Tagged With "Brother"
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Re: A Few Copier Vignettes from the Late Eighties & Nineties
Art, You and I are from similar professional backgrounds and times. We started in 1980 selling Sharp and Juki typewriters. Everything sold near MSRP. Then the fax boom came and we caught that wave perfectly. We sold Ricoh thermal faxes for full list ($2995.00). The only issue was cash flow; we sold them faster than we could order and purchase them. Copier Maintenance agreements went from .022 up to .035 and did not include drums, developer, toner, fuser rollers or lamps! Also, like your...
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Re: A Few Copier Vignettes from the Late Eighties & Nineties
Yup we have the same issues with cash flow. It was a great problem to have. The Hunt for Red October was a great book, even found the movie awesome too! Ty for the comment, we should connect for lunch one day
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Re: Hackers can crash your printer, how to not let it happen to you
good blog to send to your customers
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Re: Centralized Office Copier/Printers Replace Water Coolers As Place To Chat And As Sources Of ...
Every now and then we need a break from the computer screen. Centralized print/copy devices provide that break. Oh Brother, give is a break!!!!
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Re: OMG, it's a Brother "Part 4"
Thanks for continuing to share Art! Really amazing how Ancestry works!
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Re: The One Device in Your Office That's Sucking Away Productivity (Infographic)
This is funny, because the article makes no mention that Brother devices have some of the highest cost per page costs, along with consumables that have a hard time delivering yields. More importantly, is it not right to talk at the centralized MFP? Should we all just sit at our desks for four hours at a clip. Medical reports now seem to indicate that sitting is one of the worst things you can do for extended amounts of time.
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Brother International Corporation Continues Significant Investments In Addressing The Changing Document And Imaging Needs Of Channel And End-Users
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. , Sept. 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Brother International Corporation, a leading provider of printing and imaging solutions, announced today a multitude of initiatives that deepen the company's ongoing commitment to mid-to-large size businesses and to helping customers and channel partners meet critical business requirements and drive long-term success. Today also marks the launch of the company's new multi-million dollar broadcast and digital advertising campaign, "Make Your...
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A Few Copier Vignettes from the Late Eighties & Nineties
The picture in the header showed our demo room back in either 1989 or 1990, might have even been 1991. As you can see by the photo Atlantic Office Systems (the first one in NJ) was Authorized for Adler Royal, Brother, and Tele VaxaFax (facsimile). Sometime later Adler Royal was purchased by Mita and the Adler Royal brand was changed to Copystar. I thoroughly hated the name Copystar because there was no brand recognition, at least with Adler Royal, our clients knew about Royal typewriters. We...
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Toshiba Inks Partnership with Brother
LAKE FOREST, Calif.--( BUSINESS WIRE )-- Toshiba America Business Solutions today announces its agreement with printing and imaging solutions manufacturer, Brother International Corporation . The partnership equips Toshiba customers with the Brother Workhorse Series A-4 formatted multifunction printers (MFPs), printers and scanners. The full suite of Brother Workhorse Series color and monochrome models and Brother’s portfolio of customized services and solutions are now available through...
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OMG, it's a Brother "Part 3"
It Tuesday evening, just past midnight my time and a little past nine pm Vegas time. The flight out to Vegas was comfortable and a nice flight. I had five hours to reflect on meeting Peter (my brother) at McCarren airport. About a week ago I had suggested that he pick me up at the airport on his way to Las Vegas. Peter agreed and the time was coming to and end when we finally would meet in person. For the last three weeks we've been chatting on and off. With most of the calls was more about...
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Brother Announces Industry-First 24/7 NZ Helpdesk
Brother Announces Industry-First 24/7 NZHelpdesk for Consumers Brother has taken its commitment to service and support to new heights, by announcing the launch of a 24/7, 365 days a year NZ based consumer helpdesk. This is the first, and only, of its kind for a New Zealand print brand. In August this year Brother launched its unique ‘always on’ model to its Kiwi business customers operating under its Managed Print Services programme. This latest announcement positions Brother as the only NZ...
