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Re: Print Copy Tool versus Plotworks

jdicarlo ·
John, The PrintCopy Tool compares pretty favorably to Plotworks. I attached two documents to this post. The Product Support Guide lists differences between the two products. The PowerPoint has screen shots of all the settings in PrintCopy Tool. I hope this helps.
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Re: Global Imaging aquires Conestoga Business Solution

Art Post ·
Global Acquires Pennsylvania-based Conestoga Business Solutions - Tuesday, July 07, 2015 Global Imaging Systems Acquires Pennsylvania-based Conestoga Business Solutions; Bolsters Xerox’s Presence in SMB Market LANCASTER, Pa., July 6, 2015 – Global Imaging Systems (GIS), A Xerox Company, has acquired Conestoga Business Solutions, an award winning, independent office equipment dealer in the Pennsylvania region. The company will offer the full range of Xerox office and printing technology, and...
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Re: Up=Coming China Tariffs on Copiers parts & accessories

Art Post ·
These are two listing that I found on ustr.gov site: 8443.99.20 Parts of printer units of subheading 8443.32.10 specified in additional U.S. note 2 to this chapter 8443.99.45 Parts and accessories of copying machines; nesoi Subheading 8443.99.20 following parts of printer units of subheading 8443.32.10: (a) Control or command assemblies, incorporating more than one of the following: printed circuit assembly, hard or flexible (floppy) disk drive, keyboard, user interface; (b) Light source...
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Re: Is This the Beginning of the End for the Padding of Lease Rates?

Lease Maestro ·
Part Two: Leasing News Exclusive: The Opposition and How Senator Steven Glazer Got SB 1235 Passed (Part 2 of 3) By Tom McCurnin Leasing News Legal Editor The bill was "Engrossed and Enrolled" and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m., September 12th, awaiting his decision to sign or veto. How He Pushed It Through the Legislature What are the takeaways from this interview and SB 1235? ▪ First , I Was Surprised at the Overwhelming Support of Trade Groups for the Bill. When he rattled off the...
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Re: Is This the Beginning of the End for the Padding of Lease Rates?

Old Glory ·
from today's Leasing News. Ralph Petta Reaction to Tom McCurnin's "Is the Disclosure Too Complicated? of SB 1235" [ http://leasingnews.org/hires/petta_ralph2018.jpg ] From: Ralph Petta President and CEO Equipment Leasing and Finance Association 1625 Eye Street, NW * Suite 850 Washington, DC 20006 "Allow me to take exception and set the record straight with respect to Mr. McCurnin's statement in his September 21 article(1) about passage of disclosure legislation in California, SB 1235 that...
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Re: MPS and Linux HELP!

jdicarlo ·
So some clarification first. PaperCut absolutely does support Mac. In fact, it is the only cost recovery/print control solution that I know of that actually installs in an all Mac environment. (Server and Client) It also is the only solution I know of that installs in a Linux environment. So both of your issues are solved with PaperCut. I included the install guides for Mac and Linux to get you started.
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Re: Copier Parts & Accessories China Tariff Starts in 9 Working Days

SalesServiceGuy ·
The Trump Administration announced today what they call a second tranche of tariffs against goods manufactured in China subject to 25% effective Aug 23. I think the copier/ printer industry once again escaped a direct hit. "8443.99.40 Parts of photocopying apparatus of subheading 8443.39.20 specified in additional U.S. note 4 to this chapter"
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Re: Copier Parts & Accessories China Tariff Starts in 9 Working Days

SalesServiceGuy ·
President Trump announced today, effective Sept 24 2018, a 10% tariff on a broad list of $200 B worth of Chinese goods. https://ustr.gov/about-us/poli...inalizes-tariffs-200 On this final list are all forms of copy devices. No mention of printers. No mention of toner. Unless China makes serious trade concessions to the USA, without retaliatory tariffs of its own on USA made goods sold in China, the 10% tariff will rise to 25% on Jan 01 2019. These devices are on the final tariff list,...
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Re: Copier Parts & Accessories China Tariff Starts in 9 Working Days

Art Post ·
SSG Thanx for keeping this thread up to date! Kudos The economy is doing so well here in the US that I don't think many will care. I will use this to my advantage to get clients to move now. Now, I hope they do care! Art
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Re: Copier Parts & Accessories China Tariff Starts in 9 Working Days

Art Post ·
Yup, it's a pretty BIG Hammer! I heard a radio report that the US trade debt rose significantly in July. I'm thinking what you stated is that "many of the manufacturers have stuffed thier warehouses". That's probably why we haven't seen anything to date with increases.
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Re: Savin SPC221SF and scan to email

