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Product acceptance may be the key. Have you ever seen a business class ink product that can match the image quality of a toner machine? I know they can in the production space. If they can go head to head with toner in the business class, then you have a possible game changer. My 2 cents...

I think Canon may think a lot of the quality. They listed Photo paper as an acceptable paper type.

Ink is here to stay, however it seems like a slow adoption rate from many of the major manufacturers in the SMB market. Ink based MFP's could be the salvation to many service departments that have aging service technicians.

I think that all may change with the Big Dog (Canon) coming to market with a great machine. Hey, we ain't talking HP Edgeline. The machine will fit in SMB and it looks similar to other machines.

How fast will the new ink-based products take over the A3 MFP laser market? Can we expect faster market acceptance with news from the Number One Copier Manufacture? No, I don't mean Sharp or Toshiba. Canon is moving forward with an ink-based A3 MFP. My opinion is that the market will accept the product and features faster than A4 products. Big changes coming to the marketplace when machines that require less service hit the market.

Great topic for discussion. I had a P4P Hotel member email today. Thought it would be good for all to share what we are doing or not doing. "What are you guys doing for customers asking to not have to pay their base for months that they were shut down by the government. Is there any language you’ve been using to smooth it over?"

RAMSEY, N.J., March 15, 2016 -- Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta), today announced the acquisition of Meridian Imaging Solutions, a hybrid company with Managed Print and IT Services, in an effort to expand its footprint in the DC area. With strong government and commercial operations, Meridian has a 30-year record of success and a national reputation for service excellence and integrating office technologies. The acquisition accelerates Konica Minolta's main...

Print Audit® Forms Top 100 Seat Based Billing Executive Council October 21, 2015 Calgary, AB - October 21, 2015 - Print Audit® and the 2015 Top 100 Summit Committee are proud to announce the formation of the Seat Based Billing (SBB) Executive Council. The exclusive council is open to all Top 100 Summit attendees and sponsors, past and present. With heavy price-pressure and commoditization of Cost Per Page, a new model will be required for the next phase of MPS growth. The SBB Executive...

  To The Moon and Back: The Essential Guide to Seat Based Billing for Managed Print   by Print Audit   On December 17, 1903, the Wright brothers did something that most people said was impossible.  They took a myriad of...

Dealers Speak Out on Seat Based Billing Posted on June 17, 2015 by Print Audit By West McDonald, Vice President of Business Development, Print Audit & Owner, FocusMPS There has been a great deal of buzz in the industry around “Seat Based Billing (SBB)” for Managed Print. I personally have spoken on the topic at numerous trade shows and events in the last 3 years. I have also had the chance to meet with some of the leading thought leaders in the space to discuss the topic. Personally I...

3 Activities at the Top 100 Summit You’ll Never Forget by Print Audit Based on the response so far, the Top 100 Summit is shaping up to be an incredible event. Not only are the talk tracks and round tables going to disrupt the status quo, so are some of the more social activities! Here is a list of 3 activities at the Top 100 Summit that you’ll never forget: Read more of this post

MELVILLE, N.Y., Mar 03, 2014 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Canon Information and Imaging Solutions, Inc. (CIIS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Canon U.S.A., Inc., announces that it now resells glovia OM, a cloud based Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system built on the Salesforce1 Platform. Bringing together Canon’s imaging technologies and information management expertise, CIIS provides consulting, professional services, and solutions in the areas of Business Process Automation, Sales &...

Northport, NY and Frankfurt, Germany (PRWEB) April 02, 2014 HSA and Pentadoc AG announced today the launch of a new multi-client study to identify the market opportunities for using multi-functional peripherals (MFPs) in document management and ECM applications. As the need for print declines, MFP manufacturers have faced a flat to declining market. Over the past 5 years the printer/copier manufacturers have seen the need to shift from print cost per page to focus on the value add available...

Clover Imaging Group (CIG) & Print Audit Partner to Create Wholesale SBB (Seat Based Billing) offering for Managed Print May 18, 2016 Calgary, AB - May 16, 2016 - CIG (Clover Imaging Group), the leading global provider of electronic asset lifecycle management and innovative environmental solutions, announced today that it has partnered with Print Audit® to bring the market’s first wholesale SBB (Seat Based Billing) or CPS (Cost Per Seat) program for managed print to the industry. As a...

Top 100 Executive Council Releases SBB Marketing Materials June 2, 2016 Calgary, AB - June 2, 2016 - Print Audit® and the 2015 Top 100 Summit Committee are proud to announce the creation of two tools to enable Managed Services and Managed Print Services providers to get started with the innovative new Seat Based Billing (SBB) model. The materials include a sample Seat Based Billing MPS contract as well as brandable marketing collateral that imaging providers can use to demonstrate the...

Convergence Radio Episode 2: SBB, Fact or Fiction? By West McDonald, Nov 29, 2016 8:44:42 AM Print Audit is proud to announce the release of episode 2 of Convergence Radio, “SBB, Fact or Fiction?” What is Seat Based Billing for Managed Print? Could it be the answer we’ve been looking for to rejuvenate the office equipment channel? Why is it better than Cost Per Page, or is that statement even true? Read more »

Seat Based Billing Is Here To Stay. Why Ignoring It Could Be Disastrous. By James Hills, Aug 22, 2017 10:36:21 AM Seat Based Billing is here to stay. How do I know? It’s because it’s all our customers and prospects want to talk about. It has become the number one topic my sales guys end up talking about, so we go with the flow and use it to open doors, and boy oh boy, does it ever do that. The reason? There are two like it or not facts that are affecting every single office equipment dealer...

Would love to hear or see any letters or responses you guys are sending out to your customers. We're getting responses all over the board from "How dare you send us a bill" to "Can you please pause or billing dating back to March and re-start in July?" to "Our print are down 80%, can you please only charge us for what we used instead of the full allowance?". It's quite the challenge because we want these customers to be with us for the long haul but at the same time we still need to pay...

I'm a client rep, thus we're doing a case by case basis. We are trying to help, however like you said it's a fine line between remaining profitable and not

Epson launches new wide format printer Now offering the SureColor P8570D color inkjet system Holds up to 2 rolls of paper, up to 44” wide Uses 2.64” PrecisionCore MicroTFP piezo crystal inkjet head technology Uses 6 colors of UltraChrome PRO inks Handles media up to 1.5mm thick 4.3” color LCD touchscreen Base MSRP of $6445.00

Brother launched new A4 color inkjet MFP Now offering the MFC-J1800DW Base MSRP of $199.99 Top print speed of 17 b/w and 16.5ppm color (based on 5% coverage per page per color) Auto duplex Comes standard with 150 sheet paper tray Document holds up to 20 originals Has auto paper cutter to cut letter sized sheets in half Print/copy/scan standard Scan to Google Drive, Dropbox and Box WiFi and USB standard