This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago (Fourth Week of January 2003)

target current Ricoh, Gestetner, Lanier and Savin dealers for acquisition) - Ricoh announced it has sold an InfoPrint 5000 production color inkjet system to Fiserv, Inc. It will be used by Fiserv’s Personix division to produce full color transpromo documents (statement marketing). - Ricoh’s Print Director software won a “Pick of the Year” from BLI. - Oce’ announced it will offer Kodak Creo print controllers for the CS650 and CS620 models, which are relabeled Konica Minolta bizhub PRO C6500s. It

paper makers admit to cheating in the marketing of “recycled paper”. Nippon Paper Industries of Japan, Oji Paper Co., Daio Paper Corp., Mitsubishi Paper Mills Ltdl, & Hokuetsu Paper Mills Ltd. were apparently caught exaggerating about their recycled paper, as they falsified data showing how much of the content was actually made from recycled stock. Xerox, Canon, Konica Minolta & Ricoh all cancelled contracts after the revelation. - Okidata announced two new desktop color LED printers, the C

Former Ricoh U.S. President Joins Xerox’s Global Imaging Systems TAMPA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Global Imaging Systems, a Xerox (NYSE: XRX) company, has named Thomas Salierno Jr. as senior vice president of acquisitions. Salierno is the former president and chief operating officer of Ricoh U.S. Over the course of his 30-year career with Ricoh and Savin Corp., which was formerly a subsidiary of Ricoh, Salierno held a range of senior management positions, including chief financial officer

Help! I need competitive information vs. the C451. I've proposed a Savin C4540, but the Bizhub specs seem like they have the advantage. Are there any holes I can punch in the C451? If not, I may need to change products or continue to sell our company, service, etc... Thanks for any input.

I could have sworn I read this info in the "Copier news weekend roundup" but my search through the archives has turned up nothing... The news piece I was looking for said something about Canon's sales, broken down by IKON and CBS and mentioned their growth in CBS. Am I going crazy or are my searches just not finding it?

EPS guidance of $1.31 to $1.35, and we are increasing our guidance for full-year operating cash flow.” The acquisition of Global Imaging Systems, which provides a broader distribution to small and mid-size businesses in the U.S., led to a 10 percent increase in equipment sales, including a 5 point benefit from currency. In 2007, Xerox introduced 39 products, more than twice the number of products it launched in 2006. More than two-thirds of Xerox’s equipment sale revenue comes from products

On the new Aficio C900 what is the total bit depth of the machine? Does it compare to 8-Bit Color Depth that Konica Minolta, Canon & Xerox use?

Thanks Art. We are using simple authentication here and found that it does work when using direct tcp/ip printing but not when going through a print server. The other brands of copiers that we deal with (Toshiba, Sharp, Kyocera) don't have that problem with their PS drivers. Interesting to see what the bug in their driver is. Thanks no_dice

I just want to post an issue that I was made aware of two days ago. I work with a large VA medical center and have a 14 year relationship with the same contracting agent who handles their copier aquisitions. This facility has about a 50/50 split of Ricoh and Xerox. With all Ricoh's being from my company. Here is where it gets interesting. In a follow up call with her I was told that she recently had a visit from an RBS health systems account manager. The VA has recently been mandated internally

Toshiba Serial Filter, which produces crisp, sharp text and line-art, while maintaining deep black fills. The Toshiba e-STUDIO523/603/723 and their T equivalents offer print speeds of 52, 60 and 72 pages-per-minute respectively, while the e-STUDIO853 prints at a blistering 85 pages-per-minute, ensuring efficient document output throughout the product line. All models scan at 71 scans-per-minute at 600 dpi when copying, and 83 scans-per-minute at 300 dpi when scanning to file. The e-STUDIO853 features

Ricoh is excited to announce the release of the Ricoh Aficio MP C6000 and MP C7500 Color Digital Imaging Systems. These new systems extend Ricoh’s color portfolio and combine high speed imaging with versatile functionality, simplified operation, and superior reliability. The MP C6000/C7500 are designed to support the document workflow and productivity needs of today’s networked general business offices, as well meet the light production requirements of Central Reproduction Departments (CRD

UK MP5000Taking office productivity to a whole new levelThe powerful, black-and-white multifunctional Aficio™MP 5000/MP 5000B raises the bar for office productivity. Upgradeable and customisable, it combines straightforward document and device...

Hello all! I have a bank customer with a C3535. Occasionally, when printinig to it, the job will print as garbage. From what their IT guy tells me, it's usually from .pdf files but happened with a word doc the other day. Today, they received a 754 page fax from someone (don't ask me why) but, it all printed as jibberish I don't think the two are related but, who knows. Aslo, looking back at the SC history, it's logging a SC991 every few days. Running all latest firmware and drivers. Thanks in

I confused...the Savin 8045 is the Ricoh 3045 isn't it? Aren't you well past that?

