Enjoy these awesome threads from Ten years ago this week! Topic Konica Minolta Boosts Productivity for Small- to Mid-Sized Businesses and Workgroups 9/27/0911:26 PM Newest Office Systems in Award-Winning Product Line Meet Needs of Sophisticated Color Users and Those Transitioning from Black and White Environments Ramsey, N.J. - September 21, 2009 - Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta), a leading provider of advanced imaging and networking technologies for the...

I'm doing all of copier industry x amount of years ago in advance. I only have 20% of my month left and I'm having a rough go this month. Got many peeps hanging out but can't get them to move or we're playing tag. I hate it when people ignore my emails and phone calls, just can't see why that happens. If you're busy tell me, if you don't like me then tell me, if you bought somewhere else then tell me. Don't leave me hanging because I didn't leave you hanging when you scheduled an...

Just a note for everyone, these specs are coming from a brochure that sourced on the web for Ricoh Asia Pacific. While the IM 550F has not been released in the United States I would expect that most if not all of the specs will be the same for the US market. It seems there will be three models offered by Ricoh. The IM 550F, IM600F and the IM 600SRF. There was a note on the brochure that stated double feed detection is only available on the IM 600F and the IM 600SR. Double Feed Detection So...

As the print equipment and services industry continues declining it's time to evaluate all aspects of the deliverable. In the days of its growth it made sense for dealers to sell all the industry's equipment. However, today dealers should question that approach. Here are my thoughts on Production Print. There seems to be a lot of talk regarding Production Print. However, if that talk turned into a discussion based on realities, most would listen with caution. The Imaging Channel is chasing...

It's late Sunday, watching the Mets vs Dodgers and it's 2-2 in the top of the ninth with one out. Dodgers just got a double with one out. Hoping we can win this game. Mets need to win out to have a shot to make the last wild card spot. Enjoy these top threads from 15 years ago this week! Topic Muratec says "TALK TO ME" w/the 2830! 9/16/044:50 PM The new Muratec flagship features an interactive voice guidance system, single-pass duplex scanner, touchscreen control panel and affordable...

Alright, I'm ready to start the first day of the last week of the month for me. Thus far it's been a struggle trying to get prospects to move forward with an order. I'll admit that Labor Day, the golf event and BTA has taken it's toll this month. Those four days are 20% of the month. Thus I plan to be up at 5AM tomorrow and hope to be at the office around 6AM. Hoping the extra hours can make up for some of the time I lost. Enjoy these awesome threads from ten years ago this week! Topic Color...

Sunday afternoon here, just about a quarter to 4PM. Also a beautiful day here in New Jersey. Summer weather for another couple of days. At 1PM decided to watch the NY Giants vs Buffalo Bills. Just like last week the Giants score early and couldn't score again. Frak me, it's going to be a long season. Enjoy these awesome threads from 5 years ago this week! Benchmarked Sales & The Future of Selling Excellence Art Post · 9/20/1411:24 PM Blog Post This Week in the Copier/Office Equipment...

In a few short months, the holiday season will be upon us and before you know it, we will all be talking about the year 2020. For many of you, Q4 becomes the craziest time of the year. You and your sales team will be heads down, fast at work, doing all you can to meet budgets and close out the year strong. Many on your team will find themselves striving to reach their annual sales goals, but some will be unsure about how to successfully close deals with all the year-sales pressure you place...

September 14th 2019 MSP & MSSP Industry Notes Accenture Acquires Pragsis Bidoop, Boosting AI Capabilities, Big Data Portfolio and Talent Pragis Bidoop founded in 2004 in Spain, operates in big data and AI markets. Offers innovation data solutions Accenture is a global professional services company, servers 6,000 clients in 102 countries. Employees 482,000 worldwide and two hundred offices in 52 countries Bespin Global Receives 'Google Cloud Platform Managed Services Provider' partner...

I thought that keynote speaker Chris Messina (technologist and inventor of the hashtag) was awesome! I guess I’m a technology geek at heart and his talk track about the past, the present and the future of user interface technology coupled with AI was enlightening. I posted a few of those talk tracks on Linkedin earlier and since I’m using my iPad tonight it won’t be as easy as I thought to capture and post them tonight. According to Chris user interfaces change almost every ten years and the...

It's been awhile since I had some extra time to write about some of the latest and greatest MFP's from Ricoh. Just this year Ricoh dropped the old naming convention of MP and replaced it with IM. The IM stands for Intelligent MFP. These new intelligent devices operate with the RICOH Smart Integration platform (RSI). RSI Remote In For those of us who have been in the industry for sometime, we can remember having to walk clients through settings on the user screen interface and or helping the...

It Sure Is Quiet Out There! It almost seems as though the Imaging Channel has no hardship. It appears that everything is just fine. Who could have ever imagined that some of the mighty could fail? Who could have ever imagined that Private Equity would evacuate ahead of schedule? Who could have ever imagined that the glory of Managed Print Services would not be so glorious after all? Just because things are quiet doesn't mean all is good. As the weather teaches us, there is the calm before...

Sorry for be late with these. Up half the night, figured I would do an auto post in the AM. Enjoy these awesome threads from ten years ago this week! Weekend Industry Notes from 09/13/09 Neal · 9/14/097:47 AM running jobs. Canon now shipping the imagePRESS CR Server A7000, which is a relabeled Creo print controller for its imagePRESS C7000VP system. RJ Young Company, a Canon copier dealer in Tennessee, bought Photocopy Supply Company, a dealer in Nashville that carries Savin and Panasonic...

Face to face and human to human interactions are typically viewed as one of the most valuable activities for salespeople. However, opening the door and gaining a seat at the business table is tough. One primary differentiator with salespeople is their ability to prospect. Sales professionals know they must be strengthening their client relationships and open up new conversations with their clients on a consistent basis. Simple stuff here... If you want your sales team to have a healthy sales...

MSP & MSSP Industry Notes September 7th 2019 Spectrotel awarded 2019 Visionary Spotlight Award for Managed Services Spectrotel based in Neptune, NJ provides national integrated solutions and managed services for enterprise businesses ChannelVision Magazine awarded Spectrotel Ross Artale, President & COO, “We are honored to be recognized by ChannelVision for offering one of the most comprehensive end-to-end soluitions”. Red River Acquires CWPS Red River located in Claremont, N.H.