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Re: Talk track from Sharp Dealer Event
The flat rate plan is not going to be just for copiers/MFPs. It's going to essentially be a "smart office" bundle offered at a flat monthly rate. The bundle will include a Sharp MFP, an interactive display, a server, and Sharp's new Synappx software. Details/pricing are not yet confirmed. Lisa
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Re: Talk track from Sharp Dealer Event
- as reported by GAP Analysis - meeting held in Las Vegas, NV - Presentation on Sharp’s performance by president and CEO Mike Marusic o 11 consecutive quarters of growth in U.S. o Document Solutions Business revenue grew by 12% in past year o Results for Q1 to Q3, units up 9% year over year A3 color MFPs up 6% A3 b/w MFPs up 5% October 13th, 2019 A4 products up 66% 81% of units sold through Sharp dealers - Revealed upcoming launches in 2020 of new A4 b/w printers and A3 production...
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Re: Need help Up against Kyocera & Sharp
Some of you with hands-on experience with these models may have additional insights, but here is what I have: That MX-M654N’s competitive positioning is mixed, with strengths in the areas energy consumption, scan speed, connectivity, footprint, and UI size and design, and disadvantages in the areas of maximum speed, paper handling, finishing, and mobile print support. The TASKalfa 650is 1i due to be replaced pretty soon by a new 70ppm model, so you could probably expect competitive pricing...
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Re: Foxconn Lowering Offer for Japan's Sharp
I mentioned this three weeks ago when I saw the draw back from Foxconn. Sharp has no other alternative move but to accept whatever offer comes it's way. Huge loans are due April 1st to the Japanese banks. Wonder if Gou will stay with the same monetary commitment and get all of Sharp or lower the amount and stay with the same percentage from the original deal. If the offer is less, than Sharp will have to re work it's comeback plan, and I'm sure that comeback plan will affect many of the...
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Re: Foxconn Lowering Offer for Japan's Sharp
Article from last night stated that since Foxconn, is offering 900 million less because of debt and year end financials that Samsung is ready to make a last minute offer for Sharp. This is crazy!
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Re: Need help Up against Kyocera & Sharp
Kyo guy, thanx for the follow up. it's now down to me and Xerox/. Keeping my fingers crossed
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Re: Need help Up against Kyocera & Sharp
Art, I keep hearing that Xerox is splitting up their hardware (Printers & Copiers) and their Software into two separate companies. That should through some FUD on them. Vince
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Re: Need help Up against Kyocera & Sharp
My competition on this account is a Xerox AGENT. Have some pluses on my side since the agent can't do their own solutions and that has to be handled by direct.
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Re: Need help with Sharp MX503N
Hey Art, PCL5e/6 are standard on the MX-M503N, but optional on the MX-M503U. http://equipmybiz.com/pdfs_fil...63_M453_M503_bro.pdf Also, these were replaced by the MX-M565N series over a year ago. Hope this helps. - jake
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Re: Need Help for Duplex, Staple Solution
If the software really only allows for one sided printing your only option I know of would be to force duplexing at the printer level or do a print to file or print to PDF then print the PDF duplexed and stapled.
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Re: Need Help for Duplex, Staple Solution
I know this company has the software, just looking for another option http://www.stethos-usa.com/About%20Us.html
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Re: Need Help for Duplex, Staple Solution
Art, I know on many models you can set the PCL defaults (EX: Two Sided & Duplex). These will be ignored when you print form a PCL Driver because the Driver will over ride the defaults. But if they print from a host system the MFD PCL defaults will be used. The other thing you can propose,(Most Host Admins will hate the idea) is set up a Windows Print Driver on a Windows Server. make sure LPD is running and set the Printing Preferences (I also set the Printing Defaults) to DX & Staple...
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Re: Sharp Announces Tour De Force 2015 Road Tour
Guess they have to do something to "pump up" the sales team!
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Re: Discussion about Sharp Corp & Possible Foxconn Take Over
I don't care how much the copier division makes as far as profitability goes when that division is probably a small percentage of the overall company. My guess is it will go up for sale at some point. My bet would be to Samsung. I also don't see how that division is profitable based on what I see down the street. I kind of believe it about as much as I believed Ricoh in the dealer meeting a few years ago saying "regardless of the rumors your hear, the direct operations are profitable." From...
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Re: Who would have thought that Canon, Ricoh, Sharp & Samsung would..
