The Week in Copiers Fifteen Years Ago for The Third Week in October 2005
Fifteen years ago the Print4Hotel was just turning 4 years old. What started as an MSN Community with a handful of members finally made the jump to a full web community in 2003. As I look back I'm proud of what we've accomplished to give the people in our industry the chance to communicate and share ideas with a global venue.
Enjoy these cool copier threads from 15 years ago this week!
Ultility Printer Models
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into TONER! More boxes, more toner, more sales outlets, more boxes and even more toner. TONER is where the dough is for the manufacturers. Service, parts and support are all secondary when it comes to TONER. Now factor in that color printers and copiers are selling very well and the demand for these products will increase three fold in the next five years. Well, that's right toner consumption is exploding! Profits from Ricoh, Canon, Xerox and the others will also explode as long as they get the
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Secret code 'traces copies'
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affected machines that could indicate when and where the print was made. Among the copiers found to include the secret yellow dots are ones made by Brother, Canon, Dell, Epson, HP, Konica/Minolta, Kyocera, Lexmark, Ricoh, Tektronix/Toshiba and Xerox. The foundation cautioned that though it had deciphered the code on Xerox machines, it had not done the same for the yellow dots found on other copiers, but that it was likely that they too represented a sophisticated document tracking system. "So far
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PrintMe for Hotels
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need for that, why not also give customers the ability they need to print?" So far, PrintMe has been targeting the high-end properties that make up about 30 percent of North America's 30,000-plus hotels, and Thu says he foresees staying in that niche for the immediate future. Looking ahead, Thu says growth lies in relationships with big OEM partners such as Ricoh, Canon and Xerox. These partners are moving to embed PrintMe solutions into their copiers and printers over the next one to two years
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Xerox Reports Third-Quarter Earnings of 5 Cents Per Share
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installs grew 5 percent reflecting strong placements of the iGen3. Installs of production monochrome systems grew 21 percent largely due to the success of the Xerox 4110 light production system. In Xerox's office business, which provides technology and services for workgroups of any size, equipment sales declined 1 percent and total revenue grew 2 percent. Equipment sale revenue was impacted by product mix with the company selling a greater proportion of lower-priced units compared to the third
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Introduces the bizhub (TM) 350/250/200 MFP
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October 18, 2005 - New Modular MFPs Enable Small- to Mid-Sized Business Environments to be at the "Hub" of their Business with a Wealth of Standard Features, Including Printing and Scanning RAMSEY, N.J. - October 17, 2005 - Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta) today introduced the bizhub(TM) 350/250/200 printer/copier/scanner/fax series. Ideal replacements for Segment 1, 2 and 3 monochrome multifunctional products (MFPs), with print/copy speeds ranging from 35 pages
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Introduces the bizhub C450P
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449 mm image area). The bizhub C450P is ideal for color-oriented offices that are interested in a high speed, high quality printer with advanced finishing capabilities, including saddle-stitch booklet making, folding, and two- and three-hole punching. High Speed, High Quality Printing-- At the heart of the new bizhub C450P is the Konica Minolta-developed Emperon Print System, featuring PCL5c/PCL6c/PS3 emulation. The Emperon Print System provides for total integration of document output management
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Good Used copiers
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We're looking for a good source for reliable used Ricoh copiers. We've only been selling Ricoh for a little over 3 years and don't have very many used ones, but we've lost several bids recently to used equipment. Maybe I should take a hint from the car industry and call them "pre-owned", but we still need a good source.
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Print Mail vs. PrintShop Mail
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I've been using and selling Atlas Software's PrintShop Mail for two years, which is a great VDP product (and I'm a little surprised that no one's mentioned it on the message boards yet). I'm getting ready to install and evaluate Print Mail, but from Ricoh's materials it doesn't sound like it has nearly the features of PrintShop Mail. Are there any other VDP people out there who have used both? I'd be interested in your feedback or comparisons.
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Re: Final Poll Result for HP System
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HP has sold enough units (4345 mfp) to move them into forth place in segment 4 sales behind Xerox, Canon and Ricoh.
