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Re: New Samsung 11 x 17" Colour MFPs due Oct 01 USA
yeah Samsung owns 85% of the Korean Domestic market for Business Machines. Its only a matter of time I guess
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Re: New Samsung 11 x 17" Colour MFPs due Oct 01 USA
A look at the new Samsung 30 & 40 cpm Black only A3 copiers ... in Korean! http://www.samsungb2b.co.kr/Pr...st.aspx?rCate2=PD030
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Re: Japan's Sharp Corp plans to sell its copiers and air conditioners businesses
Somewhere near last.... However, I just picked up this press release from Rueters also: Sharp seeking over $1.2 bln for plant and other assets -Yomiuri * Sharp also in talks to sell some Tokyo offices -Yomiuri * Sharp will struggle to find buyer for solar business-source By Reiji Murai and Tim Kelly TOKYO, Aug 16 (Reuters) - Cash-strapped Sharp Corp is in talks to sell its key solar panel plant in Japan as part of an asset sale seeking more than $1.2 billion, local media said on Thursday,...
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Re: Samsung Says Offer for Sharp’s Photocopier Unit Rejected
Yoda: Here is that release, still tough times for Sharp. After failing to advance far enough toward a manufacturing process goal, Sharp says that it will miss a March 29 deadline to receive the second half of a $120 million investment from chipmaker Qualcomm. In December, the ailing Japanese electronics maker said it reached a partnership with U.S.-based Qualcomm, which agreed to invest $120 million in a project to jointly develop display panels. However, as reported by Reuters, Qualcomm's...
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Re: Samsung Says Offer for Sharp’s Photocopier Unit Rejected
Samsung eyed Sharp copier biz in tieup talks Kyodo Mar 14, 2013 Article history PPRINT ↪SHARE OSAKA – Struggling electronics maker Sharp Corp. rejected an offer from Samsung Electronics Co. to buy its copier business during talks to form a capital tieup, sources said Wednesday. It’s unknown how much Samsung offered. The South Korean company, which sees copiers as the next growth business after smartphones, could make another buyout offer, the sources said. Sharp regards the copier business...
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Re: Samsung Says Offer for Sharp’s Photocopier Unit Rejected
Really? maybe there is a lot of sudafed being converted to meth in the minds of Samsung. Sorry Minds of Minolta right, they are gone too. Oh well I digress.....
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Re: NECS becomes a Samsung dealer
We're a full-line Canon dealer (table top through production) and have been a Samsung dealer now for a little under 2 years. There have been some bumps in the road, but nothing that I'd tell anyone to not bring their products on board. Samsung is a well oiled machine when it comes to how large corporations run. While they're still learning the ropes of the copier industry (don't have the tenure like Canon or Ricoh), they're a South Korean company and do things a lot differently than the...
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Re: HP Agrees to Acquire Samsung Printer Business for $1.05 Billion
Samsung shareholders approve $1B printing business sale to HP as company reports 30% YoY profit drop | VentureBeat | Business | by Paul Sawers Samsung announced its Q3 2016 earnings yesterday, and they were pretty much as expected. The Korean tech titan confirmed revenue of 47.82 trillion Korean won ($41.8 billion), with operating profits hitting 5.2 trillion Korean won (around $4.6 billion). This represents a year-on-year (YoY) drop of 3.87 trillion won ($3.4 billion) and 2.19 trillion won...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 5 Years Ago, The First Week in December 2013
Okay, we're back to doing three of these a wee. Where we look back on the threads from, 5, 10 & 15 years ago Enjoy these threads from 5 years ago this week! Canon U.S.A. Unveils Océ VarioPrint 6000+ Series of High-Speed, High-Volume Digital Production Printers Art Post · 12/5/139:45 PM deliver critical savings to print providers. This black-and-white printer is ideal for burgeoning industries -- such as on-demand, digital book printing -- due to its registration accuracy, outstanding...
