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Re: Panasonic Canada discontinues A3 Copier Distribution March 2011
Panasonic Takes Aim at Fast-Growing A4 Class MFP Market Company to emphasize growing A4 MFP format in response to customer demands SECAUCUS, NJ (February 4, 2010) — Panasonic System Networks Company of America today announced plans to substantially increase its footprint in the burgeoning market for A4 multi-function products. The A4 market has undergone rapid growth and is emerging as the de facto standard in the marketplace. As a consequence the A3 market has been fading and will no longer...
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Re: Ricoh Adds Colour to Its Wide Format Portfolio
I would rather they just kept selling the Epsons
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Re: Transform Global 2012
Day one has passed and overall, I'm impressed with the event. I actually ran into a couple of P4P members and finally after all of these years got to meet Lee Rummage from RJ Young. On Wednesday evening Oki hosted the evening reception @ Hiltons Signature Island. Food, drinks and networking, at this time I also had to the chance to meet Greg Walters (Death of the Copier) and now the newly elected President of the MPSA. I also ran across many new contacts and believe it or not many readers of...
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Re: Worst Experience with Nuance
When Ed Schmid was running eCopy they had the best pre & post sales support in the industry. You could call an 800 # while onsite and get someone to answer the phone who actually knew the product better than you did. Those were the days when eCopy was a Canon only product. But Canon did not buy a controlling interest in eCopy so when their contract ran out, eCopy opened up to all copier manufacturers, and their support became poor, the rapid expansion overwhelmed them. I thought that the...
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Re: VCGL Format...HELP!!!
This could do although the customer may not want to go through the motion. Purchase or "lend" the customer a copy of Adobe Acrobat 6.0? John Anderson or COPYME can you all help with this one? Benefits for engineering professionals Acrobat 6.0 Professional helps engineering professionals speed the document review process while ensuring accuracy and allowing easy creation of searchable electronic archives. Engineering professionals can now reliably exchange and review technical and design...
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Re: HP CM8060 interesting BLOG
Isn't it wonderful to work with bright clients! As brilliant as the HP engineers are I suspect they are aware of the drum orientation 'revelation' your astute client had. Perhaps HP is just "sand bagging" this strategy only to amaze the world with the rapid release of quicker models?
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Re: SAP Systems
Attached you will find the SAP Printer Vendor Program document. You will see that Oce', KonicaMinolta, Sharp, and Kyocera are on it and Ricoh is not. Ricoh's response is "There is no reason to believe that any Ricoh will not work with SAP but at the present time, there are no plans to spend the money necessary to become SAP certified." We have a Fortune 500 company that is completely SAP and the only problems we have is occassional kick-back from IT because we are not on the list. However, I...
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Re: BTA East to Host Grand Slam, Sept. 26-27, in Baltimore
I'll be there, how about everyone else???
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Re: Marco Expands in Wisconsin; Purchases Enterprise Systems Group
this rapid expansion will catch up to them very soon. Hoping they can handle the immense growth
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Re: Nuance Imaging Division was just sold to Kofax for $400 Million Cash
Vince THanx for this. I just pulled up a recent Wikipedia on them: Thoma Bravo Purchases Kofax [ edit ] Thoma Bravo , a private equity and growth capital firm , secured the July 2017 acquisition of Lexmark’s Enterprise Software business which consists of three entities: Kofax, ReadSoft , and Perceptive Software. [36] Following this, Kofax and ReadSoft would combine into a single, newly independent Thoma Bravo portfolio company. [37] The First Mile [ edit ] The “First Mile” is a trademark of...
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Re: Recognizing Disruption
What, this article has been up since the 3rd and no comments? Well, I guess I'm guilty of that too as it is the 9th. However, I am surprised that I'm the first to comment on this. I have been in the business for a total of 5.5 years so on one hand I'm still a greeny (but then in the copier business that seems to be pretty tenured) and I'm 54 yrs old. After my first 1.5 yrs in the business I took another job, but then cam back 10 months later after my old boss called me with a major account...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 5 Years Ago, The Third Week in January 2014
Enjoy the threads from 5 years a go this week! Topic Five Vendors Earn Winter 2014 BLI “Picks” in the A3 Color Category Art Post · 1/23/145:35 PM buyers. Konica Minolta Business Solutions, U .S.A., Inc. Konica Minolta bizhub C 364e Outstanding 31- to 40-ppm A3 Color MFP Konica Minolta bizhub C 454e Outstanding 41- to 50-ppm A3 Color MFP KYOCERA Document Solutions America, Inc. KYOCERA TASKalfa 5551ci (Also sold under the Copystar brand) Outstanding 51- to 60-ppm A3 Color MFP Ricoh Americas...