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RICOH CORPORATION INTRODUCES THE BP20/BP20N
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RICOH CORPORATION INTRODUCES THE BP20/BP20N Robust Black & White Laser Printer Delivers Reliable Results West Caldwell, NJ, October 17, 2005 — Ricoh Corporation, the leading provider of digital office equipment, today introduced the Ricoh BP20 and BP20N, two top-of-the-line black-and-white laser printers designed to fit in any work environment. The BP20 and BP20N are dependable and cost-effective solutions that efficiently handle any task. The BP20 and BP20N are engineered to deliver the type
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Ricoh is a marketing genius
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Guess what? Danka is going to market the B2C products under their Infotech ISC label. Yes, you can buy a Ricoh 3228C all the way up to the new 3260C from your friendly neighborhood Danka. And you thought there weren't enough people selling Ricoh's these days. Shame
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RICOH’S AFICIO CL4000DN RATED
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commitment to offer the best possible printing solutions for any office environment and the performance demonstrated in the BLI tests lets us know that we are reaching our goal,” said Hede Nonaka, vice president of Marketing, Ricoh Corporation. The Aficio CL4000DN is a desktop printer that can fit virtually anywhere in an office. With print speeds as fast as 26 ppm for both monochrome and color and enhanced resolutions of up to 1200 dpi, this single-pass color laser printer is designed for ultimate
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2003 cluster printing & model identification
I have a customer that wants to implement printing from cluster servers, has anybody else experienced this, Our customer has many 1060/ld060/b064 and aficio 2035e/ld135/B135 and aficio 2238c/ld238c/B149. One email I saw said for some models 2nd half 2005 for release, but it references the internal name, does anybody know where to find a cross reference list to the internal names. Ex. names like A-C4, R-C4, J-P4
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Lanier 5613f ...Ricoh model????
WE have a customer that has Cox Cable phone service and needs to have distinctive ring set up for faxing. Does the 5613f have distinctive ring ability?
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Muratec F-520
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The first NGP-enabled devices are the F-520 & F-520D, devices that are sure to change your perception of the “desktop fax machine”. More than your traditional fax machine, this is a true digital document delivery solution that will directly route documents to network folders, e-mail addresses, FTP sites, remote Internet fax terminals or traditional fax machines.
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HP Releases Color MFP; Announces Print Service Contracts for SMBs
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HP introduced a multifunction color laser jet printer for businesses—the HP Color LaserJet 4730. The machine costs $4,999, a price HP says is half that of competing multi-function printers. It prints in both color and black and white at 30 pages per minute. The company also introduced printers aimed at small- to medium-size businesses, including the HP Color LaserJet 4700, starting at $1,999. It prints up to 31 pages per minute in color and black and white. In addition, the company said, it is
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After going through the webex demo, what are your thoughts about ease of use for Print Mail.
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Tosiba e-studio 162D
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The E-Studio 162D multifunctional device series is designed to meet the needs of small business, executive offices, and small workgroups. The e-studio 162 and 162D (with optional reverse document feeder) offer a print speed of 16pp, 600dpi image quality, copying and color scanning with optional network printing/scanning and fax. Both models have a FCOT of roughly 9.5 seconds (boy is that slow); they max paper size is legal.; they both come standard with a 250 sheet paper tray and a 50 sheet by
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Re: Leads in Colorado
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Privacy NETworks, Inc. http://www.privacynetworks.com WHAT IT DOES It provides a suite of software that manages archiving, encryption, spam and virus protection for corporate e-mail systems. (number of employees: 20) EVENT 10-03-2005-$2.4 million in a first round of funding led by Aweida Venture Partners OPPORTUNITIES company expects funds to be used for... - supporting strategic development and marketing plans potential opportunity to provide... - sales training programs - products and
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Re: Leads in Massachusetts
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Centerstone Software, Inc. http://www.centerstonesoft.com WHAT IT DOES It provides Web-based solutions designed to automate the management of corporate real estate, facilities and workplace operations. (number of employees: 50) EVENT 10-06-2005-$5.5 million in a Series D round of funding led by Egan-Managed Capital OPPORTUNITIES company expects funds to be used for... - expanding sales, marketing, and solution development initiatives potential opportunity to provide... - products and services
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Re: Leads in Ontario
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Redline Communications, Inc. http://www.redlinecommunications.com WHAT IT DOES It designs and manufactures broadband wireless access solutions. (number of employees: 110) EVENT 10-05-2005-$15 million in financing led by GF Private Equity Group, LLC OPPORTUNITIES company expects funds to be used for... - product development - supporting sales and marketing in international markets potential opportunity to provide... - products and services to support increased sales activities - products and
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Re: Ricoh is a marketing genius
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Question? Why does Ricoh think they need to bail out every going going down the tube?
