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This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago (Second Week of February 2007)

 

0907161003Ten years ago this month marked the start of the Great Recession here in the USA.  Personally, most of my accounts were in the AEC market and if I had to guess at how many of my AEC accounts went belly up from the 2007-2011.  I would estimate at about 40%. It was a tuff four to five years!

Interesting Post from a Kyocera tech Message Board

Intially they were talking about Kyocera laying off corp tech reps and then I read this post: If they would just pull their heads out.... You know the rest. Sales wouldn't be down if product and pricing were competitive. While we have the crippled Falcon III's and the expensive Voyager's (with toner only yielding half of what it's rated) I'm coming up against 40/45 ppm Savin's that are selling for less than I can buy a 3232, with better quality and specs - not to mention lower operating cost
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Ricoh You're Gonna Love This BS!

.ricoh-usa.com/itchannel/ . And there it was again, a link for "where to buy" I clicked and it brought me to same info that I had saw before on the reseller’s page! Now to me, someone who supports Ricoh, eats sleeps and breathes their products and sells Ricoh printers I found this offensive to dealers and dealer salespeople alike! Our printer DSM comes in from time to time and gives the old yahoo to sell more printers, more Ricoh, they are the best and we will support you! Some F*&^*(*G support you
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NEW CANON imageCLASS MF4690 LASER MFP

NEW CANON imageCLASS MF4690 LASER MFP DELIVERS "BIG OFFICE" FEATURES TO SMALLER OFFICE USERS New imageCLASS MF4690 Offers Duplex Printing, Advanced Send Features,and Built-In Network Connectivity for Small Offices LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., February 12, 2007 – Delivering enhanced "big office" features in its smallest digital laser MFP, Canon U.S.A., Inc., the nation's market share brand leader in black-and-white and color laser printer/copier solutionsi, has announced its new imageCLASS MF4690** MFP
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Ordered 13 eStudio 452 machine...so so experience

have to stay within the Toshiba family but IM looking to upgrade a few of the machines to larger units to resolve some of the issues. There is no monitoring client for me to look at all the copiers at once. I have to go to each copier one by one and enter the IP address in the browser to see if they are all ok. I wish we could have afforded Xerox!!! Recommended: No Purchase Price (if leased, monthly payment): 10000 Machine age (Months in use): 3 months
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Sales Engineers

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Are there any other sales engineers out there or do any of your respective company's employee someone of this nature, this person being a hybrid IT/Sales person. I would love to talk with anyone in this posistion to discuss compensation and other ideas.
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Savin 2525/3030 Process priority?

I am certain this is user error and have not seen it in person but we have a customer that swears if they receive a fax in the middle of a print job, the machine prints the fax right in the middle of the print job.I was just curious if this had come...
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Xerox CopyCentre™ C123 Black

Pros: Good quality, competitive price, easy to understand display panel Cons: Toner removal, beeping noises The Xerox Copy Centre 123 is a great machine for a small office. The new purchase price is comparable to what some similar machines go for used. When leased, this machine can easily be afforded at under $100 a month. This copy only machine can also be configured to add faxing capabilities. What I love: - inexpensive acquisition cost - paper capacity up to 3,100 sheets - automatic duplex
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Re: Interesting Post from a Kyocera tech Message Board

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As far as the toner yields is concerned we have no idea. When a customer wants color, most of us will lead with Ricoh only. We have become a little gun shy with the Kyocera color line. I have sold there color printers an there yields our OK.
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Océ North America Introduces the Total Workgroup Solution

. Copies, prints and faxes can be sent to different output bins for easy separation of jobs. A host of Security features to protect critical data include network authentication, secure print, copy protection, HDD data erase and IP Filtering. A wide variety of media sizes and weights including auto-duplexing of up to 140 lbs., index printing on banner paper up to 11" x 47" in size are supported. And the space saving optional inner finisher is modular and can be configured to provide two point
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Re: Leasing Tips (Higher rates for fax & Laser Printers)

