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Re: 7 Deadly Topics from 7 Deadly Sinners at Top 100 Summit (Part One)
Is it just me, or does West McDonald look like Wolverine? I watched the Seat-Based Billing video that was posted from the Top 100 Summit. Definitely some interesting points going back and forth. Print Audit has done a great job of persistently marketing seat-based pilling to the copier industry.
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Re: 7 Deadly Topics from 7 Deadly Sinners at Top 100 Summit (Part One)
Czech funny you should mention that "wolverine" look, it was actually one of the "challenges" at the event. Whom ever had the most completed challenges won a MS Surface tablet. I did not win.
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Re: 7 Deadly Topics from 7 Deadly Sinners at Top 100 Summit (Part One)
I disagree that you have to own the network in order to offer seat-based billing. Before I go into why, can we (imaging industry) please stop referring to Managed Services as MNS? No one in the IT world uses this term; it's industry jargon that makes you stand out as a copier dealer 1st and an IT Services provider 2nd. Managed IT Services, Managed Services...fine. MNS needs to die. Now, here is why I disagree that you have to own the network as a client's Managed Services provider in order...
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Re: 7 Deadly Topics from 7 Deadly Sinners at Top 100 Summit (Part One)
Tx, awesome post! The conclusion for managed IT was at our own round table and not the general audience. One of the dealers in my group is heavily involved with managed IT, and thought it would be great offer. Yes, it was stated that MNS is only used by copier dealers and should be referenced to what you described. TY for the awesome reply!!
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Re: 7 Deadly Topics from 7 Deadly Sinners at Top 100 Summit (Part One)
I will also add since you mentioned wanting to do this on copiers/MFPs: our industry also needs to get the idea that MPS only has to do with printers & A4 MFPs out of their heads. Output is output, & our clients don't see any difference so why should we? Properly deploy what systems meet the client's needs (or just get rid of them if that is best) & be of service in whatever way you can. Hell, our customers want all of this stuff to go away (just wait til the Millenials are in...
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Re: 7 Deadly Topics from 7 Deadly Sinners at Top 100 Summit (Part One)
Is it just me, it seems that the general rule of thumb for the copier industry to end users is "the take or leave approach". Meaning, come hell or high water we're not going to change the way we bill, the way we support, or the financial solutions that we offer. While I was at the Top 100 conference, a rep from Wells Fargo spoke about the billing options that they now have in their leases. One of the options was for seat billing for managed IT services. My thought is that if it's available...
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Re: 7 Deadly Topics from 7 Deadly Sinners at Top 100 Summit (Part One)
No, Art. You're spot on. I haven't had many jobs outside the industry, but the majority of the old guard is so proud of the way they've always done it & receives so much validation from other dealers with the same mentality (via BTA, CDA, SDG, et al) that they often refuse to admit the need to change until it's practically too late. There are ideas & concepts that I brought up 3-5 years ago that were considered to be "interesting but not really necessary" that we're suddenly latching...
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Re: 7 Deadly Topics from 7 Deadly Sinners at Top 100 Summit (Part One)
Great minds think alike!
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Re: 7 Deadly Topics from 7 Deadly Sinners at Top 100 Summit (Part One)
Originally Posted by txeagle24: I disagree that you have to own the network in order to offer seat-based billing. Before I go into why, can we (imaging industry) please stop referring to Managed Services as MNS? No one in the IT world uses this term; it's industry jargon that makes you stand out as a copier dealer 1st and an IT Services provider 2nd. Managed IT Services, Managed Services...fine. MNS needs to die. Now, here is why I disagree that you have to own the network as a client's...