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Re: Leads in Minnesota
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RTW, Inc. http://www.rtwi.com NASDAQ:RTWI WHAT IT DOES It provides products and services for managing insured workers' compensation programs and self-insured disability and absence programs. (number of employees: 134) EVENT 10-06-2005-Announced the appointment of a new Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing OPPORTUNITIES potential opportunity to provide... - sales training programs - software and systems specific to the sales function - products and services to support a field sales
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Re: Leads in California
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AIRSIS, Inc. http://www.airsis.com WHAT IT DOES It develops remote asset management solutions that allow users to monitor and control mission-critical assets via satellite, wireless communications and the Internet. EVENT 10-01-2005-$1 million in a Series A investment led by Tech Coast Angels OPPORTUNITIES company expects funds to be used for... - growing its sales force - implementing marketing programs - development new products potential opportunity to provide... - software and systems
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Re: Leads in Illinois
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Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing Jerry Baulier Chief Technology Officer, Vice President of Aleri Labs Research and Development David Parker Vice President of Consulting Services Sue Piatek Vice President of Application Development Shea Goggin Vice President of Business Development Jeff Wootton Vice President of Product Marketing OFFICE(S) Aleri, Inc. Two Prudential Plaza 41st Floor Chicago, IL 60601 Toll Free: 888-662-8237 Phone: 312-540-0100 Aleri, Inc. 550 Broad Street Suite 802 Newark
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Re: Leads in Michigan
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Covansys Corporation http://www.covansys.com Nasdaq:CVNS WHAT IT DOES It provides consulting and technology solutions, specifically industry-specific solutions, strategic outsourcing and integration services. (number of employees: 5804) EVENT 10-03-2005-Announced the appointment of a new Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Marketing OPPORTUNITIES potential opportunity to provide... - products and services to support increased sales activities - products and services to support a field
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Re: Leads in New York
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Digital Warehouse USA, Inc. http://www.digitalwarehouse.com WHAT IT DOES It buys, sells, rents and leases refurbished networking equipment. EVENT 10-07-2005-Announced the appointment of a new Vice President of Worldwide Sales OPPORTUNITIES potential opportunity to provide... - products and services to support a field sales force - recruiting for sales professionals - services to support increased business development activities - products and services to support increased sales activities Brad
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Re: Leads In Oregon
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MiraLink Corporation http://www.miralink.com WHAT IT DOES It provides remote data mirroring over IP networks for disaster recovery and regulatory compliance. EVENT 10-03-2005-Announced the appointment of a new Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Marketing OPPORTUNITIES potential opportunity to provide... - products and services to support increased sales activities - products and services to support a field sales force - products and services to support increased marketing activities
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Re: Leads in Pennslyvania
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CyOptics, Inc. http://www.cyoptics.com WHAT IT DOES It designs, develops and manufactures optical chips and components for broadband access, metro and long-haul communications systems. EVENT 10-05-2005-$3 million in a Series F investment from Birchmere Ventures OPPORTUNITIES company expects funds to be used for... - growing and diversifying the business potential opportunity to provide... - products and services to support increased sales activities - products and services to support growth in
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Re: Ultility Printer Models
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Got this back from Freeprinters.com Your only obligation in this program is to purchase 4 sets of toner annually, shipped every 90 days for a period of 36 months. At the end of 36 months the printer is yours to keep without further obligation. You will be billed monthly at the low rate of $175 for the toner. A new complete set of genuine Lexmark toner cartridges will be shipped every 90 days. All shipping charges are included in the program. Requires a security deposit of $350, that will be
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Re: Domino server/1515 scan to email
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Yes, this should work. If Jomama's sugguestion doesn't fix it, I'd plug in my laptop and try sending email with the same information they've provided for the 1515. For some reason people are more willing to believe they are giving you the wrong info when it happens on a PC than on a copier.
