Tagged With "Automation Trends"
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Re: Is This the Beginning of the End for the Padding of Lease Rates?
Here is a report from leasingnews.org. One of their legal editors is doing a three part review of this legislation. Leasing News Exclusive: State Senator Steven Glazer and the genesis of CA SB 1235 (Part 1 of 3) By Tom McCurnin Leasing News Legal Editor This is important not only if you are doing commercial business in California, but this may affect other states. If you are new to this, here is legislation passed both the assembly and senate, awaiting California Governor Jerry Brown’s...
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Re: GR firm wins Muskegon school district's copier bid
Not only did Office Machines Company (a SHARP Dealer) lose out to IKON, the following Ricoh Family Group Dealers lost out to IKON: Lanier = Advanced Imaging Solutions Ricoh = Applied Imaging Savin = Adams Remco This trend will continue, wherein more and more IKON wins are realized at the expense of the Independent Dealers.
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Re: GR firm wins Muskegon school district's copier bid
I understand that these dealers are part of the RFG, but they are also dual line dealers. Advanced Imaging recently taking on Canon and Adams Remco using Toshiba, especially for bid situations. Not as familiar with Applied Imaging, but I believe they are Canon also.
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Re: New Sharp Smart Phone MFP User Interface
Yah but unfortunately its a...SHARP! Let them "hammer out" all the issues it will have, then everyone else will follow. Word from the Sharp DSM in Oregon is the screen locked up a lot during their two demo's and also had some glitches in scanning functions. BUT someone has to start the new trend and I'm sure by firmware version 30.1 it will be incredible! Nothing against you personally montecore
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Re: Would You Loan this company Money?
Currency in Millions of U.S. Dollars As of: Mar 31 2008 USD Mar 31 2009 USD Mar 31 2010 USD Mar 31 2011 USD 4-Year Trend NET INCOME 16.0 1.9 -21.6 -32.6 Depreciation & Amortization 6.3 6.5 4.7 9.0 DEPRECIATION & AMORTIZATION, TOTAL 6.3 6.5 4.7 9.0 (Gain) Loss from Sale of Asset -0.1 0.2 0.1 4.9 (Gain) Loss on Sale of Investment 0.9 0.1 0.0 -- (Income) Loss on Equity Investments -0.3 -0.2 -0.3 -- Change in Accounts Receivable 12.0 5.6 8.7 -6.1 Change in Inventories 0.3 -16.3 25.8 -4.0...
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Re: Canon shaking up the great white north
It could me the making of a trend though, plus it make good reading material!
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Re: Subject: Ricoh Introduction of the Ricoh Select Series
Another interesting (and newsworthy) trend.
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Re: Canon shaking up the great white north
Yeti: I can understand the size thing and even though populations maybe the same, I'm sure there are many other factors also. However, I'm sure we can all agree that less will mean more when it comes to not having a direct branch in your back yard. I hoping that even as small as this deal is that the trend continues, it would get the industry back on track to more sustaniable levels, increase dealer business, increase profit for dealers.
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Re: AUXILIO Reports Year-end 2011 Financial Results
So, what happens if they expand and sign another nine new or expanded contracts next year? Will that also result in losses for 2012?
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Re: Sharp Selects Frontier Business Products As An Authorized Dealer And Expands National
this is interesting they use to be a Ricoh only dealer, this seems to be a growing trend
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Re: Leasing Company Copiers are Underwater
Agreed. The client (is it a municipality?) either took a risk knowingly "Eh, flood insurance, who needs it" or unknowingly (incompetence). They now have a loss. But, this is the trend... I made a bad decision, is there someone with the last name ", Inc." who can be coerced or compelled to pay the bill? Fixed that for you...
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Re: Leasing Company Copiers are Underwater
So, do you think it would be ethical for the leasing company to go after full stream of payments plus residual in the case I described??? I don't begrudge the leasing company a fair return on their outlay of money but to want the full stream plus residual 4 weeks after funding is excessive. That's making 40% interest on their money for a one month investment. Would you be happy as the leasing partner???? I doubt it. Keep in mind your reputation as a salesperson is attached to how your...
