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Art Post · 10/4/152:03 PM

RAMSEY, N.J.—October 1, 2015—Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A. (Konica Minolta), a leader in information management focused on enterprise content, technology optimization and cloud services, has announced the appointment of Sam Errigo as executive vice president, sales and business development. Errigo will be responsible for Konica Minolta’s sales strategy and execution and will lead the company’s dealer and direct sales, enterprise accounts and government markets. In his prior role, he

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Art Post · 10/4/155:25 PM

Solutions, USA (does he never stop winning something?) Best A4 Manufacturer: Lexmark Best Manufacturer: Ricoh Best-in-Class Manufacturer (have no clue what that means): Toshiba Best Women Executive: Laura Blackmer, Senior Vice President of Sales for Sharp ImagingandInformation Company of America Best Software Developer: Square 9 Softworks Best Marketing Award: Konica Minolta Business Solutions, USA There was an after party that was sponsored by MWAi, which included cordials, cigars and desserts

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Art Post · 10/5/1510:44 PM

RAMSEY, N.J. and LANGENHAGEN, Germany—October 5, 2015—Following a series of successful tests in the U.S., Konica Minoltahas announced the anticipated Beta installation of the KM-1 digital inkjet press in Europe. KM-1 is the B2+ UV inkjet four-color sheetfed press, which will help commercial printers produce high-quality print jobs, capturing new market opportunities for brand owners looking to develop highly personalized short-run applications. The first KM-1 Beta was installed in the U.S

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Art Post · 10/6/1510:26 PM

Covered IT Services division offers a range of IT strategy, support, project and cloud computing solutions across all verticals. Konica Minolta has won numerous awards and recognition, including placement in the Leaders Quadrant on the Gartner 2014 Magic Quadrant for Managed Print Services (MPS) and Managed Content Services (MCS). Konica Minolta has been recognized as the #1 Brand for Customer Loyalty in the MFP Office Copier Market by Brand Keys for eight consecutive years. Konica Minolta, Inc. has

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Art Post · 10/6/1510:16 PM

MELLVILLE, N.Y.—October 6, 2015—Printing technologies continue to advance rapidly, with new capabilities offering greater flexibility, versatility and opportunity. At the same time, the media options for large-format printers keep expanding, with hundreds of printable substrates now available. While it can be challenging to keep pace, these developments open the door to a whole new world of possibility for display graphics sign shops, reprographers, and other print-for-pay providers. Canon

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txeagle24 · 10/6/1511:24 PM

I can't confirm these specifics, but the Global dealer down here stopped selling Sharp and Konica Minolta a few years ago, so I assumed this happened awhile back.

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VinceMcHugh · 10/6/1510:01 PM

Hi All, I heard from a reliable source that Xerox Global stopped buying Konica Minolta equipment. Which would mean all of the old KM Dealers that were purchased by Global and then Xerox are now only selling Xerox equipment. Can anyone confirm this? Thanks, Vince

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Art Post · 10/5/1510:42 PM

MELVILLE, N.Y., Oct. 5, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canon Solutions America, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Canon U.S.A., Inc., today announced a monumental moment in the company's history as its long-time partner, Trend Offset Printing (Trend) , is set to become the first company in the U.S. to install the OcÉ ImageStream 2400 inkjet press . Trend, a nationally recognized commercial print business that specializes in the web offset printing of publications, catalogs, and direct mail for

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Art Post · 10/7/159:44 PM

number of different models from a single manufacturer than any other, including Canon, Konica Minolta, Kyocera, Sharp and Toshiba." "This recognition from The Cannata Report is a testament that dealers and customers agree with Ricoh's continued focus on delivering innovative products that help to improve workflows – in both the office and production print environments," said Tim Vellek , Senior Vice President, Marketing, Ricoh Americas Corporation. "We are proud of this achievement, as it is a

