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Re: Pricing for Sharp MFP Voice Feature
It appears that this is included in the machine, you just have to purchase an Alexa device.
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Re: Sharp Becomes First MFP Provider Working With Alexa for Business to Enhance Technology in the Workplace
ok, it's got some sizzle, but where is the beef? Practically no one copies anymore, thus the only use I can see is for scanning. I have five Alexa's at home, great for playing music and asking questions. I guess I could ask Alexa "scan documents to Rob", and with out noticing Alexa sends those documents to "Bob". I just don't see the applications, can someone enlighten me, maybe someone who was at the recent Sharp event?
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Re: Sharp Expands A4 Lineup With Two New Desktop Color Multifunction Printers For The Technology Driven Workplace
"Alexa please make me 5 copies". "I'm sorry Bill, no one makes copies anymore"
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Re: Sharp Introduces New Line Of Color Multifunction Printers For The Technology-Driven Workplace
client "Alexa, copy my documents for me" Alexa "I'm sorry I don't understand" client "Alexa, what don't you understand?" Alexa "None one makes copies anymore"
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Re: Alexa & Xerox MFP with voice interaction (Video)
interesting, but no one copies documents that much anymore. The other stuff is pretty cool also. I do think that Alexa does have a place in the office as a research tool, rather than scrolling through pages of the internet. "Alexa, how many images per minute can the Ricoh MP C2504SPex scan at 300dpi?" Now that would be cool for competitive data collection.
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Re: Alexa & Xerox MFP with voice interaction (Video)
I have read in several places that this new class of personal assistants such as Alexa are seen as potential security hazards. No IT manager would ever allow it. If you like to swear at or kick your copier, Alexa will likely not respond.
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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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Re: Recognizing Disruption
ebyers, ty for posting the reply. I've been out of sorts for the past few weeks with some much needed time off. Many dealers don't need to change because they are still making a great profit. Sorry, I meant GREAT profit! Thus change is not in order for them. Salespeople to make that change, it's possible, one great idea with a few bucks behind that idea could change everything. What Ray posted above could be the copier industry, or it could be IT services or maybe software. Print Audit has...
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Sharp Introduces New Line Of Color Multifunction Printers For The Technology-Driven Workplace
MONTVALE, N.J. , Dec. 13, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America (SIICA), a division of Sharp Electronics Corporation (SEC), today introduced a new line of Advanced and Essentials Series color document systems for the technology-driven workplace. The eleven new models include seven that are available now, and four models that will be available in early summer 2019. All the new models offer Sharp's award-winning, easy-to-use touchscreen display, which is common...
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Sharp To Showcase Technology Innovations At 2019 HIMSS Annual Conference
MONTVALE, N.J. , Feb. 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America (SIICA), a division of Sharp Electronics Corporation will showcase its technology innovations at the 2019 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Annual Conference and Exhibition in Orlando, Fla. , held February 11 – 15, 2019. During the event, Sharp will collaborate and exhibit with long-standing Sharp Partner Program member RF IDeas. Together, Sharp and RF IDeas will...
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Voice-Activated Printing with Amazon Alexa Available on Epson Consumer Printers
LONG BEACH, Calif., Nov. 1, 2018 LONG BEACH, Calif. , Nov. 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Epson America, Inc., a leading provider of printing solutions, today announced that Epson EcoTank ®, WorkForce ® and Expression ® printers* enabled with Epson Connect ™ are now compatible with Amazon Alexa for voice-activated printing. Built on its existing Epson Connect service, the Epson printer skill allows Amazon account holders to conveniently deliver voice commands, such as "Alexa, ask Epson printer to...
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The Gordon Flesch Company Introduces AskGordy, a Virtual Assistant That Delivers Artificial Intelligence-Based Search Technology to Electronic Content Management Systems
The Gordon Flesch Company’s brand-new AskGordy application helps solve one of the thorniest problems in document management – how to make the exploding volumes of data buried in corporate Electronic Content Management platforms searchable, accessible, and more useful. The Gordon Flesch Company, Inc., one of the nation’s leading independent providers of office technology, is proud to announce that its first, home-grown solution to make corporate data more accessible and actionable is now...
