Tagged With "Innovation"
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Re: Are we Lying to Ourselves?
Absolutely true, Ray! The Life Cycle (of a product, a concept...) is a fundamental fact. There will be blood for those who do not react in time!
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Re: New Research Finds Document Deluge Is Impacting Business Productivity And Security
very interesting data here
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Re: Discussion about Sharp Corp & Possible Foxconn Take Over
I don't care how much the copier division makes as far as profitability goes when that division is probably a small percentage of the overall company. My guess is it will go up for sale at some point. My bet would be to Samsung. I also don't see how that division is profitable based on what I see down the street. I kind of believe it about as much as I believed Ricoh in the dealer meeting a few years ago saying "regardless of the rumors your hear, the direct operations are profitable." From...
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Ricoh Wins Gold in Best in Biz Awards 2018
MALVERN, Pa. , Dec. 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Ricoh USA , Inc. has been named a gold winner in the Most Innovative Company category of the Best in Biz Awards, the only independent business awards program judged each year by prominent editors and reporters from top-tier publications in North America . In the past year, Ricoh launched its RICOH Ignite global growth strategy which outlines the company's plans to push traditional technology boundaries to empower digital workplaces to facilitate...
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MGI JETvarnish 3D Image Editor Software
MGI JETvarnish 3D Image Editor Software Honored as PRINT 18 “Red Hot Technology” Konica Minolta to Demonstrate Advancements in On-Press Creative Design & Prototyping MGI & Konica Minolta “Red Hot Technology” on Display at Print 18 MELBOURNE, FL USA (September 23 rd , 2018) – The annual PRINT 18 Graphic Arts trade show event and exhibition produced by the Association for Print Technologies (APTech) has been energized this year with new attendee attractions, expanded educational...
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Konica Minolta partners with Mobile Industrial Robots in Australia
Konica Minolta is partnering with collaborative mobile robots manufacturer, Mobile Industrial Robots, in a move it says will bring bring a greater level of automation to its clients in Australia. Martin Keetels, national manager of Robotics and Innovation, Konica Minolta, said, “With Australian businesses requiring greater efficiency to remain competitive in the region, and globally clients are beginning to demand robotic technology, robotics will be a growth and productivity engine of...
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Datto Equips Managed Service Providers with 20 New Product Innovations to Improve Efficiency and Service Delivery
BARCELONA, Spain--( BUSINESS WIRE )-- Datto Inc. , the world’s leading provider of IT solutions delivered through managed service providers (MSPs) and IT service providers (ITSPs), today announced enhancements to all product lines. Announced during DattoCon Barcelona, these innovations are set to deliver major efficiency improvements for MSPs and come just four months after Datto released nearly 20 updates and new features at DattoCon Austin in the U.S. These updates exemplify Datto’s...
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New Players, New Rules, New Game.
One thing few in the Imaging Channel want to discuss is the innovative processes which will replace much of the old way’s deliverable. The glory days of selling print equipment and its services are just beginning for some innovative thinkers and ending for some others. All things do in-fact change. Even those who refuse, eventually are forced to change. No one can circumvent progress regardless of their marketing strategies or their hopes that current circumstances remain a little longer.
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Workspace Of The Future On Display Today At The Dimension Data Digital Workplace Center of Excellence In Silicon Valley
NEW YORK , Oct. 11, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Dimension Data , a USD 8 billion global technology integrator, managed services provider and member of the NTT Group , announces the opening of a Digital Workplace Center of Excellence at the NTT Global Innovation Center in Silicon Valley. Through its ubiquitous mesh of voice, video, end-user computing, mobility and security technologies, the workspace of the future enables continuous innovation of fresh business models, processes and outcomes. The...
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BearingPoint has record revenues of €739 million in 2018
AMSTERDAM--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar 11, 2019--Management and technology consultancy BearingPoint today announced record revenues of €739 million in 2018. The core Consulting business recorded 6% growth compared to 2017 with the software solutions business growing slightly slower than in previous years. BearingPoint remained strongly profitable even though the firm made significant investments. There was a smooth transition in leadership when longstanding executive Kiumars Hamidian took office as...
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FUJIFILM DIMATIX TO SHOWCASE INNOVATIVE INKJET TECHNOLOGIES AT LOPEC 2019 IN GERMANY
FUJIFILM DIMATIX TO SHOWCASE INNOVATIVE INKJET TECHNOLOGIES AT LOPEC 2019 IN GERMANY Lebanon, NH, March 19, 2019 – FUJIFILM Dimatix, Inc. will demonstrate its piezoelectric inkjet technology and its high performance MEMS based drop-on-demand printheads at the upcoming LOPEC trade fair for printed electronics, March 20 – 21, 2019, in Munich, Germany. Within booth numbers 402 and 404, in Hall B0, FUJIFILM Dimatix will showcase the Dimatix Materials Printer DMP-2850 , a cost-effective,...