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Art Post · 10/5/1512:17 PM

. Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) is $4,419. For details on Ricoh’s full line of products, services and solutions, please visit www.ricoh-usa.com . | About Ricoh | Ricoh is a global technology company specializing in office imaging equipment, production print solutions, document management systems and IT services. Headquartered in Tokyo, Ricoh Group operates in about 200 countries and regions. In the financial year ending March 2015, Ricoh Group had worldwide sales of 2,231 billion yen

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Art Post · 10/1/1511:29 AM

is an independent operating company of Toshiba Corporation, a Fortune Global 500 company and the world’s eighth-largest integrated electronics manufacturer. TABS provides printing, scanning and copying solutions, managed document services and digital signage for businesses of all sizes. The company’s award-winning e-STUDIO ™ copiers and printers provide quality performance with the security businesses require. Complementing its hardware offering is a full suite of document workflow, capture and

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Art Post · 10/2/1511:33 PM

Jokes fly after Midland council agrees to buy $27,000 copier next play/pause pre 1/1 Midland Mirror By Jenni Dunning MIDLAND – The Town of Midland plans to buy a Xerox machine for a whopping $27,000 – a deal compared to the original price. The Xerox C60 copier has a range of features, including printing, copying and scanning. Its Canadian government purchase price is nearly $44,000, according to a staff report submitted to council. Although the town got a lower price, some people on

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Art Post · 10/5/1510:10 PM

This is part #4 of #10 for the series of "10 Ways to Close Net New Business", this one is a freebie! woohoo!! Today was one of those days that were just non stop. The existing plan was to follow up with existing accounts to move the sales process towards the close. I was able to move a few closer, however, at the end of the day I made a call to a net new customer that I received as a lead. Imaging that, I fracking got a lead!! WooHoo! I was able to get a hold of the gatekeeper aka information

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Art Post · 10/5/1510:47 PM

President of Third Party Solutions, SAP: "Partnering closely with OpenText allows us to develop solutions and technologies that have a real and direct impact on our joint customers' business.OpenText is focused on adding value, solving customer issues and leading the development of solutions that enable our customers to embrace the digital world." Larry Bastanza, Director, Solutions Planning, Konica Minolta: "OpenText and Konica Minolta have worked together for more than 3 years, and the relationship

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Art Post · 10/1/151:04 PM

progress made. It also sheds light on Ricoh’s technological capabilities, customer contact network, and sustainable environmental management to help readers gain insight into the source of Ricoh’s value creation. Ricoh places the understanding of the stories behind the Group’s value creation efforts as the main priority in compiling the report. With this in mind, the details of each activity introduced in these stories are published on the Group’s website. The Ricoh Group Sustainability Report

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Art Post · 10/6/1510:11 PM

printing and true multi-tasking. The new monochrome document systems provide the right features and tools that growing businesses need, including color network scanning to multiple destinations, PCL6 network printing and true multi-tasking capability. With advanced mobile compatibility, users can easily print or scan documents with smart phones, tablets and other mobile devices using the convenient free Sharpdesk ® Mobile app and a wireless network. // ![CDATA[ // ]] // ![CDATA[ jwplayer.key

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Art Post · 10/6/1511:33 PM

think, if you do get the "we don't like you", then consider yourself lucky because in my 35 years, I've only had that statement once. Odds are you'll never hear again, because from every sale you'll learn,and hone your skills to close more salesalong withgetting better with handling objections. If you're a newbie or even if you need a refresher (we all do at times), print or write the word WHY? on a large sheet of paper and take it to your cube, it will be a constant reminder of how we need to

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Art Post · 10/7/159:42 PM

visit www.ricoh-usa.com . | About Ricoh | Ricoh is a global technology company specializing in office imaging equipment, production print solutions, document management systems and IT services. Headquartered in Tokyo , Ricoh Group operates in about 200 countries and regions. In the financial year ending March 2015 , Ricoh Group had worldwide sales of 2,231 billion yen (approx. 18.5 billion USD ). The majority of the company's revenue comes from products, solutions and services that improve the

