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Re: Buyers Laboratory Acquires InfoTrends
heard rumors that most dealers and some leasing companies are quite upset about the new BLI billing for this services. Anyone have anything else on that? No more billing by the seat, billing is now figured on the amount of employees
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KYOCERA TASKalfa 406ci Highly Recommended by Buyers Laboratory
Osaka, Japan - March 16, 2016 - KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc., one of the world's leading document solutions companies, today announced that Buyers Laboratory LLC (BLI) has certified the Kyocera TASKalfa 406ci multifunctional printer (MFP) as both "Highly Recommended" and "Highly Reliable" for 2016. BLI is a leading independent provider of product intelligence for the imaging industry, trusted by buyers and IT directors around the world. BLI cited Kyocera's "outstanding reliability," and...
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Buyers Laboratory Acquires InfoTrends
Buyers Laboratory, LLC (BLI) announced that it has acquired InfoTrends, a division of Questex, LLC. BLI is the leading provider of independent test based analytical information, competitive intelligence, sales enablement and related services to the global digital imaging industry. InfoTrends is the leading provider of strategic market analysis, research and advisory services to the global digital imaging industry with deep specializations in the production printing & digital media,...
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Ricoh colour cut sheet systems secure five star BLI PRO Awards and infoSource top spot
Ricoh Europe, 23 November 2015 – Ricoh Europe is delighted to announce that both its Pro™ C7110X Series and Pro™ C9110 Series digital colour production presses have been awarded 2016 Buyers Laboratory LLC (BLI) PRO awards. The news follows the release of the latest infoSource figures that show Ricoh has retained the number one spot for units of digital colour sheet fed production presses sold in Western Europe. Its market share of 37.7% for the first half of 2015 puts it 15 percentage points...
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New Lab Report, Award Presentation Photos, HP News, a Survey and More!
Coming Soon: BLI’s New A3 Lab Test Report Find what you need faster with easy-to-use tables and bulleted lists. Get to the heart of the key differences between devices with our new 10-point gauges. Learn more through our new tests designed for real-world scenarios, including first-set productivity and a deeper dive into the user experience when scanning. These and so much more are all designed to deliver more value to your bliQ subscription and enable you to win more deals! BLI Award...
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Konica Minolta Production Devices Sweep BLI's PRO Awards
Konica Minolta Production Devices Sweep BLI’s PRO Awards Date: November 17, 2014 Contact: Anthony Polifrone Tel: 201-488-0404 ext. 39 Fax: 201-488-0461 E-mail: info@buyerslab.com November 17, 2014 - Hackensack, New Jersey - Buyers Laboratory LLC (BLI), the leading independent authority in the document imaging industry, today announced its annual PRO awards, which acknowledge the best-in-class devices in BLI’s production field tests. This year it was three models all from Konica Minolta that...
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Toshiba's e-STUDIO507 Receives Accolades From Buyers Laboratory
Toshiba's e-STUDIO507 Receives Accolades From Buyers Laboratory Respected Industry Source Recognizes Multifunction Product’s Exceptional Reliability, Print Quality and Security Features With its exceptional performance in Buyers Laboratory LLC’s (BLI) rigorous testing, Toshiba America Business Solutions, Inc.’s e-STUDIO507 received the leading independent analytical information provider’s Highly Recommended rating. Upon completing BLI’s arduous two-month trial – including its...
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BLI LabLines: New Report, Solutions Update, Training Dates
BLI’s New A3 Lab Test Report is Coming… Consistently adding value to your bliQ subscription is something we never snooze on. And soon, with the launch of our updated and redesigned report for A3 MFPs, we’ll deliver another layer to help you save more time, learn more about the hardware we test and, most importantly, win more deals! Here’s a taste: Tabular format will make it easier to find what you’re looking for Bulleted lists so you can digest a device’s strengths/weaknesses quicker More...