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Sharp contractors axe 3,000 staff as iPhone sensor output shifts: union
TOKYO (Reuters) - Nearly 3,000 foreign workers subcontracted to Sharp Corp have been laid off in central Japan, a labour union said, as the firm moves production of some sensors for Apple iPhones to a Chinese plant owned by its parent Foxconn. The labour union said some of the laid off workers were its members. The union is in Mie Prefecture in central Japan, where Sharp's plant is located. The news of the relocation, first reported by the Nikkei business daily, and the layoffs sent Sharp...
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Dynamic Quest Acquires Carolina Networks
GREENSBORO, N.C. , Jan. 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Dynamic Quest, a managed service provider offering IT and cloud services to enterprises and businesses, completed the acquisition of Carolina Networks ("CNI"), a Greensboro, North Carolina based managed service provider. Founded in 1995, CNI offers managed IT, disaster recovery and hosting services to small and medium sized businesses across a wide variety of verticals. Approximately 60% of CNI's revenue is recurring with a strong, loyal...
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Bell Techlogix named to Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Managed Workplace Services, North America
INDIANAPOLIS , Feb. 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Bell Techlogix, a leading IT managed services and solutions company, announced today it has been named to a Gartner Magic Quadrant. This year's report again places Bell Techlogix in the Managed Workplace Services, North America category. Gartner's report provides an in-depth analysis of the Managed Workplace Services (MWS) market in North America and service provider offerings. Gartner, a leading global research and advisory firm, selected 21...
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Sharp takes wraps off new RoBoHoN, with apps aimed at getting families and firms used to 'life with robots'
Sharp Corp. on Monday released three new models of its RoBoHoN humanoid robot with a wider range of use for families and corporate clients. The new lineup — two walking models and one that remains seated — focuses more on family users with small children, who can experience “life with robots,” the company said during an event in Tokyo. The number of apps that can be loaded on the robots will gradually increase to 46 from the current 30, the company said. These include an app that sends an...
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Canon's new 75PPM A4 MFP series
Canon is looking to crush the A4 MFP space with three new models that are replacing the older 400i & 500i series There are three models to choose from. 75PPM = 715iF 65PPM =615iF 55PPM =515iF See attached documents. For me the 75PM is a killer, especially with the dealer price. Bit it's not all about the print speed. these puppies have a single pass feeder and can scan up to 100 ipm! Going to be very tough to compete. More to come on these Hey, if you're selling these, would love to hear...
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Sharp lifts annual profit outlook, to retire some preferred shares
TOKYO (Reuters) - Sharp Corp nudged its full-year profit outlook higher on Tuesday amid a turnaround under the ownership of Taiwanese contract manufacturer Foxconn, and said it plans to retire some preferred shares. The Osaka-based electronics maker, a supplier to Apple Inc, said it expects an operating profit of 112 billion yen ($993.88 million) in the year through next March compared with a previous 110 billion yen forecast. The company has slashed costs after being taken over by Foxconn,...
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Canon announces conclusion of toner cartridge-related patent infringement dispute with Tonet Inc.,
TOKYO, July 3, 2018-Canon Inc. today announced that the Seoul Central District Court of Korea concluded the patent dispute against Tonet Inc. ('Tonet') by mediation. In the mediation decision, Tonet admitted to have infringed Canon's Korean Patent Nos. 10-1182006 and 10-1101654. Tonet is obligated to cease sale and distribution of the toner cartridges models 'HP CF280X', 'HP CF280A', 'HP CE255X', 'HP CE255A', 'HP CE505X', 'HP CE505A', 'HP CF287A', 'HP CF226X', 'HP CF226A', 'HP...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 5 Years Ago, The Last Week in August 2013
I thought it would be time for something new. Each week we post threads from the last 10 year and 15 years on the Print4Pay Hotel. So we're going to give you another one. This Week in the Copier Industry 5 Years Ago. Enjoy these most excellent threads from just 5 years ago! Who Makes the Best Multifunctional Copy Machine? Art Post · 8/28/1310:23 PM manufacturers for multifunctional copiers. Here they are in the tiers. Tier I: Canon (includes Oce), Ricoh (includes Savin and Lanier), Xerox and...
