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This Week in the Copier Industry Ten Years Ago

 

This Week in the Copier Industry Ten Years Ago

First Week of September 2011

I arrived home on September 3rd. After 8 days in the Hospital it's taking me a little bit of time to get my bearings straight.  Every day seems to be better and better and the regiment for the future is a consistent follow up with my doctors.  I plan to continue to work and back to selling within a few weeks.  

Enjoy these awesome copier threads from ten years ago this week!



Copier and Print Services Sales Representative (Portland, OR)

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Print Sales Specialist to promote and develop placement of small and large format copier equipment at new and existing client sites. When applying please enter the Posting Title of "Copier and Print Services Specialist" in the subject line of your email. Please visit our website at www.e-arc.com for more details. Experience - Two plus years of selling experience. - Knowledgeable in convenience printers both small and large format. The ideal candidate will be an energetic and enthusiastic person
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Ricoh unveils new tiered structure as its looks to double print sales in UK

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beneficial.” The new programme forms part of Ricoh’s strategy of doubling its printer sales in the UK over the next three years, of which “our distribution channel is going to be a large part of that growth,” according to Hastings (pictured). He tells Channel Pro that Ricoh wanted to develop a programme that enables the firm to work “much more flexibly with our IT resellers. We weren’t just looking at all of our resellers and saying, ‘those who spend the most will be called Gold, Silver and Bronze
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Notable Solutions Posts 35 Percent Growth in Revenue for Fiscal 2011

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paper. AutoStore is the information on-ramp for nearly 500 models of MFDs and network-attached scanners -- from Fujitsu, HP, Kodak, Konica Minolta, Kyocera, Lanier, Lexmark, Ricoh, Savin, Sharp and Xerox. For more information visit: http://www.nsiautostore.com .
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TOSHIBA Further Expands its Managed Document Services Portfolio with Introduction of

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Design – This approach provides access to the PaperCut server directly from the front panel of Toshiba e-BRIDGE MFPs. This enables Active Directory Single Sign-on – which means that users can conveniently authenticate just once to use both PaperCut and the MFP. “Find Me” Printing – “Find-Me” enables end-users to print to a global virtual queue. With this secure print release function, print jobs are paused and only printed when the end-user releases the job to any compatible MFP or printer on the
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Ricoh India unveils three laser printers in India

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, SP1200S functions as a printer, scanner and copier with a standard automatic document feeder (ADF), priced at Rs 11000, SP1200SF is a A4 MFP that prints, scans, copies and faxes, priced at Rs 17,000, SP1200SF model includes PC faxing option. Both SP1200SF and SP1200S have features such as 36 bit colour scanning, ID copy and unauthorised copy control. All models have print speed of 22 pages per minute and other applications such as toner save mode, front access, and printing of multiple pages
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Konica Minolta Unveils OPS Global Customer Portal

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Konica Minolta Unveils OPS Global Customer Portal Customers Gain Web-based Access to Devices and Printing Cost Information Tokyo (September 1, 2011) - Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc. (Konica Minolta) has released a new customer portal site for Global Major Account (GMA) customers. Konica Minolta started promoting its Optimized Print Services (OPS)*1 globally about one year ago. The unified global OPS approach was adopted to support multinational enterprises in optimizing their
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Kodak announces new Hero printers

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available from the company. HERO 5.1, HERO 7.1, HERO 9.1 and the OFFICE HERO 6.1. If you wish, you can even let your friends and family know your printer's email address so people can send you prints directly - a bit like receiving a fax. Inks The new printers use Kodak's proprietary pigment-based inks that Kodak claims can dry instantly and are smudge, water and fade resistant and are long lasting. Kodak's Smart Sensor technology predicts supplies and time needed to complete a job, automatically
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Maintenance Support Agreement ~ Xerox Copiers

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. (V) This combined solicitation/synopsis is for the following item(s): 1. Annual (12 month) maintenance and support agreement for six existing Xerox copiers. (VI) Description of requirements is as follows: • Term: 12 Months • Full Service Maintenance Included for all prints, including parts • Consumable Supplies charge only https://www.fbo.gov/?s=opportu...ab=core&_cview=0
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The City of Armadale Council Maintains Compliance With Ricoh Solution

