This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago

This Week in the Copier Industry Ten Years Ago

Art Post · 1/9/229:58 AM

This Week in the Copier Industry Ten Years Ago

First Week of January 2012

Each week that passed from this point on gets us closer to logging twenty years of content for the copier industry. It's not just twenty years of press releases but it's 20 years of amazing content that includes collaboration, idea's, thoughts, pricing, quotes, leads and excellent opinions. Consider this your personal invitation to fuel your quest for knowledge and to continue to win.

Our Excellent Copier Threads from Ten Years Ago this Week!

Canon U.S.A. Announces Availability Of uniFLOW Version 5.1 Print Management Software

Art Post (Guest) · 1/3/129:51 PM

faster processing. Further, the Canon PCL6 Generic driver is now supported for secure printing workflow, allowing organizations using the Canon PCL6 Generic driver to enjoy the benefits of making finishing changes at the imageRUNNER ADVANCE, which in the past was only possible with the uniFLOW Universal Driver. Embedded Applets for Secure Printing To extend third-party device support, uniFLOW v5.1 features embedded applets for Konica Minolta devices. This applet provides secure printing capability

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Xerox buys Ontario-based managed print services provider LaserNetworks

Art Post (Guest) · 1/4/128:45 PM

TORONTO - LaserNetworks, an Ontario-based managed print services provider, has been acquired by Xerox Corp. (NYSE:XRX) for an undisclosed price, the American document company giant announced Wednesday. "Our acquisition of LaserNetworks expands our services footprint in Canada, enhancing our capabilities and distancing us from our competitors," Xerox Canada president and CEO Mandy Shapansky said in a release. LaserNetworks, which employs 189 people in sales, service and business operations

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Minuteman Press Printing of Lansing, Ill., Grows Business With Help of Ricoh Pro C651

Art Post (Guest) · 1/5/1211:31 PM

Minuteman Press Printing of Lansing, Ill., Grows Business With Help of Ricoh Pro C651EX Printing System Quick-print shop takes jobs in house, providing faster, easier, more affordable customer experiences without increasing costs Jan 04, 2012 West Caldwell, NJ - Ricoh Americas Corporation, a leading provider of digital office equipment and advanced document management solutions and services, today announced that Minuteman Press Printing in Lansing, Ill., has invested in the RICOH® Pro C651EX

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Bud Light - Copier Salesman

Art Post (Guest) · 1/2/123:41 PM

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ACS, A Xerox Company, Helps Iowa Modernize the Way Physicians Share Patient Informati

Art Post (Guest) · 1/5/1211:22 PM

http://www.acs-inc.com . For investor information, visit http://www.xerox.com/investor . Note: Connect with ACS on Facebook or Twitter. To receive 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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Samsung SCX-3405 multi function laser printer series

Art Post (Guest) · 1/7/123:30 PM

Samsung SCX-3405 multi function laser printer series Samsung has announced seven additions to its multi-function printer range. The SCX-3405 series MFPs provide simple and reliable performance with print, scan, copy and fax solutions at a competitive cost. Targeted at small and medium businesses, the devices provide quick printing speeds alongside cost effective solutions. “Small and medium businesses increasingly have demands for multi function printers that provide value in terms of cost

Re: Got A Situation! What would ou do?

Joe · 1/7/122:05 PM

I'm working hard to fix this situation. They do not want another Toshiba and for my second option Samsung just shot me down. They wont sell me the new A3 Black and White. I've been selling their stuff for 6 years and this is the thanks I get. Say I'm to small. Any input on the Sharp MX-M453 or eed a suggestion on a 45 ppm print black and white volume about 8k a month need ledger Sorry. Once I get outside my norm everything becomes a blur Appreciate all your expertise

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blackjack

Re: Big Shake Up at XEROX!!!

Art Post (Guest) · 1/2/129:42 PM

Imaging Systems to KonicaMinolta and Production Print to Canon! We've seen stranger things right!

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Canon U.S.A. Announces New Executive Appointments

Art Post (Guest) · 1/3/125:44 PM

he will oversee Canon U.S.A.'s call center operations. Elsa de Sucre has been appointed president of Canon Panama where she will oversee all of Canon's operations in the region. "It gives me great pleasure to announce these two appointments. Joe Warren has been instrumental in guiding the success and recognition that Canon earns year after year for our dedicated customer support. Thanks to Joe's leadership, our award-winning 100-percent US-based customer support staff has been recognized by

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kyocera taskalfa 3050ci - What can you tell me about it?

VinceMcHugh · 1/3/126:29 PM

I have a sales person asking me about a kyocera taskalfa 3050ci. I haven't seem or heard much of this product, so I would be interested in hearing from this illustrious group, what is the good, the bad, & especially the ugly when it comes to the kyocera taskalfa 3050ci. Thanks for your help! Vince

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Zhuhai Seine laser Printers OMG!

Art Post (Guest) · 1/4/128:21 PM

So, I got a few days left before the end of my BIG vacation, TWO WEEKS!! at home. It's awesome!! I figured I'd catch up with some prospected that I needed to do for the Print4Pay Hotel. Always need advertisers so I can one day quit my day job and do this full time, and if I could we would have something spectacular!! Anyway a good source of potential customers for me is to go the ITEX show page and see who will be exhibiting at the ITEX show, this year its back in Vegas baby!! @ The Mirage

Re: Convert your iPhone into a mobile scanner! Scan documents, forms, whiteboards, magazi

Art Post (Guest) · 1/2/129:15 PM

accounts. The image quality is OK at best. I did not have the chance to export as a jpeg to see that quality. Keep in mind it's more for documents, sketches and stuff like that. Once I opened the doc, of course it was readable, but the quality kinda reminded me of a poor quality fax (but, I then realized that the document I captured was printed via inkjet printer and it was taken from an image from the web, thus 72dpi). I printed the document to my printer and it printed exactly what I scanned. I'm

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Parts catalog Toshiba BD 1340/1350

Anders And · 1/3/127:43 AM

I am looking for a partscatalog for this machine, but only the pages with the fusing section.I know it is a bit old, but I hope someone can help.I have a brand new mainboard for a BD608, maybe we can swap? ;o)

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Why Single Server Printing is becoming the global standard

Art Post (Guest) · 1/4/128:37 PM

Single Server Printing as a concept describes how one print controller, rather than dozens of print servers, can control all printing , every printer and each printer driver in a global enterprise, with maximum redundancy and insignificant wide area network traffic . go here for more...

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Competitive Info Xerox Workcentre 7500 Series

jswinberlin · 1/5/121:32 PM

I see on the brochure on the Xerox 7525 it lists scan to searchable PDF as standard. Does anyone know if this requires software or is a function of the MFP? I know we can do this with PPDM, but was wondering if other vendors have stricly hardware solutions that would provide this capability. Thanks!

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Ricoh MP2550B Shortage from Thai Floods

Art Post (Guest) · 1/5/123:35 PM

Just had some notification that the MP2550B is backordered until June of 2012, anyone else hearing the same thing. I finding this hard to believe the excuse was the flooding in Thailand.Art

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What will happen with Kodak?

Art Post (Guest) · 1/6/1210:45 AM

Would like to hear from others as to what will happen with Kodak. I read an article the other day that stated George (think it was George) Eastman actually committed suicide. "In his final two years, Eastman was in intense pain, caused by a degenerative disorder affecting his spine. He had trouble standing and his walking became a slow shuffle. Today it might be diagnosed as lumbar spinal stenosis, a narrowing of the spinal canal caused by calcification in the vertebrae. Eastman grew depressed

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Awesome FREE Widget for laser printer TCO

Art Post (Guest) · 1/6/1210:48 AM

Check this out from Jesse, it's free, put it on your blog, on your web site. The link for this is in the reply and while your using this make sure you talk to Jesse and see how he can help your business with leads. He'a and SEO expert and is a...

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OKI Data Americas to Showcase Printing Solutions; Serve as Platinum Sponsor at 2012 P

Art Post (Guest) · 1/7/123:34 PM

showcase the specific printing solutions that are vital hardware components of the ProfitMaster Solution Suite, which serves as a comprehensive information management service for Canada’s hardware, home improvement and building supply industry. OKI has been a ProfitMaster Canada Partner for over 15 years and has participated in every Business Partner Conference for the past ten years. OKI products feature industry-leading security technologies that provide users with the ability to print with

Re: New A3 23, 28 and 33 ppm Models available in Europe

GIntel · 1/3/1210:04 AM

Anyone notice that the Lanier and Savin equivs of these systems now have "MP" names almost identical to the Ricoh versions? Any thoughts on this?

Re: New A3 23, 28 and 33 ppm Models available in Europe

GMAN · 1/3/1211:06 AM

Ricoh manufacturing (and Ricoh LTD) are preparing for the elimination of both the Lanier brand and SAVIN brand by April 1, 2012.

Re: New A3 23, 28 and 33 ppm Models available in Europe

Art Post (Guest) · 1/3/125:38 PM

quote: Originally posted by GMAN: Ricoh manufacturing (and Ricoh LTD) are preparing for the elimination of both the Lanier brand and SAVIN brand by April 1, 2012. Whoa! That means another prediction comes true!! LOL I was just about a year late with this... thanx GMAN!

Re: New A3 23, 28 and 33 ppm Models available in Europe

fisher · 1/4/1210:26 AM

quote: Originally posted by GMAN: Ricoh manufacturing (and Ricoh LTD) are preparing for the elimination of both the Lanier brand and SAVIN brand by April 1, 2012. That's a pretty bold statement. Do you have any proof that this is something that is going to take place??? As a Lanier guy I don't necessarily think it would be a bad thing by the way.

Re: Awesome FREE Widget for laser printer TCO

Art Post (Guest) · 1/6/1210:48 AM

Compare HP, Lexmark, and Ricoh Printers

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Badgerboy

Re: kyocera taskalfa 3050ci - What can you tell me about it?

Kitz · 1/4/129:11 AM

I have sold a few of these units. Whats hard to beat is the color cpc and standard features. Image quality is good, however you may have to change a few settings in the print driver to beat the quality of the Ricoh color products. Reliabilty should be good, however this is a new series so were still waiting.

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EFI to Present at the 14th Annual Needham Growth Conference

Art Post (Guest) · 1/4/128:28 PM

webcast of the event will be made available on the Investor Relations/Events & Presentations portion of EFI website at http://ir.efi.com/ . A replay of the webcast will be available online at the aforementioned website following the conclusion of the event. About EFI EFI (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

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Mergers and Acquisitions: 7 MSPs Acquired Since New Year 2012

Art Post (Guest) · 1/5/1211:27 PM

Mergers and Acquisitions: 7 MSPs Acquired Since New Year 2012 Posted January 5th, 2012 by Joe Panettieri 4 0 MSPmentor concedes: Our math isn’t exactly right. But using some fuzzy logic, we’ve spotted seven mergers and acquisitions within the managed services market since the start of 2012. And we’re only five days into the New Year. The latest deal involves Xerox buying LaserNetworks , a managed print services specialist. Are more deals coming? Absolutely yes. Here’s a brief look at the next

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LDAP

jswinberlin · 1/6/123:42 PM

I'm following up on a post that I started last September re: LDAP that seems to be dead so I'm starting new. I put this on the back burner and finally got around to figuring this out. For those of you who want to configure LDAP on Ricoh MFPs, I've attached some documentation. If you have a good understanding of LDAP you will probably be like "duh"! If you're just a copier guy who is trying to fake it until you make it like me, you might find this helpful. I used these settings to set up LDAP

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KMMinny

Re: New A3 23, 28 and 33 ppm Models available in Europe

GMAN · 1/4/123:40 PM

I believe that one of the 'other' Brands (Lanier or Savin) will be eliminated by this summer, yet i have NO FACTUAL INFORMATION. Just my suspicion.

Re: Both HP and Lexmark increase prices Jan 01 2012

GIntel · 1/5/126:24 PM

I heard Ricoh also increased prices. Have any of you received notification of price hikes? Thanks

Re: Both HP and Lexmark increase prices Jan 01 2012

GIntel · 1/6/1211:35 AM

Will any of these Ricoh MSRP/LDP price hikes result in higher end-user pricing? Will the price increases for end users be the same as the price increases to dealers?

Re: Got A Situation! What would ou do?

fisher · 1/6/1212:55 PM

You should be able to go to a broker and get another 50ppm Toshiba for dirt cheep. I'd swap the machine out or fix the existing one. No way would I roll the lease on the customer. Just be honest with the customer and do the right thing by them. One call to a competitor for a quote and you are toast. Make it a positive in the customer's mind. The customer will respect you more in the long run if youdo the right thing. Roll the lease and risk losing the customer forever.

Re: Got A Situation! What would ou do?

montecore · 1/6/125:24 PM

First what was the terms of the first lease? What was the payment? How many months left? When you leased the used Toshiba did you check new or used on the lease? Fisher is right take care of the customer and they will take care of you. Yo need to build that trust and respect back up because right now the customer thinks he got a lemon and you do not care. If he believes that you need to act fast otherwise he will shop you and that will be the end of that customer. Honesty is always the best

Re: Got A Situation! What would ou do?

montecore · 1/7/125:55 PM

What are your options that you have to chose from? What brands are you authorized to service? Are you an independent dealer? How would you get a Sharp if you are not a dealer? Can you service Sharp MX series? At 8K per month they really don't need a 45ppm unit. That would be 25-35ppm range.

Re: Got A Situation! What would ou do?

Joe · 1/7/126:00 PM

I am a small independent been in business over 12 years. Main line is Toshiba with a secondary being Samsung. Both of ehich are not a option for this customer I can get Pretty much anything through association but I don't won't to do wrong to the customer I am looking for a good machine that will work well for them I am a service tech so usually working on different products is not a issue

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Andre Duplessis

Re: Parts catalog Toshiba BD 1340/1350

Art Post (Guest) · 1/3/129:22 AM

quote: Parts catalog Toshiba BD 1340/1350 you can buy one here, not sure if this helps http://www.justmanuals.com/tos...e-manual-p-1214.html

Re: kyocera taskalfa 3050ci - What can you tell me about it?

Art Post (Guest) · 1/3/1210:02 PM

Can anyone help Vince out, we have quite a few kyocera members.

Re: kyocera taskalfa 3050ci - What can you tell me about it?

fisher · 1/4/1210:31 AM

I have Lanier and Kyocera in my showroom. The Lanier has far better image quality and is also more user friendly. Just my humble opinion.

Re: Selling Among Wolves

SalesServiceGuy · 1/4/124:39 PM

I have worked with several "Evangelical" sales people who like to wear a tiny Cross on their coat lapel in the expectation that customers will see it and perceive them as more trustworthy. These people often turn out to be the biggest crooks out there who think of their profit first and the customer second.

Re: Ricoh MP2550B Shortage from Thai Floods

Art Post (Guest) · 1/5/1210:48 PM

Gintel: Now the MP2550B is a current unit that was re-positioned to be more competitive with the new Canon A3 25ppm system.

Re: Ricoh MP2550B Shortage from Thai Floods

fisher · 1/6/128:49 AM

Hard Drives are becoming difficult to get our hands on. That's all it takes to not be able to produce a copier.

Re: LDAP

montecore · 1/6/125:11 PM

The only way to show emails in a sent box when using scan-to-email is with a 3rd party connector that is integrated with the MFP. I know UDOCX can do this....not to familiar with the Ricoh 3rd party vendors.

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Kofax Launches DotImage Enterprise Edition

Art Post (Guest) · 1/3/129:55 PM

streamline the flow of business critical information throughout an organization in a more accurate, timely and cost effective manner. These solutions provide a rapid return on investment to thousands of customers in banking, insurance, government, business process outsourcing and other markets. Kofax delivers these solutions through its own sales and service organizations, and a global network of more than 800 authorized partners in more than 70 countries throughout the Americas, EMEA and Asia Pacific

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Mark McCuen accepts Information Architect VP position at MWAi

Art Post (Guest) · 1/3/129:57 PM

experience in the digital printing and publishing industry. During that time, Mark served in key roles that led to the creation and execution of game changing technologies and solutions that drove the introduction of desktop publishing, wide format color printing and the establishment of the digital multifunctional printer as the core solution for office work group automation. For most of the last decade, Mark pioneered and implemented office solutions strategies at EFI (Electronics For Imaging

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New Year Brings New IT Channel Training Offerings from CompTIA

Art Post (Guest) · 1/4/128:48 PM

providers prepare to apply for CompTIA's business-level credentials -- the CompTIA Security Trustmark and CompTIA MSP Partners Trustmark. Three other Quick Start Guides -- on managed services, managed print services and health IT -- have been updated with new content from industry experts. The new and updated training guides are a part of the full portfolio of channel training, including live workshops, printed and downloadable training guides and business credentials, available from CompTIA

This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago

This Week in the Copier Industry Ten Years Ago

Art Post · 12/4/219:09 AM

This Week in the Copier Industry Ten Years Ago

First Week of December 2011

In one short year we'll be one year short of celebrating our 20th Anniversary in 2023 with the site that you see today. I started the Print4Pay Hotel back in 2001 with a MSN community group. The reason I started the site is so dealers and salespeople in our industry could share information, which I called the good, the bad and the ugly.

Enjoy these copier threads from 10 years ago!

Gap Intelligence’s 2011 Printing Industry Year in Review

Art Post (Guest) · 12/6/1111:19 PM

began with a trickleof relatively unambitious copier brand A4 desktops starting roughly ten years ago, followed-by Sharp’s Frontier experiment in 2008 and 2009, but2011 finally brought the first truly enterprise-class A4s from Ricoh, Canon, Konica Minolta (in Europe), and Fuji Xerox (in Asia). And althoughUS versions of the new Konica Minolta and Fuji Xerox (via Xerox) models have yet to materialize and more enterprise A4s from traditional A3 vendorsare surely on the way, the last eighteen

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Fuji Xerox Launches New Series of Multifunction Devices Along With Solutions Designed

Art Post (Guest) · 12/6/1110:08 PM

feature Fuji Xerox's proprietary Smart Power Saving Technology. The technology contributes to saving energy by only distributing power to areas actually used in the scanning unit, control panel, output unit or controller when a device recovers from the energy saving mode. As only the area that is being used runs, the devices do not make unnecessary noise and users can operate on a control panel without waiting for a device to reboot. Further, Fuji Xerox developed the eight models in the full-color

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Fuji Xerox Promotes New Work Styles by Cloud-Based Document Sharing and Its Linkage W

Art Post (Guest) · 12/6/1110:10 PM

for received faxes, streamlines the office work, and reduces costs. Note 1: Requires DocuWorks Viewer Light for iPhone / iPad 2.0. Note 2: The service allows documents and photos registered at Net Print Center, the file storage site on the Internet, to be printed from a multi-use copier installed at Seven-Eleven stores. Note: iPad, iPhone and iTunes are the registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the United States and other countries. Note: The trademark of iPhone is used based on the licensing

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Fuji Xerox Achieves an Office Environment That Balances Convenience and Eco Performan

Art Post (Guest) · 12/6/1110:11 PM

Fuji Xerox Achieves an Office Environment That Balances Convenience and Eco Performance by Visualizing Environmental Loads and Streamlining Workflow to Promote Eco Measures Introducing ApeosWare Log Management 1.2 Dec 06, 2011 TOKYO — Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. has enhanced log management software ApeosWare Log Management, a component of ApeosWare Management Suit (Note1) that centrally manages and operates multifunction devices and printers. The new ApeosWare Log Management 1.2 has an additional

Re: Everyone is always looking to bash who's on top!

GMAN · 12/2/112:06 PM

Art - Your story and thoughts are both enlightening. While Ricoh should remain a dominant force in our Industry, they have many challenges as an organization. It comes down to leadership and culture, which are essential, even if you have a great product. Kyocera, SHARP, and Toshiba share a certain destiny when it comes to MFP products. They are managing the decline of their MFP business, which means they may soon wind up in the 'Other Vendors' category on future Market Share reports. I hope we

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Sharp Announces New B2B President

Art Post (Guest) · 12/1/118:44 AM

Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America (SIICA), a division of Sharp Electronics Corporation, today announced that Doug Albregts has joined the company’s Imaging and Information Company of America (SIICA) as president. In his position, Mr. Albregts is responsible for directing the strategic growth and profitability of Sharp’s Business to Business (B2B) operations by increasing sales via channel and resellers, expanding market share and maintaining high levels of quality and innovation

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Print Audit Assessor Helps Dealers Maximize Profits With Over 1800 Organizations

Art Post (Guest) · 12/1/115:02 PM

total print volumes, the Assessor tracks 35 fields of information about each print job. For example, the software tracks who printed, the application, printer, number of pages, color information, document name and more. Once an assessment is complete, dealers can generate powerful reports that reveal printing inefficiencies and bottlenecks. This data can be used to analyze volumes and create specific proposals related to their customer's unique needs. Print Audit® has designed the Assessor

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"What is" Jetmobile?

Art Post (Guest) · 12/1/115:38 PM

, mobility, andtraceability, solution. SecureJet allows customers to minimize printing cost,increase security, and prove utilizations and efficiencies as well as providingknowledge for actionable print environment optimization. 4. What manufacturers devices are supported? Jetmobile has embedded solutionsfor HP and Ricoh printing devices but supports other manufactures throughexternal appliance. How do you sell your products? Jetmobile focuses on developing anindirect sales channel to provide

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Canon U.S.A. Celebrates Another Award-Winning Year

Art Post (Guest) · 12/1/115:46 PM

the 100 Best Global Brands for 2011 by Interbrand, the leading brand consultancy. Among the company's key awards, Canon has been placed in the Leaders Quadrant of the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Managed Print Services Worldwide(1) report; PCMag.com Readers' Choice awards for service and reliability for the eighth consecutive year for Canon digital cameras and printers, and the first year for camcorders in a new category for 2011; and for the third consecutive year, BenchmarkPortal's(2) Center of

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Brother recruits print veterans

Art Post (Guest) · 12/1/117:45 PM

Brother strengthens senior sales team with print industry veterans Printer manufacturer Brother has expanded its sales team with the appointments of two senior managers. Cathy Ellis (pictured) joins from Dell , where she was the UK head of its printer business for three years. She will take up the newly created position of head of sales, online partners, developing Brother’s online partner network, and reporting to Andy Forsyth who joined Brother in October from HP . Cathy has 24 years

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Level Platforms Release Reflects RMM Evolution

Art Post (Guest) · 12/2/117:10 AM

with photocopier legacies such as Xerox and Ricoh – have been pushing the per-page expense model for years. Copier dealers know this model well as that’s how they’ve always charged for their devices. Every time a user hits the green button on a copier, pennies fall into the pocket of a dealer. Vendors want the same thing with desktop and networked printers because these devices have been steadily robbing workload from copiers. As evidence of the managed print opportunity, Level Platforms included

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LAW JOURNALS’ READERS PRAISE RICOH’S DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT SERVICE TWO YEARS RUNNING

Art Post (Guest) · 12/6/112:04 PM

ahead of their competition. For more information about Ricoh’s legal offerings, please visit www.ricoh-usa.com/legal . About Ricoh Americas Corporation Ricoh Americas Corporation, headquartered in West Caldwell, N.J., is a subsidiary of Ricoh Company, Ltd., the 75-year-old leading provider of advanced office technology and innovative document imaging products, services and software, with fiscal year 2010 sales in excess of $23 billion. Ricoh’s fully integrated hardware and customizable services

Re: What's the best way to close on price increase?

Old Glory · 12/2/1110:05 AM

Here is the text from the email we got: Dear Dealer Principal Effective January 1, 2012, Ricoh will implement a price increase. Ricoh, Savin and Lanier equipment and accessories will reflect a 5% increase from the current dealer pricing and SRP prices, excluding A4 laser printers and Gel printers which will have no change. All supplies and parts will reflect a 3% increase without exception. This increase is due to the ongoing appreciation of the Japanese Yen. We have been faced with cost

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Govt tenders for new print services procurement contract

Art Post (Guest) · 12/1/117:47 PM

29-11-2011 The UK government has put out a tender for managed print services and devices that will be worth between £704 million and £904 million over four years. A tender notice was published by the Cabinet Office for multifunctional devices and services, managed print services and print audit services under Government Procurement's framework agreement. It says the new framework is targeted at two types of customers: small bodies with simple requirements and larger departments needing

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Understanding the Section 179 Tax Benefit for Office Equipment Purchases

Art Post (Guest) · 12/6/1111:53 PM

Note from Art: This was posted on Docutrends Blog/Newsletter, thier link is at the bottom of the page. Understanding the Section 179 Tax Benefit for Office Equipment Purchases Section 179 of the IRS tax code allows businesses to deduct the full purchase price of qualifying equipment (includes Copiers, Printers, MFPs etc.) purchased or financed during the tax year. In 2011, it goes up to $500,000 (from $250,000 in 2010). It's an incentive created by the U.S. Government to encourage businesses

Re: What's the best way to close on price increase?

Jrlz · 12/1/114:17 PM

The old act now or the price is going up close does have a way of backfiring. Mainly becuase the customer does not belive the sales rep. Only thing I can think of is showing them some sort of documentation. Do you have any documentation from Ricoh regarding the increase and is it something that could be shared with the customer?

Re: What's the best way to close on price increase?

GMAN · 12/1/114:29 PM

Ricoh blinked first to drive December 2011 sales, due to recent sales struggles and to help Jim Corridi's first Quarter appear impressive (if this works), but other Manufacturers may follow suit, as Old Glory states. We will know soon...

Re: What I Want for Christmas....

yeti · 12/1/115:06 PM

quote: Originally posted by fisher: Ricoh is giving us coal in our stockings this year. If sales continue to slide you'd be lucky to get coal

Re: What I Want for Christmas....

Art Post (Guest) · 12/1/117:10 PM

GMAN: Good job with the KM stuff! Anyone else, how about Sharp or Canon??

Re: Would You Loan this company Money?

Art Post (Guest) · 12/6/119:58 PM

Well Mitsubishi is a real good quess since they were one of the first manufacturers of rice cookers after WWII. They are still in our industry producing a niche printer and we all remember thier line of fax machines right? However it's not Mitsubishi either! Come on think BIG or LARGE!

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Océ Extends Powerful Océ SRA High-Volume Controller with Support for Latest IS/3 AFP

Art Post (Guest) · 12/1/1111:08 AM

Océ Extends Powerful Océ SRA High-Volume Controller with Support for Latest IS/3 AFP Standard Océ SRA controllers help power Océ inkjet printing portfolio TRUMBULL, CONN.– December 1, 2011 – Océ, a Canon Group company and an international leader in digital document management, today announced it has extended its powerful Océ SRA®controller technology with added support for the latest IS/3 standard for Advanced Function Presentation (AFP) printing. The inclusion of the latest functionalities of

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Museum scans 12,000 photos; photographs 3,000 artifacts

Art Post (Guest) · 12/1/114:59 PM

. When the project started, we had three computers in the building and one copy machine. The value of our hardware (10 computers, one printer/copy machine, six flat bed scanner and one microfilm reader/printer) has grown to about $16,500. No, we haven't spent that much money -- that's the value of the hardware. We purchased the microfilm reading machine. Diana Shaner went online and talked the company into selling it to us at half price, just under $5,000. The rest of the hardware has been given to

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Brother Completes Acquisition of Nefsis Corporation

Art Post (Guest) · 12/4/117:31 PM

Dec 02, 2011 BRIDGEWATER, NJ – The Brother group of companies, a leading manufacturer and distributor of high-quality printing devices for home, office and commercial environments, announced today that it has acquired Nefsis Corporation. Founded in 1998, and based in San Diego, California, Nefsis Corporation is an innovator in web-based remote collaboration and conferencing software. The company, operating under the Nefsis, ePop and WiredRed brands, has developed a range of solutions for

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Modern Healthcare to host AUXILIO webinar

Art Post (Guest) · 12/6/119:06 PM

,” Flynn said. “As I travel the country, … I found that there is a misunderstanding of what managed print services brings to the table when considering solutions to cutting costs, improving process efficiencies in the print environment and preparing for e-records. This webinar will help clear up the confusion and demonstrate real time savings that are achievable through MPS.” For more information, visit the event page at the Modern Healthcare website.

Re: What's the best way to close on price increase?

Larry Levine · 12/1/117:23 AM

Art, on Ricoh devices? I have not heard on my end?

Re: What's the best way to close on price increase?

Kitz · 12/1/118:30 AM

Yes it is true Ricoh price increase of 5%!

Re: What I Want for Christmas....

GMAN · 12/1/1110:20 AM

I would love to see the following: 1. An update to the KIP C80 Wide Format device 2. Additional Production Print Support, such as Engineers to assist Dealers 3. Continued Television advertising 4. A homegrown (KM manufactured) A4 device that dominates the Industry and compliments MPS 5. Accelerated implementation of Managed Network Services offering through All Covered 6. No Price Increases!

Re: What I Want for Christmas....

fisher · 12/1/1111:08 AM

Ricoh is giving us coal in our stockings this year.

Re: What's the best way to close on price increase?

fisher · 12/1/115:01 PM

No way would I ever try to use a close with a customer based on an upcoming price increase. Not unless you want to sound like a used car salesman. I would never bring that into my conversation with a customer. You may want to sweeten the deal to get it done by the first of the year though.

Re: Would You Loan this company Money?

Jrlz · 12/5/118:01 PM

I will bite. Is it Ricoh?

Re: Would You Loan this company Money?

montecore · 12/5/1110:28 PM

I will take a wild guess....RICOH?

Re: Would You Loan this company Money?

Art Post (Guest) · 12/5/1111:04 PM

It's not Ricoh, keep guessing...hint, japanese company... world headquarters in Tokyo

Re: MPW2400/2401

Art Post (Guest) · 12/6/117:28 AM

for copy mode if being used is this not programable in "syncr" mode. In reference to the print what application are you printing from, it is the windows print driver or plotbase?

