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This Week in the Copier/Office Equipment Industry 10 Years Ago Second Week of February 2005

This weeks links below was most interesting!!  Ten years ago, I posted a thread about vertical market copiers.  Copiers and solutions could be combined to develop for Medical Billing, Doctors and Attorneys.  That thread is here

 

Just about eight months ago, I designed my own brochure for a 40/50 MFP with dedicated workflow solutions for the LAW. 

 

Just last week Ricoh US and Konica Minolta EU launched dedicated LEGAL MFP's!!

 

Guess both of them have been reading our stuff for quite sometime!!!

 

On with the popular threads on the Print4Pay Hotel from Ten Years ago This Week!!

          2/15/05 7:59 PM
 
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, NJ, Feb. 14 - Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta) today introduced the bizhub PRO C500, the latest addition to its powerful new bizhub PRO product line. The next-generation bizhub PRO C500 brings cost-effective, 50 page-per
 
          2/12/05 3:27 PM
 
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Konica Minolta Introduces FAX2900 and 3900 MFPs 02/01/2005 By: Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. introduced its latest fax-based multifunctional devices, the Konica Minolta FAX2900 and 3900. Designed for speed, cost-efficiency, and
 
          2/9/05 8:39 AM
 
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          systems everyday. Money would have to be made on selling software applications, training, installation and consulting. My belief is it may just be a matter of time before Ricoh, Canon or Xerox or maybe one of the smaller guys exploit this hugh market
 
          2/11/05 8:59 AM
 
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          be the lowest cost option. We are up against the Dell 1600N and Konica Minolta DI1610.  I would greatly appreciate your assistance and comparative guidance in this regard at your earleist convenience.  Yours Faithfully  Michelle O`Shea Nashua South Africa
 
2/15/05 9:18 AM
 
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          OR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ricoh Web Site: www.ricoh-usa.com CONTACT: Russell Marchetta Brendan Mullin  Ricoh Corporation Peppercom  (973) 882-2075 (212) 931-6173  russell.marchetta@ricoh-usa.com bmullin@peppercom.com RICOHS NEWEST AFICIO DIGITAL IMAGING
 
          2/15/05 7:57 PM
 
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Ricoh America Partners With MPI TECH For An IPDS MPI Tech LinkComTM III Now Available for DDP 70e & DDP 92 Printers. All DDP printer features such as duplex, offsetting, paper handling and complex finishing are supported transparently through the LinkCom
 
          2/15/05 8:00 PM
 
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          Subject: End-user Rebates for Ricoh Color Printers Dear Authorized Ricoh Dealer Sales Representative, Ricoh has announced End-user Rebates on the CL3000e ($200), CL2000N ($100) and CL2000($50) for February 1, 2005 to March 31, 2005. I am sorry to inform
 
          2/16/05 8:21 PM
 
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          FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ricoh Web Site: www.ricoh-usa.com CONTACT: Russell Marchetta Jennifer Kuhl  Ricoh Corporation Peppercom  (973) 882-2075 (212) 931-6111  russell.marchetta@ricoh-usa.com jkuhl@peppercom.com RICOH RECIEVES U.S. ARMY VENDOR APPRECIATION
 
          2/9/05 11:34 PM
 
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          imageRUNNER C3220  Networking Mid-Volume Devices to Serve As High-Speed Color Printing Solutions LAKE SUCCESS, NY  February 7, 2005  Canon U.S.A., Inc., the nations market share brand leader in black-and-white and color laser copier/printer solutions , today
 
          2/10/05 8:56 AM
 
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          who actually buy and use digital copiers, printers and MFPs, said Hede Nonaka, vice president of marketing, Ricoh Corporation. This achievement further demonstrates Ricohs ability to enhance workflow for our customers and increase their bottom-line
 
          2/11/05 9:05 AM
 
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          I hope someone out there can provide some clarification for me.  I was recently told by my companies VP of sales that EFI and RICOH have severed their relationship.  Does anyone know if there is truth to this, or the details of what is really going on
 