I've got the same problem with trying to print to a C4500 or a C410. The problem is likely their PS driver. Ricoh is aware of the problem (I demo'ed the problem to some regional sales types) and they should get back to me. If it isn't fixed we probably won't buy Ricoh. If I see a fix, I'll post it. no_dice

certain lock out features of the Savin/Ricoh that may help gain the advantage. Such as ecopy desktop software, benefits of adding DocumentMall in the future, embedded print solutions, and Web Image Monitor. 4. Key in on Ricohs RPCS Driver, not one has anything like it, show the customers the advantage of RPCS over the KM PCL drivers, the ability name scanned files at the MFP, the ability to preview, rotate and send files with ecopy OP Share Scan whether the embedded solution or the external solution.

Word from Savin is that they are due to launch this afternoon or Monday morning. I had an order held up because the Savin 8045espf's were discontinued. If I get the launch packet Monday, I will pass it on.

I concur with Old Glory. If my income rides on my customer I will become a babysitter. I encourage all of my sales reps to handle the letter of intent for them and make sure it gets to the leasing company. Though it is their reposnsibility it will always snowball to us if the lease goes into renewal. To avoid this I make sure all reps use documents with no renewal clause in it just month to month. I know renewal clauses were designed to protect base but in the long run it just leaves "ill-will

I was saying up until today, I was not able to order the 8045 (Ricoh 3045). I had not seen the launch information on the new systems yet.

Does Toshiba Manufacture any boxes anymore???

increase our B/W MIF for future B2C conversion. RICOH AFICIO MP 4000B/MP 4000 and MP 5000B/MP 5000 SERIES HIGHLIGHTS: Faster Speeds. Standard Full-Color Wide VGA 8.5 Inch Color Touch Control Panel. SP/SPF models equipped with standard B&W and Color Scanning plus RPCS & PCL Printing. Larger Paper Capacity – Holds a maximum of 4,400 sheets! High Compression PDF reduces file size with no compromise to image quality. A variety of finishing options that includes stapling, hole punching and booklets

found this for you: Source: Press release issued by the company, unless otherwise noted. 15th January 2008 – (SEE COMMENTS FROM CARY SHERBURNE BELOW) - Global printing manufacturer Ricoh, predicts that the production printing market will grow to €12.8 billion by 2013 . It is Ricoh’s vision to expand its presence in this market and become a leading force by 2010. Drupa 2008 is the platform for Ricoh to introduce the Ricoh Pro C900 and C900s a new colour digital printer and multi-function device

The reviews on the Ricoh are just aas good! Find out what the customer is looking for the wide format to do besides copy. Look for key features where 2400WD will excel: 12x18 paper tray Easy Scan2Folder (no KIP Request) RPCS Driver is great is only printing pdf's and tiffs, maybe combine a 5 user license of e-copy for markups. The ability to stack originals for scanning (Kip has to be done at a time) Two Paper Output sources for Ricoh (One for KIP) Dig a little deeper for their needs and find a

It will print up to 90 copies per minute even on heavy stock weights up to 300 gm2, with duplexing at full speed. The sheet format is SRA3 (the maximum is 33.2 x 487.7 mm) and there’s provision for up to 11,000 sheets (80 gm2) in the input trays. Resolution will be a “true 1,200 dpi,” and Ricoh says it has developed a new toner that offers both wide colour gamut and fusing at lower temperatures, allowing a wider range of stocks to be handled. It will be able to handle coated papers and labels

15th January 2008 – (SEE COMMENTS FROM CARY SHERBURNE BELOW) - Global printing manufacturer Ricoh, predicts that the production printing market will grow to €12.8 billion by 2013 . It is Ricoh’s vision to expand its presence in this market and become a leading force by 2010. Drupa 2008 is the platform for Ricoh to introduce the Ricoh Pro C900 and C900s a new colour digital printer and multi-function device offering heavy production capacity. Also launching is the Ricoh ‘Pro’ brand, for easy

You are not alone. I have a hospital that is exclusively Ricoh and has been for many years but they are being pestered by the RBS rep to switch over. We were able to get Ricoh to step in and tell them to back off and they promised to get us comparable pricing. Time will tell whether we can save the account. I fear this is only the beginning for this account and others.

Re point 4 - careful on that one. Konica has made significant improvements to their print driver interfaces as well as to their walk-up interface. Over the years that I've been on this board, I often would sing the RPCS driver's praises as a competitive advantage. I can't do that any more. The only thing I don't like is that Konica limits the number of characters you can use to rename the file at the walk-up panel, but other than that I have no quibbles with their usability any more.

Does anyone have any competitive information on the 2400wd vs. the KIP 3000? I have a prospect that is looking at the KIP because they said the reviews are better and is fairly set on it, but I don't want to let it go if there are some benefits of the Savin.

that I am! The only saving grace to this story so far, is that the response the customer gave to me that she does read the fine print on contracts, is that she copied "her boss" into the same email to me!! I'm waiting to see if the blank hits the fan when her boss realizes what she did.