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Brother reports last quarter earnings
- Total revenue down 6% to 166.3 billion yen - Net income was down 20.4% to 143.0 billion yen - Printing and Solutions group (MFPs and printers) total revenue down from 108.7 billion yen to 103.9 billion yen o operating profit up from 17.6 billion yen to 18.0 billion yen
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Brother to launch subscription model
- Now offering “Shift & Print” subscription service - For Brother’s mobile and desktop thermal printers - Includes device replacement, repair, chargers, cables and cases - Used in vertical markets such as over-the-road trucking, retail, home healthcare, etc.
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Slightly more revenue for MFPs/printers
- IDC reported that the overall shipment value of hardcopy peripherals (i.e. printers and MFPs) increased 0.9% during last quarter of 2019 calendar year o Revenue increase most likely due to 4.9% increase of color laser based units, instead of b/w - Unit shipments however declined 5.4% to 25.3 million units - Top vendors (includes consumer desktop units as well as commercial units, inkjet, laser, etc.) o HP = 9,774,917 units, down 9.1% o Canon = 5,429,210 units, down 9% o Epson = 4,810,454...
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Brother International Corporation Partners with Kofax to Resell ControlSuite™ on a Global Basis
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. , March 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Brother International Corporation today announces a partnership with Kofax® , providing an embedded solution on selected Brother laser printers, multifunction devices and inkjet models. Dedicated Brother Sales and Technical Pre-Sales teams will be trained to deploy Kofax ControlSuite and empower organizations to manage, secure and govern documents with unified print management, capture and document security. "Kofax is excited to partner with...
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Brother reports its last fiscal year earnings
Brother reports its last fiscal year earnings - Total revenue down 6.8% to 6,373 million yen - Operating profit down 6.4% to 673 million yen - Net income was down 8% to 496 million yen - Printing & Solutions Group (printers and MFPs) total revenue down 123 million yen to 3,907 million yen o Business profit up 49 million yen to 571 million yen
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Re: Brother Unveils First in Class 3-Inch Mobile Label and Receipt Printer with Full-Color Display and Dual Wireless Connectivity at RSPA RetailNOW Show
Now, if they could only make a Brother P-Touch Label machine that produced color.....that would be my office nirvana~
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Brother Canada introduces business-centric scanning solutions
New versatile workgroup desktop scanners drive productivity, compatibility and value MONTREAL , Feb. 22, 2016 /CNW Telbec/ - Demonstrating its commitment to providing capture solutions to small and medium-sized businesses, Brother Canada, a leader in printing, scanning, labelling and sewing technology, today announced its next generation of workgroup scanners that offer the ideal blend of quality, productivity, compatibility and value. "More and more businesses are recognizing the need to...
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Brother Unveils PocketJet® 7 Full-Page Mobile Printer, a Breakthrough Solution That Takes Mobile Printing to a New Level of Freedom
October 06, 2015 06:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time BROOMFIELD, Colo.--( BUSINESS WIRE )--Brother Mobile Solutions, Inc. (BMS), a premier provider of mobile wireless printing solutions and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Brother International Corporation, announces the launch of its PocketJet ® 7 mobile printer, a full-page mobile printing solution engineered to offer new levels of freedom to mobile workers spanning virtually any industry – and further enhance the print experience for core Brother...
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Independent Studies Confirm Corporate Dependence on Printers, Scanners, and Related Devices
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. , Jan. 20, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- For the past forty years, businesses have pursued the promise of the "paperless office." Even with advances in imaging technology, companies of all sizes continue a heavy dependence on printing as a key element of their workflow. Two separate studies completed for Brother International Corporation underscore corporate reliance on printers and devices that combine printing, scanning, and other functions. "Although technological advances and...
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Brother Announces AirPrint Support For RuggedJet 3 Mobile Printer
BROOMFIELD, COLO.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Brother Mobile Solutions, Inc. (BMS) a wholly-owned subsidiary of Brother International Corporation, announced today that its RuggedJet™3 Wi-Fi mobile receipt and label printer now supports Apple AirPrint™ wireless technology. Ravi Panjwani, Vice President Marketing and Product Management for Brother Mobile Solutions, notes: “Support for AirPrint is significant for many mobile and field service enterprises, but is especially valuable in the retail...
