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Re: Your Copier
Welcome back😀 https://www.p4photel.com/blog/...-the-copier-industry 6 Reasons Why Flat Rate aka One Rate Will Change the Copier Industry Art Post 36 minutes ago I remember when plain paper copiers used rolls of paper and not sheets. I remember when the glass on the copiers had to move back and forth. I remember when copiers used liquid ink (toner) to produce an image. I remember when you used a dial to set how many copies you wanted to make. Yup, it's been a pretty incredible journey to see...
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Re: Tohoku Earthquake Wreaks Havoc on Printer Industry Supply Chain
This was an article from the NY times over the weekend! SHIBATA-MACHI, Japan — When the ground shook violently on the afternoon of March 11, the ceiling collapsed in part of the huge Ricoh copier factory here, exposing the vents and wires above. The offices at the Ricoh plant near Sendai are still in disrepair; workers have focused on restoring the factory and production. The ceiling is still not fixed. But employees are back at their posts, working under temporary lighting and wearing hard...
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Re: "what is the interest rate"
Hey, you can go to a bank and get a better rate than the leasing companies. however are you planning on owning this at the end of term? If you are, go the bank and you can cut me a check, however here is the reason 90% of why my customers lease. 1. The do not have to use there cash or disrupt thier cash flow. 2. Companies who buy equipment end up holding on to it for too many years, and then the equipment becomes counter productive. In 4 or 5 years there will be better equipment that will...
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Re: HP MFP Market buster.
November 09, 2004 12:47 PM US Eastern Timezone [b] HP Unveils Imaging and Printing Solutions to Reduce Costs and Complexity for Enterprise and Mid-Size Businesses [/b] --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 9, 2004— Delivering on Strategy to Transform Copier Market, HP Uses Customer Feedback to Develop Industry's Most Affordable High-Performance Multi-Function Product HP (NYSE:HPQ) (Nasdaq:HPQ) today unveiled 14 new imaging, printing and digital information solutions, including a groundbreaking...
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Re: HP Agrees to Acquire Samsung Printer Business for $1.05 Billion
Here's something I picked up on alerts tonight: HP Inc. CEO Dion Weisler started Monday with a bang. His company, a giant in personal computer and printing, said it would buy Samsung’s printer business for $1.05 billion. Weisler’s hope is that the deal would help HP hpq better compete in the copy machine market and help offset declining sales of printers. HP said Samsung’s printing business brought in $1.8 billion in sales for its fiscal 2015. This number is just a fraction of HP’s overall...
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Re: HP Agrees to Acquire Samsung Printer Business for $1.05 Billion
Here's the official release: HP Inc. Unleashes Next Generation A3 Printing Portfolio to Disrupt $55B Copier Segment Delivers Performance, Security, Serviceability and Affordable Color to Reinvent Business Printing BOSTON, MA--(Marketwired - Sep 12, 2016) - HP Inc. (NYSE: HPQ ), the global leader in printing, today introduced an expansive line of powerful A3 multifunction printers (MFPs) designed to disrupt the traditional $55 billion A3 copier category. Visit the online press kit here.
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Re: 5 Questions for HP about the Acquisition of Samsung Printer Business Unit
I think I figured out what happened. Their PR company accidentally sent out a press release from 15 years ago, not realizing that the core messages they put out were no longer relevant. It's like having Comcast put out a press release that they just bought an ISP and they are going to completely disrupt the dial-up internet market.
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Re: Will H.P. Uber the Imaging Channel
This is a great article! One point that I disagree on is that HP will be entering the SMB market with this acquisition. What's the point? Dealers own the SMB market, and most dealers will sell whatever their customers already have. Where HP has the advantage is going into their national and global accounts where they dominate with MPS contracts on A4 devices. Finally, they can go back to the banks/governments/etc and kick out the Canon/Ricoh/Xerox A3 devices that are in there. And because HP...
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Re: HP should Buy Xerox
It’s about the realities of data. Over 80% of the current A3 placements fit into the volumes you discuss. The facts in the data also show that A3 equipment takes three service interactions to only one service interaction on A4 running comparable volumes. All dealers need to reach out to BEI Services and understand the realities of the total service cost, especially as DaaS becomes the new billing model. In the near future, the customers will have new options more than likely which will come...