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Konica Minolta South Africa extends product range with new Samsung machines
Konica Minolta South Africa has announced it will be enhancing its range of bizhub digital multifunctional printers and production presses, with the introduction of the entry-level Samsung ProXpress M4070 multifunctional printer (MFP). The new Samsung machines will be serviced and supported by the local Bidvest group company, which will also uphold product warranties. Says Andrew Griffith, Konica Minolta South Africa product manager: office products: "Konica Minolta South Africa has always...
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Canon U.S.A. Kicks off 2015 with Multiple Winter Pick Awards from Buyers Laboratory LLC
MELVILLE, N.Y. — Twice a year, Buyers Laboratory LLC (BLI) recognizes printing hardware and software that deliver outstanding performance within their respective industry categories. Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, today announced the Company has received five Winter 2015 “Pick” awards from BLI for some if its imageCLASS products, the imageFORMULA DR-M1060 scanner, as well as its imageRUNNER ADVANCE 6255 system and uniFLOW v 5.3 software platform. "Canon technology...
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New Lab Report, Non-Networked A3 MFPs Survey, Portable Printers
More about BLI’s New A3 Lab Test Report As we gear up for the launch of our redesigned A3 report, what excites us most is being able to deliver a value-add to your bliQ subscription. With a tabular format and more bulleted lists of a device’s highs and lows, this revamped report will make it easier to find those key factors your customers want to know about. Not to mention some of the other improvements: Expanded evaluations of secure printing, scan to/print from USB and direct printing More...
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Konica Minolta Scores BLI PRO Awards Hat Trick
Konica Minolta Scores BLI PRO Awards Hat Trick This week, we announced the recipients of our annual PRO awards, which acknowledge the best-in-class equipment in our production field tests. A trio of Konica Minolta devices provided the winning combination of performance and features over the past year, from their strong productivity to high input and output capacities—and much more. Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. bizhub PRESS C1100 Outstanding Color Mid-Volume Production...
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Canon Scanner Recognized for Outstanding Value
Canon Scanner Recognized for Outstanding Value Date: January 12, 2015 Contact: Anthony Polifrone Tel: 201-488-0404 ext. 39 Fax: 201-488-0461 E-mail: info@buyerslab.com January 12, 2015 – Hackensack (NJ) – When compared against competitive A3 scanners in its speed range, the 60-ppm (120 ipm) Canon imageFORMULA DR-M1060 offers a lower than average list price, lower than average estimated total cost of ownership (TCO) and lower than average cost per scan. In fact, the unit’s estimated TCO is...
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Fujitsu and Kodak Alaris Each Earn Two BLI Winter 2015 Pick Awards
Fujitsu and Kodak Alaris Each Earn Two BLI Winter 2015 Pick Awards Date: January 12, 2015 Contact: Anthony Polifrone Tel: 201-488-0404 ext. 39 Fax: 201-488-0461 E-mail: info@buyerslab.com January 12, 2015 – Hackensack (NJ) – Buyers Laboratory LLC, the world’s leading independent tester of document imaging products, announced its highly anticipated Winter 2015 Pick awards in the scanner category today, bestowing honors upon two scanners from Fujitsu and two scanners from Kodak Alaris.
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Ricoh Named BLI's 2015 A3 MFP Line of the Year
Ricoh Named BLI’s 2015 A3 MFP Line of the Year Date: January 13, 2015 Contact: Anthony Polifrone Tel: 201-488-0404 ext. 39 Fax: 201-488-0461 E-mail: info@buyerslab.com January 13, 2015 – Hackensack (NJ) – Ricoh Americas Corporation has won Buyers Laboratory LLC’s (BLI) most prestigious award for A3 MFPs: 2015 A3 MFP Line of the Year. The world’s leading authority on document imaging devices and solutions, BLI presents its most coveted Line of the Year honor once annually to the vendor whose...
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FollowMe Receives a Prestigious BLI Winter 2015 Pick Award as Outstanding Document Security Solution
BURGESS HILL, England , January 13, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Ringdale, the provider of FollowMe®, the complete document output management solution, receives a BLI Winter 2015 Pick Award as Outstanding Document Security Solution. Buyers Laboratory LLC (BLI), a leading independent evaluator of document solutions, has recognised FollowMe by Ringdale with the Winter 2015 Pick award as "Outstanding Document Security Solution" FollowMe receives a Winter 2015 Pick award after earning the highest...