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Lexmark Extends Enterprise Strength into SMB Market with Two-Series Product Line
Lexmark Extends Enterprise Strength into SMB Market with Two-Series Product Line Two Series single- and multi-function printers feature compact performance and affordability. LEXINGTON, Ky., Jan. 29, 2019 -- Lexmark, a global imaging solutions leader, today announced it is bringing its enterprise scale strengths to a new line of printers designed for the SMB market. The Lexmark Two Series is designed for micro-workgroups looking to simply and securely print, copy, fax and scan, all within a...
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Kofax RPA Wins DM Award for Artificial Intelligence / Robotic Process Automation Product of the Year
IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 11, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kofax ® , a leading supplier of intelligent automation (IA) software to digitally transform end-to-end business processes, today announced Kofax RPA was named “AI / Robotic Process Automation Product of the Year” at the 2018 DM Awards, a prestigious awards program conducted by Document Manager Magazine. “By enabling organisations to easily and cost effectively scale their RPA deployments across the enterprise, we’ve raised the bar with...
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DocuWare Receives Buyers Lab Award in Document Imaging Software Category
DocuWare Receives Buyers Lab Award in Document Imaging Software Category New Windsor NY, December 13, 2018 – DocuWare , provider of cloud solutions for document management and workflow automation, received a coveted Keypoint Intelligence - Buyers Lab (BLI) award for DocuWare version 7. Launched in June 2018, DocuWare version 7 is supported by fourth-generation cloud architecture. This new version provides users with vastly improved performance, scalability and stability. Searches are 50...
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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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The 411 on DocuWare Kinetic Solutions: Sell Preconfigured AP and HR Office Solutions with Ease
In June 2018, DocuWare launched its new cloud-based preconfigured workflow solutions called DocuWare Kinetic Solutions. I had the opportunity to chat with Jo Ann Kreidel, Solution Manager for DocuWare Kinetic Solutions at DocuWare to get a deeper understanding of what the solutions are, why they were developed, and how you can position yourself as AP and HR solution experts to sell these solutions to your current customer base. Learn how to become an Authorized DocuWare Partner to generate...
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AppGuard and Blue Ridge Networks Win Managed Cybersecurity Services Contract with One of the Nation's Largest Public Housing Authorities
CHANTILLY, Va. , Feb. 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Blue Ridge Networks announced today that it has been awarded a managed services contract from one of the nations largest public housing authority to bolster its cybersecurity infrastructure with the AppGuard endpoint cybersecurity solution. The organization will be leveraging AppGuard's zero trust cybersecurity protection to block undetectable attacks without the need for urgent and frequent patching that other endpoint security solutions...
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Minuteman Press Silverton expands with Xerox
Two-and-a-half years ago, Minuteman Press Silverton purchased a Xerox Versant 80 press and began its relationship with Compleo, a Xerox Platinum Partner, and Altron Bytes Document Solutions (BDS). This relationship has continued to grow, with the company recently installing the Xerox Versant 180 to supplement its production capacity. Minuteman Press Silverton first opened in 2006, when husband and wife IT team Leon and Wendy Krause were looking for a franchise opportunity. Following the...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago, The Last Week in September 2003
There's a cool blog below from Bill Siderys titled MFP & Copier Pay Plan Changes for the Future . If you get the chance check it our. Bill is still a member of the Print4Pay Hotel, and I'd like to thank him for his valued long time membership. Check out the threads from ten years ago this week! Weekend Copier Notes from 09/28/08 Neal · 9/30/089:36 PM , selling out to Ricoh . Details on NewCal: o Founded by former Kodak copier technicians, Steve Tarpley & Ken Wilkens in 1991 o Won...
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Managed Services Provider NuMSP acquires Info-Link Technologies, Inc.
CLIFTON, N.J. and MOUNT VERNON, Ohio , Aug. 28, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- NuMSP , a growing national managed service provider offering managed IT and cybersecurity solutions, today announced the acquisition of Info-Link Technologies, Inc. , a full-service information technology firm, offering complete network solutions for businesses throughout the greater Columbus area. This acquisition is another step on the path to grow NuMSP offerings targeted to the small and midsize business (SMB) market in...