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Re: Top 100 2016
Enviado desde mi smartphone Samsung Galaxy.-------- Mensaje original --------De: Print4Pay Hotel < alerts@hoop.la > Fecha: 20/09/2016 17:22 (GMT-03:00) A: Gustavo Zurueta < gzurueta@procopias.com.ar > Asunto: New Clips Posted By printguy
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Re: Tidbits from Print '09
Neal, thanks for the recap. Count me as one of the naughty no-shows. I've gone almost every year for the last 11 years, registered for this year, and at the last minute wasn't able to get away. I'm always fascinated by the marketing at the shows, and sounds like Kodak had an extremely interesting angle.
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Re: UPDATE 3-Canon buys Dutch Oce for $1.1 bln, fights Ricoh
KM has strengthened itself dramatically in the past 5 years and while losing this distribution channel is a kick in the rear, the biggest impact will be losing the high end Oce'. Would tend to think that will lead to KM getting deeper in bed with Kodak. I worked for Oce' for two years and frankly they are going to have to learn how NOT to sell on the lowest price now that they are being directed by Canon.
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Re: How will the earth quake in Japan affect...
The earthquake and tsunami that have roiled Japan so far have not caused sizable production or supply chain problems for the Rochester area's major employers. Eastman Kodak Co. has two production facilities in Japan that produce printing plates. The Gumma facility, two hours northwest of Tokyo, sustained minor damage in the disasters "and should be able to go back in production fairly soon," said company spokesman Christopher Veronda. "We believe that any impacts to the supply chain will be...
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Re: Collins Ink Corp. agrees to supply Kodak temporarily
Wish I had some extra cash I'd buy as much Kodak stock as possible. Betting that Kodak is bought in six months or less, buy who???
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Re: Top Color Production Systems?
Higher end buyers might also look at the Kodak Nexpress. The Nexpress line competes more closely with the Igen.
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Re: Top Color Production Systems?
Kodak,,,,looks like no takers for the brand?? I'd be shocked if they just shut the doors, maybe they'll do a chapter 13? But, I agree they are in dire straits and should have sold two years ago when they were being courted.
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Re: Top Color Production Systems?
They are going to sell all non inkjet printing and all non-production printing patents and downsize significantly. Good lesson for everyone about reacting to the inconvenient truths before its too late. Kodak made too much money off film to accept the transition to digital and never recovered.
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Re: Kodak & Possible Buyers?
Monday 4:21 PM Kodak (EK +2.6%) continues to burn cash and is on course to run out of domestic cash in Q2 or Q3 next year, Moody’s analyst Rick Lane warns. Kodak’s operations consume significant cash in the first half of every year, he says, and its patent complaint against Apple (AAPL) and RIMM won’t be heard until Dec. 30, with a final decision delayed until well in 2012. Comment! [Tech]
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Re: Kodak & Possible Buyers?
I wonder if Canon's partnership with HP would prevent them from being able to make a run at Kodak.
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Re: Kodak & Possible Buyers?
I know for a fact that kodak is out of photography so those patents are as good as gone. I think the old plan was to restructure and become a printing company, which is ironic considering all the print guys are trying to diversify out of print fast. It could be that if they get in any worse shape Kodak will sell its printing businesses too.
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Re: Kodak & Possible Buyers?
Gintel: If you were a betting, what odds would you give that they would sell in near future? let's say 90 days. Art
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Re: Kodak & Possible Buyers?
Legg Mason’s Bill Miller has been a long-time owner and defender of Eastman Kodak. Now, even he’s abandoning ship. As Deal Journal colleague Dana Mattioli is reporting, Legg Mason Capital Management sold all of its Kodak stock. She reports: “Legg Mason sold some 11 million shares in the Rochester, N.Y.-based imaging company in the third quarter and the remaining 7.9 million shares last month. Earlier this year, it owned 32 million shares.” As of the end of June, Mr. Miller’s Legg Mason...
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Re: What will happen with Kodak?
Kodak declared Chapter 11 yesterday and they think they can make it with printers and Production Print......