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Imaging Channel, Surveys can teach competitors a lot
I recently attended a webinar where the scariest thing was what was not said. The webinar was discussing the Imaging Channel; it included a recap of a survey given to dealer owners. The dealers answered the survey in a most disturbing way which no one is questioning, so I will. The survey determined that only 4% of dealers were concerned about A4 equipment which could easily replace the oversold A3's in 80-85% of the Imaging Channel's Customers. It appears the Imaging Channel is conceding...
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A Lack of Curiosity Kills Innovation
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RICOH Tours Now Supports Floor Plans and Tour Path Navigation for Your 360° Virtual Tours
CUPERTINO, Calif., Dec. 18, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- RICOH Tours, a service of Ricoh Innovations Corporation, the only truly complete and affordable 360° virtual tour solution under one global brand, today announced two new features - the ability to integrate floor plans and quickly add tour paths allowing an easy walkthrough of 360° virtual tours. Unlike conventional ‘video game’ like virtual tour experiences, which often come with a hefty price tag, require professional photographers and...
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Ricoh employee named finalist in 2020 Stevie® Awards for Sales & Customer Service
Innovator in customer survey collection and analysis to be recognized at 14th annual awards, February 28 in Las Vegas EXTON, Pa. , Feb. 3, 2020 / PRNewswire / -- Ricoh USA , Inc. 's David Pagenkopf has been named a finalist in the 14th annual Stevie® Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Ricoh nominated Pagenkopf, Project Manager, Process Improvement, for the Customer Service and Contact Center Individual category due to his work creating more effective, efficient and reliable feedback...
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Konica Minolta Unites Globally in Innovation and Humanitarianism
Efforts Abound Across the World to Support Communities and Help Customers Ramsey, NJ, (April 9, 2020) Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc . (Konica Minolta), and its IT Services Division All Covered ( All Covered ), are proud to share global efforts to support local communities and help customers maintain business continuity during the Coronavirus pandemic. Konica Minolta's various technologies play a significant role in accelerating solution provision during challenging times. The...
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INCJ sticks by rescue plan for Sharp as Foxconn talks continue
Japan’s Innovation Network Corp. is confident Sharp Corp. will see its rescue plan as superior to a competing bid even as the struggling electronics maker enters talks with Taiwan’s Foxconn Technology Group. “We are not giving up,” INCJ Chief Executive Officer Toshiyuki Shiga said in a recent interview in Tokyo. “Ours is clearly the better option for Sharp.” While Foxconn is bidding for the whole company, INCJ plans to inject cash and revive individual Sharp businesses by combining them with...
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Japan fund makes late move to thwart Hon Hai in Sharp battle: sources
A Japanese state fund is making a final effort to secure a takeover of Sharp Corp ( 6753.T ) as the ailing electronics maker considers a higher $5.8 billion offer from Taiwan's Foxconn ( 2317.TW ), criticizing the composition of the company's board, sources said. Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (INCJ) officials are taking issue with two of Sharp's board members who they believe have a conflict of interest as they represent a fund that holds preferred shares in the electronics...
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Sharp to start two-day board meeting on Foxconn's $5.9 billion offer - sources
TOKYO Loss-making Japanese electronics maker Sharp Corp's ( 6753.T )board begins a two-day meeting on Wednesday to decide if it should accept a $5.9 billion (£4.2 billion) takeover by Taiwan's Foxconn instead of an offer from a state-backed fund, sources with direct knowledge of the matter said. A deal with Foxconn, the world's biggest assembler of Apple Inc ( AAPL.O ) products known formally as Hon Hai Precision Industry Co ( 2317.TW ), would pave the way for the largest acquisition by a...
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Sharp $3 billion overhaul plan could be concluded this week: source
A $3 billion restructuring plan for Japanese electronics firm Sharp Corp is likely to be finalised as early as this week, a person with direct knowledge of the discussions said on Tuesday. State-backed fund Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (INCJ) is leading the bailout, which would be Sharp's third major package in three years, and would invest more than 200 billion yen ($1.7 billion) in the plan, the source added, confirming earlier media reports. The Osaka-based company is also...
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Hon Hai to up investment offer for Sharp to about $5.9 billion: Yomiuri
Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co ( 2317.TW ) is set to offer to invest about 700 billion yen ($5.9 billion) in Sharp Corp ( 6753.T ), the Yomiuri daily reported, upping its proposal and sending shares in the troubled Japanese display maker soaring. Hon Hai, also known as Foxconn, could make the offer, its final proposal, as early as Friday, the Japanese newspaper said on Friday. It had previously proposed a maximum 500 billion yen investment, the Yomiuri said. The report sent shares in...
