - Europe +44(0)1483 726206 www.printauditeurope.com inquiry@printauditeurope.com Print Audit - Australasia +612 9922-3756 http
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Photizo Group Announces Call for Speakers for 2010 Managed Print Services Conference

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. The Photizo Group hosts the annual MPS Conference. The MPS Conferences address the urgent need for information about the fast-growing managed print services market. The Photizo Group estimates the MPS market is now worth over $25 billion globally and projects a $60 billion industry by 2013. Signaling strong market support for the second annual North American MPS Conference, industry leaders OKI Printing Solutions and Ricoh have already signed on as Platinum Sponsors for the 2010 event. Print
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Fujitsu Launches Cloud-based Services to Support End-User ICT

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over next 3 years with cumulative sales of 200 billion JPY (1) Multi-function copier: A single unit that scans, prints, faxes, and copies. (2) Desktop-as-a-Service (DaaS): Provides a virtual client environment. (3) File storage: A storage system with excellent long-term retention, operability, and transferability. (4) Unified communication: A system that provides a seamless suite of communication services including landline telephones, mobile handsets, videoconferencing, web conferencing, e
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Re: Bizhub C652 & TaskAlfa 500ci

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geesh! Hard to over come $197 per month, but easier to over $3.00 per day. Were you in the incumbent or was KM? Was KM a dealer or direct? In this case, I would have tried to lead with two units, like you suggested the mono copier and the color printer. However, I would also have asked these two questions: How often do you copy and original? Most places do not copy that often and if you can get them to agree to this, then you have a chance of leading them to an A4 copy solution and an A3 print
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Re: Bizhub C652 & TaskAlfa 500ci

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Danka was the incumbent, so the Konica-Minolta dealer brought the most aggressive pricing possible to the deal. I tried to go down the road of copy volume versus print volume, but since the vast majority of the volume is run in their school, most of the volume is copying, and they hope to start scanning more. I do like your thinking of pairing A4 MFPs with A3 printers and vice-versa for other commercial accounts, provided that their aren't any space constrictions. Additionally, the church and
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Latest Océ PRISMAaccess Print Management Software Helps Print Providers Attract More

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-centric focus,” said Eric De Goeijen, Vice President of Marketing, Océ North America. “As more work moves online, proven Océ tools help print professionals maintain the highest standards for quality, speed and service. Printshops can offer more services, expand their market reach, attract more orders and increase print volumes.” Document Submission Made Easy With Océ PRISMAaccess Version 5.0 software, customers can submit jobs to the printshop as easily as routing work to a local printer
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New Appointments Made to Kodak’s Document Imaging Business Leadership

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, sales and business development programs in the US&C to promote KODAK and BÖWE BELL + HOWELL (BBH) Scanners and expand opportunities with channel partners, developers and end user customers. Hunt reports to Barry Quart, General Manager, Americas Region, Kodak’s Business Solutions and Services, Eastman Kodak Company. “Successful businesses continue to invest in technologies that help to manage the demands created by growing regulatory compliance, tough competitors and rising customer expectations
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" How to " Use Locked Print Feature

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Bizhub C652 & TaskAlfa 500ci

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I currently have the 60ppm Ricoh color system and 50ppm color system proposed against Danka/KMBS and a local dealer that sells Konica and Kyocera. Initially, I was told I was the highest price option in the deal, but after getting approval to drop our drawers, we're now 2nd in line as it relates to price. Since they are Mac users, I have consistently emphasized the fact that both KM systems use PS3 Emulation vs Genuine Adobe PS3, but considering the price gap between our 60ppm & 50ppm color
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Re: Scan in One City, Print in Another

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Good suggestion but expensive for a 20 copier install. ShareScan is a hardware add on level of technology to support and maintain that I was hoping to avoid. I was looking at eCopy Paperworks but this law firm has approx. 500 PCs. At around $180.00 per workstation this gets very expensive. Plus I am unsure if the law firm would move away from Adobe PDF. In the end, for me, for this quote, eCopy Share Scan is likely the best solution. It gives me a single solution for the required features of
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Re: A4s and Single Function Laser in MPS

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no 3-5 is not back in MPS. Toner out is a way of describing the sales model for standard laser printers, where the aftermarket revenue is generated by the sales of toner and other supplies versus charging a set CPC for all supplies and service.
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Re: Bizhub C652 & TaskAlfa 500ci

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Great input. However, the customer was looking for a blended CPP for the b/w and color service, and as a result, the CPP was extremely aggressive on both fronts. Based on what I have seen in the field, the $.0550 that we used as our color CPP, we still would have been high compared to the comparable Konica-Minolta systems.
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Re: Bizhub C652 & TaskAlfa 500ci

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Really!?!?...you guys would recommend an MP C5000 in an environment doing 35K black and 9K color?! I'm almost certain that my service department would crucify me the first time something went wrong here! According to Ricoh's "Technical Service Copier Specification Chart" the recommended average monthly volume for this system is only 15K total with 30% color (or 11.5K black and 4.5K color). Surely one of your competitors would bring this fact in front of a potential buyer (...sorry for calling
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Colortrac celebrate 20 years of award-winning large format scanner innovation and lea

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. Colortrac is the first and only large format scanner manufacturer to achieve this rating for its leading ranges of CIS and CCD technology scanners. No less impressive is Colortrac?s continuing unit sales growth. In 2009 the company will sell more wide format scanners than at any time in its history, achieving a 27% increase in unit sales and an even bigger increase in market share. Given the difficult trading conditions in many of its markets this is testament to the quality and performance of the
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Re: Scan in One City, Print in Another

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Just use eCopy ShareScan. Every eCopy 'bundle' has a 'Scan to Print' connector - scan the job and select the MFP/printer you want to send it to. Simple - why re-create the wheel with manufacturer-specific workarounds?
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Re: A4s and Single Function Laser in MPS

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quote: toner-out sales model OMG, the 3-5 has resurfaced in MPS??? That's was my first reactiion when I saw "toner out" and please tell me if I'm wrong. Toner out means that when the user runs out there is another charge due?
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Re: Scan in One City, Print in Another

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The eCopy Solution is not exactly cheap. With ShareScan, all of the Connectors and 5 year M&S on 20 copiers located in six cities, the extra cost is approx. $200k. I need 14x Black 65 cpm and 6x Colour 65 cpm at approx. $200k. I can pitch the $400k but I do not have six independent dealers with any techncial support familiarity with eCopy Share Scan.
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Re: Scan in One City, Print in Another

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All six cities are in Canada? Is there such a feature as fax and scan from a third party supplier, if there is just put fax boards in the mfp's. Can a programmer write the code in java to work on the mfp's? Thoughts, very interesting threads from everyone.
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Re: Bizhub C652 & TaskAlfa 500ci

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I'm not sure of the difference between the emulator and the OEM for PSIII, however I thought it was a good topic for a post. I put it here http://p4photel.com/eve/forums...=619104812#619104812 Can anyone KonicaMinolta people help us out on this? Plus you should still be able to access BERTL through the aficio league, I just used it last night. Art
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Re: Bizhub C652 & TaskAlfa 500ci

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I sell both Ricoh and KM. When choosing between the two lines regarding color, I lead with KM. Especially the updated C652 / C552 series (I realize that doesn't help you sell your Ricoh). Try pushing the PPDM solution from Ricoh if you can, KM really doesn't have as clean a solution as PPDM.
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Re: Bizhub C652 & TaskAlfa 500ci

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Strictly looking at the difference between the MP C6000 and MP C5000, you made the right choice to go with the higher speed model at those volumes. Obviously there is a significant difference in HW price (apples and oranges), but the MP C6000 should have a lower CPP that makes up that difference. Assuming a BW click that is 2 mils cheaper on the MP C6000 and a color click that is a penny cheaper, that equates to a savings of $160, making the monthly delta only $40 vs $200. Am I missing
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Re: Bizhub C652 & TaskAlfa 500ci

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quote: Originally posted by Mongey: Strictly looking at the difference between the MP C6000 and MP C5000, you made the right choice to go with the higher speed model at those volumes. Obviously there is a significant difference in HW price (apples and oranges), but the MP C6000 should have a lower CPP that makes up that difference. Assuming a BW click that is 2 mils cheaper on the MP C6000 and a color click that is a penny cheaper, that equates to a savings of $160, making the monthly delta
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ensures profit on the "right" side of the deal. This is also good ammunition for more solutions-based selling, which makes it more difficult for a customer to see two proposals as equivalent and therefore makes it more difficult to base their decision simply on who is cheapest.
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Re: Bizhub C652 & TaskAlfa 500ci

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Old Glory First glad to see you're back in ET. Second, glad to hear that those twisters didn't mess yall up! When competing with units, some times one of the first things I look up is the weight of the unit, yeah, may so stupid however it's my way of telling what a beefier unit is. In all it's glory the KM was only..........gee gotta remember 120lbs heavier or less when you added the options for the Ricoh. BTW, yes, if I did not have the "Sammy" I too would have proposed the MP C5000. Hey, this
 
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This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago

This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago

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This Week in Copiers Fifteen Years Ago

Last Week of November 2009

Please visit and follow FMD Distribution LLC and follow their Linkedin page

Real Copier Sales

Any thoughts on how copier manufacturers with digital color presses (imagepress, docucolor, Ricoh/KM Pro etc) are going about competing against the Indigo and Igen presses of the world?

Product adjustments?
Pricing moves?
etc?.. more here

Check Out These Great Copier Threads from Fifteen Years Ago This Week

Weekend Industry Notes from 11/22/09

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hotel/resorts in Asia. - Xerox announced it has sold one of its iGen3 90 production color systems to the in-house printshop at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota: - Replaced a Xerox DocuColor 6060 and two Konica Minolta bizhub PRO 1050s - Added a Xante’ Ilumina Digital Envelope Press (relabeled Okidata color LED printer) - Purchased two Hewlett Packard Edgeline CM8050 color inkjet units to print letterhead - Xerox provided a few details about the sales of the ColorQube color
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eCopy ShareScan Available for Integrated Konica Minolta MFPs

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Ramsey, N.J. – November 30, 2009 – Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta), a leading provider of advanced imaging and networking technologies for the desktop to the print shop, today announced the availability of eCopy ShareScan® for integrated Konica Minolta multifunctional printers (MFPs – print, copy, fax, scan all-in-one system) through Konica Minolta’s bizhub® Extended Solution Technology (bEST) Developer Support Program. Launched earlier this year, the bEST
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Urner Barry Printing & Mailing Adds the Canon imagePRESS C6000 Digital Color Press to

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pressroom. We have reduced our click charges, broadened our range of print media, improved our quality, and eliminated the production issues we experienced with our previous machine,” said Chris Ashley, Director of Operations. The Canon imagePRESS line represents the largest single-engine R&D investment in Canon's history. Capable of printing images up to 1200 x 1200 dpi resolution with a superior level of quality, the imagePRESS C6000 prints at 60 letter pages per minute, including media up to 110lb
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Ricoh Aficio MP 9001SP Presented With Four and a Half Star Overall Rating From Buyers

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quality and ease of use. BLI found the copy efficiency of the Aficio MP 9001SP among the highest for the group in 1:1 and 2:2 models. Print image quality is very good, including above average ratings for text, line art, halftone range and solids. By default, these devices are configured for duplex copying which is one of Ricoh's Energy Star features. Ricoh is one of the only companies to support this capability in this way. In addition, a standard duplex single-pass feeder (SDPF) scans both sides
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KYOCERA MITA America and API Cryptek Launch MFP Authentication and Security Solution

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select Kyocera multifunctional products (MFPs) provide complete device locking security capabilities through API Cryptek’s Netgard™ MFD card reader appliance. With the implementation of this new solution, end users who wish to access standard full functions of a Kyocera MFP, including copy, scan, e-mail and fax, will be required to authenticate with their U.S. Department of Defense-issued CAC/PIV Card (Common Access Card/Personal Identity Verification) and their personal identification number (PIN
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Re: Rumor has it.....

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I feel that with the Strong Ricoh/IKON relationship and history of selling Digimaster as well as the fact Canon will not be needing the Digimaster from Kodak to relabeled as their own, we will see Ricoh buy the Digital Print Portfolio from Kodak. (ie Nexpress/ Digimaster). Also Ricoh and IKON have made several Nexpress sales this year.
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Managing printing also crucial

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Managing printing also crucial As Ingle said, IDC’s research suggests that cost control is going to remain a major factor for most if not all businesses. Also they must be sustainable both financially and environmentally. Bob Roth, vice president of strategic technology sourcing at Viacom, presented a snapshot of his company’s transition to managed print services. Viacom’s corporate copier contract was due to expire; at the same time, the company wanted to streamline its printing and copying
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In Japan, Ricoh launched the MP-C1800

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- In Japan, Ricoh launched the MP-C1800 A3 color laser MFP offering: - 18ppm top speed - Slower, less expensive version of existing MP-C2200 - Will replace the C1600/615C, which is a color inkjet copier, based on Ricoh GelSprint technology - 4 tandem OPC drum design - Optional fax board
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Top Ten Predictions for the Copier Industry in 2010

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Top Ten Predictions for the Copier Industry in 2010 It's that time of the year again!! Can we all be thankful that 2009 is going, going, gone!!! The office equipment industry was rocked this year with additional consolidation with the likes of Canon, OCE, Nuance, e-Copy, Xerox and HP. I've got good news, this is going to continue into 2010! Who will the players be in 2010? Top Ten Predictions for the Copier Industry in 2010
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Samsung Takes Top Share in Global Laser Multifunction Printer Market

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sales and marketing at Samsung Electronics’ Digital Printing Division. “Our impressive performance stems from our innovation and leadership in creating compact personal laser printers, our strategic partnerships with leading global firms like Microsoft and EMC, and our ability to swiftly and reliably provide the right solutions for our corporate clients.” Samsung pursues a balanced development strategy for both its consumer and business printers. The market for personal laser printers is
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OKI pushes into commercial print market

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OKI pushes into commercial print market function Printing is out to "convince the market" it can compete in the commercial print arena as it mounts a push on the sector with a new direct sales strategy. The Japanese
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Océ Arizona 350 XT Printer Used to Create Tablecloth for

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York City. Seeing the capabilities of the Océ Arizona® 350 XT printer during that project, Jim thought it would be a good fit to create a one-of-a-kind tablecloth for the event. Jim and his team worked with Jeffrey Brito, Manager of the Display Graphics Knowledge Center at the Océ location in Itasca, IL, to print a full-size, round tablecloth with a birdseed image keeping with the “Birds of a Feather” theme of the dining suite. Because of the oversized table on the Océ Arizona 350 XT printer, the
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Re: Competing Against Igen, Indigo, etc

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Haha, Thanks Shaja....I did some lurking on PrintPlant too Looks like the keys are quality output, reliability, and availability of service techs. Big advantages of the copier-makers' presses are price, size, and operator payroll cost savings. overall though it looks like the copier makers' presses are not replacing the indigos and iGens of the world. More like they are replacing lower-end light production systems.
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Obama picks Xerox CEO Burns for education role

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Obama picks Xerox CEO Burns for education role (AP) – 3 hours ago NORWALK, Conn. — President Barack Obama on Monday tapped Xerox Chief Executive Ursula Burns to help lead an education initiative aimed at helping students excel at science, technology, engineering and math. The so-called STEM initiative will be led by Burns, former Intel Corp. CEO Craig Barrett, Time Warner Cable Inc. CEO Glenn Britt and former astronaut Sally Ride. Burns, a mechanical engineer, joined Xerox as a student intern
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Quanta Storage Loses Patent Lawsuit to Ricoh

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Quanta Storage Loses Patent Lawsuit to Ricoh Quanta Storage Inc. lost two patent lawsuits to Japan?s Ricoh and is ordered to pay $14.50 million as damages, the company said in a statement. A US Court in Wisconsin on November 20 made a judgment that Quanta Storage, the largest Taiwan-based ODM/OEM maker of slim-type optical disc drives, should pay US$14.5 million to compensate Japan-based Ricoh for infringement of the latter's patents. Quanta Storage, the largest slim-type ODD maker in Taiwan
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Competing Against Igen, Indigo, etc

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Hi Guys, Any thoughts on how copier manufacturers with digital color presses (imagepress, docucolor, Ricoh/KM Pro etc) are going about competing against the Indigo and Igen presses of the world? Product adjustments? Pricing moves? etc? Also, any observations on what it takes for printing companies to make the switch? Thanks for the insight, Jake
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Printing from Corel to irc3080i

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The question I have has to do with printing to an irc3080i with UFRII printing from a Corel Word program. I can change color settings in the driver (it is defaulted to bw) but no color at all on output. A Corel program wouldnt require PCL or PS would it? I cant imagine it would....please help if you can.
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Re: Canon Forums

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Im new to this site and not really sure what should/could be talked about. I'm on the sales end of things and sometimes have questions regarding functionality, printing, etc. Is that OK to do here?
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Re: Competing Against Igen, Indigo, etc

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You have to change your mindset and stop thinking like a copier provider. You need to understand the printing industry and its special needs, and how your equipment and service fits into that world (not, how printers fit into the copier world). My advice is to go lurk on printplanet.com .
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Re: Competing Against Igen, Indigo, etc

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The growth is on the very high end and the very low end in the this business. I would tend to think that it's not long before the copier manufacturers attack the extreme high end in years to come. As being "GREEN" becomes ever more popular to save paper, I think copies, and print clicks will move downward, thus forcing the manufacturers to capture more high end placements.
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Re: How are things??/

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its hard to say --- we have a large inventory and are selling a few dozen a month. It's typical for XEROX to put things on back order - i guess it depends on which channel you are going through. Xerox is a much slower company when you are competing direct, or with agents. Its very strange. All i know is that I have more than a dozen forcasted for December and 6 are going out this week.
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HP Q4 Profit Climbs 14%; Boosts FY10 Outlook

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forecast, Gartner said Monday that it expects worldwide PC shipments will total 298.9 million units in 2009, a 2.8% increase from 2008. The forecast is more optimistic than Gartner's final September forecast, which anticipated a 2% decline in shipments for 2009. HP's Imaging and Printing Group, the company's cash-cow, posted revenue of $6.5 billion for the fourth quarter, down 15% from a year earlier. For the fourth quarter, supplies revenue fell 8%, while commercial hardware revenue declined 32% and
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New ITP/Customer Correspondence Management from Aia Software Integrates Legacy and CR

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communications strategy. Optimizing Legacy Output for Multi-channel Delivery ITP/CCM enables use of popular communication channels such as email and Web portals for legacy applications. Organizations can combine output from different business applications and prepare it for multi-channel communications such as email, online and print. Companies can also consolidate multiple output streams into a single envelope, eliminating extra print and postage costs. Communications Become Business Owned and
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Re: Is selling at cost the future for print hardware?

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quote: ..of course unlike cars, manufacturers don't put a sticker price on MFP's to advise the public what the price is supposed to be. You might find this interesting: When I sold cars I learned that the "sticker" on new cars is the maximum sales price allowable by law. (this did not apply to trucks, SUV's, or used cars). No industry needs that level of Gov't interference, especially ours.
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quote: When I sold cars I learned that the "sticker" on new cars is the maximum sales price allowable by law. Not true. But car dealers routinely "train" using whatever version of the truth they think will make a sale.
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Re: Canon Forums

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Thanks, sounds great! The question I have has to do with printing to an irc3080i with UFRII printing from a Corel Word program. I can change color settings in the driver (it is defaulted to bw) but no color at all on output. A Corel program wouldnt require PCL or PS would it? I cant imagine it would....please help if you can.
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Re: Sharp Helps Dealers 'Align' for Success at 2009 National Dealer Meeting

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is SHARP US reasdy for MPS approach or they are just relying on external consultants?
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Re: Rumor has it.....

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I agree, besides Ricoh and Kodak have a very strong relationship in Europe.
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XS series feet

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Has anyone else had a customer complain about the feet on the Lexmark XS family? If so contact me we had a customer return a machine because they claimed it was a tripping hazard. There is a work around, unfortunately we had to place a Sharp before we discovered it. Feel free to contact me if you want more information.
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MPS Vs MOS Vs EOMS

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dear all what are the differences compares to Managed Print Services Vs Managed Office Services Vs Enterprise Output Managed Services? I heard that XGS offering MOS with their XOS service. They build the entire helpdesk in the customer enviroment with docu care.
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Thanksgiving Thankyou!

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It's great to be Thankful for many things and most important are family and health. At this time, I'd like to personally thank all of the P4P members for their support for the forums, for helping me build the p4p and most importantly for helping me with information that helps my sales and helps me write with desire and inspiration about the industry!!! HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
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This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago

This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago

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This Week in Copiers Fifteen Years Ago

Third Week of November 2009

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Canon had a great section dedicated to their new OCE products at the Canon Expo in NYC.