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Epson launches new T-Series large format wireless technical printers
Marking Epson’s expansion of the T-Series product line to the low-to-mid-range CAD, AEC, GIS, POS poster and education markets, the wireless models feature a new clean and compact design coupled with the reliable printing performance inherent in Epson’s technical solutions. Whether printing blueprints, line drawings, signage, or classroom posters, the SureColor T3160 and SureColor T5160 will assist professionals across a wider range of segments including architecture, engineering, CAD, GIS,...
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Henderson Legal Services Retains Greg Mazares to Expand National Sales Team
ARLINGTON, Va. , Aug. 28, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Henderson Legal Services, Inc., a leading global provider of deposition and related services to corporations, law firms, and government entities, today announced that Gregory J. Mazares has been retained as Executive Vice President of Sales to expand, train, and manage the company's national sales team. In this capacity, Mazares will provide experienced senior leadership of sales. He is based in Los Angeles , CA. Over the past 30 years, Mazares...
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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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NuMSP Expands to Northern California with Purchase of Aperio IT
CLIFTON, N.J. and SACRAMENTO, Calif. , Sept. 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- NuMSP , a growing national managed service provider offering managed IT and cybersecurity solutions, today announced its entrance into the California SMB IT services market with the acquisition of Aperio IT, a full-service information technology managed service provider, offering comprehensive IT solutions for small and mid-sized businesses throughout the greater Sacramento area. This acquisition continues to expand the...
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A True Sales Professional Knows Their Value And How To Use It
One of the most drastic changes in selling over the past decade has been the rapid evolution in customers’ overall sophistication and knowledge (courtesy of Father Google). Many of the issues salespeople encounter comes from their short-term, transaction-oriented sales mentality. This transactional approach means they go from deal to deal and from order to order. Customers made to feel like a means to an end. A TRANSACTIONAL MINDSET A transactional sales mindset runs rampant in today's sales...
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MGI JETvarnish 3D Web to Receive Global Innovation Award Recognition at Labelexpo Americas Trade Show
MGI JETvarnish 3D Web to Receive Global Innovation Award Recognition at Labelexpo Americas Trade Show Konica Minolta to Demonstrate World’s First Digital Label & Flexible Packaging Embellishment Press at Biennial Chicago Trade Show Global Label Innovation Award Finalist: JETvarnish 3D Web MELBOURNE, FL USA (September 13 th , 2018) – As the world’s population continues to grow, the expansion and importance of the packaging and label markets for the print industry also continues to...
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Ricoh Group enhances global security with Pulse Secure Enterprise Suite deployment
SaN JOSE, Calif. and TOKYO, Sept. 25, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pulse Secure , the leading provider of Secure Access solutions to both enterprises and service providers, today announced that Ricoh Group has successfully deployed Pulse Access Suite Enterprise Edition to enhance secure access for always-on network connectivity protecting approximately 97,000 employees worldwide. Ricoh Group is a global provider of technology that transforms business processes and information management to help...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago, The First Week in October 2003
Not a lot here this week, but some interesting items that included Canon Business Solutions and a duplicator that was introduced with a paper tray. Oh yes, and the question of the week was who was going buy Imagistics. Can anyone answer that? Enjoy the threads from 15 years ago this week: Off & Running! 10/1/034:02 PM Solutions U .S.A., Inc. As one company, Konica Minolta Business Solutions has: · · A projected revenue of over $1.5 billion · · Over 6,000 employees supporting more than...
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EFI Appoints Bill Muir as New CEO
EFI Appoints Bill Muir as New CEO FREMONT, California -- October 4, 2018 -- Electronics For Imaging, Inc. (Nasdaq:EFII), a world leader in customer-focused digital printing innovation, today announced that its Board of Directors has named William (Bill) D. Muir as its new Chief Executive Officer. Muir was most recently the Chief Operating Officer of Jabil, a product solutions company. His appointment is effective October 15, 2018, when he will also join the Board of Directors. Muir succeeds...
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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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VirtualArmour Engaged by International Airport to Provide Managed Cybersecurity Services
CENTENNIAL, Colo., Oct. 17, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- VirtualArmour International Inc. (CSE:VAI) (3V3:F) (OTCQB:VTLR ) , a premier cybersecurity managed services provider, has expanded upon its professional service engagement with an international airport to now include managed security services. The annual contract value for the managed services totals approximately $214,000, which is in addition to the continued professional services that include engineering and device deployment. The...
