Tagged With "AMERICAN"
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Freedom is not a pass to be Disrespectful
It’s 2018 two hundred forty-two years since the American Revolution ended and began the greatest government experiment in history. Our political landscape is no calmer today than it was in the beginning or, through the decades since its beginning. Our nation’s political partisanship seems to be the one consistent thing to maintaining our government. One should fear too much agreement over the peaceful diplomatic disagreements. It seems that many have blended protest with disrespect then...
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Sharp doubles M&A budget to sell more printers abroad
OSAKA -- Sharp plans to expand its overseas sales network for printers by doubling funds to acquire vendors. Lagging behind Canon and Fuji Xerox in a saturated market for multifunction printers, the electronics maker has adopted a strategy of purchasing others' sales channels rather than develop them on its own. Sharp will set aside about 12 billion yen ($108 million) for mergers and acquisitions this fiscal year, targeting vendors, especially those strong in corporate sales, in such markets...
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Support BTA & Please Cast Your Ballots!!!
Each year, the Business Technology Association (BTA) sends ballots to office technology dealers asking that they indicate their level of satisfaction with their equipment manufacturers/vendors in various categories. The results are used to determine the annual BTA Channel’s Choice award winners. This year, awards will be presented in the following categories: Primary Product Line, Secondary Product Line, Remanufactured Cartridges Provider, Third-Party Leasing and Wholesale Distributor. BTA...
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SolarWinds Report Shows Managed Services Remain Healthy and Profitable
DURHAM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- SolarWinds (NYSE:SWI), a leading provider of powerful and affordable IT management software, today released the findings of its “2019 Trends in Managed Services” report , showing the health of managed services and the forces shaping the market across North America and Europe . SolarWinds MSP partners with The 2112 Group to create the annual report from findings based on data from its benchmarking tool, MSP Pulse , which provides deep insight into potential...
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Konica Minolta Supports April 21 Red Cross Giving Day
By AMERICAN RED CROSS April 15, 2016 at 4:06 PM RAMSEY, NJ – The American Red Cross is pleased to announce that Konica Minolta Business Solutions USA, Inc. has stepped forward as a $25,000 Community Supporter of Red Cross 2016 Giving Day. Red Cross Giving Day is a one-day event on Thursday, April 21 designed to rally people in New Jersey and across the country to support the Red Cross as it meets its critical and lifesaving mission of helping families who have been affected by disaster or...
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Predictive InSight Now Distributing World’s Most Reliable and Secure DCA
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 16, 2020 Contact: Ed McLaughlin, Tel: 215-378-3639 Predictive InSight Now Distributing World ’ s Most Reliable and Secure DCA CALDWELL, IDAHO – December 16, 2020 – Predictive InSight, the exclusive North American distributor of the EKM Insight, is pleased to announce the world’s first and only self-healing DCA. The EKM Insight DCA has been a leader in the remote management field for 20 years. The most recent version adds to the already feature-rich platform by...
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Paper shipments report
Paper shipments report American Forest & Paper Association published data from June 2022 Total US printing/writing paper shipment up 3% Coated free sheets up 2%
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Paper shipments increase
Paper shipments increase Report for July 2022 from American Forest & Paper Association U.S. purchases of printing/writing paper up 3% YoY Coated sheets up 2% Uncoated paper up 16%
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Today's Hacked!
9/21/2022 2K Hacked , Warns Affected Users to Change All Their Stored Passwords - IGN .....Publisher 2K has warned users against opening emails or clicking links from its support services after confirming it has been hacked Hacked Crypto Market Maker Wintermute Has $200M in Outstanding DeFi Debt - CoinDesk ..... Hacked Crypto Market Maker Wintermute Has $200M in Outstanding DeFi Debt. The firm's CEO described the company as solvent following the $160 million ... Websites of major Russian...
