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Re: The reason why Ricoh Bought Ikon
Art stated: "Geesh, so where does that leave the likes of KonicaMinolta, Toshiba, Kyocera and Sharp?" This specific Ricoh Press Release is a direct response to Konica Minolta acquiring All Covered, Inc. If you read carefully, there is no real newsworthy 'event' or 'announcement' in the Press Release, which is a statement in itself. The Press Release announces an 'intent' rather than an 'action' that has been taken. Sources tell me that this 'dog-and-pony' show was dressed up at an event held...
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Re: Quake in Japan
(Updates with Honda, Nissan closures beginning in fifth paragraph. See {EXT2 } for reports on the quake.) March 11 (Bloomberg) -- Companies including Sony Corp. and Toyota Motor Corp. halted output at plants after an 8.9- magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Japan, damaging production facilities and causing power outages. Sony halted and evacuated six factories in northeastern Japan, said Yasuhiro Okada, a spokesman at the Tokyo-based company. He said the company was assessing the...
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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: Toshiba Regional Service Manager - Atlantic Canada
SSG: Just curious how are the winters in your area, I'm thinking you're a little closer to the gulf stream thus milder than NJ in the winter?
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Re: Protest in China
The root cause of the feud is a couple of very small uninhabited islands off the coast of Japan. Both countries want to claim sovereignty. The value is in the rich fishing grounds and possible oil underneath the sea. Panasonic has already closed at least one plant in China as a direct result. We can only hope this does not impact the MFP industry.
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Re: Managed Network Services discussion
Art, We looked at All Care through Konica Minolta but the contract T's & C's were so one sided we thought it was written by the Mafia. The bottom line was they got paid (by the Dealership) whether or not the customer paid you or not. I was speaking to a VP of a large independent dealer on the east coast who had a discussion with the principal of his company. What it would take for his company to do Managed Network Service. His answer was we can: 1) Hire people 2) Partner with a company...
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Re: Toshiba's Eco MFP. An industry first!
I could see companies that do a lot of business with governments using them. For instance, I have a client that works with prison systems throughout the USA. They occasionally have to respond to RFPs that require the proposal documents to be printed on paper with a minimum % of recycled content. It would also probably play well in markets that are big on "being green". Think the West Coast, Colorado, Austin & the like.
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Re: Need Good People
From: Greg Sent: 12/9/2002 5:00 AM But that stayed West of I-95. This is on the south-east coast
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Re: Need help!
I don't know what you guys are talking about. We have tons of both 850's 1050's and 1085's (at least 50 from within my branch location) in the field. Mostly in schools (which I personally think is the worst environment to place a copier-due to too many hands on the machine by teachers who can care less about do's and don'ts.). But they quite often run PM to PM without any calls. And I've found that the majority of "in between calls" are due to user mishandling and abuse.Most of the...
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Re: xerox dc425ac
Depends on where you're going in SC. We are right on the coast in the far SE corner of the state. tyler
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Re: Weekend Notes from the copier industry!
WEEKEND MFP INDUSTRY NOTES 8-5-07 The following is a quick review of copier/MFP industry news from industry publications. - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that it is legal for manufacturers to create a mandatory minimum selling price for their product. The case was decided regarding a store that sold women’s clothing, that ran afoul of the clothing manufacturer’s rules. Unknown if any copier manufacturers will adopt this policy. - A group in Australia at Queensland University, is claiming that...
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Re: Gas Price Check
Big oil profits are 8%. Would you be willing to take less? They have record profits because of record sales but the doom and gloom media won't tell us that. The problem is Congress. Allow drilling in ANWAR and the Gulf and supply would be larger than demand and costs would go down.
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Re: Gas Price Check
Snopes says: Origins: The two most important basic facts about this misguided scheme for lowering gas prices are: • It was written several years ago, when the world oil market was considerably different than it is today. • It wasn't accurate even at the time it was written, containing many gross statistical errors and exhibiting a severely flawed grasp of oil industry economics. Although the message quoted above doesn't address where (outside of the Middle East) we import oil from, many...
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Re: Gas Price Check
I was watching the news this AM and they posted a statement from the CEO of Gulf that we will see $1.00 a gallon for gas during the first quarter of 09. Heck , the wholesale cost is now less than .90 cents! I just wondering when prices are gonna come down in the supermarkets. While gas was skyrocketing we raised our on-site service here to 150, betcha we don't lower it.