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solution of MFDs, software and the Ricoh colour production device has provided the Council with the ability to take back control of their print and document environment, resulting in savings in time and money. “Ricoh’s single-vendor solution offers a collaborative approach, so we invest in their business. We’re not just selling them boxes. This results in cost savings and better use of staff time that is tangible, providing them the ability to track print use and allocate costs while providing a
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Enhanced Xerox Color 800/1000 Presses Turn More High-Value Color Jobs Faster

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Enhanced Xerox Color 800/1000 Presses Turn More High-Value Color Jobs Faster ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- The award-winning Xerox Color 800/1000 Presses are getting even better – with new color management automation, finishing solutions and business development support that give print providers more ways to drive sales. Printers worldwide have used the Color 800/1000 from Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) to produce sophisticated, full-color sales collateral, direct-marketing pieces and photo publishing
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Canon launches new generation of laser printers

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LONDON, September 01, 2011 – Canon Europe, world leader in imaging solutions, today launches the i-SENSYS LBP7680Cx and LBP7660Cdn; a new generation of laser printers. In an industry first, the LBP7680Cx MEAP enabled laser printer integrates with Canon’s uniFLOW platform for effective print management – to provide enterprise functionality within a smaller footprint. The i-SENSYS LBP7680Cx and LBP7660Cdn are the first in a series of laser printers, built on a new architecture consistent with
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Ricoh and EFI Deliver Color Quality, Ease of Use and Greater Automation to Range of D

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http://www.ricoh-usa.com . About EFI EFI (http://www.efi.com) is a world leader in customer-focused digital printing innovation. EFI's award-winning solutions, integrated from creation to print, deliver increased performance, cost savings and productivity. The company's robust product portfolio includes Fiery® digital print controllers and solutions; VUTEk® superwide digital inkjet printers, UV and solvent inks; Rastek™ UV wide-format inkjet printers; Jetrion® industrial inkjet printing systems
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KYOCERA Founder Kazuo Inamori Gives Keynote Speech at India-Japan Global Partnership

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these engineered materials with metals and plastics, and integrating them with other technologies, Kyocera has become a leading supplier of solar power generating systems, printers, copiers, telecommunications equipment, electronic components, semiconductor packages, cutting tools and industrial ceramics. During the year ended March 31, 2011, the company's net sales totaled 1.27 trillion yen (approx. USD15.3 billion). The company is ranked #604 on Forbes magazine's 2011 "Global 2000" listing of the
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A Day That Will Never Be Forgotten

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all passengers on Flight 11, and being the newspaper of record in the community, their friends and family members were gracious enough to talk to me. But the tragedy became very real for me when I heard a familiar name being broadcast from the television. Richard Ross, a management consultant from Newton, had been on one of the flights and was presumed dead. “Oh no,” I thought, “It can't be the same Richard.” But it was. I had met Ross in 1999 while selling Ricoh digital copiers in Boston. He
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All Covered Acquires Managed IT Services Practice of LAN Associates in New York

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their IT support than any other company. About Konica Minolta Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. is a leader in advanced imaging and networking technologies for the desktop to the print shop. For the fourth consecutive year, Konica Minolta was recognized as the #1 Brand for Customer Loyalty in the MFP Office Copier Market by Brand Keys. BLI has named Konica Minolta 2011 "Line of the Year" award winner for the company's award-winning line of bizhub Color and Monochrome Multifunctional
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Data-Mail Chooses Océ JetStream 2200 System for Cost-effective Color Printing of High

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Data-Mail Chooses Océ JetStream 2200 System for Cost-effective Color Printing of High-volume Personalized Direct Mail Océ PRISMA workflow software enables data processing independent of output technology or production and scheduling flexibility TRUMBULL, CONN. September 1, 2011 – Océ, a Canon Group company and an international leader in digital document management, today announced that Data-Mail has added the Océ JetStream® 2200 system to its fleet of production printers. A long-time Océ
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Océ ColorWave 300 2nd Edition launched

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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 employees worldwide. Global net sales in 2010 were more than USD 45 billion. For more information visit www.canon.com .
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Did you know that UDOCX supports Xerox?