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Re: Recognizing Disruption
What, this article has been up since the 3rd and no comments? Well, I guess I'm guilty of that too as it is the 9th. However, I am surprised that I'm the first to comment on this. I have been in the business for a total of 5.5 years so on one hand I'm still a greeny (but then in the copier business that seems to be pretty tenured) and I'm 54 yrs old. After my first 1.5 yrs in the business I took another job, but then cam back 10 months later after my old boss called me with a major account...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 5 Years Ago, The Second Week in January 2014
One of my goals for this year is to garner more leads. You can do that with generating educational documents. I wrote this blog a few years ago, hope this helps. 31 Ways to Garner Net New Copier & Managed IT Business (2 of 31) Enjoy the threads from 5 years ago this week! This Week in the Copier/Office Equipment Industry 10 Years Ago (2nd Week of January 2004) Art Post · 1/12/143:32 PM it... Ricoh Dealer Meeting 1/8/04 9:48 AM Topic by Boston Mike Ricoh Dealer Meeting - Las Vegas, NV...
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6 Reasons Why Flat Rate Service Program Will Change the Copier Industry
I remember when plain paper copiers used rolls of paper and not sheets. I remember when the glass on the copiers had to move back and forth. I remember when copiers used liquid ink (toner) to produce an image. I remember when you used a dial to set how many copies you wanted to make. Yup, it's been a pretty incredible journey to see the industry evolve over the last 38 years! Back in the early eighties their was only one plan for a copier maintenance agreement. We included "x" amount of...
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thINK 2018 / Dave Johannes insight
I received this in an email from a Print4Pay Hotel member today. Thought it would be a great share for everyone. thINK Conference Recently, we wrapped up our 4 th annual thINK Conference in beautiful Boca Raton, Fla. Each year since its inception the conference has grown. With this growth has come a broader and more diverse audience, adding new perspectives and opportunities for inkjet applications in the printing industry. Here are some of my observations after this year’s event. Technology...
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Kyocera Taps IBM Services for a Flexible, Cost Effective Cloud Environment
ARMONK, N.Y. , Oct. 25, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM ) today announced that it will deliver IBM Cloud-based services to manage all of the mission-critical applications for KYOCERA Document Solutions America. IBM will provide a more cost effective and flexible environment supporting the company's growing infrastructure needs across multiple business areas, while minimizing disruptions. Groundbreaking advancements in technology are propelling manufacturing into a new age of automation.
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Konica Minolta’s Workplace Hub Awarded Managed.IT Magazine’s Editor’s Choice
Ramsey, April 16, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Konica Minolta Business Solutions, U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta) is proud to announce that its Workplace Hub solution recently received the prestigious Editor’s Choice award by Managed.IT Magazine. The magazine is the only dedicated Managed Services & Solutions magazine for IT managers and aims to provide IT decision-makers with the information they need to improve their technology management, efficiency and capabilities. With the Editor’s...
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HP invests £380 million in A3 copier market with purchase of Apogee
Corporation, a U.K.-based office equipment dealer and Europe’s largest independent provider of print, outsourced services and document & process technology. The transaction values Apogee at approximately £380 million. The acquisition furthers HP’s strategy to “disrupt the more than $50 billion A3 copier market, enhance its A3 and A4 product portfolio, expand its Managed Print Services (MPS), and invest in direct and indirect go-to-market (GTM) capabilities.” read the rest here
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The Consequences of Delivering Out-Side Market Realities Come With Awareness
It seems as more of the same is the mindset for many in the Imaging Channel. Over the last year, as print volumes continue declining, as dealers continue over-specking and over-selling, nothing seems to wake up the channel to the threat of consistently delivering out-side market realities. However, soon the end-users un-awareness will end. "The channel's threat is a new competitor who takes advantage of where the customers are going while the legacy way attempts to keep customers where they...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 5 Years Ago (Second Week of April 2015)
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. Promote yourselves and our business daily on social media Enjoy these incredible threads from 15 years ago this week! This Week in the Copier/Office Equipment Industry 10 Years Ago Third Week of April 2005 Art Post · 4/12/157:15 PM . Built-in Wi-Fi in printers could make a tech's 4/18/05...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 5 Years Ago for the Second Week in April of 2015
For those of you that are new to the industry, there's a cool blog I wrote about making the phone calls. Believe it or not the phone is your friend. You can read that here or below. Fourty Eight Hundred Phone Calls a Year Can Equal a Lot of Dough! Enjoy these awesome threads from 5 years ago this week! Bid Tabulation for Xerox_Sharp_Samsung_Canon_Kyocera.pdf Art Post · 4/14/1512:55 PM Topic Konica Minolta Expands and Enhances Corporate Communications Team at US Headquarters Art Post ·...
