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Re: The Quest for $200K "When I bit off more than I could chew"
Jason WOW, congrats on the excellent year! You're right about the time thing, no matter how hard we try, there's no telling of forecasting the future. Unless you have an obscene pipeline, and that's what I'm planning for in 2018. BTW, Jersey just seems to be getting worse and worse, do you think a Jersey accent would work well in North Carolina?
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Re: Are Your Salespeople Good Losers? Ask Cam Newton...
Art, Sorry you list the deal but even old time guys (me included) can learn something new. This validates it is easier to stay with the "known" Always be Positioning yourself even in defeat. Within copier dealerships there are so many other "things" you all can sell to help solve business problems and challenges. I hate losing but sometimes good losing turns out to be great opportunities down the road. The Carolina Panthers will be back, Cam Newton will be back and as salespeople you will...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago, The First Week in January 2004
Some of these devices sure do bring back some memories. interesting news with Ikon, and I remember the DiALTA Color CF5001 very well! Enjoy these threads from 15 years ago this week! Konica Minolta Unveils DiALTA Color CF5001 1/6/049:19 AM Konica Minolta Unveils DiALTA Color CF5001 Konica Minolta Business Solutions U .S.A. Inc. has introduced a 50-page-per-minute (ppm) color printer /copier/scanner, the Minolta DiALTA Color CF5001, designed specifically for environments with high volume...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago, The Third Week in January 2004
Wow, a Super Bowl thread from back in 2004, talking about the 14 game win streak from the Pats. It was the Pats vs the Eagles. Fly Eagles Fly, no Super Bowl for you this year! Enjoy the threads from 15 years ago this week! Re: Super Bowl Poll! Our Year! · 1/16/048:54 AM The Patriots are now on a 14 game winning streak. They will go into the Super Bowl on the longest streak of any team since the '72 Dolphins. And Peyton Manning is putting together what might be the best postseason for a QB in...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago, The Second Week in September 2003
I took the time to re-read and correct some of the grammar and spelling issues that plagued me from many years ago. I'm a copier sales person and not an English major. Please excuse typo's or grammar. Anyway, I must have wrote this after the Ricoh purchase of Ikon and the title "MFP Wars". After the re-read, I realized that we're still fighting the MFP Wars, whether it's the low cost per pages that are low balled or the continuing battle of A3 vs A4. Somethings never change. Enjoy the...
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This Week in the Copier/Office Equipment Industry 15 Years Ago (Last Week of February 2004)
Just a short story from an order I had last week. The client was an existing account, almost five years ago it was net new. Thus I had some promo's I could throw at the client in order to secure the order. Now it comes time for the renewal almost 5 years later, there are some payments left in the lease. There is no way I can sell them at the same lease price per month. I also made an early mistake on the pricing when I met with the client. I never presented the lease price for the new...
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This Week in the Copier in Industry, Third Week of November 2003
My sales month ended today, thus allowing time for our beloved bean counters the chance to close the month on the calendar end of month. don't mind and I'm kind of use to it. I figure that closing the month early gives me two end of the month chances to close some orders. Of course one is our actual close and the other is calendar end of month. December this year is a little frightening since Christmas falls on a Tuesday. Which means most will not be working on the 24th. Thus December only...
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This Week in the Copier in Industry, The Last Week of November 2003
Looking back there was one incredible thread from 15 years ago and that had to do with a new member that refused give information that we required in order to approve them for membership. Those days were the early days from when we transitioned from an MSN community to a real web site. Back then all we had was the forums. Graham & Ted were also key players in getting the forums launched back then. Enjoy the threads from 15 years ago this week and make sure you check out that thread!
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This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago, The Last Week in December 2008
WooHoo, I'm on vacation this week, well at least from my day job! Enjoy the threads from ten years ago this week! Weekend Copier Notes from 12/28/08 Neal · 12/29/087:08 AM , president of Xerox Office Group (XOG), Xerox products now account for only 55% of the MFPs that Global locations are selling . (now that Xerox is experiencing slower sales in the U .S., will it continue to allow other brands to be sold in its Global subsidiary?) In an article in The Wall Street Journal, Bill Jordan,...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 5 Years Ago (Second Week of February 2015)
It's Friday night and late. Tuesday evening I traveled to Atlantic City for our annual showing of wide format copiers and white boards. Our event started Wednesday in the AM and lasted until 1PM today. I'm getting too old to put in 10 hour days on the show floor (lol). I love doing them because of the interaction with potential clients and you never know who you're going to meet. We brought the BIG 65 inch white board and it was the sizzle that we needed to catch all of those prospects. All...