It seems to me that this was a well thought out acquisition. Oce's strengths are with Segment 6 machines, and B&W Wide format. Two areas that really augment Canon's offerings... more here

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UPDATE 3-Canon buys Dutch Oce for $1.1 bln, fights Ricoh

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Minolta Holdings, which is in a business alliance with Oce. "Konica Minolta procures high-end production printing machines from Oce, while Oce procures lower-end machines from Konica Minolta," Mizuho Securities analyst Ryosuke Katsura said. "(The) chances are Canon machines will replace Konica Minolta gear in this relationship," he said. Production printers, or digital commercial printers, are used to print such documents as product manuals and direct mail quickly and in large volume, and are a fast
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Weekend Industry Notes from the week ending 11/15/09

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the area for $43 million. - Ricoh announced that it has sold an Aficio C900 production color system to GAM Printers, a print shop in Sterling, Virginia. - Ricoh announced it is forming a Business Process Automation Group, as part of its Document Solutions & Services Division. “BPA is a true value-add for Ricoh customers because we’re able to offer a suite of services from consultation to sales to implementation under one roof” said Mark Miller, Senior VP & Deputy General Manager at Ricoh. Ricoh’s
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Konica Minolta and Nuance launch eCopy document imaging software for integrated MFPs

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the need for manual exception reporting is dramatically reduced. Mat Stanley, head of the professional services and solutions group at Konica Minolta comments: "The launch of Nuance's eCopy ShareScan on our integrated MFPs clearly demonstrates Konica Minolta's continued commitment and investment in the document imaging area. As a company, we are focused on delivering superior solutions that address our customers' evolving needs. By developing the first browser-based technology for our bizhub MFP
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Re: UPDATE 3-Canon buys Dutch Oce for $1.1 bln, fights Ricoh

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said the deal is positive for Canon, while potentially negative for rival Japanese copier and printer maker Konica Minolta Holdings, which is in a business alliance with Oce. "Konica Minolta procures high-end production printing machines from Oce, while Oce procures lower-end machines from Konica Minolta," Mizuho Securities analyst Ryosuke Katsura said. "(The) chances are Canon machines will replace Konica Minolta gear in this relationship," he said. Production printers, or digital commercial
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Purchasing - Hospitals, Healthcare Providers to Save with Premier’s New Printers, C

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Purchasing - Hospitals, Healthcare Providers to Save with Premier’s New Printers, Copiers, Facsimile Devices Agreements 20.11.09 | 15:05 Uhr Premier Purchasing Partners, LP, today announced new agreements for printers, copiers and facsimile devices have been awarded to Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A Inc. Premier Purchasing Partners, LP, today announced new agreements for printers, copiers and facsimile devices have been awarded to Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A. Inc. of
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Canon Pulls the Rug out from KonicaMinolta "MFP WARS"

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I was just on the phone with a friend of mine in upstate NY, can you guess what we were discussing, yup you got it the Canon/Oce deal. Think about this, when Xerox bought Global, Ricoh was the big loser. When KonicaMinolta bought Danka, Canon was a loser, along come Ricoh with the acquisition of Ikon and Canon got their clocks cleaned and now Canon agrees to buy OCE and KonicaMinolta gets hammered! The only one who hasn't lost is Xerox! Funny how these things happen. Many months ago there were
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Re: UPDATE 3-Canon buys Dutch Oce for $1.1 bln, fights Ricoh

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Bid? Konica Minolta Holdings Inc., the Japanese lens and office- equipment maker that has a business partnership with Oce, said yesterday it has no plan to counter Canon’s offer. Canon fell 0.3 percent to 3,460 yen on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Oce added 0.3 percent, to 8.60 euros in Amsterdam trading. It surged 70 percent on Nov. 16 after Canon announced its offer. “We believe that our offer, as was agreed by Oce’s management and supervisory boards, is sufficient,” Canon said in an e-mailed
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Samsung announces premier color multifunction printer for high speed offices

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adjustment of color balance, brightness, contrast and saturation. The Auto Color Detection feature alleviates the hassle of differentiating between color and black & white prints and automatically adjusts toner usage, saving money. Documents, either letter or legal, can also be scanned at an enhanced up to 4,800 x 4,800 dpi and then saved, printed, e-mailed or faxed to any networked location. The CLX-8540ND offers management tools to help minimize operating and maintenance costs. The modular design
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GAM Printers Inc. Takes Delivery of a RICOH Pro C900 Digital Color Printer From IKON

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GAM Printers Inc. Takes Delivery of a RICOH Pro C900 Digital Color Printer From IKON (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) November 16th, 2009 MALVERN, Pa.—-IKON Office Solutions, Inc., a Ricoh company, today announced that GAM Printers, Inc of Sterling, Virginia, has installed a RICOH Pro C900 digital color printer, giving them the versatility, superior quality and fast turnaround times needed to meet their customers’ wide range of variable data and creative design and printing needs.
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Copiers Could Be a Key to District 205 Cost Savings

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Copiers Could Be a Key to District 205 Cost Savings Office supplies might end up being one of the main ways the Galesburg School District is able to save some money in what otherwise could be a tough budget period. District-205 Assistant Superintendent for Finance and Operations Guy Cahill told the school board's Budget Committee Tuesday bids have come back on the proposed lease of a new set of copy machines -- this, following the district's current lease expiring back in January. Cahill told
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Canon Forums

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Just wanted to reach out to all of the Canon members on the P4P Hotel. By asking questions in a forums we can start a very lively dicussion for Canon products. Keep in mind that your discussions can't be viewed by Ricoh, Toshiba or Xerox, unless there are dual line dealers. Over the years the Ricoh forums have excelled, because members take the time to ask questions in the forums, someone will post an answer, then someome will have a comment and bang the forums are thriving and everyone is
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Konica Minolta employees donate

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Konica Minolta employees donate Nov. 20th, 2009 at 2:40 PM Employees of Konica Minolta in Windsor held a Turkey and a Twenty drive and delivered 148 turkeys to Foodshare today. Enthusiastic Foodshare volunteers helped unload and stack the entire pallet of frozen birds and then paused to pose for a photo! Thanks to everyone at Konica Minolta for your efforts!
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You're now selling Managed Print Services "Your Thoughts Now"

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functioncheckMaxSelections208112884638(frm){returntrue;} P4P Hotel Poll You're now selling Managed Print Services "Your Thoughts Now" It's been a great success for us It's been ok for us It's not reaping the profits we
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Re: UPDATE 3-Canon buys Dutch Oce for $1.1 bln, fights Ricoh

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-Big boost to Canon's Production biz -Decent boost to Canon's Direct sales -Big FU to Konica and its OEM/Production units (Oce arguably KM's #1 reseller) -Big Benefit of having just $119M in debt (Canon=0.4% debt load) -the 730 Euro price is barely above Oce's 704E debt - Both Ricoh and KM were deemed too financially unstable to bid on Oce -Hp and Kyocera may counter offer, but unlikely -Wow
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Re: Rumor has it.....

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Here's some predictions: Believe it or Not! KonicaMinolta acquires Toshiba MFP Business Kyocera aquires Sharp MFP Business HP makes hostile Bid for Xerox And then there were The Final Five!
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Multifunctional Copier Rental

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All-In-One Large Office Copier, 25 pages per minute. Black-and-white printing, black-and-white copying, color scanning, black-and-white faxing, color printing, color copying. http://p4photel.com/eve/forums...=675109891#675109891
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Canon Buyout Marketing Dollars

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Just wondering if anyone has run into Canon direct operations claiming they have a special marketing fund to tap into for buyouts to target selected clients? We all know that buyouts are part of the game, but if they have funds that are off the price book it can really create an unusual challenge...this is a Canadian deal but I am guessing this type of plan would be across NA. Our deal is a Kyocera deal. I knew they were targeting Ricoh/Ikon users. Are they going after anyone now? Thanks
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Managing printing also crucial

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Managing printing also crucial As Ingle said, IDC’s research suggests that cost control is going to remain a major factor for most if not all businesses. Also they must be sustainable both financially and environmentally. Bob Roth, vice president of strategic technology sourcing at Viacom, presented a snapshot of his company’s transition to managed print services. Viacom’s corporate copier contract was due to expire; at the same time, the company wanted to streamline its printing and copying
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Ricoh Americas Corporation Launches Business Process Automation Group

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Ricoh Americas Corporation Launches Business Process Automation Group Ricoh Americas Corporation, a leading provider of digital office equipment, announced the creation of a Business Process Automation (BPA) Group. Aligning under Ricoh's Document Solutions and Services Division (DSSD), BPA combines consulting services and technical resources with an experienced sales force to help current and prospective customers analyze their document management operations. In addition, BPA helps customers
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Wilmington native joins business as specialist

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headquarters at 100 Reservoir Park, Rockland, MA and has more than 37 years experience serving the document imaging needs of businesses throughout Massachusetts. In addition to a full line of Konica Minolta, Muratec and Lexmark equipment, Bay Copy provides comprehensive managed print services programs for customers looking to reduce both their per-print price of generating information and their labor costs. Bay Copy provides consultation services and offers their clients detailed print assessment and
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Re: Canon Buyout Marketing Dollars

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Yes, they have a pool of dollars to target any IKON account, Xerox direct, or any acquired dealer by these corporate goofs. We are a Ricoh and Canon dealer so we even get the Canon generosity. I can always be emailed for further information.
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Thoughts about the Canon/OCE deal?

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What goes going on out there, what have you heard in reference to the pending Canon aquisition? Good, Bad, let me know.
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John Buonomo jailed for stealing coins from copiers

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John Buonomo jailed for stealing coins from copiers Penny for pol’s thoughts? By Laurel J. Sweet Thursday, November 19, 2009 - Updated 10h ago Laurel J. Sweet has been featured in the ABC miniseries "Boston 24/7" and the 9-11 documentary motion picture "Looking For My Brother." For the chump change he was caught on camera tapping from copiers and the cash he stole from struggling taxpayers who voted him into his $110,220 job, John Buonomo, former Middlesex register of probate, was sentenced to
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Canon & Oce "Was this a good deal or a not so good deal?"

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P4P Hotel Poll Canon & Oce "Was this a good deal or a not so good deal?" Good Deal Bad Deal Not Sure View Results
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Canon & Oce Deal

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It seems the purchase of Oce will go through, now with that purchase and the agreement that Canon announced a few months ago, coupled with the addition of many new Canon Dealers.
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North American MPS Market Sees 27 Percent Growth, Canada 30 Percent

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North American MPS Market Sees 27 Percent Growth, Canada 30 Percent Special version of MPS Market Report now available for dealers and resellers Lexington, KY (MMD Newswire) November 20, 2009 -- The North American market continues to grow at a remarkable 27 percent compounded annual growth rate (CAGR), according to the latest Managed Print Services (MPS) research from the Photizo Group. The new "2009 Managed Print Services Summary Report" looks at market size, share and forecast analysis for
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EIS Quatra Color Wide Format MFP Saves the Day!

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Another repost for ya, btw the way we're killin it with sales, now we have to keep it rolling!! I just finished my first install on the EIS Quatra "M" series from Paradigm Imaging. This is an awesome unit! The ease of set-up and install is exceptional along with the configuration of scan, print and copy drivers! First, we had the unit dropped shipped to the customers location, this was a great savings since the shipment did not... go here for rest of blog
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Obama picks Xerox CEO Burns for education role

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Obama picks Xerox CEO Burns for education role (AP) – 3 hours ago NORWALK, Conn. — President Barack Obama on Monday tapped Xerox Chief Executive Ursula Burns to help lead an education initiative aimed at helping students excel at science, technology, engineering and math. The so-called STEM initiative will be led by Burns, former Intel Corp. CEO Craig Barrett, Time Warner Cable Inc. CEO Glenn Britt and former astronaut Sally Ride. Burns, a mechanical engineer, joined Xerox as a student intern
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Quanta Storage Loses Patent Lawsuit to Ricoh

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Quanta Storage Loses Patent Lawsuit to Ricoh Quanta Storage Inc. lost two patent lawsuits to Japan?s Ricoh and is ordered to pay $14.50 million as damages, the company said in a statement. A US Court in Wisconsin on November 20 made a judgment that Quanta Storage, the largest Taiwan-based ODM/OEM maker of slim-type optical disc drives, should pay US$14.5 million to compensate Japan-based Ricoh for infringement of the latter's patents. Quanta Storage, the largest slim-type ODD maker in Taiwan
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Re: UPDATE 3-Canon buys Dutch Oce for $1.1 bln, fights Ricoh

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Agreed, Expanding direct sales was way at the top of Canon's priority list - especially after losing GIS,Danka,IKON. But without "Mega" dealers, this expansion was going to have to happen organically - which is hard. Ask the 8 CBS branches that opened this year without any clients or machines in the field. Given that Oce almost totally relied on direct sales. I would say that they easily have over 30 US sales branches. Maybe closer to 50. Those are both guesses though
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Re: A Funny Thing Happened on the way to the Copier Demo/Appointment

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Had a demo years ago on a fax machine. Had a big wheel from corporate wanting to do a ride along with a rep for the day. Customer wanted to see quality and asked one of their customers to send a test fax. As all the admin complained about the speed, the corp guy explained that a very detailed fax would take more time because of memory issues. As everyone crowded aroud the fax to innspect, a very vivid porn image was reproduced with striking detail. We made the sale
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This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago

This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago

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This Week in Copiers Fifteen Years Ago

Second Week of Novmber 2009

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Had a demo years ago on a fax machine. Had a big wheel from corporate wanting to do a ride along with a rep for the day. Customer wanted to see quality and asked one of their customers to send a test fax. As all the admin complained about the speed, the corp guy explained that a very detailed fax would take more time because of memory issues. As everyone crowded aroud the fax to innspect, a very vivid porn image was reproduced with striking detail. We made the sale.... more here

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Weekend Industry Notes from 11/08/09

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’s of revenue - Copier revenue down 28% - B/W MFP revenue down 31.3% - Color MFP revenue down 29.4% - B/W MFP unit sales down 26% - Color MFP unit sales down 15% - Color MFPs account for 27% of units and 48% of total MFP revenue - Laser printer sales down 26.8% - B/w laser printer sales down 38%, color down 15% - Laser printer unit shipments (most sold by HP) down 60% - Xerox received the 2009 Harold W. Gegenheimer award from NPES, the association for suppliers of printing, publishing
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Canon in Las Vegas, Part 2 Powerful Tools for In-Plant Printers

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of commercial printing operations can avail themselves of business development tools offered by equipment vendors. Capture (HP), MarketMover (Kodak), and ProfitAccelerator (Xerox) are replete with comprehensive business building tools, templates, guidebooks and more that print providers can use to bring in new and repeat business. This material is heavily skewed towards the commercial print operations and not necessarily adaptable to in-plant operations even though they may use the exact same
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Xerox Enterprise Print Services: From the desktop to the in-house print centre

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Xerox's move to widen the scope of its MPS offerings across the enterprise addresses the need to manage and control printing as it occurs in several parts of the organisation—at the desktop, in the home or other remote locations, or in internal print-rooms. In itself, the office environment represents a significant source of paper output and is characterised by a range of printers, copiers and multifunction peripherals (MFPs). This environment can be a huge cost drain due to the lack of control
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Quick Demo with Canon imagePRESS C1plus

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Ingersoll Rand to cut operational costs by 30% with Xerox document management

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Ingersoll Rand to cut operational costs by 30% with Xerox document management 12/11/2009 Global manufacturer Ingersoll Rand reckons it's seeing cost savings and greener operations since going live with Xerox Enterprise Print Services. William Gauld, senior vice president at Ingersoll Rand, explains that the company's nine-year EPS contract effectively brings multiple output devices, print budgets and vendor support systems all under centralised Xerox management. As a result, he says
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Re: A Funny Thing Happened on the way to the Copier Demo/Appointment

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A customer was demo'ing a canon color copier with fiery in their office. I stopped by on the second day to check to see how everything was going. The office manager asked me if there was any way that images or pictures would just randomly print off the hard drive of the system. Apparently, some very explicit images had been printed on the copier right before I got there. Rightfully so she was absolutley furious. I explained that the pictures had to have been printed by someone in the office. We
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Xerox wins Gegenheimer award

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Xerox wins Gegenheimer award Press release from the issuing company Xerox Corporation has been awarded the 2009 Harold W. Gegenheimer Corporate Award for Industry Service from NPES, The Association for Suppliers of Printing, Publishing and Converting Technologies. Xerox is the first manufacturer of digital printing equipment to win the award, which recognizes leadership and participation in NPES and industry activities, civic leadership and technical innovation. "Xerox has been instrumental in
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Ricoh W5100

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One of my cleints just needs a color scan solution, however the Ricoh Color Scanner is not on GSA, thsu I need to go to the W5100. Can this system just be confingured with the interface card and the scan license?? Thus the RW print license is not needed. am I correct or am I missing something. Art PS, I would use the netwrok acnning, however they need more control over scanning old documents.
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Océ Offers Customers Secure Printer Access

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. Availability HID OMNIKEY brand readers are now available from Océ direct sales offices. A variety of acquisition plans are available, please visit www.oceusa.com . About Océ Océ is a leading international provider of digital document management technology and services. The company’s solutions are based on Océ advanced software applications that deliver documents and data over internal networks and the internet to printing devices and archives -- locally and around the world. Supporting the
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London Graphic Systems appointed Xerox reseller

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Specialist print reseller becomes Xerox UK’s latest channel partner. Published on Nov 9, 2009 London-based supplier to the creative industry, London Graphic Systems, has added Xerox colour technology to its portfolio of specialist colour printing systems. “This is an exciting time for London Graphic Systems,” says Gordon Christiansen, London Graphic Systems’ managing director. Adds Peter Taylor, director, Production and Graphic Communications, Xerox UK: “The relationship Xerox has with London
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Frank Sinatra "20 Years of Experience in the Copier Biz"

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n?A motion to approve a five-year multi-function copier agreement was tabled by supervisors to allow board member Frank Sinatra to view a demonstration of the equipment. He said Nov. 4 that he has 20 years of copy machine experience. The township will lease at least five copiers for the administration, finance, police, parks and MCA-TV. The vote to table was 3-1 with supervisor Marvin Eicher dissenting and Craig Swen absent. Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg...57.stm#ixzz0We58iWWY
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CSU to shut down university print shop

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printing technologies are rapidly replacing traditional offset (printing) for many forms of print marketing," administrators said in their justification. "There are fewer dollars out there, and buyers are carefully choosing where to spend." Cutting the eight jobs and dropping two others to part time will save the university $280,000 annually, administrators said. Administrators said print jobs will be handled by other staff using copiers and other digital equipment at the FastPrint and CopyRite
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Fuji Xerox adds three Nuvera models

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magnetic readers and sorters. The machines boast productive printing capabilities with the Nuvera 200MX printing at speeds of up to 200 A4 duplex images per minute, while the Nuvera 288MX can print up to 288 A4 duplex images per minute. Other features include: Cheque Production Integrity : An optional feature that automatically tracks the total number of cheques in a run and captures every printed MICR line to determine if a number in a cheque sequence is missing, duplicated or out of order
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Print Audit Named 2009 TechRev Innovator

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2009 TechRev Innovators, please visit: http://www.infoport.ca/techrev/bins/index.asp About Print Audit Established in 1999 and headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Print Audit is the fastest growing print management company in the world. By providing businesses with innovative and practical print management software solutions, the company has helped customers recapture over $150 million in printing and photocopying expenses while saving an estimated 190,000 trees a year. Print Audit has offices
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Canon unveils world’s fastest portable scanner

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Canon imageFORMULA P-150 is the speediest USB-based portable scanner on the market, according to the tech giant. By Benny Har-Even, 6 Nov 2009 at 13:38 Canon has revealed a small USB scanner that it said offers the fastest scans per minute speed currently available from any portable device in its class. The imageFORMULA P-150 can deliver 15ppm, which the company claimed is twice as fast as its closest competitor. The compact device, aimed at mobile executives, is USB powered and its software
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requires a service contract for its fleet of departmental printers.

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Wake Technical Community College requires a service contract for its fleet of departmental printers. These printers are all HP printers, and range from smaller departmental printers to larger departmental multi-function devices.
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"Lead" Looks like new copiers for Camp Ernst Middle School!

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Site Based Budget for CEMS was presented to the Council. Mr. McArtor informed Council of copier proposals for CEMS. The current copiers are over four years old and cannot handle the work load. A Redbook (Accounting ) Training was held at CEMS for all Principals and Secretaries. After viewing the monthy Financial Report Carol Dwyer asked about the negative balances. It was explained that once all fee money is distributed most accounts will not be negative. Those teachers who do have a negative
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How long have you been in the copier industry?

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Me? Be 30 years in March! Oh, that's a long time.. How bout everyone else??
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Canon Imagepress C7000VP

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Re: A Funny Thing Happened on the way to the Copier Demo/Appointment

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I customer once called me to ask for the "White Toner" for their copier. I told them that their copier only had black toner, but they wanted white toner to print on black construction paper.
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Re: A Funny Thing Happened on the way to the Copier Demo/Appointment

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I have one!! In downtown Princeton, NJ (right across the street from Princeton University). Had just demo'd a small Adler Royal 209 (boy was that unit a piece of garbage). Well, rolled the copier gurney into the back of the car. Pulled out and into traffic, stopped at the light, and being young and foolish, I gunned the gas pedal with the green light. The car went forward the copier gurney and copier wne backwards and landed on the street, seems like I forgot to close the hatch!! It was a bad
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Agreed, This info is hard to track down. Even harder if you want to be exact. For IKON I used the "400" figure that was published at the time of Ricoh's acquisition I pulled the 664 figure from a report on Vision 2007 Ricoh dealer meeting. That did include all RFG dealers. Interestingly, the report said that Ricoh had over 1,300 dealers in 1999. I took your suggestion and converted Xerox' GSA to excel and did the math. Agents added up to 540, but I assume that some of those are actually Global
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Excellent point about non-HP devices! I hadn't considered that! Regarding the HP outlook on 11x17 I have a story to relate. I was in an HP training class and the instructor was saying "There's no reason not to recommend this device to replace a traditional copier". Being a copier guy, I had to raise my hand and say "Well, what if they need 11x17?". His response was, "Only 4% of customers actually use 11x17"... and I pounced! I told him that statistic was misrepresented. The actual statistic is
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Copying His Way to Success

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to set out on his own, not especially interested in spending the rest of his adult life as an employee. He wanted to run a business on his own. So in 1994, he started his own Xerox copy agency. It turned out to be a good move. One year later he harvested $24 million in sales. By last year he had grown company revenue to $44 million. Now he has 130 employees in offices in San Diego, Orange County, Los Angeles, Oakland and Silicon Valley, Reno, Nev., and Portland and Eugene, Ore. How has he done
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OKI brings fully managed office automation service to market

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OKI brings fully managed office automation service to market This division offers managed services on the OKI ES range of multifunction and colour printers. Johannesburg, 12 Nov 2009 OKI Printing Solutions has established an office automation division to meet the market's growing demand for fully managed print services. This new division, which became operational at the beginning of October, comprises dedicated sales, support and maintenance staff, which offer managed services on the OKI
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Rep: What's your copier volume? Client: Well, uh, everyone in the office uses it.
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Re: Weekend Industry Notes from 11/08/09

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quote: - Muratec is now shipping the new MFX-4555 A3 b/w MFP, featuring: - actually made by Samsung of Korea - Base MSRP of $5995 - Can print up to 11”x17”, but can only copy up to legal size originals Not correct, this is an A4 device only and will not print 11x17 click here
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Re: Ricoh W5100

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I don't believe you can use the Ratio Scantool without PB. Why can't you use the W5100 with the GW Scanner. I think this is all you need. Also, the WFCS is on the GSA Contract dated July 29, 2009. The product code is 100117FNG for $6,500. You need the "software key" that will allow you to utilize the scanner without having a Ricoh WF attached on the network. The product code is 100257FNG, $4,500 MSRP and the launch date should have been the end of October.
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This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago

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This Week in Copiers Fifteen Years Ago

First Week of Novmber 2009

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This is a title of an article I'll be doing for a major industry rag. I have a few of my own and would like to hear from members for some of your funniest or most amazing stories. You will be recognized in the article for your contribution. Go ahead post it here, we should all have some good stories to tell!.... more here

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Konica Minolta Receives Four 2009 Good Design Awards

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the Konica Minolta Technology Center in the Network/Business and Public Sector Computers, Peripherals Category, including: • bizhub® C652/C552/C452 Series and bizhub C360/C280/C220 Series of color multifunctional printers (MFPs - print, copy, fax, scan all-in-one system) • bizhub PRO® 1200/1200P/1051 Series of monochrome digital presses Based in Tokyo, the Konica Minolta Technology Center actively develops unique and cutting-edge technologies that will expand the world of imaging, on the basis of
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Konica Minolta's Universal Printer Driver Optimizes Printing Efficiency Across Entire

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several manufacturers. Individual Child Drivers connect to model-specific Konica Minolta MFPs and Common Child Drivers connect to other Konica Minolta models and 3rd-party devices. Most recent Konica Minolta MFPs and desktop printers will enjoy full print functionality, while older Konica Minolta devices and third-party printers will also have a basic range of functionality. All devices also benefit from automatic detection and identification. Konica Minolta’s UPD is also the only printer driver
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Konica Minolta Receives Four 2009 Good Design Awards

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the Konica Minolta Technology Center in the Network/Business and Public Sector Computers, Peripherals Category, including: • bizhub® C652/C552/C452 Series and bizhub C360/C280/C220 Series of color multifunctional printers (MFPs - print, copy, fax, scan all-in-one system) • bizhub PRO® 1200/1200P/1051 Series of monochrome digital presses Based in Tokyo, the Konica Minolta Technology Center actively develops unique and cutting-edge technologies that will expand the world of imaging, on the basis of
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RICOH AFICIO MP 6001SP/MP 7001SP/MP 8001SP/MP 9001SP AWARDED BERTL’S FIVE STAR EXCEPT

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functions, this Series earns BERTL’s prestigious award. With speeds of 60 pages per minute (ppm), 70 ppm, 80 ppm and 90 ppm, the Ricoh Aficio MP 6001SP/MP 7001SP/MP 8001SP/MP 9001SP Series helps customers raise productivity by allowing them to do more in less time. BERTL specifically tested large graphic prints, and the Series performed exceptionally well, further demonstrating that the devices can handle multiple types of jobs. With superior print and copy density, as well as excellent resolution in
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Dealer and Direct Branch Counts

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I'm compiling approximate breakdowns on the number of dealers, direct branches, and subsidiaries and I wonder if anyone can fill in some some blanks for me. Some of these figures are at least a year old, so hopefully those of you can shed some light on the figures or the blanks. Hopefully this info may be useful to some of you too... Dealers Canon 500 Xerox 500 Konica Minolta 400 Ricoh???? Sharp 440 Toshiba 300 Kyocera Mita 420 Direct: CBS 60 Konica Minolta/danka 150 sharp 10 TBS 50 Kyocera
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Xerox Expands Line of Printers

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Nov 02, 2009 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- XRX | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- Architectural, engineering and construction companies, manufacturing firms and commercial print shops have a new option for their black-and-white technical documents: Xerox's Wide Format 6604 and 6605 Solutions, the company reported. Xerox said the compact new systems integrate 600 x 600 dpi copying, scanning and printing with an easy-to-use interface to ensure crisp, accurate image quality on jobs such as
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Kyocera Mita America Wins Most Reliable Multifunctional Product Line in Industry

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., is a leading provider of computer-connectable document imaging and document management systems, including network-ready digital MFPs/printers, laser printers, color MFPs/printers, digital laser facsimiles, and multifunctional and wide format imaging solutions. Kyocera Mita America is a group company of Kyocera Mita Corporation. Kyocera Mita Corporation is a core company of the Kyocera Corporation, the world's leading developer and manufacturer of advanced ceramics and associated products
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A Funny Thing Happened on the way to the Copier Demo/Appointment

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This is a title of an article I'll be doing for a major industry rag. I have a few of my own and would like to hear from members for some of your funniest or most amazing stories. You will be recognized in the article for your contribution. Go ahead...
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Are you selling these?