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Microsoft Office 365 and Exchange/SharePoint users now can fax and scan documents from their Xerox multifunctional devices. Users can log into Xerox machines and select UDOCX functions such as fax, email and scan with real-time integration directly to SharePoint document libraries and users’ Outlook contacts. All of the information that you need is available to you; it’s just like working from your desktop! The user interface (UI) that UDOCX provides is unparalleled in functionality and ease of
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Compass Sales Solutions Announces Strategic Partnership & Advanced Integration with F

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Boise, ID – September, 2011 – Compass Sales Solutions, the leader in Sales Opportunity Management software, and FMAudit, a leader in Managed Print software, have created a strategic partnership which offers a comprehensive solution and tool set for growing your print management business. This alliance offers dealers a complete package of everything needed for MPS success, including: the FMAudit Viewer USB keys and software, Compass Sherpa software, MPS training series and starter kit
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Xerox Digital Packaging Solution Now FDA Compliant; Speeds Time to Market in Growing

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800-ASK-XEROX. Note: To subscribe to Xerox mobile news alerts, visit http://alerts.businesswire.com/subscribe/xerox_corporation . To receive Xerox RSS news feeds, visit http://news.xerox.com/pr/xerox/rss.aspx . For open commentary, industry perspectives and views from events visit http://twitter.com/xeroxcorp , http://twitter.com/xeroxoffice , http://twitter.com/xeroxproduction , http://twitter.com/servicesatxerox , http://twitter.com/xeroxevents , http://www.xerox.com/blogs , http
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Description As a Canon Group Company, we are the market leader

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Job Snapshot Location: Albuquerque, NM 87105 Employee Type: Full-Time Industry: Office Supplies - Equipment Printing - Publishing Manages Others: No Job Type: Installation - Maint - Repair Experience: Not Specified Relocation Covered: No Post Date: 9/7/2011 Contact Information Ref ID: 24400 Description As a Canon Group Company, we are the market leader in the printing and imaging industry and offer the broadest product line for reprographic and communication needs, from the desktop to the CRD
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What's New with Ricoh's Document Mall!

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Replicator, and mobile applications for your iPhone, iPad or BlackBerry. To check out the latest users tools and options, click on the help menu in DocumentMall and select Customer Resource. To go directly to the site, CLICK HERE About DocumentMall DocumentMall is a service of Ricoh Americas Corporation and is sold and supported by Ricoh Business Systems Direct Sales Forces, Ricoh's Network Services Group, as well as a nationwide network of independent Ricoh, IKON, Savin and Lanier dealers
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5-Year, $103M Xerox Contract from US DLA

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At the end of August 2011, Xerox Corp. in Rosemont, IL received a 5-year, $103 million firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity contract for digital copiers and accompanying services, at Defense Logistics Agency production services facilities throughout the United States. The contract runs to Aug 31/16, and is managed by the Defense Logistics Agency Document Services in Mechanicsburg, PA (SA4705-11-D-0001). Depending on how the contract is defined, those accompanying services
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Fuji Xerox launches entry-level Nuvera model

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Fuji Xerox has added a new Nuvera model to give customers a more affordable entry point into the range. The Nuvera 200 EA Perfecting Production System runs at a slightly slower speed than its predecessor, the Nuvera 288, operating at 200 images per minute compared with 288 images per minute. According to Fuji Xerox the machine is suitable for mailing bureaus, in-plant printers, commercial printers and copy shops. Mark Williams, Fuji Xerox Australia's product marketing manager, told ProPrint
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Contex Americas to Bundle KODAK Capture Pro Software with Wide Format Scanners

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scanning wide format documents. Additionally, Contex will offer special introductory pricing for its XD2490 or SD4490 wide format scanner when purchased with KODAK Capture Pro Software and KODAK Service and Support. The introductory price ends September 30, 2011. Contact the Contex sales team at 1-877-226-6839 to learn more. Contex’s channel includes distributors, dealers, and Kodak’s value-added resellers (VARs) that serve government, permit offices, title and deed management, manufacturing
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Xerox Spotlights Waterless Production Inkjet at Graph Expo; Fills Booth with New Tech

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ROCHESTER, N.Y, Sep 06, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Xerox Corporation /quotes/zigman/246904/quotes/nls/xrx XRX -0.38% is bringing the world's only high-speed waterless production inkjet device to Graph Expo 2011, giving printers the ability to produce high-volume, lucrative personalized marketing, transpromo and publishing pages. The booth will also include Xerox's full array of digital color and black-and-white production devices and solutions. The offerings deliver a level of productivity and
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Canon U.S.A. Expands imageFORMULA Series with the Addition of New DR-M160 Document Sc

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imaging expertise. The DR-M160 scanner bridges the divide between hardware and software by offering an inclusive suite of Canon software as well as third-party applications. For sharing information via the cloud,(2) Canon's CaptureOnTouch and CapturePerfect enables users to route scanned images directly to applications such as Microsoft SharePoint and Evernote. Along with Kofax VRS and Nuance eCopy PDF Pro Office, the bundled software widens the scope of capture and output capabilities, increasing
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Not Dead Yet: Printed Page Volume to Reach 1.2 Trillion in the US by 2015 ...