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Re: Leasing Company Copiers are Underwater
Well, of course. We all understand that there is NO question of ethics, both parties signed a contract and agreed to obligations. Both took on risks. Now one party has experienced those risks. Is GA entitled to what the contract says they are entitled to after 4 weeks, or only after 5? Five is pretty short... maybe they get what the contract says after 15 weeks, but not 14? Or maybe they get what the contract says if the contract goes to term but they eat it if anything bad happens prior to...
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Re: Big Tom Out as Prez at Ricoh
The immediate trend (KMBS, Xerox) is Japan direct to dealers in the USA. Global dealers are able to purchase for 30+% off of DMAP 6 equivalent. If Ricoh is going to survive this war they will have to eliminate Ricoh USA. Which got me wondering: What does Ricoh USA do for their dealers...really?!
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Re: Kyocera Mita America Adds Two New High-Performing, Cost-Effective Document Imaging So
The following thread was picked up in reference to the new Kyocera's listed above: firedrum Full Member Posted September 22, 2007 08:20 AM Hide Post Thanks for the link, I've been waiting to see what these machines were going to look like. We were told that they were suppose to be available this summer, now they tell us October. One thing that I'm worried about, there are going to be two versions of the Copystar's, the full boat models as shown on your link for regular dealers and a...
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Re: Hughes-Calihan sold to Konica Minolta
likely a trend that will continue. Albin, another large KM owned "dealership" out of Detroit has just purchased a small and failing KM dealer in South Bend. As a KM dealership here it should be interesting to see what effect they will have in the marketplace. I love the KM line, especially the 60ppm and up b&w and the color. We also have Canon, so we shall see.
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Re: Gas Price Check
You aren't paranoid if everyone is out to get you. This is a pretty well confirmed trend, gas prices Have always gone down around the time of the elections.
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Re: GlobalWise Enters Into New Channel Sales Partnership With TGI Office ...
Great move for both partners, Intellinetics recently partnered with Muratec America also!
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Re: Happy Holidays & Merry Christmas
I'd like to also extend to all my wishes to you and yours for a safe and happy holiday season. And unlike the trend let's remember that Jesus is the reason for the season.
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Re: Imaging Channel, Let's Become the Innovation Channel!!
Ray Good stuff, however when discussing imaging (which is a wide portfolio of devices), everyone seems to forget about the huge growth of niche imaging devices. Those devices include wide format, grand wide format, label presses, and envelope presses. While in Las Vegas in the spring of this year, I was able to attend the ISA Sign Expo. I've been to a lot of events in the past year and the ISA was the largest event I every attended. Two hundred thousand square feet of convention space with...
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Re: CPC rates vs Machine Cost with Customers
From a small town in South Africa and a technician .The cpc defines the type of company you are dealing with as a costumer or company shopping for a copier any sales person or copier company that has a lower cpc is normally going to be the worse pick . A low cpc quote is not a good thing and these companies will often escalate the cost per page and service contract ,they will have a bigger sales team then technical and this loss they are running at the undercutting of cpc to win deals is...
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Re: Epson Robots to show solutions for factory automation at ATX West
I believe the future of office equipment dealers, and manufacturers are robotics. The next 20 years will be know as the Birth of Robotics
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Re: Crowdsourcing Idea for P4P Members
and another, however this one was from an old CFO in late sixties or early seventies: With an existing vendor and salesperson. Would you rather have follow ups via phone call or email? Follow up phone calls are more effective when there’s something important to talk about. Constant emails that serve no purpose other than advertising get deleted. If your vendor offered a once a month tech update/business trends bulletin. Updates when needed are welcomed, but monthly trend newsletters seem a...
