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Last Week of September 2012
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Notable Solutions, Inc. Extends Business Automation to Smartphones and Tablets With N
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business system based on the document type. As a result, business is done faster with less effort -- and with less paper. AutoStore is the information on-ramp for more than 700 models of MFPs and network-attached scanners -- from Fujitsu, HP, Kodak, Kyocera, Konica Minolta, Lexmark, Ricoh, Savin, Lanier, Sharp and Xerox as well as smartphones and tablets running Android and iOS. For more information, please visit: http://www.nsiautostore.com . Contact Information Contact: Mara Radis
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Print industry apprenticeship scheme launched
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Print industry apprenticeship scheme launched By Hannah Jordan Friday, 28 September 2012 Apprenticeship provider Pearson in Practice has launched a Print and Document Solutions apprenticeship in partnership with a raft of leading industry names. The programme, which is already open for applications, has been devised in partnership with Ricoh, Canon, Kyocera, Xerox, Konica Minolta, Sharp and computer technology firm, CompTIA. Available across England the apprenticeship offers 16-24 year olds up
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New Xerox MFP and Printers Help SMBs Stay Productive, Maximize Investment
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, Publications and Services, Photizo Group. The Xerox Phaser® 6600 Color Printer, which shares the same print engine, accessories and supplies, is also available. New Desktop Tabloid Printer Offers Speed and Image Quality Small firms can also take advantage of Xerox’s new Phaser 7100 Tabloid Color Printer with speeds of up to 30 ppm and true 1200 x 1200 dpi resolution. The printer offers the right blend of speed and image quality to address general office printing requirements. Availability and
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How Selling Less Stuff Translates to More Profit
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ideally, that’s not great. It’s about putting the right equipment in the right place and setting them up to reduce impacts.” It’s advice like that that helps endear Canon to clients more than any one printer or copier. And that keeps the company turning a profit even as sales of its equipment might be diminishing. “Clients are like hey why are you talking to us about less equipment?” Belli says. “Guess what? I want to keep you as a client forever and if I don’t tell you this stuff someone else will
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Konica Minolta Business Solutions Italia SpA acquires KMI Srl
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Konica Minolta Business Solutions Italia SpA acquires KMI Srl Milan, Italy, September 28th 2012 On top of a common path of growth and development, Konica Minolta Business Solutions Italia SpA acquires direct control of the dealer KMI Srl, which changes its name to Konica Minolta Business Solutions Roma Srl. KMBS Roma Srl is the most successful single-brand Konica Minolta Partner (Centro Esclusivo) in sales and service of solutions for professional printing and document management in the area
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e-Image Data Announces Lawsuit Against Konica Minolta For Patent Infringement
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e-Image Data Announces Lawsuit Against Konica Minolta For Patent Infringement HARTFORD, Wis., Sept. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- e-Image Data has filed a lawsuit against Konica Minolta and two of its resellers in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin for the infringement on patent number 8,269,890 B2, issued for the company's digital microform imaging apparatus. The patent protects the hardware for the ScanPro2000, a microform scanner used in the world's most
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Ricoh PCS Director Embedded and GlobalScan NX Single Sign-On Coming Soon
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seamlessly with the desktop version of PCS Director, providing a comprehensive print, copy, scan and fax tracking solution that is compatible with all types of printing devices. PCS Director is a Ricoh OEM software tool that can help Ricoh sales branches and independent dealers win more deals and keep more customers by offering a high-demand print management solution that adds thousands of dollars in savings to their proposals. For more information on PCS Director, please visit www.printaudit.com
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Canon Introduces the Next-Generation imageRUNNER ADVANCE Platform
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•Direct Print and Scan for Mobile, a peer-to-peer solution that provides print and scan functionality via direct communication between iOS and Blackberry mobile devices and Canon MFPs •EFI PrintMe, a cloud-based mobile print solution that enables printing from any email-enabled mobile device to Canon MFPs •uniFLOW, a complete, server-based output management solution that includes mobile printing and scanning •Canon Mobile Printing, a mobile application available later this year that will enable users