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Re: Gas Price Check
There's a chance we'll see $4.21, but there's no chance of $5 this year, barring an unlikely event (Damaging Gulf Hurricane, Saudi Civil War, CashGap increasing his Strategic Oil Reserve to 1976 levels).
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Re: Ricoh 2035 vs Mita 4035
Tim: A friend of mine on the West Coast sells Ricoh and Kyocera, the Kyocera 4030 is an older model, the current model is the 4035. The 4030 was introduced in October M2 PRESSWIRE-25 October 2002-Kyocera Mita: Kyocera Mita launches class-leading KM-4030 multifunctional digital copier; Document imaging specialist expands successful mfp range with network fax-capable 40ppm machine. This system was discontinued in lieu of the 4035 in September of 2003! Usually the time frame for introducing a...
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Re: ANWAR drilling and such
and off of the coast of The Peoples Republic of California and the new reserves found in the Dakotas and since the Chinese/Cubans are drilling 45 miles off the coast of Cuba off of Florida. More nuke plants. I would also think if we could take all of the BS in Washington, D.C. and burn it we could power the U.S. for a century
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Re: ANWAR drilling and such
In a margin business where one half of one percent of over or under supply can cause havoc on the oil price, drilling in the ANWR would make a heck of difference both really and symbolically. I also find it interesting that you covet the northern tundra (which most experts believe would not be adversely effected) but are willing to see more drilling in the Gulf. I personally would be OK with it all being opened up.
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Re: RBS vs RBS "Who Wins"
Art, try sending to your ASM & DSM. Also look in the regional directory for teh east coast it should be in there.
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Re: Working with 7030D and RFXII software
Contact Troy Wright at troy@gotooasys.com. He used to work for Visual Edge and now is one of our dealer principals. He also runs a wide format wholesale company called Coast to Coast. Let him know what you're looking for and he'll hook you up!
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Re: 3rd party accounting software
not sure completely on the interfacing specifically with Aficio 470's, but CopyGuard has a wide format copy systems manager that is supposed to be able to download info to the PC. I have 2 numbers for them and they can provide you with info: east coast: 800-755-9511 west coast: 800-755-9544 Hope this helps!
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Re: Ricoh MP 301 toner question
Hey Art! I don't know about MICR toner for this specific model, however what models in general are MICR supported? Last I knew Ricoh had a larger BW box that was MICR enabled, but couldn't find anything about it. Did find some outfit out on the West Coast that would retrofit a BW Canon for MICR, but we never went that route due to them not being authorized and didn't want to jeopardize Canon service support. MICR's an interesting niche that is still necessary though.
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Re: Canon Business Systems Pulling a Ricoh
I was employeed by CBS (now CSA). I moved my family back to the east coast after working for 6 years in the Portland OR area for CBS as a production print specialist. Perhaps things have changed since I left CBS 2 years ago to come back to a Canon dealer... I was beaten and battered (related to my cost) when I was at CBS by all 5 local dealers. I now manage a sales team for a Canon dealer. We have never lost to CSA in the 3 years that I've in this position. In fact, I had a promo running for...
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Re: Canon EXPO 2015
If you have a free evening, you can take the SeaStreak Ferry to Highlands, NJ. That's where I live, we could have dinner and then you and family take the ferry back to NYC. Here in Highlands, which is the highest point on the East Coast, is Twin Lights (lighthouse fort) and Sandy Hook (National Park), absolute breath taking area on the shore! http://seastreak.com/ http://www.nps.gov/gate/planyo...ngstodosandyhook.htm http://www.highlandsnj.com/
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CareWorx and Fully Managed Announce Merger to Become Managed Services Powerhouse
OTTAWA and VANCOUVER , Dec. 11, 2018 /CNW/ - CareWorx Corporation, a top-50 global managed service provider (MSP), leading ServiceNow MSP, and market leader in Senior Care today announced it has merged with Fully Managed Technology Inc., a top-5 Canadian MSP and cloud service provider. Numerous synergies exist between the organizations and their merger enables them to augment their managed services catalogue in terms of security, cloud services, and digital transformation. This also greatly...
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EFI Optitex Empowers Canada’s Next Generation of Professionals with Software Donation to Wilson School of Design
FREMONT, California -- February 4, 2019 – Electronics For Imaging, Inc. (Nasdaq:EFII) has donated a number of Optitex ® 2D/3D design software licenses for students and faculty members at the Kwantlen Polytechnic Institute’s Wilson School of Design in Richmond, British Columbia, as part of the company’s ongoing commitment to empower knowledge and help provide critical skills for the next generation workforce in the fashion and apparel industry. EFI Optitex is one of the world’s leading...