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Brother Introduces Business-Centric Scanning Solutions
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. , Dec. 8, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Demonstrating its commitment to providing capture solutions to mid and large- sized businesses, Brother International Corporation today announced the next generation of workgroup scanners that offer the ideal blend of quality, productivity, compatibility, and value. "Brother continues to provide businesses with solutions that drive success," said Steve Feldstein , Brother International Corporation's Product Marketing Director of Scanners and...
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Centralized Office Copier/Printers Replace Water Coolers As Place To Chat And As Sources Of ...
BRIDGEWATER, N.J., Oct. 21, 2014 /PRNewswire/ Brother International Corporation, a multi-billion dollar leader in technology for offices of all sizes, today released a survey that revealed using a centralized copier/printer can significantly curtail...
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The One Device in Your Office That's Sucking Away Productivity (Infographic)
April 27, 2015 Today’s technology managers at small-to-medium-size businesses (SMBs) are responsible for bottom-line results. But they may be surprised to find that those decisions might contribute to business losses. Related: Should You Lease or Buy Your Tech Equipment? A recent survey conducted for Brother International Corporation by Clarus Research Group showed that poor allocation of centralized-business devices can drain corporate profits. Compared with offices that have a greater...
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Brother Introduces Desktop Scanning Solutions For SMBs
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. , March 3, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Brother International Corporation , a multi-billion dollar leader in technology for offices of all sizes, today announced medium-to-high volume desktop scanners directly aligned to key IT and business initiatives. These new and enhanced devices play an important role in the SMB document lifecycle, increasing efficiency for small and mid-size businesses (SMBs) in industries such as healthcare, retail, education, finance, legal and more. The...
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Brother Industries Offers to Acquire British Printer Maker for $1.55 Billion
LONDON — Domino Printing Sciences said on Wednesday that Brother Industries of Japan had offered to acquire the printer maker in a deal that values the company at 1.03 billion pounds, or about $1.55 billion. The deal will expand Brother’s industrial printing offerings and is a strategic fit, Brother said. Domino, based in Cambridge, England, said that its board of directors intended to unanimously recommend that shareholders accept the offer and had agreed to tender their own shares in the...
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Rutherford Names Brother Mobile Solutions as Certified Mobile Printer Provider
Brother Mobile Solutions, Inc. (BMS) a wholly-owned subsidiary of Brother International Corporation and premier provider of desktop and mobile thermal printing products, has announced that Rutherford and Associates has named Brother as a fully certified mobile printer partner for its route accounting and direct store delivery (DSD) software solutions. Rutherford's eoStar Route Management software is used by leading producers, wholesalers and distributors of soft drinks, beer, wine, and snack...
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Broadcom Powers Brother's First Family of NFC-Enabled Printers
IRVINE, Calif., July 10, 2013 -- /PRNewswire/ -- News Highlights: Broadcom NFC technology integrated into first NFC-enabled printers from Brother New Brother products provide seamless printing experience with certified and simplified pairing between NFC and Wi-Fi-enabled multi-function printers and smart devices Represents the next wave of NFC and Wi-Fi-enabled consumer electronic devices Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM), a global innovation leader in semiconductor solutions for wired and...
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Brother India aims 25% share in laser printer market by 2017
KOLKATA: Japanese company Brother aims cornering 25 per cent marketshare in laser printer market in India by 2017. "By 2014, we are looking at 10 per cent and by 2017 to 25 per cent marketshare in laser monochrome printers market," said Yoshiji...
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MFP Solutions Top Ten Copier & MFP Blogs for May 2013
MPF Solutions Top Ten Copier and MFP Blogs for April 2013 still tops the list every month for the last three months. That one blog now has close to 10,000 page views! Here's an note for all of you that are about to get a new sales...
