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This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago (Third Week of January 2003)

 

Interesting bunch of threads about Ricoh (Ricoh USA "Giant Changes Ahead" ten years ago. I'm guessing this was right before the Ikon acquisition.  Kirk was coming back, Alan was leaving, Gestetner brand was dropped and the rest is history.  

Weekend Copier Notes from 1/13/08

than anticipated (due to slow sales of Canon imagePRESS C7000VP and competition from Creo) - A large Sharp dealer in Chicago area unveiled its own print management program, called ImageFlex.: o Dealer is Des Plaines Office Equipment o Goal is to capture clicks made by desktop printers of various brands o One of the largest independent Sharp dealers in U.S. o Also authorized to sell Kyocera printers and Okidata color printers o Founded in 1955 by Vince Micelli, and run by son Chip - In a recent
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Ricoh USA " GIANT Changes Ahead"?

looking to cut costs, and maintain or increase profit it makes sense, right? You’ve got the Ricoh Dealer Channel, Savin Dealer Channel, Lanier Dealer Channel, and Ricoh Business Solutions all competing against each other . I believe it would make good sense to drop the Savin brand and move them all to Lanier or the other drop Lanier and make them all Savin (are you guys in Atlanta hearing me). Here’s an excerpt from a Ricoh Press Release last year “Ricoh’s Gestetner dealer network in the U.S. will
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NEW Ricoh C900!! HV Color Printer

summer. The 90ppm printer is aimed at high-end and mid-range variable-data colour printing, including transpromo work, and is expected to take on existing machines from manufacturers such as Xerox, Canon, Océ and Konica Minolta. Peter Williams, chief operating officer of Ricoh subsidiary Infotec Europe, described the 1,200dpi C900 as "truly unique" and said it was the "most visible product example of Ricoh's dedication to the production print market". The machine will be able to handle stocks of
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Re: Tom Salierno & Global??

Former Ricoh U.S. President Joins Xerox’s Global Imaging Systems TAMPA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Global Imaging Systems, a Xerox (NYSE: XRX) company, has named Thomas Salierno Jr. as senior vice president of acquisitions. Salierno is the former president and chief operating officer of Ricoh U.S. Over the course of his 30-year career with Ricoh and Savin Corp., which was formerly a subsidiary of Ricoh, Salierno held a range of senior management positions, including chief financial officer
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Canon Sales Figures

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I could have sworn I read this info in the "Copier news weekend roundup" but my search through the archives has turned up nothing... The news piece I was looking for said something about Canon's sales, broken down by IKON and CBS and mentioned their growth in CBS. Am I going crazy or are my searches just not finding it?
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Xerox Continues Broadening its Continuous Feed Portfolio with its Fastest-Yet Monochr

and as the company of choice that helps print providers "green" their offerings. To demonstrate its decades-long commitment to sustainability, Xerox is integrating green aspects into its 3,500 square-meter booth at drupa. The exhibit is built with environmentally friendly materials, including energy-saving lighting and re-usable components. "We operate in an industry that puts marks on pages and, therefore, our business inherently impacts the environment," added Allen. "However, there are ways
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TOSHIBA AMERICA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS INC. Introduces the Versatile e-studio™353/453 Ser

, please visit www.copiers.toshiba.com . About Toshiba America Business Solutions Inc. Toshiba America Business Solutions Inc. (TABS) manages product planning, marketing, sales, service support and distribution of copiers, facsimiles, multifunction printing products, network controllers, and toner products throughout the United States, Mexico, Brazil, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Headquartered in Irvine, Calif., TABS has four divisions: the Electronic Imaging Division; the Toner Products
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TOSHIBA AMERICA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS INC. MAKES AVAILABLE THE NET-READY e-STUDIO™203L/2

Inc. Toshiba America Business Solutions Inc. (TABS) manages product planning, marketing, sales, service support and distribution of copiers, facsimiles, multifunction printing products, network controllers, and toner products throughout the United States, Mexico, Brazil, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Headquartered in Irvine, Calif., TABS has four divisions: the Electronic Imaging Division; the Toner Products Division; the Document Solutions Engineering Division; and TOPAC U.S.A., Inc., dba
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RICOH INTRODUCES GLOBALSCAN 3.0

year 2006 sales in excess of $17 billion, an 8.4 percent increase over the previous year. Ricoh Americas Corporation directly or through its network of authorized independent dealers markets and distributes products in North, Central and South America. For fiscal year 2006, Ricoh Americas Corporation sales exceeded $3.3 billion, an increase of 7.4 percent over the previous year. Information about Ricoh's complete range of products and services can be accessed on the World Wide Web at www.ricoh
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RICOH INTRODUCES MOBILE HOTSPOT LINE OF PRINTERS

equipment, today introduced its new line of HotSpot printers. The SP C410DN-KP color printer and the SP 4100N-KP monochrome model are the industry’s first and only desktop printers that enable users to print documents from any Wi-Fi enabled location or device. Ricoh’s HotSpot Printers ensure convenient access to reliable laser printing from Internet-enabled laptops, cell phones or handheld devices without the need to download and install drivers or additional software. The two printers perform all
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Ricoh Introduction of the new GX3000S / GX3000SF / GX3050SFN