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The Copier Industry Fast Forward Twenty Years
The year is 2039. It's hard to believe that it's been 15 years since the mighty Xerox Corporation folded. One remembers that statement in December of 2018 that touted Xerox "Unable to Adjust". My how the mighty have fallen. It wasn't only Xerox that fell to the paperless society that we now see today. Canon Let's take a trip back to late 2022, it was late in November that Canon announced that they were going to cease to manufacturing A3 multi-functional devices. That decision was made...
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Pricing for Sharp MFP Voice Feature
Can anyone share the MSRP or dealer pricing for Sharp's MFP Voice Solution (Amazon Alexa)?
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FPT Software Achieves the Highest Amazon Partner Network Certification Distinction in ASEAN With More Than 500 Certificates Earned
LAS VEGAS--( BUSINESS WIRE )--FPT Software has reached a new level of APN Certification Distinction of 500 Amazon Web Services (AWS) certificates earned, becoming the only AWS’s partner in ASEAN awarded this Amazon Partner Network (APN) Certification Distinction. APN Certification Distinctions provide companies in the AWS Partner Network the opportunity to showcase their customer obsession through AWS Certification achievement. The achievement has proven FPT’s commitment and investment in...
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Master Service Providers Face New Competition
Most MSP technology resellers who are increasingly delivering IT Security Services, understand they will outsource the heavy lifting associated with IT Security, compliance, and education. I think the time has come that there will be a new competition which will challenge Master Service Providers, especially those with limited resources. Two thousand nineteen will be the year of new options and game-changing competitors. Some will re-invent themselves becoming the new competitor, and some...
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Sharp Adds Four New High-Volume A3 MFPS To Highly Successful Color Advanced And Essentials Series Lineup
MONTVALE, N.J. , April 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America (SIICA), a division of Sharp Electronics Corporation (SEC), announces the addition of four new high speed models to its color Advanced and Essentials Series lineup, bringing the total to 11 models in the product family ranging from 26 to 60 pages per minute. The four new models are designed for busy workgroups and departmental environments and offer advanced features for the technology-driven...
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Epson Strengthens EcoTank Cartridge-Free Printer Portfolio with Revolutionary Monochrome All-in-One Supertank Printers
LONG BEACH, Calif. , May 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Epson America, Inc., a leading provider of printing solutions, today announced that it will be adding three new EcoTank ® Wireless Monochrome All-in-One Supertank models to its existing line of cartridge-free printers – the EcoTank ET-M3170 , EcoTank ET-M2170 and EcoTank ET-M1170 . Producing ultra-sharp text and remarkable image detail, the new series of printers allows high print volume small business and home office users to save up to 75...
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Digital Reasoning Announces Managed Hosted Conduct Surveillance Solution on Google Cloud and Amazon Web Services
NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 07, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Digital Reasoning, a leader in Artificial Intelligence (AI) that understands human intentions and behaviors, today announced the availability of a managed hosted version of its market-leading Conduct Surveillance solution on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Amazon Web Services (AWS). Developed with Digital Reasoning’s banking partners, it brings the firm’s proven text and audio communications analytics to the world’s leading secure cloud...
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Sharp Expands A4 Lineup With Two New Desktop Color Multifunction Printers For The Technology Driven Workplace
MONTVALE, N.J. , March 5, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America (SIICA), a division of Sharp Electronics Corporation (SEC), today introduced two new A4 desktop color multifunction printers for the technology driven workplace, delivering strong workflow capabilities and leading-edge security features, all in a compact design. The new Advanced Series MX-C304W and Essentials Series MX-C303W boast full multifunction capability out of the box, including copy,...
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The Pandemic Gets The Blame
The times we are all navigating through are brutally devastating. The death toll across the globe is tragic, and the human suffering through this pandemic will remain long past its eradication. I am writing this article for the millions of business leaders who are being tested like never before. It is my effort to help them pass the test and prepare for the next one. "Through candid conversations, new realities can blossom." Well, I guess Amazon is finally off the hook as the pandemic is now...
