Tagged With "Okitsu Masahiro"

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...

The laser printer sector is beginning to see some component and toner shortages as a result of the recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan, according to Barclays Capital analyst Ben Reitzes. In a research note today, Reitzes notes that his Japan-based colleague Masahiro Nakanomyo contends that Canon and Fuji Xerox could be facing shortages of toner material starting next quarter. He notes that Canon makes all of Hewlett-Packard’s (HPQ) laser printer engines and toner, while Fuji Xerox makes...

TOKYO, July 24 (Reuters) - Japanese camera and office equipment maker Canon Inc posted a 12 percent fall in quarterly profit due to sluggish copier demand and a stronger yen, but kept its forecast for a ninth straight year of earnings growth.Canon...

WEEKEND MFP INDUSTRY NOTES5-3-09The following is a quick review of copier/MFP industry news from various trade publications. - Notable Solutions Inc. (NSi) of Maryland announced its first outside funding: - Received $5 million from Edison Ventures of...

Valhalla, NY, September 7, 2011 – FUJIFILM North America Corporation, Graphic Systems Division will present an outstanding array of innovative solutions at GRAPH EXPO 2011, September 11 – 14, 2011, at McCormick Place South in Chicago,...

New Products and Services for Inkjet, Digital, Newspaper, Offset, and Wide Format Offer a Range of Growth Opportunities for Print Providers Valhalla, N.Y., – FUJIFILM North America Corporation, Graphic Systems Division will present an...

SummaryFollowing reselling agreement with HP to distribute multi-function printers in addition to its HP branded laser printers, Canon also bought Oce, a respected high-end technology provider. The company's latest financials sounded more upbeat about...

Laser Printer Makers Seeing Parts, Toner Shortages Due To QuakeMar. 28 2011 -By ERIC SAVITZThe laser printer sector is beginning to see some component and toner shortages as a result of the recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan, according to Barclays...

WEEKEND MFP INDUSTRY NOTES2-8-08The following is a quick review of copier/MFP industry news from various trade publications.- Oce’ launched its new VarioPrint 4000 production b/w series, which includes the VP4110 and VP4120: - Uses CopyPress...

dealersReuters, Friday November 14 2008 TOKYO, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Canon Inc, the world's largest digital camera maker, said it will pursue acquisitions of office equipment distributors and strengthen its direct sales network in the United States after...

WEEKEND MFP INDUSTRY NOTES11-30-08The following is a quick review of copier/MFP industry news from industry publications.- Hewlett Packard announced results of its last quarter’s financials:o $33.6 billion total revenue, up 19% (this included...

Lake Success, N.Y., – Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in advanced digital imaging, today announced several senior executive appointments and promotions to start the new year. They include: Canon U.S.A. # Kunihiko Tedo to Senior Vice President and...

Canon Cuts Full-Year Forecast for Profit Gain to Drop (Update2) By Hiroshi Suzuki Oct. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Canon Inc., the world's largest camera maker, cut its forecast for full-year profit growth to the first decline in nine years as the surging yen...

TOKYO — Japan’s Canon has blamed a slowing US economy weighing down camera and office equipment sales for a surprise drop in quarterly operating profit. The world’s largest digital camera maker warned yesterday its earnings this year...

By Kiyoshi TakenakaTOKYO, April 24 (Reuters) - Japanese camera and office equipment maker Canon Inc (7751.T: Quote, Profile, Research) posted an 18 percent fall in quarterly operating profit on Thursday, hit by a firmer yen, and cut its full-year...

WEEKEND MFP INDUSTRY NOTES4-12-09The following is a quick review of copier/MFP industry news from various trade publications.Ricoh announced its Account Development Fund (ADF) Program to assist in large account take downs: - Single take down deals or...

29 November 2017 Espoo, Finland - Nokia's software-defined network (SDN) venture, Nuage Networks, has been chosen by Fujitsu to expand its Cloud Service Fujitsu Enterprise Cloud Service K5 . The world's largest OpenStack cloud service, K5 provides Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) using both virtual machine (VM) and bare metal services, with the latter managed by OpenStack Ironic, in a global commercial first. The powerful combination of OpenStack and the Nuage Networks Virtualized Services...

Today’s Summary KONICA MINOLTA Company overall YoY: Revenue increased and profit decreased in Q2, revenue and profit increased in H1 Business contribution profit: ¥6.4 billion in Q2, returned to profitability in H1 totaling ¥2.3 billion (operating profit: ¥5.2 billion in Q2, returned to profitability in H1 totaling ¥0.8 billion) Increase: office, precision medicine Decrease: production print, sensing Versus plan: Overall, results slightly exceeded the company’s expectations FY2023 Q2 Result...

Japanese electronics maker Sharp is shaking up the company's management a day before its shareholders' meeting. The firm is planning to pivot its focus to home appliances and will appoint its first Japanese leader in about two years. Sharp, a subsidiary of Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry, says Vice President Okitsu Masahiro will become president and CEO. Okitsu joined Sharp in 1980. He served as an executive managing director for its appliance business before assuming the post of vice...

The new head of Japanese electronics maker Sharp says the firm is going to put a bigger focus on home appliances in a bid to reverse its fortunes. President and CEO Okitsu Masahiro said, "We can improve the value in our products with greater investment. And that way we can release a wider range of new and worthwhile items than ever before." Okitsu took the helm in June after Sharp reported a net loss for a second year running. The poor result was mainly due to a slump in the firm's LCD panel...

Sharp to focus on home appliances Sharp, a division of Foxconn of Taiwan, had CEO Okitsu Masahiro state; “We can improve the value in our (home appliance) products with greater investment” “and that way we can release a wider range of new and worthwhile items than ever before” Such as TVs and air purifiers

interesting that the CEO of Sharp made no mention of MFPs and printers