Art Post (Guest) ·
Question How do I use Scan to Folder on Windows? Answer Documents scanned using your device can be sent over a network to a shared folder. To use Scan to Folder, follow these steps: Note: To send scanned documents to a shared folder on a computer, the correct user name, password, and directory must be set. Files can be sent to folder destinations on the following operating systems: Windows 2000 / Windows XP / Windows Server 2003 / Windows Vista Mac OS X Destinations must be registered via...
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Re: High Volume Updates

Art Post (Guest) ·
RICOH PRO 907/1107/1357 PRODUCTION PRINTER FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Q. Where do the new Pro Series Production Printers fit in the Ricoh high volume monochrome printer product line? A. The new Pro Series Production Printers are successors to the highly successful Digital Document Publisher models, the DDP70e and the DDP92. Those models were initially brought into the Ricoh product family through the acquisition of Hitachi. Technically, the 70-ppm Digital Document Publisher 70e is being...
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Re: "Green Jobs"

JasonR ·
Nope, I didn't: "The study released today was conducted by academics from the University of Illinois, who used an online questionnaire of nine questions. The scientists approached were listed in the 2007 edition of the American Geological Institute's Directory of Geoscience Departments. Two questions were key: Have mean global temperatures risen compared to pre-1800s levels, and has human activity been a significant factor in changing mean global temperatures? About 90 percent of the...
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Re: "Green Jobs"

Old Glory ·
Also note that most climatologists would likely be unemployed were it not for the theory of Global Warming. I wonder how many of those surveyed were believers in the predominantly held theory of Global Cooling 20 years ago?
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Re: UPDATE 3-Canon buys Dutch Oce for $1.1 bln, fights Ricoh

Art Post (Guest) ·
Tokyoamsterdam: Japan's Canon plans to buy Dutch copier and printer maker Oce for 730 million euros ($1.09 billion) as it tries to return to growth after the global downturn and fight rival Ricoh. Copier and digital camera maker Canon and Oce said in a joint statement on Monday that Canon intends to offer 8.60 euros per share, or 730 million euros, for Oce's outstanding shares. Canon's offer follows little over a year after Japan's Ricoh, the world''s largest copier maker, bought US office...
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Re: I need more mob members

JasonR ·
In a related note... Social Media games rife with scams http://www.techcrunch.com/2009...osystem-of-hell/?Yes
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Re: Scan in One City, Print in Another

Dan Morgan ·
See the attached pdf for better detail....
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Re: Is there a different approach?

GMAN ·
OK
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Re: Working at IKON OFFICE SLUTIONS

JasonR ·
I almost feel this is a chain letter where you replace the name of the company at the top and it becomes a generic gripe about any company. How many IKON's have a "Copy Guy" who makes copies? ... on a separate note, I also worked for IKON and found it to be a horrible place to work. 10 years later, I feel the same way about IKON and do not feel the same about my current employer.
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Re: Panasonic Canada discontinues A3 Copier Distribution March 2011

Art Post (Guest) ·
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: Premium Membership "What's In It For Me"

Art Post (Guest) ·
Just a note for everyone and thanx to all of our new preium members. I have forged an alliance with another web developer that will be funneling leads our way. Right now I'm picking up the slack to get these leads. Some come from my site and some from another, however they are quality and not someone looking to beat you up on price. Remember the P4Pcafe Value. "We connect the serious multifunctional copier buyer with best of breed multifunctional experts in your area. We have thousands of...
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Re: Global Image Charge Wording

Old Glory ·
Had to retype??? Don't you have PPDM? Looks like a Scan-to-Word opportunity.
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Re: Global Image Charge Wording

Art Post (Guest) ·
NO PPDM on my home pc, yes it would be a good use of PPDM.
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Re: Wireless Printing to a LAN port on a Ricoh 4420NF (Savin 3760NF)

JasonR ·
Correct, short CAT5 cable from printer to wireless print server. Best to put in a static IP into the machine, otherwise, you'd have to print to the hostname of the printer and have something doing local DNS to map it from the name to the ever-changing IP. You shouldn't need to do anything at all with the router. Just make sure your IP for the printer is in the same range as the PC. for example, the PC's IP is 192.168.1.1, you could make the printer 192.168.1.44 For small home networks, it's...
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Re: First Look New Ricoh MPC2801_3301

txeagle24 ·
Spec sheet for the Lanier LD630c/635c and LD645c/655c attached.
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Re: The Death of the Fax Machine "Finally"