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Imaging Channel's Classroom
"Repetitive learning is a Procrastinator's Journey." It's not about Chairs or seats, no meters, one-rate, everything free, or what a few minuscule-dealers with less than 100 customers claim to be doing new ever week, which will align the Copier/Printer industry with the realities of the marketplace. It's about smart business people understanding the importance of data over the noise of nonsense. Those who follow me will remember back when the industry started filling seats in courses on how...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 5 Years Ago for the Last Week in April of 2015
Below are some of the threads that were popular 5 years ago this week. One thread that's great for newbies is State of the "Art" Sales Technology. Enjoy these awesome threads from 5 years ago today! Multiple Copier Pricing Spreadsheet Art Post · 4/30/1511:12 PM Topic Fuji Xerox and Ricoh for the the Provision of Print and Imaging as-a-Service PlaaS Art Post · 4/30/1510:13 PM an option of two (2) one year extensions. The combined purchasing power of the Queensland Government has enabled the...
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Sammy Kinlaw of Lexmark Named One of CRN’s 50 Most Influential Channel Chiefs for 2020
This annual list recognizes the elite vendor executives who lead, influence, innovate and disrupt the IT channel. Lexmark, a global imaging solutions leader announced, today that CRN ® , a brand of The Channel Company , has named Sammy Kinlaw , vice president of worldwide channel OEM and sales, to its exclusive list of the 50 Most Influential Channel Chiefs for 2020. This annual list recognizes the elite vendor executives who lead, influence, innovate and disrupt the IT channel. Kinlaw was...
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Segra Helps Customers Affected by Coronavirus Impact
Segra announced today it is joining other carriers and honoring the FCC's ( News - Alert ) "Keep Americans Connected Pledge" to ensure connectivity to those customers negatively impacted by the Coronavirus. For the next 60 days, Segra, and its subsidiary Lumos Networks, will not terminate service to residential or small business customers because of their inability to pay their bills due to the disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Segra and Lumos Networks will also waive any late...
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Re: Toshiba & Memjet
HP introduced a wide range of new print products today, one of which is their new Office Jet Pro X line, available Spring 2013. This line features HPs new PageWide fixed print heads very similar in concept to Memjet's fixed print heads. http://www.hp.com/united-state...400_go_officejetprox Last I heard of this technology from HP was their Edgeline series of printers. I do not now how successful they were with that technology. I have never seen one in any office that I have been in. Could...
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Re: What's in our future?
3. Readiness to embrace disruptive technology. New and emerging technolgies - like internet-based phone services, video and text enhanced cellualr devices, ubiquitous wireless Internet access and volatile energy markets will disrupt the way enterprises traditional have done business, where they invest capital and how profits are generated. Successful companies will be those who can anticipate and embrace these disruptive and marketplace-transforming technologies and turn them into their ...
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Re: HP Unveils Fastest Large-Format Color and Monochrome Printing Portfolio on the Market
I’m in Atlanta today, and I just finished attending the live production of a world-wide webinar presentation HP’s PageWide wide-format team gave today. HP’s webinar-presentation team was led by Ramon Pastor, Vice President & General Manager of Large Format and 3D Printing. I have to admit that is was very exciting to have been invited by HP to attend the HP PageWide launch event that took place in early June in San Diego, and I feel compelled to say that it was doubly-exciting to have...