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FRAMINGHAM, Mass., Sep 06, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The death of the printed page has been greatly exaggerated, and although print volume will remain relatively flat between 2010 and 2015 (0.1% CAGR), combined U.S. printer and multifunction peripheral (MFP) page volume will reach 1.2 trillion at the end of the forecast period. According to new research from International Data Corporation (IDC), MFPs are winning the print volume race as users move away from single function printers and embrace
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Solution Sales Poll

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In respect to your MFP sales, please tell vote on the percentage of sales that are sold with an OEM or 3rd party solution, and if you charged professional hours for the installation of the OEM or 3rd party solution.
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Color Print Control

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OK, when we set up printing for our customers, we set the PCs to print in B&W by default. Question 1 - is this something everyone is doing? Or are we taking money out of our own pockets and assuming resposibility for something that is not really ours to take on? I used to have a time with this with the RPCS driver because of the icons. Each one is unique, so although you set it to default B&W, as soon as the customer goes to duplex or anything besides normal printing it switched to color. So, I
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OKI Data Americas to Showcase its proColor™ Series of High Impact Digital Color Print

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types of products and profiles, plus the unique ability to print full-color envelopes in conjunction with variable data and/or variable graphics. •pro930 – The pro930 digital color printer delivers exceptional color output and accurate color matching every time with PANTONE® calibration, embedded EFI Fiery controller and SmartRIP® technology for fast, automated color workflow. This new alternative for high-quality, short run color printing has variable data capabilities and is the lowest cost
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Solution Sales Poll

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In respect to your MFP sales, please tell vote on the percentage of sales that are sold with an OEM or 3rd party solution, and if you charged professional hours for the installation of the OEM or 3rd party solution.
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Copier Maintenance Service

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Synopsis: Added: Aug 30, 2011 6:56 pm This is a combined synopsis/solicitation commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement...
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200 plus Bizhubs for RFP!!

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W--Copiers Solicitation Number: 0010068633 Agency: Department of the Army Office: Army Contracting Command, MICC Location: MICC - Fort LeavenworthNote: There have been modifications to this notice. You are currently viewing the original synopsis. To view the most recent modification/amendment, click here -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notice Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Posted Date: August 29, 2011 Response Date: September 1, 2011
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DeSoto County, Mississippi, for the sale of 5 excess copiers, at which time they will

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Specifications are on file in the Office of Procurement, DeSoto County Administration Building, 365 Losher Street, Suite 340, Hernando, Mississippi, during normal business hours. Information concerning this bid can also be found on the Purchasing Page...
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2011 Digital Production Copier RFP.

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FYI I could not find a link for the document, however it seems this school system is inb Michigan and I would call them for a copy of the RFP! Solicitation 1108-001 2011 Digital Production Copier RFP Ottawa ... Solicitation 1108-001. 2011 Digital Production Copier RFP. Ottawa Area Intermediate School District. Ottawa Area Intermediate School District. Bid 1108- 001 ... www.bidsync.com/.../Packet_for_Bid_1108-001.pdf?ac.. .
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Heidelberg To Emphasize Depth, Breadth and Flexibility of Sheetfed at Graph Expo

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productivity to Duo configurations serving the needs of packaging and label printers that permit coatings to be applied both before and after printing. For quality control and color management, Heidelberg's Prinect Inpress Control adjusts color and register on-the-fly, for an average time savings of 8-12 minutes and a paper savings of at least 150 sheets. For packaging and label printers, Heidelberg also offers Prinect Inspection Control, which measures the quality of each box, label, or
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Auxillo...rumors about sale

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It's been making it's way arounnd town, however has anyone else heard that Auxillo may be bougt in the near future by Xerox, Ricoh, Canon or KM? Personally, I think it's a no brainer for any of these companies to buy Auxillo, how about you, thoughts????? I'm thinking buy the stock NOW!
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Fujifilm Set to Showcase Innovative Solutions at Graph Expo 2011