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SGIA EXPO 2018 ENDS STRONG FOR FUJIFILM
SGIA EXPO 2018 ENDS STRONG FOR FUJIFILM Hanover Park, Ill., October 29, 2018 – FUJIFILM North America Corporation, Graphic Systems Division’s innovative superwide and wide format inkjet solutions attracted large crowds at SGIA Expo 2018 in Las Vegas. With more than 24,000 industry professionals at the show, an impressive amount of attendees experienced new and advanced Fujifilm technology within its ‘Win even more work’ themed booth, resulting in successfully signed contracts. International...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago, The Last Week in November 2008
I guess the BIG news of the week from ten years ago was ere 50 cuts that Ricoh performed that week. However, that was right after the IKON purchase and within four months (end of Japanese) there was to be major cuts with high level legacy employees. Seems to me that one of the covenants if the Ricoh purchase was that all high level Ikon peeps would replace those at Ricoh. AS Vince would say "that's my two cents". Enjoy all of the threads from ten years ago this week. Weekend Copier Notes...
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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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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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Cybersecurity News
The average American has had their personal data stolen or exposed at least 4 times in 2019, according to new research published by Interest Research. - The finance vertical is suffering from a 238% increase in cyberattacks during COVID- 19 pandemic according to research published by VMware Carbon Black Security. - Nebraska Medical Center of Omaha, NE notified 1311 patients that their PHI was exposed after an employee illegally accessed - Sophos Security reports following on ransomware: o...
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Re: Samsung Deals another Blow to MFP Giants (Ricoh, Canon, KonicaMinolta)
Samsung showcases world's fastest laser printers Leonard Goh | May 12, 2008 As part of the Samsung Printing InspriAsia Tour 2008 held in Bali, Indonesia, last week, Samsung unveiled what it claimed to be the world's fastest mono laser multifunction printer (MFP), as well as the speediest color laser MFP, too. These printers are not targeted at the usual home users but geared more toward corporations and enterprise. Samsung's MultiXpress 6555N (Click for larger image)The MultiXpress 6555N is...
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Re: Ricoh Fires Ann Moser
Here's another Ann Moser was a classy, hardworking channel veteran and a disciple of Boucher as they say in the business, meaning she learned from the legendary IBM (NYSE:IBM) channel chief. She helped launch Ricoh into the IT channel, shaping its strategy in a market dominated by HP (NYSE:HPQ) and filled with customers and partners who have more choices than a hungry man at a Chinese buffet. In an abrupt reorganization, she was pushed aside, leaving Ricoh without a visible executive to...
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Re: Sharp has Serious Money Problems!
The share price of Sharp Corp. rose 9.13 percent to close at the day's high of 215 Japanese yen on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Tuesday. The rally was seen as a positive response to Taipei-based Hon Hai Group Chairman and founder Terry Gou's announcement in Tokyo a day earlier that he is committed to finalizing an agreement to take a capital stake in the struggling Japanese electronics firm. Speaking at a news conference for a Taiwanese trade delegation visiting Japan, Gou said the details of...
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Re: Sharp has Serious Money Problems!
In this latest go round seems thing are somewhat rosier for Sharp. "Their common goals will include selling 1 million Sharp-brand mobile phones annually in China, consolidating Sharp's share of China's big-screen LCD TV market and tapping into North America's lower-end LCD TV market, the sources said. Moreover, the sources added, Apple Inc., Hon Hai and Sharp will collaborate to fight against South Korean dominance in the global smartphone and LCD markets". No mention of copier in future plans?
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Re: Sharp has Serious Money Problems!
The 100-year-old inventor of mechanical pencils needs to pen a new plan to make it to 101. Sharp Corp. (6753), Japan’s biggest liquid-crystal display maker, put up its Osaka headquarters and some plants as collateral last week to win bank loans after its credit ratings were cut to junk. The supplier to Apple Inc. (AAPL) is also renegotiating a stock sale to Taiwan’s Foxconn Technology Group as it tries to recover from record losses and a 70 percent slump in shares this year. Within six...