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How US prevented Japan's Toshiba from becoming No.1 chipmaker
In the 1980s, American policymakers saw Japanese chip makers as their biggest threat. With a smile on her face, American Congresswoman Helen Delich Bentley took turns with fellow lawmakers to swing sledgehammers and smash a Toshiba stereo on the grounds of the Capitol. “Treachery by any other name is still treachery,” Bentley told the assembled journalists. “But if it had another name, it would be Toshiba.” The incident occurred in July 1987, when the Japanese electronics giant faced...
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Supply chain update
Supply chain update The SMART Transportation division, the union representing railroad conductors, announced that negotiations over new contract has until 12/8/22 deadline to avoid potential nationwide strike, which would disrupt supply chain across the U.S. “It is about attendance policies, sick time, fatigue, and the lack of family time. A lot of these things that cannot be seen but are felt by our membership. It is destroying their livelihoods”; stated Jared Cassity of SMART. The current...
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Signs of a recession?
Signs of a recession? The White House announced that it will sell an additional 26 million barrels of crude oil from th Strategic Petroleum Reserve Purpose is to keep gas prices from increasing due to inflation Will push the reserve to the lowest level since 1983 In 2022, 180 million barrels of oil were sold for a total of 260 million in past 2 years This new action will result in the reserve holding only 346 million barrels of oil, even though the capacity of the reserve is 713 million...
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Today's Hacked!
Hacked! 3/6/2023 Flutterwave denies N2.9bn hacking claims - ......Flutterwave has denied reports that it was hacked and over N2 billion being funds from the company's account removed. DrayTek VPN routers hacked with new malware to steal data, evade detection .....An ongoing hacking campaign called 'Hiatus' targets DrayTek Vigor router models 2960 and 3900 to steal data from victims and build a covert proxy ... Bombarded with email subscriptions? What you can do to prevent getting hacked...
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The Rise Of The Remote Work-From-Home Workforce
The Rise Of The Remote Work-From-Home Workforce The 2020 COVID-19 pandemic created chaos in the workspace, forcing companies to find new ways to operate outside the traditional workspace. For most of us, working from home was considered to be an impossibility. Few businesses had reason to consider a remote workforce as something worthy of research, investment, or consideration as a part of their future development. Yet, as of December 2020, around 71% of employed adults performed at least a...
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Shipments of printing paper decrease
Shipments of printing paper decrease The American Forest & Paper Association announced that in July, 2023, total printing-writing paper shipments were down 25% YoY Inventory levels remain flat
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Voters turning to fax to reach politicians
Voters turning to fax to reach politicians Washington Post newspaper is reporting that Americans are starting again to use fax to communicate with elected officials Are frustrated that they can not get through on the phone Fax generates a “physical piece of paper they can not ignore”, stated one voter
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Ricoh announces upcoming price increases
Ricoh announces upcoming price increases Will be effective 4/1/2024 Reasons given include; rising energy prices, raw material costs and logistics expenses Affected categories will include; A3 MFPs A4 printers and MFPs Wide format devices Production print systems Projectors MSRPs will increase 3% to 5% across 78 models in Japan on 4/1/2024 No statement made as to North American pricing
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Today's Hacked!
Hacked! UK's Ministry of Defence 'hacked by China' - The Independent reports that the Ministry of Defence in the UK was allegedly hacked by China, leading to the exposure of names and bank details of MoD employees... read more here Getting hacked: Letters to the Editor - The Press Democrat features letters discussing the prevalence of hacking incidents, with victims expressing their frustrations and concerns about the lack of effective solutions... .read more here UK armed forces' personal...
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Today's Hacked!
Hacked! 5/29/2024 Ticketmaster Data Breach Ticketmaster Data Breach What Does Possible Ticketmaster Hack Mean for 560 Million Customers' Info? Ticketmaster reportedly hacked, potentially exposing the data of 560 million customers...... Read more Other Notable Hacking Incidents Cybercriminals Hacked 15 Financial Firms for $15 Million Over 2 Years Three men from Massachusetts, Brooklyn, and Atlanta charged for hacking financial firms...... Read more Nearly 44K Impacted by First American Hack...