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Brother Mobile Solutions to Showcase PocketJet® 6 Mobile Printer at Home Care and Hospice LINK Conference in Chicag
BROOMFIELD, Colo., May 28, 2014 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Brother Mobile Solutions, Inc. (BMS) a wholly-owned subsidiary of Brother International Corporation and premier provider of mobile and desktop printing solutions, is responding to the rapid growth of the home healthcare and hospice market with a strong focus on its popular line of PocketJet® 6 mobile printers. The company announced it will showcase its mobile printing solutions at the Home Care & Hospice LINK Conference, June 3-5 in...
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How old is the Brother 8890dw?
Does anyone know the date of introduction to the market for the Brother 8890dw, and maybe about how long it was current?
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Brother Unveils First in Class 3-Inch Mobile Label and Receipt Printer with Full-Color Display and Dual Wireless Connectivity at RSPA RetailNOW Show
BROOMFIELD, Colo., Aug 04, 2014 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Brother Mobile Solutions, Inc. (BMS) a wholly-owned subsidiary of Brother International Corporation and premier provider of mobile and desktop printing solutions, announces the launch of its new RuggedJet™ 3 mobile label and receipt printer series at RetailNOW 2014, August 3-6, in Orlando, Florida. Sponsored by the RSPA (Retail Solutions Providers Association), the event highlights technology systems and products for the retail industry. The...
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This Week in the Copier/Office Equipment Industry 10 Years Ago Second Week of August 2004
Shares of stock in Google, Inc. begin trading on the NASDAQ stock exchange at around $100 per share in one of the most highly anticipated initial public offerings of the year. It is estimated that the IPO raised a total of $1.66 billion , the third...
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Brother Expands Into Growing Mobile Printing Markets With New Line of Rugged Printer Cases
BROOMFIELD, Colo. — Brother Mobile Solutions, Inc. (BMS) a wholly-owned subsidiary of Brother International Corporation and premier provider of mobile and desktop printing solutions, has released a series of rugged mobile printer cases for the PocketJet® 6 full page mobile printer. The new PJ6 Rugged Roll Case and the PJ6 Rugged Fanfold Case allow mobile workers to print full-page documents in the field, anytime, from virtually any device. The tough, yet compact PJ6 Rugged Roll Case was...
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EDWARDS BROTHERS MALLOY ACQUIRES SECOND RICOH INFOPRINT 5000 INKJET PRESS
Ann Arbor, MI (September 18, 2014) —Edwards Brothers Malloy announced that it has acquired another Ricoh continuous form inkjet press. The InfoPrint 5000 MP monochrome press is being installed this month and will be operational in October in the company’s Lillington, North Carolina digital print center. It will be used for both print-on-demand as well as short runs up to 1,500 copies. “Our experience with our first Ricoh InfoPrint press in our Ann Arbor plant has been very good— we wanted to...
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Brother(TM) Launches Cloud Document Management Service to Help Improve Business Collaboration for SMBs
BRIDGEWATER, NJ, Apr 22, 2014 (Marketwired via COMTEX) -- Brother International Corporation, a leader in small and mid-sized business technology, today announced the availability of BR-Docs, a cloud-based document management service designed to help...
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Mobile Scanner offers single-pass duplex, wireless capabilities.
Brother(TM) Introduces New Lineup of Scanners for Mobile Professionals and Home Offices, Highlighted by the DS-920DW with Duplex and Wireless Capabilities DS-920DW Helps Bolster Productivity with Fast Scan Speeds as well as Duplex and Wireless Transfer Capabilities BRIDGEWATER, N.J. -- Brother International Corporation, a leader in business technology, today announced the launch of the DS-920DW, the flagship model of the completely refreshed DSmobile(® line of mobile scanners for...
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Two Old War Horses Discuss the MFP and Copier Industry
Tonight I had the pleasure to have dinner with Vince McHugh. Vince works for NECS and writes his own blog named The Connected Copier. Vince has much of the same background as myself being that we both started out in the industry as...