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Managed Services Provider NuMSP acquires Network Medics
CLIFTON, N.J. and MINNEAPOLIS , Oct. 30, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- NuMSP , a growing national managed service provider offering managed IT and cybersecurity solutions, today announced it is entering the Minnesota SMB IT services market with the acquisition of Network Medics, a full-service information technology (IT) managed service provider, offering comprehensive IT solutions for small and mid-sized businesses throughout the greater Minneapolis-St. Paul area. This acquisition continues the...
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Datto Continues to Accelerate Growth in Europe
BARCELONA, Spain--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 30, 2018--DattoCon-- Datto Inc. , the leading provider of IT solutions delivered through managed service providers (MSPs), today announced exceptional growth in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) – serving small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) through more than 3,000 MSP partners. Globally, Datto now serves more than 500,000 SMEs in over 130 countries through over 14,000 MSPs. Datto unveiled metrics detailing its commitment to the EMEA region,...
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Toshiba Introduces Powerful Desktop Multifunction Printer Trio
LAKE FOREST, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov 6, 2018-- Toshiba America Business Solutions today expands its industry-recognized e-STUDIO ™ line by introducing a trio of feature-rich, desktop multifunction printers (MFPs). Toshiba’s latest A4-formatted e-STUDIO offering – which includes one monochrome and a pair of color models – couple next-generation security features with an array of embedded applications to comprehensively address small to mid-size business document output and workflow...
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1901 Group Achieves Managed Services Provider and Sales Partner Designations from ServiceNow
RESTON, Va. , Oct. 23, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- 1901 Group today announced it has achieved the ServiceNow™ Managed Service Provider and Sales Partner designations. This achievement recognizes 1901 Group's expertise and commitment to enabling Federal government customers with efficient workflows and powerful solutions leveraging ServiceNow technologies. "By leveraging ServiceNow over the past 7 years, we have been able to help our agency customers re-think IT operations by developing accelerators...
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Will DaaS become the new normal for the channel?
With Microsoft announcing its managed desktop service within days of HP Inc updating its own model, Marian McHugh investigates whether DaaS is on the path to becoming the new normal for the channel. Device-as-a-service (DaaS) may not be a new concept to the channel, but when giants such as Microsoft and Computacenter enter into the fray, one can't help but take notice. Last month Microsoft finally confirmed rumours that it was launching its own answer to DaaS in Microsoft Managed Desktop...
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Beringer Technology Group Ranked #224 Among Top 501 Global Managed Service Providers by Channel Futures
MAPLE SHADE, N.J., July 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Beringer Technology Group ranks among the world's 501 most strategic and innovative managed service providers (MSPs), according to Channel Futures' 11th-annual MSP 501 Worldwide Company Rankings. The MSP 501 is the first, largest and most comprehensive ranking of managed service providers worldwide. This year Channel Futures received a record number of submissions. Applications poured in from Europe, Asia, South America and beyond. As it has...
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ServerCentral, Turing Group and Equinix Collaborate to Deliver Managed Solutions for Amazon Web Services
CHICAGO , Aug. 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- ServerCentral, a leading provider of managed IT Infrastrutcure solutions, and Turing Group, an Amazon Web Services Managed Service Provider, Advanced Consulting Partner and an AWS Public Sector Partner today announced the availability of a Managed Storage Gateway for Amazon Web Services (AWS) service. The Managed AWS Storage Gateway delivers low-latency access to data while securely and durably storing it in AWS S3, AWS EBS, or AWS Glacier cloud storage...
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TCDI® Announces CyberPulse 365 Managed Security Services Designed for Small to Mid-Size Enterprises
Greensboro, NC, Aug. 01, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Technology Concepts & Design, Inc. (TCDI), a pioneer in data security and legal technology, announces CyberPulse 365, a managed service that combines multiple technologies to provide a holistic threat management and monitoring solution. The solution, which includes security information and event management (SIEM), vulnerability scanning, intrusion detection, endpoint protection and data loss prevention technologies, offers an advanced...
