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Copy machine technician named best in country
Century Business Products technician Craig Doeden has been named the best in the country in a contest for Kyocera. The competition was open to the 2,000 technicians nationwide who work with Kyocera products. Contestants had to qualify regionally for the national finals. “The competition consists of repairing multiple intentionally bugged machines, a written test and verbal questioning from a five-member Kyocera judging panel,” Doeden said. “To make the competition a little more strenuous and...
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Océ South Africa announces availability of new small but scalable light production press
OcÉ South Africa, a leader in digital document management and delivery, has added the Canon imagePress C800 series, a range of three colour printers with a throughput of 60, 70 or 80 A4 ppm, to its product offering. The target range of these devices is from 40 000 to 70 000 A4 pages. "A powerful and versatile colour light production press, the imagePRESS C800 delivers new levels of quality and productivity across a huge range of media and a wide choice of finishers, providing printers with a...
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This Week in the Copier/Office Equipment Industry 10 Years Ago Fourth Week of October 2004
The Boston Red Sox win their first World Series title since 1918—and break the "Curse of the Bambino"—by beating the St. Louis Cardinals 3–0 in the fourth game of the 2004 World Series of baseball. Konica Minolta Launches the...
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Konica Minolta Production Devices Sweep BLI's PRO Awards
Konica Minolta Production Devices Sweep BLI’s PRO Awards Date: November 17, 2014 Contact: Anthony Polifrone Tel: 201-488-0404 ext. 39 Fax: 201-488-0461 E-mail: info@buyerslab.com November 17, 2014 - Hackensack, New Jersey - Buyers Laboratory LLC (BLI), the leading independent authority in the document imaging industry, today announced its annual PRO awards, which acknowledge the best-in-class devices in BLI’s production field tests. This year it was three models all from Konica Minolta that...
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Ricoh : Production Print Solutions Assigned Patent
By Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 18 -- Ricoh Production Print Solutions, Boulder, Colorado, has been assigned a patent (8,955,957) developed by four co-inventors for a "lamp configuration and controller for a radiant dryer unit of an...
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Konica Minolta production devices sweep BLI's PRO Awards
B2250P location. Konica Minolta's bizhub PRESS devices have swept the board at the Buyers Laboratory LLC's (BLI) 2015 PRO Awards by scooping all three prizes. The bizhub PRESS C1100 was awarded Outstanding Colour Mid-Volume Production Device; while the bizhub PRESS 1052 and bizhub PRESS 2250P were awarded Outstanding Monochrome Light- to Mid-Volume Production Device and Outstanding Monochrome Mid- to High-Volume Production Device respectively. These awards acknowledge the best-in-class...
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Worldwide Production Printer Shipments Achieve Double-Digit Growth in the Fourth Quarter of 2014, According to IDC
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. — The worldwide production print market enjoyed double-digit year-over-year shipment growth in the fourth quarter of 2014 (4Q14). Unit shipments grew 17.1% to approximately 11,650 units (printers and MFPs) and shipment value increased 4.5% to nearly $1.4 billion in the same time period. Other highlights from the International Data Corporation ( IDC ) Worldwide Quarterly Production Printer Tracker included: With exception of Japan, all of IDC's regional markets saw positive...
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Sharp eyes LCD shift to business products
by Kazuaki Nagata Sharp Corp. said Tuesday it aims to expand sales of LCD panels for business products to establish a more stable portfolio rather than depend on highly volatile consumer products. The struggling Osaka-based...
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IDS.com and KGM Install Second Xerox CiPress Production Inkjet Systems
Monday, March 09, 2015 NORWALK, Conn. – With two Xerox CiPress ® 500 Production Inkjet Systems in place, Intelligent Document Solutions (IDS.com) and KGM are improving business operations and producing more impactful marketing applications for their clients. Both companies are using the system’s patented waterless inks on low cost, offset uncoated paper – an economical way to produce high volumes of transactional and transpromotional pieces. IDS.com, a leader in secure print and electronic...
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PrintReleaf announces partnership with Clover Imaging Group companies MSE, Depot and West Point
PrintReleaf announces partnership with Clover Imaging Group companies MSE, Depot and West Point Debuts Patent-Pending Technology that Automatically Plants Trees to Offset Paper Consumption Today, West Point Products, the market leader in providing independent resellers with premium replacement imaging supplies, comprehensive managed print services, and innovative recycling programs, announced its partnership with PrintReleaf, the pioneers of PrintReleaf Exchange, the first technology...
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Fujitsu Introduces New Production Scanner Featuring Advanced Paper Handling Technology to Enhance Productivity and Maximize Efficiency
SUNNYVALE, Calif. , March 31, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Fujitsu , the market leader in document imaging scanners, today introduced its next generation production-level scanning solution -- the FUJITSU Document Scanner fi-6400. The latest mid-volume...
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My Top New Years Work Resolutions for 2015
Many people every year enable some New Years resolutions that might include exercising more, eating healthier, quitting smoking, and saving more money. My friend to the left doesn't have that many options. But, how many of us...
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The bizhub PRO C1060L: an impressive entry-level production printer
The bizhub PRO C1060L maximises productivity, offers excellent media flexibility and print quality, and demonstrates outstanding user-friendliness for the competitive segment of entry-level production printing. The new device is designed to meet the specific demands of corporate print rooms, print shops, print providers, high-volume offices and advertising agencies. Langenhagen, 26 th May 2014 New business opportunities High flexibility is essential for business development in any production...
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How fast will the first HP PageWide technology wide-format printer be? How productive will it be? Let's speculate!