Art Post (Guest) ·
Just a note, the Cloud Fax solution has not been released yet, however it is in the works. In the above blog I'm referencing the new cloud fax service.
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Re: MPS And Profit

txeagle24 ·
There are a number of factors that impact start-up cost for MPS clients. In the traditional "copier" world, prior to putting machines under contract we would inspect them, perform service to bring it up to spec and bill the client. In MPS, we just put them under contract, so the start up cost can be virtually nothing or cost an arm and a leg depending on the condition of the machines that are being placed under an MPS Agreement. Another factor is how much toner the client has on hand prior...
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Re: MPS And Profit

JasonR ·
Wow that's very charitable of you.
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Re: MPS And Profit

txeagle24 ·
It's really more of a way to overcome the question that comes up when a customer realizes that have a bunch of toner on their shelves and uses that as an excuse to delay a decision.
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Re: Green not printing correctly on Ricoh MPC4500

VinceMcHugh ·
John, There is a simple test to figure out if it is the MFD or the Print driver. Put an original on the glass and make a copy of an original that has the correct color green. If it copies OK the copier is OK, and you need to focus on the print controller or print driver. If it copies and the green is bad on the copy then focus on the Copier. If the copier is off on the color you won't get it right on the driver. You need a break fix tech to adjust or fix the copier. as a side note remember...
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Re: Selling is dead. The Customer Community killed it.

Jrlz ·
Well written blog, however I as agree with many of the points in the blog. For example: 1. Selling is not dead; it has changed and will continue to change. As the author finally arrives at near the end “old selling” is dead. As buyers change, great sales people have to change with them. Selling is alive and well, it has just changed. 2. Buyer communities did not kill selling. If anything, they can help it. If your company is doing a good job and made a name for itself then the buyer...
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Re: Transform Global 2012

Art Post (Guest) ·
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: OKI Data and Toshiba Tec Agree to Joint Development of Multifunction Printers

SalesServiceGuy ·
An interesting note about the above mentioned e2050c in the news release, this might be one of the very first MFPs to offer a SSD (Solid State Drive) as memory storage. I am not quite sure of the advantage of that but Toshiba is the #1 or #2 supplier in the world for SSDs.
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Re: 0% Copier Financing

CashGap ·
A lot of confusion around this topic. The leasing companies have a beat-down coming if they continue to falsely promote their FMV promo rates as "0% leases". Example, a recent manufacturer promo offered "0% FMV Lease!" for 36 months. But the lease rate for a 36 month deal was .027777. On a $10,000 machine, the payment was $277.77. The sum of 36 payments, $9,999.72 ($10,000). Problem? The machine still belongs to the lessor. Assuming that the residual value was 15% ($1,500), plug the...
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Re: Japan's Sharp Corp plans to sell its copiers and air conditioners businesses

Art Post (Guest) ·
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: Aficio MP 9002 Series

Old Glory ·
What's new - What's Different See Attached. Just what you probably would have guessed.
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Re: The Worst Copier Web Sites in the World!

Yoda ·
The newest addition to the Sharp arsenal of High Technology world beaters. Please note the lack of a phone number or email address anywhere. http://www.sebmhsv.com
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Re: NEC Corporation of America Announces Closure of Document Solutions Division (DSD)

GIntel ·
One other thing to note is that the OEM business is still important to vendors like Konica and Kyocera. Even after losing Oce and IKON, which hurt, Konica OEM'd its MFPs to Olivetti, Muratec, (NEC), Sindoh, etc. Meanwhile, Kyocera OEM'd through Olivetti, (NEC), etc. A few more exits like this and the manufacturers will have to considering leaving the OEM game, impacting economies of scale, and likely pricing/costs for their own brands.
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Re: Over Holding On MFP Lease Costs Unnecessary Dollars

Yoda ·
Re: Over Holding On MFP Lease Costs Unnecessary Dollars
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Re: Telemarketing Training

Old Glory ·
I do not feel it is ethical to use a customer's name in this way and this approach could create a backlash with the customer, not to mention the prospect. Something I've used on occassion with some success came from Riso years ago. They used a Brit consultant by the name of Herbie Boxall. When asked what this is about, the response would be, "I have a calendar note to call him this morning." It's not our fault that they jump to the conclusion that VITO asked for the call. That's not what I...
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Re: Data Destruction

montecore ·
This is an interesting topic. I have always had an interest in computer forensics and spent many hours a lot of forums. I have used many different software programs to test their performance. I have recovered all sorts of data from hard drives and removable media. There are a bunch of programs out there that claim they can recover data some work and many do not. The only way to truly eliminate data is to pulverize the hard drive to dust. There are 2 ways that data can be recovered through...
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Re: Mp 1357 replacement