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If so, I'd like to know more, how are sales, what type of environments for placements, reliability, quality, are the end users happy with them? Thanx
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Digital Imaging System Enhances Productivity and Color Output Quality

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. When the print shop was established several years ago, it featured a small offset press. Later, the shop went digital and purchased a Ricoh black-and-white production copier along with a small Ricoh color printer. Faced with exploding growth of both membership and staff, the print shop had to outsource nearly all color printing. However, increased cost in outsourcing all color projects led the organization to the decision to bring all printing, including color materials, in-house which required an
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update on Canon Advance series

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Just a heads up to everyone - Lois Trelor downloaded the driver for the new Canon advance series, and they now have what they call a "secured printing" function which works on the new Advance series products. It works the same way that Locked print does, where you insert a user name and password. This is new to this series of products.
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Mutoh Announces The NEXT Generation: ValueJet 1608HA Hybrid Printer

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image quality with user-friendly features, says Brian Phipps, Director of Sales. Effectively and efficiently designed to increase productivity and can be used to print on both rigid substrates and roll to roll including car wraps. The ValueJet 1608HA prints directly onto corrugated plastics, polystyrene, PVC, acrylic, Polycarbonate, foam board, aluminum composite, banner, wall covering and more. A flatbed with brilliant results at a price you can afford, reaching speeds up to 120 sq/ft/hr in
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took every opportunity to emphasize the obsolescence of A3 MFP-Copiers (vs. A4 MFPs) before partnering up with Canon, looks like they are already willing to compromise.
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Printing from ADP

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We have a customer that would like to print from ADP to their MFP. ADP tells them they can only print to a printer that is connected with a parallel connection. Is this true? Does anyone have a work-around? Thanks!
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Printing Paper Descriptions

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Printing Paper Descriptions 80# Gloss Text Standard glossy paper stock, about as thick as a light magazine cover. The shiny finish provides an excellent opaque base for rich process color printing. This is our most popular stock for: Brochures, Catalog Inserts, Flyers, Posters, etc. 100# Gloss Text Similar to the 80# gloss text, but 25% thicker and heavier, for a more substantial feeling piece. Standard Uses: Brochures, Information Sheets, Self-mailers, etc. 80# Dull/matte text This stock is
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Marlin Business Services Corp. Reports Operating Results (10-Q)

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Marlin Business Services Corp. ( MRLN ) filed Quarterly Report for the period ended 2009-09-30. Marlin Business Services Corp is a nationwide provider of equipment leasing solutions primarily to small businesses. Marlin finances over 60 categories of commercial equipment including copiers telephone systems computers and certain commercial and industrial equipment. Marlin Business Services Corp. has a market cap of $88.2 million; its shares were traded at around $7 with a P/E ratio of 43.8 and P
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Ricoh Color Scanner (Need Help)

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Does anyone know what the scan image area of the Ricoh Color Scanner is? The launch book is vague, it state it can take a document 44 inches wide, need to clarify for an account. HELP!
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Updated info on Fiery printing with GW scanning

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Team, Please pass along to your teams. Here is some updated info that will be inlcuded in the. latest Fiery Club ppt. The newest AP/AT products support GW scan which is through the E-3100 and the E-5100. The C6000/C7500 use the E-7100 and the ProC550EX/C700EX use the E-8100 both of which do not allow GW scan and Fiery printing. The new Venus coming in FEB will use the E-7200 which will allow GW scan and Fiery print
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Re: GENERIC TONERS

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In legacy HW and MPS scenarios seems like using non-OEM toners makes the most sense. If MPS is ideally brand-agnostic, then why not the supplies too? So regardless what HP says, you know they are using generics in many of their own MPS accounts too. Plus there is a reason that Xerox sells third party Canon and HP cartridges right from its website! Does anyone know if MFRs have a way to ensure that their OEM toners are used in their channel MPS programs or otherwise? Any thoughts?
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quote: Originally posted by GIntel: So regardless what HP says, you know they are using generics in many of their own MPS accounts too. I'd be shocked if that's true. HP's (on the printing and imaging side anyway) entire business model is built around selling HP toner. As far as ensuring the use of OEM products, I've heard of a couple of programs from different manufacturers where you can sign up and there is a "price" and a "discount". If at any point in the program it's determined you are
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The New GEI 5636 by GEI WideFormat

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500-foot-long media. It also gives users the ability to preview thumbnails before printing, allowing for better conservation of materials. The GEI 5636 also features an embedded color scanner, which makes sure that changes and additions are capture and circulated effortlessly. In addition, the external printer controller will interface with inkjet printers for complete colorcopy systems. "We are very pleased to provide our customers with such an exciting new product. The GEI 5636 has innovative
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Re: Personal Property Tax

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wyzguynyuk: We use GE and Great America. The problem with GE is that sometimes they would go back to the customer and say they under estimated and have to collect the difference, thereby defeating the purpose of including it. Great America's rates are higher, but there are no surprises. We've decided to include personal property tax in all leases for tax exempt customers. It is at this time at the sales persons discretion to include it on taxable customers. Sometimes the $1 buy-out is cheaper
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Re: RFP's Moving to Premium Service

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Don't forget, RFP's move to the premium section next Sunday! Less than $2.00 per week get's you a six month membership, in the last month the P4P has posted over 40 RFP's, plus you get to download all of the quotes!!! Or, if you think you'd just like to donate, hit the premium membership at the bottom of the boards and we'll give you a BIG Thank you post on the boards. Good Selling Art

Sammy 6545 vs 6345

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Differences between these units besides color touch screen? Did they ever get the job accounting feature working correctly? Does this unit have LAN fax, the DSM for Sammy wasn't sure? Thanx Art
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This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago

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This Week in Copiers Fifteen Years Ago

Last Week of September 2009

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I had the opportunity to meet Brian, geez back in 2002 or 03 at a Ricoh event titled "Sell the Solution" in New Jersey.

We were all there to see who would win a trip to Japan. I won the trip, however Brian banged it out with this HUGE order!! Kudos to Brian. Brian has also been a member and proud contributor to the Print4Pay Hotel Forums and web site. If you're reading this, awesome job and congrats wish I had something like this to hang my hat on!!!.... more here

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This Week in Copiers Fifteen Years Ago

Last Week of September 2009

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Not sure where to post this question. Can Ricoh copiers make legal size booklets with a booklet finisher at the machine as well from the print driver? If so which models...or where can I find more info on brands that can do this? What brands cannot do this at the machine and/or the print driver. This seems to be an issue that many manufacturers are facing.... more here

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Konica Minolta Boosts Productivity for Small- to Mid-Sized Businesses and Workgroups

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Newest Office Systems in Award-Winning Product Line Meet Needs of Sophisticated Color Users and Those Transitioning from Black and White Environments Ramsey, N.J. - September 21, 2009 - Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta), a leading provider of advanced imaging and networking technologies for the desktop to the print shop, today launched the next wave of color multifunctional printers (MFPs - print, copy, fax, scan all-in-one system) in the award-winning bizhub®
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ASI Business acquires Advantage Copier

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ASI Business acquires Advantage Copier Dallas Business Journal Print Email Reprints RSS Feeds CommentsAn area business that sells and repairs printers and related document-management technology has acquired another North Texas firm that specializes in selling, servicing and renting used copier equipment. Terms of Dallas-based ASI Business Solutions’ acquisition of Carrollton’s Advantage Copier Equipment weren’t disclosed. Advantage had around 350 customer accounts and annual revenue approaching
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Equitrac Express Enhances Print Management Solution to Reduce Print Waste on Campus

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print control with Follow-You Printing® - Schools and academic institutes with Xerox EIP and Sharp OSA3 devices can now offer users the ability to override the print workflow default at the printer and opt to print a color document in black and white. This new feature helps minimize unnecessary color printing, which drives down costs. -- Extended partner integration - Equitrac Express now supports Apple Remote Desktop, direct IP printing to Macintosh workstations and both PowerPC and Intel
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KenMark Office Systems Joins Elite Konica Minolta Dealer Channel

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Ramsey, NJ and Mashpee, MA (Vocus/PRWEB ) September 16, 2009 -- Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta), a leading provider of advanced imaging and networking technologies for the desktop to the print shop, today announced that KenMark Office Systems (KenMark) of Mashpee, Massachusetts, has joined Konica Minolta’s dealer channel. Founded in 1983, Ken Pedicini and Mark Braison established the company to provide everyday office needs to companies across Cape Cod and The
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Konica Minolta Supports the United Nation's Climate Change Conference 2009

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effectively runs several programs to minimize impact on the global environment, including the Zero Waste initiative. Partnership for COP15 includes the provision of more than 30 Konica Minolta bizhub color multifunctional printers (MFPs : ) and monochrome production printing systems : . Equipped with state-of-the-art technology, these products will meet the printing, copying, scanning and faxing needs of all UN participants and all delegates prior to and during the convention. "It is a great honor for
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Who has the BEST product line?

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Lyra Hires Industry Expert Joel Mazza

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InfoTrends included several Global 1,000 and Fortune 500 multinational businesses such as Canon, Fuji Xerox, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Océ, Seiko Epson, and Toshiba. Prior to joining InfoTrends, Mazza served as a product manager at both Electronics for Imaging (EFI) and Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A. "Joel brings extensive new business experience to Lyra," said Frank Stefansson, CEO and executive vice president of Lyra Research. "This experience, coupled with his digital imaging industry sales and
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Canon & Partners

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highly scalable print management application * EFI MicroPRESS server technology, which working in conjunction with Canon-branded solutions, can help maximize productivity and efficiency by effectively clustering output devices into one virtual printer * imagePROGRAF Poster Artist, which used with one of Canon’s award-winning imagePROGRAF large format printers can help in-house or external print providers deliver professional poster creation services easily and cost-effectively. Advancing
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Kyocera Mita America Names Finalists, National Winner in Takin’ It to the Streets TAS

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Kyocera Mita America Names Finalists, National Winner in Takin’ It to the Streets TASKalfa Color MFP Series Contest Dealer Sales Representatives Demonstrate Strong Aptitude in Competition FAIRFIELD, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kyocera Mita America, Inc., one of the world's leading document solutions companies, today announced the winner and top four finalists of its Takin’ It to the Streets demo contest. This was the first-of-its-kind competition giving authorized Kyocera dealerships the opportunity
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Sharp raises the bar for compact A4 multifunction systems

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Sharp’s contemporary new look - a stylish grained exterior with attractive curves and chrome accents. Powerful yet compact The MX-B381 prints and copies at full speed - even at the maximum 1200 x 1200 dpi resolution and has been designed to deliver maximum performance to the workgroup in the smallest possible footprint. It even comes with a space-saving inner finisher to keep the total footprint as small as possible - a real bonus for crowded offices. “One of the biggest barriers to putting a
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Xerox Monitors Social Media with ColorQube Launch

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[IMG:left]http://www.biojobblog.com/uplo...cial-media-democracy(1)(1).jpg[/IMG]Wednesday, September 23, 2009 Xerox Monitors Social Media with ColorQube Launch It's what I do, every night instead of watching the tube, I'll cruise through my google alerts and then do some searching with google. It had been a few months since I did a google on the Print4Pay Hotel (I can remember a few years ago there would only be 3 pages of links and now there too many to count!), anyway I ran across
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Re: Another Ricoh Dealer Takes on Konica Minolta

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Konica Minolta Business Solutions has added Ace Copy Systems, Inc. (Hillsborough, NJ) to it's roster of Authorized Dealers. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ACE COPY SYSTEMS Inc. was founded in 1990 and currently has two offices in New Jersey. ACE offers a full line of digital and color copiers, document imaging, multifunction machines, scanners, fax and electronic white boards. Ace Copy System’s philosophy and goal is to provide customers with the most efficient and productive office
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Re: Rumor has it.....

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Start selling more KyoceraMITA and Konica Minolta machines!developments at
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This Week in Xerox "TWIX" 9/20/09

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Gathered from Print4Pay Hotel Members from around the world and a few moles in very good places! - Xerox announced it will offer MICR (magnetic image character recognition) toner versions of the Nuvera 200 and 288MX production b/w laser systems for high volume check printing applications. - Xerox won several awards at the PRINT 09 show: - “Worth-a-look” for a Xerox iGen4 production color system bundled with a Stora Enso Gallop to produce color packaging - “Encore Must See Em” for iGen4/Fiery
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Need Help for Print Solution!

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We have a Ricoh 8200N installed. Customer needs to printing from accounting software Windows based "Sage"/"Timberline"), the customer wants the workorder (one page) to be printed twice, once from the top paper tray and once from the second paper tray and then stapled. How can we do this with the exiting RPCS or PCL print drivers? Or do we need a different application HELP!!!!
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Re: High Volume Updates

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Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR) versions of the Pro Series Production Printers be available? A. Yes. Ricoh intends to make MICR-enabled versions of Pro Series Production Printers available shortly after the initial launch to address check and financial instrument printing applications. Q. What utilities are provided for device and print job management? A. The Pro Series Production Printers are bundled with Web Image Monitor to control printer system settings, network defaults, and
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Xerox to Acquire Affiliated Computer Services

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accelerate its growth in an expanding market. The world's largest diversified business process outsourcing (BPO) firm, ACS is a $6.5 billion company with revenue growth of 6 percent and new business signings of $1 billion in annual recurring revenue during its fiscal 2009. "By combining Xerox's strengths in document technology with ACS's expertise in managing and automating work processes, we're creating a new class of solution provider," said Ursula M. Burns, Xerox chief executive officer. "A game
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Legal Size Booklets?

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Not sure where to post this question. Can Ricoh copiers make legal size booklets with a booklet finisher at the machine as well from the print driver? If so which models...or where can I find more info on brands that can do this? What brands cannot do this at the machine and/or the print driver. This seems to be an issue that many manufacturers are facing. Thanks for the help in advance!
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Re: Rumor has it.....

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The Poll idea is not intended to be personal, but to ponder the next move within Ricoh, which is continuously demonstrating that it is not a stable organization (especially Dealer Division). Chuck Parr and his family are doing quite well and shall be fine in the future.
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For these models (bh C360 series), I noticed Konica Minolta once again separated imaging units into separate developer and drum units, but expanded this trend to color cons as well. KM separated mono imaging units with the C652/C552/C452 and the C200, but kept the color imaging units intact. Neal, Do you know what the motivation is for this trend In terms of usage cost, maintenance costs, or modularity? I know KM specifically improved the BW consumable costs with this generation. Do you now how
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In other news, Matt Espe (IKON) will be taking control of Ricoh, as President and CEO. I guess whoever said that IKON would begin to swallow Ricoh, was indeed correct. I once joked (April Fool's) that they were putting up an IKON sign at Ricoh HQ in NJ and taking down the Ricoh sign. They may not go so far as to make that cosmetic change, but the poloitcal change has just set sail. What will the Independent Rioch / Savin / Lanier Dealers think about this change? Time will tell.
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Tension remains high at School Board meeting

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service agreement,” she said. Beckwith said the district is currently in the midst of a five-year contract with ImageTec which began in 2007. “The agreement was already in place with the district from the previous administration,” he said. Through ImageTec, the district has networked all of its computers to the copiers so that individual printers are not needed. “Which would be more expensive,” Beckwith said.
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Who has the BEST product line?

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Soup to Nuts, low end, high end, MFP's, Printers, Scanners, Fax (has anyone sold a fax in the last year, not me) Wide Format!
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High Volume Updates

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The Ricoh Pro 907/1107/1307 series was officially released last week. This is the new, print only version of the Katana series and it's targeted at Data Centers. It's co-developed with both Ricoh and Hitachi technology. With it's release, the Pro 1357 becomes Ricoh's flagship monochrome printer. Effective immediately, the Pro 907 and the Pro 1107 replace the DDP 92. The DDP 70e is now discontinued. In comparison to the DDP models, these new products offer stacker options. These stacker options
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Re: Need Help for Print Solution!

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I'm not sure what the appropriate package would be, but it retails anywhere from $2,700 to $12,000. http://www.ricoh.com.au/ppt/588/Dataworks.aspx I'd probably contact your Ricoh solutions guy. Another product that may work is Reform by Fabsoft. http://www.fabsoft.com/product...part/multipart.shtml
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Re: Need Help for Print Solution!

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I would look into Fabsoft's Reform Print Driver. It captures the print stream from the user's application and allows you to apply "rules." I don't know if it will do what you need but it is where I would start. I don't remember how much it is but I do remember that it was cheap. www.fabsoft.com Greg Levita (973)767-2100 ext. 505 gregl@fabsoft.com
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Re: Need Help for Print Solution!

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We called fabsoft and they stated the retail was $3,200, this will not work any other ideas like untilizing an automatic print2file like ecopy and the automate the print process?
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Re: Need help with Pay for Print Solution

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John, I don't know if this is still a live issue for you but I thought of you while reading up on the Fiery Controller Option for the C2800/C3300 and the C4000/C5000. In an FAQ Document under wireless printing options it states, "When printing from USB removeable media, the Fiery will print Postscript and PDF File formats. If the Fiery has internet access and the Native Document Conversion option (i.e. EFI PrintMe) then you can also print native Microsoft Office Documents from your USB..."
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Re: Need Help for Print Solution!

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I can't think of any way to duplicate a page (that's not just a driver/print setting/printstream issue, that's wholesale re-creation of a page) without getting a package that will do much much more (and cost more than you want to pay). How about setting up two printers with different default settings and having them print twice? If they aren't willing to pay, they either need to be willing to take extra steps or relinquish this request.
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Re: Need Help for Print Solution!

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quote: How about setting up two printers with different default settings and having them print twice? Will not work, cause document then needs to be stapled. I do remember that in most printers, you can set a feature where the printer will make a copy of the page that was sent, is this still true in most printers?
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Re: Rumor has it.....

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"I have heard that this is also true, but all of the will make Ricoh leaner and meaner" Ricoh got MEANER about one year ago.
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Re: Konica Minolta Boosts Productivity for Small- to Mid-Sized Businesses and Workgroups

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I'd be curious to hear if anyone had a chance to attend the Print 09 show and see what KM was showing behind the curtain. The word was that it was a sneak preview of the new 80ppm color unit.
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Re: Vendors of Products

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I would suggest that you begin to think about vtaking on another Product Line. Being a sole-line 'Dedicated' Dealer with RFG is very daunting these days. Look to a manufacturer that offers a comprehensive Managed Print Services offering. Some of these manufacturers can even sell you the compatible supplies at discounted prices, so that you can provide a complete solution when winning a larger account and taking over a fleet of machines.
 