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MSP & MSSP Industry Notes for February 8th, 2020
MSP & MSSP Industry Notes Sponsored by Arcoa Group ARCOA Group is here to help you successfully manage your IT Asset Disposition process. We help you recover value from retired electronic equipment through responsible methods of reuse and recycling. We ensure proper handling of assets which may contain data, while being environment stewards for assets that have no reuse value and are headed for recycling. We’ve built a robust de-manufacturing process to offer additional options for asset...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago (Second Week of April 2005)
For each of the next few blogs I'll be inserting some tips from what other dealers and sales peeps are doing on a daily basis from around the globe for staying relevant with their clients and prospects. 1. We promote our brand, products & services daily and when we return and hit the ground running we might take the opposition out who may not make so much effort working from home… Enjoy these incredible threads from 15 years ago this week! Konica Minolta Cuts 05/06 Profit Target Guest ·...
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MSP & MSSP Industry Notes for February 15th, 2020
MSP & MSSP Industry Notes Sponsored by Arcoa Group ARCOA Group is here to help you successfully manage your IT Asset Disposition process. We help you recover value from retired electronic equipment through responsible methods of reuse and recycling. We ensure proper handling of assets which may contain data, while being environment stewards for assets that have no reuse value and are headed for recycling. We’ve built a robust de-manufacturing process to offer additional options for asset...
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MSP & MSSP Industry Notes for February 22nd, 2020
MSP & MSSP Industry Notes Sponsored by Arcoa Group ARCOA Group is here to help you successfully manage your IT Asset Disposition process. We help you recover value from retired electronic equipment through responsible methods of reuse and recycling. We ensure proper handling of assets which may contain data, while being environment stewards for assets that have no reuse value and are headed for recycling. We’ve built a robust de-manufacturing process to offer additional options for asset...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 5 Years Ago for the Second Week of May 2015
Enjoy these threads from 15 years ago this week! Sharp Earns Business Technology Association’s Art Post · 5/12/1510:36 PM manufacturers were also presented with 2015 Channel’s Choice awards. KYOCERA Document Solutions America received the award for its Outstanding Performance as a Secondary Product Line Provider. The company also received an award in the three-way tie in the Corporate Support performance category. Tom Walsh, vice president of the Western Division for Kyocera, accepted the...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 5 Years Ago for the Last Week of May 2015
Two selling days left in the month and I looking for another $10K to get me over the hump. Two days of pushing coming up and it should be exciting! Enjoy these awesome threads from 5 years ago this week! Ricoh Multi Copier Lease Award in Missouri ART POST · 5/31/1512:50 AM TOPIC Ricoh SP4520dn print will not print... ART POST · 5/26/159:58 PM Ricoh SP4520dn print will not print on to carbonless paper from Relyco. No matter what we did it was still pulling two sheets. Rats!!! Proposed...
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MSP & MSSP Industry Notes for March 14th, 2020
MSP & MSSP Industry Notes Sponsored by Arcoa Group ARCOA Group is here to help you successfully manage your IT Asset Disposition process. We help you recover value from retired electronic equipment through responsible methods of reuse and recycling. We ensure proper handling of assets which may contain data, while being environment stewards for assets that have no reuse value and are headed for recycling. We’ve built a robust de-manufacturing process to offer additional options for asset...
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5 Reasons Why I'm Going to Spring Break BTA in New Orleans in March!
I'm about to make my first ever trip to New Orleans for BTA's Spring Break event. A fewmemories come to mind when thinking about New Orleans, The Super Bowl (many of them, in fact the first ten), Mardi Gras, NOMDA Show, and Katrina. Since I'm going to be a newbie in New Orleans for March 18th & March 19th, I'll be staying at the BTA recommended Intercontinental New Orleans. Similar to last years event at the Grand Floridian, IBPI is hosting their event on March...
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This Week in the Copier/Office Equipment Industry 10 Years Ago Third Week of January 2006
It's Super Bowl Week! Denver or North Carolina? I'm picking Denver because of experience and their awesome defense. Take some time and review the threads from ten years ago. Re: NCPG gets DMAP6 Cost Boston Mike · 1/24/06 8:55 PM Worked on my end at work and home. How does one sign up for this and are Jewish Temples allowed? Thanks -=Boston Mike=- Theo's back and you are all in BIG Trouble! Reply Re: NCPG gets DMAP6 Cost Old Glory · 1/25/06 9:11 AM The...
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Health care industry is No. 1 for cyberattacks
The FBI has warned that cyberattacks are on the rise - and health care companies are often the target hackers seek. An attack that took place in August on Community Health Systems Inc., the No. 2 publicly traded U.S. hospital group, compounded concern...