Art Post (Guest) ·
Ricoh Pro C5100S replaces C550EX June 2013 Charis PRO C1a Ricoh Pro C5110S replaces C700EX June 2013 Charis PRO C1b note: country of origin is Japan Ricoh MP C3003 replaces MP C3002 July 2013 Metis C1a Ricoh MP C3503 replaces MP C3502 July 2013 Metis C1b Ricoh MP C4503 replaces MP C4502 July 2013 Metis C1c Ricoh MP C5503 replaces MP C5502 July 2013 Metis C1d Ricoh MP C6003 no previous model Metis C1e note: country of origin for all three models is China Ricoh MP C6502 replaces MP C6501 July...
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Re: 100 calls a day, 240 minutes talk time a day, 4 opps per day

Yoda ·
First: Your old employer is imploding. You don't ditch that many people all at once if things are going good or even so-so. Second: Non Competes are hard to enforce whereas Non disclosure/confidentiality agreements generally are not. (Non Attorney opinion, No I won't pay your legal fee's) Third: Did you re sign your non compete after the pay scale change? Is the pay change in writing, did you have to sign the pay change and do you have a copy? Did they give you anything in return for re...
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Re: Scan Router Lite and XP

Graham ·
From: Graham Sent: 9/6/2002 8:50 AM Ok...Here goes.... First, on Ted's issue, DURING the initial install of Scan Router Admin, you have to choose RUN AS SERVICE and it will start up and run in the background all the time when the computer is re-booted. I have done this on 98/ME machines, NT 4.0 Server and Workstation, Win2K server and Pro, and WinXP. If you don't run it as a service, you will from time to time have it arbitrarily (sp?) suspend services which is a real pain. On Lee's issue,...
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Re: Ikon Press Release iR 105+

Art Post (Guest) ·
New IKON Office Solutions Guidebook to Help Customers Become More Efficient Through Better Use of Technology Efficiency Expert Jan Jasper To Help IKON Customers Improve Office Productivity VALLEY FORGE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 14, 2002-- IKON Office Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:IKN - News) today announced that it is offering a free guidebook for its current and prospective customers, designed to help them save time and money in producing, duplicating and transmitting documents. The guidebook,...
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Re: End of Year!

Art Post (Guest) ·
From: spressomon Sent: 12/13/2002 8:16 AM Congrats Ted...we just finished a 170 system installation. I have another 37 systems that will be installed later this month. I has been a wild year here but nice to finish the year on such a high note. Dan
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Re: Doc Mall Questions

Graham ·
From: Lee Sent: 3/7/2002 6:11 PM MFP Requirements: Model: Afcio 1035/1045 Copy Model with 96MB Memory and NIB option. Printer Model (96MB Memory and NIB standard) Printer/Scanner Model (96MB Memory and NIB standard) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To install the DocumentMall MFP Browser please follow the following steps. Step 1. Read the Document Mall Release Note 1.01 for a quick overview.
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Re: Points added to lease rate factors

Art Post (Guest) ·
We do our own, we have the power to negoiate with the leasing companies for the best rate. However the less knowledgable reps rely on our lease admiistrator. I believe they are getting hammered for a few extra points (I hope not). Business is tough enough, owners should pass along the real rates. On another note, I was told that our "major lease vendor" CIT raised the 60 month rate factor for 20K to .0199 when they were at .0192. They claim they are not making money on the residuals, as of...
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Re: pdf printing

Art Post (Guest) ·
From: Lee Sent: 2/23/2002 8:20 PM Just a note on PDf printing here. If using Acrobat Reader 5.0, be sure to update your print drivers. Reader 5.0 handles printing a little differently. When you select print with the old drivers, it looks almost like the computer locks up. It takes about 20 minutes for the rest of the print dialog to come up. If you then remove 5.0 and go back down to 4.0, you still have the same problem. Installing the latest drivers downloaded from the website fixes the...
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Re: 650 very slow in mixed size mode!!

Lee ·
I just tested a 550 in our refurb shop, 40 originals, alternating 8.5x14 and 8.5x11 through the set. I got 13 originals per minute through it (a shade over three minutes). I took the same originals to a 1055 and got 20 originals per minute (a shade over two minutes to complete). Interesting to note here also n the 1055 that although the originals were in the DF exit, there were stil 5 or so copies that had not exited the machine. Thanks! Lee
 
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