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Re: Konica Minolta Reinvents Office Print Technology with New IoT-Enabled bizhub® i-Series
This new copier line is one of the first to introduce a SSD 256 GB HDD as a standard feature. To date, I think all copier vendors have been using a 2.5" platter based HDD designed for laptop computers. I am wondering out loud the pros and cons of this choice. First off: 1). In all RFPs that I have seen the buyer is requesting a HDD and never a SSD. Konica Minolta is going to have to be constantly requesting amendments to RFPs. Maybe in the Konica Minolta new design there is the option to...
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Re: Konica Minolta Reinvents Office Print Technology with New IoT-Enabled bizhub® i-Series
SSG Good stuff! I agree also that the SSD maybe the new trend for copier HD's. Thinking maybe this has to do with the Workplace Hub?
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Re: The End of The Day With Ray!With Leadership We Will get Through This
Ray makes a lot of great points here! I have to break this video down, write notes and make a plan with my team. Sales could be on the downward trend through to at least Sept so it will be a good time for sales training and analyzing/ optimizing internal processes. Ray says "What is the message you are sending to your internal and external customers about how to navigate through this Corona Virus" ... I am not sure myself what that message is or should be? What is an internal customer? For...
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Re: Escalating Maintenance Agreements
There will always be an animosity between Sales & Service. Currently this is the most thorny issue (as long as your Service Dept provides good service). This stems, in part, from the Manufacturers getting into Direct Sales. To be fair to the Manufacturer's Direct Sales the trend was already heading this way, they just escalated it and made it significantly worse. Click charges getting lower and lower killing the golden goose of the Dealerships = Service & supplies billing! We can...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 5 Years Ago, The First Week in January 2014
Some great threads here, especially the blog series I wrote for "31 Ways to close more copiers sales". Enjoy these threads from 5 years ago this week! Pacific Office Automation Helps Local Children by Matching Donations in the Fox 12 Holiday Toy Drive Art Post · 1/2/1410:14 PM Pacific Office Automation Pacific Office Automation ( http://www.pacificoffice.com ) is a leader in managed printing solutions and document management software. Since 1976, Pacific has grown to become the industry’s...
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Predictions for the Future of Document Management in Business
Document management is crucial for any organization, no matter how big or small, across all industries and in every country. Every year, we come across new trends. Some are short-lived, but some are here to stay. In this respect, document management software has taken the lead in 2018. Has your company introduced any document management software? If not, you are already falling behind the competition. In this article, we focus on the most important predictions for the future of document...
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New Jersey Bill Would Push State Government to Go Paperless
(TNS) — A bill under consideration in the New Jersey Legislature envisions a paperless state government, and would establish a task force to examine the feasibility of transitioning to digital records. Proponents say that eliminating or reducing the volume of paper used in state agencies would mean less waste, lower costs and streamlined operations. “While going paperless is a large feat, it has the potential to save time and money, as well as save the environment," State Sen. James Beach,...
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Toshiba Develops DNN Hardware IP for Image Recognition AI Processor ViscontiTM5 for Automotive Driver Assistance Systems
January 07, 2019 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time TOKYO--( BUSINESS WIRE )-- Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation (“Toshiba”) today announced the development of Deep Neural Network (DNN [1] ) hardware IP [2] that will help to realize advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous driving functions. The company will integrate the DNN hardware IP with conventional image processing technology and start sample shipments of Visconti TM 5, the next generation of Toshiba’s...
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Copier Dealers in the US
I had the chance to catch a web cast today. One of the statements I found interesting is that there are around 2,500 dealers in the US. What was even more interesting is that two years ago there were around 5,000 dealers. Mergers are the culprit and the trend is likely to continue. Thoughts?