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-of-the-art inkjet technologies to the highest-quality wide format printers. Graph Expo 2011 marks the U.S. debut of the Inca Onset S40 wide format UV flatbed inkjet printer, the newest addition to the industry-leading Inca Onset Series. The Inca Onset S40, available exclusively from Fujifilm, prints at throughput speeds up to 5,059 sq ft/hr producing 94 full beds (63” x 123.6”) per hour onto a wide variety of substrates up to 2” thick, including plastic, metal and board stock. Available in
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Ricoh's New Wide Format System

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Has anyone seen this system yet, any prelim information. I understand this system is set to launch soon!!
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Re: Scan to folder and Vipre

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Montecore, I have spent many years in sales and began networking our systems almost 10 years ago. Currently, I handle all of our connectivity and solutions for our company and I have connected and troubleshot hundreds, maybe thousands of computers. I agree, a technician can and should be able to resolve this problem. However, first it is necessary to identify the problem. This requires ruling out what it is not. Of course, hindsight is 20/20. If I tell you this story, it seems simple. However
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Scan & Copy Simultaneously

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My customer is looking for a way to copy their documents and scan them in 1 pass. Does anyone know how to do this on any of the current Ricoh/Savin products? Do I have to go to a solution or is there something simple I'm missing?
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LAX Airport

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RFI LAWA 1 - REQUEST FOR INFORMATION MULTIFUNCTIONAL DEVICES (PRINTER, COPIER, SCANNER) AT LAX, LA/ONT, PMD, AND VNY AIRPORTS Summary Status Contract ID: 11982 Bid Method: Whole Category: Commodity Type: Request For Interest THE LOS ANGELES WORLD AIRPORTS (LAWA) SOLICITS THIS REQEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) TO OBTAIN INFORMATION FROM INDUSTRY EXPERTS ON THE MULTIFUNTIONAL PRINTER, COPIER AND SCANNER (MF DEVICES) NEEDS OF LAWA IN ORDER TO RELEASE A SUBSEQUENT REQUEST FOR BID (RFB) FOR MF DEVICES
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City of Columbus, Franklin County Municipal Court

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It is the intent of the City of Columbus, Franklin County Municipal Court, Clerk of Court to purchase a total of three (3) new Black & White Digital Copier/Printer System and associated maintenance/services and supplies on an as needed basis. This solicitation has each system and associated maintenance and supplies for that system listed separately as they are for three (3) different locations within 375 South High Street with different estimated volumes per month - Lines 1 and 2 for the Civil
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Re: 2011 Digital Production Copier RFP.

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quote: Solicitation 1108-001. 2011 Digital Production Copier RFP. Ottawa Area Intermediate School District. I cannot open your link...can you please create a pdf and attach to message?
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Re: Color Print Control

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We default every color device we install to black & white. Are we losing some revenue on CPP contracts as a result? Of course we are. Is this money the client would spend if they were not covered under a toner-inclusive agreement? No, because there would be no black and white documents that would accidentally use color toner. If part of our value proposition is to help a client reduce the expenses associated with managing their printing systems by creating a strategic outsourcing agreement
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Re: Color Print Control

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Thanks for the feedback. txeagle24, I'm a little confused by this statement: there would be no black and white documents that would accidently use color toner. This sounds like you're talking about process black (which normally clicks as black). What I'm talking about is if the printing is not defaulted to B&W when the customer prints mapquest or something with a hyperlink it prints and clicks color. This is regardless of whether they have a toner inclusive agreement or not. If the document
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Re: Color Print Control

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I think we're talking about the same thing in different terms to a certain extent just using different examples. Do the newer printers/MFP's still print black using all colors if "Color" is selected in the driver? If so, then you're right that they would spend the same regardless of the type of contract. If only the black cartridge is used to print black even if "Color" is selected in the driver, then they would spend far more on a toner-inclusive agreement than if they were not under contract
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Re: Color Print Control

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& white and I print 50 copies I'm going to get charged for 5150 color pages when actually I only wanted to print 150 pages in color?!? Even at 6 cents a page for color that's a difference of $300. That's nothing to sneeze at. Sometimes it seems like the more you learn the less you know (or is it just me).

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