The Week in Copiers Ten Years Ago
First Week of May 2011
Funny thing happened while building a new walk way at my house. There were a couple of spirea plants that I wanted to remove. Over the years got crappy looking since I there are in my front yard where there is full sun. There were three of them and today I dug out the last one. I had to get on my hands and knees to get some of the shooter roots. While I was prying the spirea out... there it was my wedding ring that I lost so many years ago. I was elated and out the ring on my finger and thought how really this awesome this was. After finishing for the day I marched into the house to tell my wife, I looked at my finger and the ring had slipped off while working! OMG, now I need a metal detector.
Enjoy these awesome copier threads from ten years ago this week!
Tohoku Earthquake Wreaks Havoc on Printer Industry Supply Chain
fisher ·
because of a short-circuited transformer. On April 19, the company said the bad transformer had been replaced and limited production had resumed. Kao Corporation is another key Japanese imaging chemical producer with assets in Kashima. A research report published by Citigroup Global Markets Japan on April 8 says that Kao supplies Canon, Fuji Xerox, Konica Minolta, and Ricoh with resins and other chemicals manufactured in its now-damaged plant. According to Citigroup, “Kao has yet to resume
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Xerox Launches eConcierge Tool To Increase Print Supply Sales
Art Post (Guest) ·
, months. If you're not getting the suplies attach, you're missing out on that revenue." Xerox executives positioned eConcierge as a complement to the vendor's existing PagePack managed print program, a first step to get more visibility into a customer's printing habits before approaching them with a full managed solution. Koehler estimated that office superstores and e-tailers take in about 90 percent of ink sales after a printer is sold. "Why? There are almost as many office superstores as there are
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Kyocera Mita America’s Awarded 2011 Monochrome Printer Line of the Year by Buyers Lab
Art Post (Guest) ·
Kyocera Mita America’s Awarded 2011 Monochrome Printer Line of the Year by Buyers Lab FAIRFIELD, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kyocera Mita America, Inc., one of the world's leading document solutions companies, today announced it has been honored with the 2011 Monochrome Printer Line of the Year by Buyers Laboratory, Inc. (BLI), a leading provider of product intelligence for the imaging industry. In achieving this award, all Kyocera monochrome printers and multifunction printers (MFP) tested by BLI
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Océ Arizona Series UV flatbed printers offer greater versatility and productivity
Art Post (Guest) ·
Océ Arizona Series UV flatbed printers offer greater versatility and productivity New Océ Arizona 360 GT and Océ Arizona 360 XT models build on success of world’s best selling UV flatbed platform TRUMBULL, CONN. April 27, 2011 – Océ, a Canon Group Company and an international leader in digital document management and printing for professionals, today announced the new Océ Arizona® 360 GT and Océ Arizona 360 XT flatbed printer models with enhancements over previous models that enable its
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Konica Minolta Launches PageScope Mobile
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PageScope Mobile “Konica Minolta's global mission is to create inspiring products and services in the field of imaging, and lead the market with advanced technologies,” said Kevin Kern, Senior Vice President, Marketing, Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. May 03, 2011 Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. ( Konica Minolta ), a leading provider of advanced imaging and networking technologies for the desktop to the print shop, today announces the immediate availability of a
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Konica Minolta adds new MFDs
Art Post (Guest) ·
Konica Minolta adds new MFDs 05.04.11 A new series of multifunctional device (MFD) that combine monochrome printing, faxing and copying capabilities with colour scanning, have been announced by Konica Minolta, the bizhub 552 and bizhub 652. "The bizhub 552 and 652 round off our black and white portfolio, serving the growing demands of data capture with colour scanning," says Reichter Aguilar, Office Product Manager at Konica Minolta Business Solutions Australia. "In addition to the award
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Xerox Keeps Every Day Color Costs in Check with Newest Solid Ink Multifunction Printe
Art Post (Guest) ·
330,000 prints – that can be recycled through the Xerox Green World Alliance program. Additional productivity options include simple mobile printing. On-the-go workers can print securely from any email-enabled smartphone, tablet or laptop without downloading an application, loading software or searching for online printer information. Solid Ink Savings Cleveland-based Medical Mutual of Ohio installed 140 Xerox ColorQube MFPs to save thousands of dollars annually on administrative expenses. “With
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KNIGHT MEDIA, INC. TAKES DELIVERY OF RICOH PRO 907 AND RICOH PRO C720S DIGITAL PRINTE
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KNIGHT MEDIA, INC. TAKES DELIVERY OF RICOH PRO 907 AND RICOH PRO C720S DIGITAL PRINTERS State-of-the-art production systems enable printing company to better meet customer digital printing needs West Caldwell, NJ, May 3, 2011 - Ricoh Americas Corporation, a leading provider of digital office equipment and advanced document management solutions, today announced that it has installed a Ricoh Pro 907 digital production printer and a Ricoh Pro C720 color production system for Knight Media, Inc. of
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Canon U.S.A. Announces Two New Media Types For Large Format Printers
