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Re: To Ricoh "What I Want for Christmas for 2014"
FYI- Fujitsu scanners will be available thru Ricoh very soon. I have a solution for envelopes, message me and i will get you the contact information.
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Re: To Ricoh "What I Want for Christmas for 2014"
Originally Posted by Czech: Art... you'd make $1 million a year if you sold Canon! Love the idea of the staple-free stapler though - not sure if it would be worth it because staples are so cheap and most companies would probably charge double over a regular staple finisher. Staples are not as cheap as you think they are take a read of this.. http://mfpsolutions.blogspot.c...cost-of-staples.html
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Re: To Ricoh "What I Want for Christmas for 2014"
Hi Art, We sell the A4 product in Northern Ireland your talking about,we are a Lexmark Business Solutions Dealer and its a Lexmark XM7100 series, upto 70 page per minute staple, scan, print, fax etc all as part of a standard specification at very low CPC. For the desktop we sell the Lexmark XM3150, 42 page per minute A4 mono. 7 inch colour touchscreen and Low CPC also. Good products that are helping us win deals we couldnt win with Sharp or Konica Minolta products. Have a good Christmas from...
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Re: To Ricoh "What I Want for Christmas for 2014"
Wow, 70ppm A4, I could do some damage with that!
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Re: Copiers and MFP's "Do We Charge for Scans or Not to Charge for Scans"
This comes pretty close if you don't need 11x17 and can live with 50 sheet ADF for $1500 and no click charge: http://www.xeroxscanners.com/e...s/item.asp?PN=DM3920 They do have 11x17 scanners as well
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Re: How Can a Scanning Workflow be Created on a Copier?
FYI: Most IT managers don’t like scanned documents sent using email or saved in Exchange. Exchange is not a document management systems. Attaching, replicating and storing large files can cause issues. Preferred method is to scan to folder or directly to the DM solution if that is an option.
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Re: This Week in the Copier/Office Equipment Industry 10 Years Ago First Week of August 2004
I am out of the office until 19/08/2014. I am now out of the office until Tuesday 19th August 2014. If your email requires urgent attention please contact Mark Caveney on 01928 599 660 or mark.caveney@ricoh.co.uk . To place a service call on your device or order consumables please contact our helpdesk on 0330 123 0311. Alternatively, I will reply on my return. Many thanks, Ben. Note: This is an automated response to your message "Post By Art Post: This Week in the Copier/Office Equipment...
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Re: The Future of Scanning for MFP's aka Copiers is in the Cloud
Art, Interesting read! Here's a little "trick" I figured out. Setting up Cloud Scanning is very easy and can be without any additional software if the cloud storage offers a folder on your PC. For example, Dropbox and Google Drive when installed place "drag and drop" folders on your desktop. You can then set up a small workflow for scanning to the cloud by registering a Scan To Shared Folder and set the Dropbox or Google Drive folder as your destination. Your scanned document will...
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Re: The Future of Scanning for MFP's aka Copiers is in the Cloud
Czech Thanx for the reply, you have been scanning to a single folder on dropbox for years and recently added google drive on the 5 year old MFP we used in the sales area. You could set up multiple "buttons" on the MFP for additional folders.
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Re: The Future of Scanning for MFP's aka Copiers is in the Cloud
Is it available in Australia I have emailed them Waiting on reply But thought you might know Kind Regards Gordon Mackay Managing Director Pacific Office Solutions Phone (07) 5452 1250 www.pacificos.com.au < http://www.pacificos.com.au/ > Twitter< https://twitter.com/pacific_office > | Facebook< https://www.facebook.com/pages...ces/107025482711516# > | Linkedin< http://www.linkedin.com/profil...sponsive_tab_profile > [...
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Re: The Future of Scanning for MFP's aka Copiers is in the Cloud
This is an automated response. Carl Mica is currently out of the office and has limited access to email and voice mail. He will return to the office on July 24th. Thank you.