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This Week in Copiers Fifteen Years Ago

Third Week of September 2009

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Color MFP Trends, Tactics, etc

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' ColorQube turned the sales model on its head with three-tier coverage based usage costs. So far street pricing seems to reflect Xerox' stated savings, but the challenge will be justifying HW costs. Xerox barely changed consumable yields from WC 7300 to WC 7400, but the new LED-based models' mono and CLR toner have 18 and 11 percent lower MSRPs, respectively. * Toshiba and Kyocera improved consumable yields with their new color MFP generations. Brand new systems' yields are even higher. * Sharp's new
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Rick Taylor of Konica Minolta Receives “Executive of the Year” Award

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given it is one selected by the dealer community," said Taylor. "It acknowledges the confidence that the dealer community has in our leadership team. In addition, this award showcases the hard work of our employees who are providing the best support to ensure our authorized dealer partners and end users alike can count on Konica Minolta for all their printing and imaging needs." Prior to joining Konica Minolta in 2008, Taylor served as President and CEO of Toshiba America Business Solutions, where
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Tidbits from Print '09

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of fact the first thing I heard walking into the show was a young lady from Kodak saying, "so instead of thinking of what is my cost per page, let's turn that to what is my profit per page." They also introduced via an interactive display their new Kodak Prosper production print inkjet unit. Oce' introduced their 6300 series of black and white unit that gives you 300 images per minute!!! Canon featured their new Advanced Color Units and attracted a pretty good crowd. Ricoh wasn't very easily
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Ricoh delivers next generation print to Unilever across Europe

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document bottlenecks. Ricoh Managed Print Transformation Services will reveal hidden costs and then optimise devices while focusing on reducing the environmental impact of energy and paper consumption. Ricoh and Unilever agreed a selection of multifunctional devices and printers which will be connected to Unilever’s network. The home office solution includes Ricoh’s energy efficient Gelsprinters with GelJet technology. These highly efficient printers not only conserve energy resources but also
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Atos Healthcare clinics streamline printing systems

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previous stand-alone, multi-vendor printers, faxes and copiers with Xerox multifunction printers (MFP) that can print, copy, scan and fax. Previously, each of the 12 MSCs purchased its own equipment, which not only created an inefficient multi-vendor printing infrastructure, but also made it more expensive. As a result Atos Healthcare approached Xerox to help rationalise its fleet of printing devices to help streamline business workflow and allow for a more centralised control structure. Lawrie
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Fuji Xerox deploys Salesforce to help staff and partner engagement

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Printer vendor, Fuji Xerox, has deployed a Salesforce CRM solution to assist its staff and partners with better customer engagement. The vendor had three previous, unsuccessful attempts at deploying a CRM solution including using Microsoft Dynamics CRM. Fuji Xerox SMB channel manager, Ken Kozak, said the Salesforce deployment took just 10 days with the assistance of integrator, Fujitsu. “We identified the need for a central repository for important information,” Kozak said. “So far we love the
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Re: Color MFP Trends, Tactics, etc

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You stated and asked: "* The last year brought Ricoh’s entrance into the color light production and mid-production space with the C900/C900s and the Pro C550EX/C700EX. Although the C900 looks like a solid first step into color production, there may be some growing pains (outside of IKON) due to dealers' lack of production experience/contacts and printers' existing brand loyalty/hesitations about buying a 1st generation system. Does anyone see these replacing or beating Xerox/Konica/Canon
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Re: Color MFP Trends, Tactics, etc

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Businesses and Workgroups with New Color MFPs Ramsey, N.J. - September 21, 2009 - Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta), a leading provider of advanced imaging and networking technologies for the desktop to the print shop, today launched the next wave of color multifunctional printers (MFPs - print, copy, fax, scan all-in-one system) in the award-winning bizhub® product line. These new color systems, which include the bizhub C452, bizhub C360, bizhub C280, and bizhub C220
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Re: Color MFP Trends, Tactics, etc

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quote: Sharp went another direction with its A4 MFPs and positioned its Frontier line as a competitor against both A3 Copiers and A4 Printers – offers major HW discounts from A3 copiers. Not sure if you noticed, but the Frontier C311/C401's shipments were far higher in Q1 than in Q2. Not sure if this is due to initial "deliveries" to dealers in Q1, while Q2 was actually from sales and orders from dealers to restock inventories. Does anyone see these systems beating out A3 color MFPs or gaining
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Re: Rumor has it.....

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quote: e quote: Also all Non-Sales will be asked to take unpaid five-day furlough. I have heard that this is also true, but all of the will make Ricoh leaner and meaner, there are those that think Ricoh is on the downside, however thier equipment has never been better and they are hedging the future with hardware. Let's see when was the last time you saw some like Quanp from the likes of Sharp, Canon, Xerox or KonicaMinolta? Do any of these companies have anything closely related to Document
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HP to Focus on Services With New Print Division

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Tuesday, September 15, 2009 5:00 PM PDT Hewlett-Packard on Monday formed a new print services division with a focus on managing print and imaging hardware and software in enterprises. The division, called Managed Enterprise Solutions, aims to unify disparate hardware such as copiers, printers and scanners in order to cut hardware and printing costs, said Vyomesh Joshi, executive vice president of HP's imaging and printing group. The unit will also provide services and software that put scanned
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Ricoh fax board p#413220 type c3000

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Does anyone have one of theseCall Mark920-684-3671
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Digital Printing and The Pirates that Sell it!

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important, to keep assembly lines moving, keep their cost of manufacturing as low as possible by placing as much gear as possible or do they go with a more altruistic approach and maximize their profitability by increasing the wallet share of a particular client regardless of how little equipment is placed? So what came first the Printer or Managed Print Services Rep? And in every opportunity who should sacrifice their business objectives? What are the organizational goals as they are related to
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NOTABLE SOLUTION INC.’S AUTOSTORE PRODUCT PASSES RICOH DEVELOPER PROGRAM COMPATIBILIT

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Ricoh’s advanced Embedded Software Architecture (ESA) platform, NSi was able to update AutoStore 5 to support Ricoh’s latest MFPs by tapping into Ricoh’s open architecture. Almost all of Ricoh’s MFP and printer lines manufactured after the fall of 2004 have the potential to run ESA. Legacy and new customers have the capability of utilizing this by adding Ricoh developed and third-party developer solutions. “We are happy that AutoStore 5 has passed Ricoh’s rigorous compatibility testing,” said Mike
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AlphaGraphics Western Center of Fort Worth, Texas Installs a RICOH Pro C900 Digital C

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around digital printing and the RICOH Pro C900 gives us the ability to offer more robust graphic design and customized collateral via variable data technology.” An Editor’s Choice award winner in the 2009 High Volume Printer & Digital Duplicator’s Guide from Better Buys for Business, the RICOH Pro C900 is engineered to meet the demanding needs of the production print environment and represents an advancement in efficiency and productivity. It combines consistent 1200 dpi output with 90 pages-per
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IKON Introduces New Reseller Relationship with Omtool, Ltd.

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documents in full compliance with a range of regulatory requirements. Based in Andover, Mass., with offices in the United Kingdom, Omtool can be contacted at 1-800-886-7845 or http://www.omtool.com . About IKON IKON Office Solutions, Inc. (http://www.ikon.com), a Ricoh company, is a leading provider of innovative document management systems and services, enabling customers to improve document workflow and increase efficiency. IKON integrates copiers, printers and MFP technologies, and document
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Re: Another Ricoh Dealer Takes on Konica Minolta

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KenMark Office Systems Joins Elite Konica Minolta Dealer Channel Massachusetts-based Company to Offer Award-Winning Lines of Konica Minolta MFPs, Production Print Systems, Printers, and Software Solutions Ramsey, N.J. and Mashpee, Mass. - September 15, 2009 - Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta), a leading provider of advanced imaging and networking technologies for the desktop to the print shop, today announced that KenMark Office Systems (KenMark) of Mashpee
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Re: GR firm wins Muskegon school district's copier bid

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quote: Not only did Office Machines Company (a SHARP Dealer) lose out to IKON, the following Ricoh Family Group Dealers lost out to IKON: Lanier = Advanced Imaging Solutions Ricoh = Applied Imaging Savin = Adams Remco This trend will continue, wherein more and more IKON wins are realized at the expense of the Independent Dealers. I understand that these dealers are part of the RFG, but they are also dual line dealers. Advanced Imaging recently taking on Canon and Adams Remco using Toshiba
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Savin Dealer LOW price

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ok, this was emailed to me from someone who reads the blog. Enjoy! I read your blog time to time and wanted to let you know about a bid opening that I just went to in Middletown CT. The low bider, XYZ Office came in at $6,553.00 for two Savin 9050's and copies at .004 cpc locked in for 5 years. They were low bidder by about $1,500.00 over just about everone else. The CPC does not suprise me but how can they be making any money selling a 50ppm box at $3,276.00 per box? The high bider was Xerox
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Xerox DocuShare Helps Schools Reduce Spending, Enable Virtual Learning

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. Massachusetts-based Chelmsford Public Schools saves up to $150,000 on textbooks and printing using DocuShare's Web-based folders to host homework assignments online. DocuShare also acts as a virtual discussion board that allows students to collaborate on projects, receive teacher feedback, submit homework assignments, and enables parents to log in and communicate with faculty and staff. "Xerox helped us uncover significant savings by gaining control of more than 150,000 printouts per day," said Bruce
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Ringdale Introduces FollowMe(R) Embedded for Lexmark Printers and Multifunction Produ

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, faxing and scanning on Lexmark printers and multifunction products (MFPs). Ringdale's FollowMe, an all-in-one solution composed of FollowMe Printing (pull printing), print roaming and accountability, enables organizations to control access to documents and effectively manage and report user activity. Through its superior business intelligence engine which offers policy and rules-based printing functionality, FollowMe contributes to organizations' efforts to "save more and print less" by
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MPS Results Announces Mastermind Program to Help Dealers Drive Managed Print Success

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MPS Results (http://www.mpsresults.com) announced the October 1 launch of the MPS Results Mastermind Program. This program provides continual sales management, marketing and operations support to dealers implementing a managed print model. “In addition to our successful sales mentoring program, many clients were asking us to provide some ongoing management support,” commented Jim Salzer. “The mastermind program is a practical way for dealer management to implement best practices for maximizing
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GR firm wins Muskegon school district's copier bid

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GR firm wins Muskegon school district's copier bid By The Muskegon Chronicle August 19, 2009, 4:04AM MUSKEGON -- A Grand Rapids firm has won a bid to sell $191,000 in new digital copiers to Muskegon Public Schools. IKON Office Solutions submitted the low bid of $190,950 for 45 copiers, that also scan and fax documents directly from computers. The bid came "well under budget," said Gary Privasky, executive director of administrative services and finance for Muskegon Public Schools. The
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"This Week in Canon" TWIC Notes! 9/20/09

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Gathered from Print4Pay Hotel Members from around the world and a few moles in very good places! - BIG NEWS! Canon announced it will allow Hewlett Packard to sell most of its copier product line with Canon name. Details: - Expansion of 25 year relationship between Canon and Hewlett Packard - This is a one-way agreement, as Canon will NOT have access to HP devices - HP will sell Canon branded b/w & color copiers from segment 2 up through segment 6 - Initially, HP will market the Canon brand, but
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Savin CLP240dn

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We have a customer who previously used a Ricoh Aficio CL7300 and loved it. We sold them a Savin CLP240dn and they have been complaining a little about the colors not seeming rich enough, some haloing around words and other quality issues. We have tried tweaking all of the drivers and have remedied some issues, only to make others worse. In researching the issue, I've found that the CL7300 has a dpi of 1200 x 1200, while the Savin CLP240dn is up to 9600 x 600 interpolated RPCS only. Can anyone
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Managed Print Services Association Elects Officers and Board of Directors

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, Photizo Group

 Infrastructure / Software: · Norm McConkey, PrintFleet · Matt McLeish, Parts Now

 Independent Dealers: · Brian Stevenson, LaserNetworks
 · Joe Barganier, MT Business Technologies, Inc.

 Manufacturers: · Ken Stewart, Sharp · Eddie Castillo, Samsung


 Executive Staff: · President: Jim Fitzpatrick, Oki Data Americas, Inc. · Vice President: Justin West, Nationwide Insurance
 · Financial Officer: Doug Johnson, Red Sage Consulting
 · Secretary: Greg Walters, Death of the Copier “The
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Canon U.S.A. Launches New Managed Document Services Initiative

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service alerts for pre-emptive support and consumables fulfillment, e-Billing functionality and integration with leading third-party Dealer ERP systems, such as OMD and e-automate - uniFLOW Output Manager is an intelligent and highly scalable print management software suite with modules for Universal Secure Printing, Rules-Based Routing, Authentication, Desktop Accounting and Print Center Management - Canon U.S.A. Professional Services brings the expertise to design and implement managed
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Canon U.S.A. Now Provider of SAP-Approved Digital Imaging Equipment

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LAS VEGAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Further extending its support for business-critical software applications, Canon U.S.A. Inc., a leader in digital document imaging and advanced office solutions, today announced that Canon Inc. has joined the SAP® Printer Vendor program as a gold-level member. Through its participation in this global program, Canon plans to develop device types for new printing systems to enable customers to print documents from within their SAP applications. “We are pleased to be
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Inside Innovation at Xerox: Scientists Create Computer Language to Interpret More tha

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colour in specific areas of an image has far-reaching implications for today's office worker, graphic artist, printer or photographer. To demonstrate the capabilities of its new Natural Language Colour technology, Xerox opened an interactive demonstration in an online test lab called Open Xerox. In the demo, users can change colour in specific areas of a photograph without needing to use complex editing software. While scientists at Xerox continue the research, a version of the technology now is
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Re: Color MFP Trends, Tactics, etc

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quote: The Aficio Pro C550EX and Pro C700EX seem more like short term solutions, since they are basically the C6000/c7500 with an added standard LCT and Fiery server. However, they still add two more color light production systems to Ricoh's lineup. Does anyone see these replacing or beating Xerox/Konica/Canon systems? I have one of these in the P4P market, after 4 months all seems well and customer is satisfied with media offereing and quality. The one thing that has changed for this unit
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Re: Oce' and their product mix

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I'm seeing the same thing regarding Oce's use of Konica Minolta systems. Each of the new VarioLink models are relabeled KM machines and Oce already has relabeled versions of Konica's forthcoming bizhub C360 series listed on the energystar database. Oce hasn't launched a Sharp-made MFP since 2007 and has not added a Toshiba-made MFP since 2006 (last CLR model in 2005). I'm not sure Konica is planning to acquire Oce though. They are STILL sorting out the Konica and Minolta merger and seem to be
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Re: Rumor has it.....

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Rumor verified w/email from HQ. Also all Non-Sales will be asked to take unpaid five-day furlough. Not verified but heard reliably is RIF of 25% Production Print Sales Reps and 500 Gen'l Line Salesforce. This probably just make the IKON/Ricoh marriage easier although it also feed the ranks of Canon and dealers if they are looking at quality rather than quantity to shore-up their ranks.
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New Sharp USA Website

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-to-date with all of the latest press releases, tradeshow/event information and full press kits. The updated “Business” section features easy access to information on Sharp MFPs, printers, and home office products. The site also features a "Government and Commercial Markets" section that outlines the key benefits of Sharp's products for each of these environments. Other new additions that make product shopping/researching more convenient and accessible include: · Product "compare" function
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Hamilton County, OH Copier Bid!

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Bid Number 19JW264-1-01 Title Copier Lease Quantity 36 month Contract Duration 3 years Bid Comments Copier Lease for the Law Library at the Hamilton County Courthouse Description Two photocopiers with integrated fax and scanning and emailing capability, must include ability to take vending card and cash, have bypass keys and vending cards for staff use, must be able to add value to the vending card, color copying not required, must include good maintenance schedule/response times and supplies
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Managed Print Service "Final Poll Results"

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Tuesday, September 15, 2009 Managed Print Service "Final Poll Results" I had to end these polls today in order to start some new polls! Poll #1: Xerox "unveils breakthrough color technology" #1 Wow, this will turn the color market up side down! 197 34% #2 A lot of hype about nothing, not a big deal! 268 47% #3 I'm gonna have to see how this pans out! 110 19% Total of 575 votes!! Poll #2: Is your company going to offer Managed .... go here for rest of blog
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Canon & HP "Two MFP GIANTS for an Alliance"

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Monday, September 14, 2009 Canon & HP "Two MFP GIANTS for an Alliance" One of the Print4Pay Hotels predictions for 2009 came full circle today. In a press release dated today, Canon announced that that HP will now resell Canon branded MPF's! The terms of the deal were not disclosed however it was noted that HP will sell the Canon brand now and in the future the model and name will shift to HP. Many questions will need to be answered such as: go here for rest of blog!
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Oce' and their product mix

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At a recent local business expo I ran into a rep who used to work for me at Oce' and he was telling me that other than the Oce' manufactured products that they will only be relabeling Konica Minolta product. Seems they are dropping both Toshiba and Sharp. Anyone else out they hear anything similar and is this a lead in to the two companys merging?
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Xerox Launches iGen 220 Perfecting Press

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Xerox has today announced the launch of the iGen4 220 Perfecting Press, which it claims will be the world's most productive cut-sheet digital colour press. The iGen4 220, which features two iGen4 110 presses running in tandem, can print 220 impressions per minute, enabling a monthly print volume of up to 7m impressions. Xerox said the iGen4 220 will help printers to save time and labour, while maximising their finishing equipment, because one finishing device can be used to support both engines
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Océ Repro Desk Studio Software Simplifies Wide Format Printing for End Users

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suitable printers, for example by document format, use of color or size of the print job. Simple and transparent for end users Use of Océ Repro Desk Studio software by end users is simple and transparent. Jobs can be created from multiple documents using the free Océ Client Tools™ print submission software. Individual documents can then be previewed before printing with true WYSIWYP functionality – What You See Is What You Print – that shows exactly how they will print on the selected printer
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GBC "Ebinder 200" Spec Review

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, no pricing yet Details from the recent Sharp Align 09 national sales meeting for its dealers: - Was at the Gaylord Resort in Washington, DC - Plans on launching a managed print services program based on partnerships with LMI, PrintAudit and Compass in October - Has more than 400 authorized dealers in the US click the link for rest of Blog GBC "Ebinder 200" Spec Review
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Need help from the Ricoh P4P'ers!

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Here's the email, I received, they want a color unit to produce almost 100% on these types of stocks, &^%$ I know they can't afford a C900 and we don't sell em (I think), any ideas from what we have??? email to me: We are getting much closer and should be at the point of purchase in the next 3 months. Quick question, we are between four papers right now, and I want to make sure the printer can handle them without jamming: Kromekote C2S 12pt Kromekote C2S 1High Gloss 10pt Via Smooth 100
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Canon launches imageRunner Advance range to capitalise on PoD growth

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Canon has responded to a low-volume print-on-demand (PoD) market that is "evolving rapidly" with the launch of its new series of imageRunner Advance presses. The new platform, which was showcased at Canon's Barcelona event on 16 September, spans a 30ppm office model in the C5000 series, up to a 70ppm device in the imageRunner Advance Pro range. Canon is pitching the new machines at customers with lower-volume requirements than its imagePress models – ranging from SME clients up to larger
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eCopy Brings Business Application Connectivity to Canon imageRUNNER ADVANCE Series

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09/22/09 -- eCopy, Inc. today supported the introduction of Canon's imageRUNNER ADVANCE multifunction system with software products that enable organizations to extend document scanning to business applications and improve user productivity in business processes that mix paper and electronic documents. The eCopy solutions help customers create more effective workflows and improve returns on investment for Canon devices. eCopy ShareScan® software enables imageRUNNER ADVANCE customers to extend
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It's Official "Ron Potesky"

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of PANTONE to help communicate color anytime, anyplace for anyone. PANTONE is a world-class brand and I’m very excited to be a part of this talented team.” Potesky previously served as senior vice president of marketing at Ricoh Americas Corporation, having joined the company in 1999. In this role, Potesky was responsible for brand and channel strategies which were central to Ricoh’s growth over the last decade. Prior to joining Ricoh, Potesky spent seven years at Canon USA, Inc. as director of
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Fuji Xerox’s 700 Digital Color Press hits 200 installations

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positive market momentum to the product’s image quality, versatility, reliability, modular approach and affordable price. Fuji Xerox believes the 700 Digital Color Press has proven to be a springboard for printers entering the digital printing market for the first time, representing more than 20% of orders. Fuji Xerox says the 700 Digital Color Press will have new features and finishing options launching in November.
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Re: GR firm wins Muskegon school district's copier bid

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Not only did Office Machines Company (a SHARP Dealer) lose out to IKON, the following Ricoh Family Group Dealers lost out to IKON: Lanier = Advanced Imaging Solutions Ricoh = Applied Imaging Savin = Adams Remco This trend will continue, wherein more and more IKON wins are realized at the expense of the Independent Dealers.
 
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This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago

This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago

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This Week in Copiers Fifteen Years Ago

Second Week of September 2009

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There's a saying that you can't teach an old dog new tricks! I don't believe it! Here's a few tips that you must have before going to any appointment.
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Top 8 MFP Copier Sales Tips "Be Prepared"

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have a questions for buying time frame,and isthis anyone else that needs to be included in the decision making and if you are going to lease or purchase. Apps Do you have the latest apps downloaded on your smart phone or tablet? If not load em now. I have all of them and can demo them at a moments notice. "Eat what you cook", show them you're a fan of the technology also! From experience don't leave your home or office with out these tools. -=Good Selling=-
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Konica Minolta Offers High-Quality Prints and Finishing Variety with bizhub PRO 1200

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PRO 1200 Series is available now through Konica Minolta's North American direct sales and authorized dealer sales channels. The manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP) for the bizhub PRO 1200 is $74,900; the bizhub PRO 1200P is $65,900; and the bizhub PRO 1051 is $62,590. Witness firsthand the award-winning technology at Konica Minolta’s booth (#6118) at PRINT 2009 (September 11 through September 16) at the McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago, Ill. To reserve a place at the press
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Konica Minolta Selected as Supplier of the Year by Allegra Network

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Ramsey, N.J. and Northville, MI. (Vocus/PRWEB ) September 9, 2009 -– Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta), a leading provider of advanced imaging and networking technologies for the desktop to the print shop, today announced that it has received the 2009 Supplier of the Year award from Allegra Network, the franchisor for the Allegra Print & Imaging, American Speedy Printing, Insty-Prints, Zippy Print and Speedy Printing print brands. The award was presented during
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A & A Office Systems Now Offering Esteemed Konica Minolta Product Line

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over two decades they have achieved this success by combining the Savin product line with various document management solutions and print assessment options. In taking on the Konica Minolta line, they will be able to present alternative methods of cost savings to their clients and have a more comprehensive product line for the customer to choose from. As one of the largest independent dealers in New England, A&A has flourished by focusing on each customer’s individual workflows and offering
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Advanced Fiery Technology Now Available on Konica Minolta Color Digital Presses

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the second consecutive year, Konica Minolta was recognized as the #1 Brand for Customer Loyalty in the MFP Office Copier Market by Brand Keys. For more information, please visit www.CountOnKonicaMinolta.com . About EFI EFI (www.efi.com) is a world leader in customer-focused digital printing innovation. EFI's award-winning solutions, integrated from creation to print, deliver increased performance, cost savings and productivity. The company's robust product portfolio includes Fiery digital color
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KYOCERA Develops World's Fastest Inkjet Printhead

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print width, at 4.25 inches - enabling convenient printhead arrangement. Collectively, these features reflect Kyocera's commitment to lead the digital on-demand market with continuous technological advancement. Kyocera will display the new printhead at the Japan Graphic Arts Show 2009 from October 6 through 10 at the Tokyo Big Sight. *World's fastest drop-on-demand inkjet printing based on Kyocera testing as of August 31, 2009. -- Product Information Product Name KJ4B-JF06 Inkjet Printhead Size
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Konica Minolta Renews Title Sponsorship of the Face-Off Classic

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events that help achieve business objectives. This makes a strong statement about the position of lacrosse in the sports marketplace and the ability of this event to attract more fans to the game. With Konica Minolta's partnership we expect this year's event to be the best ever." "Our entire organization looks forward to continuing our commitment with the game of lacrosse, especially with our decision to renew our title sponsorship of the Konica Minolta Face-Off Classic," said Kevin P. Kern, vice
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EFI to Display Recession-Busting Products and Showcase Record Number of New Solutions