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Weekend Copier Notes from 05/03/09
WEEKEND MFP INDUSTRY NOTES5-3-09The following is a quick review of copier/MFP industry news from various trade publications. - Notable Solutions Inc. (NSi) of Maryland announced its first outside funding: - Received $5 million from Edison Ventures of...
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Color Copying & Printing Can Be Expensive (Unless....)
This months featured Guest Blogger for the P4P Hotel is David Murphy from Riso . About a week ago, David and I had the chance to speak for about an hour on some of the everyday costs associated with color copying and printing. Color Copying Can Be Expensive (Unless…) About 14 months ago, Citigroup issued a memo to its employees announcing a new corporate cost-cutting policy. The memo stated that “the use of color copying and printing dramatically increases our copying and...
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Centrica Completes Move to SaaS-Based Service Desk
London, 7th October 2010 — Fujitsu has completed the integration of a significant new service desk project with Centrica, one of the world’s largest energy providers. The project has been delivered alongside Fujitsu partner...
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HP's Edgeline, SPT Investment, And Ink vs. Laser In The Office
This was emailed to me:Enjoy: HP's Edgeline, SPT Investment, And Ink vs. Laser In The Office Angèle BoydMarch 26, 2010Word is spreading that HP is discontinuing Edgeline (its' departmental, page-wide-array ink-based MFP), and this has caused an...
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EFI to Acquire Entrac Technologies
EFI to Acquire Entrac TechnologiesTechnology Leader in Self-Service Business Solutions Expands EFI's Fiery Mobile Print ApplicationsFOSTER CITY, Calif., July 19, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Electronics For Imaging, Inc. (Nasdaq:EFII), a world leader in...
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PARC's "Power of 10" Years as an Independent Company Offers Opportunities to ...
PALO ALTO, Calif., Feb 28, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- PARC, a Xerox company, announced that it is hosting 10 speakers on 10 aspects of innovation, as part of its year-long "Power of 10" milestone of 10 years practicing open innovation. Current speakers...
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Innovation Leadership -- It's Not What You Think
MALVERN, Pa. , Feb. 17, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Innovation practices are found to be a critical component of achieving strategic business outcomes, yet new research identifies that while 70% of companies characterize themselves as above average innovators (Performers and Leaders), only 14% are actually seeing meaningful business impact from those practices. According to the findings of an IDC study commissioned by Ricoh, the factors that define true innovation leadership are often confused and...
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Data-as-a-Service Provider Captricity Raises $35M in Funding
Oakland-based startup Captricity Inc. , has announced a $35 million Series C round of financing led by White Mountains Insurance Group, LTD. to further develop its cloud-native Data-as-a-Service platform. This brings Captricity's total funding to $49 Million. Captricity works closely with clients in the insurance, government and non-profit sectors. Its proprietary technology “combines deep learning and human intelligence to convert complex handwritten forms into actionable data, providing...
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3D Systems Expands International Education Reach With Douglas Stewart EDU
Douglas Stewart EDU to sell 3DS' consumer portfolio of products and curriculum tools to educational institutions through its UK and European reseller base ROCK HILL, S.C., July 7, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 3D Systems (NYSE: DDD ) announced today it has entered into a distribution agreement with Douglas Stewart EDU , a leading distributor of technology in the global education market. With 65 years of global experience, Douglas Stewart EDU has established a reputation based on superior customer...
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3D Systems Launches 3D Printing Lab With U.S. Army
- Army lab acquires wide range of 3DS technology for joint materials and applications research - Army and 3DS scientists to work together on-site at Aberdeen Proving Ground to develop, evaluate, and qualify new materials - Army 'Open Campus' effort catalyzes innovations for American soldiers and industry through public/private partnership ROCK HILL, S.C., Oct. 30, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 3D Systems (NYSE: DDD ) announced today a partnership with the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) , the...
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The Importance of Power Analytics
If you are not utilizing power diagnostic technology, you should be. Research proves that office equipment dealers not using proactive power protection and diagnostic intelligence have higher parts and labor costs per copy. Regardless, if you are a...