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MSPWorx Launches Managed ITSM Partner Program Providing MSPs with New Recurring Revenue Opportunities in the Mid-Market
SCOTTSDALE, AZ , Sept. 18, 2018 /PRNewswire/ - Solarwinds Empower MSP Conference - MSPWorx, a division of CareWorx Corporation, pioneering the Managed ITSM model to the mid-market, today announced their new MSPWorx Partner Program. CareWorx, one of the top 50 global managed service providers, created MSPWorx earlier this year as a separate division to deliver what it calls Managed ITSM, which includes: 24x7 Service Desk, GrandCentral (ServiceNow-as-a-Service), Remote System Administration...
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US Signal Partners with Cloudflare to Deliver DDoS Protection as Part of Expanded Managed IT Services Portfolio
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich (PRWEB) September 19, 2018 US Signal , a leading end-to-end IT solutions provider, today announced that it has partnered with Cloudflare , the leading internet performance and security company, to bring a fully managed and customizable distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) protection service to market. The new service delivers powerful DDoS mitigation for network, transport and application layers and is backed by a 100 percent SLA. It is powered by Cloudflare’s global...
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Managed Services & Hosting Summit 2018 demonstrates how innovation, efficiency and creativity wins with customers
[ London, 21 September 2018 ] Managed Services providers have to take some tough decisions in order to avoid being pulled in all directions. Because of the similarity of many offerings, and the challenge of public cloud mass-market providers, they may feel tempted to try to supply all types of customer with every form of solution and find themselves trapped in a competitive race to the bottom. At the same time, their over-stretched resources will not be able to maintain standards. This is...
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Momentum from SGIA Expo 2018 Will Carry Canon Solutions America to PRINTING United in 2019
MELVILLE, N.Y. - September 26, 2018 - “Over the years, SGIA Expo has become the largest North American show for large format digital printing solutions,” says Sal Sheikh, vice president, Marketing, Large Format Solutions, Canon Solutions America . “Customers come to see and evaluate manufacturers’ offerings, and often sign orders on the spot.” Sheikh notes that Canon Solutions America has always done well in that respect at SGIA Expo – and hopes to achieve the same result at its successor,...
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ARRIS Launches Managed Business Networks
SUWANEE, Ga. , Aug. 30, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- ARRIS International plc (NASDAQ : ARRS) today introduced Managed Business Networks, a new set of enterprise solutions aimed at creating new revenue streams for service providers. ARRIS ® Managed Business Networks is part of ARRIS Professional Services. It combines expertise, processes and tools to help service providers deliver value-added enterprise services in verticals like small-to-medium businesses (SMB), education, hospitality, venues, and...
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Managed Services Market Worth $282.0 Billion by 2023 - Exclusive Report by MarketsandMarkets™
CHICAGO , October 31, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- According to the new market research report " Managed Services Market by Service Type (Managed Security Services, Managed Network Services, Managed IT Infrastructure and Data Center Services), Vertical, Organization Size, Deployment Type, and Region - Global Forecast to 2023 " , published by MarketsandMarkets™, the Managed Services Market is expected to grow from USD 180.5 billion in 2018 to USD 282.0 billion by 2023, at a CAGR of 9.3% during the...
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Xerox Cloud-Based Automation Speeds Office Tasks and Simplifies Managed Print Services for Channel Partners
Norwalk, Conn. – Xerox Managed Print Services (MPS) accredited channel partners can now run their service visits, supplies delivery and back-office functions more efficiently with a new integration with ECi e-automate software. Tasks like generating invoices, duplicating help desk and service desk tickets, and handling meter read data can now be accomplished in hours instead of days. Sales, contracts, inventory, purchasing, reporting, managed service requests and other critical information...
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Wide Format Technology Update- The Canon TX Series printers and MFP Systems
Just about a year ago, Canon USA released their new TX Series of Wide Format inkjet printers and MFP Systems. Canon has positioned the TX Series as a higher volume solution to capture opportunities on the production side of the aqueous inkjet technical documents market. There are two basic TX Series models available, the TX 3000 and TX 4000. The difference in these models is their supported print width, the 3000 being a 36” printer and the 4000 is a 44” printer. Both TX printers are single...