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Re: The Future of Scanning for MFP's aka Copiers is in the Cloud
Hello Gordon, One of the advantages of the cloud is that you can easily make the same solutions available all around the globe. So yes, Udocx is available in Australia. We will reply to your email shortly.
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Re: The Future of Scanning for MFP's aka Copiers is in the Cloud
I can't say that I agree that scan to email or folder are dying in my experience. Scanning to Office 365 should only require a special connector configuration in the hub transport layer. Like traditional scan to email or folder the first time is difficult and it doesn't seem like it's worth the effort but in time it should become more simple. "Scan to Cloud" seems to be a vague term as most people who are looking for a solution like this may be referring to scanning to their application...
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Re: The Future of Scanning for MFP's aka Copiers is in the Cloud
Originally Posted by jswinberlin: (...) Some lines of business applications are really nice and provide configuration of "hot folders" which not only upload documents but delete them from the original folder. I'd love to see more services offer this feature. (...) Unfortunately (or maybe fortunately), I've yet to find a solution that meets the needs of even 30% of our customers like scan to email and scan to folder which by nature are very flexible in their simplicity. I'd love to hear...
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Re: The Future of Scanning for MFP's aka Copiers is in the Cloud
JS: ok, maybe I shouldn't have used "dying", let me say that users are looking for more options than scan2email or scan2folder. Most I talk wish there were more options that would save them time. I agree, mist want to scan back to their business line of software. Thanx for the comment!!
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Re: Connect the MFPs you sell to any folder
When connecting an MFP to say DropBox, the MFP still doesn't allow for an end-user to view that DropBox's folder tree (without added software), correct? So essentially the customer scans to DropBox, heads back to their computer, and then searches around the DropBox folder until they find their scanned file - which isn't much different than the issue the end-user described in the first place? Am I correct in this? I've been looking around for a solution that can help with this that won't...
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Re: Connect the MFPs you sell to any folder
Hello TimW, Thank you for that question. I think it is very relevant, especially as we do have the browse feature for SharePoint. For cloud services such as Dropbox, Micorosoft OneDrive and Google Drive, Udocx enables users to scan directly to any pre-define folder. This means users can scan to several specific destinations within Dropbox. For example, if you want to scan to the 'orders' folder within Dropbox regularly, you can make a 'scan to orders' App. This App will be available to you...
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Re: Connect the MFPs you sell to any folder
Hi Iris, Thank you for the response! This helps, but the folders still need to be pre-defined, which would be the same thing as setting up a shared folder, no? And the MFP can do that natively. So out of the box, the installing technician could conceivably set up "Scan to Dropbox -Orders," "Scan to Drop-Box - Leads," "Scan to Drop-Box - Accounts Receivable" since no software is needed for this. Or am I incorrect? It sounds like the major plus to Udocx would be the ability to view the folder...
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Re: Connect the MFPs you sell to any folder
Hi Timw, I would definitely recommend setting up multiple shared folders! I know this will save your customers a lot of time and really add value to the service you provide. Especially when every end-user gets direct access to the folders he or she uses most. Having this kind of conversation with your prospects is sure to give you insight into what is important to them and which solution will suit their needs best. You'll be surprised how many prospects aren't sure what the MFPs will be used...
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Re: This Week in the Copier/Office Equipment Industry 10 Years Ago First Week of May 2004
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Re: This Week in the Copier/Office Equipment Industry 10 Years Ago First Week of May 2004
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Re: Share The Wonder of New Technology With Your Prospects and Clients
Darrel, nice post. I've actually made the commitment to develop my own list of clients that embrace technology. From here on in, once a month I will publish my own "technology hub" newsletter and send through constant contact. May take me a few hours to do the first one, however, after that it should take no more than an hour per month. That one hour per month is time well spent and I hope to generate additional sales by keeping my clients updated with technology. Art
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Re: 3D Printers & Copy Machines "is there a common thread"?