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in booth 2500 (Sept. 11-16th, Chicago`s McCormick Place) and in partner booths, including Canon U.S.A., Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Ricoh Americas Corporation, Xerox Corporation and others. The newest versions of EFI solutions will be highlighted, including the next-generation Fiery digital print server; EFI VUTEk superwide digital inkjet printers; EFI Rastek UV wide format printers; EFI Jetrion industrial inkjet printing systems; and print management, web-to-print, proofing and
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Konica Minolta’s bizhub PRO C65hc Receives Acclaimed “Pantone-licensed” Certification

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Ramsey, NJ (Vocus/PRWEB ) September 9, 2009 -- Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta), a leading provider of advanced imaging and networking technologies for the desktop to the print shop, today announced that Konica Minolta’s award-winning bizhub PRO® C65hc with supporting technology from both CREO (IC-304 Plus Print Controller) and EFI (Fiery® IC-305 v3.0 server) has acquired PANTONE® Color approval and licensing thanks to its consistent color reproducibility
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RICOH ANNOUNCES UPDATED ENHANCED LOCKED PRINT NX AND ADDITION OF FLEXRELEASE SERVER O

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MFP or printer increases workflow and productivity, while allowing network administrators to create a secure printing environment for their organizations.” To learn more about Ricoh’s full line of products, please visit www.ricoh-usa.com . About Ricoh Americas Corporation Ricoh Americas Corporation, headquartered in West Caldwell, N.J., is a subsidiary of Ricoh Company Ltd., the 73-year-old leading supplier of office automation equipment and electronics, with fiscal year 2008 sales in excess of
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Randall dumps Toshiba copier in lease

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copier bids. The town needed a different copier, supervisor Robert Gehring contended when he offered to explore other options, because the one they have was manufactured by Toshiba. As a matter of principal, Gehring disagrees with the lease or purchase of any product of Toshiba. “There are questions of security involving this organization,” Gehring said when the product’s lease agreement came up for discussion last month. “This outfit should not have been allowed to continue to do business in
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and networking technologies for the desktop to the print shop, today announced A&A will now carry the full Konica Minolta product line alongside the Savin product line that they have prospered with for the past 25 years. A&A will become a certified vendor for the entire Konica Minolta product line including their multifunctional office products, production print systems, and complimented fully by Konica Minolta’s print management services. A&A Office Systems has been in business for 48 years
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PRINT 09: Xerox, XMPie Capture 21 Awards

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The companies garnered a total of eight honors in the annual “Must See ‘ems” award program. In addition, Xerox earned 13 Gold Ink awards for excellence in digital printing technology in commercial print and graphic arts environments. “Must See ‘ems” award wins The “Must See ‘ems” awards, sponsored by PrintCom Consulting Group, are given to the most unique, innovative and compelling products and services on display at Print 09. Products and services are recognized based on an independent
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Canon U.S.A. Showcases imagePRESS Printing Solution for Healthcare Professionals at A

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LAS VEGAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Making it easier and more affordable for healthcare professionals to produce high-quality prints, Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging technologies, will showcase the Canon imagePRESS C1+ color printing solution with Virtual Imaging’s Cypher DICOM Print Solution1 at the American Healthcare Radiology Administrators (AHRA) 2009 Annual Meeting and Exposition at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas (August 10th – 12th, booth #409). The imagePRESS C1
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Ricoh Aficio MP 161SPF (Savin 816MF) scanning problem with Vista

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Does anyone know if the 161SPF (Savin 816MF) has a problem scanning to a folder in Vista? My customer switched over to a new PC with Vista and now we cannot get it to scan to a folder. Have set the correct IP and have shared out a folder with permissions and still no luck. It just fails from the 816 right away. I have teh path in teh 816 set with the Ip address\\scans where teh scans folder in on the C:\ drive. There is some kind of virus software he uses but it is not flagging anything with
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Sharp UK launches major new release of its Printer Administration Utility

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Sharp UK launches major new release of its Printer Administration Utility Thursday September 10th 2009, 8:28 am This post was published in our Document Systems , Sharp Electronics UK category. Making life easier for network administrators: new features offer remote operation, grouping and central management of printers and MFPs London, 10 September 2009 – Sharp Electronics has announced the 5th version of its popular Printer Administration Utility (PAU), with several new features designed
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Print 09 Media Days Ricoh Carl Joachim

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Print09 Xerox MythBusters

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Print 09 Xerox Concept Color 220

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Inside Xerox Booth at Print 09

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Canon Business Solutions Reaches Milestone with the Installation of Its 500th imagePR

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demand," added Knapp. The Canon imagePRESS line represents the largest single-engine R&D investment in Canon's history. Capable of printing images up to 1200 x 1200 dots-per-inch (dpi) resolution with an exceptional level of quality, the imagePRESS C7000VP prints at 70 letter-sized pages per minute (ppm), including media up to 110lb cover stock. The imagePRESS C7000VP reflects Canon`s commitment to enabling businesses of all sizes to capitalize on years of intensive R&D in digital color imaging
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Xerox Adds to Industry-Leading Line of Nuvera Production Printers; Strengthens Leader

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* Two new tandem-engine MICR products securely print documents * New finishing options designed for entire Xerox Nuvera line maximize productivity * Enhancements to Xerox Nuvera EA systems improve uptime CHICAGO--(Business Wire)-- Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) has strengthened its position as the leader in digital black-and-white production printing with the introduction of the Xerox Nuvera® 200 and 288 MX Perfecting Production Systems. These MICR (Magnetic Ink Character Recognition) products
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Xerox Unveils Coated Paper Made from Sustainable Sources for Marketing Brochures, Dir

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coated side and the second side can serve as a canvas for the vehicle specifications. In addition to print jobs that require the highest level of image quality and color matching, the affordability of the paper makes it useful for more basic presentations and marketing pieces. Xerox Digital C1S paper can be used on Xerox's entire cut-sheet, laser digital printing portfolio. The stock has an exclusive three-ply construction for a smooth front-side and back-side. Special coating chemistry provides
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Toshiba announces strategic agreement with HP

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customer. In addition, access to HP's line of laser jet products allows dealers to strengthen their Managed Print Services (MPS) program offerings for customers who already have HP as their single-function printer provider. Toshiba America Business Solutions is an independent operating company of electronics company Toshiba Corporation.
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Solid Long-Term Growth for Color Laser Printers and MFPs in EMEA

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purchase of these extremely high value products. IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker tracks A2-A4 devices in the quarterly hardcopy peripherals market. Hardcopy Peripherals include single-function printers, printer-based multifunction systems, and single-function digital copiers (SF DC). Data for all vendors is reported for calendar periods. For more information about IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker in EMEA, please contact Phil Sargeant (psargeant@idc.com
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TWIX "This Week in Xerox" 9/09/09

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TWIX "This Week in Xerox" 9/09/09 Gathered from Print4Pay Hotel Members from around the world and a few moles in very good places! Xerox’s business in New Zealand, which operates under name of Fuji Xerox, reported a loss of $15.6 million during the last fiscal year. After a complaint was filed by Fishers Document Systems Inc., the Meridian School District of Boise, Idaho announced it would recant its copier bid award to Xerox. The district will now send out another request for proposals for its
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Canon Business Solutions Announces New Support Tools to Help Drive In-Plant/CRD Busin

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.* In addition, it assists those shifting their business model from a cost center to a profit center by providing users with sales, marketing, operational and educational tools such as e-learning and mentoring programs aimed at promoting their services to both internal and external customers who require targeted and customized business communications. While many suppliers have provided similar type support to the commercial print and print-for-pay markets, this program is specifically designed
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New Xerox 7002 pricing

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Just saw this on a site for production print: Xerox 7002 pricing revealed. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi all, We're very close to buying a Canon 6000 over here (Instead of a X700). The Xerox people panicked and came out with an offer today on the brand spanking new X7002. 66 Month Lease Machine (No extras): $ 1019.99 EX8002LG EFI Server: $1277.19 Color: .0486 B&W: .0144 It's very aggressively priced, I'll give them that much, but it's
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Re: Print Control/Mgmt

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. What it comes down to is you. At Print Audit, we know that your recommendation is what causes sales for us. If you trust that PCS Director is a great product and that we will take care of your customer then suggest it and make some money. Sometimes your customer will buy something cheaper but most of the time they will take your recommendation. Please continue the conversation. Also, please feel free to contact me directly: John MacInnes President Print Audit 403 685-4932 By the way, P4P Hotel
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Re: Canon & HP "Two MFP GIANTS for an Alliance"

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support for such jointly produced devices. HP's printer business tends to add new functions to the standard office printer, from adjustable color printing to secure scanning and faxing of documents. Hurd said in a Webcast Monday that the expanded alliance will allow both companies to offer new Web-enabled products and services. Each will gain access to the other device management software and future products from each will be included in their joint offerings. HP will get access to the Canon imageWare
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New Xerox product debuting this week

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Xerox Corp. is putting out a new iGen4 product — the iGen4 220 Perfecting Press. The Connecticut-based printing and imaging company manufactures its iGen4 line of high-end color digital printing presses in Webster. The 220, which also will be made in Webster, is two iGen4 110 print engines working in tandem. According to Xerox, it can handle volumes of up to 7 million images a month but takes up less space than two iGen4 110 printers standing side by side. Xerox is debuting the machine this
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Canon Set to Release ImageRUNNER ADVANCE Series

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take multifunction printing and copying to advanced levels and provide the easy workflow integration necessary for organisations to reduce print costs and implement a successful, secure and more environmentally friendly print strategy. So far no other information has been released by Canon, but be sure to keep checking back to http://www.canoncopiers.co.uk/photocopier-news for all the most up to date information about these devices, we will be sure to post new information as soon as we get it.
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RISO Introduces High-Speed Inkjet Accessories for Envelope and MICR Check Printing

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RISO, Inc., a leader in digital printing technology, today announced that it has entered into an exclusive partnership with Kirk-Rudy to market a high-speed, full-color inline MICR check printing solution called MICR-Mate®. MICR-Mate works specifically with RISO`s inkjet printers to produce up to 120 checks per minute. Checks are printed in monochrome or color and with MICR (Magnetic Ink Character Recognition) images. The MICR-Mate inkjet solution simplifies short-run check printing with
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DOBSON — The Surry County Board of Education

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In other business, the board approved looking into a lease option with COECO for printers. The lease would provide printers for all of the schools in the district and would provide a more efficient and cost-saving service. It would provide every classroom with a black and white Kyocera printer and teachers would have access to a color printer. A version of this lease was tested at Meadowview Middle School last year and was deemed a success. “If they can print in the classrooms at a better
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TWIR "This Week in Ricoh"

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TWIR "This Week in Ricoh"! Gathered from Print4Pay Hotel Members from around the world and a few moles in very good places! Industry authors claim that Ron Potesky, former Senior VP of Marketing for Ricoh, will be taking a job as President of Pantone Corp. Ricoh’s InfoPrint division launched a new controller (not based on Fiery), for when it installs a relabeled Ricoh Pro C900 TWIR "This Week in Ricoh"
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Canon & HP "Two MFP GIANTS for an Alliance"

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Monday, September 14, 2009 Canon & HP "Two MFP GIANTS for an Alliance" One of the Print4Pay Hotels predictions for 2009 came full circle today. In a press release dated today, Canon announced that that HP will now resell Canon branded MPF's! The terms of the deal were not disclosed however it was noted that HP will sell the Canon brand now and in the future the model and name will shift to HP. Many questions will need to be answered such as: Canon & HP "Two MFP GIANTS for an Alliance"
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Re: Test Your Knowledge of the Copier Industry

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Minolta! 5. Toaster Type Heat unit woould be the correct answer! 6. It was Minolta and not Canon. 7. Tony Randall did Minolta commericals 8. Jack Klugman did Canon commericals, ah the Odd Couple! 9. 1947 10. Copyflo, however 63% voted for the CopyMaster. 11. 3 Trillion is correct, I thought it would have been more also! Thanx for playing and if someone has any good copier quiz questions, email them to me and we'll get another quiz going! art@p4photel.com
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Re: Ron Potesky & Ricoh

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Sounds as if Steve Burger will take over for Ron Potesky, thus remaining at Ricoh. However, that is only if no IKON executive is placed in the position that Ron Potesky vacated. Ironically, one of Ron's first assignments at Pantone will be to help promote the fact that the Konica Minolta 65hc has become Pantone certified!
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Xerox Chairman: “We’re Being Really Cautious”

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Don't Call, Don't Fax, Don't Email and Now Don't ....

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Thursday, September 10, 2009 Don't Call, Don't Fax, Don't Email and Now Don't .... Well......I really didn't have any words after I read this line in an article of What They Think. The "Do Not Mail" legislation that has been considered in 19 state legislatures would limit go here for rest of blog
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Can your Copier Do This???

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This scenario was emailed to me, the job is a walkup copy job. Since we have many members with multiplines, I'm thinking someones system should be able to get this done. Please tell us! This is a good one!this is a requirement that one of my end users...
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"Creaser" Finisher Inquiry

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I'm looking a a booklet "creaser" from Xerox that provides a score and a staple to pages and then delivers the stack to the output tray. The option does not automatically fold the stack into a booklet. I believed this to be unique to Xerox but have heard that this might be available in production systems from Konica Minolta or other MFRs. Do you know of this option being offered with production systems from any other MFRs. I've seen plenty of booklet makers etc, but none that fit this exact
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Print Audit $50 August Gift Card Winner is .....

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Here's the top three posters for the month! Old Glory wins by a nose! Old Glory please PM me with your address and I will forward to Print Audit for your $50 gift card!!!
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This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago

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This Week in Copiers Fifteen Years Ago

First Week of September 2009

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2009 REGIONAL SUMMITS DEMONSTRATE TOSHIBA’S COMMITMENT TO DEALERS’ SUCCESS THROUGH NE

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platform to share these announcements with our dealer partners directly, and truly demonstrate our commitment to them and the success of their business.” Highlights of the announcements made at each event include: Hewlett-Packard (HP) Strategic Agreement – Summit attendees were the first to hear the news that Toshiba and its Toshiba Business Solutions (TBS) subsidiaries will offer customers HP’s line of printers and A4 multifunction products (MFPs) as part of Toshiba’s overall product portfolio
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Kyocera Mita America Launches New Color Desktop Printer, Providing Class Leading Low

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FAIRFIELD, N.J. – August 31, 2009 - Kyocera Mita America, Inc., one of the world's leading document solutions companies, today announced the launch of the FS-C5350DN (32 page per minute) desktop color printer. As part of Kyocera’s ECOSYS line of environmentally friendly printers, this Energy Star™ certified model utilizes long-life consumables while consistently delivering high-quality image output. Businesses looking to meet the demand for superior color printing while reducing overall costs
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Konica Minolta Named 2009 Supplier of the Year by Corporate United

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Konica Minolta Named 2009 Supplier of the Year by Corporate United Fortune 1000 Members Recognize Konica Minolta’s Outstanding Efforts We are proud to honor Konica Minolta as our 2009 Supplier of the Year This honor is a testament to the remarkable products, services and overall performance Konica Minolta provides our membership. Winning the Supplier of the Year award for the third time validates our commitment of providing services to the Corporate United membership Our relationship with
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RICOH ANNOUNCES NQUEUE BILLBACK ENHANCEMENT PASSES COMPATIABILITY TESTING

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nQueue Billback and iA, please visit www.nQBillback.com . About Ricoh Americas Corporation Ricoh Americas Corporation, headquartered in West Caldwell, N.J., is a subsidiary of Ricoh Company Ltd., the 73-year-old leading supplier of office automation equipment and electronics, with fiscal year 2008 sales in excess of $20 billion. Ricoh Americas Corporation is a leading provider of document solutions. Ricoh’s fully integrated hardware and software products help businesses share information
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Xerox 700 Digital Color Press Generates Profits for Print Providers Worldwide; Device

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production color page volume in North America will grow from nearly 10 percent of digital pages in 2008 to almost half of all digital pages printed- more than 325 billion pages- by 2017," said David Erlandson, general manager of consulting firm Caslon & Company. "Devices like the Xerox 700 can help print providers capture this market opportunity." Tributes from the printing industry for the Xerox 700 include: * Three Gold Ink Awards * "Must See `ems Encore" award in advance of Print 09 * "Editor's
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Sharp Helps Dealers 'Align' for Success at 2009 National Dealer Meeting

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that gives users the ability to post information like sales, special events and promotions directly on the LCD screen of their Sharp MFP. Dealer Meeting Sessions, Seminars and Demonstrations During the 2009 National Dealer Meeting, Sharp will provide a number of sessions and seminars aimed at helping dealers better understand how to align all of the tools they have been given to optimize their business. SIICA president Ed McLaughlin and the Senior Management Team of SIICA will set the tone for

Need to buy Ricoh fax Board

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Does anyone have a fax option for the Ricoh MPC3000 listed at the Fax Option typeC3000
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New Products from Xerox!

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Fuji Xerox Launches Budget Friendly Multifunction Device Phaser 3100MFP offers full office productivity at an affordable price Sydney, AUSTRALIA – 2 September 2009 - Fuji Xerox today announced the availability of the Phaser 3100MFP, an affordable multifunction laser printer that is designed for small offices or small workgroups of up to five users who need a single device for their printing, scanning, faxing and copying needs. The Phaser 3100MFP/S and 3100MPF/X (with faxing capabilities) will
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Fuji Xerox Launches Budget Friendly Multifunction Device

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Fuji Xerox Launches Budget Friendly Multifunction Device Phaser 3100MFP offers full office productivity at an affordable price Sydney, AUSTRALIA – 2 September 2009 - Fuji Xerox today announced the availability of the Phaser 3100MFP, an affordable multifunction laser printer that is designed for small offices or small workgroups of up to five users who need a single device for their printing, scanning, faxing and copying needs. The Phaser 3100MFP/S and 3100MPF/X (with faxing capabilities) will
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What is Print Management? How will it benefit you and your customers?

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installed to print servers. Analyze all printing Tracking printing at the desktop level will allow you to analyze all of the devices at a client’s site, including local, networked and direct-to-IP printers. Since desktop printers are the most expensive to run, it is important to monitor how these devices are being used. Some of the biggest surprises come out of an analysis of this type of printing. Are your customer’s printing to their inkjet printers instead of your multi-function device? A rapid
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Sharp scoops six awards

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to Sharp in recognition of products that demonstrate outstanding performance in their specific market segments: Outstanding Segment 2 Business Colour MFP - awarded to the Sharp MX-2600N Outstanding Segment 3 Business Colour MFP - awarded to the Sharp MX-3100N Outstanding Segment 4 Business Colour MFP - awarded to the Sharp MX-4101N Outstanding Segment 4 Business Colour MFP - awarded to the Sharp MX-5001N Outstanding Mid-size Workgroup Colour Multifunction Printer MFP - awarded to the Sharp MX
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Automated TCO and Commissions added to e-automate Managed Print Edition

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sales process in real time. With these new modules, our e-automate Managed Print Edition is ready for prime time.” Digital Gateway’s TCO calculator is part of Digital Quote Manager, a solution that automates the sales quote and proposal generation processes for dealers. The TCO calculator takes meter capture data from prospects and real-time best pricing from suppliers to clearly compare and demonstrate how much money dealers can save their prospect over time. Sean Guerin, CEO of U.S. Imaging
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Toshiba EXCHANGE "5 Reasons it Will Fail"

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Toshiba EXCHANGE "5 Reasons it Will Fail" If you hadn't heard Toshiba is set to launch their version of a Social Business Network intended for Sales, Administration, Technical and Corporate Professionals. Kinda like a LinkedIn or myspace, but just Toshiba MFP people. Ricoh has something similar to this with their Aficio League, however it's more of an extra net site with videos, sales information, launch kits, pricing and I could go on and on. However, what the Aficio Leagie pioneered was a
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MFPs Continue to Lead the Way in the Worldwide Hardcopy Peripherals Market, According

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devices in the Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals * Hardcopy Peripherals include single-function printers, printer-based multifunctional systems (MFPs), and single-function digital copiers (SF DC). Data for all vendors are reported for calendar periods. For more information about IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker, please contact Phuong Hang (Phang@idc.com). About IDC IDC is the premier global provider of market intelligence, advisory services, and events for the information
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P4P Visits US Open c/o Canon

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Special thanx to Canon. I've been invited as a guest of Canon to the US Open (Tennis) in Flushing, NY (also the home of the hapless METS). As with other events like this, Canon will have their own facility and will be showing new equipment and solutions. I am hoping to have a preview of the imageRUNNER Advance series, however with Print09 in Chicago this week I'm not sure what Canon will have. I will bring my camera, take plenty of pics and report back after Labor Day!
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Print Audit Australasia To Hold Free Managed Print Services Seminar In Singapore

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headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Print Audit is the fastest growing print management company in the world. By providing businesses with innovative and practical print management software solutions, the company has helped customers recapture over $150 million in printing and photocopying expenses while saving an estimated 190,000 trees a year. Print Audit has offices located in the United Kingdom, South Africa, Australia, Brazil, Canada and the United States. For more information on Print Audit, visit
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Xerox Earns Best Partner Program Award for Peak Reseller Program at CompTIA Breakaway

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includes the rollout of PagePack 3.0, a suite of three managed print service programs that help channel partners manage their customers' printing infrastructure. Xerox said its program is the first to offer channel partners the ability to manage their customers' entire fleet of printers and multifunction printers no matter the brand. "The channel community is ready to adopt a managed print services program like PagePack 3.0, knowing it will make an impact on their bottom line," said Tom Gall, channel
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Lexmark launches line of eight new inkjet AIOs for small and medium-sized businesses

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LEXINGTON, Ky. - 09/01/2009 Lexmark International, Inc. (NYSE: LXK) today launched its full line of eight all-in-one (AIO) inkjet printers for small to medium-sized businesses. The innovative, feature-rich line includes the world's first Web-connected1 line of inkjet AIOs and the lowest black printing cost in the inkjet industry2. Lexmark's new 105XL black ink cartridge offers businesses a penny-per-page option for mono printing, which equals bottom-line savings potential for small businesses
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Print 09 Seminar on Archiving and PDF/A Looks at an Emerging Standard

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The first US-based PDF/A Archiving seminar will be held 8 AM - 11:45 AM on September 15 at McCormick Place as part of the Print 09 educational series. This half-day event is hosted by the PDF/A Competence Center (www.pdfa.org) and AIIM (www.aiim.org). The morning seminar will provide a full tutorial on the PDF/A ISO standard, with sessions by Adobe and The US District Courts, who will provide an overview on their usage and implementation. “At Print09 there will be a lot of talk about PDF for
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Print4Pay Hotel off to US Tennis Open!