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BLI Picks Honor Top-Rated Monochrome Printers and Printer MFPs
BLI Picks Honor Top-Rated Monochrome Printers and Printer MFPs Date: January 14, 2015 Contact: Anthony Polifrone Tel: 201-488-0404 ext. 39 Fax: 201-488-0461 E-mail: info@buyerslab.com January 14, 2015 – Hackensack (NJ) – Buyers Laboratory LLC (BLI), the world’s leading independent tester of document imaging products, announced the winners of its highly anticipated Winter 2015 Pick awards in the monochrome printer and printer MFP categories today, with the honors going to Canon, KYOCERA,...
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Ricoh Wins BLI’s A3 MFP Line of the Year Award for Energy Efficiency
Ricoh Wins BLI’s A3 MFP Line of the Year Award for Energy Efficiency Date: January 15, 2015 Contact: Anthony Polifrone Tel: 201-488-0404 ext. 39 Fax: 201-488-0461 E-mail: info@buyerslab.com January 15, 2015 – Hackensack (NJ) – With numerous products demonstrating a consistently energy-efficient environmental performance during testing, Ricoh is the recipient of Buyers Laboratory’s 2015 Line of the Year award for Energy Efficiency for its A3 MFP line of devices. The award was based on the...
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HP and Samsung Honored with BLI 2015 Printer/MFP Line of the Year Awards
HP and Samsung Honored with BLI 2015 Printer/MFP Line of the Year Awards Date: January 14, 2015 Contact: Anthony Polifrone Tel: 201-488-0404 ext. 39 Fax: 201-488-0461 E-mail: info@buyerslab.com January 14, 2015 – Hackensack (NJ) – Buyers Laboratory LLC (BLI) today announced the winners of its most coveted awards in the Printer/MFP category, selecting Hewlett-Packard as the winner of its 2015 Color Printer/MFP Line of the Year and Samsung Electronics Co., Inc., as the winner of its 2015...
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Sharp Earns Three Top Awards From Buyers Laboratory
MAHWAH, N.J., July 16, 2014 MAHWAH, N.J. , July 16, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America (SIICA), a division of Sharp Electronics Corporation , has earned three Summer 2014 Outstanding Achievement in Innovation awards from Buyers Laboratory LLC (BLI), the world's leading independent evaluator of document imaging products and solutions. Sharp received Outstanding Achievement awards in Innovation from BLI for full-bleed booklet printing and for control panel...
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Toshiba Wins Buyers Laboratory’s Summer 2014 Outstanding Achievement Award for Energy Efficiency
IRVINE, Calif. (July 22, 2014) — Recognizing the energy efficiency of Toshiba America Business Solutions, Inc.’s e-STUDIO ™ 407CS multifunction product (MFP), Buyers Laboratory LLC, (BLI) today presents the Irvine, Calif. company with its Summer 2014 “Outstanding Achievement” Award for energy efficiency. BLI is one of the world's leading independent providers of analytical information and services to the digital imaging and document management industry. The leading managed print services...
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Canon U.S.A. Receives Multiple Summer Pick Awards from Buyers Laboratory LLC
MELVILLE, N.Y., Jul 23, 2014 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Twice a year, Buyers Laboratory LLC (BLI) recognizes printing hardware and software that deliver outstanding performance within their respective industry categories. Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, today announced that it has received three Summer 2014 Pick awards from BLI for select imageRUNNER ADVANCE products as well as the Outstanding Education Solution Pick award for the Intelligent Grading Solution and an...
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Environmental Trends and Projections
BLI has produced its first environmental white paper that analyzes BLI-tested energy consumption and recovery time across all product categories, segments and manufacturers tested to date. Environmental Trends and Projects white paper includes: Year-over-year projected annual energy consumption data Recovery time trends Predecessor vs. current model annual energy consumption comparisons The white paper focuses on five of the most popular A4 printer and printer MFP groups, and five of the...