Re: MPW2400/2401

Anders And · 12/6/117:38 AM

Hi Art It is only when printing, sorry. They are using Autocad and also PDF and the windows driver

Re: Would You Loan this company Money?

montecore · 12/6/117:48 AM

Is it Panasonic, SONY or Toshiba?

Re: Would You Loan this company Money?

CTXerox · 12/6/119:00 PM

Kyocera Mita

Re: Kyocera Mita Quietly changes thier name to........

GMAN · 12/1/1110:30 AM

Confucious say, "Only the wisest and stupidest of men don't change" Which one is Kyocera MITA these days?

Re: dispatching calls

Old Glory · 12/6/1111:00 AM

When you say "over the phone" are you referring to actual voice communication? I ask because our techs receive their marching orders via company issued Blackberrys but they are synced with eAutomate. The calls are closed in the system with the key strokes they enter on their Blackberrys. In other words, the calls are input by dispatch and closed by techs without any duplication of efforts or voice communication. At least that is my understanding from a salesreps perspective.

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chamPS

GIntel · 12/1/119:58 PM

Anyone have initial thoughts on Ricoh's chaMPS program. Seems like it has a lot to offer and a lot of flexibility, but also requires a significant investment. Does that sound fair? Is anyone taking advantage of this program? I appreciate any input.

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MPW2400/2401

Anders And · 12/5/113:27 AM

I have a 2400 (RPCS) and and a 2401 (postscript) with a similar problem. I cant figure out how to make the printer cut the paper lenght according to the format of the print job or document. Does anyone have a "best practice" for settings?

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Would You Loan this company Money?

Art Post (Guest) · 12/5/117:45 PM

Currency in Millions of U.S. Dollars As of: Mar 31 2008 USD Mar 31 2009 USD Mar 31 2010 USD Mar 31 2011 USD 4-Year Trend Revenues 269.2 204.0 145.8 150.6 TOTAL REVENUES 269.2 204.0 145.8 150.6 Cost of Goods Sold 184.6 137.9 112.0 130.2 GROSS PROFIT 84.5 66.0 33.8 20.4 Selling General Admin Expenses, Total 50.1 49.9 53.3 45.3 Depreciation Amortization, Total 1.3 1.7 1.6 2.1 OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES, TOTAL 51.4 51.6 54.9 47.4 OPERATING INCOME 33.1 14.5 -21.1 -27.0 Interest Expense -0.1 -0.1

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Executive Director Mary Brown presented a copy agreement to the commissioners

Art Post (Guest) · 12/6/119:23 PM

Meanwhile, Clay County Community Corrections Executive Director Mary Brown presented a copy agreement to the commissioners. She suggested a better copier that would lower payments. To purchase the copier would cost $6,200 with $28 per month for maintenance. However, the commissioners didn't want to purchase the copier. Currently, the office is paying $198 per month on the lease of their copier. The new lease would drop the payment to $162 per month. The commissioners approved the new copier

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P4P Hotel Welcomes Industry Analysts

Art Post (Guest) · 12/6/1111:46 PM

In a few short weeks Industry Analysts will be coming on board as a P4P Hotel sponsor. We're working out some details and I hoping that Premium Members of the Print4Pay Hotel will also be able to get a discount for IA reports and products. I know more in a week or so or right after the Holidays. Please take the time to click their banner ads on the site, just going to the site helps keep the basic membership free, keeps me focused on posting daily, and will help grow the site and we as a group

This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago

This Week in the Copier Industry Ten Years Ago

Art Post · 11/12/218:30 PM

This Week in the Copier Industry Ten Years Ago

Third Week of November 2011

Attendance news for ITEX 2021

Dealers owners on different days stated the venue was much smaller than in the past (2019).
Multiple dealers agreed that they did not see more than 80 dealers on the show floor
Another dealer stated "in one of the of the talk tracks today there was only 5 attendees".
Heard from my third attendee today and that was from a vendor mentioning attendance. Here's the quote "It was brutally low"
Couple of vendors stated it was worth the investment to speak with the clients they've been trying to track

Enjoy These Copier Threads from Ten Years Ago

Notable Solutions, Inc. Named Xerox Scanning Partner Of The Year For Second Year Runn

Art Post (Guest) · 11/16/1111:32 PM

information into the appropriate business system based on the document type. As a result, business is done faster, with less effort — and with less paper. AutoStore is the information on-ramp for nearly 500 models of MFPs and network-attached scanners —from Fujitsu, HP, Kodak, Kyocera, Lexmark, Ricoh, Savin, Lanier, Sharp and Xerox. SOURCE: Notable Solutions, Inc

Re: Comments on the Canon 1730/1740/1750 Models

Art Post (Guest) · 11/15/119:37 PM

The Ricohs have been slow sellers is not because of end user needs or wants. Basically ours is a quota/revenue driven business from the top to the bottom. The preferred compensation model for commissions is that of a revenue based plan with commissions. Why have a GP driven comp plan for your sales people when your Dealership or Branch has a revenue based quota plan from the manufacturers? It just doesn't make sense. With that A4's from Canon, Sharp, Ricoh, and KonicaMinolta has presented their

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Konica Minolta Receives 2011 BERTL’s Best Awards

Art Post (Guest) · 11/15/1110:18 PM

National Association of Quick Printers (NAQP). Konica Minolta's innovative bizhub PRESS C8000 is the first digital press to receive the G7 Digital Press Certification from the IDEAlliance®. For more information, please visit http://www.CountOnKonicaMinolta.com and follow Konica Minolta on Facebook (@Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A), YouTube (@KonicaMinoltaUS), and Twitter (@KonicaMinoltaUS). About BERTL The Business Equipment Research and Test Laboratories Inc., (BERTL) is an independent

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Tickets on Sale Now for 2012 Editions of Konica Minolta Face-Off Classic and Konica M

Art Post (Guest) · 11/17/1111:36 PM

Loyalty in the MFP Office Copier Market by Brand Keys. Buyers Laboratory Inc. (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 Products. For more information, please visit http://www.CountOnKonicaMinolta.com and follow Konica Minolta on Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter. About Inside Lacrosse Inside Lacrosse is the premier media outlet for the sport of lacrosse, covering print (Inside Lacrosse

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Mulit-line fax?

montecore · 11/18/1110:07 PM

Here is a challenge for you....need everyone's help. What I am looking for is what manufacturers offer 2, 3 and 4 fax lines on ONE MFP? I know Konica Minolta is 2, Ricoh max is 3 & Canon max is 4 on some of their black & white MFP line. More specifically how does this fit in 45-55ppm range? These are a rare occurrence but could make the difference someday of winning or losing a future deal for everyone.

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Print Shop: Managed Services Deliver Cost Savings and Control

Art Post (Guest) · 11/17/115:39 PM

Print Shop: Managed Services Deliver Cost Savings and Control Call it the quietest million you’ll ever spend. We’re talking about printing, and the numbers are staggering: The EPA estimates that in the United States, a sheet has less than a 5% chance of containing recycled fibers and a 50% chance of landing in a landfill or an incinerator. The average office employee uses 27 pounds of paper per year. More than 40% of trees cut down by loggers are used for paper—9% of that from old growth. Now

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KYOCERA MITA launches five new A4 monochrome MFPs for small workgroups

Art Post (Guest) · 11/16/1111:36 PM

core functionalities and a print speed of 30 ppm. With their superior network integration and security features they are made to fit the needs of small workgroups from small offices to large businesses. All five devices come with standard duplex printing, copy and colour scan functionality. The FS-1130MFP and FS-1135MFP are marketed as 4-in-1 devices with accessory fax function. All have a 50 sheet reversal document processor for high speed and easy usage, with the exception of the new basic

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Managed Print Services Analyst

Art Post (Guest) · 11/17/115:26 PM

Managed Print Services Analyst Canon Business Solutions, Inc.- Charlotte, NC (Charlotte, North Carolina Area) Job Description Managed Print Services (MPS) Analysts are responsible for providing and facilitating fleet management support to clients, ensuring effective operation of all fleet related solutions. Coordinate site assessment project teams, leading the team through the assessment and reporting process, and preparing all required project deliverables. Additionally responsible for special

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Copier Technician (san jose downtown)

Art Post (Guest) · 11/20/113:59 PM

Copier Technician (san jose downtown) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 2011-11-14, 6:51AM PST Reply to: job-rthwt-2701505781@craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Immediate position available for highly qualified applicant. Integrated Copy Solutions leads the bay area in providing prompt and expert client service and support. Experience with Konica

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As Lexmark evolves, focus moves from printers to software

Art Post (Guest) · 11/20/114:04 PM

also competing to make businesses more efficient with the likes of Xerox, which acquired business process outsourcer ACS last year. Lexmark's software and solutions on its multifunction printers and in its managed print services offerings recently led to the company being named a leader in the field by research firm Gartner. "Software that touches printing and document management is incredibly important for the future success of these companies," said analyst Shannon Cross of Cross Research

Re: Comments on the Canon 1730/1740/1750 Models

Larry Levine · 11/16/117:24 AM

You all bring up some good points. Both the Ricoh MPC300/400 series and the Canon 1700 series are definitely are game chnagers. Being able to sell both helps. I thinkk Ricoh is really holding back on the SP5200 because of this Canon series. In a GP sales model a sales rep is in heaven selling these two untis. Don't get me wrong regarding revenue but GP based models is where it is at. I havent been impressed with some models from Canon lately, however, I think they have gotten it rigth with the

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Comments on the Canon 1730/1740/1750 Models

Lucas Distribution LLC · 11/15/1111:50 AM

I am interested in hearing feedback on the recently introduced Canon IR 1730/1740/1750 models. These look to be similar to the Ricoh A4 B&W models introduced at the beginning of 2011 - the Ricoh models appear to be slow sellers. Wondering if these Canon models will be accepted better than the Ricoh models...

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Canon U.S.A. Launches the imageFORMULA P-215 Personal Document Scanner for the Mobile

Art Post (Guest) · 11/15/1110:22 PM

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., Nov 15, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Canon U.S.A. Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, today announced the imageFORMULA P-215 Personal Document Scanner. Expanding on Canon's award-winning imageFORMULA product portfolio, the P-215 personal scanner's compact size and high-quality imaging bring sophistication to mobile information capture, storage and collaboration. Its innovative design and excellent value make it ideal for use by "road warriors" and office users looking to

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Independent MPS as the market consolidates

Art Post (Guest) · 11/15/1110:26 PM

Nearly every enterprise – including commercial businesses, educational institutions and government organisations – relies on printing to support essential business processes, whether it is back-office operations such as accounting or payroll or front-office activities such as sales and marketing. Regardless of how dependent an organisation is on printing, IT departments struggle with similar management challenges: providing reliable print services that meet organisational expectations while

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The changing role of salespeople

Art Post (Guest) · 11/16/1111:21 PM

. But, users and sales forces now have a tool that can help them connect in ways they never could have before — social media. An example of how social media has changed a salesperson’s role is our Managed Print Services (MPS) division. This group has recently gone through a transformation as to how they do their prospecting. MPS allows us to monitor and manage a businesses’ printer fleet. This has become an asset to companies, as it relieves the amount of time that their IT staff spends just

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Purchase of one (1) unit Taskalfa Kyocera-Mita

Art Post (Guest) · 11/18/113:05 PM

Purchase of one (1) unit Taskalfa Kyocera-Mita Digital Copier for Finance Section [TenderNews.com - Tenders (India)] (TenderNews.com - Tenders (India) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Purchase of one (1) unit Taskalfa Kyocera-Mita Digital Copier for Finance Section more info : Location : Albay BidDate : 11/21/2011 Tender Country : Philippines Tender Type : Tenders Tendering Authority : PHILIPPINE PORTS AUTHORITY - PMO LEGAZPI Tendering Authority Address : Cheryl Minerva Lagman Navarez Procurement

Re: Comments on the Canon 1730/1740/1750 Models

Larry Levine · 11/16/1111:54 AM

Sell Ricoh and Canon. In my opinion, I feel the ease use from a user perspective is much stronger with Ricoh than Canon. The dealer support is stronger with Ricoh. I like Ricoh color much more than Canon. I do not spend much attention to the units in general as they are just a by product. My main focus is solving problems within an organization. It just so happens prinetrs and copiers fall into this.

Re: Quoting Service single/double click

big g · 11/16/114:54 AM

main consumables. Although Toner coverage is definitly double for A4. Also 90% of sales are to Printers who do all their printing Oversize A3 and cut it down. A freind has sold 3 - all to printers- of the previous model and toner coverage averages 80% i.e. 20% per colour. He is a country dealer and can get away with charging double for A3 as no competition. Whereas being closer to main City, we compete with all the direct and big guys, so absolutley no way, can we charge double for A3 as everyone

Re: Mulit-line fax?

Art Post (Guest) · 11/18/1111:38 PM

Ricoh has three all of the up to the MP9001. My personal feelings is that any MFP that has a browser would be able to use the UDOCX Cloud Fax, thsu you could have 10 fax lines or more, the savings far outweighs the cost of the modems, line charges, taxes, fees, etc..

Re: Sharp MX-2310U/MX4111N

Kiwispike · 11/20/114:51 PM

quote: Originally posted by txeagle24: What about the idea of subcontracting the service on the devices that your dealership does not service? Since we've gotten more & more into MPS, we've seen this as more of a viable option over the past year. I wish that was possible, every manufacturer in my country deals direct other than HP/Lexmark and keep a close grip on the service. We have partnered with Canon/Ricoh/Toshiba on the odd deal but they are typically across every deal anyway.

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It’s official — Ricoh is coming to Bolingbrook.

Art Post (Guest) · 11/16/113:09 PM

Bolingbrook, IL — It’s official — Ricoh is coming to Bolingbrook. During tonight’s Village Board meeting, representatives from Ricoh — the copy machine giant — confirmed it will consolidate distribution sites from 12 neighboring states into one 260,000-square-foot building at 254 International Boulevard in the coming months. “We expect to bring in two distribution centers from suburban Chicago by January, then begin bringing in sites from other states,” said John Stacy, Ricoh representative

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Car Crashes into Copier

Art Post (Guest) · 11/16/113:20 PM

out of shape. Employee Tony Meyer said the car hit a copier at the entrance of the store but he wasn't sure of the extent of the damage. "It's just fortunate no one was in front of him," Welsh said. Two UPS employees and two customers were in the store at the time of the crash, Meyer said. Meyer was helping a customer when he heard a loud bang at 11:30 a.m., he said. He said he looked over just in time to see the car drive into the store. "After that it was pure shock," Meyer said. — Saerom Yoo

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Hackettstown School Board looks to shed $660,000 Xerox contract

Art Post (Guest) · 11/16/1111:30 PM

he Hackettstown School Board is looking to shed an approximately $660,000 Xerox contract that the board and administrators aren't sure ever came before a school board. The contract, which began in 2009 and ends in Jan. 2014, costs the district approximately $11,000 a month. Teresa Barna, the district's business administrator, said at a board meeting Nov. 9 she is looking into possible exits. "I've been researching this contract," Barna said. "I actually met with the Xerox representatives ... to

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Businesses that are unable to keep up with the impacts of technological change may di

Art Post (Guest) · 11/16/1111:47 PM

through Ricoh’s expertise in Managed Document Services, Production Printing, Office Solutions and IT Services. By working with Ricoh, businesses can streamline the way they work, become more efficient and profitable, and share knowledge more effectively within their organisations. With a global workforce of 109,014, Ricoh operates in Europe, the Americas, Asia Pacific, China and Japan. Ricoh Europe Holdings Plc is a public limited company and the EMEA headquarters of Ricoh Company with

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Migrating from 32-bit to 64-bit printer drivers in Windows 7 projects

Art Post (Guest) · 11/17/115:53 PM

Recently many organizations moving to Windows 7 have contacted us, asking how Cirrato can help them migrate printers and drivers from a 32-bit environment to a 64-bit one. Printer driver challenges in 32-bit to 64-bit migrations The challenges often revolve around how 32-bit and 64-bit drivers can co-exist in the same servers or how to more easily deploy new drivers across a global organization. Without a dedicated system, the easiest way for many companies to migrate is to set up an entirely

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Ricoh SP3410SF toner

John · 11/18/112:26 PM

Hello all, I am being told that Ricoh is backordered on the toner for this unit and even a third party supplier "Carolina Wholesale" is also out of stock. Does anyone know if we can order the toner directly from Samsung since this is a relabled Samsung product? Thanks for any help. John

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389 copiers needed for 48 month lease

Art Post (Guest) · 11/19/1110:18 AM

(MFDs)/copiers https://www.fbo.gov/?s=opportu...ab=core&_cview=0

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Request for Sealed Proposals for Digital Copiers in Georgia

Art Post (Guest) · 11/20/114:24 PM

Request for Sealed Proposals for Digital Copiers http://www.laniercountyschools...adRFPCopiers2011.pdf

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Riverdale, Georgia

Art Post (Guest) · 11/20/114:27 PM

and review the information contained within this RFQ document and respond accordingly. II. General and Technical Requirements for Copiers/Printers All copiers/printers shall be newly manufactured with no used or refurbished parts and include the capability for scanning, faxing, and printing. Unless otherwise specified, all copiers/printers shall meet the following requirements: 1. All printers/copiers shall be capable of producing double-sided prints/copies. 2. All printers/copiers shall have an

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You Pay For Two Copiers When Upgrade Not Paid by Copier Vendor

Art Post (Guest) · 11/20/114:33 PM

Note from Art: From time to time, I'll be visiting other dealers blogs and posting the partial blog and then a link of the some of the most interesting blogs I've read. Special kudos to Leppert for this blog, it's great info and Leppert is a P4P'er also!!! It's sad to say but we have seen it happen. A potential client for a copier upgrade decides to go with a vendor prior to the end of their lease and the buyout or upgrade costs for the old unit are not paid by the vendor of the new copier. A

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Nebraska Copier Motion Fails!

Art Post (Guest) · 11/20/114:38 PM

11-10-22: Motion by Dr. Johnson, seconded by Mrs. Haynes, to accept the copier proposal from Capital Business Systems for copier leases. Voting Aye: Tom Menke. Nay: Dr. Johnson, Mrs. Roes, Mrs. Haynes, and Mr. Drinkwalter. Motion failed, 1-4. Finalization of the copier leases has been tabled until the November Board Meeting to allow more time to clarify prices and to allow both vendors a chance to present additional information to the Board. Read more: http://rapidcityjournal.com/th...6.html

Re: Comments on the Canon 1730/1740/1750 Models

montecore · 11/15/118:10 PM

These units will be very successful for Canon. I have been waiting a long time for Canon to bring these A4 units to the market. There is a whole series of 6 different models depending on the customers needs. I am not familiar with those Ricoh units....which models are you referring? I already have several customers that have been waiting for these to be released. Now just bring the color series similar to these and Canon will be set. From what I heard the Ricoh units are priced too high

Re: Comments on the Canon 1730/1740/1750 Models

montecore · 11/15/1110:42 PM

Thanks for taking time for the great blog....there was a lot of good info in there. The rule of thumb is 2 A4's to 1 A3. I thought he was referring to the Ricoh color A4's as those are the ones that I knew about. I have not seen an A4 Ricoh that fits this class. A4's really work great when a customer does not need all the bells & whistles or 11x17". Canon has a very good position like you said Art with the 2525. I have personally placed several of these units. However I have also placed

Re: Comments on the Canon 1730/1740/1750 Models

montecore · 11/16/117:35 AM

Larry....what models are you referring to that you do not like from Canon? Why? What brand are you selling?

Re: Monocomponent vs. Dual Component

JasonR · 11/18/118:28 AM

Even Canon's current Dual component systems have developer "pre-mixed" in the toner, they just need that extra kick of additional developer. As far as any quality concerns, I haven't seen any problem with the quality of the Canon mono component prints.

Re: Prisim Doc record

Shaja · 11/18/1110:58 AM

We have used DocRecord internally at our dealership for the last two years. I like it; I find it pretty easy to administer and our end users think it's intuitive and friendly. I can't speak to integration with your specific platform. But, for automation it's just a matter of setting up a process with a watch folder through DocRecord's Automation Server tool, and programming a one-touch button on your MFP that scans into the watch folder. PS - we're a Konica Minolta dealer. :-)

Re: The changing role of salespeople

Larry Levine · 11/17/117:17 AM

Good article that you posted Art. I am a firm believer in LinkedIn as a social media source for selling. For those of you interested check out my LinkedIn page. Social Media helps to break down the sales barrier.

Re: Quoting Service single/double click

JasonR · 11/17/119:22 AM

quote: Originally posted by big g: From parts perspective,as it feeds A3 sideways, it really is only 1.5 x cost of A4 for parts and main consumables. Although Toner coverage is definitly double for A4. Also 90% of sales are to Printers who do all their printing Oversize A3 and cut it down. I don't follow your logic. The machine can either put 2 A4 pages through (2 clicks) or it can put 1 A3 page through in the same amount of space/parts wear. The cost is most definitely double.

Re: Mulit-line fax?

montecore · 11/20/117:42 PM

Thanks for the info Art. However, only Ricoh and Xerox can use UDOCX right now.

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ECi Announces Release of FMAudit Version 3.3

Art Post (Guest) · 11/15/1110:28 PM

partners in FMAudit have pioneered leading-edge print assessment solutions that helped define the managed print services industry. Today, the company develops and supports an industry-leading portfolio of managed print services software tools and solutions. FMAudit clients include copy and print dealers, supply dealers, OEM's, Suppliers and Licensed Software Partners. For more information, visit www.fmaudit.com , contact FMAudit at sales@fmaudit.com or call (573) 632-2461. About ECi ECi Software

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AUXILIO Top-Line Grows from Six New Client Accounts

Art Post (Guest) · 11/16/113:13 PM

AUXILIO Top-Line Grows from Six New Client Accounts Ken Nagy, CFA On November 15, 2011, Auxilio, Inc. (AUXO - Analyst Report), a Managed Print Services (MPS) company for health care industry, reported financial results for its fiscal 2011 third quarter and nine months, ended September 30, 2011. A solid quarter resulted in an over 68 percent year over year increase in sales, with revenue expanding $2.703 million to $6.674 million from $3.970 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010

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Campus alert warns about possible scam

Art Post (Guest) · 11/17/118:43 PM

A campus alert was released today about a possible scam related to departmental printers and copiers. According to a campus update email sent today, numerous reports on campus have been made about calls received from potential scammers asking for model numbers from departmental printers and copiers. The scenario was described as the caller saying he or she wants to verify some information. The department is then asked for the model of its printer or copier. If the caller is asked by the

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Austin, Texas

Art Post (Guest) · 11/19/1110:26 AM

11. Copier and Print Shop Paper Products State Texas Agency Austin Independent School District Posted on Nov 17, 2011 Due by Dec 06, 2011 http://www.bidmain.com/governm...60502000&fgov=sl

Re: Comments on the Canon 1730/1740/1750 Models

Lucas Distribution LLC · 11/15/119:03 PM

Appreciate your feedback! The Ricoh models I referred to earlier are the MP C300/C400 A4 color models.

Re: Monocomponent vs. Dual Component

Art Post (Guest) · 11/17/115:22 PM

You have a good point with the dual componet color from Canon. If I remember correctly the pitch from Canon was the developer mixed with toner is your monocomponet, which will keepprint and copy quality very good over the long haul because you never run low on developer like the dual process that everyone else uses. When it comes to Canon's Pro units, I don't know if these are dual or single, what I can tell you is that I prefer the halftones on dual better, but the knock is that as the

Re: Ricoh SP3410SF toner

Art Post (Guest) · 11/18/1111:40 PM

I think what John was asking is if the Samsung cartridges ahave the same key as the Ricoh cartridges, meaning they sammies would work in the Ricoh. I don't know this and it would help if someone has the answer.

Re: Ricoh SP3410SF toner

dmurrah · 11/20/1111:29 AM

we have the same issue. The 3400/3410 is NOT a Samsung engine. It is made by Ricoh.

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Re: Sharp MX-2310U/MX4111N

montecore · 11/15/118:17 PM

That is what we did for the proposal however that is a risky idea because Ricohs are down or have significant issues that is a reflection back on me and not worth the risk of affecting the entire account. This is primarily the reason why the bid was lost because of that existing fleet. I just do not think it was fair for the hired consultant to lead everyone on during the bid with a setup for Ricoh to win.

Re: New A4 Monochrome devices from Ricoh

fisher · 11/16/1110:48 AM

November is now half way over and still no sign of this new A4 box. Thumbs down to Ricoh on this one.

This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago

This Week in the Copier Industry Ten Years Ago

Art Post · 11/6/2110:58 AM

This Week in the Copier Industry Ten Years Ago

Second Week of November 2011

Last week I wrote about some of the items I've gotten really, really good at in my 41 years of selling office technology.

I guess one of those professional attributes I've developed is the ability to listen to the client along with understanding what type of person they are. I only leaned this a few years ago that clients can be designated into colors. However years ago I learned through listening along with trial and error many years ago on how to meet the client at their level. Meaning I moved my personality to theirs so we could be better at communicating.

Enjoy These Threads from Ten Years Ago This Week!

Konica Minolta Named a Leader in 2011 Worldwide Multifunction Printer (MFP) and Print

Art Post (Guest) · 11/8/1110:17 PM

announced Konica Minolta’s placement in the Leaders Quadrant of the “Magic Quadrant for MFPs and Printers, Worldwide”1 published by Gartner, Inc. “We are proud that Gartner has recognized the Konica Minolta Group as a global leader in the highly competitive MFP and Printer marketplace,” said Rick Taylor, President and Chief Operating Officer, Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. “The year 2011 has been an excellent one for Konica Minolta, providing the critical momentum to deliver on our

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Notable Solutions Awarded $300,000 Contract by Major Canadian Manufacturer to Provide

Art Post (Guest) · 11/8/118:21 PM

, or printer, then routes the information into the appropriate business system based on the document type. As a result, business is done faster, with less effort -- and with less 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: www.nsiautostore.com . Contact: Mike Morper +1.240.683.8400 x5098 VP Marketing

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Kodak's latest loss softened by patent and printer sales

Art Post (Guest) · 11/9/118:35 PM

Kodak is under increasing pressure to sell its high-prized patents following last week’s announcement of third quarter losses amounting to US$222 million. While the result reflected lower digital camera and film sales, the company was more upbeat about its revamped inkjet business, which is finally on the verge of turning a profit. Home photo printers, high-speed commercial inkjet presses, workflow software and packaging are viewed as Kodak's new core business. Revenue from those businesses

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Kodak & Possible Buyers?

Art Post (Guest) · 11/9/1110:40 PM

I'm thinking Kodak will be purchased in the next 90 days. I have nothing solid just a gut feeling with all of the recent press releases in reference to profits, possible patent sales, CFO stating they are not going to go into chapter 13. A few questions for everyone: 1. Has anyone heard any solid rumors in reference to an impending sale of stock? 2. If there was a buyer, who do you think it might be? Google (GOOG), Canon (CAJ), Sony (SNE), Apple (AAPL), Xerox (XRX), have been mentioned. 3

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Ricoh ChaMPS Program Helps More Dealers Take Advantage of Opportunities in Managed Pr

Art Post (Guest) · 11/9/119:33 PM

years, we have become more focused than ever on best practices and partnering approaches with our customers. We developed our first true “managed print services” program in 2005, using CarbonSix to perform assessments of customer’s print environments. That approach evolved into us investing in our own fleet monitoring application (PrintFleet and now FM Audit) to provide a true cost-per-print approach and to provide automation of printing for the customers. These tools have equipped us with a

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When is a “Solution” not a “Solution”?

Art Post (Guest) · 11/13/117:47 PM

I hope Vince doesn't mind but I'll post the first paragraph and then please click to link to read the full blog from Vince (he's a P4P'er also) Good Stuff! When is a “Solution” not a “Solution”? October 8, 2011 One of my sales people & I recently met with a large Church that had previously purchased MFDs from a Xerox \ Global Copier Dealer that still carries Konica Minolta. When we met with them they told us about a mailer that they do every month to their parishioners. They were printing out

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Canon UniFLOW - Secure Mobile Printing videos

VinceMcHugh · 11/13/118:42 PM

Very cool solution for Secure Mobile Printing (iPads, iPhones, Androids, Blackberries) Uniflow on Youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWNtcM2jdt8 Uniflow videos http://download.nt-ware.net/pa...;id=42&Itemid=54

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Kyocera’s Public Service Announcements about Strategic Sourcing

Art Post (Guest) · 11/9/118:16 PM

strategic sourcing to businesses. In one ad, Professor Morici is “shocked, no, outraged” about bad spend category management (in this case, of course, printing). He then goes on to tell us that no one is tracking or managing service costs or supply costs, and that Kyocera can manage a company’s whole fleet of printers to keep costs down. Translated into generic terms, this is a core principle of strategic sourcing. Doing a proper spend analysis of a given category to know where all the money is

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Xerox makes new inkjet press in Webster

Art Post (Guest) · 11/9/118:20 PM

also makes products such as fusers, photoreceptors and toner there. CiPress' roots in part came from Xerox's 2000 acquisition of Tektronix Inc.'s printer division for $950 million. The technology that company was developing resulted in Xerox's ColorQube — the office printing system that uses waxy, crayon-like blocks of solid ink. But there was also an understanding at Xerox that solid ink would work even better in large-scale commercial printing, Buchar said. The CiPress uses a similar solid ink

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Xerox Announces Over 150 Installations Of Xerox 550 Press

Art Post (Guest) · 11/10/119:59 PM

unique business challenges.” The greatest attraction at the Xerox booth was the DocuColor 8080 Digital Press & pioneering applications of Xerox’s flagship product iGen4; one of the most productive and high end quality digital presses in the printing industry that enables digital printers to grow their business significantly with profitable applications. Among the key attractions were print applications enabled by the iGen4 EXP with the 14.33” x 26” sheet size. In addition, Xerox also announced

Re: Kodak & Possible Buyers?