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This Week in the Copier/Office Equipment Industry 10 Years Ago Second Week of December 2004
When I first posted this last night, I got mixed up with the dates, thinking yesterday was the 7th, Well, it actual was because it was 1AM in the morning. It was good to see that Pearl Harbor has not been forgotten and we owe what we have to the...
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This Week in the Copier/Office Equipment Industry 10 Years Ago (1st Week of January 2004)
First a little of bit of news: On January 3rd 2004 the first of the Mars Exploration Rovers, Spirit, has successfully landed on theMartian surface with a "very strong signal" being received from the lander. It was a tense few minutes as no...
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Managed Print Services in the Wide-Format A/E/C Space
Thought I would share this email from Joel about MPS in the AEC wide format market place. Joel is an active blogger, has more than 40+ years experience in the wide format industry and writes his own blog @ Reprographics 101....
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This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago (3rd Week of January 2007)
It's been while since I posted the last one. Now that I have a little more time, I'll be back to posting this series one a week. There's a thread below titled "Who Needs 11x17?". It's been ten years now for A4 devices and I feel that most manufacturers have held back from developing advanced A4 devices. When it comes down to it, it's all about profit and the manufacturers don't want to ruin there A3 business. Come to think of it, none of the manufacturers are really killing it with A4.
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This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago (First Week of February 2007)
Just noticed on one of these threads that Ricoh Print Director has been around for ten years now! For those that don't know, Print Director is OEM'd from our friends at Print Audit. I highly recommend them. Enjoy the threads from ten years ago this week! RICOH SHOWCASES RIGHTS-MANAGED DOCUMENT 2/5/07 5:03 PM individuals and businesses use digital and paper-based information. DSS offers a complete package of products, services and support programs to our all our channels, comprising of direct...
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This Week in the Copier/Office Equipment Industry 10 Years Ago The First Week of October 2006
While I was scrolling down on this weeks threads from ten years ago, I saw the threads for the Aficio MPC2500, MP C3000, MPC3500, and MP C4500. Hard to believe that these systems are ten years old now Another old but goodie was the introduction of the variable print head for the Seri Model 25. The variable print head was actually an HP print head/cartridge that was located in the Seri Model 25. Never sold the VPPH model, however I did sell a few of the Seri Model 25, in fact I just sold a...
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This Week in the Copier/Office Equipment Industry 10 Years Ago The Last Week of October 2006
I was trying to look for something special in threads from ten years ago this week. However, not much to hang my hat on for a conversation. I item that did cross my mind is that these threads are from 2006, and just a six month before I noticed a drop in wide format business in 07. We all know what happened next. Enjoy the threads from ten years ago this week! Konica Minolta P4P Up and Running! 10/29/06 6:12 PM Konica Minolta site is ready for memberships! Keep in mind you can become a...
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57 Days of Selling "Day 25"
I woke up today with this AM with serious trepidation that my candidate for President of the United States of America might not win. It's now 10:25PM and we're still in the thick of it. Hard to believe all of this started a mere eighteen months ago. After watching four hours of election results I'm really having a hard time remembering what I did today. There are days when you have a plan, you start to execute that plan and then everything goes south. Today was one of those days. Since it is...
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MSP & MSSP Industry Notes for November 17th 2019
November 17 th , 2019 MSP & MSSP Industry Notes Sponsored by Arcoa Group ARCOA Group is here to help you successfully manage your IT Asset Disposition process. We help you recover value from retired electronic equipment through responsible methods of reuse and recycling. We ensure proper handling of assets which may contain data, while being environment stewards for assets that have no reuse value and are headed for recycling. We’ve built a robust de-manufacturing process to offer...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 5 Years Ago (Third Week of November 2014)
Okay so what's the news for this week? Well I've turned in another crappy month. However I was able to add almost 10 opportunities for December for about $100K. Thus I have 25 opportunities to get closed before the end of the year. Oh the stress of all this! Enjoy these awesome threads from 5 years ago this week! Konica Minolta Scores BLI PRO Awards Hat Trick Art Post · 11/20/1410:51 PM Konica Minolta Scores BLI PRO Awards Hat Trick This week, we announced the recipients of our annual PRO...