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Copystar Color Multifunctional Product Wins 'Winter Pick 2014' and 'Highly Recommended' from Buyers Laboratory
FAIRFIELD, N.J. – March 12, 2014 – Copystar, a division of KYOCERA Document Solutions America and a leading document imaging company, today announced that Buyers Laboratory LLC (BLI) “Highly Recommends” the CS 5551ci color multifunctional product (MFP). BLI, a leading provider of product intelligence for the imaging industry, also awarded the Copystar CS 5551ci color MFP its “Winter Pick 2014” award for “Outstanding 51- to 60-ppm A3 Color MFP.” The independent lab pointed to the MFP’s...
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fKYOCERA Document Solutions America Color Multifunctional Product Wins 'Winter Pick 2014' and 'Highly Recommended' from Buyers Laboratory
FAIRFIELD, N.J. – March 12, 2014 – KYOCERA Document Solutions America, Inc., one of the world’s leading document solutions companies, today announced that Buyers Laboratory LLC (BLI) “Highly Recommends” the TASKalfa 5551ci color multifunctional product (MFP). BLI, a leading provider of product intelligence for the imaging industry, also awarded the Kyocera TASKalfa 5551ci color MFP its “Winter Pick 2014” award for “Outstanding 51- to 60-ppm A3 Color MFP.” The independent lab pointed to the...
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New Solutions Center Tool: Compare Report Ratings and More with Just a Few Clicks
We've been working behind the scenes to improve the usefulness of Solutions Center based on your feedback, and one of the first of many planned improvements is now live: An enhanced side-by-side comparison tool. With the handy "Compare" tab, we've always given you the ability to compare product specifications and features in a tabular format and export that list of features to Excel. Now you can compare the test report ratings and the strengths/weaknesses of a set of products, too! This new...
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Epson and Panasonic Earn BLI Winter 2014 “Pick” Awards
Epson and Panasonic Earn BLI Winter 2014 “Pick” Awards January 15, 2014 – Hackensack (NJ) – Buyers Laboratory LLC, the world’s leading independent tester of document imaging products, announced its coveted Winter 2014 “Pick” awards in the scanner category today, bestowing honors upon two scanners from Epson and one scanner from Panasonic. Announced twice a year, the “Pick” awards acknowledge the products that gave the best performances in BLI’s extensive suite of laboratory tests in the...
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Five Vendors Earn Winter 2014 BLI “Picks” in the A3 Color Category
Five Vendors Earn Winter 2014 BLI “Picks” in the A3 Color Category Buyers Lab announced the winners of its prestigious Winter 2014 “Pick” awards in the A3 color category, with MFPs from Konica Minolta, KYOCERA, Ricoh, Sharp and Xerox earning the honors. “Pick” awards are presented twice annually, recognizing the hardware and software offerings that measure up as the best in BLI’s comprehensive evaluations, which assess a wide range of the most important features and performance factors for...
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Canon Demonstrates its Position as a Leading Healthcare Solutions Provider with Distinguished BLI PaceSetter Award
MELVILLE, N.Y. , Jan. 4, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Ringing in the New Year with continued success in healthcare solutions excellence, Canon U.S.A. , Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, is proud to announce that it is has been named a recipient of a 2017 Buyers Laboratory LLC (BLI) PaceSetter award for Healthcare in the Hospital Networks category. BLI PaceSetter awards are given once a year to recognize vendors that offer highly impressive portfolios of devices, solutions and services for...
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Toshiba's e-STUDIO5005AC Earns Buyers Laboratory's "Highly Recommended" and "Highly Reliable"
December 26, 2016 01:00 AM Eastern Standard Time TOKYO--( BUSINESS WIRE )--Toshiba Tec Corporation (TOKYO:6588) today announced that its latest colour Multi-function peripherals (MFP), the e-STUDIO5005AC received the Buyers Laboratory LLC’s (BLI) “Highly Recommended” and “Highly Reliable” rating. BLI is the leading independent analytical information provider, and from its two-month, 210,000 impression durability test, the company's award-winning MFP performed extremely well in reliability,...