Jrlz · 11/10/1110:10 AM

I would think that it makes the best sense to break the company into pieces and sell individual divisions. The print production division (Nexpress, etc..) would be enticing for Xerox, Ricoh, KM or even Canon. I think Ricoh is not in a position to buy. I think KM would make sense, but I think Canon would be a very strong player. They used to relable the Digimasters (not sure if they still do) and the Nexpress would fill the whole abover thier current color production gear.

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Consolidated Graphics Purchases KODAK PROSPER 5000XL Press

Art Post (Guest) · 11/10/119:07 PM

ROCHESTER, N.Y., Nov 09, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Consolidated Graphics, Inc, one of North America's leading commercial printers, and offering the world's largest digital printing footprint, has purchased a KODAK PROSPER 5000XL Press for its Automated Graphic Systems (AGS) facility in White Plains, Maryland. AGS is using the PROSPER Press to extend its technology leadership position in the market and provide full-color, on-demand publishing to its broad range of clients. Consolidated Graphics

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New copiers help Ridley schools go greener

Art Post (Guest) · 11/10/119:57 PM

by Barbara Ormsby The Ridley School Board approved a lease agreement Nov. 7 for the buy-out and replacement of all district and school building copiers. Existing copier leases will be consolidated into one lease through TD Bank at an interest rate of 3.15 percent. The financial benefit of the proposed lease agreement is estimated at $279,287 over a five-year period. The new copiers will provide scanning, printing, and copying services. Monthly reports will be provided to building

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Extortionate copier charge con hits schools

Art Post (Guest) · 11/10/1110:06 PM

SCHOOLS in the county are wasting tens of thousands of pounds on extortionate photocopier contracts - it has been revealed. Some schools have been paying more than ten times too much for lease contracts for the machines as they are a seen as a soft target by unscrupulous salesmen. It came to light during investigations by Warwickshire County Council - which discovered one primary school had shelled out a staggering £45,000 for use of machines for five years and another was paying an estimated

Re: Billing For Banner Length Prints

GIntel · 11/11/1111:38 AM

Thanks Jason, This is a big help. For everyone's enlightenment: Konica Minolta - 11x17=2clicks, 11x18 to 11x27" = 3 clicks, 11x27 to 11x36" = 4 clicks, and 11x36 to 11x47" = 5 clicks. Toshiba - 11x17 = 2 clicks, 11x17.52 - 11x31.49 = 4 clicks, 11x31.3 - 11x47.24 = 6 clicks Best regards, Jake

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such as on to purchase a new copier for Town Hall

Art Post (Guest) · 11/12/119:56 AM

By Stephanie Bergman Staff Writer The Gloucester Daily Times Sat Nov 12, 2011, 02:22 AM EST ESSEX — Monday night's Special Town Meeting will cover old proposals, such as on to purchase a new copier for Town Hall, and new business, such as the proposal to bring in an appraiser to once again explore the properties of Conomo Point. The town warrant features 20 articles, some of which revive calls to address spending needs that voters rejected in the May election to override tax-limiting

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Billing For Banner Length Prints

GIntel · 11/8/114:10 PM

Hey Everyone. I'm trying to find out how banner length prints from MFPs billed in CPC agreements. Do they click on length? Do they click on anything over 11x17? Do they have a blanket charge for banner regardless of length? Do different MFRs or dealers do this differently? I appreciate any insight you can provide on this. Thanks, Jake

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ONYX Graphics Supports New HP Designjet L26500 and HP Designjet L28500 Printers

Art Post (Guest) · 11/8/1110:37 PM

Designjet L26500 and HP Designjet L28500 printers include support for the following features: Double-sided printing: The ONYX drivers are HP certified as a “Premium” double-sided workflow, including configurable, automatic generation of jobs for the reverse side. Full ink set color bars: ONYX includes support for printing color bars (print gutter) with all ink channels to help ensure consistent ink output across images. Spectrophotometer support: The HP Designjet L26500 and HP Designjet L28500

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Public library board purchases copier

Art Post (Guest) · 11/9/118:14 PM

In other news, library officials approved a $2,805.14 bid fom Icon for a new copy machine. Maintenance will be provided for $79.20 per year. http://www.marshallnews.com/story/1782409.html

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New Surveys Reveal Consumers Taking Charge of their Healthcare Costs with Health Savi

Art Post (Guest) · 11/10/1110:01 PM

+1-800-887-0509. It can also be ordered online at http://www.bucksurveys.com . To receive 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://www.xerox.com/podcasts . XEROX(R), XEROX and Design(R) are

Re: Kodak & Possible Buyers?

txeagle24 · 11/10/1111:48 AM

I wonder if Canon's partnership with HP would prevent them from being able to make a run at Kodak.

Re: Kodak & Possible Buyers?

GIntel · 11/10/1112:40 PM

I know for a fact that kodak is out of photography so those patents are as good as gone. I think the old plan was to restructure and become a printing company, which is ironic considering all the print guys are trying to diversify out of print fast. It could be that if they get in any worse shape Kodak will sell its printing businesses too.

Re: Kodak & Possible Buyers?

Art Post (Guest) · 11/10/117:32 PM

quote: It could be that if they get in any worse shape Kodak will sell its printing businesses too. Gintel: If you were a betting, what odds would you give that they would sell in near future? let's say 90 days. Art

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Re: Ricoh 4PPM Wide Format Poll "YOUR INPUT IS NEEEDED"

fisher · 11/8/119:26 AM

I'm lucky enough to have Ricoh, Oce' and KIP (via Kyocera) available. It shouldn't be too difficult to sell the value of the Ricoh over Oce or KIP....Its just a much much better product.

Re: New Rep needs encouragement

JasonR · 11/11/118:52 AM

quote: Originally posted by Emie_gran: I've been selling MFP's for 9 months. Just 3 more months and you can apply for a Medical sales position! quote: Did I mention I'm the only sales rep at my location. "Achieved #1 sales rep in my region for 12 straight months"

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MPS Suite Webinar

Art Post (Guest) · 11/8/118:43 PM

Facilities Manager with the powerful printing management functions of Print Audit Analysis, Rules, Recovery, Embedded and Secure. With the Suite, dealers can not only optimize their printer fleets but also implement a variety of tools that will significantly reduce their customer’s printing costs by giving them complete control over how their printers are used. To sign up for the webinar, please visit: http://www.printaudit.com/mpswebinar Thanks, ------------- Trevor Hofer Marketing Manager

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Leading Business Process Outsourcer Extends Its Use of Kofax Software

Art Post (Guest) · 11/8/1110:39 PM

business critical information arising in paper, fax and electronic formats in a more accurate, timely and cost effective manner. These solutions provide a rapid return on investment to thousands of customers in banking, insurance, government, business process outsourcing and other markets. Kofax delivers these solutions through its own sales and service organization, and a global network of more than 800 authorized partners in more than 70 countries throughout the Americas, EMEA and Asia Pacific

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Pitney Bowes White Paper Offers Insight and Tips on Improving Document Capture and Pr

Art Post (Guest) · 11/9/119:36 PM

and faxes that need to be captured and transformed for entry into business processes,” said Scot Laudicina, practice principal, Managed Mail & DPS, Pitney Bowes Management Services. “It is essential to businesses of all sizes to capture that data and link it to their business processes quickly and efficiently. For example, a claim that is received by mail at an insurance company needs to be converted into data and entered into the company’s claim processing system for resolution. The faster and

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Xerox Beats Ikon

Art Post (Guest) · 11/11/119:52 AM

Re: Kodak & Possible Buyers?

SoTxPrintGuy · 11/10/111:31 AM

If you would have asked me a year ago, I would have probably said "RICOH". Not so sure now, but they IKON/RBS do have a working relationship allowing them to sell the NexPress. I do think KM would be a good choice.

Re: Kodak & Possible Buyers?

Art Post (Guest) · 11/11/1110:32 AM

Legg Mason’s Bill Miller has been a long-time owner and defender of Eastman Kodak. Now, even he’s abandoning ship. As Deal Journal colleague Dana Mattioli is reporting, Legg Mason Capital Management sold all of its Kodak stock. She reports: “Legg Mason sold some 11 million shares in the Rochester, N.Y.-based imaging company in the third quarter and the remaining 7.9 million shares last month. Earlier this year, it owned 32 million shares.” As of the end of June, Mr. Miller’s Legg Mason Capital

Re: Billing For Banner Length Prints

JasonR · 11/11/1111:08 AM

My understanding is that the MFP "clicks" every time it measures X length (based on single/double click) pass the registration roller. That being the case, the banner would charge for whatever length passes, so (assuming single click 11x17) if you print a 34" banner, the MFP will click 2 times. Interestingly, if you print a 42 inch banner, the meter should click 2.47 times. Those fractions aren't visible, but the technician I spoke with assured me the machine remembers them and adds them up

Re: New Rep needs encouragement

Emie_gran · 11/8/119:14 AM

great responses! To answer a few questions. When I first started in Jan the comp plan only paid after you reached a certain percentage of profit dollars. I have a background in advertising sales and was used to being paid on revenue dollars and got between 8-10% on each deal. Sales manager sold me on the 36% commission. I'm thinking wow this is a great opportunity to make some serious money. I get on board and two months later I get my commission report I'm in shock. No commission. Then I start

Re: MPS Suite Webinar

Art Post (Guest) · 11/8/118:45 PM

I'll be in on this webinar, this webinar is for P4P Members only, please take the time to attend. Print Audit does an awesome job supporting the P4P Hotel, please return the favor and learn some awesome MPS applications!

Re: Consolidated Graphics Purchases KODAK PROSPER 5000XL Press

Art Post (Guest) · 11/10/119:08 PM

Gesh, is CGI not keeping up to date with what's going on with Kodak??

Re: Ricoh 4PPM Wide Format Poll "YOUR INPUT IS NEEEDED"

JasonR · 11/11/119:13 AM

We are a Ricoh and Océ dealer as well, and position the Ricoh as more of a "bargain" with the Océ being the "premium" brand. (luckily for us, that means we sell much more Océ than Ricoh) IF I had KIP as well (I envy that), our positioning might be different.

Re: Rumor has it.....

daninsun · 11/12/1111:43 PM

here are the folks left standing

Re: Sharp MX-2310U/MX4111N

Kiwispike · 11/13/1110:24 PM

Ended up losing this one to Ricoh! Thank you for all your help guys never the less.

This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago

Art Post · 10/30/217:30 PM

This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago

First Week of November 2011

Last night I had the opportunity to record a "Better Call Art" with Kevin Hoverman and one of the talk tracks we engaged for a couple of minutes was about our tenure and what we go really good at besides copiers. My first thought was that I've also an expert at counting pennies and tenths of pennies in my head. Personally I think it's pretty awesome to quote a price on the spot is the client wants to know the price for 240K of pages at .0075 per page.

What else did you get really good at besides being the copier professional?

Enjoy These Wonderful Copier Threads from Ten Years Ago This Week!

EFI Eliminates the Barriers to Enterprise Mobile Printing with PrintMe Mobile

Art Post (Guest) · 11/2/1110:03 AM

releases the file with a retrieval code. The user controls when and where the file is printed so personnel, financial or other sensitive documents don't sit in the printer tray unattended. PrintMe Mobile is built on proven EFI technologies. EFI first introduced a direct-to-print feature for Apple iPad and iPhones on its Fiery Driven™ printers and multifunction peripherals (MFPs) from Canon, Konica Minolta, Kyocera Mita, Ricoh and Xerox. EFI PrintMe, a cloud-based printing service, launched 10 years

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Canon U.S.A. Announces Availability of Mobile Print Solution for imageRUNNER ADVANCE

Art Post (Guest) · 11/1/118:13 PM

for enterprise printing, EFI has been at the forefront of the industry in working with partners such as Canon to deliver new technology solutions. The release of EFI PrintMe further demonstrates our commitment to adding value to our partners' solutions." The EFI PrintMe solution accommodates mobile professionals who need to remotely print their documents stored in EFI's PrintMe Service and fulfills the need for a convenient easy-to-use mobile printing solution. For more information about Canon's

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Australia’s Signature Software named the first member of the Fuji Xerox Printer Chann

Art Post (Guest) · 11/1/118:23 PM

Photizo Asia Pacific MPS Conference, Sydney, AUSTRALIA, 1 November 2011: Fuji Xerox Printer Channel has announced the launch of its Certified Alliance Partner Program, signing Signature Software, the leading Australian provider of business management software solutions for the Managed Services Channels, as its first Platform Partner. The Certified Alliance Partner Program has been developed in response to increasing demand from channel partners for MPS solutions which integrate with existing

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Mosaic Business Solutions Named a Xerox Peak Elite Partner

Art Post (Guest) · 11/2/118:49 PM

3.0 Certification in Print Management. Mosaic completed the PagePack 3.0 Certification after attending the course in Chicago on October 5, 2011. The Xerox Peak Elite Partner Program is designed to distinguish Xerox partners who go above and beyond in sales and customer service. Xerox Peak Elite Partners are given special rebates, promotions, sales materials, new-product training, market development funds and customized quarterly marketing campaigns. In addition, Peak Elite Partners have access

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Ricoh SPC431DN not printing

John · 11/2/118:53 PM

Hello all, Here is the issue. I have a SPC430DN that I can ping, pull up the web page and for all intents and purposes appears to be on the network. However, when the user sends any print job, even a test page, the data light blinks twice and nothing happens. It is not set for locked print, hold print or sample print. We are using the PCL 6 driver and a static TCP/IP address. It was working fine until this morning and just would not print. At installation 3 1/2 months ago it did the same thing

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Yesterday, Ricoh announced a new District field structure for our direct channel

Art Post (Guest) · 11/4/114:00 PM

print portfolio, and the ongoing development of the ChaMPS program for our dealers to leverage Ricoh’s services resources. To further integrate and align our direct channel for growth and services, we are introducing a new streamlined District field structure in the U.S. for our direct channel with 10 geographic Districts, which replaces our former Region and Area structure. Under this new District model, District Vice Presidents (DVPs) will drive our sales execution in the field, supported by a

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Ricoh adding 70 jobs in Lawrenceville

Art Post (Guest) · 11/1/118:22 PM

revitalize Gwinnett Follow this company .reported Tuesday. Ricoh makes digital copiers, peripherals, printed circuit boards, SecureFax machines, thermal media, toner, parts, recycled toner cartridges, and customer-configured products at facilities in Orange County, California, and Lawrenceville. “This expansion of our thermal media operations enhances our capability to meet our customers’ increasing demands and expectations for high-quality products and affirms our commitment to investing for the

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Solimar Systems Named a Xerox Partner of the Year

Art Post (Guest) · 11/3/117:16 PM

Xerox Recognizes Solimar as the Outstanding Customer First/Service Support Partner of the Year TAMPA, FL, October 13, 2011 - Solimar Systems, Inc. was named a 2010 Business Innovation Partner of the Year by Xerox Corporation's Global Business Group for its continued contribution to Xerox, its customers and the printing industry. Xerox recognized Solimar as an award-winning partner for its excellence in delivering outstanding customer service and support. Left to right: Arnold Hackett, VP Xerox

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Océ Executive Presents Security Printing Technologies for Digital Press Applications

Art Post (Guest) · 11/3/117:18 PM

Océ Executive Presents Security Printing Technologies for Digital Press Applications at IMI Conference Guy Broadhurst offers insights into extending data security into the printing process TRUMBULL, CONN. November 3, 2011 – Océ, a Canon Group company and an international leader in digital document management, announced that Guy Broadhurst, Vice President of New Technologies and Client Development, Océ North America Production Printing Systems division, will present at the IMI 2011 Security

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yeti · 11/4/113:49 PM

key growth strategy, including a focus on IT Services, expansion of our production print portfolio, and the ongoing development of the ChaMPS program for our dealers to leverage Ricoh’s services resources. To further integrate and align our direct channel for growth and services, we are introducing a new streamlined District field structure in the U.S. for our direct channel with 10 geographic Districts, which replaces our former Region and Area structure. Under this new District model

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Collins Ink CEO still plans to stop supplying Kodak

Art Post (Guest) · 11/1/118:18 PM

After hearing arguments from Collins Ink Corp. and Eastman Kodak Co. lawyers, U.S. District Judge David Larimer on Tuesday said he would reserve a decision but rule quickly on Kodak’s request for a preliminary injunction to stop Collins from cancelling a contract to supply ink for Kodak’s Versamark printer line. Collins would continue to honor the contract until Larimer rules, said Collins attorney Anthony Covatta of the Drew Law Firm Co. LPA in Cincinnati. Citing concerns about the camera

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Printing from Mac OS 10.6 and iPad

John · 11/3/118:16 PM

Does anyone know or can you help me with a few Mac questions? I have a couple of MPC5501 units installed at a tech center which houses start up companies and some of the companies have brought Mac's with them and need to print to the MPC5501. I know we need Postscript 3 cards but the questions is can they do "locked print" with the PS driver? All of the PC's that are there have been defaulted to "lock print" for confidentiality but I just am not sure when printing from the Mac's. Also, is there

Re: Top Color Production Systems?

GIntel · 11/3/116:09 PM

quote: Originally posted by Shaja: Here's the "KM gal" :-) chiming in, but remember that I am not a sales rep. Current KM color production models: bizhub PRESS C8000 bizhub PRESS C6000, C7000 and C7000P bizhub PRESS C70hc bizhub PRO C6000L Shaja, are you still selling C65hc inventories or are you now selling the C70hc.

Re: Top Color Production Systems?

GIntel · 11/3/117:44 PM

They are going to sell all non inkjet printing and all non-production printing patents and downsize significantly. Good lesson for everyone about reacting to the inconvenient truths before its too late. Kodak made too much money off film to accept the transition to digital and never recovered.

Re: Printing from Mac OS 10.6 and iPad

Art Post (Guest) · 11/3/1111:32 PM

John: I do not believe the MAC PS drivers support locked print, however if you need this, a good work around is Print Audit Secure, very inexpensive, plus you can release jobs from any web enabled device such as smart phone tablet, etc..... All of the Ricohs that have a ps card can do email2print basically you're sending an email to the device and it will print the file. an't do multiples nor compressed files, this is a nice work around instead of hot spot if the only need to print one file at

Re: Sharp MX-2310U/MX4111N

JasonR · 11/1/118:34 AM

quote: Originally posted by Art Post: also referred to as "fast plastic" Well... I've always heard "fast plastic" as a term used to differentiate between a true production machine and simply a fast copier. A true production machine would have some production features such as registration, paper library, image transfer belt, Customer Replaceable Parts, on the fly toner and paper, etc. "Fast Plastic" would not, but all the frames in our "Plastic" copiers are metal and daninsun has pointed out the

Re: Sharp MX-2310U/MX4111N

SalesServiceGuy · 11/1/118:47 AM

Toshiba eStudio 167/182 series (16-24 cpm) introduced approx five years ago uses an all plastic frame to no ill effect. This is a Black only A3 copier. An all plastic frame in a colour copier might be something new.

Re: Sharp MX-2310U/MX4111N

SalesServiceGuy · 11/1/118:50 AM

"Fast Plastic" is usually a derogatory term used by sales people promoting Production copiers at the expense of fast office copiers.

Re: Sharp MX-2310U/MX4111N

Art Post (Guest) · 11/1/119:07 AM

It was my understanding that the plastic used in the frames for the Sharp systems allowed for the frame to move and not be as ridged as a metal frame. Indeed these type of frames were implemented a few years back. Yes, now that it was mentioned in the above threads, "fast plastic" was used as a derogatory statement for some Production copiers that were not production at all, but was marketed as one. Hence the name of "fast plastic." The new Sharp that Daninsun refers to is the first A3 design

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Why not 6 or 8 color laser toner systems?

Art Post (Guest) · 11/3/1110:12 PM

I'd like to learn more....I see many inkjet systems that print other than CMYK. Is CMYK a limitation of laser based xeroxgraphy? Art

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Fort Bragg, North Carolina

Art Post (Guest) · 11/6/118:07 PM

FBO DAILY ISSUE OF NOVEMBER 05, 2011 FBO #3633 SOLICITATION NOTICE W -- Lease of Copier/Printer/Scanner - Ft. Bragg Notice Date 11/3/2011 Notice Type Presolicitation NAICS 333293 — Printing Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing Contracting Office Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, USACE District, Savannah, Attn: CESAS-CT, PO Box 889, Savannah, Georgia, 31402-0889, United States ZIP Code 31402-0889 Solicitation Number W912HN-12-T-0004 Archive Date 11/23/2011 Point of

Re: Top Color Production Systems?

Shaja · 11/1/1110:10 AM

Here's the "KM gal" :-) chiming in, but remember that I am not a sales rep. Current KM color production models: bizhub PRESS C8000 bizhub PRESS C6000, C7000 and C7000P bizhub PRESS C70hc bizhub PRO C6000L

Re: Top Color Production Systems?

Jrlz · 11/2/1112:29 PM

Higher end buyers might also look at the Kodak Nexpress. The Nexpress line competes more closely with the Igen.

Re: Ricoh adding 70 jobs in Lawrenceville

GMAN · 11/3/1112:55 PM

From Industry Analysts: "220 employees from Ricoh will be officially laid off as of today. Although still unconfirmed, sources that wish to remain anonymous within the organization have told us that an announcement will be made shortly. We’ve been told a mix of 220 IKON and Ricoh employees at the director level and above will be affected. The move does not come as a surprise as earlier this year Ricoh announced massive layoffs. Ricoh is in the midst of a major worldwide restructuring, as

Re: Scan to folder and Server 2008

fisher · 11/3/112:10 PM

Start by making sure the copier has the newest firmware.

Re: Top Color Production Systems?

Art Post (Guest) · 11/3/117:12 PM

Kodak,,,,looks like no takers for the brand?? I'd be shocked if they just shut the doors, maybe they'll do a chapter 13? But, I agree they are in dire straits and should have sold two years ago when they were being courted.

Re: Top Color Production Systems?

Shaja · 11/4/119:16 AM

quote: Originally posted by GIntel: Shaja, are you still selling C65hc inventories or are you now selling the C70hc. I didn't include the C65hc in my list because the C70hc would be the "latest and greatest" per the OP's question. The C65hc is still considered a current model.

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Re: Rumor has it.....

yeti · 11/3/1111:10 AM

Any truth to Ricoh Laying off 220 directors today? Link Ricoh Co. (7752 JT): The office-equipment and camera maker slashed its full-year net income outlook 55 percent to 10 billion yen, citing costs from the company reorganization, earthquake and foreign exchange. The stock sank 1.7 percent to 681 yen.

Re: Rumor has it.....

GMAN · 11/3/1112:48 PM

This is just the first wave, with additional cuts coming at Christmas or soon after the New Year. From Industry Analysts: "220 employees from Ricoh will be officially laid off as of today. Although still unconfirmed, sources that wish to remain anonymous within the organization have told us that an announcement will be made shortly. We’ve been told a mix of 220 IKON and Ricoh employees at the director level and above will be affected. The move does not come as a surprise as earlier this year

Re: Ricoh SPC431DN not printing

John · 11/3/1111:43 PM

Sorry, the user code feature is not turned on on the printer. Just set up as a basic TCP/IP connection.

Re: Rumor has it.....

Art Post (Guest) · 11/4/114:20 PM

Lets see IKON brand is now gone...(good), however does "not directly impact the dealer channel" mean no impact at all or there may be some impact? I heard that there were 220 layoffs, however no one has been able to confirm this, I'm thinking this is all on the direct side of the channel? Seems to me Ricoh has concentrated on Production systems and MDS (Champs), and have left gaping holes in the product line. Since most dealers don't or can't afford to carry the Production Units and most

Re: Why not 6 or 8 color laser toner systems?

daninsun · 11/5/1112:53 PM

the question is, would the large amount of R&D investment required to offer 6 development systems in one engine, result in enough increased sales and aftermarket revenue to justify the expense? a possible analogy is the lack of success with 3D HDTVs is HP Indigo setting world on fire with additional colors beyond CMYK? is Okidata data seeing increased sales after launch of white toner?

Re: New Rep needs encouragement

Old Glory · 11/6/115:57 PM

Quit selling MFP's and start selling solutions. "You can get anything you want in life if you just help enough other people get what they want." Zig Ziglar

Re: New Rep needs encouragement

Art Post (Guest) · 11/6/117:15 PM

I felt like that many times, and put my mind to working harder, more hours and more prospecting to get my self out of the hole. Here's another good read short, simple and to the point "How to Become a Super Star Salesprofession". You need to have more prospects in your pipeline. "I'm really not a smart person, however I'll outwork everyone else to get what I want." Art

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East Haven School District

Art Post (Guest) · 11/1/118:21 PM

The second hearing is for an ordinance concerning interest owed on taxes for active duty military personnel. And the third is for a proposal to allow the East Haven Public Schools to go out to bid for a new copier system. http://easthaven.patch.com/art...-tax-relief-proposal

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Scan to folder and Server 2008

jswinberlin · 11/2/113:04 PM

I have a customer who has a Savin C3535. They were scanning to folder on their 2008 Standard Edition server. They did an update and after restarting the server can no longer scan. Has anyone ran into this? Also, and this may be part of the reason, they cannot browse the network from the MFP even though the DNS and Gateway are correct. Any ideas?

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New Rep needs encouragement

Emie_gran · 11/6/111:25 PM

I've been selling MFP's for 9 months. I've only gotten a commission once. I'm starting to get discouraged. Questioning if this is the right industry for me. Can't see me supporting my family on base alone. I guess I'm looking for encouragement, words of wisdom etc.

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15 MFP's in Ohio

Art Post (Guest) · 11/6/1110:14 PM

http://www.galion-city.k12.oh....Copiers_10_31_11.pdf

This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago

This Week in the Copier Industry Ten Years Ago

Art Post · 10/25/217:35 AM

This Week in the Copier Industry Ten Years Ago

Third Week of October 2011

Busy weekend and not much to report, will be back at it for the push for the end of the year. Let's say that November starts the end of my 2021 season.

Enjoy These Great Copier Threads from Ten Years Ago This Week!