Ricoh is pleased to introduce the new GX3000S/3000SF/3050SFN desktop color MFPs. These three incredibly cost-effective systems bring all the advantages of full-color performance to small offices and workgroups in a flexible design that boosts productivity. The MFP Series features the innovative GelSprinter Technology: waterproof viscous inks, a permanent wide print head and a belt transfer system. All three 8.5” x 14” models have a fast print speed of 29PPM in color and black & white, as well
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Re: Leads in Illinois

support increased sales activities products and services to support a field sales force services to support increased business development activities products and services to support growth in target markets, including marketing, research and advertising services A. Kevin Harrell is Executive Vice President of Sales. Mr. Harrell most recently served in a senior sales management role at Eastman Kodak Company and previously worked for Creo Inc. and 3M. Jonathan Shean is Senior Vice President
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Re: Ricoh USA " GIANT Changes Ahead"?

. We wish him all the best for the future. I am also pleased to announce today that effective April 1st, 2008, Kiyo Shimizu, currently President, Ricoh Latin America, will assume Alan's responsibilities as Senior Vice President, Indirect Division. During his 24-year career with Ricoh, Kiyo has held positions in sales and supply chain management, as well as in the corporate offices of Ricoh Japan and Ricoh Europe, prior to his current post in Latin America. Between now and April 1st, Alan and Kiyo
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Re: Ricoh USA " GIANT Changes Ahead"?

Heard last night that in a Regional Meeting Nori Goto confirmed that the Savin Brand will stay, as their is too much turmoil. Supposedly Nori stated that the 3 brand strategy is good...for now Also heard form a high level friend in Canon, involved with acquisitions, not to count them out on a IKON purchase either.
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Re: Postscript and Windows Authentication

I've got the same problem with trying to print to a C4500 or a C410. The problem is likely their PS driver. Ricoh is aware of the problem (I demo'ed the problem to some regional sales types) and they should get back to me. If it isn't fixed we probably won't buy Ricoh. If I see a fix, I'll post it. no_dice
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Texas School board approves new copier contract

facilities, presented the only item on the special meeting agenda: to award a contract for photocopier leases and rentals to the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) Buy Board. Salinas told the board that the current school district photocopier contract expires Jan. 31. He said for the last five years the district has had a contract with Xerox Corp. for a total of 83 copiers throughout the school district. Salinas said that total includes 57 low-volume, seven mid-volume and 19 high-volume copiers
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Re: Leads in Florida

potential opportunity to provide... products and services to support increased sales activities services to support increased business development activities products and services to support growth in target markets, including marketing, research and advertising services Deborah Faucette, R.Ph., is Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing. In this newly created position, she will lead a new department that will enhance the effectiveness and profile of the company's consumer education
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Re: New Ricoh SP C220 Color Pinter!

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I participated in a Ricoh teleconference on this product yesterday and they said they anticipate the average monthly volume to be 1,500/mo.
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Re: New Ricoh SP C220 Color Pinter!

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According to the Ricoh cost fact sheet the targeted volume is between 9000 and 11000 per year. Retail CPC for toner and wastebottle is $0.17 The fuser and transfer unit is designed to last the life of the printer This is a disposable printer.
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Re: Job Seperator Sheet

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Not sure yet, probably a Savin 8045espf or C4540.
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Re: Job Seperator Sheet

job sep will allow a sheet of paper to feed from a different cassette, this is usually used to seperate print jobs, not sure about copy jobs. However I did set this up for someone on an AP9000 Ricoh Printer. It is not involved and can be done in 15 minutes or so.
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Re: Ricoh USA " GIANT Changes Ahead"?

Now another rumor surfaces that Tom Salerieno former CEO of Ricoh maybe going to work for s competitor.
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Re: Job Seperator Sheet

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Yeah, I'm actually working on trying to help another rep with this and that was my first thought. They have a Xerox now and like this, I'm going to try to introduce them to the benefits of "Hold Print", but I wanted to make sure that I could say "yeah our's does that to, but it may be better if you did this". Thanks.
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Print Manager Plus

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Does anyone use Print Manager Plus for tracking purposes? If so, how does it compare to SMART Accounting or other Ricoh for capture of print and copy billbacks? Thanks, tkern
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