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they do not have all the "alternative forms of revenue") but I was able to illustrate a big enough potential cost savings that my company was willing to subsidize via a bonus for leases written thru Clune. I also got Clune to collect a Doc.Fee. on our deals (They don't normally charge a doc.fee) of $95 of which $75 goes 100% to the rep. A combination of these meant that I needed less G.P. to make the same income so I could offer a competitive payment to the customer and still make the same
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Re: Interesting Post from a Kyocera tech Message Board

this indicates we are all being seriously overcharged by Kyocera for this toner. Perhaps they should repackage it with two cartridges per box for the same price - that would at least be a little more fair. I have been afraid to look at color yields.
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Re: Leads in Colorado

requirements products and services to support clinical trials equipment and services for research and development activities equipment and services to support manufacturing operations The company will focus on the research and development of PDX. PARTNERS none stated PEOPLE Paul L. Berns President and Chief Executive Officer James V. Caruso Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer David A. DeLong Vice President, Marketing and Sales David C. Clark Principal Financial Officer Marc H
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Re: Leads in Illinois

RiverGlass Inc. http://www.riverglassinc.com WHAT IT DOES It provides real-time analytics and intelligent web information collection and analysis solutions. (number of employees: 35) EVENT 02-08-2007-$4 million in Series B funding OPPORTUNITIES company expects funds to be used for... operations research and development sales and marketing potential opportunity to provide... products and services to support increased sales activities products and services to support increased marketing
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Re: Leads in Ohio

. Chief Scientific, Medical Projects Doron Zilberman Vice President of Sales and Business Development - Europe 011-972-8-9211177 (x106) doron@simbionix.com Dror Paz Director of U.S. Sales 216-229-2040 (x105) dror@simbionix.com Pinchas (Pini) Berry Vice President of Operations Niv Fisher Vice President of Research and Development Inbal Mazor-Badichi Vice President of Marketing Patrick Bowen Regional Account Sales Executive - Mid-West Region 216-229-2040 (x182) pat@simbionix.com Frank Krupka
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Re: Leads in Virginia

positions PARTNERS http://www.skybitz.com/partners/index.html PEOPLE Rick Burtner Chief Executive Officer Bob Blair Chief Financial Officer Roni Taylor Executive Vice President of Marketing Abdul H. Rana, Ph.D. Chief Technical Officer Charles Mudd Vice President of National Account Sales John Tagawa Vice President of Operations Bruce Meighan Vice President of Sales Alain Simard Senior Director of Customer Service OFFICE(S) SkyBitz 22455 Davis Drive Suite 100 Sterling, VA 20164 Phone
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Re: Ricoh You're Gonna Love This BS!

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Wow, I'm sure they have some BS reason like that those ads were paid for by the VAR group or something, but that's pretty lame. I would never ask them to take VARs off their list, but as a Ricoh dealer I'd sure like to be on it!
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Re: Prospecting in Florida

MAKO Surgical Corp. http://www.makosurgical.com WHAT IT DOES It is developing advanced technologies and procedures for minimally invasive joint surgery. EVENT 02-07-2007-$30 million in a Series C round of financing led by Tudor Investment Corporation OPPORTUNITIES company expects funds to be used for... expanding the clinical presence of MAKOplasty(TM) bolstering development of next-generation technology and products potential opportunity to provide... products and services to support growth in
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Re: Leads in Georgia

increased sales activities services to support increased business development activities tools and services for product development activities The company is testing its technology with the U.S. Army, to improve recruiting efforts. It is also talking with big-box retailers. PARTNERS none stated PEOPLE Jeffrey A. Neppl President and Chief Executive Officer Christopher C. Demetree, Sr. Chief Operating Officer John May Founder and Chief Technology Officer Marc H. Wallenstein Vice President of Sales
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Re: Leads in Maryland

, research and advertising services. PARTNERS Autodesk AIA/AAF Cyco Software Archibus/FM idisis Hewlett Packard 3D Connexion PacificSoft macrovision PEOPLE Donald R. (Scotty) Walsh Chief Executive Officer W. Scott Harris President and Chief Operating Officer Lawrence Rychlak Chief Financial Officer Bruce White Vice President of Infrastructure Solutions Bill Zavadil Senior Vice President of Business Development Mark Haddad Vice President of Building Solutions Aaron Bukowitz Vice President of Facilities
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Re: Leads in Mass