Ricoh unveils space-saving A4 multi-functional printers for offices and workgroups

Art Post (Guest) · 10/17/118:23 PM

workgroups can extend the printers with three further paper trays to 2300-sheet capacity. The SP 5210SF also has a built-in fax as standard, while the SP 5210SR has an internal finishing feature, for making booklets. Able to handle paper weights of 52-220gsm, these products offer print speeds of 45/50 pages per minute, colour scanning, paper and money-saving duplex printing, and consistently superb quality reproduction. Copy, scan or fax functions can be used even when other jobs are being printed

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Ricoh unveils space-saving A4 multi-functional printers for offices and workgroups

Art Post (Guest) · 10/17/118:29 PM

currently manufactures one of the most extensive line-ups of printers, copiers, faxes and multifunctional devices, as well as advanced software solutions. About Ricoh Ricoh Company, Ltd. (Ricoh Company) is a Fortune Global 500 company specialising in technology and services that transform high volume, document intensive business processes into more efficient ones. This is achieved through Ricoh’s expertise in Managed Document Services, Production Printing, Office Solutions and IT Services. By

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Toshiba Unveils New Mobile Print Solution From Drivve

Art Post (Guest) · 10/17/118:35 PM

) is an independent operating company of Toshiba Corporation, the eighth 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, and toner products throughout the United States, Mexico, Central and South America and the Caribbean. MPS and PS are

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Konica Minolta and Inside Lacrosse Announce Plans for 2012 Events

Art Post (Guest) · 10/17/118:44 PM

Classic will be played on Sunday, April 1, 2012 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. "Konica Minolta's sponsorship deal with us a few years ago was a true milestone for Inside Lacrosse and the sport," said IL's Bob Carpenter. "We could not be more thrilled about working with Konica Minolta and continuing our strong partnership. It reinforces the belief that many partners have in us and the way work with them. It demonstrates Konica Minolta's commitment to the sport and what we are trying to

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US DLA Document Services: 5 Years, up to $225M for Copiers

Art Post (Guest) · 10/17/118:59 PM

In October 2011, US Defense Logistics Agency Document Services in Mechanicsburg, PA issued a 5-year multiple-award, maximum $225 million contract to 4 companies to supply and service digital copiers for the USAF and DLA, with task orders to be issued and paid as needs arise. The 4 firms were Canon USA, Inc. in Arlington, VA (SP7000-12-D-1004); Konica Minolta Business Solutions USA, Inc. in Arlington, VA (SP7000-12-D-1002); Ricoh Corp. in West Caldwell, NJ (SP7000-12-D-1001); and Xerox Corp. in

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Konica Minolta UK Launches Two Wide-format Printers

Art Post (Guest) · 10/20/117:52 PM

Basildon, Essex, United Kingdom, 10/20/2011 - As part of a strategic partnership with KIP, Konica Minolta Business Solutions (UK) has launched two new monochrome wide-format printing devices. The KIP 700m and 7100, both offer up to A0-size document scanning, copying and printing - KonicaMinolta.co.uk. Konica Minolta Business Solutions (UK) has launched two new monochrome wide-format printing devices. The KIP 700m and 7100, both offer up to A0-size document scanning, copying and printing and can

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Kyocera Mita America unveils new Black and White ecosys® Multifunctional Printers

Art Post (Guest) · 10/18/119:05 PM

250-sheet drawers for an 800-page maximum paper capacity. The FS-1135MFP and FS-1035MFP/DP include standard network printing, copy and color scanning capabilities, while the FS-1135MFP also includes standard fax capabilities, giving businesses document imaging solutions designed to meet workflow requirements with a single device. Engineered using Kyocera’s ECOSYS technology, the FS-1135MFP and FS-1035MFP/DP incorporate long life consumables and achieve one of the lowest costs per print. ECOSYS

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Konica Minolta Launches bizhub PRO C6000L

Art Post (Guest) · 10/18/1110:36 PM

Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. ( Konica Minolta ) today announced the launch of the bizhub PRO® C6000L, a full color production print system that brings high-quality, cost-effective performance to corporate and light production environments. Delivering the professional reliability of the bizhub PRO family of production print systems, Konica Minolta’s newest color production print system promises high-quality color output and advanced productivity while maintaining the

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Floods force Canon Thai printer production shift

Art Post (Guest) · 10/16/117:40 PM

TOKYO -(MarketWatch)- Canon Inc. said Thursday it will temporarily shift ink jet printer production from a plant in Thailand that had halted operations due to flooding in the country. A Canon spokeswoman said the company is preparing to shift production from next week to a plant in Vietnam and another Canon plant in Thailand to prevent any negative impact on product supplies toward the end of this year. The spokeswoman also said Canon is preparing to temporarily shift production of printer

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Netaphor Launches New Version of Managed Print Services Tool

Art Post (Guest) · 10/18/118:12 PM

. Company departments - Import company organization 3. Printer contact threshold - Alert if no printer communication for a specified period of time Volume Services - Enhancement 1. Lexmark support- Enhanced data collection 2. Small (Letter/A4) counters - Total, BW and Color 3. Canon printer diagnostic - Identifies which Canon meters are used and best ones to use 4. Seven new reports ex. copy vs print, color vs. B/W Supplies Services - Enhancement 1. Consumables view - Added Estimated Replacement

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Canon builds on success of pan-European Partner Programme with new certifications

Art Post (Guest) · 10/19/1110:16 PM

Canon builds on success of pan-European Partner Programme with new certifications Oct 19, 2011 LONDON – Canon Europe, world-leader in imaging solutions, is today announcing the extension of its successful Partner Programme by offering two further certification areas: Large Format Print (LFP) and Network Camera Security (NCS). By recognising expertise in these key areas, Canon is helping Partners differentiate themselves within the market by taking advantage of Canon’s unique imaging portfolio

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Canon U.S.A. Awarded with BenchmarkPortal's Center of Excellence Certification for Th

Art Post (Guest) · 10/20/117:55 PM

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., Oct 20, 2011 -- Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging, today announced it has been honored with the Center of Excellence award by BenchmarkPortal, in collaboration with the Center for Customer-Driven Quality(TM) (founded at Purdue University), for the third straight year. "This certification exemplifies our dedication to providing the most efficient and highest quality service and support to our customers," said James Sharp, senior vice president and general

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print outside of margins

Deanw · 10/16/113:05 PM

I just repalced a panasonic with a Savin 9021dspf. Customer prints from an industry specific program that puts data into a WORD template. With the new Savin we constantly get an error the prinitng is out of proper margins or something of that nature, then we have to click ok to continue. Is there a setting on the MFP or in the driver we can change to no longer get this setting? Thanks

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New MPSA Member Prism Pointe Technologies OffersService-centric View of Managed Print

Art Post (Guest) · 10/18/1112:01 PM

New MPSA Member Prism Pointe Technologies OffersService-centric View of Managed Print Services Industry COLUMBUS, OH – October 18, 2011 – One of the newest Corporate Members of the Managed Print Services Association (MPSA) approaches the MPS industry from a service-oriented perspective. This requires an approach that uses collaboration and coordination with other partners to provide a complete package for each customer. Here’s a look at MPS from the service-centric perspective of Prism Pointe

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Managed Print Services Association Named First Association Sponsor for New ...

Art Post (Guest) · 10/18/118:30 PM

Newton, Massachusetts (PRWEB) October 17, 2011 The Managed Print Services Association (MPSA) has committed to be the first association sponsor of the new Lyra MPS Forum. The half-day event will take place on Wednesday, January 25, 2012, from 12:30-5:00 p.m. at the Rancho Las Palmas Resort and Spa in Rancho Mirage, California. The event follows the 15th annual Lyra Imaging Symposium, which is scheduled for January 23-25, 2012, and complements the Symposium’s presentations and discussions. “Lyra

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VA gives the go ahead to its 'ruthless' IT reduction plans

Art Post (Guest) · 10/20/117:58 PM

where things were going and we needed to make sure we were efficiently utilizing all the resources we had. We told them to leave no rock unturned." Warren said VA is estimating it can save or avoid spending about $50 million in 2012. Warren highlighted several of the task force's recommendations: •Get rid of desk side printers. "Why does someone need a desk side printer?" •Move to multifunction devices. "Use that copier-fax machine as a printer. Get away from those things that cost you money." •You

Re: Ricoh unveils space-saving A4 multi-functional printers for offices and workgroups

txeagle24 · 10/18/1112:01 PM

chance to have the best of both worlds, seems to me Ricoh opted for the MPS side. Let's wait to see if these may be the best of both worlds. Comparing Ricoh to Canon, both of them are taking their first crack at monochrome A4 MFPs, so while they are competing against one another, they're primarily competing against perception that existing users of products from HP, Lexmark, Samsung & Xerox. From the TCO perspective, these should still blow HP's M4555 out of the water, at least as long as

Re: Unfair practice of providing startup supplies on state and federal contracts

montecore · 10/20/1111:02 AM

million in the hole and they are instructed to go with the lowest option. Then they don't realize the red flag of the dealer providing service below the GSA contract rates when it is not an MPS bid. They look at it and say wow black and white is 0.0022 and color is 0.028 then say we are going to save the most money going with this dealer. The sad part is they are getting a box the will copy print scan and fax. They only look at the immediate cost upfront even though they are committing to a 5

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Ricoh SP5200 Brochure

Art Post (Guest) · 10/19/118:26 PM

Another first, even though it's from AU, it answers some quuestions I had about the unit! Enjoy.

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Workflow “appliance” launched by Fuji Xerox Australia

Art Post (Guest) · 10/19/118:53 PM

A workflow automation solution designed for small business operators that want business process without the IT headaches has been introduced by Fuji Xerox Australia. Known as Automate, the solution arrives as an appliance that uses network architecture and business rules to automatically route documents through defined workflows. According to research conducted by IDC, over 52 per cent of Australian small businesses report frustration with their current document processes, yet only 16 per cent

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Wyoming City Council Spends Small Fortune for Copier

Art Post (Guest) · 10/20/119:14 PM

The council approved the purchase of a new copier for $875 from Office Specialist Inc. The city office’s 11-year old copy machine is malfunctioning and, due to age, no replacement parts are readily available. The council reviewed quotes submitted by three companies. Note from Art: Geesh was it even worth the effort to quote. $875...hmmmmm 11 years for the old machine.....maybe 3 years or less for this one. http://www.starcourier.com/new...idewalk-improvements

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First Océ ColorStream 3500 in Australia

Art Post (Guest) · 10/20/119:57 PM

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 . “Océ”, “Océ ColorStream”, “Océ DigiDot “, “Océ InkSafe “, “Océ PRISMA”, “Océ

Re: Ricoh unveils space-saving A4 multi-functional printers for offices and workgroups

Art Post (Guest) · 10/17/118:25 PM

Ah, seems just a little to late to market here. Ricoh may have quite the loser on it hands when compared to the new Canon 1700 series. The key for the Canon low TCO is seperate Drum and toner. NO AIO (All in One) cartridge. I've been saying it for years and finally Canon is in the verge of A4 dominance in the market.

Re: Ricoh unveils space-saving A4 multi-functional printers for offices and workgroups

GIntel · 10/17/1110:05 PM

I agree. I guess the plus is if you have a cartridge-based system vs separate drum & toner is you can sell it through IT VARs and into emerging markets - without worrying about service. Maybe thats why the Canons are imageRUNNER brand and the Ricohs are SPs...

Re: Ricoh unveils space-saving A4 multi-functional printers for offices and workgroups

txeagle24 · 10/18/119:15 AM

It would seem these products are being released to be part of an MPS strategy or to displace competitive units from the likes of HP, Lexmark and Samsung. Are they being released late compared to Canon's 1700 series, yes, since they're not supposed to be available in the U.S. until December, but I don't think they're destined for failure. For clients that like the Ricoh brands but have previously filled their A4 needs with products like the HP 4345 series, these will be a perfect fit. As part of

Re: Ricoh unveils space-saving A4 multi-functional printers for offices and workgroups

Art Post (Guest) · 10/18/1110:45 AM

quote: Originally posted by txeagle24: It would seem these products are being released to be part of an MPS strategy or to displace competitive units from the likes of HP, Lexmark and Samsung. Are they being released late compared to Canon's 1700 series, yes, since they're not supposed to be available in the U.S. until December, but I don't think they're destined for failure. Understood, failure may have been to harsh, but the reality is that there was a chance to have the best of both worlds

Re: Ricoh unveils space-saving A4 multi-functional printers for offices and workgroups

txeagle24 · 10/21/119:17 AM

quote: Originally posted by jp007: I realize it is a color unit but what do you think about the Bizhub c35? It seems to be very low TCO...as far as A4 goes... We played with one at Ricoh's Monster Mayhem, and it was a piece of junk. There were too many nested menus to go through in the control panel, it was very slow at processing print jobs and felt extremely cheap.

Re: Ricoh unveils space-saving A4 multi-functional printers for offices and workgroups

Jrlz · 10/21/119:51 AM

I think Ricoh waited so long to release an A4 system like this for the fear of what it will do to the A3 business. I know my Sr. Management is concerened that reps will start selling A4 systems to replace existing A3 systems and drive revenue down. The perfect spot as everyone has pointed out is in the MPS world. This product will do well to knowck out the HP, Lexmarks, etc... I wish we had it sooner.

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Re: Check this ^%$^ out!

SalesServiceGuy · 10/17/115:42 PM

Does not Xerox have most of that DND business. They were recently awarded a big USA contract. Does Xerox train USA Soldiers to be front line copier techs? I suspect they have a whole new meaning to Break/Fix. Blown Up! Replace it! Paper jam! Replace it. Xerox must have stacks of copiers in Iraq/ Afghanistan awaiting delivery.

Re: Check this ^%$^ out!

SalesServiceGuy · 10/18/1111:53 AM

were sent to the Patton museum to be restored_ In other places, I assume Iraq, where they are supposed to have techs in the local populace, they would tell me that when they would call for a printer repair, you might get a guy show up in a suit or you might get a guy showing up in robes with his head wrapped, but either way, he wanted his $300 usd up front and then he would do little more than blow it out with air. I have had entire copiers shipped back for repair and then shipped back over there

Re: Ricoh "Print Cloud"

montecore · 10/19/113:31 PM

less than 5 minutes to download, install, configure. I have used this many times. The cool thing is files can be stored in the cloud in their native formats then when printed on the Canon device they are converted to PDF's on the fly to print. You do not need to convert to PDF's before uploading to the cloud.

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Lexmark extends colour workgroup product line with new MFPs

Art Post (Guest) · 10/16/117:44 PM

software and tailored solutions, to make our business customers more productive." For a closer look at the Lexmark X548 colour laser MFP, visit this YouTube video demonstration. About Lexmark Lexmark International, Inc. (NYSE: LXK) provides businesses of all sizes with a broad range of printing and imaging products, software, solutions and services that help customers to print less and save more. Perceptive Software, a stand-alone software business within Lexmark, is a leading provider of

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Could Swype Keyboards be the near future for MFPs?

SalesServiceGuy · 10/17/115:35 PM

Swype is a keyboard input technology used mostly in Android phones and tablets. The technology was recently purchased by Nuance, the same people who own eCopy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7774XQoRv8 I have been using it on my Toshiba tablet for about a month. Very easy to learn. If one day Swype is available for Linux, I think it will point the way forward for MFPs and perhaps reverse the trend for tactile keyboards on copiers.

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MPS Billing Question

GIntel · 10/18/117:07 PM

Hey Guys, I have a quick question regarding the most common billing methods for MPS fleets. In general, are all MPS contracts billed with metered clicks for all managed products or are some models' supplies still billed on a per-cartridge basis? For example, if you take over a bunch of HP Laserjets, do you usually bill them per-page like you would for a copier? If so, what percentage of MPS deals are billed like this? Do you maintain separate Metered CPCs for printer-based and copier-based

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Mike Pietrunti former Kyo Pres surfaces at...

Art Post (Guest) · 10/19/1110:29 PM

Michael Pietrunti SVP, Acquisitions, Corporate Service & Marketing at Global Imaging Systems Location Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area Industry Information Technology and Services Overview Current SVP, Acquisitions, Corporate Service & Marketing at Global Imaging Systems Past President & CEO at Kyocera Mita America Vice President - Network Office Systems Group at Sharp Electronics Corporation Connections 66 connections Public Profilehttp://www.linkedin.com/pub/michael-pietrunti/3a/7b3/337

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Unfair practice of providing startup supplies on state and federal contracts

John · 10/20/1112:11 AM

I have a gripe that I wanted to share with everyone on the hotel. If you sell on any state or federal contracts and you are an independent dealer then you know you must provide the start-up supplies for any of these units you sell minus the printers. Here is a major problem and unfair practice in my opinion. Most of the MFP's have a cost to the dealer for start-up supplies of a couple hundred dollars. However, the MPC6501,7501 units have a start-up cost of $1,400-$1,500. Since the dealer has to

Re: print outside of margins

fisher · 10/17/118:40 AM

That sounds like the word document not the printer.

Re: Huge MPS RFP!!

JasonR · 10/17/119:26 AM

It is interesting. Based on the figures they provided, their cost per page is ~2 cents. I find this hard to believe. Either a large amount of the 200k prints is done on a very efficient device or they are printing pages with very low coverage. They have more 1102w's than any other device. at 5% coverage, that device costs $0.0425 just for toner. I'm doubtful the total expense can be half that.

Re: print outside of margins

Jomama · 10/17/1111:14 AM

I agree, the driver is what is controlling the margins, not the printer per se. Call the vendor of the program and see if there is an update or if they have a suggestion.

Re: Ricoh unveils space-saving A4 multi-functional printers for offices and workgroups

60lost · 10/17/1111:18 PM

These mfp's will share consumables with the new A4 printers. Could be a nice fit for MPS. Btw, the cartridge is enormous. These products are way late to market.

Re: Ricoh unveils space-saving A4 multi-functional printers for offices and workgroups

fisher · 10/19/119:17 AM

I think the product will be a hit!!!! Think of how many customers you have that love the scanning capabilities of their full sized Ricoh MFPs. Wouldn't they love to have a compact unit with the same functionallity and the same color touchscreen? How many medical offices would love to have a tabletop MFP with the scanning capabilities of Ricoh's large MFPs??? The key will be the price. If Ricoh prices it too high it will flop.

Re: MPS Billing Question

Printfun · 10/19/112:28 PM

As you have already speculated, there are many different ways to charge for MPS. Our most common is CPC(includes consumables, maintenance kits, service and helpdesk) with a minimum based on projected volumes determined by a print assessment. We also do deals that are not CPC, but the customer pays per cartridge for toner, and everything else is covered under a base charge per machine. Again, you must understand their volume for it to be profitable. I have seen some pretty convoluted billing

Re: Ricoh unveils space-saving A4 multi-functional printers for offices and workgroups

montecore · 10/19/113:39 PM

Just went through on the launch materials for the Canon 1700 series.....this thing will rock. The big A4 players better watch out because Canon will get this market share with the versatility and TCO of these units. They will have many knock out punches for those current A4 units out there.

Re: Ricoh unveils space-saving A4 multi-functional printers for offices and workgroups

Larry Levine · 10/19/117:22 PM

Canon had a release preview of the Canon 1700 today. Impressive unit and compact. Canon has aligned with Photizo Group for MDS/MPS strategies. My gut is Canon is jumping into MPS with not all oars in the water.

Re: Ricoh unveils space-saving A4 multi-functional printers for offices and workgroups

Art Post (Guest) · 10/19/118:16 PM

Medical, Government (especially local municipalities), Healthcare, Mortgage, Title and of course anyone who does not use ledger size paper. I'm not so impressed with the scanning speed (over 30 ipm) is probably at 200dpi which is ok. Not impressed with Ricoh's the document feeder that is used. What I do like is the browser unit, this should enable users to connect to the web and utilize services like UDOCX, Google Docs and much more. All we can hope is that Ricoh does not release these to the

Re: Ricoh unveils space-saving A4 multi-functional printers for offices and workgroups

txeagle24 · 10/19/118:52 PM

If Ricoh does release these to the VAR channel, I hope they do the same thing Lexmark has done with their Business Solutions Dealer models that use a different, lower-cost set of consumables than the models the VAR channel has access to.

This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago

This Week in the Copier Industry Ten Years Ago

Art Post · 10/17/2110:23 PM

This Week in the Copier Industry Ten Years Ago

Second Week of October 2011

How many pages were printed on office MPF's and home printers in 2019 globally? That was 3.2 trillion pages. Looking at 2020 there was a dip of 12 % due to Covid19. That 12% comes to 400 billion pages lost. However we are still seeing a printed page volume of 2.8 trillion pages. Letting the numbers tell the real story

Enjoy These Great Copier Threads from Ten Years Ago!

Office Workers Stay Productive With Xerox’s Free Mobile Print App; New Wireless Deskt

Art Post (Guest) · 10/11/119:09 PM

Small and medium businesses and entrepreneurs have two new ways to be more productive with Xerox Corporation’s (NYSE: XRX) free mobile print app and new wireless multifunction printer (MFP). Debuting today, both tools make it easier for workers to manage documents, freeing up time and resources to grow their business. There’s an app for that Xerox’s mobile print app, PrintBack, works with printers and MFPs with simple set up. It lets users access their Mac or PC-connected printer through a

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Hoshanco released new multi-purpose color presses and printers

Art Post (Guest) · 10/12/118:02 PM

different unique features, functions & output quality of these printers, which reflects the latest technology in this field. On this occasion Mr. Abdullah Hamayoon Babar, the Product Manager of Konica Minolta in Hoshanco said : "the demonstrated printers: bizhub PRESS C8000 & C7000 are producing color printouts at very high quality of digital printing that ever found in Saudi Arabia markets. These unique high speed printers can print up to 80 & 71 Pages per minute. Color outputs are produced

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Ricoh launches TotalFlow Make Ready and TotalFlow Print Manager software at Druck+For

Art Post (Guest) · 10/12/118:15 PM

grows, new TotalFlow modules can easily be added to further enhance their productivity and efficiency,” said Peter Williams, Executive Vice-President of Ricoh Europe PLC and Head of Production Printing Business Group. TotalFlow Make Ready (TotalFlow MR) and TotalFlow Print Manager (TotalFlow PM) provide a full range of document imposition and composition capabilities that enable Ricoh Pro™ digital press users to increase their productivity, grow their operations and meet their clients’ needs more

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New Xerox Printer and Multifunction Devices Accelerate Workgroup Productivity

Art Post (Guest) · 10/13/1110:50 PM

,” said, Patrick Johnson, Product and Solutions Marketing Manager, Xerox UK. “By accelerating work group productivity, these three new Xerox devices give users more time to focus on what matters most – the success of their business.” Ideal for small businesses and workgroups, the WorkCentre 6015 is Xerox’s smallest colour multifunction printer (MFP). The WorkCentre 6015 joins the Phaser 6000 and Phaser 6010 printers to complete Xerox’s family of entry level A4 colour devices. Using proven Hi-Q LED

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Strategy Development and BTA to Host MPS Sales Workshop in Baltimore

Art Post (Guest) · 10/10/1110:46 PM

Principal of Strategy Development. "In our daily consulting we find that many dealership are simply scratching the surface of MPS and do not have a measurement for a successful MPS program That measurement of success is quite simple: Your service and supply billing (aftermarket) in MPS should be four times your copier aftermarket. The BTA MPS Sales Workshop was designed to teach dealers exactly how to execute on and grow a highly profitable MPS program. And if you already have a program in place

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Canon U.S.A. Demonstrates imageFORMULA Scanning Technologies at the 2011 Bank Adminis

Art Post (Guest) · 10/11/119:03 PM

thick documents, plastic ID cards and embossed cards. -- imageFORMULA CR-190i High-Volume Check Transport: The Canon imageFORMULA CR-190i High-Volume Check Transport provides a high-performance payment processing platform that delivers Canon's extraordinary image quality in an efficient, countertop design. It is ideal for use in back office/branch-capture and remittance/lockbox-processing applications by banks, credit unions and other organizations that handle large volumes of checks.* The CR

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Xerox Helps Lenders Like Radius Financial Group Inc. Reap the Benefits of the Paperle

Art Post (Guest) · 10/10/1110:30 PM

. Customer Contact: For more information about Xerox Mortgage Services, visit http://www.xerox-xms.com or call +1-678-460-2460. Note: To receive RSS news feeds, visit http://news.xerox.com/pr/xerox/rss.aspx . For open commentary, industry perspectives and views from events visit http://www.facebook.com/XeroxCorp , http://twitter.com/xeroxcorp , http://twitter.com/xeroxoffice , http://twitter.com/xeroxproduction , http://twitter.com/servicesatxerox , http://twitter.com/xeroxevents , http

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High-stake bidding war for print services outfit CSG

Art Post (Guest) · 10/10/1110:33 PM

SOME of the biggest brands in the printing sector are being tipped as suitors in a high-stake bidding war for Darwin-based managed IT services specialist CSG. Sources are reporting that majority Japanese-owned Fuji Xerox and Canon's office division are the two main players behind bids that value the company at about $420 million. CSG provides managed print services and operates a managed IT services division. It already has partnerships with Fuji Xerox to expand its business throughout

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EFI PrintMe Provides New Public Printing Options for 36,000 Breezy Users

Art Post (Guest) · 10/12/118:16 PM

EFI PrintMe Provides New Public Printing Options for 36,000 Breezy Users EFI Extends Utility of Breezy Print Application Through Access to PrintMe-enabled Printers at Thousands of Locations Oct 12, 2011 FOSTER CITY, Calif. -- EFI (Nasdaq: EFII), a leader in customer-focused digital printing innovation, today announced the company is providing over 36,000 users of Breezy's mobile apps with access to EFI's network of more than 1,000 PrintMe public printing locations across the U.S. Launched

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Staples Honors EFI With Business Services Award

Art Post (Guest) · 10/10/1110:38 PM

, Asia and Australia, making it easy for businesses of all sizes, and consumers. The company is headquartered outside Boston. More information about Staples (Nasdaq:SPLS) is available at http://www.staples.com/media . 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

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Special Announcement for all P4P Members!

Art Post (Guest) · 10/11/118:24 PM

Please keep in mind that anyone can post new messages on the forums. We're all here to learn more about the industry and share information. Sharing information, sales techniques and solutions can help all of us. What I share may help someone else who can't or does not know the answer. Or maybe it's that tidbit of sales knowledge that helps us close another deal. Let's face it we're not in this crazy business because we like copiers/printers, we're in it because we have the ability to write our

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ACS, A Xerox Company, Helps the VA Move to Paperless Claims System

Art Post (Guest) · 10/12/118:19 PM

for business process and document management. Through its broad portfolio of technology and services, Xerox provides the essential back-office support that clears the way for clients to focus on what they do best: their real business. Headquartered in Norwalk, Conn., Xerox provides leading-edge document technology, services, software and genuine Xerox supplies for graphic communication and office printing environments of any size. Through ACS, A Xerox Company, which Xerox acquired in February

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All Covered Increases IT Offerings to Include Cloud Servers

Art Post (Guest) · 10/12/118:23 PM

other company. About Konica Minolta Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. is a leader in advanced document management technologies and Managed IT Services 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 the 2011 "Line of the Year" award winner for the company's award-winning line of bizhub Color and Monochrome Multifunctional

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OKI Data Americas to Present Cloud-Based Managed Print Services Solution, Serve as Go

Art Post (Guest) · 10/13/1110:45 PM

best practices and technology innovations. OKI Data Americas will exhibit Total Managed Print™ at booth #13, where attendees can learn more about OKI’s printers and printing solutions and speak to a representative for further information. OKI provides live[1], toll-free technical support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, with agents based in North America.

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also recommended $480,000 to replace many of the aging copiers

Art Post (Guest) · 10/10/1110:27 PM

. The administration also recommended $480,000 to replace many of the aging copiers, which break down frequently and waste teachers' time. But the board put off the vote Thursday and asked the staff to come back at the Oct. 20 meeting with more information about copiers and how to deploy them. "It's a good compromise," said Peter Baron, board president and a Grand Prairie teacher. "And it's not going to cost us a terrible amount of money." Carole Lemonds, co-president of the local Association of

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Canon Finance Chief Sees Lengthy Challenges in Europe

Art Post (Guest) · 10/11/119:02 PM

BY JURO OSAWA TOKYO—As Japan's major exporters struggle to absorb the impact of the strong yen on their earnings, Canon Inc.'s finance chief said Tuesday that any substantial rebound in the euro against the yen is unlikely, as the euro zone's "structural problem" may take several years to solve. "Unfortunately, we can't hope for any quick recovery in the euro," Chief Financial Officer Toshizo Tanaka said in an interview. His comments came as the euro was showing a modest gain against the yen

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My Sharp

Deanw · 10/12/119:39 AM

My Sharp Dealer competitor is touting the advantages of 24/7 with My Sharp. APparantly this is a customer training website. Does anyone have any details on it and does RFG have anything to counter this with? Thanks!

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Canon Hollywood Professional Technology and Support Center Premieres in Los ...

Art Post (Guest) · 10/12/118:05 PM

Communications Group, Canon U.S.A. Comprehensive product repair services for Canon professional products will be available in the new Hollywood facility starting in late 2011. On-site repair operations will include two state-of-the-art camera body and lens adjustment rooms, Canon's most advanced adjustment and calibration equipment, local spare parts inventory, and an experienced professional repair staff that will look to quickly return Canon's professional products to their original factory condition and

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Fuji Xerox Australia Launches Workflow Automation Solution for SMEs

Art Post (Guest) · 10/13/1110:52 PM

Fuji Xerox Australia Launches Workflow Automation Solution for SMEs Automate Solution Reduces Workflow Steps while Increasing Productivity Oct 13, 2011 Sydney, Australia – 13 October 2011 – Fuji Xerox Australia today announced the launch of Automate, a full-featured workflow automation solution tailored to small businesses. Automate is designed to reduce the number of steps in a document workflow or business process, maximise workflow productivity and reduce business costs. Automate is ideal

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Ricoh Generation List

Old Glory · 10/14/111:01 PM

know if Ricoh already had something that could serve the same purpose because I would rather have that but I didn't know of anything.

Re: My Sharp

mansart · 10/12/1112:49 PM

My Sharp Demo Page Essentially an online manual that is customized to a clients machine(s) and installed options. Instructions regarding various features can be viewed as PDF or video. It is a much easier way for customers to learn how to use certain features this way as opposed to reading the manual. This is due to the fact that most copier operator manuals are written by people who have been fired from writing VCR manuals.

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Weekend Industry Notes

sbachhansen · 10/12/1110:05 AM

I am new to this site and wanted to know if the Weekend Industry Notes are available in a word document or printable format? I would like to share with my sales team in my weekly meetings. Thanks. sbh

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HP Collaborates with Condé Nast on On-Demand Content Distribution

Art Post (Guest) · 10/12/118:19 PM

or work while offering potential cost savings. The Condé Nast pilot program will feature print-to-home services for subscribers to schedule the delivery of content from their favorite brands – such as Allure, Details, Epicurious, Glamour, Golf Digest, Self, and Wired – directly to their personal printers.(1) “Our work with Condé Nast creates a new channel for customers to access the content they want from some of their favorite publications,” said Stephen Nigro, senior vice president, Inkjet and

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Hosting Company Chooses HP to Deliver Private Clouds to Customers

Art Post (Guest) · 10/13/1110:40 PM

-touch, self-service provisioning of infrastructure. With the ability to deliver resources faster, Server Cloud Canada can better respond to customers' fluctuating business demands and critical IT requirements. Additionally, Server Cloud Canada reduced its power savings by almost 60 percent with HP CloudSystem Matrix, eliminating the need for an additional power source that the company estimated would have cost approximately $200,000 to install. "We wanted a solution where each component installed

Re: Trends in EFI Fiery Pricing

Art Post (Guest) · 10/13/118:03 PM

Gesh, for the Ricoh C651 the fiery is $25K that's alot of cash!

Re: Huge MPS RFP!!

Larry Levine · 10/14/1111:48 AM

Even if this bid is N/A you all should review. There is some great verbiage to be used and incorporate into your sales process. Specifically check out pages 8 & 9.

Re: New stuff from Ricoh

GIntel · 10/14/114:31 PM

Any opinions on how these have sold historically and how they have fared in the last year or so as they become old? Also, does it seem like they are being replaced or just discontinued? I feel like there is not a huge market for ultra low-end A3 BW MFPs. I think only Kyocera has a walk-up A3 BW MFP below 20ppm.

Re: New A3 23, 28 and 33 ppm Models available in Europe

Jomama · 10/14/114:40 PM

I cant get either of those links to work. I think we' musta broke the servers. I get the same response from "ricoh-europe.com"

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Re: Special Announcement for all P4P Members!

Larry Levine · 10/11/119:42 PM

Very well put Art. On a personal note I have met Art at Ricoh functions. He is a class guy and devotes a ton of time to this site. I am sorry I do not contribute enough to this site.