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LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., – Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging, today announced the addition of two new media types for use with Canon’s award-winning imagePROGRAF large format printers, Premium Glossy Paper 2 (280 gsm) and Premium Semi-Glossy Paper 2 (280 gsm). Designed for precise, ultra high-quality print performance, the new media help deliver enhanced color range and improved durability at an affordable price point. In addition, a new version of PosterArtist poster creation software
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TOSHIBA’S 19TH ANNUAL PROMASTERS SERVICE AWARDS HONOR DEALERS PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL C
Art Post (Guest) ·
Zoom Imaging Solutions About Toshiba America Business Solutions Inc. Toshiba America Business Solutions Inc. (TABS) is an independent operating company of Toshiba Corporation, the seventh largest electronics/electrical equipment company in the world. TABS is a leading provider of managed print and professional services (MPS and PS), and manages product planning, marketing, sales, service, support and distribution of copiers, facsimiles, multifunction printing products, network controllers
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Fraud suits jam Long Island copier firm [Long Island Business News (NY)]
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Island Business Solutions. "We really got victimized by them," Henoch said. Rev. John Horatio, former pastor at the Lucien Memorial United Methodist Church in Kings Park, said Fenton's firm faked his signature on a lease financed by Key Bank for new Toshiba copiers two years ago. After examining the lease he had signed a few years earlier, the retired pastor said it was obvious the new contract sported a slightly enlarged, but otherwise exact copy of the old signature. Horatio called the Suffolk
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W--Printers and Copier FOB Denver 11-07
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Solicitation Number: 0010054065 Notice Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Synopsis: Added: May 04, 2011 7:28 pm Modified: May 05, 2011 12:07 amTrack Changes AMENDMENT NOTICE: This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in...
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Managed Print Services Association Announces Winners
Art Post (Guest) ·
with more than one full time employee and provides training, research or consultancy Software providers – tie vote: Pharos Systems International (pharos.com) and Digital Gateway (digitalgateway.com) Category definition – Software providers that manage print or print-based devices MPS provider (Indirect/Reseller) – Qualpath (qualpath.com) Category definition – Provider not owned by a manufacturer, but focused on reselling certain brands MPS provider (Direct/Manufacturer) – Ricoh Americas Corp
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Wondering How Much That Big Copier is Costing You? Try a Kilowatt Meter
Art Post (Guest) ·
Wondering How Much That Big Copier is Costing You? Try a Kilowatt Meter Businesses are usually filled with all sorts of equipment that consume energy from computers, copiers, printers, fans and other specialized gadgets. All told, office equipment can rise to the top of the list of highest business energy costs, after perhaps lights, heating and cooling. But to really understand how all of this equipment impacts energy bills, you have to first understand how much energy it’s using. One
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Managed Print Services: What Comes Next?
Art Post (Guest) ·
as soon as you know how to replicate that, it immediately becomes what could destroy you. Sheahan suggested that this was one of the key challenges within the managed print industry. Vendors, service providers and end-users alike needed to shift away from what the traditional managed print definition, and look at how it can be successful from a different angle. For example, the ‘old’ MPS model is largely felt to be vendors selling boxes, and companies selling toner and paper. The ‘new’ way is
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Canon imageFORMULA Document Scanner Products Are Now Compatible with Nocson EasyConne
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May 06, 2011 09:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time Canon imageFORMULA Document Scanner Products Are Now Compatible with Nocson EasyConnect Software LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Canon U.S.A., a leader in digital imaging, today announced a new software solution from Nocson Collaborations Inc. called EasyConnect – a simple and effective capturing application specifically designed to integrate with Canon’s imageFORMULA DR-Series document scanner line. Available for download from the Nocson website
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Re: Tohoku Earthquake Wreaks Havoc on Printer Industry Supply Chain
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making a particular motor used in copiers. When the factory here went down, a giant Ricoh plant in Shenzhen, China — which supplies most of the Ricoh copiers sold in the United States — had to stop production for a full week. (Mr. Kondo said he did not think Ricoh’s sales in the United States would be affected much.) Ricoh is also dependent on parts from various suppliers in Japan, some of which suffered their own damage from the earthquake. That is forcing Ricoh to live off its inventory of
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Océ Announces 2011 “Green Reprographer of the Year”
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2010 Océ joined the Canon Group of companies with headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, to create the global leader in the printing industry. Canon develops, manufactures and markets a growing line-up of copying machines, printers, cameras, optical and other products that meet a diverse range of customer needs. The Canon Group comprises over 197,000 people worldwide. Global net sales in 2010 were more than US $45 billion. For more information visit www.canon.com . About Canon U.S.A., Inc. Canon U.S.A
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Tablet printing
Deanw ·
We are seeing an influx of iPads and other tablets in the workplace. Is it possible for current ricoh or samsung products to print from these devices?