Consolidation is inevitable. The successful will ultimately digest the not-so-successful.
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Re: Who would have thought that Canon, Ricoh, Sharp & Samsung would..
I think Samsung buys Sharp and I do think Xerox will be sold off to someone but I don't know who that would be. I could see another IKON scenario between Canon and Ricoh trying to buy Xerox to get all their dealers back.
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Re: Foxconn, Sharp Reportedly Set To Sign Takeover Deal March 31
with the original deal for $4.3 billion US dollars. Sharp USA reported that 45 million was to go to the North American market for building the business imaging division. In a document from Sharp the 45 million. Since the buy number is now 1/5th less. I would expect that number to now drop to 36 million or so.
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Re: Foxconn, Sharp Reportedly Set To Sign Takeover Deal March 31
I would be surprised if any such discretionary spending can survive unless Fox Con desides to dump a bunch of money into making this acquisition pay off. Remember that Sharp has already cut to the bone and some things probably cannot be cut any further.
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Re: Sharp seeks to nearly double number of recruits following takeover deal
At first I thought they were expanding in the business solutions group . It looks like the money is being spent on displays. I still think the business solutions group will be sold off.
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Re: Sharp seeks to nearly double number of recruits following takeover deal
Bill Yup, seems like FARP wants to invest more into IOT, Robotics and Signage than MFP's. That's how I comprehended I recent Sharp document that was posted about a month ago.
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Re: Sharp reportedly to lay off 1,000 employees after Hon Hai deal
This represents a 5% reduction in the workforce.
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Re: Is The Time Right for Copiers to be Made in The USA Again?
I'd love to see it but I think in the end very few people really care if it is made here. Many people claim that they want to buy US made goods but as soon as they have the opportunity to do so they go right back to the foreign, cheaper goods because of the cost. This whole buy USA thing has gotten so much attention recently due to Trump, but until people change their tune about wanting it as cheap as possible nothing will change. Policy on foreign made goods may force people to change but...
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Re: Is The Time Right for Copiers to be Made in The USA Again?
I agree with Jason. It would be nice to have technology manufactured in the US in general. But at the end of the day our labor expenses and manufacturing process automation/quality assurance seem lacking in the globalized landscape. Manufacturing copiers and printers here would also involve moving the manufacturing from existing plants. In a market space where existing manufacturing is below capacity, it would make the case harder to move one. To provide a solution - why don't we reinvest in...
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Re: Is The Time Right for Copiers to be Made in The USA Again?
We're already manufacturing toner here in the US. HP PageWide and MemJet technology is the technology of the future. Just need to tweak the technology some so everyone can use bond paper and get excellent quality. TY for the post!
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Sharp Continues To Build Out Direct Sales Presence With The Purchase Of Saratoga Technologies
MONTVALE, N.J. , Feb. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America's (Sharp) direct sales division, Sharp Business Systems (SBS), announced today that it has expanded its direct regional sales coverage for both document systems and managed network services in Eastern Tennessee and Southwest Virginia through the acquisition of Saratoga Technologies , Inc. Since its first branch opening in Arizona in 2006, Sharp has established 15 local SBS branches in 56 locations...
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Sharp contractors axe 3,000 staff as iPhone sensor output shifts: union
TOKYO (Reuters) - Nearly 3,000 foreign workers subcontracted to Sharp Corp have been laid off in central Japan, a labour union said, as the firm moves production of some sensors for Apple iPhones to a Chinese plant owned by its parent Foxconn. The labour union said some of the laid off workers were its members. The union is in Mie Prefecture in central Japan, where Sharp's plant is located. The news of the relocation, first reported by the Nikkei business daily, and the layoffs sent Sharp...
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Sharp Introduces New Line Of Color Multifunction Printers For The Technology-Driven Workplace
MONTVALE, N.J. , Dec. 13, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America (SIICA), a division of Sharp Electronics Corporation (SEC), today introduced a new line of Advanced and Essentials Series color document systems for the technology-driven workplace. The eleven new models include seven that are available now, and four models that will be available in early summer 2019. All the new models offer Sharp's award-winning, easy-to-use touchscreen display, which is common...