Re: My Sharp

montecore · 10/12/119:00 PM

Here is how to sell against MY SHARP. I have worked for Sharp many years. First the dealer has to build the site. It is quite limited and there are a handful of features that can be displayed for each function. Although it is a cool feature the reality is that it is barely used. I have set many of these up in the past but on follow up they were not used. It is a nice catch and talk track but should not be a deal breaker. You can also view MY SHARP video for free right on the LCD panel

Re: Special Announcement for all P4P Members!

montecore · 10/12/119:16 PM

something in the past so we can all be better at what we do. Knowledge is power in this industry which separates you from your competitors. So we are not just selling price which is happening more and more as the business tightens their belts.

Re: Weekend Industry Notes

Art Post (Guest) · 10/13/118:02 PM

These notes came from Neal. I know his wife was sick last year and he slowed with the notes (the notes actually come from someone at KonicaMinolta). Neal started back up and then had some pressure put on him by the folks at KM that they did not like seeing the notes on this site (Quess all manufacturers are the same.....DA's) and his site in it's complete form. Thus Neal slowed down on the what he could and couldn't post. In the meantime it seems Neal has slipped away from the notes, the p4p

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Check this ^%$^ out!

Art Post (Guest) · 10/9/119:53 PM

Not that I'd want to service or place a copier at the US embassy in Afghanistan! This is the link for the award of the contract: Fed Ops Contract which looks to me like a residential address. I then did a search on the DUNS# which brought me to 3920 215th Street SE I was curious who got this bid so I checked out the "Contractor Awarded Address". I then goggled the address went here so, the address checked out and then the business name was listed. I then searched on IMGC Global and here's

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Trends in EFI Fiery Pricing

GIntel · 10/13/1112:18 PM

Hey everyone, Does anyone have an opinion how street pricing for EFI Fiery's for under $100k printers/MFPs is trending. Are people seeing declining prices for these? What segments appear to be declining the fastest?

This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago

This Week in the Copier Industry Ten Years Ago

Art Post · 10/1/219:53 PM

This Week in the Copier Industry Ten Years Ago

First Week of October 2011

One of the items I do with Linkedin on most days is to find an interesting thread from another person/company. Once I find that thread I then read the thread an not just the headline. My goal is to share that thread with my peep but to also insert a comment in the share that makes the share my own twist on what was posted.

Enjoy These Copier Threads from Ten Years Ago This Week!

Notable Solutions, Inc. Announces Major Update to Ricoh ESA Capture Component for Aut

Art Post (Guest) · 10/6/118:00 AM

. 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: www.nsiautostore.com .

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Konica Minolta Acquires OfficeWare

Art Post (Guest) · 10/4/1110:29 PM

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 Products. For more information, please visit www.CountOnKonicaMinolta.com and follow Konica Minolta on Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter. About OfficeWare OfficeWare has provided its

Re: Energy Consumption Specs

GIntel · 10/5/1111:20 AM

is publicly available though its website. I was hoping that some of you might have a similar doc from the other vendors (Ricoh, Xerox, Konica, Sharp, Kyocera, Toshiba).. I'm building out a TCO tool, and energy consumption is going to be a major part of it. Everyone says that their product is eco-friendly, just trying to back it up with data.

Re: Konica Minolta Acquires OfficeWare

Art Post (Guest) · 10/6/118:33 PM

I had an email last night from a P4p'er that wanted to know my thoughts about this acquisition by KonicaMinolta. I took a visit to the Officeware web site and was surprised with the MPS tone and strategy of the site, but as I dug a little deeper I realized that the copier dealer message was still embedded in the web site. In a blog I posted at the end of 2010, I had predicted that copier manufacturers like Xerox, Ricoh and KonicaMinolta would start to buy MPS organizations. Officeware seems to

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From copier maker to document consultant

Art Post (Guest) · 10/3/119:02 PM

From copier maker to document consultant Ueno Yasuaki, chief executive officer of Fuji Xerox Korea, speaks during an interview with The Korea Times at his office in central Seoul last week. / Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul Fuji Xerox Korea expects sales growth in document consulting business By Jung Sung-ki In today’s climate of economic slump, corporations are more and more interested than ever in every way to reduce costs while improving productivity. There are several ways of cutting

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Video On the Record with Xerox's Gary Gillam on channel opportunities in printing tod

Art Post (Guest) · 10/5/119:04 PM

4 October, 2011 By Robert Cohen, CEO and business editor, Channelline Channelline CEO Robert Cohen talks with Gary Gillam, VP North American Channel Operations at Xerox, talks about where the printing industry is headed today, and where the opportunities are for partners, especially managed print services. Gillam also discusses how VARs can deal with an issue managed services raises, the loss of the constant contact with customers that comes from selling print supplies, that has been so

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Fuji Xerox Ranked Highest in J.D. Power Asia Pacific Color Printer Customer Satisfact

Art Post (Guest) · 10/6/119:02 PM

Fuji Xerox Ranked Highest in J.D. Power Asia Pacific Color Printer Customer Satisfaction Study for Two Consecutive Years TOKYO — Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. was ranked highest for two consecutive years in the 2011 Japan Color Printer Customer Satisfaction Index StudySM, which was released on September 16 by J.D. Power Asia Pacific, Inc., a global marketing information service company. The study examines four factors that contribute to overall customer satisfaction with regard to color printers

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Canon imageRUNNER ADVANCE C7065i multifunctional colour printer available from Océ Au

Art Post (Guest) · 10/2/119:18 PM

Canon imageRUNNER ADVANCE C7065i multifunctional colour printer available from Océ Australia by Océ Australia Canon imageRUNNER ADVANCE C7000i series multifunctional colour printerAvailable now from Oce Australia , the Canon imageRUNNER ADVANCE C7065i multi functional colour printer brings the power of high volume colour printing directly into the office. The Canon imageRUNNER ADVANCE multi functional colour printer delivers both black and white and high impact colour printing in one compact

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It's Time To Buy Kodak On Capitulation

Art Post (Guest) · 10/3/118:23 PM

October 3, 2011 | about: EK In late June I wrote that Eastman Kodak (EK) “may be one of the top contrarian value plays of the year.” The company that once dominated film and related businesses, and spent 74 years in the Dow Jones industrial average (top-tier companies only), may never return to profitability or stage a big enough comeback to compete with the much bigger Canon (CAJ), Sony (SNE), Xerox (XRX) and others. However, with the company now valued at only $200 million, Kodak’s increasing

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Canon Intros imageRUNNER 1700 Series Multifunction Printers

Art Post (Guest) · 10/5/119:25 PM

Canon has introduced its imageRUNNER 1700 series of multifunction printers. They are available for customer delivery now through Canon Business Solutions and authorized dealers. The 1700 series boasts six new MFPs suited for either desktop or floor-standing placements. They all possess "powerful" colour scanning/sending technology and a 5.7" LCD touch panel that provides device access and navigation. imageRUNNER 1750/1750iF ($5,200 and $6,100) has an output speed of up to 52 pages per minute

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Indiana MPS

Art Post (Guest) · 10/1/1111:34 AM

leading to a balance between cost savings and employee and student productivity. Main achievement areas include: 0.Optimization/Right sizing0.Easy for campus0.Green alternatives0.Cost savingsThis project will include: 0.Multifunction Devices (MFDs ) that scan, fax, copy & print or have some combination of features0.Faculty and staff networked HP printers0.Student lab printers0.Stand-alone fax, copy and scanning devicesThis project will not include: •The Print Shop and Copy Center Specific Hardware

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Look for Pre-Printed Forms and Produce Immediate ROI

Art Post (Guest) · 10/3/1111:08 PM

this you'll get a better understanding of the media they are using. Plus, you can then add questions like: Are those invoices coming from your ERP system? Do you buy pre-printed forms for your service department? Do you use cabonless forms in the office? That large DOT MATRIX printer does forms right? Do you know how many forms you print a month, are they pre-printed and how many parts/pages are to those forms. We need to look for dot matrix printers that are producing form feed (tractor feed

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Canon, world-leader in imaging solutions, today announces the launch of the imageFORM

Art Post (Guest) · 10/5/119:16 PM

incl. VAT About Canon (UK) Limited Canon (UK) Ltd is the UK & Ireland marketing and sales operation for the global company, Canon Inc., based in Tokyo, Japan and it employs around 1,450 people. Founded in 1937, with the specific goal of making the best quality cameras available to customers, Canon's tireless passion for the Power of Image has since extended its technology into many other markets and has established it as a world leader in both consumer and business imaging solutions. Its solutions

Re: MOM Sues OSU for $1M over COMDOC Secret...

Art Post (Guest) · 10/3/118:17 PM

, student activists claim OSU employees helping favored biddersOhio State shopping around for savings with vendors Follow this company ., a Xerox Corp. .Xerox Corp. Latest from The Business Journals Ohio State helping favored bidders, critics chargeXerox announces 3M government contractVendor, student activists claim OSU employees helping favored bidders Follow this company .(NYSE:XRX) subsidiary with a Columbus office, had private meetings with university printing officials during the bid process

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Art Post (Guest) · 10/1/1110:33 AM

THE PURCHASE OPTION IS EXERCISED). $ ___________________________ IF THE CITY DECIDES TO NOT EXERCISE THE PURCHASE OPTION AT THE END OF THE TERM, THE AWARDED SUPPLIER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR REMOVAL OF THE EQUIPMENT AT SUPPLIER EXPENSE. DIGITAL COPIER SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS: RICOH DIGITAL COPIER SYSTEM - MODEL MP7000SP OR EQUALTO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: 65 PAGES PER MINUTE BLACK AND WHITE NETWORKED FAXING FUNCTIONALITY - THE EQUIPMENT WILL BE UTILIZED FOR FAXING SCAN/PRINT SCAN SPEED

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Ricoh Dealer Division Leadership Announcement

Art Post (Guest) · 10/2/1111:07 PM

Subject: Dealer Division Leadership Announcement I am pleased to announce the appointment of Jim Coriddi to the position of Vice President of the Dealer Division effective immediately. Jim brings a strong background and experience with both our dealer and direct channels to this role. He has held many sales and marketing leadership positions during his 28 years with Ricoh, primarily focused on the dealer channel. After serving as Vice President of Marketing Support, Jim became Vice President of

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ACS, a Xerox company, is buying the US operations of Toronto-based Symcor

Art Post (Guest) · 10/4/119:31 PM

://www.xerox.com , http://news.xerox.com , http://www.realbusiness.com or http://www.acs-inc.com . For investor information, visit http://www.xerox.com/investor . (1) Source: Federal Reserve Payment Study 2010. Note: To receive Xerox RSS news feeds, visit http://news.xerox.com/pr/xerox/rss.aspx . Connect with ACS, A Xerox Company, on Facebook or Twitter. For open commentary, industry perspectives and views from events visit http://twitter.com/xeroxcorp , http://twitter.com/xeroxoffice , http

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Canon imagePRESS C7010VP Digital Press Achieves IDEAlliance Digital Press Color Certi

Art Post (Guest) · 10/6/119:11 PM

compatible EFI Fiery(TM) controllers, the imagePRESS color line delivers an industry-standard level of image quality and reliability required to meet the needs of today's evolving print service market. "Canon is pleased to have the imagePRESS C7010VP digital press series recognized as an IDEAlliance Digital Press Certified printing system," said Sam Yoshida, vice president and general manager, Imaging Systems Group, Canon U.S.A "This certification recognizes the investment that Canon has made in

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Lawton, Okalahoma Awards Copier Contract

Art Post (Guest) · 10/1/1110:37 AM

15. Consider awarding contract (RFPCL12-002) Copier Contract to Bennett Office Equipment of Lawton, OK. Exhibits: Department recommendation, abstract of proposals. Awarded http://www.cityof.lawton.ok.us...rk/currentagenda.htm

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Production Print Certification Test IV

Art Post (Guest) · 10/2/118:46 PM

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Color Copies at 3 cents a Page! I think she's smoking....

Art Post (Guest) · 10/2/119:35 PM

going to do everything humanly possible to ensure excellent services while looking at ways to save monies in our budget." Printing some 1.5 million bills, notices and other documents annually, the shop has been under Procurement since 2008, and got off to a cost-saving start by automating the system by which departments ordered print jobs, Sams said. The shop also saved the city $800,000 when it revamped the city's copier service contract and began bidding out orders for toner cartridges, she

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This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago

This Week in the Copier Industry Ten Years Ago

Art Post · 9/25/2110:59 PM

This Week in the Copier Industry Ten Years Ago

Last Week of September 2011

It's Saturday evening and a nice night to kick back a bit. My 4th quarter and maybe my last quarter that's on Monday. Have a great weekend!

Enjoy These Awesome Copier Threads from 10 Years Ago!

Konica Minolta Launches Customized Document Management Suites....

Art Post (Guest) · 9/27/117:42 PM

Ramsey, NJ (PRWEB) September 26, 2011 Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta) today announces the launch of SchoolFlow®, EducationFlow®, HealthFlow® and LegalFlow®, customized electronic document management suites developed in conjunction with Prism Software to address workflow demands across key vertical markets. Fully integrated with Konica Minolta’s award-winning line of bizhub® Multifunctional Products (MFPs – print, copy, fax and scan all in one system), the new

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Profits plummet at Ricoh UK Products

Art Post (Guest) · 9/29/119:41 PM

Pre-tax profits have plunged by two-thirds at Telford manufacturing giant Ricoh UK Products, Insider can reveal. The company reported profits before tax of £4.5m, despite a bolstered turnover of more than £336m. Having closed its OPC drum manufacturing division, the company said the cessation of one of its toner divisions "remains a threat". The company, which is wholly owned by Ricoh UK Holdings, specialises in producing printers, fax machines and copiers. In the year to 31 March 2011, the

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Konica Minolta Presents: Dr. Mark Bohan

Art Post (Guest) · 9/29/119:13 PM

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Konica Minolta @ GRAPH EXPO 2011

Art Post (Guest) · 9/29/119:31 PM

Konica Minolta @ GRAPH EXPO 2011

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Canon's Imaging Technologies Integrated with Oracle Software Products

Art Post (Guest) · 9/29/119:46 PM

Oracle Applications can be now connected to Canon printers and copiers, including imageRUNNER ADVANCE systems. Increased business efficiencies for imaging and document processes can be achieved as the automating of workflows is supported by the platform. Java ME is currently utilized by Canon for its proprietary Multifunctional Embedded Application Platform or MEAP. Imaging functions like scanning with OCR processing, merging/partitioning PDFs, and form printing can be utilized by users to

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Corporate Espionage's New Friend: Embedded Web Servers

Art Post (Guest) · 9/26/117:19 PM

Critical Right Now ] While that recovered information isn't necessarily earth-shattering, Sutton said that Web-accessible photocopiers and the like are essentially repositories of any recent documents or communications of interest, and thus could serve as a competitive intelligence treasure trove. Some devices even offer would-be attackers time-saving shortcuts. Certain models of Sharp photocopiers, for example, can be set to upload all scanned or copied documents to an external site via FTP

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KODAK in DEEP trouble!

Art Post (Guest) · 9/26/1111:26 PM

BY DANA MATTIOLI AND MATT JARZEMSKY With its shares closing at their lowest level since the 1950s and investors bailing out of its bonds, Eastman Kodak Co. is under the heaviest pressure yet to prove it can pull off a plan to reinvent itself as a company that makes printers. Investors' immediate concerns focus on whether Kodak will have enough cash to finish the job. To settle those concerns, Kodak will have to quickly show results from asset sales, patent-suit settlements or an improvement in

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Kodak Announces New RECIPE COLOR Profiler for KODAK APPROVAL NX Digital Color Imaging

Art Post (Guest) · 9/27/117:54 PM

Kodak Announces New RECIPE COLOR Profiler for KODAK APPROVAL NX Digital Color Imaging System ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Package printers and brand owners are always looking for new ways to more accurately predict spot colors on press while at the same time reducing costs and improving efficiency. Now, users of the KODAK APPROVAL NX Digital Color Imaging System can do just that with a new tool—KODAK RECIPE COLOR Profiler. With the new KODAK RECIPE COLOR Profiler, users of the APPROVAL NX System can

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Canon and Oracle Join Forces to Integrate Canon's Imaging Technologies with Oracle

Art Post (Guest) · 9/27/118:01 PM

IT Solutions plans to begin delivering in 2012, Canon printers and copiers, including imageRUNNER ADVANCE systems, will be able to connect to Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and CRM applications including Oracle Applications. The Platform will support the automating of workflows to achieve increased business efficiencies, including imaging and document processes. Once available, this SOA-ready platform will also connect to imaging devices such as multi-function office systems and printers

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Ricoh C2057

big g · 9/27/115:30 AM

Anyone know about this on Info print site Looks like a new fast A4 MFP

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Canon C9075,

Art Post (Guest) · 9/27/115:33 PM

These are threads that I found on printplanet, thought it would be a good read for everyone: Canon C9075, has anyone had any positive experience with these machines? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I have seen other older threads about this machine. I was wondering if anyone's had any positive experience with it? We started off with a C7065 about a year ago, and it didn't work out well. Due to our lease, we had to stick with the same company and

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How KM Canada successfully launched a product at an industry trade show

Art Post (Guest) · 9/29/119:09 PM

Karen J. Bannan September 27, 2011 - 11:01 am EDT Last fall, Konica Minolta Canada (KM Canada) was preparing to introduce a new high-speed color digital press—the bizhub Press C8000—that would mark the company's entry into the offset printing market. The product would debut at the Canadian 2010 Print World trade show, and KM Canada wanted to entice as many potential buyers as possible to come check out the new press in person. And although the company had done one-off emailing in the past, its

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MOM Sues OSU for $1M over COMDOC Secret...

Art Post (Guest) · 9/30/118:23 PM

Methods, according to Miller. Gordon Flesch is based in Madison, Wis., but has its regional headquarters in Dublin. OSU asked for proposals for the lease and maintenance of up to approximately 1,100 devices capable of printing, copying, scanning and faxing — along with the maintenance of more than 5,000 other machines. Miller estimated the new contract is worth approximately $1 million a year. http://www.dispatch.com/conten...copier-contract.html

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Plant and wood-derived biomass plastics developed / Applications in interior mechanic

Art Post (Guest) · 9/26/117:29 PM

FUJI XEROX Plant and wood-derived biomass plastics developed / Applications in interior mechanical copier components Fuji Xerox (Kanagawa / Japan; www.fujixerox.com ) has developed a biomass plastic containing more than 50% by weight of plant-derived materials for use in mechanical components in interior moving sections of its printing and copying machines. The company began introducing components made from biomass plastic in 2007. At that time, the material contained over 30% by weight of

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3rd Quarter of 2011 Sales Quota Poll

Art Post (Guest) · 9/26/117:40 PM

Ok, this one is for the end of the third quarter, we'll be doing this every quarter also. See how you rank with other reps across the country!!

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Production Print Certification Study Cards

Art Post (Guest) · 9/27/117:24 PM

Here I'll be posting study cards related to the Production Print Certification Course. Please feel free to download. Art

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All Covered Acquires Managed IT Services Practice of Vertical IT in Florida

Art Post (Guest) · 9/27/117:56 PM

engineers, and is fully certified in all major technologies. Across the U.S., more businesses trust All Covered for their IT support than any other company. About Konica Minolta Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. is a leader in advanced document management technologies and Managed IT Services for the desktop to the print shop. For more information, please visit www.CountOnKonicaMinolta.com and follow Konica Minolta on Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter.

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Production Print Study Document II

Art Post (Guest) · 9/29/112:39 PM

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KonicaMinolta Presents G7

Art Post (Guest) · 9/29/119:24 PM

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September 2011 Sales Quota Poll!

Art Post (Guest) · 9/26/117:37 PM

We're always interested in how everyone is doing across the country, with the recent news of the debt in the US, and the slow growth or no growth it could be good for us to gauge were we are as a group with quotas.Please take the time to vote every...

Re: The Ricoh Throne

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Re: Those Magnificant Men and Their Copy Machines!

Don Sweet · 9/28/1112:47 PM

Hi Art this week I will be donating a Kyocera KM-1820 to the local Salvation Army center. I willl take some photos of us presenting the copier. Don

Re: LDAP

montecore · 9/30/118:21 AM

[OK]. 12 Press [Change] under “Search Base”. Select the root folder to start the search from e-mail addresses registered in the selected folder Which is search targets. 13 Enter the search base, and then press [OK]. For example, if the search target is the sales department of ABC company, enter "dc=sales department, o=ABC". (In this example, the description is for an active directory. "dc" is for the organization unit, and "o" is for the company.) Search base registration may be required

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ROLF Group Signs with HP to Move Technology Infrastructure into the Cloud

Art Post (Guest) · 9/27/118:05 PM

, takes place Nov. 29 - Dec. 1 in Vienna, Austria. The event showcases how organizations can get started on their Instant-On Enterprise journeys. About ROLF Group The ROLF Group is one of Russia’s leading automotive businesses and is one of the largest importers and retailers of foreign-brand cars in the country. Celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2011, the privately owned group is a market leader across each of its businesses: new vehicles and spare parts distribution, vehicles sales and

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New from Stethos USA

Art Post (Guest) · 9/28/1111:14 PM

, PIN Printing, Accounting/Reporting, Ticketing, Project Accounting, Color Management and many other features. ELP supports most printers and MFP devices with PCL5 “ELP gives our users the flexibility of real time Output Management that many applications don’t have. This will enhance output and reduce cost. ” says Bill Schuman, Director of Marketing ELP (Enhanced Laser Printing) Base Software Base module: Search + Replace and many other functions! This is mandatory for each printer. ELP Modules

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EFI's New Jetrion 4900 Offers End-to-End Digital Label Production From Pre-Press to F

Art Post (Guest) · 9/29/119:00 PM

-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 controllers; VUTEk™ superwide digital inkjet printers, UV and solvent inks; Rastek UV wide-format inkjet printers; Jetrion™ industrial inkjet printing systems; print production workflow and business process automation software; and corporate printing solutions. The

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Survey Explores the Role of Document Management in Business

Art Post (Guest) · 9/29/1110:23 PM

division level represents an opportunity for many companies, Oce says. "According to industry estimates, during the past few years organizations have been spending about one to three percent of their revenue on activities related to printing, copying, scanning and faxing," says Joe Marciano, president and CEO, Oce Business Services. "Our current and previous surveys indicate that while this spending level has not significantly changed, one thing has: companies are more aware of how better

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U.S. International Trade Commission rules in Lexmark's favor

Art Post (Guest) · 9/30/118:33 PM

customers from products that violate the intellectual property laws." About Lexmark Lexmark International, Inc. (NYSE: LXK) provides businesses of all sizes with a broad range of printing and imaging products, software, solutions and services that help customers to print less and save more. Perceptive Software, a stand-alone software business within Lexmark, is a leading provider of enterprise content management software that helps organizations easily manage the entire lifecycle of their documents

Re: New stuff from Ricoh

Deanw · 9/26/112:47 PM

Any word on when the new A3 mono machines will be ready - with 9021 & 7025 gone now we have to go from Savin 920 all the way to 9228 - quite a big gap.

Re: New stuff from Ricoh

Old Glory · 9/27/113:32 PM

The MP1600 was discontinued 2 weeks ago. Monday, September 19, 2011 12:01 PM "Dear Ricoh Dealer, Please be advised that inventory of the MP 1600 EDP Code 413566 has been depleted and this model is now discontinued. We have limited inventory remaining on the MP 1600L and MP 1600SPF configurations."

Re: Production Print Certification Study Cards

JasonR · 9/28/118:25 AM

Production Print. "Print Production" is a term Adobe uses that means something completely different.

Re: Ricoh Loses another Top Exec

GMAN · 9/28/1112:32 PM

You guessed correctly! Now that yet another 'IKON' guy has been named the Dealer Division VP for Ricoh, will it result in a final nail in the coffin for Ricoh's Dealer channel? Jim Corridi is the infamous Ricoh employye that managed the large IKON business before Ricoh acquired the GIANT. It was Corriddi who helped IKON grow their business to 46% of Ricoh's total revenues at one point, which harmed may RFG Dealers during the process. As one example, Jim negotiated a deal that allowed IKON to

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Re: Auxillo...rumors about sale

GMAN · 9/25/119:08 PM

The customer experience will not suffer if the OEM that buys Auxillio keeps them as a wholly-owned subsidiary and simply leverages the benefits of Auxillio. Yet, if Ricoh buys them, there might be issues.

Re: Those Magnificant Men and Their Copy Machines!

Printfun · 9/29/114:36 PM

Art- I have a screen-shot of a "Thank you" from our Facebook wall attached from a recipient of a printer that we donated.(Facebook wall link: https://www.facebook.com/Digit...iceSolutions?sk=wall ) Also, here is a video testimonial from one of our community center customers that we have donated much time and materials to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...ture=player_embedded Please let me know if you would like further details on the donations, and I will put you in contact with our marketing

Re: KODAK in DEEP trouble!

Art Post (Guest) · 9/30/118:22 PM

rumors today we're swirling that they will declare bankruptcy. so much for the egomaniac CEO that stated a few years ago he would not sell off the print production division. They may now have to kiss it all goodbye.

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U.S. Embassy Kabul, Afghanistan

Art Post (Guest) · 9/25/114:29 PM

Solicitation Number: RFQ1329181 Notice Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Synopsis: Added: Sep 22, 2011 3:46 am SUBJECT: RFQ 1329181 Multifunctional Colors, Black and White Copiers Dear Prospective Quoter: Enclosed is a Request for Quotations (RFQ) Multifunctional Color B/W Copiers. We kindly request you to submit your quotation based on the Specification mentioned, complete the required Block of the attached document, and submit it to the following e-mail address which is also shown on the

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memjet comes to wide format

Art Post (Guest) · 9/27/117:46 PM

that it has become the first to integrate the memjet print head into a wide format printing system which the company is calling the Excelagraphix 4200. OWN-X’s WideStar 2000 is another memjet-powered wide format printer announced last week that will be shown at LabelExpo, so it is pretty clear that memjet is picking up speed, so to speak. The potential impact of memjet print heads in the wide format digital print market is huge, and right now there is really one major reason why. Speed. Recently

This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago

This Week in the Copier Industry Ten Years Ago

Art Post · 9/17/217:45 PM

This Week in the Copier Industry Ten Years Ago

Third Week of September 2011

The end of a great week and one more left in September for me. This will end the 3rd quarter for 2021 with one quarter left for the year. I am still amazed at has fast the months travel buy and can only think it like would time past just as fast if I was on a deserted tropical beach cool

Enjoy These Awesome Copier Threads from Ten Years Ago!

RICOH UNVEILS FIRST-EVER IPAD APP DESIGNED TO FOCUS ON DRIVING COMMERCIAL PRINTING PR

Art Post (Guest) · 9/15/118:20 PM

tool that helps commercial printers increase sales of high-value services via iPad-driven marketing presentations that guide face-to-face selling. The app also helps these businesses operate more efficiently by providing online supplies ordering, service requests, user manuals, on-demand video training, and an up-to-the-minute media/substrate guide. All of these services, tailored within the app to the specific Ricoh production printer(s) a customer owns, can help sharply reduce costs. The app

Re: CRANE COPIER DROP

montecore · 9/20/117:46 AM

I do not think that was a current customer of ProCopy. So I don't think it was something that they sold. It definitely was not a Canon, Ricoh, Konica Minolta, Xerox or HP. It could have been a Kyocera but I really think it was a Toshiba. Look at the copier as it is being hoisted into the air. It starts to spin and you can see the front. I think the blocked this on purpose so you could not see the make. But the box gives it away. I just replaced a Toshiba with a similar appearing shell.

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RICOH INTRODUCES NEW AFICIO SP 4310N BLACK & WHITE LASER PRINTER

Art Post (Guest) · 9/15/118:11 PM

savings by guiding organizations through a transformation process that, among other things, establishes effective print practices designed to help improve workflow and increase productivity. Improved Productivity The Aficio SP 4310N replaces the Aficio SP 4210N in Ricoh’s monochrome laser printer product line. The SP 4310N uses Ricoh’s premier GW Architecture Controller to quickly process every job in the user’s choice of genuine Adobe® PostScript®3™ that supports 136 Adobe fonts, PCL 5e/6, or XPS

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Fuji Xerox Delivers Best-in-Class Print Speeds to Busy Enterprises

Art Post (Guest) · 9/21/1111:22 PM

busy workgroups producing high volumes of documents. These products lead the way with lightning fast print speeds, an array of technologically advanced features and innovative printing options. David Borg, General Manager of Fuji Xerox Printers said, “The high volume monochrome segment is gaining momentum as more businesses look for solutions that enhance overall office efficiency. Fuji Xerox Printers operates 100 percent through the channel and we are committed to investing in exceptional

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Konica Minolta Included on Brand Keys Top 100 Brands List for Fourth ...