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Print4Pay Hotel off to US Tennis Open! Well, I'm off to the National Tennis Center in Flushing, NY in the AM for the US Open Tennis Championships! Special thanx to Canon USA for the invite, going to bring my camera, a charged battery and not pad with me. I hoping to see some really good stuff from Canon and bask in the sun for the afternoon. We be back at you on Sunday with the goings on in Flushing Meadows! LAKE SUCCESS, NY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 25, 2000 When play begins on the 25 courts of
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TWIR "This Week in Ricoh"

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Special thanx to Print4Pay Hotel members from around the world and a few moles! IKON, a division of Ricoh, will have a booth at the upcoming ILTA Conference, for the legal community, and be showing Ricoh MFPs bundled with document management solutions from OmTool AccuRoute, according to IKON’s VP of Legal Enterprise Solutions, Mark Davey. Ricoh announced TWIR "This Week in Ricoh"
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TWIC "This Week in Canon" 8/31/09

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Special thanx to Print4Pay Hotel members from around the world and a few moles! Canon releases more information on its upcoming new production color systems, called the imageRUNNER ADVANCE C9065 & C9075: - All models still use the off-white plastic design - None apparently offer true 8 bits per pixel imaging - both advertised as go here for rest
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Savin SPC221SF and scan to email

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I have set up a Savin SPC221sf in our office to scan to email through our Exchange server. When I try to set it up through our Comcast account I get a Net Communication Error. I have set up many other Savin systems with scan to email with the same settings. In fact, it is my standard protocol to use our Comcast account for all of our customers, so I'm very familiar with the settings and entering them in any device other than this one. When I called tech support they said this product will only
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Beat, Punch, Crash & Kick the Copier Videos!!

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Business Printing with the new Colorqube

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Anyone have anything on this machine?
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sharp mx-b401

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Anyone have anything on the Sharp MX-B401
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VARs continue to struggle in peripherals market

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and end-users, including 15-50 percent discounts to dealers on certain models and free gift promotion or cash rebate promotion on low-end models." HP continues to be the undisputed leader in printing with twice the market share of its nearest competitor in shipments despite losing nearly 4 points in unit market share and declining 28 percent year over year in 2Q09. Canon, the second leading vendor, outperformed all others in the top 5 category, increasing its stake in the overall hardcopy
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NEW PREFLIGHTING SOFTWARE - Offers Digital Printers, Publishers and Graphic Designers

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gives printers, graphic designers and publishers the ability to preflight efficiently, avoiding costly production errors. About FlightCheck Pro For well over a decade, the process of preflighting has been an important step for printers and prepress professionals worldwide. Preflighting is the process that identifies and corrects missing items and errors in customer files before they become bigger and more costly problems further downstream in the printing process. The earlier in the workflow
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US Open & Print4Pay Hotel

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Monday, September 7, 2009 US Open & Print4Pay Hotel Well, after fighting the worst highways in the Nation, I finally made it to Flushing Meadows in Queens, NY for the US Open on Friday. Not to mention that I drove around CitiField and LaGuardia Airport TWICE! For those of you that are not familiar with Flushing Meadows in Queens, NY. It was the home of the 1964 Worlds Fair, I can remember my parents taking my brother and I several times to the Fair in the summer of 64, as a 7 year old the
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Re: Thoughts about Healthcare Reform Bill?

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- health saving accounts . This is one item cited by the GOP as blocked by the Democrats. But what works? There is NO credible evidence that these type of "savings accounts" work- not for education, not for any other issues- when the USA has the lowest savings rate in the world and many people that NEED health insurance don't even have the disposable income to actually create an HSA. In short, this was an action by Republicans that would make no real difference or reform, but just an attempt to say
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Re: Embeded Print Director/PCS 6.0

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We installed PD 5 in a law firm with an MPC6000. It installed well, took some tweaking (as I understand) to work with their software and accounting system as it is ProLaw and does not have tab delimited nor CSV. We just printed the customer list,scanned it in, and converted to an excel file and gave it back to get it into the system. The customer was aware of the quirks of their accounting system and, in the end, the customer is happy with this solution and we are looking forward to placing
 
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This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago

This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago

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This Week in Copiers Fifteen Years Ago

Last Week of August 2009

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Many of us in the business community grew up with Stephen Covey’s excellent book, the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. It is both influential and insightful.

Well, I'd like to introduce you to "5 Habits of Ineffective Copier Sales People"....more to come with new blog on 8/28/2024

Check Out These Great Copier Threads from Fifteen Years Ago This Week

Weekend Industry Notes from 08/30/09

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- price does not include annual software maintenance fees Printable Technologies announced that its variable data software, FusionPro, will now support the AFP print file format from IBM. It also is now compatible with DirectSmile personalization software. Hewlett Packard won a bid from the City of Langford, Canada for an undisclosed number of HP LaserJet MFPs. This was to change a situation of; “a printer next to a copier next to a fax machine”. The new contract will supposedly save the city
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Konica Minolta Adds Regional Aftermarket Managers

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. In the position, Gerry will be responsible for managing all aspects of Konica Minolta Dealer Aftermarket business (parts and supplies) within the entire East Region. Gerry joins Konica Minolta from Ricoh Corporation, where her most recent position was Executive Aftermarket Manager for both Savin and Lanier brands for the Eastern Region. Gerry began her career at Ricoh, where she held a variety of sales and marketing positions, to later support various dealers in Sales, Telemarketing, Training
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Printer, copier and MFP sales plummet

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Trade News | 27 Aug 2009 : A steep decline in shipments of printer, copier and multifunction (MFP) products in the first half of 2009 is likely to spur vendors and resellers to concentrate on managed print services. Latest figures from technology research specialist Gartner show shipments down nearly 25% in the first half of the year. There is no sign of a recovery in the second half, with Gartner predicting a double-digit decline which "in the worst case scenario could hit 30%". Gartner
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Here's quiz questions that will bring back the memories of the good ole days! Have fun and enjoy!!
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Toshiba Launches Social Business Network Designed to Connect Sales, Service and Corpo

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printing products, network controllers or toner products, or for a dealer in your area, call (800)-GO-TOSHIBA or visit the TABS Web site at www.copiers.toshiba.com : . About Toshiba America Business Solutions Inc. Toshiba America Business Solutions Inc. (TABS) 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, Brazil, Latin America, and
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Xerox Corporation has been positioned by Gartner, Inc., in the Leaders Quadrant

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, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, The Dow Chemical Company and KeyCorp to reduce operational costs by up to 30 percent and get more out of the print infrastructure they've invested in - from the office to the print shop to the virtual workplace. "Xerox's position in the Leaders Quadrant of Gartner's Magic Quadrant validates the strength of our offering, especially in these challenging economic times," said Stephen Cronin , president, Xerox Global Services . "In addition to short-term cost savings, our MPS
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OFFTEC Launches a new generation of laser printers in cooperation with Kyocera Mita

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our current products." Offtec's Office and Banking Business Development Manager, Mr. Tareq Shaqqou, commented on this saying, "We at OFFTECOFFTECOfftec Group Offtec make use of our distinctive capabilities to become the trusted provider of optimal business and technology solutions. Thus, we are introducing today a total enterprise solution using Managed Printing Services in a step towards standardization and comprehensive management of the fleet of printers and copiers." It is worth mentioning
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Re: Toshiba Launches Social Business Network Designed to Connect Sales, Service and Corpo

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I would not be surprised if your p4p hotel helped influence this new Toshiba EXCHANGE 'social' website. I believe that the p4p mission should be to provide the same platform within the Office Equipment Industry, yet be a forum for all people regardless of manufacturer (Toshiba, Ricoh, Canon, Konica Minolta, SHARP) affiliation.
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How to Rebuild toshiba estudio copier.DISASSEMBLY & REPLACEMENT the DRUM UNIT.

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Copier - Toshiba EStudio 2500c,3500c,3510c - Drum - Click here for funny video clips
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Toshiba Copiers Commercial - Technology Alone

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Toshiba Copiers

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5 Habits of Highly Ineffective Copier Sales People

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Thursday, August 27, 2009 5 Habits of Highly Ineffective Copier Sales People Many of us in the business community grew up with Stephen Covey’s excellent book, the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. It is both influential and insightful. Well, I'd like to introduce you to "5 Habits of Ineffective Copier Sales People" Be the most talkative person in the meeting – You know everything there is to know about copiers, so why ask the customer an questions that he or she .... go here for rest of blog
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Fuji Xerox NZ slumps to $15m loss

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Zealand’s sales declined from $180.4 million to $174.1 million, while Fuji Xerox Finance recorded an increase in revenue, from $63.3 million to $66.9 million. Average achieved pricing per unit fell sharply, but the company sold more units year-on-year, Duffy says. “The owners are pleased with the performance,” he says. Falling interest rates in New Zealand led to part of the loss, a one-off $7 million, on swap derivatives, says Mark Allright, Fuji Xerox New Zealand’s chief financial officer
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Printer market falls by a fifth

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Written by Dave Bailey Computing, 25 Aug 2009 The global market for printers, copiers and multifunctional products (MFPs) declined by a fifth in the first half of 2009 to 51.3 million units sold, according to analyst Gartner. The reasons behind the fall were "weak demand as both businesses and consumers reduced spending and the drop in shipments was also impacted by tighter inventory controls in order to minimise inventory levels in the channels," said Gartner senior research analyst Lai-Ling
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magicolor 1600W Wins Editor's Choice Award from PC Magazine

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emissions are about 40 percent below those of conventional toner. "We are honored to receive PC Magazine's top accolade, which gives our customers the confidence that they can count on Konica Minolta for all of their printing needs," said Richard Miller, Vice President, Printer Sales, Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. "This award signifies Konica Minolta's commitment to develop quality products that are continuously evolving to help consumers stay ahead of the print management curve
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Helping Printers Succeed! - Responsive Solutions Unveils the “Magic Touch” for Printe

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www.responsivesolutions.com . “To address the new realities of today’s business communications market,” said Frank Miller, President, Responsive Solutions, “printers must address both customer-facing and internal efficiencies. CUSTOMER+ is a Marketing Resource Center™ offered in a Software as a Service (SaaS) model that does just that. Responsive Solutions coined the term and has the most robust offering in the marketplace. Visitors to our booth at Print 09 will see how implementing CUSTOMER+ can ensure business
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InfoPrint Solutions Company Showcases Precision Marketing Solutions at PRINT 09 to He

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Chicago, IL.,(PRINT 09) – August 25, 2009 – InfoPrint Solutions Company, a joint venture between IBM and Ricoh, today announced its lineup of market-leading hardware and software solutions along with professional services offerings for the commercial print industry to be shown at booth #2082 at PRINT 09, September 11-16, 2009. InfoPrint will tackle current customer issues and concerns, such as mailroom regulation, postal tracking, TransPromo implementation and print cost reduction. The company
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RICOH INTRODUCES PERSONAL PAPERLESS DOCUMENT MANAGER

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year 2008 sales in excess of $20 billion. Ricoh Americas Corporation is a leading provider of document solutions. Ricoh’s fully integrated hardware and software products help businesses share information efficiently and effectively by enabling customers to control the input, management and output of documents. Ricoh Americas Corporation directly or through its network of authorized dealers markets and distributes products in North, Central and South America. Information about Ricoh's complete
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Océ and Equitrac Release New Embedded MFP Connector

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represented approximately half of Océ's worldwide business in 2008, and employment is approximately 10,000. For more information about Océ, visit www.oceusa.com . Outside the U.S., consult http://global.oce.com . About Equitrac Corporation Making documents count for over 30 years, Equitrac is the world's leading provider of solutions to authenticate, authorize and account for use of today's multifunction printers, copiers, faxes and scanners. We are home to the industry's best-funded R&D program
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Allegheny County signs 5 year contract with Amcon Office Systems

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Onorato Announces New Cost-Saving, Energy-Saving Equipment Contract County will save $2.3 million over five years with new multifunctional devices PITTSBURGH — Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato today announced a contract with Imperial-based Amcom Office Systems to replace the County’s 406 copier/printer/fax machines with modern, Energy Star-rated multifunctional devices. The new equipment will save the County more than $400,000 annually or nearly $2.3 million over the five-year term of
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Ricoh CPC Methodology

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I've noticed an increasing number of Ricoh's public sector contracts have shifted to a "Committed Both" CPC structure for office color MFPs, requiring a volume commitment for both monochrome and color prints within the same plan. I am familiar with this structure, but I wanted to confirm the CPC methodology since this may result in significantly inflated committed per-click costs depending on how CPCs are calculated. For example, I just saw the 28-ppm Aficio MP 2800 in a contract with a $138
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Kodak takes new approach at print industry's big trade show

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As Eastman Kodak Co. prepares for this year's largest print industry trade show, the company is going about it differently than in years past. It’s not taking Kodak equipment with it. Instead, the company is changing its trade show approach at Print 09, to be held in Chicago from Sept 11-16, with virtual displays and a talk show-like set of discussions about the commercial printing world. “If you go back to Drupa (a huge print industry trade show in 2008), we took a lot of equipment and our
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TWIR "This Week in Ricoh" 8/25/09

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Tuesday, August 25, 2009 TWIR "This Week in Ricoh" 8/25/09 Gathered from media sources from around the world, and a few moles! Isn't this a photo-copier brand?! In the early days, RICOH made precision instruments like watches . This RICOH 21J Automatic has rounded edges, making the watch look bigger than fact. The doom cystal also adds to the depth and volume of the watch. There is a raised red flower above 6 o'clock. It looks like a Lotus, a symbol of purity rising among the filth in Buddhism
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TWIC "This Week in Canon" 8/25/09

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TWIC "This Week in Canon" 8/25/09 Gathered from media sources from around the world, and a few moles! More details on the new Canon production b/w models, the imagePRESS 7000 series: - Apparently has issue with mixplexing, in that it has to clear every sheet in the engine before it can switch to either/or single of double sided print..... go here for rest of blog
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Re: Xerox 5675

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good job Chuck~ XEROX 5675 COPIER/PRINTER/SCANNER. A motion was made by Council Member Jones, seconded by Council Member Sudduth, to adopt Resolution R-1544-09, authorizing the Mayor to sign the three (3) year lease agreement and maintenance agreement with Berney Office Solutions for the lease of two (2) Xerox 5675 copier/printer/ scanner for City Hall at a cost of $552.96 per month.
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City of Langford digital document workflow saves office space

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function devices like printers, copiers, scanners and faxes with multifunctional machines, said Palmer. The situation at the City of Langford is a common scenario across many organizations where they had “a printer next to a copier next to a fax machine,” said Jean-Paul Desmarais, senior marketing manager for business printing with Hewlett-Packard Canada Co.. Actually, in the past several years, there has been an awareness among IT managers of the availability of multifunction machines, said
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Forms Printing w/carbonless & Stapling

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Ok, its been ahile for me on this one. My customer is using Timberline accounting software and he needs to print forms. I am under the impression that we can direct the forms to a printer. But we need the printer to print the same form twice and then auto staple the form. How is this done? Is it additional software or just a modification of the print stream?
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Toshiba e-studio 230 - 283 fuser repacement

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Toshiba 5520 Meter Reading Guide

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Toshiba Color e-STUDIO MFP - Colour therapy - No Stress

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Toshiba Color e-STUDIO MFP - Colour therapy - security

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Copier Asylum

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Methodist Healthcare eliminates hundreds of paper forms,

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similar forms, Crabtree said. The onsite print center's nine Xerox support staff manages the more than 25 million printed documents Methodist uses annually. That includes an average of 2 million black-and-white forms that administrative and clinical staff use monthly, and more than 1 million color documents, including brochures. Currently, the print center receives more than 125 job tickets a day and processes about 93% of those in five business days or less. Large volume printing is done in the
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A2iA DocumentReader™ Named a KMWorld “Trend-Setting Product” for the Second Consecuti

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, August 25, 2009 – A2iA, the worldwide leading developer of handwritten and machine printed text recognition, information extraction and intelligent classification of paper documents, announced today that A2iA DocumentReader™ has been named a “Trend-Setting Product" by KMWorld magazine for the second consecutive year. KMWorld’s prestigious list is published annually and recognizes innovative products that demonstrate identifiable technology breakthroughs and have a significant impact on the
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Test Your Knowledge of the Copier Industry

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Here's quiz questions that will bring back the memories of the good ole days! Have fun and enjoy!!
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New Copier Quiz!!!!!!! Test Your Knowldege!

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Test Your Knowledge of the Copier Industry http://p4photel.com/eve/forums...81057841/m/625108051
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Xerox 5675

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Is anyone familiar with this unit?Anyone have government pricing and CPC?Thanks,John
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Water agency gets handle on mountain of paperwork

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problem was money. "While we had this huge requirement for retention, we also couldn't spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on software and hardware," Perry said. "We expected sticker shock. It turns out you can get everything you need out of one box." In the end, the software cost about $19,000 and the copier cost about $5,000, Perry said. The Ricoh machine also replaced the water authority's aging copier, scanner and fax machine. It can do all those chores. Tools in place Now that the tools are
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No Canon Talk???

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We have members here what gives??
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TWIX "This Week in Xerox" 8/24/09

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Monday, August 24, 2009 TWIX "This Week in Xerox" Gathered from media sources from around the world, and a few moles! Xerox’s Worldwide Product Marketing Manager for entry level production color systems, Dale Allen, gave out more details on the new DocuColor 7002 & 8002 models: - does NOT use EA toner (this is Xerox’s polymerized toner and EA is acronym for Emulsion Aggregate) - instead is “same formulation as in the previous generation with an additive to lower ... go here for rest of blog
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Re: Pop-Up Drivers

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I haven't put a consorted effort into selling Smart Accounting because the pop-up drivers are inconsistent in that upon installation, sometimes they pop up and sometimes they don't. I'd also be concerned about installing this on a print server and sharing it out because I believe there may be issues where the server keeps the previous user's code if the user does not enter in a user code. It would be much more simple if they would just put the pop up function in the universal driver and made it
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Re: Toshiba Launches Social Business Network Designed to Connect Sales, Service and Corpo

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Re Toshiba's site: The hitch in a social networking site for professionals in one specific competitive industry is the competition factor. Re P4P forums opening up across the board: I second Neal's opinion. There is a tech site that already operates that way (The Copier Network).
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Re: Toshiba Launches Social Business Network Designed to Connect Sales, Service and Corpo

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quote: Originally posted by Art Post: Could you elaborate a little more on this for me? Art C'mon, copier sales professionals are among the most competitive people I know. (Passionate, knowledgeable, competitive, all good qualities when used for good, don't get me wrong). How many times have you written about a direct branch going in to one of your accounts? You weren't too happy about that! Do you really want to "easily connect and share knowledge" with a sales competitor in your own territory
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TransPromo Has Come Into Its Own, Notes Océ Expert at TransPromo Summit Session

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level of response from technology vendors and marketing partners.” Broadhurst pointed to Direct Group as a leading example of successful and innovative TransPromo initiatives. “Direct Group leverages the latest technologies – including new Océ inkjet variable MICR printing capabilities – that allow marketers to fully capitalize on the potential of TransPromo marketing.” Océ is the only provider of integrated MICR printing on a full color, high volume production inkjet system. Océ printers help
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This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago

This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago

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This Week in Copiers Fifteen Years Ago

Third Week of August 2009

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A native New Orleanian, he returned home in July 2008 from Washington state to become sales manager for Ikon Office Solutions, where he manages a team of eight representatives who cover the greater New Orleans area selling and servicing document management solutions such as copiers, printers, fax machines and scanners.....more here

Check Out These Great Copier Threads from Fifteen Years Ago This Week

Weekend Copier Notes from 08/16/09

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of 135 people in 9 different offices. After losing millions trying to launch its HD-DVD format, Toshiba announced that it will instead adopt its rival’s technology, and begin making Blu-Ray HD players, which was invented by Sony. Despite the weak economy, variable data software maker, DirectSmile of Berlin, Germany, announced double digit sales growth, as more printshops migrate to digital production print systems. Their new Director of Marketing is Franziska Muller, formerly of Konica Minolta.
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Konica Minolta, CTWP Put Printing Technology to Work in "100 Percent Green" Office

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C253 color multifunctional products (MFPs - print, copy, fax, and scan all in one system), now being used within their all new, 100 percent green office building. CTWP, a local Konica Minolta dealer partner, was able to improve on its already successful 30-year relationship with the Waco Chamber of Commerce, with the recent installation of two new bizhub MFPs at the Waco Chamber of Commerce's 100 percent green building. The Greater Waco Chamber is an advocate for green business practices and
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Canon salesperson does more than just sell copiers

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they're spending per print on that printer. We also did it for faxes. Give me examples of how you use that information to lower a company's costs? We can figure out which printers or copiers use the most toner and shift the print jobs to the machines that are least expensive to use. Let's say customers are printing everything on single-sided paper. A way to cut costs on paper is to print everything double-sided. And it's good for the environment. Instead of faxing things, they can scan it and e
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"How to Increase Sales & Profits for Color Wide Format Print, Scan & Copy".

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& software, and provide you with information needed to sell color multifucntional wide format systems, color scanners, color plotters, and many AEC software solutions. personally I have been selling Paradigm products for the last two years and their products have filled the gap when I could not place a Ricoh product and I have benefited from sales leads and sales for color wide format multifucntional systems. Paradigm Imaging will be giving away a free Canon scanner (details to come) at each
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How to install Konica Minolta bizhub Print Drivers

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TV commercial for Konica Minolta copiers.

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EFI SOLUTIONS PASS RIGOROUS RICOH DEVELOPER PROGRAM COMPATIBILITY TESTING

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software vendors, Ricoh Major-Strategic Accounts, and colleges and universities. Members have access to the support, tools and services needed to integrate new or existing solutions with Ricoh hardware and software products. About EFI EFI (www.efi.com) is the world leader in customer-focused digital printing innovation. EFI's award-winning solutions, integrated from creation to print, deliver increased performance, cost savings and productivity. The company's robust product portfolio includes
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CANON U.S.A. ACHIEVES NUMBER-ONE SPOT IN OVERALL U.S. COPIER MARKET SHARE IN 2008

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Press Release CANON U.S.A. ACHIEVES NUMBER-ONE SPOT IN OVERALL U.S. COPIER MARKET SHARE IN 2008 For The Tenth Consecutive Year, Canon Captures The Top Ranking Lake Success, N.Y., March 16, 2009 – Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leading provider of digital imaging and office solutions, today announced that the Company is once again ranked first in the overall page copier market in the U.S. for 2008 with 21 percent of the market, according to Gartner’s Printer, Copier and MFP Quarterly Statistics Database
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New Xerox Presses Meet Increased Demand for High-Quality Digital Colour

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leading document management technology and services enterprise. A $17.6 billion company, XeroxXerox provides the document industry's broadest portfolio of offerings. Digital systems include color and black-and-white printing and publishing systems, digital presses and "book factories," multifunction devices, laser and solid ink network printers, copiers and fax machines. XeroxXerox's services expertise is unmatched and includes helping businesses develop online document archives, analyzing how
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Inkgard™ Software Reduces Printing Costs Up to 75%

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SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--iProlog Corporation, a leader in productivity enhancing and cost saving print technologies, has released Inkgard™ (http://www.Inkgard.com) print management software. Inkgard™ allows users to gain up to 300% more page prints using any inkjet or laser printer. With combined average cartridge costs of $601 or more, one Inkgard™ software license, at only $9.99 per year, can pay for itself2 over 8 times by the time the cartridges are only 50% used during the year. One ink
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Secure print software released by Canon

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print job to.” Maddison also says that, “importantly, the new software, which is part of the popular uniFLOW Output Manager series, has an easy upgrade path for users seeking further functionality, such as usage reporting and intuitive printing rules/routing.” “The launch of uniFLOW SSP reflects Canon’s ongoing commitment to business customers of all size, enabling them to innovate their office technology to drive maximum productivity, security and cost saving in the long-term.”
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Re: Canon IR 7105 or 7110vp

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printmgr Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi Guys, I went an saw a demo on the Konica-Minolta Pro 1050e. This seems like a sweet machine. The sales rep said they have placements in environments up to 1.3-1.5 million per month... The price for one of these is about the price of two of the Canon iR7105's... Anyone have any advice of this model?
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Re: New Products from Canon

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to any small business environment looking for a total solution in color printing, copying, scanning, faxing and networking. Designed with a stylish and sleek exterior, Canon PIXMA AIO printers not only save space and reduce power consumption, but add to the overall look of an office as well. For the real estate agent who needs to print out the latest floor plan and property photos or the restaurant owner looking to distribute an updated color menu with images, the Canon PIXMA MX7600 Office AIO
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Competing against the Xerox 4127 b/w production print system?