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Sharp Selects The Wilson Group to Join the Company's Nationwide Authorized Independen
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Sharp Selects The Wilson Group to Join the Company's Nationwide Authorized Independent Copier Dealer Network MAHWAH, N.J., Sept. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America, a division of Sharp Electronics Corporation, announced that The Wilson Group has joined its extensive nationwide network of authorized dealers. As part of the agreement, The Wilson Group will now offer a range of integrated technology solutions, including Sharp's extensive portfolio of copiers
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Ricoh Multifunction Printers Support Apple’s AirPrint
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News Release Ricoh Multifunction Printers Support Apple’s AirPrint Enables Wireless Printing from iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch Tokyo, September 24, 2012 — Ricoh Company, Ltd. (President and CEO: Shiro Kondo, hereinafter "Ricoh") today announced that some of its multifunction printers (MFPs）support AirPrint™, the native printing function offered by Apple1. This makes it possible for customers to print documents, photographs, images, and so forth directly from an iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch
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Sharp Selects Hansen Associates, Inc. to Join the Company's Nationwide Authorized Ind
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integrated technology solutions, including Sharp's extensive portfolio of copiers and multifunction printers (MFPs). Sharp Authorized Dealers receive a wide array of marketing and sales support, including access to innovative tools and ongoing training."Sharp is proud to welcome Hansen Associates to our dealer network," said Rich Boomsma, Senior Vice President, Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America. "We believe the combination of Sharp's innovative products and Hansen's outstanding customer
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Ricoh Demonstrates Sustainability Services at EcoPrint
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. Seminar attendees will also hear about the real-life success story of UK commercial print provider, Crossprint – Ricoh’s first UK carbon balanced printer. “Ricoh has a rich heritage and experience when it comes to the many ways we can help businesses achieve their environmental reduction goals - and meet the demands of their clients,” says Graham Moore, Business Development Director, Ricoh Europe. Ricoh's EcoPrint presence will also be carbon neutral, with reductions made where possible, and any
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Sharp Selects Alpha Laser Imaging to Join the Company's Nationwide Authorized Indepen
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MAHWAH, N.J., Sept. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America, a division of Sharp Electronics Corporation, announced that Alpha Laser Imaging has joined its extensive nationwide network of authorized dealers. As part of the agreement, Alpha Laser Imaging will now offer a range of integrated technology solutions, including Sharp's extensive portfolio of copiers and multifunction printers (MFPs). Sharp Authorized Dealers receive a wide array of marketing and sales
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Another Breakthrough in Printer Innovation as Oki Europe Launches the First Digital L
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value and units shipped. OKI Europe's award-winning product portfolio comprises six distinct segments: colour and mono printers, multifunctional devices, which combine printing, copying, scanning and faxing functionalities, as well as Serial Dot Matrix printers, faxes and specialty printers for point-of-sales and manufacturing. Established in 1990, today OKI Europe employs approximately 1,100 people in 21 production sites and sales offices and is represented in 60 countries throughout the EMEA
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Xerox at Graph Expo Preview
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Xerox at Graph Expo Preview Wednesday, September 26, 2012 Press release from the issuing company Helping Print Providers Transform and Grow Bullish on digital print's future, Xerox's Graph Expo booth will feature the tools print providers need to stay relevant and responsive to the demands of today's marketplace. "We know the graphic communications industry needs to continue to transform in order to maintain its relevance," said Jeff Jacobson, president, Global Graphic Communications Operations
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Re: Sharp has Serious Money Problems!
Yoda ·
Do you think there was any mention to Recurrent Energy prior to them selling it? quote: Originally posted by SalesServiceGuy: More details: http://www.businessweek.com/ne...ing-recurrent-energy Sharp makes no mention of selling its copier business!
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Re: Sharp has Serious Money Problems!