Art Post (Guest) · 9/21/1111:27 PM

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 Products. For more information, please visit http

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Konica Minolta Enhances Free Mobile App with Call Scheduling

Art Post (Guest) · 9/21/1111:32 PM

Press release from the issuing company Field Technicians with Mobile Access Can Now Schedule Support Calls from Solution Support Division for More Efficient Service Call Management Ramsey, NJ –Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta), a leading provider of advanced document management and networking technologies for the desktop to the print shop, today announces the availability of Schedule Me, the newest enhancement to the Solution Support Division (SSD) Mobile Access

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KYOCERA Sets New World Record for Durability in A4 Printing Equipment’s Photoreceptor

Art Post (Guest) · 9/18/1112:00 PM

sometimes regarded as a consumable component within electrophotographic printing equipment. However, since the debut of Kyocera’s first a-Si-coated components in its own printers in 1984, the company has used its proprietary technology to continuously develop the photoreceptor drum into a durable device with a lifespan equivalent to the mechanical life of the printer itself. As expectations for printing equipment continue to rise, demand has grown for electrophotographic printers that offer higher print

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Compass Sales Solutions Announces Jim McMeel as New Vice President of Sales / Eastern

Art Post (Guest) · 9/20/117:48 PM

. His expertise in Managed Print Services was further honed when he became Director of Sales for Cannon IV, an independent Hewlett Packard reseller. Jim then made the transition to HPS Office Systems, now Toshiba Business Solutions Indiana as Vice President/General Manager. Jim is well known and respected in the industry and was a member of the Copier Dealers Association (CDA) while at HPS Office Systems. “I’ve chosen to join the Compass organization because they are the industry recognized

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Imaging Solutions Specialist OR Managed Print Services

Art Post (Guest) · 9/20/118:08 PM

Imaging Solutions Specialist OR Managed Print Services Canon Business Solutions - Schaumburg, IL (Greater Chicago Area) Job Description Imaging Solutions Specialist *Responsible for selling Canon and all 3rd party software solutions within an assigned territory. Achieve Quota attainment. *Analyze unit reports and sales trends for Solutions Portfolio and co-develop strategy for consistent improvement with sales management. *Provide Solutions Expertise to sales organization. Conduct training

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Interview with Sujit Sanyal, Sr. VP (Business Operations Group), Ricoh India Limited

Art Post (Guest) · 9/21/115:46 PM

Limited. He has keen interest in teaching MBA students and in Total Quality Management. Ricoh Company Ltd. Japan, the parent company of Ricoh India Limited, is a leading global player in the area of (a) Imaging solutions like Digital Plain Paper Copiers, Colour Plain Paper Copiers, Colour & Mono Lazer Printers, Fax machines, Thermal paper etc., (b) Networking Input/Output systems like Multifunction Printers, Services and Software, Scanners etc, (c) Networking System Solutions like PC’s, Servers

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Océ announces fastest digital MICR printing system

Art Post (Guest) · 9/18/1111:54 AM

over 100 countries and employs more than 20,000 people worldwide. Total revenues in financial 2010 amounted to approximately €2.7 billion. Océ is listed on Euronext in Amsterdam. For more information visit www.oce.com . Océ and Canon: Stronger together In 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

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Xerox launches new printer

Art Post (Guest) · 9/20/117:33 PM

Xerox launches new printer Dubai: Mon, 19 Sep 2011 Xerox Corporation has launched a new printer, the DocuColor 8080 Digital Press, which handles jobs ranging from direct mail and calenders to booklets and collateral. Productivity apps, low gloss dry ink, and Automated Colour Quality Suite (ACQS) core to the DocuColor 8080 are three features that offer printers a competitive edge, the company said in a statement. “Our focus is to help customers produce more jobs, reduce costs and grow their

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Ricoh Loses another Top Exec

Art Post (Guest) · 9/15/118:07 PM

Geesh, it's like rats getting off a sinking ship! Just today Mark Bottini resigned as VP of Direct Sales for Ricoh US. He's going to accept a senior leadership position at another company. What company? It wasn't mentioned. And here's something I didn't know, Bottini was another former IKON guy! Taking his place will be David Greene, the same David Greene that was named VP of Dealer Sales of Ricoh US a month ago. Just as we thought we'd get a home grown Dealer guy, it seems that the carpet has

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Canon Introduces Compact imageRUNNER 1700 Series MFPs Offering Businesses Powerful Fl

Art Post (Guest) · 9/20/117:09 PM

systems. Offering seamless integration within existing Canon print fleets, the easy to deploy, easy to manage Canon imageRUNNER 1700 Series improves resource utilization as an alternative for multiple desktop laser printers while helping IT administrators harness Canon's powerful workflow tools. A compact, high-speed multifunction office system, the imageRUNNER 1700 Series allows customers using black-and-white printers (SFPs) and MFPs in the 30-55 page per minute (ppm) range to implement a

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Oce Arizona 360 GT is the First Flatbed Printer to be Installed at Printing Industrie

Art Post (Guest) · 9/20/117:28 PM

application versatility and open doors to technical and industrial applications. The printer offers the standard table size of 49" by 98.4" and an Express Mode print speed of up to 377 square feet/hour, which is ideal for banner and outdoor work. A new High Definition print mode delivers fine feature reproduction including the ability to print text as small as two-point, enabling commercial printers to offer higher-margin technical and industrial applications such as printing on lenticular lenses

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Canon extends uniFLOW platform to mobile devices

Art Post (Guest) · 9/20/117:45 PM

remotely without connecting to a company’s local network • Ideal for visitors to an organisation, for printing in hotels and airports when travelling for business, or for students in a university • Organisations can measure and track usage, charge back costs and identify misuse due to the uniFLOW platform’s cost management and measurement features Canon’s mobile print solution is an industry first • uniFLOW V5.1 supports all internet enabled mobile devices and enables jobs to be printed across full

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U.S. Government Discovers Cost-Saving Strategy…Buying in Bulk

Art Post (Guest) · 9/21/118:18 AM

U.S. Government Discovers Cost-Saving Strategy…Buying in Bulk Tuesday, September 20, 2011 What consumers call “buying in bulk” the U.S. government calls “strategic sourcing.” Beginning this week, some of Washington’s largest agencies and departments will join together to buy office printers, copiers and scanners with the intention of saving $600 million over the next four years. The deal involves the departments of Commerce, Defense, Homeland Security and Treasury, as well as the Social

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Savin/Gestetner/Lanier?

montecore · 9/21/119:29 PM

Can anyone shed some light on Lanier? I know they were purchased by Ricoh. But are there still Lanier dealers out there? Where are they getting the Lanier branded equipment from? Is Ricoh rebranding all the existing fleet of copiers? Or are there only certain models that carry the Lanier name? Also what is the story with Gestetner? I know last I heard they are no longer being sold in the US. But are they still available in the US? Or are dealers just emptying out their warehouses? Whats the

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UBIX showcases high-tech machines

Art Post (Guest) · 9/21/1111:10 PM

assistant vice-president Eisen Balcueva, sales and marketing senior vice-president and general manager Daniel Dumlao and general sales manager Migs de Guzman. Have something to report? Tell us in text, photos or videos. The Bizhub C8000, Konica-Minolta Bizhub C452 and Konica Minolta Bizhub C280 were featured in the event. Bizhub C8000 is a high level digital press that offers a wide range of printing capabilities, producing high image quality and definition close to offset printers and can

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Xerox to buy XL World to boost European business

Art Post (Guest) · 9/21/1111:20 PM

Xerox to buy XL World to boost European business Associated Press, 09.21.11, 08:41 AM EDT NORWALK, Conn. -- Xerox Co. plans to acquire the Italian customer service firm XL World to boost its outsourcing business in Europe, the printer and copier maker said Wednesday. Financial terms were not disclosed. Xerox ( XRX - news - people )'s business services division, Affiliated Computer Services ( ACS - news - people ), is buying XL World. Xerox acquired ACS in 2010 to boost its services offerings

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Productrint Shop Services, Convenience Copiers, Multifunctional Devices and Related

Art Post (Guest) · 9/15/118:37 PM

) •Attachment 4 (Sample Pricing) •Attachment 5 (Print Shop Price Detail Pages) •Attachment 6 (Copier Pricing Detail Sheets) Open Date:10/03/2011 3:00 P.M. http://www.nashville.gov/bob/rfp/rfp_12330.asp

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All Covered Acquires Managed IT Services Practice of PMV Technologies in Michigan

Art Post (Guest) · 9/16/1110:54 PM

for 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

Re: CRANE COPIER DROP

Art Post (Guest) · 9/19/115:58 PM

Canon or KonicaMinolta? It was NOT a Ricoh!

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ABBYY Powers a Quantum Leap in the Evolution of Multifunctional Peripherals

Art Post (Guest) · 9/15/117:40 AM

projects such as those of Australian Taxation Office, Lithuanian Tax Inspectorate, Ministry of Education of Russia, Ministry of Education of Ukraine, and Montgomery County Government of the USA. Companies that license ABBYY technologies include BancTec, Canon, EMC/Captiva, Hewlett-Packard, KnowledgeLake, Microsoft, NewSoft, Notable Solutions, Samsung Electronics and more. ABBYY OCR applications are shipped with equipment from the world's top manufacturers such as Epson, Fujitsu, Fuji Xerox

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MULTI-FUNCTION NETWORK COPIERS FOR USDA NRCS MISSOURI

Art Post (Guest) · 9/15/115:38 PM

Solicitation Number: AG-6424-Q-11-0002 Notice Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Synopsis: Added: Sep 14, 2011 4:25 pm This is a Combined Synopsis/Solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as...

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CRANE COPIER DROP

Art Post (Guest) · 9/15/119:05 PM

CRANE COPIER DROP The winner of a “Worst Copier in Phoenix” contest will have their old copier dropped from a 75 foot crane, receiving a new copier as a prize. Anyone can have any hated item dropped from the crane for a $25 donation to Phoenix Children’s Hospital. 12pm-1pm open drop, 1:30pm crane drop, ProCopy, 1917 E. 5th St., Tempe. Read more: http://www.abc15.com/dpp/news/..._15_11#ixzz1Y4bBFihR

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Many Vendors Say They Offer Managed Print Services, But Do They?

Art Post (Guest) · 9/16/1111:15 PM

Like many industry terms, the meaning of Managed Print Services (MPS) is a bit of a moving target in that it changes depending on who you ask. Some vendors claim they are providing a form of MPS with the automatic shipment of supplies to customers. Others claim a solution constitutes MPS if it entails hardware, supplies, break-fix and remote monitoring. From our perspective, MPS involves a whole lot more. Taken to a deeper level, MPS involves the proactive management by a service provider of

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The Challenge With an "All or Nothing" Approach to Managed Print Services

Art Post (Guest) · 9/16/1111:17 PM

It’s not all that uncommon for an enterprise looking at the possibility of outsourcing its print management needs to hear a prospective vendor say, “We can definitely manage your print environment, but we’ll need to replace all of your existing devices with our devices.” While a total refresh of the enterprise’s print technology will likely deliver certain advantages when it comes to print management, the challenge with such an “all or nothing” approach is that it is not always a cost-effective

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Louisiana MAINTENANCE FOR 8 COPIERS `12

Art Post (Guest) · 9/17/113:32 PM

http://doa.louisiana.gov/osp/l...NCY/PDF/04847300.pdf

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Wide Format RFQ at Camp Zama

Art Post (Guest) · 9/17/1111:44 PM

Solicitation Number: FA5209-11-Q-PV06 Notice Type: Solicitation Synopsis: Added: Sep 11, 2011 9:45 pm The government intends to issue a Request for Quote (RFQ) for the item below: Item: A0 size Wide Format Plotter. Function: Pinter, Scanner, Copier. Print Resolution: 600 dpi. Print Speed: 5 pages per minute. Paper Source: 4 roll paper feeder. Scanner: 600 dpi color scanner. Printer Driver Requirements: US Windows Driver. Network Interface Card: 1000 Base-T Ethernet. MFR (メーカ名): RICOH P/N (パーツ番号

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new copier to the Stamford Division Administration

Art Post (Guest) · 9/18/1111:39 AM

State Contracting Portal Bid Details Page Help Organization CT Transit Bid/RFP Number RFQ Stamford Admin Copier 2011 Due Date 09/29/2011 Set-Aside NO Summary New Copier for the CTTRANSIT Stamford Division Contact Name Greg Chapin E-Mail gchapin@cttransit.com ... http://www.biznet.ct.gov/SCP_D...in%20Copier%20Ad.pdf

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Print Production Certification Test III

Art Post (Guest) · 9/18/118:19 PM

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Art Post (Guest) · 9/20/117:15 PM

see attachedthis document has been archived please email me for details art@p4photel.com

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$1.5M Saved—On Photocopies

Art Post (Guest) · 9/20/117:23 PM

. The deal would involve the replacement of all the city’s copy machines, along with those of the Board of Education. The new copy machines would all be networked together with new and existing desktop computer printers. It’s far cheaper to print on copy machines—now known as Multi-Function Devices (MFDs)—than it is to do desktop printing, Fumiatti said. That’s where the money-saving comes in. The new system will automatically send printing jobs from desktop printers to MFDs if they are over a

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Copeco Celebrates 40 Years in Business

Art Post (Guest) · 9/20/117:42 PM

Denise Dennewitz speaks at Copeco's 40th anniversary celebration this past Thursday. Dennewitz is the marketing and advertising coordinator for Copeco. What started more than 40 years ago as two men selling used copiers out of an apartment building has turned into a profitable copier, facsimile and printer business in North Canton. Officials at Copeco, 3874 Highland Park NW, say the company has not only made it through a tough economy, but it’s been able to keep its customers coming back

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More Organizations Considering Managed Print Services Option to Control Costs, Free U

Art Post (Guest) · 9/20/118:00 PM

Sep 20, 2011 More Organizations Considering Managed Print Services Option to Control Costs, Free Up IT Staff, New CompTIA Study Finds Eight in ten managed print services providers expect market growth Downers Grove, Ill., September 20, 2011 – With demand for workplace printing expected to grow or stay at current levels for the foreseeable future, more organizations are taking a closer look at managed print services, according to a new study by CompTIA, the non-profit trade association for the

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Digital Copier Rental in MD

Art Post (Guest) · 9/21/1112:04 AM

Just a few days left on this sorry!http://resources.baltimorecoun...g/B-460/B-460Bid.pdf

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Govt employee suspended over $80k printer spend

Art Post (Guest) · 9/21/1111:19 PM

South Australia's Department of Premier and Cabinet says an employee has been suspended over the purchase of $80,000 worth of printer cartridges in three months. The Opposition claims the Aboriginal Affairs Department paid $80,000 for 200 print cartridges earlier this year. Opposition spokesman Rob Lucas told a parliamentary committee he is concerned because, in June, Victoria's ombudsman found public servants bought hundreds of thousands of dollars of over-priced cartridges in return for gifts

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Oki Elec. Ind. : OKI's Color Digital MFP Receives CHIP Magazine Recommended Award in

Art Post (Guest) · 9/21/1111:29 PM

around. Awards from CHIP Magazine are highly regarded by readers and typically much sought after by brand owners. Ideal for very small workgroups (VSWG) and small offices/home offices (SOHO), the MC361dn color multifunction printer features a compact design and small footprint with four-in-one functionality. This provides customers the flexibility to easily print, copy, scan and fax from one compact device, on a wide range of media. This affordable desktop device will easily fit into any small

Re: Ricoh Loses another Top Exec

Art Post (Guest) · 9/15/118:17 PM

Today we are announcing a change in our direct field sales leadership as Mark Bottini has decided to resign his position as Vice President of Direct Sales for Ricoh U.S. to accept a senior leadership position at an outside company. I want to thank Mark for his many contributions to Ricoh and IKON. He started his career in sales with IKON over 20 years ago and has held many leadership positions at the Area, Region and national level. His leadership, commitment and enthusiasm have been

Re: Ricoh Loses another Top Exec

GMAN · 9/16/111:24 PM

Your comments above demonstrate the frustration that many RFG (Ricoh / SAVIN / Lanier) Dealers are feeling, which began when Ricoh acquired IKON. Since then, many Independent Dealers have picked up another Product Line, or bolstered their business with the other Vendor(s) they were already carrying. Ricoh is simply not stable, especially for Independent Dealers that sell Ricoh / Savin / Lanier. Yet, even the IKON / RBS direct side is faltering and the musical chairs amongst 'leadership' will

Re: CRANE COPIER DROP

mansart · 9/19/1110:52 PM

Pro Copy HP, Kyocera and Canon

Re: Cloud Poll

montecore · 9/20/117:40 AM

Art...do you know if the 4 & 5 you mentioned will be a paid option or will that be offered free out of the box? On the Ricoh what do you need to have in place to print from the cloud? Or are these options just for scan2cloud?

Re: Cloud Poll

Art Post (Guest) · 9/20/117:47 AM

I believe it's an SAS model, but I could be wrong there may be something in place similar to PPDM. With the Ricoh's as long as you have the PSIII module you can forward email attachments to the device and the device will print the attachment, there are a few limitations with this. Not sure about the other cloud print except for HOT SPOT

Re: Canon iR2525 is Killer!

Art Post (Guest) · 9/20/116:58 PM

OMG, I'm up against one of these bad boys!! Ricoh had better do a refresh or the MP2500. The Canon iR2525 box is poised to capture a ton of clicks!!

Re: Cloud Poll

VinceMcHugh · 9/21/111:54 PM

Canon's Cloud Portal - MEAP App allows you to connect a Canon ImageRUNNER-Advance to either GoogleDocs or MS Sharepoint Online. The MEAP App is free from Canon, and GoogleDocs will give you a free 1Gig of storage when you open a gmail account. The last time I checked a Terabyte of storage was ~ $250/year, which is pretty darn cheap. This allows you to Scan directly to GoogleDocs and Print Directly from GoogleDocs. You can even print MS Word, Excel, & Powerpoint docs that are stored on your

Re: What is pdf/a?

Old Glory · 9/21/116:13 PM

Back in August 2010 I was told the following, "Although PPDM does address the PDF/A format, the copiers only support PDF/I for image.... Type f and later copiers will support PPDM without fail, the older copiers are an "iffy" solution as per Ricoh Tech Support." This was in response to the US District Court asking for PDF-A formatting.

Re: Cloud Poll

Art Post (Guest) · 9/21/1111:04 PM

PPDM is a free software package from Nuance that is bundled with most Ricoh MFP's. One license only, allows the user to connect via server to set customer scan applications at the PC. Like scan2excel, scan2word, scan2sharepoint (i believe), plus searchable .pdfs, pdf fillable forms, data extraction (have not used this yet). SAS, software as a service. Most companies are moving to this model such as Print Audit has now done with Print Audit Secure. Other SAS models would be Document Mall from

This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago

This Week in the Copier Industry Ten Years Ago

Art Post · 9/13/219:30 AM

This Week in the Copier Industry Ten Years Ago

Second Year of September 2011

Pretty much now time to play catch up on the world! Still need to finish September in the hunt for the end of the year.

Enjoy these Awesome Copier Threads from Ten Years Ago!

Lasers sharp against printer sales decline

Art Post (Guest) · 9/8/115:04 PM

Lasers sharp against printer sales decline All-in-one and other laser printer sales up as overall printer volumes fall By Fleur Doidge UK printer sales slid 15 per cent in unit terms during the second quarter of 2011, compared with the same period a year ago – with lasers the only segment to post growth. That is according to IT market watcher Context, which also found that the all-in-one (AIO) laser category in the UK expanded 24 per cent, with laser printers overall increasing their share by

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Major RFI for over 565 plus units in NE USA

Art Post (Guest) · 9/8/117:52 AM

There are 565+ printer/copier devices active across all campuses. 430+ of these devices are owned by the University while around 135 devices are currently leased on 48 to 60 month contracts through the Cost per Copy (CPC) program. Of the 430+ devices owned by the University, the most represented brands include Savin (179), Canon (118), and Ricoh (97). There are also a small number of Konica‐Minolta, Sharp, Xerox, Kyocera‐Mita, and Gestetner devices present. For the 130+ leased products

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Digital printers see benefits of Konica Minolta partnership with Pent Net

Art Post (Guest) · 9/13/114:43 PM

by Nolan Giles Konica Minolta users are already taking advantage of the ordering automation advantages of the digital equipment manufacturer's partnership with Pent Net. David Procter (pictured), general manager for production printing at Konica Minolta, said the partnership, announced earlier this month, will help printers save money and time. "By adding Pent Net document streamlined web-to-print solutions to our product mix, Konica Minolta can now provide online job quotes, print-on-demand

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Konica Minolta to Highlight Corporate Initiatives at Graph Expo 2011

Art Post (Guest) · 9/13/114:47 PM

/or an interview with one of our in-booth speakers, please contact Alicia Libucha at ALibucha(at)kmbs(dot)konicaminolta(dot)us. 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. Konica Minolta was named the 2009 Supplier of the Year by both the Allegra Network and the National Association of Quick Printers (NAQP), as well as received the Sales Support Award from Mail Boxes Etc., Inc

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KODAK Technology Pervasive at Graph Expo 2011

Art Post (Guest) · 9/13/117:20 PM

Printing System, creating a direct mail coupon and transactional print piece with remittance perforation. For workflow customers, KODAK PRINERGY Workflow will be on display at the Konica Minolta (#2227), Ricoh (#2600), xpedx (#3601) and EFI (#2000) booths. KODAK Workflows, which include Rules Based Automation (RBA) and Online Print Solutions (OPS) give partners greater automation and efficiency. Konica Minolta will showcase the newest version of the IC-307 Print Controller along with KODAK

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Daily Copier & MFP Industry Notes from around the World

Art Post (Guest) · 9/13/118:27 PM

Konica Minolta to Highlight Corporate Initiatives at Graph Expo 2011 ...Read 'Konica Minolta to Highlight Corporate Initiatives at Graph Expo 2011' on Yahoo! News. Provides Production Print Customers with Valuable Resources ...read more Konica Minolta Donates Award-Winning bizhub Press C8000 to ...Read 'Konica Minolta Donates Award-Winning bizhub Press C8000 to Printing Industries of America' on Yahoo! News. Next Generation Color Digital Press ...read more Xerox, Customers Receive Industry

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Productivity soars at Konica-Minolta France

Art Post (Guest) · 9/8/114:54 PM

Konica-Minolta, a printing equipment manufacturer, wanted to optimize the contract management process at its French subsidiary, improving its reliability as well as customer satisfaction. Seventy employees at Konica-Minolta’s French subsidiary work daily on contract administration, processing 2,000 contracts—new ones or renewals--each month. With 20 percent growth in its core business since 2010, Konica-Minolta wanted to enhance the entire contract management process, from data entry to billing

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EFI Showcasing Integrated Product Portfolio at GRAPH EXPO,

Art Post (Guest) · 9/8/114:59 PM

digital technology. EFI's suite of offerings will be on display in booth 2000 (Sept. 11-14th, Chicago's McCormick Place) and in partner booths, including Canon U.S.A., Heidelberg, Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Ricoh Americas Corporation, Xerox Corporation and others. The newest versions of EFI products will be featured, including business process automation and Web-to-Print software; the next-generation Fiery® digital print platform; EFI mobile print products; an EFI VUTEk® superwide

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Konica Minolta Group Introduces Color Care Suite for bizhub PRESS Digital Presses

Art Post (Guest) · 9/14/1111:17 PM

Printers (NAQP), as well as received the Sales Support Award from Mail Boxes Etc., Inc. For more information, please visit http://www.CountOnKonicaMinolta.com and follow Konica Minolta on Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter. Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A. Contact James Norberto Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. +1 201.825.4000 PR(at)kmbs(dot)konicaminolta(dot)us Konica Minolta Sensing Americas Contact Lou Carulli Konica Minolta Sensing Americas, Inc. +1 201.785.2413 lcarulli(at

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Xerox adds two new digital print systems to color portfolio

Art Post (Guest) · 9/8/1110:20 PM

, which has generated print volume and revenue growth for thousands of global print providers. The Xerox Color 550/560 Printer packs sharp image quality and a host of application options into an affordable package -- and one with a footprint flexible enough to fit in large enterprises, commercial print operations and quick print shops. Its enhancements include an Integrated in-line Xerox SquareFold Trimmer Module, which produces square-spine booklets that lay flat for a professional look, a GBC

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Ricoh Demos New Color Production Printing System at GRAPH EXPO 2011

Art Post (Guest) · 9/9/119:22 AM

announcement. To learn more about Ricoh's full line of products, services and solutions for production print environments, please visit http://www.ricoh-usa.com/RPP . About Ricoh Americas Corporation Ricoh Americas Corporation, headquartered in West Caldwell, N.J., is a subsidiary of Ricoh Company, Ltd., the 75-year-old leading provider of advanced office technology and innovative document imaging products, services and software, with fiscal year 2010 sales in excess of $23 billion. Ricoh's fully

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New Xerox EX Print Servers First to be Powered by the Latest EFI Fiery System 10 Tech

Art Post (Guest) · 9/11/118:56 PM

GRAPH EXPO (#2000 through Sept. 14th) as part of an end-to-end workflow demonstration. EFI is a Xerox Business Innovation Partner. For more information, visit EFI at GRAPH EXPO, go to www.efi.com or contact 800-875-7117. About EFI EFI (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®

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Ricoh India announces Channel Expansion plans in Eastern India

Art Post (Guest) · 9/11/119:12 PM

. 11000/-. SP1200SF is a A4 Multifunction Printer that prints, scans, copies and faxes, priced at Rs. 17,000/-. All models have print speed of 22 pages per minute. Features such as Toner Save mode, Front access, and 'N to 1' option (printing of multiple pages into one sheet) makes them ideal printing solution for the Small and Medium Enterprises. Notes to Editor About Ricoh India Limited Ricoh India Limited is a Public Limited company with 26.4% by Public and 73.6% owned subsidiary of Ricoh

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Managed Print for Sharp in Palm Beach

Art Post (Guest) · 9/13/1111:06 PM

Job Requirements Job Description Job Status: Full Time Work Experience Required: Up to 1 Year Hours/Shifts: Day (First Shift) Education Required: BA Degree or BS Degree Certification Required: Unspecified Weekends: Not Required Authorized to work in US: Yes Pay and Benefits Salary Range: Unspecified Benefits: Unspecified SBS Managed Print Services Sales Analyst Sharp Electronics Corporation Job ID: 2011-1227 Responsibilities: ·In coordination with the Branch Sales Managers and Branch

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New York Giants Name Ricoh Official Document Solutions Partner

Art Post (Guest) · 9/8/114:36 PM

Michael Stevens, Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, New York Giants. "When the Giants opened the Timex Performance Center, our new training facility, we sought to have the best possible document management technology available in the building, and that's clearly Ricoh." Ricoh offers a full range of digital imaging products suited for any workgroup environment from SMB to Enterprise, including color and black and white multifunctional copiers, printers, facsimile systems

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Leasing a Ricoh copier for about $123.50 per

Art Post (Guest) · 9/8/114:43 PM

Leasing a Ricoh copier for about $123.50 per month for 60 months. Officials explained the current copier is 15 years old and needs to be replaced. However, the purchase price of a new copier is $88,000. Council felt leasing was a better move, especially considering it’s a maintenance lease. The lease covers all expenses, save for purchasing paper. http://www.michigansthumb.com/...c9dc7bb709884036.txt

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Xerox Unveils Business Development Resources at Graph Expo

Art Post (Guest) · 9/8/114:56 PM

combines consulting and software as a service (SaaS) to deliver a Web-to-print solution. "In our competitive market and uncertain economy, everyone is looking for an edge," said Joe Rickard, president, Intellective Solutions. "Xerox's new services address the real needs of graphic communications companies to improve the way they market, sell and run their businesses." New Sales Training Course "Selling Digital Printing: Giving Your Customers Value" workshop revises Xerox's foundation digital

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Fuji Xerox and DigiLabs Partner, Providing Photo Solutions in Australia

Art Post (Guest) · 9/9/1110:30 PM

., photo books, cards, calendars, etc.) creativity software. DigiLabs' software is used tens of thousands of retail, printer and lab outlets worldwide. Partners/Resellers include HP, Xerox, Kodak, Fujifilm and Canon. DigiLabs private labels and customizes software for companies looking to grow their photo business. http://www.digilabstech.com partners(at)digilabs(dot)com

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Canon Color Copiers

Art Post (Guest) · 9/11/119:16 PM

Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-30, effective 15 January 2009. (4) The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 423430 and the size standard is 100 employees. The acquisition is under total small business set aside competition. (5) This combined synopsis/solicitation is for procurement of the following: a. Canon color copiers with Common Access Card capability.

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Canon Copier Maintenance

Art Post (Guest) · 9/11/119:18 PM

Solicitation Number: M6739912T0001 Notice Type: Modification/Amendment Please consult the list of document viewers if you cannot open a file.Solicitation 1Type: Solicitation Posted Date: September 11, 2011...