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Sharp Corp Lives to Fight Another Day
Japan state fund offers Sharp a $1.7B bailout: Nikkei report Japanese government-backed fund has offered to invest 200 billion yen ($1.71 billion) to help bail out electronics maker Sharp , the Nikkei business daily reported on Monday. The Nikkei report said Sharp would also seek 150 billion yen in existing loans from lenders to be converted to preferred shares in a debt-for-equity swap. The news follows a Reuters report that said the fund, the Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (INCJ),...
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Fujitsu Announces Innovative Retail Advancements and Solutions at Retail's BIG Show 2016
NEW YORK , Jan. 18, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Fujitsu today introduced new solutions for retailers to enable faster and easier transactions, optimize the role of the sales associate, implement wearable technology for employees and ultimately, significantly enhance customer experience. New technologies from Fujitsu are being showcased at the Fujitsu booth (#3805) at the National Retail Federation (NRF) BIG Show on January 17-20, 2016 , at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City .
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Japan Inc may win Sharp battle, but lose the LCD war
By Ritsuko Ando and Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO (Reuters) - A state-backed Japanese fund is frontrunner to rescue Sharp Corp, ahead of a rival approach from Apple supplier Foxconn, but industry insiders question whether it can protect the group in the long term amid cut-throat competition. Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (INCJ), if successful, would represent the third bailout in as many years for Sharp, known for its liquid crystal display (LCD) technology and super-thin screens. The INCJ...
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Sharp $5.5 billion bailout plan likely to be decided by next weekend: sources
A Japanese state-backed fund and Sharp's ( 6753.T ) lenders are likely to agree on a new rescue plan worth around 650 billion yen ($5.5 billion) for the struggling display maker by next weekend, sources with direct knowledge of the matter said on Friday. The plan would represent the third bailout in as many years for Sharp which must also weigh a proposal from Apple supplier Foxconn ( 2317.TW ). The state-backed fund, Innovation Network Corporation of Japan, is widely seen as the frontrunner...
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Canon Solutions America Sparks Innovation at the 2016 Best Value Conference
MELVILLE, N.Y., Jan. 27, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canon Solutions America, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Canon U.S.A., Inc., today announced its participation in the 2016 Best Value Conference , a nationally recognized event that educates guests on a leadership-based business model that is designed to decrease risk, stress, cost, and management requirements. During the event, members of Canon Solutions America's Enterprise Managed Services Division spoke on the company's adaptation of...
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Foxconn details offer for troubled Sharp, Gou steps in: source
Taiwan's Foxconn ( 2317.TW ) has detailed its offer for troubled electronics maker Sharp Corp ( 6753.T ), a person with direct knowledge of the talks said, potentially complicating a rescue bid led by a Japanese state-backed fund. Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (INCJ), still seen as a front runner, will go head-to-head with Foxconn in the bidding for Sharp, and its third bailout in under four years. Foxconn, formally known as Hon Hai Precision Industry, had already offered over 600...
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Discussion about Sharp Corp & Possible Foxconn Take Over
In recent news it seems that Sharp Board of Directors is favoring and wants to explore the Foxconn takeover aka buyout more. Foxconn offer is almost twice that of Japans INCJ (Innovative Network Corp of Japan). From what I've read, is that INCJ is a public-private partnership between the Japanese government and 19 major corporations. (got that from wiki). The government of Japan also provide monetary guarantees to INCJ. Foxconn is located in New Taipei City in Taiwan, in...
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INCJ Sticks by Rescue Plan for Sharp as Foxconn Talks Continue
Innovation Network Corp. of Japan is confident Sharp Corp. will see its rescue plan as superior to a competing bid even as the struggling electronics maker enters talks with Taiwan’s Foxconn Technology Group. “We are not giving up,” INCJ Chief Executive Officer Toshiyuki Shiga said in an interview in Tokyo on Wednesday. “Ours is clearly the better option for Sharp.” While Foxconn is bidding for the whole company, INCJ plans to inject cash and revive individual Sharp businesses by combining...
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drupa cube Program Announced
Messe Düsseldorf North America 150 North Michigan Avenue Suite 2920 Chicago, IL 60601 drupa cube PROGRAM ANNOUNCED drupa cube, the event and congress destination at drupa 2016, the world's leading trade fair for print and cross-media solutions, will feature some 60 keynote speeches, panel discussions and presentations by international experts (Hall 6, Stand D03). drupa cube sets itself apart from other industry congresses around the globe with its focus on visitor target groups from the...
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Kofax Showcases New Product Innovations at Transform 2015
March 09, 2015 08:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time LAS VEGAS--( BUSINESS WIRE )--Kofax ® Limited (NASDAQ and LSE: KFX), a leading provider of smart process applications that simplify and transform the First Mile™ of customer engagement, today debuted a wide range of new product innovations at Transform 2015 , the Company’s annual end user customer and reseller conference at the Aria Resort & Casino in Las Vegas from March 9 -10. “The central theme of Transform 2015 is Igniting Customer...