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quote: Originally posted by Yoda: Do you think there was any mention to Recurrent Energy prior to them selling it? quote: Originally posted by SalesServiceGuy: More details: http://www.businessweek.com/ne...ing-recurrent-energy Sharp makes no mention of selling its copier business! Heck in todays article they don't even mention they have one. Reuters
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New copier lease
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September 19, 2012 - The Clarkston Community Schools Board of Education approved the master lease agreement with Ricoh USA, Inc for copiers around the district, 7-0. It includes 69 machines for 15 buildings in the district. The term of the lease is 60 months. It begins Oct. 1, 2012 with a total lease payment of $101,884 for 2012-2013. http://www.clarkstonnews.com/A...ew-copier-lease.html
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HP Introduces Entry-level, Web-connected Solutions for Large-format Printing from Vir
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printers in one with a built-in B+/A3 tray and convenient front-loading roll. The printer’s intuitive, full-color touch screen simplifies in-house printing and navigation for those new to large format. HP inks produce high-quality output with rich colors and sharp lines reaching 0.0016 inch (0.04 mm) minimum line width. http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsr...l?mtxs=rss-corp-news
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BTA Southeast to Host Fall Colors Retreat
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, maximize search engine placement and manage social media campaigns. Since 2004, he has helped dealers and manufacturers in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia develop successful document solutions and managed print services marketing strategies. Amy brings 19 years of experience in the office equipment industry as a sales rep, sales manager, OEM representative and industry consultant. Coaching Sales Performance Troy Harrison, president, SalesForce Solutions What separates great
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Nuance Announces eCopy PDF Pro Office 6 With Enterprise-Class Productivity Innovation
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NuanceAnnounceseCopyPDFProOffice6WithEnterprise-ClassProductivityInnovationsandMFPIntegrationforBu siness Nuance eCopy PDF Pro Office defines next-gen PDF capabilities, enabling powerful PDF creation, editing and conversion for maximum savings without compromise BURLINGTON, Mass., – September 25, 2012 – Nuance Communications, Inc., a leading provider of speech and imaging solutions, today announced the release of Nuance eCopy PDF Pro Office 6. The newest version of the award-winning software
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Purpose: To seeks bids for establishing a blanket purchase order for lease, due 10/2
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Prepaid & Allowed unless otherwise specified. The first 4 months lease of a 36 month LEASE with the option of purchasing the equipment for $1 at the end of the term for one (1) Ricoh MP C3501 color digital imaging system or equal. The Ricoh MP C3501 color digital imaging system, or equal, shall be connected to the network upon installation, and to include: All in one: Print, Copy, Scan and Fax from one device. Copying process shall be Desktop color Laser MFP with dual component magnetic brush
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More details: http://www.businessweek.com/ne...ing-recurrent-energy Sharp makes no mention of selling its copier business!
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Re: Sharp has Serious Money Problems!
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Mizuho Financial Group and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, the two main lenders to Sharp Corp, have approved a 210 billion yen bailout of Japan's troubled TV maker, sources said on Thursday, clearing a major obstacle to firm's survival. The two banks have been orchestrating Sharp's funding plans in exchange for drastic changes at the century-old firm, including selling overseas TV assembly plants and shutting solar panel businesses in Europe and the United States. Sharp, which
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Interesting...information Preo Software Ceases Operations
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& Services Providers that Should be on Every Dealer’s Radar” for 2012. Significance: •Preo’s Printelligence MPS management software played a key role in a number of high-profile MPS offerings in addition to the above, such as Toshiba’s Encompass program and Preo has partnered with Xerox to provide assessment and color coverage reporting capabilities for Xerox's ColorCube 9200 Series MFP Devices.
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CAPSYS Technologies Selects EPSON WorkForce Pro Document Scanners for Solution Bundle
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vision of customers worldwide through its compact, energy-saving, high-precision technologies, with a product line-up ranging from printers and 3LCD projectors for enterprise and the home, to sensors and other microdevices. Led by the Japan-based Seiko Epson Corporation, the Epson Group comprises more than 78,000 employees in 99 companies around the world, and is proud of its ongoing contributions to the global environment and the communities in which it operates. To learn more about Epson, please
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Ricoh & Epson Plotters
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I heard to day that the epson plotters are no longer available from Ricoh? Can anyone else confirm?
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September 2012 Sales Quota Poll
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I'll try and do a better job of posting these each month.Please take the time to vote every month, I'll post a new poll for each month! We'll even do a quarterly!
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3rd quarter 2012 sales quota poll
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I'll try and do a better job of posting these each month.Please take the time to vote every month, I'll post a new poll for each month!
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Rochester Software Associates
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Stories from the Field" •Be presenting "How web to print builds business" for a leading investment advisory firm at the IPMA lunch •Offer daily in-booth in-plant networking in the RSA booth Sunday-Tuesday •Host the inaugural WebCRD web to print for in-plants User's Group RSA's WebCRD V9.2 web to print, QDirect V4.0 Output Manager and TicketMe job ticket conversion software will be shown in RSA's booth 237, in Xerox booth number 1200 and in the Ricoh booth, 2600. See videos about the new
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Technology Leader Contex Introduces
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image quality for 24- and 44-inch wide technical documents, maps, and drawings. Enhancing the users' scanning workflow, Contex's new MFP2GO lets customers turn their HP or Canon wide format printer into a copier, without the need for a PC. Additionally, Contex updated MFP Repro, a full-featured, copy and scan solution that is ideal for in-house production or Repro use. Contex's new wide format scanning solutions are available immediately; demonstrations are available through local distributors and
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Using Colour In More Ways Than Just Printing on Your Colour MFP
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Most of us think of using colour in documents that we are designing for print using a colour laser printer or colour mfp. We often don't think of how colour can be used for other things. In a recent article in PC Magazine author Jill Duffy makes a great case for using colour electronically to improve your productivity and comprehension. Her article describes a method to colour code your folder structure in your PC, either Mac or PC, to make it easier to work with your data. I have to admit
Re: Sharp has Serious Money Problems!
