New Lab Report, Award Presentation Photos, HP News, a Survey and More!

Coming Soon: BLI’s New A3 Lab Test Report

Find what you need faster with easy-to-use tables and bulleted lists. Get to the heart of the key differences between devices with our new 10-point gauges. Learn more through our new tests designed for real-world scenarios, including first-set productivity and a deeper dive into the user experience when scanning. These and so much more are all designed to deliver more value to your bliQ subscription

and enable you to win more deals!

BLI Award Celebrations from around the World

Matt Smith (second from left), vice president of printing solutions for Samsung Electronics America, was presented with awards from four members of BLI (left to right: Marlene Orr, senior analyst for printers and A4 MFPs; Gerry Stoia, CEO; Jamie Bsales, senior product editor for solutions; and Deanna Flanick, CRO). Yoshi “Jake” Yama****a (at right), director corporate executive vice president of Ricoh Japan, and Takaya Konno (at left), general manager for Ricoh Japan’s Imaging & Communications Business Center, received awards for the many outstanding devices in its award-winning product line from Gerry O’Rourke, director of BLI International.

HP Reimagines the Modern Office

With a 30-year history of innovation, HP leads the charge in the print industry—and its recent breakthrough announcement was no exception. A new toner formulation; redesigned cartridge chip technology; smaller, lighter, faster and more energy-efficient printers and MFPs; and the availability of cloud-based private print were the key messages. Watch for our take on this potentially game-changing news in the coming days…

On the Road with BLI: Ricoh, ELFA

With the theme of collaboration leading to success, Ricoh’s 2015 dealer show was highlighted by several announcements in the production print area, a space that continues to be a major revenue driver for the company. New A3 and A4 devices were also a hot topic, and Ricoh said it will update its Smart Operation Panel and talked about solutions and services, too. Keep your eyes peeled to the Editor’s Desk

for the in-depth look at this event!

More show coverage: Konica Minolta hardware Konica Minolta software

Ricoh received trophies for A3 MFP Line of the Year, Most Energy-Efficient Line of the Year and an Outstanding Achievement in Innovation award for its Smart Operation Panel at its event in Las Vegas (left to right: Gerry Stoia, BLI CEO; Steven Burger, Ricoh Co. Ltd.’s general manager of international business; Tim Vellek, senior vice president of marketing for Ricoh Americas Corporation; Mr. Hidetsugu (Hede) Nonaka, corporate senior vice president of Ricoh Co., Ltd., and general manager of the Visual Communications Business Group; Patti Clyne, BLI senior vice president of sales; and George Mikolay, BLI senior product editor for A3 MFPs). At the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s “Connect, Engage & Grow” event in Miami, attendees learned that new business volume continues to grow (3% YOY), and that interest rates should remain low at least into the spring as the Fed keeps a close eye on prospects for inflation and the improving labor market.

Update on Non-Networked A3 MFPs

The three non-networked A3 MFPs we recently tested were more compact compared with traditional A3 MFPs, and all of them proved to be budget-friendly—but how else did they perform? Check out what we said about the Toshiba e-STUDIO2306and KYOCERA TASKalfa 1800, and stay tuned for the report on the Canon imageRUNNER 2202.

And please take a minute to fill out a very brief survey on non-networked A3 MFPs!

The bliQ Introductory Demo

bliQ is the ultimate resource in the document imaging industry. With specs, reports, side-by-side comparisons and so much more, it can not only assist you with your sales processes but will help you close deals of any size, too! Join us for a 30-minute live demonstration of this powerful tool by registering through one of the links below, or click here to see the full demo schedule.

Tuesday, April 7: 12 pm–12:30 pm

Friday, April 10: 12 pm–12:30 pm

Monday, April 13: 10 am–10:30 am

Thursday, April 16: 2 pm–2:30 pm

Tuesday, April 21: 10 am–10:30 am

Wednesday, April 22: 12 pm–12:30 pm

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