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Canon U.S.A. establishes new imaging solutions company
Art Post (Guest) ·
Canon U.S.A. establishes new imaging solutions company May 03, 2011 by Olga Deshchenko, DOTmed News Reporter Canon U.S.A. said Tuesday it launched Canon Information and Imaging Solutions Inc., a new wholly owned subsidiary company, to expand its overall solutions business. The new company's solutions will primarily be software, middleware and services, with a focus on expanding Canon's sales of office solutions, according to the company. The subsidiary will initially focus on products in
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Xerox Premier Partners to Convene Next Week in Berlin
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"Opportunities for Profit," featuring Richard Romano, writer, consultant and WhatTheyThink contributor; Ralf Schlözer, director, On Demand Printing and Publishing Consulting Service Europe, InfoTrends; and Andy Tribute, managing partner, Attributes Associates. More than 20 Xerox business partners are sponsoring and exhibiting at the event. Top-tier sponsors are: Adobe Systems Incorporated; CGS Publishing Technologies International GmbH; Duplo; Electronics for Imaging, Inc.; GMC Software Technology; and
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Flash back!! 1986 copier lease!
Art Post (Guest) ·
The court voted to lease a new Xerox 4000 copier for the county clerk’s office. The copier will be leased on a 60-month lease with monthly lease payments of $224.71. The present Xerox machine has been in service 13 years. • The Covered Dish Luncheon to honor the BHS Graduates attending church, their sponsors and families was an outstanding annual event. After the table prayer by Rev. Clyde Chestnutt, lunch was served to 100 people. http://www.blanconews.com/news/100263/
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Lee Hortman of Gray & Creech Releases Podcast on the Evolving Office Systems Industry
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, Gray & Creech Office Systems, Inc. is a new copier business offering copier supplies, high-quality printing, and on and off-site installation and repair services at an affordable cost, while delivering at the highest standards in customer service. Featuring multifunctional copiers, Canon copier products, Smart Print Managed Print Service (MPS) and equipped with a knowledgeable staff of installation and repair technicians, Gray & Creech office systems performs all levels of copier and printer
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Need help with 2 page print & staple
Art Post (Guest) ·
I posted a thread like this a few years ago. We have a Ricoh 8200N in place, print stream is one page coming from Sage "Timberline", they need two pages to print of the workorder and then have the system auto staple. Planetpress, and fabsoft are very pricey, is there a way to get the print stream from Sage to two pages and then write a code in the plc command to auto staple after two pages??? Please help!
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From Racine to a top Ricoh exec
Art Post (Guest) ·
Looking at Jeff Briwick now, undisciplined is not a word you'd use to describe the Racine native who worked his way up the ladder and now runs the American branch of one of the world's largest corporations. Briwick, whose family still lives in Racine, is now the president and CEO of Ricoh Electronics in southern California, which produces office equipment including copiers and toners for use around the world. But looking back to his days growing up, Briwick, 47, said, "I wasn't very disciplined
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Five (5) months flat rate short term copier lease for Kiev, Ukraine
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Five (5) months flat rate short term copier lease for 21 Multi-Functional Devices Please consult the list of document viewers if you cannot open a file. Solicitation 1 Type: Solicitation Posted Date: April 29, 2011 Combined SA4705-11-Q-0032 Short Term copiers Kiew144... (537.88 Kb) Download/View Combined SA4705-11-Q-0032 Short Term copiers Kiew1449.pdfDescription: SF1449 SA4705-11-Q-0032 Contracting Office Address: 5450 Carlisle Pike Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17055 United States https
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Copier Lease Agreement
Art Post (Guest) ·
Solicitation Number: CL042911 Notice Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Synopsis: Added: Apr 29, 2011 1:45 pm Charleston Job Corps Center (CJCC) is requesting quotes (RFQ) from qualified suppliers to establish a contract for the provision of (17) Copiers. The period of performance shall be in effect through March 31,2013 with the possibility of (3) three one-year extensions, at the discretion of the Center Director. Please review attached Copier Bid supply listing and the specifications
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OKI Data Americas to Feature Newly Evolved Managed Print Services Program as Silver S
Art Post (Guest) ·
company’s comprehensive and flexible Managed Print Service (MPS) offering, Total Managed PrintTM (TMP). Additionally, Tim Brien, Director, MPS for OKI, will be presenting a breakout workshop entitled, “The Convergence of Stage 3 MPS and Business Process Optimization/ITO: What Does it Mean for the Industry?” on Tuesday, May 3, from 10:40 – 11:30 a.m. OKI will showcase their TMP at the conference, a multi-component, modular offering that can be leveraged turnkey as a complete MPS business model, or
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Industry event brings together leading experts to discuss the new era of disruptive t
Art Post (Guest) ·