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RICOH: ENHANCING HUMAN PRODUCTIVITY REQUIRES ‘DEEP INNOVATION’
Malvern, PA, December 10, 2014 - The coming years will see the stark emergence of a growing trend: technology-centric innovation outpacing human cognitive capacity and institutional adaptability. In a nutshell: Digital technology is advancing at an exponential rate, while humans and institutions built by humans adapt in a linear fashion. That’s why they struggle to cope with increasingly complex new technology and generally fail to tap its full promise. This people problem will only worsen...
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Frost & Sullivan Honors CIO Innovators of the Year, CIO Game Changers and Best-in-Class CIO Impact Award
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Feb. 12, 2014 MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. , Feb. 12, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Frost & Sullivan honored IT leaders from Ricoh Americas Corp. along with Brown and Toland Physicians as top winners of their CIO Impact Awards program at ConNEXTions 2014 in San Francisco, CA. Frost & Sullivan recognized recipients of the CIO Impact Awards Best-in-Class, Technology Partner, and CIO Game-Changer honors, at the awards gala held at the ConNEXTions 2014...
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Sony Blazes Paperless Trail With Innovative New Digital Paper
SAN DIEGO, March 27, 2014 /PRNewswire/ Professionals overwhelmed with paper now have a new way to read, annotate, and share documents electronically using Sony's Digital Paper. Designed to increase productivity and streamline collaboration in...
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New EFI IQuote Software Brings Innovation to the World of Estimating
NEWS -- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New EFI IQuote Software Brings Innovation to the World of Estimating at Print 13 FOSTER CITY, California -- September 8, 2013 -- EFI ™ (Nasdaq: EFII), a world leader in customer-focused digital printing innovation, today announced that a new version of EFI IQuote estimating software developed for the worldwide market is making its North American debut at the Print 13 trade show in Chicago. The software, one of eight EFI products to win a 2013 MUST SEE ’EMS...
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Accelrys Acquires Compliance and Quality Management Leader QUMAS
"As Accelrys continues to extend its research, laboratory and manufacturing informatics capabilities to deliver first-in-class scientific innovation lifecycle management (SILM) solutions, we're delighted to welcome the QUMAS team and the extensive...
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Canon ME highlights opportunities at 2013 Partner Conference
Canon Middle East, a world leader in imaging solutions, held its 2013 Partner Conference in Dubai under the theme "Steering to Our Vision," which discussed opportunities to create value in the market through diversifying the innovative product offering, focusing on managed print services (MPS) and enhancing online activities. Building on the company’s mission to become closer to its customers, the recent three-day conference brought together over 100 partners from 45 countries in the Middle...
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Ericsson : ABI Research - Ericsson Retains Top Position in the US$ 10B Network Managed Service Market
ENP Newswire - 06 January 2014 Release date- 03012014 - Scottsdale, Arizona - The 4Q-2013 Competitive Assessment for the US$ 10B Network Managed Services calls out its leaders. ABI Research finds the lead...
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Ricoh Senior VP of Marketing Dominic Pontrelli to present at The CMO Club Fall Innovation and Inspiration Summit, Los Angeles
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Epson SureColor S-Series Solvent Printers Drive Signage Market Leadership and Innovation
From brilliant outdoor signage displays to transforming million-dollar luxury vehicles into extraordinary automotive masterpieces to creating one-of-a-kind gallery reproductions with superb quality and breakthrough production speeds, Epson America continues to demonstrate its leadership in the professional imaging market with new solvent printing boundaries forged every day. According to InfoTrends data, Epson continued its momentum in the signage market by extending its share to an average...
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Virtela Named 2013 AlwaysOn Global 250 Winner in Cloud Innovation
DENVER, Oct. 21, 2013 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Virtela , the world's largest independent managed network, security and cloud services company, today announced that it has been named a 2013 AlwaysOn Global 250 Winner. The AlwaysOn Global 250 recognizes leadership among industry peers and game-changing approaches and technologies that are likely to disrupt existing markets and entrenched players in the Global Silicon Valley. Virtela was selected by the AlwaysOn editorial team and industry experts...
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N-able Wins CRN Tech Innovator Award for Managed IT Services Automation
Managed IT Services Pioneer Wins Tech Innovator Award Two Years in a Row; Earns High Marks for MSP Service Automation Advancements, IT Services Growth and Partner Success OTTAWA, ON -- (Marketwired) -- 11/04/13 -- Demonstrating its leader status in IT services automation, N-able by SolarWinds®, a global leader in remote monitoring and management (RMM) and service automation software, today announced it was named a 2013 Tech Innovator by CRN. The win marks the second consecutive year N-able...