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MSP & MSSP Industry Notes for January 11th, 2020
MSP & MSSP Industry Notes Sponsored by Arcoa Group ARCOA Group is here to help you successfully manage your IT Asset Disposition process. We help you recover value from retired electronic equipment through responsible methods of reuse and recycling. We ensure proper handling of assets which may contain data, while being environment stewards for assets that have no reuse value and are headed for recycling. We’ve built a robust de-manufacturing process to offer additional options for asset...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago (Second Week of January 2005)
Starting this year we'll now have 17 years of press releases, blogs, conversations, brochures, pictures and threads related to the copier industry in industry! Join our community, it's free and get connected with some of the best of breed in the industry. The Print4Pay Hotel is here to share industry knowledge and help others to be the best! Become a member, you'll love it! Enjoy the threads from 15 years ago this week! Konica Minolta Names Carolina Wholesale Guest · 1/11/058:48 AM Konica...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 5 Years Ago (First Week of September 2014)
There's a really cool blog below about cold calling for wide format. If you don't cold call for wide format that's cool too. Cold calling still works but you need a plan. I ended up selling that client, the lease is up this month, however I did sell him on pre-owned and the purchase option was $1. Actually going there tomorrow! Enjoy these awesome threads from ten years ago this week! Inbound Marketing For Sales Reps (and Sales Vets) Czech · 9/1/144:31 PM . (I certainly have.) Last year...
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MSP & MSSP Industry Notes for September 7th, 2019
MSP & MSSP Industry Notes September 7th 2019 Spectrotel awarded 2019 Visionary Spotlight Award for Managed Services Spectrotel based in Neptune, NJ provides national integrated solutions and managed services for enterprise businesses ChannelVision Magazine awarded Spectrotel Ross Artale, President & COO, “We are honored to be recognized by ChannelVision for offering one of the most comprehensive end-to-end soluitions”. Red River Acquires CWPS Red River located in Claremont, N.H.
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This Week in the Copier Industry 5 Years Ago (Last Week of September 2014)
Enjoy these most excellent threads from 5 years ago this week! Konica Minolta and Kodak Showcase New Front End Solutions for bizhub Presses at Graph Expo 2014 Art Post · 9/25/1411:43 PM Konica Minolta and Kodak Showcase New Front End Solutions for bizhub Presses at Graph Expo 2014 Industry Leaders Drive and Manage Digital Press Solutions With Common Production Process RAMSEY, NJ --(Marketwired - September 25, 2014) - Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. ( Konica Minolta ) and Kodak...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago (First Week of December 2009)
Reading through some of the threads below I re-read Ten Ways to Save Energy and Reduce Waste with your Office Copiers & Printers. It may be ten years olf but most of it is good content to share with your clients. Pick and choose what you want and feel free to add come of your own! Enjoy these wonderful threads from ten years ago this week! Konica Minolta Receives Sales Support Award from Mail Boxes Etc., Inc. 12/5/0911:41 AM Ramsey, N.J. and San Diego – December 2, 2009 – Konica Minolta...
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MSP & MSSP Industry Notes for November 24th 2019
November 24 th , 2019 MSP & MSSP Industry Notes Sponsored by Arcoa Group ARCOA Group is here to help you successfully manage your IT Asset Disposition process. We help you recover value from retired electronic equipment through responsible methods of reuse and recycling. We ensure proper handling of assets which may contain data, while being environment stewards for assets that have no reuse value and are headed for recycling. We’ve built a robust de-manufacturing process to offer...
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MSP & MSSP Industry Notes for January 25th, 2020
MSP & MSSP Industry Notes Sponsored by Arcoa Group ARCOA Group is here to help you successfully manage your IT Asset Disposition process. We help you recover value from retired electronic equipment through responsible methods of reuse and recycling. We ensure proper handling of assets which may contain data, while being environment stewards for assets that have no reuse value and are headed for recycling. We’ve built a robust de-manufacturing process to offer additional options for asset...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago (Second Week of October 2004)
Did you know that we have questions, comments, sales tips, sales advise, copier quotes and proposal that go back 16 years? Yup, more than 100K in threads stored for your enjoyment on the Print4Pay Hotel! Enjoy! Enjoy these awesome threads from 15 years ago this week! Savin 4022 / Ricoh 2022 10/12/045:09 PM The back side leading edge has toner on it and fades out as you get to the trail edge. if you run multiple copies it is only on the first copy. I have noticed that if you look at the drum...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago (Second Week of December 2004)
My apologies for not blogging as much in recent weeks. It's that end of year thing, and I'm still looking to hit some numbers/ I suffered a set back (kinda ) today when a client told me there was a new rule in place for purchases above ten grand. Yeah I know what that means, competitive quotes need to be gathered. It happens and I understand what I don't understand is why I can't catch a break every now and then. Seems the month, the quarter and the year is going to come down to the wire...