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Sharp Receives Top Industry Ratings For Its Full Line Of Advanced And Essentials Color Workgroup Document Systems
MONTVALE, N.J., Jan. 11, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America (SIICA), a division of Sharp Electronics Corporation (SEC) has earned 10 Highly Recommended ratings from Buyers Laboratory LLC (BLI), a world-wide leading independent evaluator of document imaging products and solutions. A "Highly Recommended" rating is the highest mark a product can receive from BLI. Sharp received this rating for all 10 of its Advanced and Essentials color workgroup document...
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Canon imageRUNNER ADVANCE Portfolio Celebrated as Top Performer with Highly Coveted Industry Accolades from Buyers Laboratory, LLC
MELVILLE, N.Y. , Feb. 15, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Since the introduction of the imageRUNNER ADVANCE Series in 2009, the message behind their mission has been clear: help customers advance their business and business opportunities through the use of reliable, security feature capable, customizable office print and scan solutions. Canon U.S.A. , Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, is proud to announce that Buyers Laboratory LLC (BLI) has recognized a number of devices in the imageRUNNER...
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Worldox Document Management Solution Receives Top Marks By Buyers Laboratory
Glen Rock, NJ (PRWEB) September 29, 2016 World Software Corporation's premier product, Worldox , is a market leader in email and document management focusing on law firms, corporate legal, and financial services. Worldox is utilized by over six thousand customers in 52 countries. While largely known for on premises installations, many customers are choosing the Worldox Cloud or Hybrid deployment as it allows them greater flexibility while offloading security and other key concerns that cloud...
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Fujitsu Technology Uses Conversational Speech to Identify Customer Satisfaction
TOKYO, Oct 17, 2016 - (JCN Newswire) - Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. today announced the development of voice-analysis technology that can automatically identify times when customers feel satisfied or dissatisfied in their conversations with service personnel. Service provided by personnel in support of customers, such as at call centers and bank teller windows, directly relates to the company's image, making training critical. Given this, in the past, efforts have been made to convert...
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KYOCERA TASKalfa 3252ci Highly Recommended by Buyers Laboratory
Osaka, Japan - November 11, 2016 - Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., one of the world's leading document solutions companies, today announced that Buyers Laboratory LLC (BLI) has certified the Kyocera TASKalfa 3252ci as both "Highly Recommended" and "Reliable Certified" for 2016. BLI is a leading independent provider of product intelligence for the imaging industry, trusted by buyers and IT directors around the world. Over two months, BLI conducted rigorous assessments of virtually all...
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Canon MFPs Recognized with Seven 'Pick' Awards From Buyers Laboratory, LLC
MELVILLE, N.Y. , July 26, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- With the successful launch of the third generation imageRUNNER ADVANCE platform earlier this year, Canon U.S.A. , Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, continues the positive momentum with seven accolades from Buyers Laboratory, LLC (BLI). Among the honors include recognition of several new third generation imageRUNNER ADVANCE systems with four 'Pick' awards for performance in the A3 category, as well as three other awards to certain...
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Lexmark Sweeps Buyer's Laboratory, Inc.'s Summer Pick Color Printing Awards
Lexmark International, a global technology leader, today announced its entire line of next-generation A4 color laser printers and smart MFPs received Summer Pick Awards from Buyer’s Laboratory, Inc. (BLI). The Lexmark A4 color laser printers and smart MFPs earned the awards based on remarkable color quality, high durability, low cost of ownership, fast speeds and a versatile and easy-to-use design. Winning models are: • Outstanding Color Printer for SMBs Lexmark CS725 Series • Outstanding...
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Epson DS-80W Awarded "Outstanding Mobile Scanner" by Keypoint Intelligence - Buyers Laboratory
LONG BEACH, Calif. , July 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Epson America, a leading scanner brand, today announced Keypoint Intelligence - Buyers Laboratory (BLI) , the leading independent evaluator of document imaging software, hardware and services, has named the Epson ® DS-80W as its pick for "Outstanding Mobile Scanner" in the Scanner category of BLI's Summer 2019 Pick awards. The products and solutions that stand out from the competition, providing the most outstanding performance with the...