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Sharp Expands Managed Network Services In Southern California Market
MONTVALE, N.J. , Jan. 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America (SIICA), a division of Sharp Electronics Corporation (SEC), announced today that it is expanding its direct regional sales coverage of managed network services (MNS) in Los Angeles, California by acquiring the service contracts of Pink Hat Technology Management . Since 2012, Pink Hat Technology Management has been providing cyber security services and managed network services, including installing...
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Sharp To Showcase Technology Innovations At 2019 HIMSS Annual Conference
MONTVALE, N.J. , Feb. 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America (SIICA), a division of Sharp Electronics Corporation will showcase its technology innovations at the 2019 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Annual Conference and Exhibition in Orlando, Fla. , held February 11 – 15, 2019. During the event, Sharp will collaborate and exhibit with long-standing Sharp Partner Program member RF IDeas. Together, Sharp and RF IDeas will...
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Sharp takes wraps off new RoBoHoN, with apps aimed at getting families and firms used to 'life with robots'
Sharp Corp. on Monday released three new models of its RoBoHoN humanoid robot with a wider range of use for families and corporate clients. The new lineup — two walking models and one that remains seated — focuses more on family users with small children, who can experience “life with robots,” the company said during an event in Tokyo. The number of apps that can be loaded on the robots will gradually increase to 46 from the current 30, the company said. These include an app that sends an...
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Toshiba Client Solutions Joins Sharp Group, Looks to a Positive Future
TOKYO & IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 2, 2018--Toshiba Client Solutions Co. Ltd. (TCS) today becomes the newest member of Sharp group, following the completion of the transfer of 80.1% of its stock from Toshiba Corporation to Sharp Corporation. Closure of the transaction follows an announcement by Toshiba and Sharp on June 5 this year, and positions TCS to make a new beginning and promote its business with the full resources and support of Sharp group. Towards promoting early...
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Sharp To Showcase Latest Pro Series Color Document Systems At PRINT 18
MONTVALE, N.J. , Sept. 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America (SIICA), a division of Sharp Electronics Corporation (SEC) is pleased to be a part of PRINT 18, where it will highlight its newest Pro Series models at the annual gathering of print and graphic communications professionals. Sharp is proud to showcase at PRINT 18 the Pro Series MX-8090N Color Document System, which will be configured with the high-powered MX-PE13 EFI ® Fiery ® Print Server...
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Sharp Introduces New Desktop Printers For The Advanced Office
MONTVALE, N.J. , Aug. 24, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America (SIICA), a division of Sharp Electronics Corporation (SEC) announces four new additions to its desktop multifunction printer line, which include two monochrome desktop printers and two monochrome desktop copiers. The new MX-B350P and MX-B450P desktop printers offer speeds up to 35 and 45 pages per minute respectively, with easy integration with the leading mobile technologies, allowing for easy...
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Sharp lifts annual profit outlook, to retire some preferred shares
TOKYO (Reuters) - Sharp Corp nudged its full-year profit outlook higher on Tuesday amid a turnaround under the ownership of Taiwanese contract manufacturer Foxconn, and said it plans to retire some preferred shares. The Osaka-based electronics maker, a supplier to Apple Inc, said it expects an operating profit of 112 billion yen ($993.88 million) in the year through next March compared with a previous 110 billion yen forecast. The company has slashed costs after being taken over by Foxconn,...
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Sharp Expands Into Houston Market With The Acquisition Of American Business Machines
MONTVALE, N.J. , June 25, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America (SIICA), a division of Sharp Electronics Corporation (SEC), announced today that it is expanding its direct regional sales coverage by acquiring American Business Machines ( ABM ) in Houston, Texas . For the past 60 years, ABM has provided a complete range of office equipment and solutions to businesses in Houston and the surrounding areas. As a newly created branch of Sharp Business Systems...
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Need help with Sharp 4070N & Color Matching
I cut the above from the 4070N brochure. How is this used on the Sharp? Is it just some embedded software/
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Sharp doubles M&A budget to sell more printers abroad
OSAKA -- Sharp plans to expand its overseas sales network for printers by doubling funds to acquire vendors. Lagging behind Canon and Fuji Xerox in a saturated market for multifunction printers, the electronics maker has adopted a strategy of purchasing others' sales channels rather than develop them on its own. Sharp will set aside about 12 billion yen ($108 million) for mergers and acquisitions this fiscal year, targeting vendors, especially those strong in corporate sales, in such markets...