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Competing against the Xerox 4127 b/w production print system? Pointers: - Recommended maximum monthly volume of only 600,000 per month - First copy out time is 3.5 seconds - The maximum size saddle stitched booklet is only 20 sheets - Drum yield is only 500,000 impressions
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Details on the finishers offered for the new Ricoh b/w production print models:

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Details on the finishers offered for the new Ricoh b/w production print models: - The GB2000 perfect binder can glue bind up to 200 sheets of paper, and can trim 3 edges of book - booklet size of either 8.5”x11” or 8.5” x 5.5” - uses tray on top to insert cover material - top speed of 20 booklets per hour - unit takes 6.5 minutes to reach melt temperature - maximum paper weight handling of 163gsm for body, up to 300gsm for cover - does not support use of coated/glossy stock - the optional EFI
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TWIC "This Week in Canon"

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Gathered from media sources from around the world, and a few moles! In an effort to increase slow sales of the Canon imagePRESS C1 color copier, Canon is advertising the unit as a way for hospitals and doctors to print out radiology images. Canon announced that the system is compatible with Virtual Imaging’s Cypher DICOM software. However, the press release stated “prints are not intended for diagnostic purposes”. Canon announced .... go here for rest
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Konica Minolta bizhub C550 30S CM

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"Sharp announced another copier dealer acquisition. This time the company acquired one of its own dealers, First Choice Business Machines, which has 8 locations in the Seattle, Washington area. All will be run by Dan Taylor. First choice also sold Oce’, Kyocera, and Ricoh made products, and was 30 years old." First Choice was a strong SAVIN Dealer that was giving Ricoh close to $5M on an annual basis. As a result, this is another significant blow to the Dealer side of the ledger.
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Re: Another Ricoh Dealer Takes on Konica Minolta

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Now, the RFG (Ricoh, Savin, Lanier) East Region is starting to lose Dealer partners to Konica Minolta. KenMark Office Systems, formerly a dedicated SAVIN (only) Authorized Dealer for over 25 years, added the Konica Minolta product line. Founded in 1983, Ken Pedicini and Mark Brainson established the company to provide everyday office needs to companies across Cape Cod and The Islands. KenMark will now offer Konica Minolta’s complete line of award-winning office systems, production print systems
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Canon U.S.A. imageRUNNER Models Receive 'Technician Recommended' Designations From In

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Canon U.S.A. imageRUNNER Models Receive 'Technician Recommended' Designations From Industry Analysts, Inc. May 1, 2009 Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leading provider of digital imaging and office solutions, recently announced that its imageRUNNER 3035, imageRUNNER 5055 and imageRUNNER 7095 models received "Technician Recommended" designations from Industry Analysts, Inc. Each year, Industry Analysts, Inc., conducts its MFP Reliability Study of service managers from copier/MFP dealers and resellers to
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Canon IR 7105 or 7110vp

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Here's an interested thread I picked up on another message board, please chime in... I DID printmgr Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 3 Canon IR 7105 or 7110vp -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi All, I am new to the forum, but been in the business now for 11 yrs. We have a medium size print shop and run around 900K (B&W) and only 20K per month color. We have (2) Ricoh Aficio 2090's that we seem to call service on quite a bit (3 times per
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Canon will introduce four new imagePROGRAF

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markets, these new space-saving printers produce a diverse range of complex, technical documents. Built for speed, quality and ease of use, the printers are designed to simplify large format printing. On-board support for HP-GL/2 and HP-RTL files gives each model the capability to meet the demands of any professional with a need for printing complex full-colour renderings, CAD drawings, GIS maps and other large format graphics quickly, easily and with remarkable detail. The iPF650/iPF655 machines
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Off the Clock

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sales wouldn’t afford me the time I wanted with my family,” he said. A native New Orleanian, he returned home in July 2008 from Washington state to become sales manager for Ikon Office Solutions, where he manages a team of eight representatives who cover the greater New Orleans area selling and servicing document management solutions such as copiers, printers, fax machines and scanners. Do you ever feel like people forget office equipment is technology? Definitely. On any given day, people still
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Kyocera Mita Corporation holds its second annual regional meeting in Amman

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hospitality' Mr. Basim Said, Offtec Managing Director, Kyocera's dealer in Jordan, welcomed Kyocera team saying: 'It is an honour for us to host this important meeting for the second time in Jordan. This meeting enabled us to learn from the experiences of different markets and improve Offtec's abilities to deliver optimum business services in digital copiers, printers and document management solutions' Kyocera Corporation has a group of businesses globally ranging from fine ceramic and semi conductor
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PHOTIZO GROUP TO LAUNCH ITS SECOND ANNUAL TRACKING STUDY ON EUROPEAN MANAGED PRINT SE

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.” The Photizo Group defines Managed Print Services as the outsourcing of hardware devices, services, supplies and, most importantly, management of the “fleet.” This rapidly growing market represents a fundamental shift in the purchase process and buying power centers for copiers, printers, MFPs, and faxes, as well as in the business model for vendors and the channel. “We project that the MPS market in Western Europe will more than double by 2012,” said Crowley. “With the overall imaging market
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Xerox iGen4 to Drive Higher Response Rates

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detail on recent home sales in the neighborhood, it makes for a much more powerful piece," said Pardo. Specialist Printing & Direct Mail identified two significant reasons for purchasing the iGen4 press - image quality and automated processes. According to Pardo, customers immediately noticed the image quality, which he says is smoother than other digital systems and similar to offset prints. Several components of the iGen4 press, including auto density control and advanced color profiling
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Kyocera Adds Customizable Apps To Taskalfa MFPs

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deploy custom operation panel interfaces for end-user customers. PanelPlus also provides the integration of assigned settings to automate scanning tasks or workflows. In addition, PanelPlus boosts printer performance by providing preprogrammed one-touch buttons that include scan to e-mail, scan to SMB (PC) or scan to FTP destinations. Yet another new app integrates Equitrac Office and Equitrac Express products for print tracking and cost recovery. The third app, the Kyocera PrintQ Manager (PQM
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Print Audit "MIF" Review Webinar!

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that show you how much dealers are increasing their revenues. It then details the incredible value that your customers receive by implementing print management into their environments. Finally, you will be taught how to take the MIF Review to your customers right away through a customer presentation that will be given to each participant. Every day Print Audit dealers increase their hardware sales “click” volumes by introducing their customers to print management. Print Audit dealer’s customers
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Photizo Group to Launch Second Annual Tracking Study on European Managed Print Servic

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, services, supplies and, most importantly, management of the "fleet." This rapidly growing market represents a fundamental shift in the purchase process and buying power centers for copiers, printers, MFPs, and faxes, as well as in the business model for vendors and the channel. "We project that the MPS market in Western Europe will more than double by 2012," said Crowley. "With the overall imaging market experiencing little or no growth, it is evident that Managed Print Services will become
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Re: New Products from Canon

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Canon U.S.A. on Monday announced its ImageClass D1100 series desktop black and white printers. The four new devices are going on sale in April. The D1120, D1150, D1170 and D1180 will cost US$600, $700, $900 and $1000 respectively. ImageClass D1150The new Imageclass D1100 line is aimed at workgroups, small businesses and home offices looking for desktop copier/printers. All of the new devices share some common traits: Duplex print and copy speeds of up to 30 pages per minute (ppm), and first
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Re: New Products from Canon

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C1022 Series. The new Color imageRUNNER Series, which is built upon the Canon imageCHIP (Concurrent Hyper Intelligent Platform) Lite system architecture, combines the capabilities of single function printers, stand-alone Fax devices, scanners and copiers into one user-friendly, high image quality multifunction device. The Color imageRUNNER C1022 Series deliver exceptional letter-sized output speeds of up to 22 pages-per-minute (ppm) in monochrome and color, and accurate color scanning at up to
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New White Paper on Selling Wide Format from Art

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I just uploaded this document to Industry Propsals and Quotes Forum Strategies, Print Tracking, Links, Finding Potential Clients, Direct Mail, Telemarketing, Trade Associations, Getting the Appointment, What Happens at the Appointment, Key Features, Closing the Sale, Creative Tips (my fav) and a glossary.
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Canon to streamline design, product data systems: report

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Reuters) - Canon Inc will spend about 25 billion yen to streamline its design and product data systems in the company in 2010 and expects savings of more than 100 billion yen over three years, the Nikkei business daily reported. The electronics manufacturer will consolidate its two 3-D CAD (computer-aided design) systems as well as standardize those for managing product data, the newspaper said. The Nikkei also said a production data system that handles output, orders and other information will
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Business Technology Group - Now Hiring Sales Professionals

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Opportunity to write your own ticket: -Located in Central NJ- 25 year technician with excellent customer base seeking EXPERIENCED office equipment sales people. Partnership opportunities are also available for the right candidate(s). Realize the highest commissions in the industry as well as the ability to sell all office solutions including; IT, Computer Hardware and Software Solutions, office infrastructure, a full line of Office Equipment, Printers, Wide Format, etc. Training is available
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MFP Wars "Death of the A3 MFP"

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Tuesday, August 18, 2009 MFP Wars "Death of the A3 MFP" You've read about them, you've seen them in the field, and you've heard some manufacturers dismiss A4 MFP devices as a flash in the pan. HP started the A4 MFP trend a few years ago by releasing the HP4345 (I hope that model number is correct), Samsung followed with their own A4 MFP design which is also sold by Xerox and Muratec. Hold on a moment we're talking about high speed A4 MFP's not the small printer centric stuff sold at superstores
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InfoPrint Solutions Company Launches InfoPrint Pro C900AFP Color Cutsheet Printer

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important in driving new industry initiatives like TransPromo and in the creation of invoices, personalized collateral and direct mail. For more information on the InfoPrint Pro C900AFP, please visit http://www.infoprintsolutionsc...int_ipproc900home_us ### About InfoPrint Solutions Company InfoPrint Solutions Company is a joint venture between IBM and Ricoh built on IBM’s 50 years in the production print space and Ricoh’s excellence in technology innovation. Go to www.infoprint.com for more
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Panasonic Debuts High-Speed, Extreme-Value, Laser MFP Workhorse

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SECAUCUS, NJ August 17, 2009 — Panasonic Communications Company of North America (PCCNA) today raised the multifunction product (MFP) performance bar with the introduction of the KX-MB3020, which is optimized for the small business and home office environments. With a $499 MSRP this unit includes a laser monochrome printer, copier, and color scanner complete with integrated fax and networking capabilities. The KX-MB3020, the latest addition to Panasonic's AIO (All In One) business performance
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Managed Print Service for $9.95 a Year?

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both commercial and consumer use, the answer was yes. Inkgard is software that actually allows the end user to dial their savings from the print driver. Inkgard claims that a setting of 75% savings will allow one cartridge to output as many pages as the equivalent of .......... go here for rest of blog
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TWIX "This Week in Xerox"

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Friday, August 21, 2009 TWIX "This Week in Xerox" Gathered from media sources from around the world, and a few moles! The VP of Xerox Canada, Mel Thompson, has raised $150,000 by riding his bicycle across the country this summer. When Xerox acquired Global Imaging, one of the dealers in the Global portfolio was Southern Business Communications. This is an Atlanta, Georgia area dealer that specialized in selling white boards. Xerox has decided to rename the company, Xerox Audio Visual Solutions
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Sharp gives new Frontier series to VAR's!!

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Artpost Moderator Registered: 09/16/08 Posts: 535 12/29/08 at 10:19 AM Reply with quote #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sharp announced that it will allow computer dealers to sell its new Frontier series of A4 color laser MFPs. They will be called “DX” models instead of “MX”. (this move will certainly not please traditional Sharpcopier dealers) __________________ Winners make things happen and losers wait for things to happen!
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This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago

This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago

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This Week in Copiers Fifteen Years Ago

Second Week of August 2009

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Selling Copiers "On The Road Again"

Most days, you'll find me driving around Central New Jersey visiting existing accounts or cold calling accounts that I've pre-planned. On the average I can do about 2,000 miles a month or more on my Eclipse (knock on wood 129K and still working)....more here

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Konica Minolta, CTWP Put Printing Technology to Work in "100 Percent Green"

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Konica Minolta, CTWP Put Printing Technology to Work in "100 Percent Green" Office bizhub MFPs Increase Office Efficiencies and Eliminate Waste at Waco Chamber of Commerce Highlighted Links Count on Konica MinoltaRAMSEY, NJ and WACO, TX--(Marketwire - August 12, 2009) - Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta), a leading provider of advanced imaging and networking technologies for the desktop to the print shop, in conjunction with its local dealer CTWP, today announced
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Selling Copiers "Competing Against the Sharp MX-X401 color MFP"

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Thursday, July 30, 2009 Selling Copiers "Competing Against the Sharp MX-X401 color MFP" Wow, a 40 pager per minute color device from Sharp! The Sharp MX-401 color is one of the new A3 device that will copy, print and scan up to legal size. Keep in mind that this system will not scan, copy, fax or print 11x17. I've already seen the Sharp DX-C401 on the internet for under $4,000! So, how the heck can you go here for rest of blog
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RICOH DEMONSTRATES COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABILITY WITH TOTAL GREEN OFFICE SOLUTION

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. In particular, Ricoh’s Quick Start-up Technology is a green feature in B/W MFPs that allows the machine to power up from a low power mode to full operation mode within 10-15 seconds. Fleet Consolidation and Software Solutions Ricoh advocates for fleet consolidation of older scanners, faxes, printers and copiers into fewer MFPs to reduce energy. As an example, six black & white laser printers consolidated into one Ricoh color MFP can cut energy consumption significantly and save hundreds of
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Weekend Copier Notes from 08/09/09

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documents per month. The solution included 5 Kodak desktop scanners and DocuWare software, according to Director of Sales, Dan Nihiser. Sandy Jones and Nicole Moses were arrested in New Hampshire after allegedly making fake currency using a color copier. Both women were arrested after they use a fake $50 bill to buy lottery tickets. Heidelberg is apparently working on a high speed color inkjet production print system. The company has invested in inkjet printhead maker, Spectra, and plans to launch a new
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CHANNEL DETAILS UNVEILED AT KONICA'S

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Print function allows digital images to be printed directly from a PictBridge-enabled digital camera. Borderless 4" x 6" prints are also available. Printer-Based MFPs On The Way? Printer-based MFPs in higher speed ranges, such as 45- to 50-ppm, are also on Konica Minolta's radar. Indeed, the MFP and printer are converging with success from other vendors (see The Lowdown On Printer-Based MFPs from the April issue 2007 issue of Digital Imaging Review and BLI's recently published Special Report on
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Konica Minolta's New Management Team Members

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Konica Minolta's New Management Team Members Alan Nielsen is new Executive VP, Dealer Sales and Administration. David Hartman named EVP Dealer Sales, Midwest Region. Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A. Appoints Alan Nielsen Executive Vice President, Dealer Sales and Administration RAMSEY, NJ, April 15, 2008 -- Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta), a leading provider of advanced imaging and networking technologies for the desktop to the print shop, today announced
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Konica Minolta to Unveil MFP Security and Document Control Solution at GSA Expo 2009

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leading provider of advanced imaging and networking technologies for the desktop to the print shop, today announced that the company will unveil a new security and document control software solution at the GSA Expo 2009 (Booth #2721) in San Antonio, Texas next week (June 9-11, 2009). The company will also be showcasing bizhub and magicolor products that demonstrate Konica Minolta's commitment to providing high quality and reliable solutions that also support global green initiatives. Kevin Kern
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Andy Vincent Joins Konica Minolta

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Andy Vincent has joined Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A. as the Senior District Sales Manager for the Eastern Region reporting to Todd Lalor, Regional Sales Manager. In this position Andy assumes responsibility for all aspects of the dealer business in the New England Marketplace. Andy has over 25 years of sales experience in both sales management and sales training. He started his career as a Sales Representative with Xerox Corporation and moved on to become a Branch Manager for Konica
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Konica Minolta’s bizhub PRO 1050 named "Most Outstanding Multifunctional Imaging Syst

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system configurations. The bizhub PRO 1050’s top-quality print results are also ensured thanks to Simitri™, Konica Minoltas extra fine polymerised toner that features improved halftone definition and solid fills. For over 40 years the Buyers Lab has been publishing the industry’s most comprehensive and accurate test reports on office document imaging and is also recognised for housing one of the most extensive databases of specifications and pricing on copiers, printers, fax machines and
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In Focus: Document Automation Requires More Than Scanning

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-enabled device. Its scanning software works with Canon, Gestetner, HP, Konica Minolta, Lanier, Ricoh, Savin, Sharp and Toshiba multifunction devices. Xerox offers its own capture and workflow solutions, and it bundles Nuance (formerly ScanSoft) PaperPort software to provide many of the same features provided by eCopy Desktop
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New Konica Minolta Printer For Design Professionals

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Secure job, Proof then Print, Print and Hold. The magicolor 7450 grafx is compatible with Windows® , Macintosh® and Linux® environments. As with all Konica Minolta printers that feature its proprietary Emperon print systems, the magicolor 7450 grafx includes comprehensive and convenient PageScope printer management tools that make it easy for individuals to set up, monitor, and control print features. In addition, the magicolor 7450 grafx features photorealistic resolution and PANTONE® color
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Konica Minolta Document Management Software > For PrintShop Mail Users

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(from Shaja) I enjoy using and selling PrintShop Mail. It would be great to be able to chat with other KMBS dealers out there who use it, too. Anyone feel up for a users group or maybe just an informal network of contacts?
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Danka Business Systems PLC Signs Agreement With Konica Minolta to Sell

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stronger as a result." Upon consummation of the transaction, DOIC will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Konica Minolta, and will maintain its current offices in St. Petersburg, Florida and elsewhere. Konica Minolta will supplement the product mix including network-ready multifunctional products (print, copy, fax and scan all in one system) and network printers in DOIC markets beginning in mid-2008. DOIC will continue servicing its customers with its highly trained sales and service teams. Frazier
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Kyocera monochrome printer range recognized in industry-leading 2009 awards

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standard Kyocera’s FS-3920DN was also awarded the Bertl’s Best ‘Best Productive Monochrome Printer’ award for its: - Exceptionally low printing costs in its class - ECOSYS long life consumables for reducing operating costs - Productive duplex functions for saving paper - Ability to print up to 42 pages per minute with up to 1,200 dpi resolution - Standard duplex unit for double-sided printing - Five paper trays for superior flexibility and high capacity with support for up to 120 lb. Index
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"How to Increase Sales & Profits for Color Wide Format Print, Scan & Copy".

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wide selection of hardware & software, and provide you with information needed to sell color multifucntional wide format systems, color scanners, color plotters, and many AEC software solutions. personally I have been selling Paradigm products for the last two years and their products have filled the gap when I could not place a Ricoh product and I have benefited from sales leads and sales for color wide format multifucntional systems. Paradigm Imaging will be giving away a free Canon scanner
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IKON Service Pricing for Kyocera

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transferred post from the RFG Board: This an email I recieved from a manufacturer rep. I thought this may be of interest to you. (Embedded image moved to file: pic11337.jpg) IKON is now selling and placing three Kyocera b/w models, the KM-3050, 4050 & 5050. Besides the odd fact that IKON is moving b/w sales away from primary providers, Canon & Ricoh, IKON has started a new service plan that is unique, and only available for the three Kyocera b/w models: o Plan A – Customer has no service
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Canon Introduces New Colour imageCLASS MF Series of Printers

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Save Cost, Time and Space with Canon’s New Colour imageCLASS MF Series The new colour printers offer advanced high-speed printing, eco-friendly benefits and network ready functionalities to meet the needs of today’s Small and Home Offices Singapore, 13 August 2009 – Canon, today, announced the launch of its three new colour imageCLASS MF Printers – the MF 8030Cn, MF 8050Cn and MF 8350Cdn. Compactly designed with new and enhanced usability, the printers are built to offer affordable all-in
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Konica Minolta Gator Bowl Tickets and Parking Go On Sale August 14th

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., Inc. is a leader in advanced imaging and networking technologies for the desktop to the print shop. For the second consecutive year, Konica Minolta was recognized as the #1 Brand for Customer Loyalty in the MFP Office Copier Market by Brand Keys. For more information, please visit www.CountOnKonicaMinolta.com . About The Gator Bowl Classic The Gator Bowl Association is a 501(c) 3 not-for profit organization whose mission is to provide Northeast Florida with the very best in college athletics
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Konica Minolta Named 2009 Supplier of the Year by Corporate United

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Konica Minolta Named 2009 Supplier of the Year by Corporate United Fortune 1000 Members Recognize Konica Minolta's Outstanding Efforts We are proud to honor Konica Minolta as our 2009 Supplier of the Year This honor is a testament to the remarkable products, services and overall performance Konica Minolta provides our membership. Winning the Supplier of the Year award for the third time validates our commitment of providing services to the Corporate United membership. Our relationship with
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Konica Minolta and Kodak shake on Nexpress deal

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Konica Minolta and Kodak shake on Nexpress deal by Peter Kohn May 27, 2009 Find more like: Konica | Minolta | Kodak | Nexpress | deal | service | partner | agency In what is seen as Konica Minolta’s gateway to the print-for-pay market, the company that came to PacPrint four years ago as a member of the “digital light” club is wielding its new NexPress agency as its pass to the vendor A-list. The deal was sealed under a volley of camera flashes on the Konica Minolta stand yesterday, as its
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Brand Keys Customer Loyalty Engagement Index Again Rates Konica Minolta Number 1

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Walmart. "Konica Minolta is honored to be recognized for the second consecutive year as the top office copier manufacturer by Brand Keys," said Kevin P. Kern, vice president, marketing, Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. "This accolade further reinforces our company vision that customers are counting on Konica Minolta for the entire gamut of their advanced digital imaging needs. Our award-winning lines of office systems, printers, production print systems, and application solutions
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Introducing the NEW bizhub PRO C65hc Digital Color Printing System

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Marketing Bulletin Bulletin #08-GB-120 Date: March 16, 2009 To: All Konica Minolta Sales Channels From: Marketing and Product Development Subject: Introducing the NEW bizhub PRO C65hc Digital Color Printing System Konica Minolta is extremely excited to introduce the new Konica Minolta bizhub PRO C65hc Digital Color Production Printing System. Following in the footsteps of the groundbreaking bizhub PRO C6501, the C65hc with brilliant and vivid High Chroma color output will again forge ahead of
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Konica Minolta’s Vision 2009 Provides Dealers with a Unified Roadmap for the Future

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By Scott Cullen, Contributing Writer If the purpose of a dealer meeting is to inspire and rev up dealers for another year of selling, then Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A. (Konica Minolta) did a heck of a job in Orlando, January 11-13. A host of new products, solutions, programs, and initiatives, underscored Konica Minolta’s status in the upper pantheon of imaging equipment manufacturers and should go a long way toward keeping its dealers competitive, and if luck holds out, profitable
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Konica Minolta Color MFPs Receive Gold Medal

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Ramsey, N.J. - July 28, 2009 - Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta), a leading provider of advanced imaging and networking technologies for the desktop to the print shop, today announced Wirth Consulting has awarded three Gold Medal Awards to Konica Minolta in the recent Head2Head Comparison Report. The bizhub® C253 received a Gold Medal for "Best Overall Performance," while the bizhub C253, bizhub C203, and bizhub C200 also received awards for "Overall Lowest
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iR 4570 end user opinion!