analysts and IT executives in meaningful discussions around the trends and innovations that are shaping the marketplace, with a keen focus on the burgeoning managed print services (MPS) market. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/p...20101026/NY89042LOGO ) The event agenda features dynamic sessions led by leading research experts focused on print and imaging, and provides attendees a well-rounded view of the state of the marketplace. The MPS Trifecta - Cost Savings, Environmental Benefits, and
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HP Enhances Office Productivity with New Workflow Solutions
Art Post (Guest) ·
Access Control – recently enhanced with new features – delivers cost controls, security functions and simple operation. •HP and TROY Secure Document Printing Solution – For businesses that need to print high-value, black-and-white documents with antifraud security features using plain paper and their enterprise-class HP PCL5 LaserJet printers and multifunction printers (MFPs). SMBs also benefit from downloadable solutions that further streamline document workflows and processes. •The HP Web
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Nuance eCopy ShareScan MFP Scanning and eCopy PDF Desktop Selected by HP for Worldwid
Art Post (Guest) ·
HP Smart Document Scan Software by Nuance using the OmniPage SDK. “The eCopy solutions have an excellent reputation for enabling increased productivity and cost savings through document and workflow automation,” said John Johasky, Vice President and General Manager of Managed Enterprise Solutions, HP. “This proven customer value makes the Nuance eCopy family a powerful addition to HP’s innovative products and services offering through Managed Print Services (MPS) capabilities – a combination
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Regarding the Safety of Ricoh Products from Risk of Radioactive Contamination
Art Post (Guest) ·
Regarding the Safety of Ricoh Products from Risk of Radioactive Contamination We understand and appreciate the concerns expressed by customers and partners relating to potential radiation risks associated. Please know that we take these concerns very seriously and continue to focus on these and other issues arising from the tragic events in Japan. With respect to radiation, we are pleased to confirm that there are no Ricoh facilities located within the exclusion zone stipulated by the Japanese
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Re: Tablet printing
JasonR ·
True, I have only a lowly iPad 1 AirPrint-enabled printers * HP Envy e-All-in-One series (D410a) * HP Photosmart Plus e-AiO (B210a) * HP Photosmart Premium e-AiO (C310a) * HP Photosmart Premium Fax e-AiO (C410a) * HP Photosmart e-AiO (D110) * HP Photosmart eStation (C510) * HP LaserJet Pro M1536dnf Multifunction Printer * HP LaserJet Pro CM1415fn Color Multifunction Printer * HP LaserJet Pro CM1415fnw Color Multifunction Printer * HP LaserJet Pro CP1525n Color Printer * HP LaserJet
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Re: Ricoh Convergence "Who's Going?"
GMAN ·
All three Dealer channels (Ricoh / Savin / Lanier) with an opportunity to mingle with IKON folks, and nobody is attending?
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Recent letter to RFG principals
Art Post (Guest) ·
I've read the letter, as a p4p'er stated Ricoh is spinning a "happy face" on the fact that 60ppm systems and above are going to be very hard to get along with toner shortages. Has anyone else read this letter and if so, what are your thoughts and what are you doing to make sure your "sales cycle" is not affected? Art
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Re: pay question
Bend ·
General rule that I always base it on is 10% of combined annual hardware and serv/sup revenue. Somebody selling $25,000 in hardware a month and then having a service base of $25,000 per month should be generating a gross income of about $5,000 per month.
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Re: Tablet printing
JasonR ·
Well, the iPad has no "native" printing capability so the simple answer is no. There are several apps that allow for printing, with various levels of success. Here's a good roundup of them: http://beta.rii.ricoh.com/beta...d-printing-solutions
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Re: Tablet printing
CashGap ·
quote: http://beta.rii.ricoh.com/beta...d-printing-solutions Airprint is included in the iPad 2 and software updates for original iPad, and currently supports HP printers. My guess is that MFP manufacturers will add native support for Airprint and other mobile protocols in the 2018-2019 period, if the past is any indication.
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pay question
Deanw ·
Wanted to get feedback on how much a rep selling $25k per month should expect to earn. I want to make sure my company is competitive because I have recently lost 2 reps to a competitor who offers a higher base pay but I don't think his total package is as good. Any general input would be much appreciated!
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MPS Providers Finding Success by Focusing on Verticals
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boundary.” Flynn said Auxilio‘s success is because the company is made up of “high-end people in a low-end world.” “Print’s a problem, but not a big problem. It’s not a threat to the network [so] it’s not [viewed as] a problem that needs to be solved. But big IT service providers don’t want to go there.” Sometimes customers don’t even like to admit they have a printer problem, which can often be a hurdle as well. If a customer isn’t turned on to a sale, a sale can’t be made. The VAR Guy wondered
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