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Outstanding Copier MFPs Earn BLI Pick Awards
FAIRFIELD, N.J. (PRWEB) July 11, 2018 Keypoint Intelligence - Buyers Lab (BLI), the world’s leading independent provider of testing services and analytical information to the document imaging industry, announces the winners of its coveted Summer 2018 Pick awards in the Copier MFP category, with the honors going to stellar devices from Fuji Xerox, HP, Kyocera, Sharp, and Xerox. Awarded twice annually for office equipment, Picks acknowledge the products that gave the best performances in...
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Sharp Wins Coveted BLI Reliability Award Plus Four Additional Awards For Its Highly Successful MFP Lineup
MONTVALE, N.J. , July 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America (SIICA), a division of Sharp Electronics Corporation (SEC), today announces that it has received a total of five awards from Keypoint Intelligence - Buyers Lab (BLI) , including the award for "Most Reliable Monochrome Copier MFP Brand." Presented once every three years, this award honors the manufacturer whose product line is determined to be the most reliable based on the combined results of all...
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Sharp’s Recovery Spotlights the Strength of Corporate Alliances Between Japan and Taiwan
The Intent of Sharp’s Offensive and Defensive Strategies Sharp and Toshiba, two large corporations that once epitomized Japan as a consumer electronics superpower, could hardly differ more in their performance and outlook. On June 5, Sharp announced offensive and defensive strategies of issuing up to ¥200 billion in new shares to improve its financial standing and of acquiring Toshiba’s PC business. Although it later scuttled the stock plan due to market instability arising from recent trade...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago, The First Week in August 2008
A little of news this week is that the US Dollar is growing stronger vs the Japanese Yen. When this has happened in the past Japanese copier manufacturers have decreased pricing here in the States. When you couple this with the Chinese tariffs that may go into effect this week, it could mean that our industry may not see price increases. Japanese manufacturers might just bite the bullet on the increases in order to keep boxes moving out of the plants. BTW, the dude in the picture, had just a...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago, The Second Week in August 2008
One of the last threads in this blog is Sales Tips , that was an ongoing thread ten years ago, I just read a lot of those threads and it's worth the time to pat those threads a visit. Enjoy the threads from ten years ago this week! Weekend Copier Notes from 08/17/08 Neal · 8/21/086:53 AM attributed to an un-named IKON sales rep; “At the beginning of the month, we sell solutions (Documentum, Captaris RightFax, Objectif Lune, etc.), but by the end of the month we just sell copiers ( Canon...
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Sharp Introduces New High-Speed Multifunction Copiers For Busy Workgroups And Departmental Environments
MONTVALE, N.J., Sept. 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America (SIICA), a division of Sharp Electronics Corporation (SEC), today announces two new high-speed monochrome document systems for busy workgroups and departmental environments. The new MX-M6570 and MX-7570 multifunction copiers offer print speeds up to 65 and 75 pages per minute respectively, and are designed for demanding customers that need superior performance. Both models offer an easy-to-use 10"...
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Sharp Earns Buyers Lab 2019 Copier MFP Line of the Year Award
MONTVALE, N.J. , Jan. 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America (SIICA), a division of Sharp Electronics Corporation (SEC), today announces that it has earned the Keypoint Intelligence - Buyers Lab 2019 Copier MFP Line of the Year. Presented annually by the world's leading authority on document imaging devices and software solutions, Buyers Lab's highly sought-after Line of the Year recognition is awarded to the multifunction printer (MFP) manufacturer whose...
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Sharp Adds Four New High-Volume A3 MFPS To Highly Successful Color Advanced And Essentials Series Lineup
MONTVALE, N.J. , April 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America (SIICA), a division of Sharp Electronics Corporation (SEC), announces the addition of four new high speed models to its color Advanced and Essentials Series lineup, bringing the total to 11 models in the product family ranging from 26 to 60 pages per minute. The four new models are designed for busy workgroups and departmental environments and offer advanced features for the technology-driven...
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Sharp Business Systems Named Partner of the Year and Continuum U Master by Continuum
MONTVALE, N.J. , Oct. 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Sharp Business Systems, a direct sales division of Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America and Sharp Electronics Corporation, was awarded Partner of the Year and Continuum U Master by Continuum, Sharp's exclusive provider of a vertically integrated IT service delivery platform that enables IT professionals to scale rapidly and profitably. Sharp Business Systems was presented with the two awards at Continuum's Navigate 2018 conference in...