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-Minolta: This means it is a more solid construction. This makes it harder to break. This machine copies, prints from your pc, scans, and can also be set up to send faxes. It has its own internal hard-drive, so you can store documents on the machine and print from the copier, rather than your pc. The important factor for the machine lasting over the period of the lease is how many pages per month, year, etc. you are printing. We are not printing that many per month, compared to what the intended
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Canon iR 5055 fax setup questions

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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I have a Canon imageRunner 5055 network printer I am working with, and I have 99% of the functionality set up , but 2 little things have me stumped. I am running a SBS2003 server, and have created a username for the printer called Canon. The printer already sends scans out to the Exchange server perfectly fine. All printing functions are working fine right now. 1. We have incoming faxes directed to the Fax Mailbox
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CANON U.S.A. AND TECHNESIS RELEASE iBRIDGE FOR CANON imagePROGRAF LARGE FORMAT PRINTE

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award-winning imagePROGRAF line of printers will help users to significantly enhance their organization’s ability to track and report on their large format print projects. ” “The integration between Canon imagePROGRAF printers and Technesis iBridge is so seamless that customers are ready to track and bill for printing within minutes of setup. The benefit for Canon imagePROGRAF customers is having the accuracy and accountability of each job sent whether it’s a technical drawing on bond paper or
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Konica Minolta Aftermarket Manager

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(from Gman) Moved from old KM P4P Message Board: 07/27/09 at 09:47 PM Reply with quote #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- As you know, Konica Minolta Business Solutions is fast becoming the most respected manufacturer in the office equipment industry. The KMBS Dealer Division is committed to providing the best sales and support personnel to help KMBS Dealers grow revenue, despite current economic challenges. In that respect, KMBS Dealer Division
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HP Takes Top Spot from Xerox in Global MPS Market

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$50B by 2013, and more than 50 percent of all devices will be under MPS contract. The data indicated that HP had overtaken Xerox as leader in the global MPS sector in 2008, with a 34 percent share of global market. The Photizo Group specializes in research and analysis of the Managed Print Services market. The annual MPS Market Forecast Report is becoming the de facto standard for analysis of this rapidly evolving sector. Photizo defines MPS as the outsourcing of hardcopy devices (printers, copiers
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"How to Increase Sales & Profits for Color Wide Format Print, Scan & Copy".

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"How to Increase Sales & Profits for Color Wide Format Print, Scan & Copy". Paradigm Imaging (Print4Pay Hotel Sponsor) will host a webinar "How to Increase Sales & Profits for Color Wide Format Print, Scan & Copy". This webinar is for all current wide format dealers and dealers that would like to enter the wide format market. Focus will be on how to increase sales of Color Wide Format Multifucntional Systems. Paradigm Imaging will introduce you to their wide selection of hardware & software
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Konica Minolta 6500 - Thoughts

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Konica Minolta 6500 - Thoughts -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Does anyone own and consistently run one of these as a color production machine? We currently own a Xerox DocuColor 5000, but we are considering getting rid of it and purchase the KM 6500 - Mainly for price, but we dont look the shiny toner that the DocuColor Produces. Anyone have any really good things to say about this machine, or bad things for that matter??
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Konica Minolta Document Management Software > Looking for DocForm tips

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(from Shaja)We're about to do our first Prism DocForm install. Anybody have any advice, caveats or suggestions?
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Colortrac will exhibit the latest SmartLF wide format GIS scanners at the ESRI World-

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technologies, simplified and reliable operation, fast scan speeds, and intuitive scanning and printing software solutions to achieve the best high quality color images at a lower cost than was previously possible. Malcolm, says "Our Booth 204 will give ESRI visitors a chance to see Colortrac's industry-leading technology in live demonstrations where we will feature two new large format scanners. The SmartLF Ci 40 is the most affordable, most accurate 40" wide format scanner on the market today, while the
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selling against the Ricoh 1106ex

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(from Neal)a little tidbit
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Selling Copiers "On The Road Again"

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Wednesday, August 5, 2009 Selling Copiers "On The Road Again" Most days, you'll find me driving around Central New Jersey visiting existing accounts or cold calling accounts that I've pre-planned. On the average I can do about 2,000 miles a month or more on my Eclipse (knock on wood 129K and still working). When you're on the road that much you pretty much see it all. One morning going through Long Branch I was stopped behind a pickup truck at a railroad crossing. The train had passed and the
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Kyocera Mita America Announces Powerful Version of Award Winning KYOcapture, Document

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FAIRFIELD, N.J. – August 3, 2009 - Kyocera Mita America, Inc., one of the world's leading document solutions companies, today announced that it has enhanced its KYOcapture, powered by AutoStore, the latest version of its award winning, server-based Document Capture Workflow Solution with the release of version 5.0. Working in synchronization with Kyocera’s color and black & white Multifunctional Products (MFPs), KYOcapture allows organizations to easily capture, process and route their paper
 
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This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago

This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago

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This Week in the Copier Industry Ten Years Ago

Third Week of July 2014

Kodak-Alaris_See-the-Diffreence-500x100Real Copier Sales (10 Years Ago)

Nice post. Truly, "Attitude is everything". Whenever I get a bit gun-shy about making cold calls (which is more often than not, I confess) and the seeming 'wasted' effort it can feel like, I remember some sage advice my wife (a.k.a Head Cheerleader) gave me one time, which helps: "Honey, remember, you're just looking for the live ones." .......more here

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Loffler Companies Introduces New Konica Minolta bizhub PRESS C1085/C1100 and Canon imagePRESS C800/C700 Devices

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(PRWEB) July 30, 2014 Loffler Companies, the leading business technology and services provider in the upper Midwest, is pleased to announce new production printing machines from Konica Minolta and Canon to help busy work places print faster, smarter and better. With blazing 100 page-per-minute output speed in brilliant color, the Konica Minolta bizhub PRESS C1100 color press raises the bar in digital productivity, saves space on the production floor and saves time and labor costs with simple
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Konica Minolta Receives 6 Buyers Lab 2014 Summer Picks

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RAMSEY, NJ, Jul 24, 2014 (Marketwired via COMTEX) -- Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta) today announces that Buyers Laboratory LLC (BLI) has awarded Konica Minolta six 2014 Summer Picks for its bizhub series of multifunctional peripherals (MFP) and its PageScope mobile application. The Company has been awarded three Summer Picks in the A3 monochrome category, two Summer Picks in the A4 monochrome category, and one pick in the mobile print application category. The
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Welcome Back!

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July 28, 2014 A little over 3 years a go we lost an account to a Global (Xerox) Branch selling Konica Minolta. It was a school that by all accounts they said that we were doing a good job supporting the equipment, and that our Canon equipment had run well. I think part of the problem was they asked us to include in the bid a price for a Document Management system with an AP Workflow. Our price was about $10K higher than the Global quote. Which I think pissed them off and made them think we were
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RICOH BRINGS ‘CLOUD PRINT’ TO BUSINESS-CLASS MFPS

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Malvern, PA, July 28, 2014 - Print servers can cost an organization thousands of dollars to buy and manage, but in 2014, they’re not always necessary. Just print through the cloud. That’s why Ricoh Americas Corporation today announced the release of an application that will make its business-class printers and multifunction products (MFPs) Google Cloud Print Ready. With the Ricoh App for Google Cloud Print web printing services, organizations can print from smartphones, tablets, laptops and
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Konica Minolta Releases Automated Workflow Solution for Financial Documents

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RAMSEY, NJ - Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. ( Konica Minolta ) today announces a new automated workflow solution to help financial providers securely capture, process, and distribute financial documents with ease while meeting regulatory demands. Part of Konica Minolta's EnvisionIT Finance solution portfolio, Dispatcher Phoenix Finance helps banks, financial institutions and accounting departments streamline paper-based document processes to reduce costs, increase efficiency
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Copier Reps Can Pay it Forward Also

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Just a few days ago, I attended a webinar from GE. The theme of the webinar was to inform GE partners more about social selling techniques. Since I'm an avid fan of social media, I thought the time would be well spent to hear what Mike Kunkle had to say. Hey, you can always teach and old dog new tricks right? Or, is it, that you can't teach and old dog new tricks. Well, screw it, I sure leaned an awesome technique and I'm an OLD DOG! Mike was an awesome presenter! Much of the information that
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Canon U.S.A. Expands imagePROGRAF Lineup with Six New Models Featuring Faster Print Speeds and More Intuitive Software Options Than Predecessor Models

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-inch printers now also come standard with a Flat Stacker/Basket that provides the capability to neatly stack up to 20, 24 x 36 inch plain paper prints. Simple, Intuitive Software Addressing the needs of a diverse range of users, Canon's Direct Print Share 2.0 software is a downloadable cloud portal solution for expanding printing workflows. This software empowers users to view, share and print a variety of files, including PDF, TIFF, JPEG and HP-GL/2 formats, from virtually anywhere. Users can
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Grohe Improves How Work Gets Done; Cuts Costs with Xerox Managed Print Services

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, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal and Switzerland, Xeroxdelivers print behavior analysis, IT infrastructure planning and implementation, device maintenance and proactive supplies replacement. To keep information protected, Xerox’s secure print feature requires employee badges to be swiped to copy or access printed documents. Grohedecreased print volumes and related costs as unnecessary printouts areavoided or deleted after an extended period of time. The company alsoreduced help-desk calls by
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Seminole Office Solutions becomes Ricoh Certified Services Provider through CHAMPS program

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performance. The program makes it easier for the Ricoh family group of dealers to leverage what they need, when they need it, while lowering their document-related capital investment and helping accelerate profit generation opportunities. | About Seminole Office Solutions | Seminole Office Solutions is a locally owned business that was established in 1984 by Terry Diane Willcox. The company has grown from selling typewriters and fax machines into a three division corporation with almost 50 employees
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TerraSky Inc. Forms a Relationship with Canon Information and Imaging Solutions, Inc., to Expand the Portfolio of Cloud-Based Offerings with Canon’s Forms and Print Services

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." Canon’s Forms and Print Services for Salesforce allows users to create and print sophisticated, professional looking documents, such as sales reports, quotes, proposals, invoices and purchase orders, from data across the applications on the Salesforce1 platform. The PDF documentscan be generated effortlessly right from the cloud, even with a mobile device, and then printed on-the-go, at any FedEx Office location in theUnited States. TerraSky's history of working with complex enterprise customers
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ONE Awesome Way to Seperate Yourself From Other Copier Reps!

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I've been chomping at the bit to write this blog. Picture this, there are three sales people from three different dealers, all of have secured an appointment with theDecision Makerto replace the aging copier. All three have the same level of tenure and experience, all three are offering a different brand of copier, all three bring a full color brochure. They all tout how good the service is, how amazing the support is, and that their systems are so much more reliable than the existing system
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Middlebury saved $2,500 by joining cooperative to buy map copier

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MIDDLEBURY -- Larry Hutvagner, Middlebury's chief financial officer, saved the town close to $2,500 on a new map copier for the Town Clerk's Office by joining a cooperative with the state of Texas. A salesman for Konica Minolta Business Solutions, which produces the copier, suggested that the town sign the Interlocal Cooperation contract for information resources technologies [--] joining the cooperative for free [--] then benefiting from the lowest bid Texas received on copiers. Hutvagner said
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New Middletown schools copiers contract means big savings for district

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MIDDLETOWN The school board is seeking a second capital lease agreement to cut costs on the district’s copiers, projecting five-figure savings every year. The city signed the first of two leases a year ago, although the payments on the contract come from the district’s budget. The board entered into negotiations for the leases in order to consolidate its dozens of contracts for different copiers – 30 agreements for 68 machines – and to upgrade its hardware. more here
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WOODHULL BECOMES RICOH CERTIFIED SERVICES PROVIDER THROUGH CHAMPS PROGRAM

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Malvern, PA, July 31, 2014 - Ricoh Americas Corporation today announced that Woodhull has been officially confirmed as a Ricoh Certified Production Printing Professional Services Provider through Ricoh’s CHAMPS program for dealer transformation. Individual workstyles continue to quickly evolve in today’s dynamic work environment, and as a result Ricoh is focused on information mobility: helping workers at organizations of all sizes access relevant information from anywhere and at any time to
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RICOH AMERICAS CORPORATION RECEIVES EMC GLOBAL INNOVATION AWARD FOR GOVERNMENT WORKFLOW SOLUTION

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architecture and foundation. For details on Ricoh’s full line of products, services and solutions, please visit www.ricoh-usa.com . | About Ricoh | Ricoh is a global technology company specializing in office imaging equipment, production print solutions, document management systems and IT services. Headquartered in Tokyo, Ricoh Group operates in about 200 countries and regions. In the financial year ending March 2014, Ricoh Group had worldwide sales of 2,236 billion yen (approx. 21.7 billion USD). The
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Re: RICOH BRINGS ‘CLOUD PRINT’ TO BUSINESS-CLASS MFPS

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Ricoh would try to charge for this. In my opinion, this should be included as a firmware update that brings additional value to the client potentially helps Ricoh and its dealers capture more prints from mobile devices. I do like the idea of Ricoh starting to offer additional features via firmware installation (chargeable or not). If they truly want to be a Services-led organization, we should be able to add features like this or OCR to products across the line. It's ridiculous that if we have
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Epson Enhances Managed Print Service Offerings through Validated Device Support Status with ECi FMAudit(R) Software

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and dealers requiring robust business printers with easy-to-use monitoring services to manage productivity, performance and cost. "As the managed print services market continues to grow, Epson has made it a priority to partner with solution providers such as FMAudit to address businesses' need for solutions that deliver productivity and cost efficiency," said Mike Isgrig, vice president, North America Consumer Sales and Marketing, Epson America, Inc. "Resellers now have the opportunity to provide
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5 Reasons Why Cold Calling is NOT Dead

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good at honing their sales skills. Now, do any of us enjoy looking at a client in our database, recognizing that you've called them for four years and you've gained no ground in getting through to the Decision Maker? Yeah, just what I thought, the answer is NO! However, you can make cold calling fun! What I do, is to put on my ultra happy as every to call you mode. Through the tone of my voice, I'm projecting that I'm delighted that I 've called XYZ company. I then ask if the person I'm speaking
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Toshiba e-STUDIO306LP/RD30 Reduces Paper Consumption in Governmental Office

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TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 31, 2014-- Toshiba TEC (TOKYO:6588), a global leader in printing, imaging solutions and services, introduced the world's first eco-friendly MFP system to the governmental offices - Shiga Prefectural Office, Japan. The ground-breaking MFP system was consciously designed to be environmentally friendly. It consists of the e-STUDIO306LP which prints the document in an erasable blue toner, and the e-STUDIO RD30 which erases the identifiable print from paper. At the same
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Re: RICOH BRINGS ‘CLOUD PRINT’ TO BUSINESS-CLASS MFPS

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They don't need to replaced. They are great boxes but need to be made current by making them compatible with new features like OCR & Smart Operations Panel. Update them using firmware. Imagine how much more money Ricoh could make if they only updated monochrome systems half as often (no need to manufacture a new design) but provided new features via firmware update & potential add-ons. Color is presently a different story since the quality keeps improving but not for long.
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Re: RICOH BRINGS ‘CLOUD PRINT’ TO BUSINESS-CLASS MFPS

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k, and the day will come soon, when only color systems are offered. I'm not holding my breath on Ricoh just updating the MP4002/5002. Yes, would be much easier for us and dealers to keep the same engine and just add additional features.
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Re: RICOH BRINGS ‘CLOUD PRINT’ TO BUSINESS-CLASS MFPS

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They won't just update it; I'm just stating my opinion. I predict the next version will feature a single-pass feeder and the additional features. The day may come when a manufacturer only offers color systems, but I hope Ricoh isn't the first one. Whoever that is will lose a lot for several years due to customer resistance unless there are multiple billing tiers in which low coverage is billed at the same rate as mono & higher coverage rates can be completely disabled to overcome objections
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Its Time For A Print Audit

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As computer networks grow and more and more users are brought on line there is one part of the network that is often forgotten and goes unmanaged. This growth can lead to unnecessary cost and also higher volumes of help desk issues. It involves the continued growth of print connection on the network as users decide they need a new printer to do their work. Local printers can abound Many organizations are surprised by just how many printers end up on their systems when the finally take the time
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New Ricoh/Xante Envelope Press

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Has anyone sold one of these yet?  Are they available?   Lot's of questions here and can't find nothing more than a brochure (xante) and pricing.   Thanx   Art
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Stratasys Objet30 OrthoDesk 3D Printer Selected by IDT Magazine as a Top-10 Technology Product for 2014

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MINNEAPOLIS REHOVOT, Israel, Jul 29, 2014 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- StratasysLtd. , aleading global provider of 3D printingand additive manufacturing solutions, today announced the Objet30OrthoDesk 3D Printer was selected as the top-10 technology productfor 2014 by the readers of Inside Dental Technology (IDT) magazine. The top-10 list, featured in the July issue, was compiled by IDT’s reader service card data. Each product was assigned a number to accurately track interest from print and digital
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Re: RICOH BRINGS ‘CLOUD PRINT’ TO BUSINESS-CLASS MFPS

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Originally Posted by txeagle24: It's ridiculous that if we have a client with a new MP C3003-C6003 series machine they can get the OCR kit, but if they have monochrome devices in the MP 4002/5002 series or MP 6002-9002 they have to wait for the next generation of equipment to get that basic functionality. Awesome point on the OCR. The MP4002 & MP5002 are long in the tooth and needs to be replaced ASAP!
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Re: 5 Reasons Why Cold Calling is NOT Dead

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Nice post. Truly, "Attitude is everything". Whenever I get a bit gun-shy about making cold calls (which is more often than not, I confess) and the seeming 'wasted' effort it can feel like, I remember some sage advice my wife (a.k.a Head Cheerleader) gave me one time, which helps: "Honey, remember, you're just looking for the live ones."
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Re: 5 Reasons Why Cold Calling is NOT Dead

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LOL "just looking for the live ones", awesome
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BTA Southeast & IBPI Partner to Host Consecutive Events

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. Since 1987, the organization has built an outstanding reputation based upon bringing tremendous buying power to its dealer members. IBPI’s membership is composed of more than 350 independent commercial copy, print and IT dealers located throughout the United States. Its members, which have a combined annual sales volume in excess of $4.3 billion, sell and service all OEM copier/MFPs and print devices, along with providing managed print and managed network services. For more information, visit
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Bend Mapping Scanning Sales Grow by 50% with Contex HD iFLEX Scanner

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scanning area. Though the HD iFLEX has an A2/C-size footprint, Contex's Nextimage scanning software allows the device to capture an A1/D-size original. The hardware scans the image area in just four seconds, and its camera provides a full 600 x 600 optical resolution. Bend Mapping staffers can easily connect the HD iFLEX to any one of its five wide-format printers. A case study ofBend Mapping and the HD iFLEXis available at Contex's website. For more information, contact salesamericas@contex.com
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Nikec Solutions upgrades its file sharing software to heighten document security and control

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productivity. Meanwhile the ability to share documents directly via the familiar Outlook/DMS interface encourages user uptake which subsequently leads to enhance communications between teams and their clients. Nikec Docstore also integrates with the firm’s Active Directory to alleviate the need for IT teams to manually recreate file and folder structures and permissions settings, resulting in time and cost savings. Redesigned user interface As documents are constantly added, deleted, shared and
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Global Engineering Firm Invests More Than $700,000 In A Kofax Accounts Payable Automation Solution

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capture and processing of invoices and provide advanced analytics to monitor and meet internal key performance indicators (KPIs). By deploying the Kofax solution, the organization was able to bring invoice processing in-house to better manage and control costs, improve the quality and security of the data captured, and reduce processing times. The customer estimates it will achieve a 25% cost savings by not outsourcing. “Outsourcing business processes such as accounts payable can be cost
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Re: The Future of Scanning for MFP's aka Copiers is in the Cloud

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Hello Gordon, One of the advantages of the cloud is that you can easily make the same solutions available all around the globe. So yes, Udocx is available in Australia. We will reply to your email shortly.
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Re: ONE Awesome Way to Seperate Yourself From Other Copier Reps!

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Hello Art, Your problem in the start sounds a lot like Buridan’s ass. When faced with options that are too similar many people may decide not to decide at all and starve... And research suggests that if they do decide they may be less satisfied than if they had not seen the competing offers. Dropping all the technical details and focusing on sector expertise is a great idea. Have you pitched this to any of your customers yet?
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Re: The Future of Scanning for MFP's aka Copiers is in the Cloud

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I can't say that I agree that scan to email or folder are dying in my experience. Scanning to Office 365 should only require a special connector configuration in the hub transport layer. Like traditional scan to email or folder the first time is difficult and it doesn't seem like it's worth the effort but in time it should become more simple. "Scan to Cloud" seems to be a vague term as most people who are looking for a solution like this may be referring to scanning to their application...
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Re: The Future of Scanning for MFP's aka Copiers is in the Cloud

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Originally Posted by jswinberlin: (...) Some lines of business applications are really nice and provide configuration of "hot folders" which not only upload documents but delete them from the original folder. I'd love to see more services offer this feature. (...) Unfortunately (or maybe fortunately), I've yet to find a solution that meets the needs of even 30% of our customers like scan to email and scan to folder which by nature are very flexible in their simplicity. I'd love to hear...
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Re: The Future of Scanning for MFP's aka Copiers is in the Cloud

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JS: ok, maybe I shouldn't have used "dying", let me say that users are looking for more options than scan2email or scan2folder. Most I talk wish there were more options that would save them time. I agree, mist want to scan back to their business line of software. Thanx for the comment!!
 
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