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Salesforce Users, Win $500 for Amazon
Salesforce Users, Win $500 for Amazon by Downloading a Free Trial of ccScan Software -- ccScan software, a leading document capture solution that allows users to scan directly to their cloud systems, has launched a contest for Salesforce users. Two grand prizes of $500 and weekly giveaways of a $50 gift card for Amazon will be awarded. CA, San Juan -- October 21, 2014 -- Salesforce users are encouraged to enter a contest held by ccScan software , a leading scan to the cloud solution. To...
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mindSHIFT Technologies launches public cloud services - Managed Servers in Amazon Web Services (AWS)
WALTHAM, MA - March 17, 2015 mindSHIFT Technologies, Inc., a Ricoh company , today announced the launch of mindSHIFT Managed Servers in Amazon Web Service ® (AWS ® ) . This latest addition to the award-winning mindSHIFT public cloud portfolio will enable customers to move servers to a secure cloud environment under one umbrella, simplifying IT management and enabling users to gain an edge in the cloud. The mindSHIFT Managed Servers in AWS offering is available today. How it Works: Companies...
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Stratasys Professional-Grade 3D Printer Now Available on Amazon.com
MINNEAPOLIS & REHOVOT, Israel--( BUSINESS WIRE )-- Stratasys Ltd. (Nasdaq:SSYS), a global leader of 3D printing and additive manufacturing solutions announced that the Stratasys Mojo 3D Printer with Print Pack Starter Package is available for purchase on Amazon.com . “Amazon.com has become a pioneer for 3D printing and we are excited for our Mojo to be a part of its online store” This new addition to Amazon.com gives business owners, entrepreneurs, engineers and educators the opportunity...
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Recognizing Disruption
What we see is only visualized after our mind translates the image. In business, our actions can easily be highjack by what we conditioned ourselves to see. Why is it that some can look through things and some only see things as painted with no interpretation? I remember years ago there was a poster the picture was a bunch of squiggly lines. As you stared at the picture squinting your eyes just right, the squiggly lines would come to life as a recognizable image of a person or thing. It...
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Alfresco Announces Managed Solution and Simplified Deployment Options for Amazon Web Services
November 21, 2016 07:50 AM Eastern Standard Time SAN MATEO, Calif.--( BUSINESS WIRE )-- Alfresco Software , a leading open-source provider of Business Process Management (BPM) and Enterprise Content Management (ECM) solutions, today announced early access availability of its Alfresco platform as a single-tenant managed service hosted in an Amazon Web Services (AWS) Virtual Private Cloud (VPC). Additionally, Alfresco is simplifying cloud deployment for customers managing their own AWS...
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Stratalux Achieves AWS Managed Service Partner Status
LOS ANGELES , Nov. 21, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Stratalux, an AWS Partner Network (APN) Advanced Consulting Partner, announced that it has now achieved the AWS Managed Service Partner (MSP) Program designation. This classification recognizes Stratalux for leadership in AWS Managed Services and builds upon an existing relationship with Amazon that strives to provide complete cloud services and management to enterprise customers. The AWS MSP Program is created for APN consulting partners who have...
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Are you Customer Centric or Product Centric?
Most in business would say “Of Course We Are a Customer Centric Business.” However with today’s rapid rate of disruption caused by organizations and Industries who continuously out innovate legacy organizations. I would say they are lying to themselves and here are my reasons for saying this. A company is built to sell a product which solves a problem. What happens when the problem the product solves is not an issue anymore? Or what happens when someone else circumvents your products...
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Imaging Channel, Why Should Amazon Have All The Fun?
I thought I would share a thought or two on the In-Home Tech Business. As many of you know my background is the Imaging Channel, Print/Copy equipment, and services. Obviously, this channel is desperately seeking a broader deliverable. Some in the channel have successfully transitioned. I had the opportunity to help lead the successful reinvention of a legacy print sales and services business, into that of a Managed IT/Security/ Services Firm that experience taught me many things. I look...