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‘The Future is Digital’ in Corrugated at Mid-America Display with the Purchase of an EFI Nozomi Single-pass, Ultra-high-speed LED Inkjet Press
‘The Future is Digital’ in Corrugated at Mid-America Display with the Purchase of an EFI Nozomi Single-pass, Ultra-high-speed LED Inkjet Press FREMONT, California -- July 18, 2018 -- Mid-America Display , the custom product display and signage division of St. Louis corrugated packaging provider Boxes, Inc., will offer new, higher levels of supply chain and production efficiency on high-end display graphics with the purchase of one of the most advanced, breakthrough digital innovations in the...
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MGI Scores JETvarnish 3D Triple Play with 3 New Israeli Press Sales
MGI Scores JETvarnish 3D Triple Play with 3 New Israeli Press Sales Trio of Leading Packaging, Label & Commercial Print Service Providers Acquire New Digital Embellishment Presses Heret Package & 3 Recent Israeli Sales of Roll & Sheet-fed JETvarnish 3D Presses MELBOURNE, FL USA (August 10 th , 2018) – In a land rich with ancient culture and history, the Israeli printing industry has always been a leading force for adopting new advanced technology. That trend was recently...
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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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IntelliChief ECM Addresses AP Automation Wants, Needs at JD Edwards INFOCUS 18
Tampa, FL, Aug. 13, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Oracle Gold Partner IntelliChief, LLC, a provider of automated document management and workflow enterprise content management (ECM) solutions, announces the JD Edwards user’s AP Automation wants and needs address featured at JD Edwards INFOCUS 18 (#JDEINFOCUS), August 20-22, 2018 at the Sheraton Denver Downtown. For organizations that want, or need, to automate their Accounts Payable process, there are many options to consider. For JD Edwards...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago, The Second Week in August 2008
One of the last threads in this blog is Sales Tips , that was an ongoing thread ten years ago, I just read a lot of those threads and it's worth the time to pat those threads a visit. Enjoy the threads from ten years ago this week! Weekend Copier Notes from 08/17/08 Neal · 8/21/086:53 AM attributed to an un-named IKON sales rep; “At the beginning of the month, we sell solutions (Documentum, Captaris RightFax, Objectif Lune, etc.), but by the end of the month we just sell copiers ( Canon...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago, The Last Week in August 2008
Well it was ten years ago this week that the news broke about Ricoh purchasing Ikon. Ten years later the Ikon purchase was a bust with Ricoh writing off millions in future profit & revenue. That's what happens when you purchase a company that can't spin a profit. Enjoy the threads from ten years ago this week! Weekend Copier Notes from 08/24/08 Neal · 8/28/087:52 AM in the United States: o The current Digital Print Center (DPC) sales & marketing division will be disbanded § This...
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Google UAC and Tiered Managed Services Offered by Consumer Acquisition With Enhanced Workflow and Automation Features
SAN FRANCISCO , Jan. 22, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- ConsumerAcquisition.com today announced they're offering social advertisers fully managed user acquisition and creative services for Google Universal App Campaigns (UAC) in addition to Facebook and Instagram. Starting today for a limited time, new clients will receive a 50 percent reduction in fees for managed spend on Google UAC, and creative is all-inclusive in this offer. Optimization algorithms for Facebook and Google UAC dramatically...
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Epson Robots to Showcase Award-Winning Robotics Solutions for the Factory Automation Industry at ATX West
Who: Epson Robots will be showcasing its award-winning robots, including the 6-Axis- and Synthis TM T-Series All-in-One SCARA robots at the Automation Technology show, ATX West . Synthis T6 All-in-One SCARA Robot What: Epson Robots are designed for maximum efficiency and productivity for small parts assembly in industries ranging from automotive and medical development, to lab automation, consumer electronics, electronic components and industrial. Showcase SCARA Robots Epson is the #1 SCARA...