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Re: Brother Industries Signs Agreement To Purchase The Document Imaging Business Of Eastm
This is a strange one. The Kodak imaging line and their software are all high end products (except a couple of products focused on the consumer photo scan area) with a substantial presence in the mid and higher end commercial market. I don't see any fit with Brother as it currently exists. It will be interesting to see what they do with this part of Kodak's product mix. Certainly, Kodak has been challenged but this is one area where their reputation has stayed intact. Their scanner product...
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Re: Need help!
From: spressomon Sent: 1/5/2003 8:56 PM Marty, You're not the only one that has trouble with 85/105 Ricoh's. The bulletin 'pack' is pretty thick now. We have approximately 20 out in the field. The only ones that run half way decent are the ones only running 75K or so. Ricoh really led us out on that limb...but the reality is Ricoh's high speed copiers have NEVER been Xerox/Kodak/Oce killers...oh well...none of the other Japanese copier companies have one either... Dan
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Re: Weekend Notes from the copier industry!
Wow, Art, that was a ton of work! Nice digest! FYI - Kodak bought NexPress from Heidelberg a few years ago. A friend of mine sells NexPresses, and he got transferred to Kodak in the sale. Sounds like there is a little ongoing cooperation between Kodak and Heidelberg with the product line????
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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: Konica Minolta Delivers High-Quality, High-Speed Prints with bizhub PRO 950
No Kodak!!!! gO FIGURE, THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE!!
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Re: Kodak Ricoh rumor
Geez, I know there is a partnership with Ricoh and Kodak in the EU. I have not heard of anything like that here. Has anyone else heard anything like this?
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Re: How do you charge for scanning
@bung 25... We reviewed this closely about 4yrs ago and as a business owner the actual expense when scanning is one of the top 2 main functions on a MFP can be higher than one would expect. Many doc feeders have multiple feed tires, and with labor costs being high, it only makes sence to charge for something like this. The last 6 months 68% of our Service calls that were "lines on the scans or copies" was due to people not cleaning the glass properly after instructed. 52 calls total @ $55 /...
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Re: Canon Draws Crowds, Raves At Graph
Dontcha just love press releases. I went to Graph Expo yesterday, and I will say that the only two companies aggressively promoting their copiers were Canon and Xerox. Walked in the door to see two big Xerox and Canon copier banners (about the size of a small building) right there in the McCormick Place lobby. Konica had a C6500 buried in the EFI booth, and if anybody else was there (Ricoh???) I didn't see it. Quite a switch from last year when Konica had the whole industry buzzing about the...
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Re: Does anyone have a clue as to how the CPC billing model started in the first place?
What came next with some dealers in the Oz market, was a guarantee that the client's copy costs would not rise annually, above a maximum of 10% which most clients would agree to. Or that it would only rise by the CPI, which these days is a joke of a deal, as it is only around 2%. But some now guarantee to hold the pricing for the term of the rental agreement, which at 5 years is just down right stupid.This has now become a lot more prevalent, as weak salesmen sell (if you can call it...
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Re: Does anyone have a clue as to how the CPC billing model started in the first place?
Wallingford Thanx for this! From your thread I can tell we all have most of the same issues. Anyone else care to help with their first experience with CPC?
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Re: Does anyone have a clue as to how the CPC billing model started in the first place?
I've only been around 9 years, but when I first started, we were selling the old Ricoh AP3800CMF (A3 color printer w/ a scanner kit attached to make it an MFP) since the 1224c/1232c was such a bust. In our Service Agreements, black toner was included in the CPP, but color toner was billable. When trying to get those customers to upgrade to the 2238c, I would create a cost per page analysis (since toner was included in our CPP for the 2238c) and had several furious customers who thought we...
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Re: Does anyone have a clue as to how the CPC billing model started in the first place?
I remember it well and at ComDoc, in the early 80's we sometimes put the offer out there without it being a formal price plan. I think the customer realized that a lot of the toner they purchased and stocked was useless at end of the machines life. It was like a primer with a customer who had that and TCO on their mind, it was a way to close them. Equally, I remember taking it one step further in the early 90's with copy management - the first all inclusive (hardware, service, supplies)...