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Art Post · 10/6/1510:04 PM

I haven't heard anything, would be interesting, and I guess it's a move that has to be done

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Art Post · 10/5/1510:27 PM

LED graphic plotters, but also the corresponding technologies, development resources, and sales channels. By offering one-stop printing solutions targeting the printing, distribution, and retail industry sectors, we will strengthen our printer business in the professional printer market.” Overview of OKI Data Infotech Company name KI Data Infotech Corporation Representative: Junichiro Azuma Address: 8, Nakase 1-chome, Mihama-ku, Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, Japan Effective date: October 1, 2015

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Art Post · 10/5/1510:35 PM

stationary modular print heads, HP can fashion a paper path as wide as 1 meter, depending on the printer model. Sheets are printed in one pass, seeming to fly out of the device when compared with the inkjet wide-format printers HP currently sells. HP said PageWide XL would be a new company subdivision, with models of varying size and price to appear starting in November 2015. HP is already using the technology in smaller office-sized printers released earlier this year. Shortly after the press

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Art Post · 10/7/159:30 PM

apprised of the latest news from Canon U.S.A., sign up for the Company's RSS news feed by visiting www.usa.canon.com/rss and follow us on Twitter @CanonUSA. About Interbrand Interbrand is the world’s leading brand consultancy, with a network of 31 offices in 27 countries.Since we opened for business in 1974, we have changed the way the world sees branding: from just another word for “logo”, to a business’s most valuable asset, to business strategy brought to life.Publisher of the highly

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Art Post · 10/7/159:33 PM

Sharp has stepped up its managed print services (MPS) initiatives as it looks to capture more mindshare in a highly competitive market. At its UK launch of its new Optimised Managed Service s (OMS) on 1st October 2015, Sharp demonstrated a hardware and software portfolio that aims to addresses the information management needs of the whole enterprise. OMS takes a four stage approach covering assessment, solution design, transition and project management and ongoing contract management. This is

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Art Post · 10/7/1510:31 PM

Yesterday, I posted up the new Ricoh Wide format MP 7100/8140 brochure and briefly skimmed over the specs and features. However, today I needed to print one off for a potential customer. What I saw was a statement about the warranty. I also then checked the recent brochure for the MP C306SP, and pulledthe image below. Both the wide format and the MP C306SP states that there is aone year parts warranty. I just checked the brochure for the MP C2003/2503 and there is no warrantynotice like the one

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Art Post · 10/5/1510:23 PM

The Managed Print Providers’ Guide to an Industry in Change Posted on October 5, 2015 by Print Audit By West McDonald, Vice President of Business Development, Print Audit Owner, FocusMPS The office imaging and equipment industry has been undergoing a great deal of change. Solutions took center stage, A4 format MFPs saw incredible growth and there were more OEM/dealer and dealer/dealer acquisitions than anybody would have thought possible, paper mills started closing up doors, and Seat Based

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Art Post · 10/4/157:58 PM

If Ricoh Introduced a 24inch color MFP wide format system would this help? In Japan, Ricoh offers the CW2200SP and the CW1200SP, with the CW1200SP being a 24 inch wide version of the CW2200SP. If you had a system like this, would you be able toplace more units?

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Art Post · 10/6/1510:35 PM

MPS selling process and will enable you to collect data from your customers' current environment, perform assessments and propose a professional MPS proposal in a matter of minutes. "Adding the MPS Profit Calculator, powered by Compass, will give Katun a tool that our industry has been missing for a decade," said Ben Bounds, director of business development, Compass Sales Solutions. "No longer will it take days or weeks to conduct a printer assessment. Now, with the help of Katun and Compass

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Art Post · 10/6/1510:49 PM

efforts." — Ronald Hay, DOCUmation Inc., San Antonio, Texas For the past 10 years, Amy has helped dealers develop online marketing strategies that support their business goals and challenges. Previously he served as a sales rep, sales manager, branch manager and DSM for Toshiba. Levine is the director of the Dealer Marketing Social Sales Academy. Drawing on 27 years of industry sales experience, he coaches copier/MFP salespeople to use LinkedIn in the sales process. Mitchell is the social media