Hey Art, We just got a desktop 3D Printer in our showroom. I expect it will do great at getting IT folks in for demos. The technology really is cool! But that's about it. From what I've seen, 3D printers have 0 practicality in an office or business environment. Perhaps the occasional school will purchase one. A lot of dealerships sell telecom services on top of copiers. It's a very similar industry: - 5 year contracts - upfront hardware revenue that can be purchased or leased - reoccurring...
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Re: 3D Printers & Copy Machines "is there a common thread"?
Czech Thanx for the response, 3D printing is here to stay. However, it's not about now, it's about positioning your dealership as a technology leader and innovator. 3D printing sales will grow. I look at the 3D industry and am comparing it to the copier industry in the early 70's.
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Re: 3D Printers & Copy Machines "is there a common thread"?
Personally, I think you're right on with your ideas about 3D. I don't know if it will ever have the acceptance copiers had in their heyday, but right now, it's a product looking for a market. I saw something intersting on TV involving a 3D printing application. The company (which was not involved in any medical field) found it could use it's 3D printer to produce a prosthesis specifically designed for children. Children grow and therefore quickly outgrow their artificial limbs. This 3D...
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Re: 3D Printers & Copy Machines "is there a common thread"?
Originally Posted by Art Post: Czech Thanx for the response, 3D printing is here to stay. However, it's not about now, it's about positioning your dealership as a technology leader and innovator. 3D printing sales will grow. I look at the 3D industry and am comparing it to the copier industry in the early 70's. I have no doubt that 3D printers will stay. The technology will only get more and more innovative. Is it technology that dealers will adopt? I'm sure many will try. It may be too soon...
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Re: 3D Printers & Copy Machines "is there a common thread"?
Rogue: Thanx for the response! Time will tell, and over time they will get faster and additional materials will come to market for building all types of items. Take the copier industry and what if you had a 3D printer that could print on demand 25% of your parts. Reduce back orders, cut inventory, enhance the customer experience. It's just a matter of time
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Re: 3D Printers & Copy Machines "is there a common thread"?
I know your comparison is very conceptual but there really is less commonality than you think. In the beginning copiers needed nothing but an original needing copied and the copier could fill the need. No variance in throughput, no variance in input. With 3D you have a variance in throughput that spans a very large Gamut from plastics to polymers to metals and unlike a copier, the hardware for each is radically different. Then you have the input. You can have a need and a printer and still...
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Re: 3D Printers & Copy Machines "is there a common thread"?
There is an interesting article in the April 2015 edition of the BTA Office Technology Magazine. I can't seem to get a link to it but it interviews dealerships who have been selling them already. Article is named "The Next Dimension: Are 3D printers a good fit for the BTA Channel" By Brent Hoskins. Maybe someone can post the link??
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Re: Ricoh MP 401SPF Spec Review
Drop Out Color Send When scanning in B&W, users can choose to NOT capture a specific color -red, green, or blue - from a scanned page. This is useful when extracting data from forms, or to enhance OCR scanning accuracy by narrowing the range of color characters to be interpreted as editable text.
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Re: Ricoh MP 401SPF Spec Review
Can you expand on Distributed Scan management? I am use to the idea of creating one touch buttons or templates on the copier control panel to enable scanning or workflows. How is this different? Or is it just marketing?
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What is Unstructured Document Scanning? Workflow Part IV
A recent press release from Konica Minolta SA (South Africa) prompted me to further explain why structured scanning is a must when scanning paper based documents. I would have to say that ninety percent of all SMB's (small, mid size business) are scanning the "old fashioned" way with multifunctional copiers. What is the "old fashioned" way? That would be scanning back to one's email address, scanning to a desktop folder, scanning back to "your" folder on a shared drive and even...
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Contex HDiFLEX Scanner Spec/Feature Review
Many years ago, you couldn't buy a copy machine with an automatic document feeder. It was, as I called it, "one on and one off", meaning you could only place one document at a time of the glass platen. What a drag that was, right? Back in...
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What is a Searchable PDF & Why it's Still Important with Copiers
Sometimes we need to educate right? At all of my appointments, I will mention that our devices will scan documents to searchable .pdf's. I will then follow up with, "do you know the benefits of being able to create...