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Re: Domino server/1515 scan to email
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Not a surprise. But we can prevail. HP has such a rep with nw printers. It is sorta like the old days (80's) with x was king. They were the standard and everyone else had to prove themselves.
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Re: FW 770 Question?
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I'd shy away from the role cutting rail. The user has to manually cut the sheet to size off the roll. They will love you for setting them up with the auto-roll feed! btw: ALL current Ricoh wide format machines with a roll feeder attached (470,240,770,780) use the identical Roll Holder Type A.
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Re: Savin C2824 web image monitor
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found the problem, sales manager went on site and found sales rep had a typo on the IP address
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Re: RICOH CORPORATION INTRODUCES THE BP20/BP20N
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Our printer product manager has told me that this product will not be available to the dealer channel.....only through retail!!!
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Re: HP Releases Color MFP; Announces Print Service Contracts for SMBs
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First thoughts on this product, estimated cost per copy for toner only is .08483! Items that the customer may have to buy is the fuser and ADF mylar kit which will add to the cpc. No 11 x 17 scanning,printing and copying. HP continues to develop MFP's with no 11 x 17, are they on to something? Charge to network install and train is $449. Charge for "Digital Send" is $5,499. No index paper, heaviest weight is 32lb bond, no two sided copying, however there is two sided printing. ADF is only 50
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Re: HP Releases Color MFP; Announces Print Service Contracts for SMBs
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The old addage of you can pay me now, or pay me later. I went to the HP website. The black toner cartridge gives a yield of 12,000 @ 5% for $137.00 The color cartridges are $296 for the same yield of 12,000 @ 5% Also a lot of other items that pale to even the Savin 2410
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RISO to Introduce 180ppm Duplicator
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RZ 990 was shown at PRINT 05, the print speed is a sizzling 180 pages per minute. I did a google search but could not find anymore information on this product. Does anyone have some info they can post here?
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Final Poll Result for HP System
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This one was almost even with 53% for a system similar to HP and 47% against. HMMMMM! brPoll Question: For those of us who are familar with the HP4345 MFP series. Question: Would you like to see Ricoh develop a system like this? (keep in mind these features are not included with 4345, no 11 x 17 functionality, no high end finishing, no bookletmaking, no legal or ledger scanning, and a few more? Results (15 votes counted so far): 8 (53%) Yes 7 (47%) No
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3260/5560 face up output
Output from prints or copying face up after doing a thick paper mode from bypass. We have noticed that the system will not switch back to face down exit after doing a face up feature. Only way to reset is to reset system settings. user tools # + system features to bring up prompt for reseting to defaults. I believe a firmware upgrade is on the way.
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KYO KM-1820
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offer 18ppm output, standard netowrk printing, and color scanning as well as optional fax and netowrk fax capabilities. Standard features include electronic sorting, scan once, print many capability; a 250 sheet paper tray and 50 sheet by-pass tray. Prints and copies onto letter and legal!
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Error when scanning to email on 2022SP
I keep on getting this error: SMTPC: Connection Closed (501) and sometimes the numbers at the end are 701 or 801. I have setup my laptop with the exact same settings and set up outlook express and it worked but the email always when the copier gets hooked up. Please help...we are thinking it is the NIB and are going to swap it.
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Problem with RPCS Driver
A couple of times I've had problems with the RPCS driver on the Savin C2820 where it looses all of the shortcut icons. This is normally resolved by deleting the driver and installing a new one. Does anyone else have any experienceon this or have any suggestions?
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