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Brother to Showcase Largest Ever Array of Print, Capture, Labeling and Communications Solutions at HIMSS 2017
WESTMINSTER, Colo.–February 14, 2017–Brother will showcase a broad and diverse mix of mobile and fixed printing and communications solutions designed to help improve patient safety and care delivery at the Healthcare Information Management and Systems Society (HIMSS) event, February 19-23, 2017 in Orlando, FL. Expanding Brother’s presence at HIMSS17, Brother Mobile Solutions and Brother International Corporation will showcase its full “continuum of care” printing, capturing and...
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57 Days of Selling "Day 13"
Who says thirteen is unlucky? I woke up to a driving rainstorm this AM, funny how stuff works out sometimes for the good or bad. In my case, I had scheduled two appointments and thirteen stop ins today, in hindsight, maybe I should have checked the weather yesterday. I could have just went to the two appointments and canned the stop ins, but that wasn't going to happen since I haven't sold much for the past two three weeks. For me, stop-ins are pre-planned, for those accounts or prospects...
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Brother International Corporation Introduces Award-Winning, Class-Leading Dual Color Label Printers
BRIDGEWATER, N.J.–What’s black and white and red all over? The new Brother QL-800 series label printers. To address the growing need for two-color label printing in numerous industries, Brother is introducing its new Brother QL-800 series, the only office category label printer to offer the technology that allows users to print red and black over the entire printable area of the label. In addition to offering this cutting-edge technology, the Brother QL-800 series has been receiving industry...
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Hackers can crash your printer, how to not let it happen to you
It's difficult getting into the mind of a cybercriminal, you never know how they're going to attack. Lately, they seem to be favoring phishing emails used to steal your credentials and ransomware that encrypts your critical files. Sometimes they get super creative so people don't see it coming. That's exactly what's happening now. Hackers have found a way to crash your printer, but you have the power to stop them. Is your printer secure? Security researchers at Trustwave say hackers have a...
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PrintFleet and Brother partner to provide expanded reporting capabilities for channel partners
PrintFleet (Kingston, Ontario and Zurich, Switzerland) a global leader in managed print services (MPS) software and data-driven solutions, has partnered with Brother International (Bridgewater, NJ), a leading provider of printing and imaging solutions, to provide channel partners with greater fleet management capabilities and added value with a dashboard that offers end-users full visibility into their document imaging devices and workflow. Resellers today face many challenges around...
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Brother adds translation feature
- announces it is including document translations into over 90 languages directly from select Brother multifunctional printers and standalone devices - There are no sign-up fees, service fees, or any other costs for the machine translation services - requires approximately 30 minutes turnaround time per 2,000 words - Electronic files can also be translated through this service - are Secure Document Translations and Transmission ISO 27001 compliant - powered by global language company,...
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Brother management changes
- announced that Kazufumi Ikeda has become the chairman of BIC-USA’s Board of Directors - Don Cummins, also a BIC-USA Board member, has become President of BICUSA. o “Don’s long-standing history with the company and vast product marketing experience will be an asset to Brother Americas in furthering our vision and goals. He has been engaged in the printing business for many years and has made a significant contribution to the growth of the business. I am excited for both Kaz and Don and...
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Brother International Corporation Select Color Laser Printer and MFP Models Are Now PANTONE® Calibrated
BRIDGEWATER, N.J., December 18, 2019 -- Brother International Corporation, a leader in business printing and imaging solutions, announces today that it is receiving PANTONE® calibrated certification for its line of business color laser printer and multifunctional products (MFPs). This certification recognizes Brother’s commitment to delivering the industry’s leading offerings to its valued customers through superior color output. The Brother devices PANTONE calibrated are the HL-L8260CDW,...
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Brother Delivers Integrated Full-Page Ballot Printing in New High-Tech Voting Systems
WESTMINSTER, Colo.--( BUSINESS WIRE )-- Brother Mobile Solutions , an award-winning provider of mobile and desktop printers, and Hart InterCivic , a full service, federally certified election innovator, have joined forces on a new advanced hybrid voting system that integrates full-page printing for added election security and accuracy in the voting process. Modern Secure Voting System with Paper Vote Record Across the United States voting security is an increasing concern for citizens and...