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Foxconn Says Apple, Amazon to Join Its Bid for Toshiba Chip Business: Nikkei
TOKYO — Apple Inc and Amazon.com Inc will join Foxconn's bid for Toshiba Corp's semiconductor business, the Nikkei business daily quoted Foxconn Chairman Terry Gou as saying on Monday. The two U.S. technology giants plan to "chip in funds", Gou said, according the interview with the newspaper. It was not immediately clear if this would take the form of a direct investment in the semiconductor unit or would be financing for the deal. Taiwan's Foxconn, formally known as Hon Hai Precision...
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BTA Grand Slam NYC Notes for Day One
I thought that keynote speaker Chris Messina (technologist and inventor of the hashtag) was awesome! I guess I’m a technology geek at heart and his talk track about the past, the present and the future of user interface technology coupled with AI was enlightening. I posted a few of those talk tracks on Linkedin earlier and since I’m using my iPad tonight it won’t be as easy as I thought to capture and post them tonight. According to Chris user interfaces change almost every ten years and the...
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Red River Earns Managed Service Provider Partner Status from Amazon Web Services
CLAREMONT, N.H. & RESTON, Va. Red River, a technology transformation company, announced today it was accepted into the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Managed Service Provider (MSP) Partner Program. The AWS MSP program enables AWS customers to identify proven AWS Partner Network (APN) Advanced Consulting Partners, such as Red River, that are “skilled at cloud infrastructure and application migration, and deliver value to customers by offering proactive monitoring, automation, and management of...
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Customer Experience is not discovered in a Survey
So, the leadership decides to survey their customers; please tell us how we are doing? Most all organization perform this exercise some so much it's annoying and some hardly ever. The results are always the same our customers love us, our customers would most definitely buy from us again, and our customers say that they are happy. Oh yes, there is always one or two who complain and wish they never meet us, of course, most of the time we determine the complainers are unreasonable. Yes,...
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Alexa & Sharp Copiers
Can we get a real conversation going on Alexa and the integration with Sharp MFP's? Would like to hear everyone's thoughts! Can Alexa help Sharp sell more copiers? What would you use Alexa for if it was embedded in the copier? ???
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RSA Demonstrates New Software Releases to Streamline Digital Workflow at Print 17
RSA Demonstrates New Software Releases to Streamline Digital Workflow at Print 17 Rochester, NY , August 29, 2017 Rochester Software Associates (RSA), provider of production print workflow software solutions for in-plant and corporate print centers will be showcasing how to streamline digital production print workflow and offer a new technology demonstration of voice-enabled workflow in booth 231 at Print 17. Print 17 is the largest gathering of the printing, publishing, in-plant, graphic...
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The Intersection Where the Digital and Physical Worlds Meet
The Typewriter was still clicking away when the Word-Processor was invented; the word processor was a better experience. This better experience caused the collapse of the typewriter sales and service model The camera was still taking pictures on film when the Digital Camera was invented; the digital camera was a better experience. This better experience caused the collapse of the camera and film sales and service model The Copier/Printer will still be making copies/prints as its Customers...
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ECS Passes Audit as Amazon Web Services Managed Service Provider Partner for the Fourth Year
FAIRFAX, Va.--( BUSINESS WIRE )-- ECS , a Premier Consulting Partner in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner Network (APN) who also achieved AWS Machine Learning Competency status, has achieved next-generation AWS Managed Service Provider (MSP) Partners status for the fourth year in a row. The AWS MSP Partner Program is designed for APN Consulting Partners who are skilled at cloud infrastructure and application migration, and deliver value to customers by offering proactive monitoring,...
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HP Empowers Partners to Transform Their Businesses with Smart Printing
LAS VEGAS, April 11, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today at its most important partner event in the Americas region – Executive Forum 2018 – HP Inc. showcased its new print portfolio, arming partners with compelling products, services and solutions in cloud, security and mobility that accelerate growth through smart printing. As technology becomes more adaptive to personal workstyles and lifestyles, HP is reinventing printing with intelligent and protected devices for greater agility, peace of...
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Sungard Availability Services Announces Cloud Recovery Solution on Amazon Web Services
WAYNE, Pa. , Nov. 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Sungard Availability Services (Sungard AS), a leading provider of information availability through managed IT , cloud and recovery services , announced it now offers an upgraded, fully managed Cloud Recovery solution on Amazon Web Services (AWS). In addition, the company announced it achieved Advanced Consulting Partner status in the AWS Partner Network (APN). Sungard AS can now offer SLA-backed recovery for customers on AWS or on premises,...