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Hard Copy Industry Faces Upheaval as New User Technologies Disrupt Traditional Busine
Photizo Group Launches New Service Charting Future Growth and New Opportunities for the Industry Orlando, FL – “To say that the hard copy industry is in a state of transformation may be too mild—it is in upheaval,” says Charles...
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Virtela Named 2013 OnDemand Top 100 Winner In Cloud Computing
DENVER, June 5, 2013 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Virtela, the world's largest independent managed network, security and cloud services company, today announced that it has been selected by AlwaysOn as a 2013 OnDemand Top 100 winner in the...
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Paessler and MWA Intelligence Announce Strategic Partnership Providing “Private Editi
SCOTTSDALE, AZ, BURLINGTON, MA and NUREMBERG, GERMANY – (June 26, 2012) – Paessler AG, the innovative network monitoring solutions specialist, and MWA Intelligence, Inc. (MWAi) today announced the formation of a strategic partnership under...
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3D Systems Acquires Leading Chinese 3D Printing Sales and Service Provider, Expanding Its Regional Presence
ROCK HILL, S.C., April 6, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 3D Systems (NYSE: DDD ) announced today that it acquired Easyway Design and Manufacture Co. in China, including its wholly owned subsidiaries comprising the Easyway Group, creating 3D Systems China....
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Epson, ReThink Label Systems Partner to ‘Disrupt’ Color Label Printing
April 13, 2015 11:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time ANAHEIM, Calif.--( BUSINESS WIRE )--A new Epson industrial labeling printer, with smart PrecisionCore print chip technology, is revolutionizing how companies create color labels to ship and identify their packaging, through a new partnership between Epson and ReThink Label Systems, a division of Labeltronix. “Epson has created a technology that really disrupts how manufacturers have been printing, because there’s no need for them to maintain an...
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HP Page Wide
I’m in Atlanta today, and I just finished attending the live production of a world-wide webinar presentation HP’s PageWide wide-format team gave today. HP’s webinar-presentation team was led by Ramon Pastor, Vice President & General Manager of Large Format and 3D Printing. I have to admit that is was very exciting to have been invited by HP to attend the HP PageWide launch event that took place in early June in San Diego, and I feel compelled to say that it was doubly-exciting to have...
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mindSHIFT Technologies ranked among Top 100 Cloud Services Providers
WALTHAM, Mass. , Oct. 28, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- mindSHIFT Technologies, Inc., a Ricoh company , ranks number 25 among the world's Top 100 Cloud Service Providers (CSPs), according to Penton Media's fourth-annual Talkin' Cloud 100 report. The Top 100 CSPs generated more than $23.4 billion in combined cloud services revenues in 2013, up nearly 44 percent from what they reported the previous year. The full report is available now by visiting http://www.talkincloud.com/tc100 . "We are proud to be...
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3 Activities at the Top 100 Summit You’ll Never Forget
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
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HK 3D, a Leading UK 3D Printing Provider, Chooses 3D Systems
ROCK HILL, S.C., May 05, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE via COMTEX) -- 3D Systems announced today it has entered into a reseller agreement with HK 3D , a leading supplier of 3D printers and additive manufacturing in the UK and Ireland. Watch a...
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Can Your Scanner Avoid Paper Jams At 210 Pages Per Minute? New Production Scanners From Kodak Alaris Can
Service bureaus, business process outsourcers (BPOs), and large multinational organizations must quickly and accurately process massive amounts of paper. At the same time they must meet stringent service-level agreements and reduce costs. To keep their businesses running and paper processing, they need a scanner fleet that avoids jams and misfeeds and minimizes operator intervention—all while scanning more than 200 pages per minute. To address these demands, Kodak Alaris announces the KODAK...
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Top Cyber Security Threats for 2015
Top 5 cybersecurity risks for 2015 Holly Ellyatt | @HollyEllyatt Monday, 5 Jan 2015 | 1:27 AM ET 1.3K SHARES 5 COMMENTS Join the Discussion Zmeel Photography | E+ | Getty Images From identity theft and fraud to corporate hacking attacks, cybersecurity has never been more important for businesses, organizations and governments. Hacking experts warn there are plenty more security risks ahead in 2015 as cyber criminals become more sophisticated. While "traditional" cybercrime such as internet...