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TierPoint's Kenny Ash Recognized as 2019 CRN® Channel Chief
ST. LOUIS , Feb. 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- TierPoint, a leading provider of secure, connected data center and cloud solutions at the edge of the internet, today announced that Vice President of Channel Sales Kenny Ash has, for the second consecutive year, been recognized as a Channel Chief by CRN ® , a brand of The Channel Company. Ash and the other 2019 Channel Chiefs have demonstrated exceptional leadership, vision, and commitment to their channel partner programs, driving growth and...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 5 Years Ago, The First Week in September 2013
Konica Minolta and Komori Debut World's First 23"x29" Digital Inkjet Press at PRINT 13 Art Post · 9/5/137:08 AM today's highly competitive printing marketplace. Delivering a high level in print quality coupled with impressively fast make-ready and open systems architecture, Komori presses help printers achieve the higher productivity and efficiency levels essential for increased margins and business growth. Komori America Corporation headquarters are in Rolling Meadows, IL with sales and...
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New Study Offers Insight on Outsourcing IT Services
Gulf Breeze, Florida, Aug. 30, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ntiva, Inc., an AppRiver partner, announced earlier this month the release of a new research study, “8 Experts on Outsourcing IT for Strategic Advantage.” The study features interviews with eight IT leaders who have figured out the right balance between focusing on the fundamentals and spending time on more strategic initiatives that deliver real business value - and how they did it. Ntiva, a Managed Service Provider (MSP) that offers...
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DONNELLON MCCARTHY ENTERPRISES ACQUIRES TRI STATE BUSINESS EQUIPMENT
Cincinnati, OH – September 12, 2018 – Donnellon McCarthy Enterprises (DME), a leading office technology solutions company, announced today the acquisition of Tri State Business Equipment, an office supply and technology company in Harrisburg, Illinois. Tri State Business Equipment has been in business since 1970 and is an authorized Toshiba and Lexmark Dealer offering a full line of office equipment and services. The purchase of Tri State Business Equipment not only enables DME to advance...
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TierPoint Launches CleanIP Next-Generation Firewall
ST. LOUIS , Oct. 31, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- TierPoint, a leading provider of secure, connected data center and cloud solutions at the edge of the internet, today announced the launch of TierPoint CleanIP™ – the company's fully managed, next-generation firewall service. "Increasingly, IT leaders are looking to secure their enterprises for less cost, with less complexity, greater visibility and more granular control, across users, devices, and applications," said Rob Carter, TierPoint Senior...
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St. Cloud-based Marco said Tuesday it has purchased Phillips Office Solutions
In a bid to reach the East Coast, a fast-growing technology services provider from Minnesota has acquired Central Pennsylvania's top office-equipment dealer. St. Cloud-based Marco said Tuesday it has purchased Phillips Office Solutions , based in Lower Swatara Township, for an undisclosed sum. The deal closed on Monday. "This is the next phase of our national expansion," Marco CEO Jeff Gau told the Business Journal on Tuesday. Marco, founded in 1973 as a small typewriter company before...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago, The Fourth Week in June 2003
Fifteen years ago, hard to believe that many of us have seen so much come and go during those years. The Ricoh Aficio 1224 was an A3 color device that printed 12 pages per minute in color and 24 pages per minute in black. We had some horrific problems with speed when the Ricoh 1224 would go into an auto calibration during a print or copy run. It would take up to 5 minutes to calibrate and then restart the print job, and yes we had many frustrated users because we weren't aware of how the...
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EFEX acquires office equipment supplier Think Office Technology
Managed IT and print specialist EFEX has acquired Queensland’s Think Office Technology for an undisclosed sum, with the companies merging to form an 11-bureau managed services and print powerhouse. The deal, revealed to CRN, will bring together Think’s eight locations from across Queensland along with its more than 70-staff workforce into EFEX, to create a combined company with an expected annual turnover of more than $65 million and a headcount of about 115, according to EFEX managing...
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TierPoint Adds Experienced Leadership to Sales, Service Delivery Teams
ST. LOUIS , Aug. 2, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- TierPoint, a leading provider of secure, connected data center and cloud solutions at the edge of the internet, today announced the appointments of Sean McCarthy , Don Schuett , and Ken Lindsay to the company's senior leadership team. Lindsay has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Service Delivery. To the role, he brings over 25 years of global operations experience in the Americas, Europe , and Asia at companies such as Savvis, Reuters, and...