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New Ricoh W6700SP Wide Format Review
It's been more than five years since Ricoh has updated the Ricoh W3601 wide format printer/scanner/copier. I wasn't sure exactly how long, but googled it and found the press release for the MP 3601 that was dated March 10th, 2011. Far too long for me, but at least there is something new and different to offer our W3601 clients an upgrade path. Ricoh's wide digital wide format entry started with the MP W240 (4ppm), then the MP W2400 (4PPM), later came the MP W3600 (6ppm), and the last one of...
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Contex SD One Large format Scanner Spec Review
Every now and then, I'll get super excited about a new product. This is the case with the new Contex SD One large format color scanner. Before I tell you what the BIG deal is, we'll roll through some of the specs for you. The Contex SD...
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3D Printers & Copy Machines "is there a common thread"?
That was the deal when I was in grammar school in the sixties. If you needed a copy of something, you went to the local library. I guess what I remember most about those machines, is that a copy cost a nickel, the top of the copier had a rubber...
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Ricoh MP 401SPF Spec Review
With out much ballyhoo, Ricoh introduced two new A4 (can't scan, print, copy or fax 11x17) Black MFP's. The Ricoh SP4510SF and the MP 401SPF. It's my understanding that the difference between the two devices is that the SP4510SF...
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This Week in the Copier/Office Equipment Industry 10 Years Ago Third Week of October 2004
The Boston Red Sox top the Yankees in the 2004 ALCS , and win the series after being down 3-0, winning four straight games in the greatest comeback MLB playoffs history. The Red Sox continue on to face the St. Louis Cardinals in the World Series....
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This Week in the Copier/Office Equipment Industry 10 Years Ago Last Week of June 2005
Operation Red Wings , a counterterrorism mission in Kunar province , Afghanistan , involving four U.S. Navy SEAL members, took place. Three of the SEALs were killed during the operation, whilst a fourth was protected by local villagers and was...
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Share The Wonder of New Technology With Your Prospects and Clients
Yesterday I joined Tim Cook in child-like wonder as he demonstrated how to answer a phone call on a watch—something I’ve wanted to do since I was a child. It was a simple and powerful moment. Of the long list of incredible things an...
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3D MFP Printer/Copier/Scanner "Ready for Prime Time"?
3D printers are hot, and they got even hotter after President Obama made mention of them in his State of the Union address this year. My google alerts now carries at least 10-15 mentions of 3D printers each week, before the State of the Union...
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MFP Solutions Top Ten Copier & MFP Blogs for May 2013
MPF Solutions Top Ten Copier and MFP Blogs for April 2013 still tops the list every month for the last three months. That one blog now has close to 10,000 page views! Here's an note for all of you that are about to get a new sales...
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Users Get Confused Because It Is Not All In the MFP
Multifunctional printers or devices (MFP or MFD - you pick which term you like best) are remarkable things. At times you think they can actually think for you with the capabilities they offer. There is a down side to this as well when we...
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Ricoh MP C3003/3503/4503/5505 & 6003 Scanner Review
Scanning, scanning and more scanning, it seems that's all anyone wants to do with MFP's anymore. Prospects want to know how they can print and copy less and scan more. What this suggests to me is that it's just a matter of time before the...
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Scan2Cloud Solution the Alternative to eCopy
When you've been in the busy as long as I've been you see many reps come and go, however for those of us that stick around we have a tendency to never leave the business. I met Monte through the Print4Pay Hotel forums many years ago, it may...
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New Ricoh MP C401 C401SR Spec Review
I was surprised to say the least. I knew there was a 40 page per minute color A4 (letter & legal size paper) due soon, but, I thought it might be an entirely new clean sheet design since the older MP C300 & MP C400 were never big movers for us. As I reviewed the specs of the new MP C401 I realized that not much has changed at least feature wise since the MP C300/400. Yes, you can now add an optional 10.1 Wide Super VGA Smart Operation panel that...