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Now Available, Square 9 Releases GlobalSearch 4.5.2
For Immediate Release Now Available, Square 9 Releases GlobalSearch 4.5.2 Summer Maintenance Release Includes Several New Feature Enhancements NEW HAVEN, CONN., August 14, 2018 - Square 9 Softworks, a leading provider of award-winning process automation solutions, has announced the latest release of its Enterprise Content Management software, GlobalSearch 4.5.2. Slated as a summer maintenance release, several new feature enhancements have been added to the software to excite both the...
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4 factors for a successful intelligent process automation project
Editor's note: The following is a guest article from Brandyn Campbell, Global Director of Business Development at Ephesoft , Inc. No, the IT department wasn't referring to a cool, carbonated craft beverage when you heard them discussing the merits of an IPA project in the break room last week. Well, maybe they were. But in case you haven't brushed up on the latest trend in operational efficiency and enterprise workflow, IPA — or Intelligent Process Automation — is the freshest buzzword on...
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Color Label Press University "Glossary of Terms" Part Nine, Course One
Yes, Since Summer is winding down, I thought I'd get back in the groove with the glossary of terms for Color Label Presses. It was a few months ago when I went cold calling in South Jersey. I was on the lookout for copiers but also wanted to keep my eyes open for companies that could benefit from a label press or a corrugated press. If you're not familiar with a corrugated press that device will allow a user print graphics for use on card board boxes. I was able to find three companies that...
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Options Announces Appointment of Micah Kroeze to Its Management Team
July 26, 2018 08:46 AM Eastern Daylight Time NEW YORK--( BUSINESS WIRE )-- Options , the leading managed service and IT infrastructure provider to the global capital markets industry, has today announced the appointment of former NYSE Technologies and Vela Trading Systems executive Micah Kroeze to its management team. Kroeze joins the New York team as VP, Product Management where he will be responsible for driving new business growth and supporting the firm’s product development. Kroeze...
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MFP Industry News August 5th 2018
Xerox and Fujifilm battle update - Nikkei Asian newspaper interviewed Shigetaka Komori, CEO of Fujifilm; "Fujifilm can grow without the acquisition (of Xerox), which does not mean we will lose our future." o is continuing its attempts to acquire Xerox, but has denied it will make any compromise, even if it fails in the bid. o "We would not go as far as to raise our terms of acquisition, set in January, to realize the deal." o "It will be better if we can buy Xerox", but the acquisition "is...
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EFI CEO Informed Board He Intends to Step Down
NEWS – For Immediate Release EFI CEO Informed Board He Intends to Step Down Gecht to Remain CEO Until Successor is Identified; Search Process Underway FREMONT, California -- July 30, 2018 -- Electronics For Imaging, Inc. (Nasdaq:EFII), a world leader in customer-focused digital printing innovation, announced today that its longtime CEO, Guy Gecht, has informed the Company’s Board of Directors that he intends to step down from his operating role at the Company when his successor is named. The...
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Hadera Paper Commits to Digital Innovation Leadership with EFI Nozomi Corrugated Press
Hadera Paper Commits to Digital Innovation Leadership with EFI Nozomi Corrugated Press Israel-based packaging company installing complete EFI ecosystem with ultra-high-speed inkjet press, Fiery DFE and EFI Corrugated Packaging Suite workflow FREMONT, California -- August 22, 2018 -- Continuing its evolution as Israel’s top corrugated display and packaging innovators, Caesarea-based Carmel Frenkel (a subsidiary of Hadera Paper) has purchased an EFI TM Nozomi C18000 single-pass,...
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Konica Minolta Expands Enterprise Content Management Portfolio with the ECM Business Segment Purchase from ThoughtTrace, Inc.
RAMSEY, NJ, Jan. 15, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc . (Konica Minolta) today announced the purchase of the Enterprise Content Management (ECM) business segment from ThoughtTrace, Inc., a Houston, Texas based software company using Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning to streamline contract management for the Oil & Gas industry. Prior to its corporate name change to ThroughtTrace, Inc. in August of 2018, the company operated as Agile...
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MediStreams to Grow Service Offerings Through Acquisition
MediStreams, a Revenue Cycle Management company, announces the acquisition of PaperHost, a cloud hosted Document Management company. MediStreams is an established leader in remittance processing for healthcare providers. Using proprietary technology, MediStreams improves the speed and accuracy with which payments (both paper and electronic) are posted to the accounting systems at provider sites. The MediStreams services are designed to handle rapid customization resulting in ease of...