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Re: Does anyone have a clue as to how the CPC billing model started in the first place?
I remember a plan that didn't really take hold but it was a plan like the one John talked about and all accessories were proposed in the form of copies...you want a finisher, just commit to 10,000 additional copies per month. The CPC rate had an equipment portion attached to it so more clicks funded more equipment. If the CPC was normal plus .003, 10,000 clicks added $30/month which would fund $1,500 additional. Some customers that weren't willing to pay $1,500 would agree to 10,000 more...
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Re: Does anyone have a clue as to how the CPC billing model started in the first place?
Wow! These are some awesome stories, I'm sure there are many more out there from some of our veterans, would love to read more.
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Re: Can anyone help?? w/MFP solution
No Dplex printing, no neteork scan, no duplex fax, 166MHZ processor (slow for MS applications), paperport scans are proprietary! Cost per page with out service and parts is .02333 per page. Wonder what a hassle it would be to chnage the fuser when needed. Dell MFP Laser Printer 1600n Dell's first laser-based all-in-one (AIO), the Dell MFP Laser Printer 1600n, is a mixed bag. On the plus side, you'll find better print quality than most monochrome lasers produce and such features as a fax...
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Re: hp news!
Printer or copier: which holds the edge? HP's upcoming `Edgeline' technology may be an inflection point for imaging technology PAGE-WIDE PRINTING: HP's Edgeline printhead — and its first application in the Photosmart Express retail kiosk. COMPARED TO the frenetic pace of change in the world of computers, life has been much more laid back in the business of its principal peripheral: the printer. Truly remarkable technological breakthroughs have been few and far between, particularly in the...
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Re: Top 19 Old Copier Manufacturers that FADED Away
curious that nobody mentioned Kodak. I was working for Danka when they acquired Kodak. It created a mess but the equipment was solid.
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Re: Top 19 Old Copier Manufacturers that FADED Away
I remember Kodak well, especially the EktaPrint, here's a cool link I found for the press release https://www.nytimes.com/1984/0...ktaprint-copier.html
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Re: Konica Minolta Promises Unrivalled Productivity With the Launch of bizhub PRESS C1100 / C1085
These two units have launched in Canada and I suspect USA. I have attached the Spec sheet and Brochure.
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Re: Who's Afraid of the Epson WorkForce C20590 100ppm MFP?
Have you noticed the Kyocera 'link'? Take a look at the LCT on the right side of this Epson C20590...... it's the Kyocera PF-770 in Epson color.
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Re: Who's Afraid of the Epson WorkForce C20590 100ppm MFP?
Marin, you are correct. Was also told that the finisher is also Kyo, but they would not be staying with that finisher. Connect with me via email or PM, there may be some opps for you with Epson
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Re: Who's Afraid of the Epson WorkForce C20590 100ppm MFP?
Hey Art have you been seeing this machine out in the field yet? How is it performing if you have. Epson just sent me info on adding their product line, I gotta say I'm intrigued, but don't really see any reviews of the product from anyone I know in the industry.
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Re: Who's Afraid of the Epson WorkForce C20590 100ppm MFP?
I haven't seen one in the field yet. There are a few dealers on this site (pretty regular) that took that product on. @Jason H or eddy jones. they might be able to tell you more than I can. I do like the product though!
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Re: Who's Afraid of the Epson WorkForce C20590 100ppm MFP?
@printguy @Art Post We have not sold a single one yet. Most people seem to have no interest in ink. I like the product. It is a Kyocera finisher. The problem with the finisher is that it slows the machine down to half speed. So ultimately someone is getting a 50ppm system, not a 100ppm if you have the finisher. Space is an issue if you have the finisher. I talk about the product to everyone but most people revert back to a toner system. I don't think this is going to be a game changer as...