          2/15/05 8:05 PM
 
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          Profit has dropped 22 percent for the Japanese corporate headquarters of Konica Minolta, but color copiers are getting a lot of attention in the U.S. subsidiary. Profits dropped in the parent company's holdings in the third quarter ending Dec
 
          2/9/05 3:21 PM
 
          Reply by dmurrah dmurrah is offline. Click for Member Snapshot.
          With the DMAP program, your dealership will recognize all of the revenue minus the install fee.  With the RMAP program, Ricoh is billing the customer.  I would always try to use the DMAP program over the RMAP program.
 
          2/10/05 9:48 AM
 
          Reply by Old Glory Old Glory is offline. Click for Member Snapshot.
          For those who are doing their own research on this there are a few additional things you should know. 1.) Accounts need to be registered but this is easy and free. 2.) The contract gives them a 25% discount for supplies. Ricoh has given them our profit
 
          2/11/05 7:39 AM
 
          Reply by Scott Holloway Scott Holloway is offline. Click for Member Snapshot.
          Here is one that was given to me by the former high volume specialist from Ricoh Bruce Martin
 
          2/11/05 11:33 AM
 
          Reply by Old Glory Old Glory is offline. Click for Member Snapshot.
          I think there is a difference between "severed ties" and a corporate decision not to use EFI in the future. The real test of the future will be whether or not the new color unit has a Fiery Controller option. If Ricoh does not use EFI for a high-end
 
          2/11/05 11:40 AM
 
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          Jim, I am not sure I follow you. When you say RICOHS high end graphics color, which product or what information do you have in regards to that. Or is that the 50ppm b2c copier which we have been anticipating? thanks brian
 
          2/11/05 9:27 AM
 
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          , they sent a tech, a trainer, and an IT guy to Ricoh Univ. when the piece went in which was configured with the print/scan controller / Post Script / and the 2 roll drawer with the bottom paper stacking contraption, the piece would just not work. Murphy's
 
          2/9/05 10:48 AM
 
          Topic by chops chops is offline. Click for Member Snapshot.
          are known to interface completely with the Ricoh Aficio systems?
 
          2/9/05 4:14 PM
 
          Topic by Old Glory Old Glory is offline. Click for Member Snapshot.
          I want to get a discussion started regarding US Communities and everyone's experience with it. For those who haven't been initiated on this yet, US Communities is a nationwide bid contract (Exclusive to Ricoh, Savin and Gestetner) for Non-Profits and non
 
          2/11/05 9:03 AM
 
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          Steve, I am not an expert with the tech stuff that goes along with this, but i was in a situation, which I can still revive if your product can do this? My prospect has a docutech, which the files are called, I think RDO or RDF, which is a XEROX
 
          2/15/05 1:25 PM
 
          Reply by merlin merlin is offline. Click for Member Snapshot.
          bmiller, I am still doing more research on this DocuTech RDO. It is Xerox prepority software. I have found a software company in believe it or not in Rochester, NY they say can convert RDO files to Postscript. Its call Rochester Software Associates, Inc
 
          2/15/05 4:14 PM
 
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          Thanks for inquiring. As we discussed, Virtual Copier does not handle this special Xerox proprietary format. However, we do have a Xerox Document Centre Edition of Virtual Copier that works great with their Document Centres and MFP's. Perhaps, if you
 
          2/16/05 8:56 AM
 
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          THANK YOU!!!!!! I looked into it but was on a crazy time line and couldn't find anyone. Being that this company is in ROCHESTER, This company is probably made up of a bunch of disgruntled or layed of X Xerox employees!!!!!!! thanks again.
 
          2/16/05 10:24 AM
 
          Reply by Old Glory Old Glory is offline. Click for Member Snapshot.
          What is it about Xerox's that require "special software?" Aren't they just sending to a folder as we are?

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