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MSP & MSSP Industry Notes for December 8th 2019
December 8th MSP & MSSP Industry Notes Sponsored by Arcoa Group ARCOA Group is here to help you successfully manage your IT Asset Disposition process. We help you recover value from retired electronic equipment through responsible methods of reuse and recycling. We ensure proper handling of assets which may contain data, while being environment stewards for assets that have no reuse value and are headed for recycling. We’ve built a robust de-manufacturing process to offer additional...
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Carolina Wholesale, the Eighties, Nineties and Today
I’m digging into the memory banks for this. From 1986-1998 I was the Founder of Atlantic Office Systems in New Jersey. In the beginning Atlantic Office Systems was not an Authorized Dealer for any manufacturer. Atlantic Office Systems rose from the ashes of Copy Machine Specialists (Authorized Minolta copier dealer in central New Jersey) after they closed their doors in early 1986. I still remember the end quite clearly. There was not enough cash to make payroll for everyone, and as we...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago (Last Week of September 2007)
Were you in the copier industry ten years ago? If so, can you remember what accounts you sold along with the model numbers of the copiers that you sold? Can you remember what was and what was not? Many of the questions are some of the main reasons that so many Print4Pay Hotel members love reading This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago This Week. For many it brings back memories of what we love best about the industry! Enjoy these threads from ten years ago this week! Weekend Notes...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 5 Years Ago (Second Week of August 2014)
Some what of an interesting day today I arrived about 645Am to the office. Had to prep for a 10AM, 1PM and 4PM appointment, All were closing opportunities, thus I wanted to have all of the documentation ready to sign. First appointment needed to "think about it", not worried been doing business with him for 20 plus years and that's just what he does. But, I also delivered a side by comparison via email later in the day (stated he might be looking at another copier from another vendor). I'm...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 5 Years Ago (Third Week of August 2014)
Pretty exciting day for P4P Hotel today. I received our video for promoting the P4P Hotel over social media. I'll be uploading on YouTube in the next couple of days and will then post on a blog. Enjoy these awesome threads from 5 years ago this week! New bliQ Time Saving Tricks, Training Sessions, Equitrac Express, ECM Solution.. Art Post · 8/21/1411:02 PM important to you, we’ve got that covered too, with analysis on both printed and copied output. You’ll also find out the value each model...
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MSP & MSSP Industry Notes for August 25th, 2019
August 25 th 2019 MSP & MSSP Industry Notes Coreio Inc. Acquires intelliNet Technologies Inc. to Enhance Managed Services Offering Coreio Inc., based in Toronto, Canada delivers IT infrastructure and Operations solutions for enterprise companies, 35 years in business intelliNet Technologies, based in Richmond British Columbia, founded in 2001 offers field services and managed services to clients in Canada and United States Coreio Inc., now has more than 200 locations across Canada and...
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MSP & MSSP Industry Notes for September 14th, 2019
September 14th 2019 MSP & MSSP Industry Notes Accenture Acquires Pragsis Bidoop, Boosting AI Capabilities, Big Data Portfolio and Talent Pragis Bidoop founded in 2004 in Spain, operates in big data and AI markets. Offers innovation data solutions Accenture is a global professional services company, servers 6,000 clients in 102 countries. Employees 482,000 worldwide and two hundred offices in 52 countries Bespin Global Receives 'Google Cloud Platform Managed Services Provider' partner...
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MSP & MSSP Industry Notes for July 28th, 2019
July 28 th 2019 MSP & MSSP Industry Notes Carbonite Seeks CEO Amid Security Momentum, Data Protection Challenges Carbonite CEO Mohamad Ali steps down to join IDG as CEO Company hires executive search firm to find new CEO Before leaving, Ali outlined strategy that would allow security and data production systems to work together. Malware blocking and instantly recovering infected systems whenever possible NetGain Technologies announces new CEO Leading managed IT provider in for South...
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ITEX 2019 Review
Hey, what can I say. ITEX 2019 was awesome for a number of reasons. I arrived late Monday evening and was picked up at McCarren by my new brother Pete. We had no more than 30 minutes to chat that night on our drive to the MGM Grand, however we spent the entire next day to getting to know each other better. This was my first visit to the MGM and I thought venue was incredible. I could have done without the forty-five minute wait to check in though. Wednesday Wednesday morning and I'm up at...
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Arlington & The Power of 3
Just after this last Christmas I had a chance to chat with Brent Martin of Arlington Industries. I met Brent back in 2017 at the BTA Fall Break in Philadelphia while Brent was manning the Carolina Wholesale booth. Something I wasn't aware of at the time is that Carolina Wholesale also owned Arlington Industries and Digitek. With our recent chat Brent told me about the upcoming plan to merge all three companies and create one super distributor and go with the new branding of ARLINGTON. The...