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Maintenance Support Agreement ~ Xerox B/W Copiers

Art Post (Guest) · 9/11/119:22 PM

Solicitation Number: NEEF4100-11-03604_v2 Notice Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Synopsis: Added: Sep 09, 2011 7:13 am COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION Maintenance Support for existing Xerox copiers. (I) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice and in accordance with the simplified acquisition procedures authorized in FAR Part 13. This

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Digital Production Copier/Scanner/Printer Cost Per Copy Service

Art Post (Guest) · 9/11/119:24 PM

https://www.ips.state.nc.us/ip...NCY/PDF/08478600.pdf

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Canon Copier Maintenance

Art Post (Guest) · 9/13/117:14 PM

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HP Promotes Managed Print Services to Channel Partners

Art Post (Guest) · 9/9/1110:24 PM

HP IPGPortfolio: 1.HP LaserJet Enterprise 600 M601, M602 and M603 printer series 2.HP LaserJet Enterprise 500 color M551 series 3.HP Scanjet Enterprise 8500FN1 Document Capture Workstation Finally, HP announced at the HP global Imaging and Printing Conference that it has sold over 10 million printers. No doubt, chatter about managed print services continues to grow louder. Photizo Group hosts managed print services conferences across the globe. And our fifth-annual MSPmentor 100 survey, launching

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Ricoh eQuill e-reader Clears the FCC

Art Post (Guest) · 9/11/119:11 PM

About 3 months back Ricoh, the document management/printer/copier company, unveiled their first ebook reader. That device showed up on the FCC website yesterday. Luckily for us Ricoh left all the documents in plain view. The eQuill is an all-in-one document management solution and it has a 9’7″ E-ink screen, Wifi (n)/Bluetooth, 5MP camera, Wacom touchscreen & stylus, microphone, and an onscreen keyboard. There’s also a 1″ LCD screen that is intended to work with the camera. Ricoh are marketing

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M2 CEO to Present on Delivering Value through MPS, The Independent Way

Art Post (Guest) · 9/13/1111:09 PM

from partners including Canon, HP, Ricoh and Xerox. Customers include Atkins, LSBU, Kings, Manchester Airport, Moorcrofts, Westwood College and Shoosmiths. For more information visit http://www.m2.uk.com . About MPS Conferences MPS is becoming a worldwide industry, and the MPS Conferences provide a venue for thought leaders to gather to share best practices and real case studies. MPS Conferences have been held in Europe, Asia, North and South America. They provide an unmatched educational and

Re: Color Print Control

JasonR · 9/8/119:20 AM

quote: Originally posted by txeagle24: Do the newer printers/MFP's still print black using all colors if "Color" is selected in the driver? No, absolutely none of them do this. There is no MFP/printer (at least from Ricoh/Canon/HP/Lexmark/Kyocera) that will print a (truly) black document and click it for color. Now, there are many many times that a document appears to be B&W to the human eye and contains color to the computer's eye. The most famous instance of this is Acrobat 4. Acrobat4

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Canon U.S.A., Inc., today announced imageRUNNER ADVANCE C9075S PRO/C9065S PRO color

Art Post (Guest) · 9/8/1110:06 PM

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., Sep 08, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging, today announced the launch of the imageRUNNER ADVANCE C9075S PRO/C9065S PRO color multifunction systems (MFP). Developed jointly by Canon and Oce, the new series leverages Canon's revolutionary imageRUNNER ADVANCE platform and Oce's PRISMAsync controller technology to seamlessly integrate each component of the print operation to deliver the performance, productivity and versatility required to

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Around the World with KonicaMinolta

Art Post (Guest) · 9/13/114:46 PM

Yuko Mitsuka wins Japan LPGA major Sports Network The Sports Network Yuko Mitsuka posted a three-under 69 on Sunday to win the LPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup, a major championship on the LPGA of Japan. She finished at six-under 282 and won by a stroke over Shanshan Feng, who fired a four-under 68 in the final round. Mitsuka made international headlines last year. At the World Ladies Championship, she was penalized for slow play and stormed off the course after the two-stroke penalty was

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Next Generation Color Digital Press Helps Promote Education and Advancement of Digita

Art Post (Guest) · 9/13/114:55 PM

Konica Minolta Booth (#2227) and/or an executive interview, please contact Alicia Libucha at ALibucha(at)kmbs(dot)konicaminolta(dot)us. 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. Konica Minolta was named the 2009 Supplier of the Year by both the Allegra Network and the National Association of Quick Printers (NAQP), as well as received the Sales Support Award from Mail Boxes Etc

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New Fiery XF proServer Maximizes Throughput of EFI VUTEk Superwide Inkjet Printers

Art Post (Guest) · 9/13/117:09 PM

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; print production workflow and business process automation software; and corporate printing solutions. The

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Print Audit Secure $1.00 per month per...

Art Post (Guest) · 9/14/117:58 PM

accessing the browser of the MFP. What's the most popular reason people will give to hold on to their printers?? We've all heard and replied with a golly or a schucks, that reason would be, "I print confidential financials", or "we print HR documents all of the time". With Print Audit secure there's no more excuses especially with "follow me" printing. I'm at the mpf or printer on the 3rd floor, no problem I can release the prints via my smart phone on the printer I'm at! What's one of the most

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Introducing Print Audit Secure!

Art Post (Guest) · 9/14/118:00 PM

Introducing Print Audit Secure! On September 15, Print Audit will be launching its highly anticipated pull-printing solution, Print Audit Secure. Join a free webinar to learn how Secure will help you drive more volumes to your machines and win more deals. Benefits Enables users to release their print jobs from any device with their smartphone or a web-enabled computer. Easy to install with no reliance on print servers, print queues or port monitoring, which means no modifications to your

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Copier Purchase and Maintenance Plan

Art Post (Guest) · 9/8/118:25 AM

Synopsis: Added: Sep 07, 2011 5:15 pm Work consists of providing all labor, supplies, materials, supervision, transportation, equipment, and all else necessary to provide Copiers and Maintenance Plan for said copiers for Seymour Johnson Air Force Base. Delivery shall be in compliance with the description in the solicitation. A firm-fixed price contract award is contemplated. This action will be issued as a 100% small business set-aside. The applicable North American Industry Classification

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W--Copier Lease

Art Post (Guest) · 9/8/118:27 AM

W--Copier Lease Solicitation Number: W905J012223002 Agency: Department of the Army Office: Army Contracting Command, MICC Location: MICC - Fort Belvoir Synopsis: Added: Aug 24, 2011 12:26 pm Bids are being solicited under solicitation number W905J012223002. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; bids are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation is issued as an invitation for bids (IFB), unless otherwise indicated herein.If your company can

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HP Rolls Out New Printers, 3D Scanning, Better Cloud Printing

Art Post (Guest) · 9/9/1110:22 PM

On Thursday, HP announced 13 new printers and scanners, many of which target the small and midsize business market. This new range of printers and scanners emphasizes Web-connected printing and advanced scanning. HP's TopShot Laserjet Pro M275 can scan 3D objects.A new scanning technology, HP TopShot Scanning, captures six images of a document or 3D object and combines them to create one high-quality image suitable for print or Web. The first printer with this technology, the HP TopShot

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FUJIFILM to showcase INNOVATIVE solutions at Graph Expo

Art Post (Guest) · 9/9/1110:33 PM

their service offerings and grow their businesses." Fujifilm will showcase a full range of advanced solutions, from state-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

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Print Production Certification Test 1

Art Post (Guest) · 9/9/1111:15 PM

Print Production Quiz #1 » Create A Quiz

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Print Production Certification Test II

Art Post (Guest) · 9/11/117:44 PM

Print Production Certification Test II » online exam

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Copiers and Multifunctional Devices

Art Post (Guest) · 9/11/119:21 PM

â€“ Raleigh, North Carolina, 27604, MEPS Charlotte, North Carolina 28217, RS London, Kentucky 40741, PCS Somerset, Kentucky 42501, PCS Danville, Kentucky 40422, OSO Columbia, Ohio 43215, MEPS Columbus, Ohio 43215, RS Charleston, West Virginia 25545, PCS Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina 27870, RS Detroit, Michigan 48084, RS Kansas City, Missouri 64153, RS Nashville, Tennessee 37214, RS Columbia, South Carolina 29223 have the requirement for the procurement of copiers and multifunctional devices

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Oxford Hills School District replacing copiers

Art Post (Guest) · 9/12/117:50 AM

replacement copiers to most schools in the district, plus the central office. The exceptions were Hebron Station School, which had a recent copier replacement, and Paris Elementary School, which did not receive a new copier. Business Manager Cathy Fanjoy Coffey said the new contract calls for copies to be made at 4 cents per copy, as opposed to the previous 4 cents to 6 cents per copy. The winning bid was $9,000 less than what was previously budgeted. Coffey said the copier budget of $101,500 has

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Remap tops Calhoun agenda "new copier"

Art Post (Guest) · 9/13/115:00 PM

A state contract proposal from Carolina Office Systems on a copier for the assessor's office. Read more: http://thetandd.com/news/local...6.html#ixzz1XruDW1zs

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PDF Direct Print

jswinberlin · 9/14/1110:45 AM

I'm working on setting up an MFP to scan and copy at the same time. Not finished yet, but this uses the PDF Direct Print option on the MFP. This is a nice feature that has some limited application but may come in handy in the right situation. I've attached notes on how I did this if anyone would like to play with it. Also, if anyone knows how to get the scan feature to send the scanned document directly to the ftp site for printing that would be helpful. Currently when I try I get "Device

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Re: Is giving away free stuff to the DM (built into your cost) ethical?

JasonR · 9/14/119:00 AM

quote: Originally posted by SalesServiceGuy: So is giving away a $1000.00+ copy block unethical? Of course it isn't. The distinction that makes it unethical is whether the thing you "give away" is given to the buyer or the company. If you "give" someone a trip to the Bahamas to buy a copier and they use it for personal use, without the company's informed consent, that is (of course) unethical. You and the buyer defrauded the company that is paying the bills. If you "give" that same trip to the

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XMPie Unveils New Personalized Video Solution At Graph Expo

Art Post (Guest) · 9/9/1110:30 PM

XMPie uVideo leverages industry-leading Adobe After Effects software, opening the door for cinematic-quality video personalization NEW YORK, – XMPie, A Xerox Company, announced today that it will be launching a video personalization solution as a new component of its industry-leading PersonalEffect software platform for Individualized Communications Management (ICM). XMPie uVideo is the first-ever cinematic-quality video personalization solution that is fully-integrated within a complete 1:1

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Contract with four option years for Minnesota

Art Post (Guest) · 9/13/118:34 PM

Solicitation Number: W912LM11T0077 Notice Type: Solicitation Synopsis: Added: Aug 01, 2011 4:39 pm Contract will require the use of four different band copier groups to handle varying workloads. There is also one large color copier for print services included. Please consult the list of document viewers if you cannot open a file. Solicitation 1 Type: Solicitation Posted Date: August 11, 2011 https://acquisition.army.mil/a...solicitation_view... . https://acquisition.army.mil/a...ionnbr

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C.P. Bourg Launches First Dual-Mode Sheet Feeder for Hybrid Digital

Art Post (Guest) · 9/14/1111:23 PM

-mode sheet feeder that for the first time enables a finishing production line dedicated to a single digital print engine also to handle printed output from any number of different presses. Graph Expo 2011 takes place in Chicago at McCormick Place, September 11-14, 2011. The new Bourg BSFx Sheet Feeder will demonstrate high-efficiency finishing connected to a new Bourg JDF-enabled BDFEx Document Finisher in Xerox Booth #400. Certified initially by Xerox to operate in-line with Xerox Nuvera 100

Re: Color Print Control

JasonR · 9/9/118:42 AM

It certainly caused a rather heated conversation between me and one of my customers before we found out about it. In that case, it was really hard to say whose fault the problem was. The MFP was just clicking as it was instructed from the application, but the application was just doing what the file told it to and the file had been made by the MFP. We just agreed to a credit (since they hadn't used color toner in making the print) and changed their drivers back to defaulting to black.

Re: Leasing a Ricoh copier for about $123.50 per

JasonR · 9/9/119:24 AM

Yeah I'm guessing they upgraded from a 15 year-old copier to a 7 year-old copier and "covers all expenses" means "all expenses for 500 clicks".

This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago

This Week in the Copier Industry Ten Years Ago

Art Post · 9/4/219:47 PM

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)

Art Post (Guest) · 9/6/119:04 PM

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

Art Post (Guest) · 9/6/119:46 PM

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

Art Post (Guest) · 9/7/118:37 PM

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

Art Post (Guest) · 9/7/118:48 PM

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

Art Post (Guest) · 9/6/119:26 PM

, 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

Art Post (Guest) · 9/2/1111:14 PM

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

Art Post (Guest) · 9/7/118:45 PM

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

Art Post (Guest) · 9/7/118:51 PM

. (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

Art Post (Guest) · 9/2/1111:02 PM

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

Art Post (Guest) · 9/2/1111:09 PM

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

Art Post (Guest) · 9/2/1111:15 PM

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

Art Post (Guest) · 9/6/119:16 PM

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

Art Post (Guest) · 9/7/118:23 PM

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

Art Post (Guest) · 9/7/118:28 PM

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

Art Post (Guest) · 9/2/1110:56 PM

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

Art Post (Guest) · 9/2/1111:06 PM

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

Art Post (Guest) · 9/2/1111:12 PM

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?

Constanzek · 9/6/118:38 AM

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

Art Post (Guest) · 9/6/119:23 PM

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

Art Post (Guest) · 9/7/118:16 PM

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

Art Post (Guest) · 9/7/118:20 PM

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!

Art Post (Guest) · 9/7/118:57 PM

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

Art Post (Guest) · 9/2/1111:24 PM

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

Art Post (Guest) · 9/5/118:03 PM

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

Art Post (Guest) · 9/6/118:57 PM

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

Art Post (Guest) · 9/6/119:18 PM

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

Art Post (Guest) · 9/6/119:31 PM

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 ...

Art Post (Guest) · 9/6/119:45 PM

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

Art Post (Guest) · 9/5/117:34 PM

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

jswinberlin · 9/2/112:17 PM

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

Art Post (Guest) · 9/2/1111:01 PM

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

Art Post (Guest) · 9/5/117:34 PM

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Copier Maintenance Service

Art Post (Guest) · 9/5/117:41 PM

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!!

Art Post (Guest) · 9/5/117:42 PM

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

Art Post (Guest) · 9/5/117:48 PM

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.

Art Post (Guest) · 9/5/118:14 PM

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

Art Post (Guest) · 9/6/119:07 PM

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

Art Post (Guest) · 9/6/119:54 PM

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

Art Post (Guest) · 9/7/118:06 PM

-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

Art Post (Guest) · 9/7/118:24 PM

Has anyone seen this system yet, any prelim information. I understand this system is set to launch soon!!

Re: Scan to folder and Vipre

jswinberlin · 9/7/1110:15 PM

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

jswinberlin · 9/2/112:13 PM

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

Art Post (Guest) · 9/5/117:59 PM

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

Art Post (Guest) · 9/5/118:01 PM

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

Re: 2011 Digital Production Copier RFP.

montecore · 9/6/118:44 PM

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?

Re: Color Print Control

txeagle24 · 9/6/119:16 PM

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

Re: Color Print Control

jswinberlin · 9/7/113:16 PM

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

Re: Color Print Control

txeagle24 · 9/7/113:27 PM

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

Re: Color Print Control

jswinberlin · 9/7/113:45 PM

& 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).

This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago

This Week in the Copier Industry Ten Years Ago

Art Post · 8/22/217:10 PM

This Week in the Copier Industry Ten Years Ago
The Last Week of August 2011

It was ten years ago this week when NJ felt the effects of Hurricane Irene, today we escaped the effects of Henri since the storm jogged east last night. However Rhode Island and parts of Mass took a direct hit.

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

Taws Printers Ltd. completes sale for Ricoh Pro C901S Graphic Arts Edition colour pre

Art Post (Guest) · 8/25/1110:46 PM

discussions between Ricoh and his senior staff. Having seen how the Pro C901S would increase productivity and his company’s business offering, the sale was finalised. Taws Printers is an established and respected print provider producing a wide variety of printed products from business cards through to marketing documents. The organisation offers its customers a complete service from design and marketing, printing (litho and digital) to finishing and mailing. Taws Printers first approached Ricoh in

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California County Works with ACS, A Xerox Company, to Simplify Medicaid Process for P

Art Post (Guest) · 8/24/1110:41 PM

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://www.xerox.com/podcasts . XEROX(R), XEROX and Design(R) are trademarks of Xerox Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Click here to subscribe to Mobile Alerts for Xerox Corporation. SOURCE: ACS, A

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Océ Continues Popular Press Go! Digital Printing Webinars with

Art Post (Guest) · 8/25/1110:37 AM

Océ Continues Popular Press Go! Digital Printing Webinars with Series on Transitioning to Marketing Services Provider Free educational webinars help Graphic Arts and print service providers grow their businesses TRUMBULL, CONN. August 25, 2011 – Océ, a Canon Group company and an international leader in digital document management, today announced the latest in its popular Press Go! free webinars. Next up is a three-part series designed to help commercial printers make the essential transition

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Neopost USA will exhibit innovative digital printing and advanced

Art Post (Guest) · 8/25/1110:40 PM

Neopost USA Exhibits Innovative Color Printer and Advanced Mailing Solutions at Graph Expo 2011 MILFORD, Conn. At Graph Expo 2011,Neopost USA will exhibit innovative digital printing and advanced mailing automation solutions that allow commercial printers to differentiate themselves from the competition and create unique offerings for their customers. By leveraging mailing and related services to clients, printers can create powerful business opportunities and increase their revenue stream

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EFI Advances Fiery Leadership With Launch of New Fiery System 10

Art Post (Guest) · 8/24/1110:46 PM

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PCL Print Error

John Roof · 8/25/114:54 PM

This error printed from a Savin C230 after the customer printed a picture they downloaded from the web. What is an illegal media source? The customer thought Big Brother was watching them, because this error came after each document they printed from Word, Excel, the web, everything. I turned the machine off and back on, and when we printed again from the same sources, the errors did not come back. Any suggestions?

Re: Printing Envelopes Reliably on MPC300

jswinberlin · 8/30/111:23 PM

printing per month? We've always seen problems with envelopes and the Ricoh/Savin hardware (as well as many laser printers). For the time and frustration, when our customers are looking for something to run a bunch of envelopes on I'd recommend a $50 inkjet anyday over an MFP. It's just the right tool for the job. No pressure, no fusing, minimal page coverage. But, you sacrifice image quality and the waterproof of laser.

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NEW!! August Sales Quota Poll!!

Art Post (Guest) · 8/24/118:07 AM

Keep in mind the previous August Poll was for July, so here is the August Sales Quota Poll! I'm always interested in hopw everyone is doing across the country, with the recent news of the debt in the US, and the slow growth or no growth it could be good for us to gauge were we are as a group with quotas. Please take the time to vote every month, I'll post a new poll for each month! We'll even do a quarterly!

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Scan to email Savin SPC232DN

jswinberlin · 8/29/113:29 PM

I always test our MFP's scan to email capabilities with our Exchange Server and our ISP's SMTP server. For some reason, I cannot get this product to scan using the ISP's server. I can get all of the other Savin products in our showroom to scan to email with the ISP's mail server, but not this one. Has anyone else ran into this problem? Does anyone have a solution? Thanks!

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Re: Keyboards

txeagle24 · 8/25/113:34 PM

They aren't in the price book, so I assume they are not available. Even on the products for which the keyboards are available, they are only compatible with a few solutions, such as eCopy and GlobalScan. Sharp has a big leg up here since there keyboards are compatible with out-of-the-box scanning as well as OSA apps. I don't know why Ricoh doesn't do the same.

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Keyboards

Deanw · 8/24/1110:40 AM

I know we have keyboards & mounting kits available for most of our color products but I have not been able to find them for A4 Savin C230 (Ricoh Aficio MP C400). Does anyone know if there are keyboards available for these? Thanks

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Oki Elec. Ind. : OKI's Color Digital MFP Receives HardwareMAG Silver Award in Singapo

Art Post (Guest) · 8/24/1110:50 PM

workgroups (VSWG) and small offices/home offices (SOHO), the MC361dn color multifunction printer features a compact design and small footprint with four-in-one functionality, giving customers the flexibility to easily print, copy, scan and fax from one compact device on a wide range of media. Combining fast print and copy speeds, reliability and ease of use with high quality high-definition color printing technology, this affordable desktop device will easily fit into any small workspace and

Re: PCL Print Error

JasonR · 8/26/118:20 AM

Illegal media source simply means that the requested paper tray was not present on the device. Most likely the printer lost communication with a paper tray and rebooting the printer restored it. PCL5 will give a lot fewer errors (at the tradeoff of lesser image quality, some users won't notice or care).

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Re: C430dn issues printing Power Point from Mac

txeagle24 · 8/24/119:28 AM

I think that or compressing the file prior to printing are the leaders in the clubhouse right now.

Re: New A4 Monochrome devices from Ricoh

fisher · 8/24/119:41 AM

I'm in the same boat OldGlory. I have a bank coming to end of lease in September and the new A4 would be perfect. The customer is looking to downsize their fleet of 13 three year old Lanier mid volume A3 machines. Problem is I have to quote based on what I have now....not on what I might have in October. Could cost me the deal as my competition is in with 42ppm Kyocera A4 tabletops. I am also a Kyocera dealer and would rather not wind up being the lowest bidder to sell Kyocera tabletops

Re: C430dn issues printing Power Point from Mac

JasonR · 8/25/118:40 AM

I'm willing to bet a 72MB .pdf would print just as slowly.

Re: C430dn issues printing Power Point from Mac

txeagle24 · 8/25/113:32 PM

Once it gets to the printer, you are correct. For some reason, the Mac processes the PDF faster that the Power Point. The result was the same on a Lexmark and HP, so the customer realized it wasn't a hardware issue but a file size issue.

Re: MPS Service Fee References

Printfun · 8/26/113:08 PM

I am not sure I quite understand the question either. I can tell you of all the factors, understanding the projected print volume becomes the most important. It is hard to calculate the rest without it.

Re: C430dn issues printing Power Point from Mac

jswinberlin · 8/30/1112:52 PM

If they have a lot of pictures in their Power Point presentation they may want to check into the resolution/size. I've run into the same thing with Publisher. Schools wanting to print yearbooks or playbills where every picture is greater than 2 MB.

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For August 2011 were did you rank with respect to your monthly quota.

Art Post (Guest) · 8/24/118:07 AM

-=Good Selling=-

This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago

This Week in the Copier Industry Ten Years Ago

Art Post · 8/14/2110:09 PM

This Week in the Copier Industry Ten Years Ago

Third Week of August 2011

Selling Copiers "When is a New Account Not a New Account"

Art Post (Guest) · 8/18/1110:38 PM

this not a NEW account" Boca Raton, Florida "Dam..........we've got this account that has 28 printers from us and NO copiers/MFP's. They had 45 copiers from Kyocera until I upgraded them. I went back to the office with order in hand and was ecstatic that I had pulled in a new account, to me it was a new account because they did not have one copier/MFP from us before. WTF, why does this not count" Boston, Mass I'm in the field just like everyone else. I understand that NEW business is the way to

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Alaska Multifunction Black & White and Color printer/scanner/copier/fax machine and m

Art Post (Guest) · 8/18/119:13 PM

Solicitation Number: RFQ-DNC-11-0004 Notice Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Synopsis: Added: Aug 05, 2011 8:19 am Combined Synopsis/Solicitation: The Bureau of the Public Debt has a requirement to lease an all-in-one network ready Black & White and Color printer/scanner/copier/fax machine and maintenance for the Denali Commission in Anchorage, AK. This solicitation is set-aside for quotes from small businesses. Award will be made to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the

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Kyocera Mita acquires copier biz of Kilburn

Art Post (Guest) · 8/16/118:53 PM

Kyocera Mita India, a subsidiary of USD 12 billion Japanese Kyocera Group, on Tuesday announced the acquisition of the copier division of Kilburn Office Automation (KOAL) for an undisclosed amount. "The acquisition of Kilburn is an important foundation to achieve Kyocera's aim to become top group in India's printers and multi-functional printers industry," Kyocera Mita Asia President M Higuchi said in statement. The acquisition is part of the firm's plan to triple sales by March 2014 (FY-2013

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EFI and Xerox Bring the Full Power of the Web to Print Providers

Art Post (Guest) · 8/17/119:01 PM

controllers for digital page production, and to VUTEk®, Rastek™ and Jetrion® printers with Fiery XF RIPs for digital inkjet production. EFI is a Xerox Business Innovation Partner. For more information, visit http://www.efi.com or contact 800-875-7117. 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

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...School board approves cost-saving printing.

Art Post (Guest) · 8/17/119:09 PM

Dunlap, Ill. — The Dunlap school board approved a centralized printing program on Aug. 10 that will save $350,000 over the next five years. Currently, the district has 337 printers, along with 11 copiers, eight fax machines and seven multi-functional devices. The new program would have about 60 copiers and printers around the district. In addition, the fax machines would be inside the office copier and the printers would be able to scan and send articles to teacher’s emails. “The centralized

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Konica Minolta to Showcase Industry-Leading Technologies at GRAPH EXPO 2011

Art Post (Guest) · 8/17/1110:36 PM

schedule a personal tour of the Konica Minolta Booth (#2227) and/or an executive interview, please contact James Norberto at JNorberto@kmbs.konicaminolta.us. 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. Konica Minolta has been named Supplier of the Year by both the Allegra Network and the National Association of Quick Printers (NAQP), as well as received the Sales Support Award from

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Managed Print Services Connect (Aug 9 2011)

Art Post (Guest) · 8/15/119:20 PM

output fleet management tools (i.e. HP WebJet Admin; Xerox CentreWare, Lexmark MarkVision Professional, Print Fleet, FM Audit, or others). § Knowledge and experience performing document output assessments; volume analysis, document workflow analysis, “Cost per Printed Page” (color and mono), hardware & software recommendations. § Knowledge of Multivendor Document Management technologies, document scanning, e-mail integration, fax technologies, document lifecycle management. § Experience with

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Print Production Sales 101

Art Post (Guest) · 8/15/119:47 PM

With Print Production units at the top of everyones mind, plus the fact that there are still pages capture from Presses. I'd like to start a thread dedicated to helping us how to sell in the Print Production Market. For years I've sold copiers to print/copy shops/news paper companies (both big and small), but I really never made the move to the large CRD (Central Reprographic Departments), Corporate Print Centers, and Backroom Printing. I'd like to learn more also. So, please chime in with some

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Selling Copiers & MFP's "How to be Successful"

Art Post (Guest) · 8/21/119:18 PM

What does it take to be among the elite sales people at your branch or your dealership? For starters you've got to have a passion for being number 1. Nothing floats my boat more than being at the top of the totem poll each and every month. I like to win, don't like to lose and will do the extra work to make sure my numbers are the best they can be month in and month out. I've spoken about the 3D's of selling before and they are Desire, Dedication and Determination. Too often I see reps that

Re: HDD Wiping/Reformatting

txeagle24 · 8/18/1111:28 AM

We charge an inexpensive fee (1 hour labor) to format the hard drive, but if they want something more secure, we will remove the hard drive from the old machine and replace it with a new hard drive. For that, we charge the cost of the hard drive + labor and either destroy the old hard drive or return it to the client. That typically costs less than $500 and is easy to roll into a new deal. We've done this on Sharps, Canons, Toshibas, Kyoceras and Konica Minoltas. The hard drives are easy to get

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Tidbits

Art Post (Guest) · 8/15/118:58 PM

former employee of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Mr. Marque Gumbs, was sentenced for up to 7.5 years in prison for ordering $1.2 million worth of printer/copier toner cartridges, stealing them, and then reselling them over Internet. ********************************************************************************* - Even though KPMG just won a $9.2 million contract from the federal government to conduct 150 HIPAA audits at unsuspecting healthcare facilities in the U.S. by end of 2012

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New Xerox Wide Format Printer does it all in color

Art Post (Guest) · 8/15/119:25 PM

The new Xerox 7142 Wide Format Multifunction Printer Solution gives architectural, engineering and construction companies, manufacturing firms and commercial print shops an affordable option for color technical documents. The compact Xerox 7142 MFP employs high-resolution color scanning and printing technology to ensure crisp, accurate image quality on jobs such as construction plans, electrical wiring diagrams and mapping. The system scans hard copy documents to electronic files and copies

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Cisco Signs on for Xerox Managed Print Services for its Global Workforce

Art Post (Guest) · 8/17/119:04 PM

, 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://www.xerox.com/podcasts . XEROX(R), XEROX and Design(R) are trademarks of Xerox Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Customer Contacts: For more information about Xerox production systems and services, visit http

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BBT Group, a supplier of office copier and print products

Art Post (Guest) · 8/17/119:13 PM

BBT Group, a supplier of office copier and print products, purchased the Preston-based company for an undisclosed sum. The Coventry company, which opened an office at Salford Quays earlier this year, said the deal would boost its presence in the North West. "Oakham Business Systems has a great reputation with very loyal customers and is an excellent fit for our business," said Philip Runciman, director of BBT Group. "The acquisition offers Oakham clients an expanded portfolio of products and

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add a commentToshiba, Lexmark Push Managed Print Services

Art Post (Guest) · 8/17/119:16 PM

information on networked and local attached devices. Most of the major printer companies now promote managed print services to their enterprise customers. But a growing number of printer companies also promote managed print into the channel. In addition to the Toshiba-Lexmark relationship, we’ve been watching Xerox’s eConcierge initiative, which allows VARs and MSPs to capture recurring revenues from paper and ink sales. Greg Mills, VP of eCommerce at Xerox, describes the eConcierge strategy in this

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Multifunctional Copiers and Printers "Lease" with 4 optional

Art Post (Guest) · 8/20/1110:18 PM

Solicitation Number: W91RUS11T5046 Notice Type: Special Notice Synopsis: Added: Aug 19, 2011 4:47 pm CAC Multifunctional Copiers and Printers "Lease" with 4 optional years. Two Copier/Printers must be able to process Secret Documents. Please consult the list of document viewers if you cannot open a file. Draft Solicitation Amendment Type: Other (Draft RFPs/RFIs, Responses to Questions, etc..) Label: Draft Solicitation Amendment Posted Date: August 19, 2011 https://acquisition.army.mil/a

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Quantity of (5) DEVELOPMENT/COLOR COPIER SYSTEM

Art Post (Guest) · 8/21/117:57 PM

COPIER PRINT/COPY/SCAN/FAX FEATURES ENABLED SYSTEM MEMORY - 160 GB HD/2 GB RAM COPY/PRINTER RESOLUTION - 12000 X 1200 DPI SCAN RESOLUTION - UP TO 600 DPI WITH SCAN TO FOLDERS FEATURE DOCUMENT SERVER AUTO REVERSING DOCUMENT FEEDER 2000 SHEET BOOKLET FINISHER 2/3 HOLE PUNCH SORTER BIN TRAINING INCLUDED WITH INITIAL SET-UP LOCATION: PLANNING DIVISION, 109 N. FRONT ST. - 1ST FLOOR ESTIMATED INSTALLATION DATE: OCTOBER 1, 2011 THE MONTHLY PRICE IS TO BE FIXED AND FIRM. THE CITY IS TO BE BILLED MONTHLY