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Around the Word with Konica Minolta
KONICA MINOLTA TO EXPAND ITS RAMSEY, NEW JERSEY CAMPUS August 08, 2018 17:14 ET | Source: Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. photo-release "U.S. Representative Josh Gottheimer, 5th Congressional District, joined several members of Konica Minolta's leadership team today in conducting an official ground breaking of a major expansion to the company's Ramsey campus. Pictured are, left to right, John Thielke, executive vice president and chief financial officer; Kay Fernandez, senior...
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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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Marco Expands in Wisconsin; Purchases Enterprise Systems Group
ST. CLOUD, Minn. (PRWEB) January 15, 2019 Marco, a leading technology services provider, announced today that it has purchased Enterprise Systems Group (ESG), a business IT services company headquartered in Little Chute, Wisconsin. ESG has been providing its clients with leading-edge technology solutions since 1992. The company has 75 employees and provides phone systems, access control and video surveillance, audio/video and data networking solutions. ESG’s employees have joined the Marco...
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Putting a Strategic Vision into Action with Hoshin Kanri
8:30 a.m. in Germany is 2:30 a.m. in my native east coast U.S. time zone. I was jet lagged from the previous day’s flight. It was already hot, and there was no air conditioning in the conference room of the hotel in Bad Wörishofen. Coffee. Europe has the best coffee. My discomfort alleviated, I still did not expect that this day in July of 2016 would have such a profound impact on DocuWare and the way we operate. This was the first day of a workshop that introduced our senior management team...
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A Lookback: Pacific Office Automation Expands with New Branches in 2018
PORTLAND, Ore. (PRWEB) October 16, 2018 This year, office equipment leader Pacific Office Automation acquired Yost, an office solutions provider with locations in Idaho Falls, Pocatello and Burley, Idaho; the rapidly-growing industry leader has also opened its doors in Boise, ID and Southern California. With these acquisitions and expansions, POA adds five new branches to its existing list of West Coast locations and thus continues to grow its potential customer base. The acquired Yost...
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NexusTek Unveils New Branding
Denver, CO, Nov. 08, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Customer service excellence in local markets across the country is a defining characteristic for NexusTek , an award-winning cloud, managed IT services and cyber security provider that today unveiled new branding on its website, www.NexusTek.com . Today marks the dawn of a new era for a company that has not forgotten the roots of its success. NexusTek’s overhauled visual identity conveys its nationwide reach, comprehensive suite of services, and...
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PE-backed DRS Imaging Services taps Russo as sales and marketing EVP
DRS Imaging Services LLC , which is backed by HiGro , has named Jeff Russo as executive vice president of sales and marketing. Previously, he worked at DocuWare where he was East Coast senior sales director position. Headquartered in Springfield, New Jersey, DRS was a provider of document conversion technology and services to the healthcare, education, finance and government markets. PRESS RELEASE SPRINGFIELD, N.J., March 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — DRS Imaging Services LLC is very pleased to...
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Access Announces Acquisition of Docu-Depot: Expands Services in Montreal and Quebec City
WOBURN, Mass., March 20, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Access , the largest privately-held records and information management (RIM) services provider in the world, today announced the acquisition of Docu-Depot. Headquartered in Montreal, Docu-Depot has been a leading provider of document management, destruction and storage services since 1991, serving businesses in Montreal and Quebec City. With the Docu-Depot acquisition, Access expands its services to 58 Canadian markets and now has four...
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Epson Certified Solution Center Now Open at Equipment Zone in New Jersey
LONG BEACH, Calif. , Dec. 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Epson today announced Equipment Zone in New Jersey has opened its Epson Certified Solution Center. As the first Epson Certified Solution center located on the East Coast, potential Epson customers can visit Equipment Zone to engage with product experts and run test print samples using their own files on the Epson dye-sublimation, signage, photography, and direct-to-garment (DTG) solutions. "We want to encourage customers to create innovative...
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Enterprise Computing Services, My IT Merge to Create Louisiana's Premier IT Managed Service Provider
Combination Accelerates Firms' Expansion and Adds New Services, Capabilities to Serve Small and Mid-Sized Businesses Across Gulf South Merged Company to Adopt My IT Brand Following Transition SHREVEPORT , La. and NEW ORLEANS , Jan. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Shreveport-based Enterprise Computing Services LLC ("ECS") and New-Orleans -based My IT ("My IT"), today announced they have joined forces to create a premier IT managed service provider serving Louisiana and the surrounding Gulf South...