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Re: Sharp has Serious Money Problems!
The following was released by the rating agency) SEOUL/SYDNEY/SINGAPORE, November 12 (Fitch) This week Matt Jamieson spoke with Alvin Lim, Fitch's TMT sector analyst based in Seoul, about the recent downgrade of Sharp Corporation ('B-'/RWN) and his views on Panasonic Corporation's ('BBB-'/Negative) latest financial results. Mr Jamieson is Head of APAC Research in Fitch's Corporate Ratings Group. Alvin explains that very weak liquidity and substantial operating losses drove the Sharp...
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Re: USA Presidential Poll
Art my friend, if you'll trust the WSJ then go here: http://blogs.wsj.com/wealth/20...n-50-million-a-year/ then Click on the Social Security link. In 2009 those with earnings in excess of $1,000,000 amounted to 77,607 and I stand corrected. Again you may be referring to a NET WORTH number but you pay taxes on earned income not your NET WORTH. Jrlz: Profit IS good, but oil companies are a little "over the top" (Exxon $47 BILLION in profit while we pay $3.75 a gallon). High gas prices is why...
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Re: USA Presidential Poll
Chuck, that is a very Socialist answer. Are you suggesting that the Government should step in and dictate what a "reasonable" profit should be? If you were a stock holder of Exxon, you wouldn't be too pleased with that. Let' change the equation to percentage of profit. What percentage of profit is reasonable? Is 10%? Is 15%? According to Wikipedia, Exxon's revenue in 2011 was $486 Billion and their net profit was $41 Billion which makes their profit percentage a little over 8%. Take away ALL...
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Re: Sharp has Serious Money Problems!
(Reuters) - Sharp Corp has nearly halted production of 9.7-inch screens for Apple Inc's iPad, two sources said, possibly as demand shifts to its smaller iPad mini. Sharp's iPad screen production line at its Kameyama plant in central Japan has fallen to the minimal level to keep the line running this month after a gradual slowdown began at the end of 2012 as Apple manages its inventory, the industry sources with knowledge of Sharp's production plans told Reuters. Sharp has stopped shipping...
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Re: Sharp has Serious Money Problems!
(Reuters) - For Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, the world's No.1 maker of smartphones, TVs and memory chips, this week's deal to invest in a Japanese display maker spotlights an uncomfortable fact: it is no longer the undisputed global leader in displays. Cross-town rival LG Display Co Ltd overtook Samsung's display unit last year as the world's top maker of liquid crystal displays. LG Electronics Inc, an affiliate of the display company, has beat Samsung to market with a TV using a new...
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Re: Sharp has Serious Money Problems!
(Reuters) - Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd will not invest in Sharp Corp by a March 26 deadline after the two firms failed to revise an earlier agreement, although the Taiwanese company has not ruled out an investment altogether, a newspaper said. Hon Hai Chairman Terry Gou met Sharp's bankers to inform them no deal would be struck this month but he would look at the merits of an investment after the struggling Japanese display maker unveils a new business plan in the near future, the...
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Re: Japan's Sharp to sell stake in Pioneer - Nikkei
Sharp Corp. (6753.TO) likely generated slightly more than Y20 billion ($200 million) in group operating profit in the October-March period, surpassing the standing projection of Y13.8 billion, thanks to such factors as payroll cutbacks and increased sales of LCD panels to Samsung Electronics Co.(005930.SE), the Nikkei reported in its Thursday morning edition. The company secured a combined Y360 billion in loans from its two main banks in September, on condition that it would turn an...
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Re: Rumor has it.....
Samsung could acquire Nuance, the company behind Siri’s speech recognition engine By Joe Rossignol , Jun 16, 2014 The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday that Nuance Communications has been in talks with Samsung and private-equity firms about a possible sale of the company. The report, which cites sources with knowledge on the matter, claims it is unclear where sales talks currently stand, or whether these talks will actually materialize into a sale… Nuance provides speech recognition and...