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Xerox Rolls Out Multi-City Roadshow Program in Chennai

Art Post (Guest) · 8/16/118:38 PM

Xerox India has strengthened its presence in Chennai with the roll out of a multi-city roadshow program. Targeted at CIO’s and CXO’s of leading corporate and SME sector in Chennai, the two day engagement activity received overwhelming response with over 100 customers attending the event. The Xerox ‘Real Business Live’ forum provided hands on experience for customers and demonstrated Xerox’s offering today that drives productivity and savings out of the office printing environment, through

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Print Audit® Helps the City of Avon Lake Cut Its Printing Costs by Over 25%

Art Post (Guest) · 8/18/118:58 PM

Print Audit® Helps the City of Avon Lake Cut Its Printing Costs by Over 25% In the first quarter of using Print Audit 6, the City of Avon Lake saw a decrease of over 25% in its print volumes and thousands in cost-savings. Calgary, Alberta - August 18, 2011 – With an aging printer fleet and users relying on their expensive desktop devices, the City of Avon Lake was facing increases in its printing costs and resource consumption. To gain control of the city’s finances, a new budgeting structure

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Screen USA Launches Truepress Jet2500UV Wide-Format Printer

Art Post (Guest) · 8/15/118:52 PM

Building strong and lasting relationships with clients by delivering comprehensive marketing solutions is the driving force behind Kelmscott Communications. Recent technology investments aimed at allowing customers to communicate high-quality marketing messages faster and more efficiently include a Screen Truepress Jet2500UV grand-format inkjet printer. “The Truepress Jet2500UV is exceptional in versatility and quality,” said Charles Randazzo, director of sales and marketing. “It prints on

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Canon U.S.A. imageRUNNER ADVANCE C5000 SERIES MFPs Receives IEEE 2600.1 Common Criter

Art Post (Guest) · 8/16/118:42 PM

relatively high level of document security, operational accountability, and information assurance are required. Typical information processed in "Operational Environment A" is trade secret, mission-critical, or subject to legal and regulatory considerations such as for privacy or governance. "Canon U.S.A. is pleased to receive IEEE 2600.1 Common Criteria Certification, for the imageRUNNER ADVANCE C5000 MFP Series," said Sam Yoshida, vice president and general manager, Canon U.S.A. "Canon's

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The State of Florida Moves to Single Email System; Service from ACS, A Xerox Company,

Art Post (Guest) · 8/16/118:56 PM

, A Xerox Company, on Facebook or Twitter. 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://www.xerox.com/podcasts . XEROX(R), XEROX and Design(R) are trademarks of Xerox Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Click here to subscribe to Mobile

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Sara Martinez Tucker Elected to Xerox Board of Directors

Art Post (Guest) · 8/18/118:33 PM

, http://twitter.com/xeroxoffice , http://twitter.com/xeroxproduction , http://twitter.com/servicesatxerox , http://twitter.com/xeroxevents , http://www.xerox.com/blogs , http://www.xerox.com/podcasts . XEROX(R), XEROX and Design(R) are trademarks of Xerox Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Click here to subscribe to Mobile Alerts for Xerox Corporation. SOURCE: Xerox Corporation

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Woolworths chooses Lexmark to optimise its print output management

Art Post (Guest) · 8/18/118:44 PM

Johannesburg, 18 Aug 2011 Lexmark International South Africa has announced a three-year global services agreement with Woolworths. The contract, as part of a Managed Print Services initiative, will enable Woolworths to achieve both savings and efficiencies through its print output management. Following a rigorous competitive review, Lexmark was selected because of its thorough approach to total cost of ownership, its worldwide service and support capabilities and its comprehensive set of

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New Canon Compact imageFORMULA DR-C125 Document Scanner Is The Easy Option For The Pa

Art Post (Guest) · 8/18/118:49 PM

New Canon Compact imageFORMULA DR-C125 Document Scanner Is The Easy Option For The Paperless Office August 18, 2011 The Scanner Improves Accessibility, Increases Efficiency and Helps Facilitate Information Sharing Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging, recently introduced the latest addition to its award-winning lineup, the imageFORMULA DR-C125 document scanner. The innovative space-saving design and ease-of-use of Canon's DR-C125 scanner improves information accessibility, management

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Copier Maintenance

Art Post (Guest) · 8/21/117:50 PM

www.FedBid.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted and will end on 2011-08-25 17:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com.FOB Destination shall be Multiple shipping information. The U.S. Army ACC MICC Fort Irwin requires the following items, Exact Match Only, to the following: LI 001, CLIN 0001 Full Service Maintenance of 14 EA Xerox Black/White government owned copiers. ***The model numbers of the copiers will be stated in the attached the PWS., 12, MO; LI 002, CLIN

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COPIER MAINTENANCE US Bureau of...

Art Post (Guest) · 8/21/117:53 PM

Solicitation Number: CENSUS_VLT-1100073 Notice Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Synopsis: Added: Aug 18, 2011 11:06 am The succesful vendor will be required to provide the below service(s) for the Bureau of Economic Analysis Offices. Please include the Copy Allowance for Black and Color copies. P.O.P (Date of Award through 12 Months) Proposals should be submitted electronically to the point of contact provided below. (12mo) Full Service Maintenance on Canon C5045 Serial No. EUK00608 - Room

Re: The Ricoh Throne

Art Post (Guest) · 8/15/114:45 PM

operational leadership to this role, as well as both direct and dealer channel experience from his 28 years with Ricoh. Most recently, he has supported our direct channel as Vice President of Strategic Sales, leading and creating the strategy for Ricoh Global Services, National Accounts, and Federal sales, as well as strategic sales initiatives focused on key vertical and product segments such as production printing, legal and healthcare. Prior to this, Dave was responsible for Ricoh Business

Re: Is giving away free stuff to the DM (built into your cost) ethical?

Art Post (Guest) · 8/15/1111:30 PM

Well... I kinda do it all the time... I guess you can consider toner, supplies and maintenance as a freebie also. I've been known to include a pc, monitors, small fax, small copier or at least something that adds value to the sale and the customer may be able to make use of it. I've never included a trip, a car, however I'vebeen known to include a cash rebate every now and then. I knew a dealer and still know him that they actually send a mailer with wide format tv promo's and I mean the REALLY

Re: Introduction of Konica Minolta bizhub® C360/C280/C220

Art Post (Guest) · 8/16/117:45 AM

Ricoh seems to always be on the conervative side of volumes, can be looked at in two different ways. 1. Ricoh machines are not built as well as KM thus they have a lower volume rating. 2. Konica Minolta's numbers are inflated and they are over stating the truth. Ahhh, marketing....we can look at the KM this way also, take average volume of 40K per month which seems to me way to hgh for a 36ppm system and then multiply by 60 months, that'll be 2.4 million pages. Personally I would never put this

Re: Is giving away free stuff to the DM (built into your cost) ethical?

SalesServiceGuy · 8/16/119:36 AM

The $15k trailer buyer got fired when the Corp he worked for eventually found out. The salesperson who got the lease signed and his copier company were permanetly barred from entering the company's doorway again. This Corp had quite a few Sharp copiers that were eventually flipped to a different brand. I find freebies do not work for Gov't accounts but in SMB accounts this can make a differnce in the buyer's mind. Offering free copy blocks, paper, etc is a fairly common sales tactic. One of my

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Samsung launches its fastest-ever printer

Art Post (Guest) · 8/15/118:03 AM

A new range of printers from Samsung Electronics has been designed to help mid and large-sized businesses to increase productivity by delivering faster throughput for large printing jobs. Samsung's fastest-ever Mono Laser Printer, the ML-5510/6510 series, is now available in Ireland. “With this latest arrival, Samsung has now cemented itself within every product category across the A3 and A4 printing market," said Paul Toland, channel manager Ireland, Samsung IT Products. "These products offer

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DPCI Partners with XMPie to Deliver High-Value Custom Publishing Solutions

Art Post (Guest) · 8/16/118:39 PM

New York, NY (PRWEB) August 16, 2011 DPCI, a provider of integrated technology solutions for organizations that need to improve the way they publish content to Web, print, mobile, and tablet devices, today announced a partnership with XMPie®, A Xerox Company, the leading provider of software solutions for 1:1 cross-media communications campaigns. DPCI can now offer custom, end-to-end solutions for 1:1 publishing that leverage the XMPie PersonalEffect® platform. Through the partnership, the

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Apple Wants To Kill Off Printer Drivers Once And For All [Report]

Art Post (Guest) · 8/16/118:48 PM

have been a huge thorn in the consumer’s side. Printer driversin particularcan prove to be very frustrating, as it can sometimes be difficult to find the right driver for compatibility with certain printers. On the Mac, Apple has done a better job at making the printing experience more streamlined for the end user, with technology like AirPrint allowing customers towirelesslyprint documents from an iOS device. Manymanufacturers, like HP,also have mainstream printer drivers pre-installed on OS X

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Ricoh Pro C651EX, Pro C751EX, Pro C751 Brainshark Link

Art Post (Guest) · 8/17/119:36 PM

The link for the new Ricoh C651 is back up! here you go and enjoy!!! http://www.brainshark.com/rico...pi=zGOz15MWyWz2AE2z0

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RJ Young Leads Market in Canon Revenue

Art Post (Guest) · 8/17/1110:40 PM

RJ Young Leads Market in Canon Revenue Monday, August 15, 2011 BTA member RJ Young has been recognized by Canon U.S.A. as its largest dealer in the Southeast and among the top 10 in the nation for 2010. Canon also awarded RJ Young with its Outstanding Partner Award for growth in its west Tennessee and north Mississippi locations. RJ Young's president and CEO, Chip Crunk, received the "Top Dollar Volume Award" for achieving in excess of $10 million in wholesale revenue with Canon. "There are

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Océ Business Services Highlights eDiscovery, Records Management and Document Imaging

Art Post (Guest) · 8/18/119:01 PM

follow us on Twitter. Océ and Canon: Stronger together In 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

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Enterprise Copier Service and Support for DAU

Art Post (Guest) · 8/18/119:16 PM

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with (IAW) the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, and in conjunction with FAR 13.5. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation;...

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Copier Lease & Maintenance Fort Dix, NJ

Art Post (Guest) · 8/18/119:20 PM

supervision to provide 16 each band 2 black and white copiers and 1 each band 2 color copier on various locations on Fort Dix, NJ. Services include but are not limited to: Provide and deliver copiers (and remove when contract expires); provide all supplies except paper; provide full maintenance plan. Copier specifications will be included in the solicitation. The Government anticipates the award of a Firm Fixed Price contract to the successful offeror of this requirement. The period of performance is for

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Ricoh CHAMPS Program

Art Post (Guest) · 8/19/1111:48 PM

Who's using this program, if so what are your thoughts would like to know more..Art

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DE Air National Guard Copier Maintenance Service

Art Post (Guest) · 8/21/117:55 PM

is 811212, with a size standard of $10,000,000. The solicitation document and incorporated clauses and provisions are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-53 dated 04 August 2011 and Defense Acquisition Circular (DAC) 91-13 DPN 20110725. The Delaware National Guard's requirement is to provide maintenance support for various makes and models of government owned copiers. The resulting services contract shall provide full service, high-quality equipment support, supplies, and

Re: The Ricoh Throne

GMAN · 8/19/111:59 PM

. If you are an Independent Dealer today, what did Ricoh Americas Corporation need more than anything right now? Ricoh needed a strong Leader (for Dealer Division), with a great Vision, who could Execute and Implement programs and strategies to help Dealer's business grow in challenging times. Ricoh (along with Savin and Lanier Dealers) did not get that with the appointment of David Greene. David Greene struck me as an intellegent business person and somewhat nice (as compared to most of Ricoh's

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Is giving away free stuff to the DM (built into your cost) ethical?

SalesServiceGuy · 8/15/1111:14 PM

cameras on a regular basis. Many buyers, often the DM, and not necessarily the person who signs the cheque, tells me that A + B copier company seem to be selling the same thing (a Commodity), but copier company B is offering me a free camera. If I get the deal, I very unconspicuously and with no fanfare, deposit the camera on the DM's desk. Please advise your thoughts.

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POLL: UDOCX Webinar

Constanzek · 8/15/118:09 AM

We would like to organize another UDOCX Webinar in the nearby future. In order to provide you with all the information you are interested in, we set up the following Poll.

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Re: Toner Save Software to Get MPS CPCs Down

gwalters2009 · 8/16/1112:11 AM

heard of it...Xerox, partners...but I have not actually seen it... NewfieldIT out of London developed a software...I am still looking at it. But, why anyone wouldn't simply install it as part of their overall MpS is beyond me, if it works. Oh, and no need to inform the client - it should reduce the provider's cost...not the client's. Nothing wrong with that either... g

Re: Graph Expo

Printfun · 8/17/115:34 PM

We will be attending(as always). It's good to stay up on what is happening in the production print world, and you get to see some things you otherwise normally wouldn't. It's a great way to get customers excited about the technology, so we always invite our good potential buyers to come with us.

Re: Daily Sales Philosophy

GMAN · 8/20/1111:42 AM

Confucius say, "I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand." Ricoh say, "I forgot to remember and I still do not understand."

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Re: Is giving away free stuff to the DM (built into your cost) ethical?

JasonR · 8/16/118:29 AM

I agree with Art for the most part. If the person you are giving he items to is the person "paying the bills" then there is no issue no matter what the item is. If you are giving small ($200) items like cameras and such, still not an issue. When you start talking about giving a person large items ($1,000+) unbeknownst to the owner (or shareholders) and including them into the copier, that is 100% unethical, no question.

This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago

This Week in the Copier Industry Ten Years Ago

Art Post · 8/7/2111:38 PM

This Week in the Copier Industry Ten Years Ago

Second Week of August 2011

Stay turned for tomorrow (Sunday) Premium/VIP video! I'll be much of my knowledge about leasing programs, when and where they will work along with some other neat talk tracks I've developed over the years.

Enjoy These Great Copier Threads from Ten Year Ago this Week!

Konica Minolta's bizhub PRO C6000 is Printer of the Year 2011

Art Post (Guest) · 8/11/119:56 PM

C6000,” Minnie says. “It delivers the highest possible print quality while keeping system size and price as small and low as possible.” Konica Minolta South Africa Konica Minolta South Africa, wholly owned by the Bidvest Group, stands at the forefront of business solution providers as the principal importer and distributor of the innovative and award-winning Konica Minolta range of bizhub digital multifunctional colour and black-and-white devices, laser printers, fax machines and business

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Selling Managed Print Services: The VAR Vs. Us

Art Post (Guest) · 8/9/1110:08 PM

The Imaging of Greg By Greg Walters Blog archive Selling Managed Print Services: The VAR Vs. Us The oldest profession in the world isn’t prostitution, it’s professional selling. Selling one to one; one to many; many to many; retail; B2B; to that hottie in the corner; to your girlfriend, wife, sons, daughters, mothers, fathers, sales manager, cop, judge, jury; to ourselves – we all sell, and we always have. Our industry is turning another corner – contracting and expanding at the same time

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Ricoh secures number one spot in production printing

Art Post (Guest) · 8/8/1110:38 PM

Ricoh Europe has secured the number one spot in colour production printers just three years after stating its intent to lead in the market. The recently published figures from Infosource for production devices/colour press cut sheet, for Western Europe, show that Ricoh’s share of the market in Q1 2011 leaped from 22.2% to 33.1%.[1] “Print service providers in the commercial and corporate sectors have confirmed Ricoh as their brand of choice,” says Stephen Palmer, Production Print Director

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Scan Copy Print adds new Konica Minolta press

Art Post (Guest) · 8/11/119:59 PM

10 August 2011 Scan Copy Print adds new Konica Minolta press EDMONTON—Scan Copy Print in Edmonton has added a new Konica Minolta C8000 press. The C8000, according to Konica Minolta's website, is capable of 80 colour pages per minute (4,800 pages per hour). Scan Copy Print has been in business since 1995, providing printing, photocopying, binding and graphic design. Jenianne Boyda, account manager for Konica Minolta, with Scan Copy Print owner Ashraf Jaffer.

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Selling Copiers "Got my Ass kicked in Today"

Art Post (Guest) · 8/9/118:21 PM

(muni), they had informed me a few weeks ago that they would seek competitive quotes so that when they presented thy had completed due dilegence. Here goes the beginning of the end. The call stated that a Kyocera dealer had quoted three systems (new), two 55's with print/scan/finisher and one 65 ppm configured the same way along with 44,000 pages per month included in the lease. The cost per month for 48 months was $609 and the overage cpp was .00450. Need I say more! Once I backed out the pages

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Kyocera Mita America Wins Multiple Buyers Lab 2011 Summer 'Pick' Awards

Art Post (Guest) · 8/11/1110:01 PM

capabilities demonstrated by Kyocera's TASKalfa 305 MFP, FS-C2126MFP+ and the FS-C5250DN color printer have proven top of their class, and well-deserving of the 2011 BLI Summer 'Pick' award." George Mikolay, BLI senior product editor for A3/Copier MFPs added, "The TASKalfa 5550ci earned high marks across the board, producing better output quality than most competitors, and proving to be one of the most productive models in its speed range. These qualities, along with a well-designed control panel

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Global Imaging Systems Acquires Jacksonville-based Bennett's Business Systems

Art Post (Guest) · 8/12/1110:26 PM

TAMPA, Fla., Aug 12, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Global Imaging Systems, A Xerox Company, has acquired Bennett's Business Systems, Inc., of Jacksonville, Fla. Bennett's, an independent distributor of Canon and HP copiers, printers and multifunction systems will immediately begin offering Xerox's full range of office printing products. The company, located in Jacksonville, Orlando and Tallahassee, will become part of Saxon Business Systems, Inc., a Global Imaging Systems company headquartered in

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SHARP EXTENDS ITS LEADERSHIP IN MFP INDUSTRY INNOVATION WITH LAUNCH OF MID-VOLUME WOR

Art Post (Guest) · 8/13/119:34 AM

. Additionally, Sharp's new UI gives dealers the ability to create customized screens. Energy Efficiency The new series feature an energy-efficient belt-fusing system that offers low power consumption, fast warm-up and enhanced print quality. They are also ENERGY STAR® qualified and have an innovative energy-saving mode that can automatically adjust to changing usage patterns. The Sharp MX-4110N, MX-4111N, MX-5110N and MX-5111N also help reduce waste with a virtual proofing feature. Users can see and

Re: Taurus launch ( 651 / 751)

Art Post (Guest) · 8/11/118:42 AM

The link was pulled, it's a never ending battle that the information posted here helps everyone sell more equipment, whether you're with ricoh, sharp, xerox, canon, toshiba. We're all one band of brothers trying to make a living with selling solutions and equipment. Product knowledge lets us get ou point across.

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EFI teams with Canon on mobile print solution

Art Post (Guest) · 8/9/119:53 PM

EFI teams with Canon on mobile print solution FULL STORY EFI recently announced it is working with Canon U.S.A. to bring mobile printing to the enterprise print marketplace. As the first step, Canon's imageRunner Advance lineup of colour and black-and-white office systems utilising Fiery-based imagePass and ColorPass controllers now support EFI's direct mobile printing solution. Residing on the Fiery controller, EFI's direct mobile print technology enables printing directly from Apple iPad

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Southern Tioga board approves Xerox copier

Art Post (Guest) · 8/9/1110:28 PM

Entered into a 60-month lease agreement with Office Equipment Source Inc., for the lease of a Xerox copier at W.L. Miller Elementary School at the rate of $834.62 per month. http://www.sungazette.com/page...o-wait.html?nav=5011

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IKON selected to provide managed print services for campus

Art Post (Guest) · 8/11/119:44 PM

team of IKON business analysts will spend time on campus evaluating Clemson’s print and document needs. The team will be interviewing users in offices across campus to better understand how documents are received, printed, stored and accessed. The team will also identify each printer, copier and fax machine on campus and will need to access serial numbers and ages of devices. Taking this inventory is important so that IKON can support these devices in the future with printer cartridges and other

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Ricoh "Print Cloud"

Art Post (Guest) · 8/12/1110:57 PM

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Sharp Copier New Aries Series

Art Post (Guest) · 8/14/114:51 PM

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IDS Canada acquires Quebec City printing business

Art Post (Guest) · 8/11/119:39 PM

taken over, according to Bill Hishon, the company’s CEO. The company’s overall portfolio now includes copiers, printers, and other technology products as well as equipment maintenance services, managed print services and related consulting. In May, IDS was created (with the help of private equity investors) by acquiring five other printing services organizations- DCI Toner, EBQM, IDS Ricoh, La Vie au Bureau and VOB Consulting Services- to form the largest managed print services company in Eastern

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Accenture found that the existing 340 copiers are not

Art Post (Guest) · 8/8/1110:37 PM

Audit: County could save more August 08, 2011, 03:30 AM By Michelle Durand Daily Journal Staff San Mateo County could save up to $8 million through smarter spending on everything from office supplies to vehicle fleet contracts, according to a report recommending departments better coordinate and consolidate their purchases. The fact that hired firm Accenture didn’t uncover more potential savings could be because San Mateo County is already fairly efficient and getting pretty good deals in

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Canon U.S.A. Concludes Copa America Argentina 2011 Sponsorship with 80,000 Argentine

Art Post (Guest) · 8/8/1110:40 PM

SLR cameras and PIXMA inkjet printers, as well as highly attended "Click and Print" public-viewing parties for soccer fans in Colombia and Peru. Canon's activities also included on-site support for the photographers and media covering the tournament. Available at each tournament venue were Canon printers, multifunction products and PowerShot Digital cameras, while experts from Canon Professional Services were on hand to provide well-received service, inspection, cleaning and loan equipment to

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Worldwide Online store boosts production with Fuji Xerox Color 800

Art Post (Guest) · 8/11/119:23 PM

Worldwide Online store boosts production with Fuji Xerox Color 800 by Nolan Giles Aug 12, 2011 A Brisbane outlet of Worldwide Online Printing has upped its production pedigree and is sending less work to the hub by installing first Xerox Color 800/1000 press across the group. Wayne Mackay, owner of the Market Street store, said increased capacity and single-pass duplex motivated the decision to upgrade from a DocuColor 5000 to the new Color 800 model, which prints at 80 A4 pages per minute (ppm

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Dumb Ass "Still trying to make money with Copier"

Art Post (Guest) · 8/11/119:45 PM

St. Albans Man Gets 15 Years for Fake Money A St. Albans man was sentenced Wednesday to 15 months in prison on charges he used fake money. Kevin Erwin, 34, previously admitted that in Jan. 2010 he used a counterfeit $50 bill at McNally's Pub in Cross Lanes. Erwin also admitted to receiving about $45 worth of authentic bills in change. Police arrested Erwin Jan. 18 at a local motel where they found more fake currency. Police say they found a scanner, copier and printer in the hotel room that

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HP Can't Dismiss Latest Faulty Printer Lawsuit

Art Post (Guest) · 8/13/119:32 AM

HP Can't Dismiss Latest Faulty Printer Lawsuit By NICK MCCANN (CN) - A federal judge refused to dismiss a class action that claims Hewlett-Packard knew that one of its multi-use printers "has a defect that causes the printer to randomly skip pages when copying, scanning and faxing." Lead plaintiff Chaim Kowalsky said HP's Office Jet Pro All-in-One printer of the 8500 series has a defect that causes the device to skip pages. As a result, the document feeder can only take "two to three sheets

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UDOCX: Scan-to-Fax

Art Post (Guest) · 8/9/119:58 PM

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What is document management in the cloud

Art Post (Guest) · 8/11/1112:06 AM

What is document management in the cloud Cloud based document management customers have complete organizational control over all their business files, email, and documents. They can get to everything to do with any client, case, patient, project or personal files instantly. They waste 0 minutes searching and hunting through cabinets or files or standing at copier or faxes. They work, share, and publish at any time, from anywhere with a browser and a connection. They know the business of their

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Have you shared the Ricoh Editorial in Fortune Magazine with your customers?

Art Post (Guest) · 8/11/119:48 PM

see attached file

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Overview of Updated NSi AutoStore Simulator for Ricoh

Art Post (Guest) · 8/12/1110:52 PM

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Canon Scanfront 300 v3.mp4

Art Post (Guest) · 8/12/1111:02 PM

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The next generation of MFPs by Sharp -- MX2610N, MX3110N, MX3610N

Art Post (Guest) · 8/14/114:48 PM

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Brown County Copier Replacement and Maintenance Program

Art Post (Guest) · 8/14/118:39 PM

http://www.co.brown.wi.us/i_br...loserfq_08082011.pdf

Re: Q. How does your company handle networking charges?

tkern · 8/8/118:25 AM

Mid-sized dealership in Midwest- We have recently added a section to our maintenance agreement where the customer has to check either a network services rider($195-295 per year depending on the customer) or check the box that says if you don't check the above box, you will be billed $xxx per hour for network services. This doesn't mean as a salesperson we can't either remote in or stop out and load a print driver, but the customer up-front knows that we now charge for IT services. A couple of

Re: Selling Copiers "Got my Ass kicked in Today"

fisher · 8/10/1110:20 AM

Assuming that this is a municipal account in the state of New Jersey.....this would be the Kyocera 48-month cost per copy program on state contract. You pretty much can't beat it on price unless you also have the state contract cost per page program. Your only hope is to sell yourself and the value of your company and also to get them to get a demonstration of the equipment before signing the contract. The Kyo equipment is not as nice as the Ricoh gear or as user friendly in my humble opinion

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Fabian Gimenez XARG

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AUXILIO Releases White Paper on Critical Strategies for Selecting an Electronic Healt

Art Post (Guest) · 8/9/1110:07 PM

throughout the United States. We are vendor independent and provide intelligent solutions, a risk free program and guaranteed savings. AUXILIO assumes all costs related to print business environments through customized streamlined and seamless integration of services at predictable fixed rates that are unmatched in the industry. In collaboration, we work in partnership to assist our health care-partners in the delivery of quality patient care. The service and solutions provided by our on-site

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What's wrong with social media marketing?

Art Post (Guest) · 8/11/1112:03 AM

social environment is keeping you away from social marketing, you are leaving money on the table. The votes are in, and marketing on social networks is acceptable, necessary and profitable. 3. SOCIAL METRICS ARE WEAK - Well, they are in comparison to established media. Nevertheless, social is measurable in a number of ways. You can use promotional codes to track sales. And, obviously, the size of your network is an indication of your success. WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT - Measuring results is critical

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School District of Jefferson Board of Education first heard from representatives of I

Art Post (Guest) · 8/14/118:04 PM

print management services throughout the district. A key goal for the district in this area is to increase efficiency by minimizing the use of color printers in favor of color copiers. Panel members favored having as few as one color printer per school, with the others replaced by less-expensive black-and-white printers. Where necessary, staff members would be encouraged to use color copiers versus color printers, which cost less. The panel forwarded the proposal to the full school board. http

Re: New Member Announcement!!!!!!

Art Post (Guest) · 8/9/119:45 PM

special than to Ricoh from Alaska for signing on for the Premium Membership!

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David Flinn

Re: August 2011 Sales Numbers Poll!

JasonR · 8/8/119:27 AM

I know sales months are short, but 6 people already finished August?

Re: August 2011 Sales Numbers Poll!

txeagle24 · 8/8/112:29 PM

With all of Ricoh's inventory issues, I'm trying to work a month ahead to keep from missing my number. There are some machines that are taking us close to 30 days to get, if not longer.

Re: Dumb Ass "Still trying to make money with Copier"

JasonR · 8/12/118:21 AM

No fault of Art's but the article had a mistake. In one place it says "15 years" and in the next it says "15 months". Also, there is not a copier in this story. Here's the story as reported by the Charleston Daily Mail: Man gets 15 months for counterfeit money CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A St. Albans man who pleaded guilty to passing counterfeit cash will spend a little more than a year in federal prison. U.S. District Judge John Copenhaver sentenced Kevin T. Erwin, 34, to 15 months in prison

Re: The Office Copier turns 50!

VinceMcHugh · 8/12/118:36 PM

The first Copier that I was trained to repair (in Manhattan) was the 3M Alpha Secretary II. It came with a pair of wooden tongs, and you had to have an empty metal waste basket next to it so when the paper caught fire if it jamed under the toaster unit, you used the wooden tongs to transfer it to the solid metal waste basket where it could burn out "safely". Definitely a pre OSHA device, and these were sold into offices all over NYC.

Re: The Office Copier turns 50!

Art Post (Guest) · 8/13/119:41 AM

Vince: I remember seeing a few of these in the field and also remember burning my dam fingers! I learned on the Minolta 101's and had to repair some of these in the field what a job hey were, especially if you had to restring the guide wires (it was more like 25lb test fishing line).

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GreatAmerica Leasing Renews as Platinum Member

Art Post (Guest) · 8/11/119:36 PM

GreatAmerica Leasing Renews as Platinum Member of Managed Print Services Association Committed to moving industry forward by building connections and supporting education Columbus, OH – August 11, 2011 – GreatAmerica Leasing benefits from the unique networking opportunities offered by the Managed Print Services Association (MPSA), according to Jennie Fisher, a senior GreatAmerica executive. GreatAmerica, a Platinum MPSA Member, is a national commercial equipment finance company dedicated to

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Mac OS X 10.7 SMB Scanning

jswinberlin · 8/12/111:46 PM

I was pretty happy with the fact that I got my MFP (Savin C9020) to scan to my customers Mac and I left with my fingers cross hoping it would continue to work. Recently they had an update/upgrade from OS X 10.6 to OS X 10.7 and when I talked to tech support they said that SMB scanning is not supported with this OS. Has anyone run into this? They have scan to email, but want to scan to folder. I even thought about FTP, but I've never set that up on a Mac either. Any help would be greatly

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