Core Security Technologies http://www.coresecurity.com WHAT IT DOES It develops information security technology for enterprise, government agencies, and military organizations. EVENT 02-05-2007-Announced the appointment of a new Vice President of Sales and Services OPPORTUNITIES potential opportunity to provide... products and services to support a field sales force products and services to support growth in target markets, including marketing, research and advertising services. services to
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Re: Leads in New Jersey

products and services to support growth in target markets, including marketing, research and advertising services. services to support increased business development activities tools and services for product development activities PARTNERS none stated PEOPLE David Roth President and Chief Executive Officer Donn Rochette Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer Al Liebl Vice President, Product Management Walter R. MacDonald Chief Financial Officer Randy Whitcroft Vice President, Sales - Canada and EMEA
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Re: Leads in Texas

DeepNines Inc. http://www.deepnines.com WHAT IT DOES It provides network security solutions that combine intrusion detection and prevention systems and firewall technologies into a single UTM appliance. (number of employees: 37) EVENT 02-06-2007-An undisclosed investment from Altitude Capital Partners LLC OPPORTUNITIES company expects funds to be used for... accelerating its sales, marketing and engineering efforts supporting its patent monetization program fueling acquisition growth potential
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Re: Prospecting in Utah

services. tools and services for software and application development products and services to support increased sales activities The funding closed in December 2006, but was announced February 7, 2007. PARTNERS none stated PEOPLE John Edwards President and Chief Executive Officer David Brueck Chief Architect Robert Bryson Senior Vice President of Sales and Business Development David Ericson Vice President of Operations James Ericson Vice President of Marketing OFFICE(S) Move Networks Inc
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Re: Prospecting in California

business-to-business and business-to-consumer online channels against fraud and identity theft. EVENT 02-05-2007-$15 million in a Series C round of funding led by RBC Technology Ventures OPPORTUNITIES company expects funds to be used for... advancing product development initiatives expanding global sales and marketing activities diversifying its customer service offering potential opportunity to provide... products and services to support increased sales activities products and services to support a
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Customer Administration Webinar - Meter Reads and Compensation

tammy.araujo@ricoh-usa.com prior to the session. If received by February 19th, your questions along with the answers will be incorporated into the Webinar (time permitting). Please pass this invitation on to those in your department that would benefit from this training session. Please see the attached invitation for further information. To join the meeting please click on the link below. https://e-meetings.mci.com/nc/...amp;p=1324733&t=c
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introduction of new print management software

Ricoh is pleased to announce the introduction of its new print management software, Print Director, which enables customers to analyze, understand and ultimately save on costs associated with printing and photocopying. This new solution can be implemented to silently monitor printing activity, limit the number of prints and copies a user can make, as well as enforce “rules-based” printing methodologies to reduce Total Cost of Ownership. Print Director is designed to help drive total document
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Valentines Day!

sales stats: Candy makers will produce about 8 billion conversation hearts for Valentine's Day this year. That's enough to stretch from Valentine, Arizona, to Rome, Italy, and back 20 times, according to the National Confectioners Association. Valentine's Day is the fourth-largest candy-purchasing holiday of the year, after Halloween, Easter and Christmas. Chocolate is the most popular gift, accounting for about 75% of all Valentine’s Day candy sales, with more than 36 million heart-shaped
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iR 2270 user review

got this from epinions.com Pros: Easy to change toner and clear paper jams. Cons: VERY undependable. Our business purchased this copier on a lease. We had been very happy with other Canon imageRUNNERS that we had used in the past. However this particular has not performed up to its expectations. It continually locks up the copier when receiving an incoming fax, and will not allow any other functions to be performed when it is locked up. There have been many nights and weekends that the
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Prospecting in Kansas

LaGarde Inc. http://www.storefront.net WHAT IT DOES It provides software products and services for developing and maintaining e-business sites. EVENT 02-06-2007-$6 million in a Series A investment from Shasta Ventures OPPORTUNITIES company expects funds to be used for... expanding sales and marketing operations and product development teams potential opportunity to provide... recruiting for sales professionals products and services to support increased marketing activities; services may include
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