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Re: SINDOH N707 -- Smart Solution Hybrid MFP
That guy sounds like he's reading a teleprompter that contains text that was run through a translator that translates Korean to English word-by-word. Such odd phrasing at times. There's nothing innovative or impressive about this machine at all.
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Re: Holes in a fence: How the approach to cybersecurity is changing
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The Hapkido Sales
How To Use The Hapkido Sales Method To Plan Your Sales Calls Better!Planning. This is a word most salespeople avoid.Many salespeople shoot from the hip based on their "experience in sales" or their "experience with the prospect." Yet to sell more, you...
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Weekend Copier Notes from 03/28/09
WEEKEND MFP INDUSTRY NOTES3-29-09The following is a quick review of copier/MFP industry news from various trade publications.- ImageSource magazine announced its Perfect Image Awards, which are given to successful independent dealers: - Dealer of the...
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Selected KODAK Document Scanners Will Support the LINUX Operating Systems via UBUNTU,
WASHINGTON, March 10—Emphasizing support for open source and building on its previous participation in the OpenUSB Project, Kodak today announced at FOSE 2009 in Washington, D.C., the availability of a robust, open source and production quality...
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The Effect Currency Evaluations have on the MFP industry
I have noticed there have been a lot of changes in the Value of International Currency vs the USD.Samsung a year ago was getting a huge currency advantage with the South Korean WON at 1453 vs $1.00. It has now fallen to 1125 as the USD continues to...
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CNN Reports More WikiLeaks
CNN reports that one of the diplomatic cables published by WikiLeaks reveals that North Korean officials suggested the U.S. government make arrangements for rock icon Eric Clapton to perform in Pyongyang as a way of building "good will" between the...
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Nuance Dragon Dictation and Dragon Search Apps Now Available in Finland
Nuance Dragon Dictation and Dragon Search Apps Now Available in FinlandNov 28, 2011 Burlington, Mass. – Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) today announced that its Dragon Dictation and Dragon Search apps for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad...
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Dragon Search Apps Now Available in Russia
Nuance Dragon Dictation and Dragon Search Apps Now Available in RussiaDragon Dictation and Dragon Search Continue European Expansion, Making it Faster and Easier for Russians to Speak Text For Emails, Text Messages, Web Content and MoreBurlington,...
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ABBYY Powers a Quantum Leap in the Evolution of Multifunctional Peripherals
Sept. 14, 2011, 8:00 a.m. EDT ABBYY Powers a Quantum Leap in the Evolution of Multifunctional PeripheralsIntelligent Classification and Conversion Raises the IQ of MFPs with the Advent of FineReader Engine 2.0 for Embedded OS MILPITAS, Calif., Sept....
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Weekend Industry Notes for 4/25/10
Weekend MFP Industry Notes Newsletter4-25-2010- Xerox, at the OnDemand show in Philadelphia, allowed the public to see their new color production print models, the 800 Digital Color Press and 1000 Digital Color Press featuring:o Actually made by Fuji...
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LG Launches World's Fastest A4 Color Desktop Printer Powered by Memjet
Prints High-Quality Color Documents at Astounding SpeedsSEOUL, South Korea, June 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- LG Electronics (LG) and Memjet, a global provider of high-speed color printing technologies, today jointly introduced Memjet's breakthrough...
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From copier maker to document consultant
From copier maker to document consultantUeno Yasuaki, chief executive officer of Fuji Xerox Korea, speaks during an interview with The Korea Times at his office in central Seoul last week./ Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chulFuji Xerox Korea expects...
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Hendrix Business Systems Acquires ATS Inc.
BTA member Hendrix Business Systems has announced its acquisition of ATS Inc. Prosperity Plus advised Roger Hendrix and Hendrix Business Systems on the acquisition. For Hendrix, headquartered in Matthews, North Carolina, the acquisition assists with its expansion into the Raleigh, North Carolina, marketplace. Since 1976, Hendrix Business Systems has strived to maintain and provide top-level customer service throughout the Charlotte, North Carolina, area. Over the past two years, Hendrix...