Yoda ·
I almost forgot about this. quote: Originally posted by Art Post: Sharp teams up with SHI International Corp. of New Jersey Creating expanded channel opportunities, Sharp and SHI are collaborating in a first-of-its kind alliance in the imaging industry, to bring SHI clients access to Sharp's full line of world-class imaging products. SHI is known for leveraging the broadest portfolio of IT products and solutions available, on a global scale. In this alliance, SHI will build on its reputation
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Paper cut – the digital office
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extranets and collaboration spaces. Workflow systems will increase in usage to control most legal processes, while document automation and other tools will replace much of the ‘hand crafting’ of documents. Therefore, the need for paper will diminish. However, the lawyer’s personal preference to read hard copy will remain. But the influx of Generation Y, used to reading from a screen, the rising tide of mobility devices that are not suited to printing and the advance of eBook-type applications will
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BEI Services to Offer MPS Cost Control Solution from Preton
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device even receiving the page, which provides for exceptional image management,” explained Greg Moseley, CEO at BEI Services. “Since Preton provides a scalable savings based on the type of document to be printed and the applications printing them, the end user output is better controlled, giving them high quality on important documents and lesser quality on low value or disposable prints. Added to this, BEI Services can merge the device level data to the actual parts and labor costs, which is not
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BTA Southeast to Host Fall Colors Retreat
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education sessions will include: “How to Use Social Media in Your Dealership,” with Darrell Amy, CEO of Dealer Marketing Systems; “Coaching Sales Performance,” with Troy Harrison, president of SalesForce Solutions; and “Managed Services for the Small-to-Mid-Sized Dealership,” with Chris Ryne, a partner at Growth Achievement Partners. The exhibiting Fall Colors Retreat sponsors: ACM Technologies, Color Imaging, DocuWare, ESP Energy Intelligence, GreatAmerica Leasing Corp., InkCycle, LEAF, OKI Data
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Epson Leaps into CAD Market
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, he continued, “You don’t have to be a pro to want to print something of very high quality. And a printout from a wide-format printer is considerably larger than the version of a design that you can see on a monitor.” Eye on Quality Epson products are well known for their “top notch, second-to-none” color quality and reproducibility, Check said, and the T-Series printers are no exception. It’s one aspect of the T-series that the company hopes will set the T-Series line apart from its well
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Growth Achievement Partners
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Today we had a sales training class in our PA office. The speaker was Mitch Morgan of Growth Achievement Partners. The introduction (power point) was centered around on how solve problems for Business Processes. This session was a prelude for more sessions to come, however Mitch stated that if you follow exactly their swim chart that you would get sales results. (I thought well the firstthing you need to do is get the appointment with the CFO and sponser), then you can address the swim/process
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Re: MAC OS9 help with 240W
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Art, if they have Plotbase, you should be able to setup basic PPD printing. BUT. They can buy a new Mac Mini for $599 that runs literal rings around their existing machine, or keep their ten year or more old machine and maybe you'll find a retrocomputing expert who can kludge around this after several hours of $150/hour consulting. Leaving them in the same bind next month when the next problem arises. Sometimes you can't give them what they want, but rather, what they need. Why someone hasn't
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Re: Sharp Selects Hansen Associates, Inc. to Join the Company's Nationwide Authorized Ind
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sorry for the run on with thei, Sharp is really cranking up the PR these days!
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Re: Sharp has Serious Money Problems!
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Sharp Considers 10,000 Job Cuts . BY ATSUKO FUKASE TOKYO—Sharp Corp. has submitted a new restructuring plan to its lenders setting out job cuts of more than 10,000 and the sale of assets including overseas plants, as the consumer-electronics maker seeks to convince banks it can return to profitability even without a planned cash infusion from Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. A person briefed on the plan also said Tuesday that Sharp is in talks with Intel Corp. over a business tie-up
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SYDNEY (MarketWatch) -- Sharp Corp's (JP:6753)(US:shcaf) lenders are expected to approve funding that will enable the firm to stay afloat through the current fiscal year, the Nikkei reported on Wednesday. Sharp's lenders Mizuho Corporate Bank and the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ are expected to approve 180 billion yen ($2.3 billion) of loans lasting until June 2013, according to the report. The rest of the 360 billion yen in funding that Sharp needs will likely be supplied by a syndicated loan
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