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We Need Continuous Relevancy Management; Change Management comes too late.
“Attention Legacy Companies! While you continuously fight to get buy-in for change your new competitor bought in for continuous improvement and bets on your complacency.” What do you mean you can’t get buy-in. Why are management teams so focused on the pacification of Buy-in Management? Too many organizations are losing the battle of their relevancy because they insist on focusing on Change Management over Relevancy Management. And yes I believe there is a difference. It seems that the...
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Connectria Achieves Elite Amazon Web Services Managed Service Partner Designation
ST. LOUIS , Nov. 16, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Connectria, a global cloud service provider and founder of the No Jerks Allowed® movement, today announced that it has successfully completed the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Managed Service Provider (MSP) Partner Program Audit for the third year in a row. AWS Managed Service Partners (MSPs) consist of a select group of highly skilled managed service providers who have successfully completed a rigorous third-party validation audit according to AWS'...
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AWS Announces Two New Container Capabilities—Amazon Elastic Container Service for Kubernetes (EKS) and AWS Fargate
November 29, 2017 01:54 PM Eastern Standard Time SEATTLE--( BUSINESS WIRE )--Today at AWS re:Invent, Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ:AMZN), announced two new arrivals to complement its existing popular Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) and make it easier than ever to deploy, manage, and scale container workloads on AWS. Amazon Elastic Container Service for Kubernetes (Amazon EKS) brings Kubernetes to AWS as a fully managed service, making it easy...
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Sharp Becomes First MFP Provider Working With Alexa for Business to Enhance Technology in the Workplace
MONTVALE, N.J. , Dec. 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America (SIICA), a division of Sharp Electronics Corporation (SEC), is pleased to announce that the company is the first multifunction printer (MFP) provider working with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to enhance technology in the workplace through Alexa for Business. Alexa for Business is a new service that enables businesses and organizations to bring Amazon Alexa into the workplace to help all types of...
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The Wrecking Ball
Recently while walking through downtown as I looked around at all the modification taking place, it validated my thinking of how nothing remains as it was once intended. The marvelous of technology consistently change our intentions and speed up the tenure of relevancy. Eventually, we need to bring in the wrecking ball and deconstruct the past to construct the future. Many will hope for more time, some will be victims of time, while a few others will continue being ahead in time. Sears is a...
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Ricoh Deepens Relationship with Amazon Web Services to Empower Digital Workplaces With Voice-Activated Technologies
Ricoh announced RICOH Intelligent Voice Control, the result of working with Amazon Web Services (AWS) that delivers intuitive voice-activated controls for Ricoh’s intelligent devices, starting with its IM Series of intelligent multifunction printers (MFPs). A pilot program of these MFPs is currently underway at an Ivy League university, leveraging Amazon’s AWS Alexa for Business service combined with Ricoh’s Smart Integration Platform technology. Available summer 2019, the university...
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What Is A Smart City, And Why Should I Care?
What Is A Smart City, And Why Should I Care? Source: BlueStar, Inc. By Felicia Jordan, BlueStar The technology world is full of buzzwords, and our channel is no exception to this rule. As soon as one term becomes demystified, two more spring up in its place. Just when you thought you understood what the Internet of Things is and how it could impact your business, the term ‘smart city’ starts getting kicked around. Hopefully you know enough about IoT to understand the ramifications of smart...
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Sharp Announces 13 New Monochrome Multifunction Printers That Join Award-Winning MFP Product Family
Sharp Announces 13 New Monochrome Multifunction Printers That Join Award-Winning MFP Product Family New lineup includes eleven workgroup models that support 11" x 17" and two desktop models that support letter-legal, all leveraging Sharp's latest technology Photos (1) MONTVALE, N.J. , Aug. 6, 2019 / PRNewswire / -- Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America (SIICA), a division of Sharp Electronics Corporation (SEC), announces 11 new Advanced and Essentials Series workgroup MFPs, as...