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gwalters2009 · 10/1/155:08 PM

our involvement in the network ends unless we are the MS provider as well.That being said what you MUST have is in-depth data on the printing behaviors of every user that could possibly print in the client's business. This includes remote users since they could print over VPN or occasionally when they go on campus. You have to know to what devices each user prints, how much is mono vs. color, how much Ledger is printed, how much color is printed from Outlook the web, etc. From there, you must

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Larry Kirsch · 10/4/157:28 PM

Thanks buddy.. Talk soon. Let me know if there is anything I can do for you..

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Art Post · 10/7/1510:16 PM

Just a short update in reference to the account I was speaking about. The IG came back with many additional questions today, asking if the cost per page could be lowered, the annual cost of the maintenance agreement, and the price of the system. I stated NO on all accounts. We had started with a 25ppm color A3 device and then moved to an A4 color device. They were not even happy with that price. In addition when they received all of the no's they asked about pre-owned or used. I then stated,...

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fisher · 10/5/151:24 PM

). Would love to have KIP now. I would be absolutely shocked if 16% really set up PlotWorks. I can tell you its been 0% here. I'm guessing that 15% out of the 16% that did set it up were Ricoh direct sales.

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Art Post · 10/7/1512:24 AM

the older units did not have scan print to uSB and SD card, nor customizable workflow buttons. Same engine, however the new op panel helps with some up to date features. Overall a poor showing from Ricoh

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Old Glory · 10/6/154:43 PM

WHAT’S NEW AND DIFFERENT? SOME FEATURES LISTED BELOW REQUIRE ADDITIONAL OPTIONS IN ORDER TO WORK • 10.1-inch soft-key Smart Operation Panel, 320 GB HDD, and embedded Java are now standard. • Near Field Communication (NFC) helps support authentication and mobile device printing. • Specific Use Applications. • Standard Document Server function. • Standard Gigabit (1000Base-T) Ethernet connectivity. • Silent Mode. • New Device Software Manager utility simplifies finding and installing the

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Old Glory · 10/6/154:54 PM

The MP C306 is now on InfoCenter. The Sales Information Guide says that the supplies are NOT interchangeable with the C305 so hopefully the costs are lower but I haven't seen supply pricing yet.

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rhuften · 10/5/158:38 AM

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Maxima1 · 10/7/1512:09 AM

This is the same product as the 5100/7140. The specs are exactly the same. No Plotworks but if you want Plotworks functionality you need to buy the Printcopy tool.

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Maxima1 · 10/7/159:27 AM

When was there a strong showing from Ricoh on wide format. Right now they are so focused on the production side and they forget what got them there. Wide format from Ricoh was behind 5 years ago and it's even further now.

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Art Post · 10/1/1512:18 PM

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Art Post · 10/6/1510:23 PM

October 06, 2015 06:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time BROOMFIELD, Colo.--( BUSINESS WIRE )--Brother Mobile Solutions, Inc. (BMS), a premier provider of mobile wireless printing solutions and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Brother International Corporation, announces the launch of its PocketJet ® 7 mobile printer, a full-page mobile printing solution engineered to offer new levels of freedom to mobile workers spanning virtually any industry – and further enhance the print experience for core Brother

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Art Post · 10/7/159:06 PM

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Larry Kirsch · 10/4/1511:53 PM

Terrific. All supporters are to be commended for their generousity and support..

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Art Post · 10/5/151:31 PM

everything is about to change

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GIntel · 10/5/1512:23 PM

Anyone have the "Whats New/Different" doc for this model? Whats your take on these changes/and improvements from a value proposition perspective? Thanks, jake

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Art Post · 10/6/157:55 AM

I will check

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txeagle24 · 10/6/159:48 AM

I'm not seeing anything on InfoCenter.

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GIntel · 10/6/158:09 PM

Good stuff, Thanks team. - Jake