Hi Art, I suspect you've heard of this by now, but, just in case not, visit my blog and read the three most recent posts http://reprographics.blogspot.com Because of my blog, I was invited to attend HP's Premiere Event, where they introduced their new "PageWide" technology for wide-format printers At the Premiere Event on Monday this past week, where HP introduced its first high-speed, high-volume, PageWide technology, wide-format printer (which will not be available until the 2 nd half of...
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Keynote Sponsor Canon Solutions America Honored at Inkjet Summit 2014
MELVILLE, N.Y., Jun 17, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Canon Solutions America, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Canon U.S.A., Inc., today announced it served as a Keynote Sponsor of Inkjet Summit 2014 , which was held April 7-9 in Ponte Vedra, Florida. Canon Solutions America also received the "Best Sponsor Case Study" award, presented to its Production Print Solutions division during the Awards Dinner on the final night of the event. An invitation-only strategic business forum,...
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LRS Announces MFPsecure for Ricoh Product
SPRINGFIELD, Ill., June 20, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Levi Ray & Shoup, Inc. (LRS) announced a new version of its MFPsecure® pull printing software. The MFPsecure for Ricoh offering is an embedded software agent that runs natively on modern Ricoh® multifunction print devices (MFPs). "This new product update enables 'secure delivery' support for Ricoh hardware devices, which represents an important milestone in our strategy to expand MFPsecure support across key printer vendor...
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New Fiery for the Ricoh Pro 8100S/8100EX/8110S/8120S
Latest Fiery Feature Set Now Available for the New High-speed Ricoh ® Black and White Production Engines The new Fiery Controller EB-32, driving the B&W Ricoh Pro 8100S/8100EX/8110S/8120S and running Fiery FS100 Pro software, delivers productivity and high image quality through intuitive, easy-to-use tools and workflows. Performance • Increase performance by 30% with the new Fiery FS100 Pro system. • Increase variable data productivity with support of PDF/VT files. Image Quality •...
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HALSEY & GRIFFITH OFFICE SOLUTIONS BECOMES A RICOH CERTIFIED PRODUCTION PRINTING PROFESSIONAL SERVICES PROVIDER THROUGH CHAMPS PROGRAM
Malvern, PA, February 20, 2014 - Ricoh Americas Corporation today announced that Halsey & Griffith Office Solutions has been officially confirmed as a Ricoh Certified Production Printing Professional Services Provider through Ricoh’s CHAMPS program for dealer transformation. CHAMPS is Ricoh’s innovative program designed to help dealers transform their business model to meet customers’ most pressing information management needs. The program qualifies dealers to analyze customer business...
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Systel Business Equipment Becomes a Ricoh Certified Digital Imaging Services Provider and Ricoh Certified Production Printing Professional Services Provider Through CHAMPS Program
Malvern, PA, February 27, 2014 - Ricoh Americas Corporation today announced that Systel Business Equipment has been officially confirmed as a Ricoh Certified Digital Imaging Services Provider and Ricoh Certified Production Printing Professional Services Provider through Ricoh’s CHAMPS program for dealer transformation. CHAMPS is Ricoh’s innovative program designed to help dealers transform their business model to meet customers’ most pressing information management needs. The program...
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Selling Copiers "Opportunties Abound to Make a Few Extra Bucks"
Some dealerships forbid their reps from selling into other territories. Maybe they don't have the coverage, maybe they don't like selling out of state. Pahoda Image Products has created some exciting opportunities for reps who are interested in...
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Digital Dog Direct Adds Konica Minolta C1100 Color Digital Press to their Advanced Production Equipment Suite
Ewing, NJ (PRWEB) July 17, 2014 Digital Dog Direct proudly announces the newest addition to its advanced suite of production equipment: the Konica Minolta C1100 Digital Press (bizhub PRESS C1100). This professional color press is Konica Minolta’s fastest color digital press to date, allowing printers like Digital Dog Direct to have increased flexibility and maximum productivity. While the company’s current bizhub PRESS C8000s are efficient and more than capable for jobs large and small, the...
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EFI Acquires DirectSmile, Broadens VDP and Cross Media Capabilities
NEWS – For Immediate Release EFI Acquires DirectSmile, Broadens VDP and Cross Media Capabilities FREMONT, California -- July 21, 2014 -- EFI ™ (Nasdaq:EFII), a world leader in customer-focused digital printing innovation, today announced that it has acquired DirectSmile GmbH, an award-winning provider of software solutions for cross media marketing automation. Based in Berlin, DirectSmile invented image personalization in 2001 and today makes media personalization and automation software...
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RICOH UNVEILS NEW CUSTOMER INNOVATION CENTER, SHOWCASING ITS FULL PRODUCTION PRINT PORTFOLIO OF SOLUTIONS
Malvern, PA, August 4, 2014 - Ricoh Americas Corporation today announced the unveiling of its Customer Innovation Center in Boulder, Colo. This unique, fully-operational facility highlights the full spectrum of Ricoh’s production print offerings including its market-leading cutsheet and continuous feed devices, wide format solutions and software components for transactional, commercial and in-plant printers, among a full portfolio of solutions. As part of the new Customer Innovation Center,...
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EFI Recognizes Quality and Innovation in First-Ever Jetrion Label Contest
NEWS -- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE EFI Recognizes Quality and Innovation in First-Ever Jetrion Label Contest ROSEMONT, IL -- September 10, 2014 – This morning, during a special reception at the Labelexpo Americas trade show, EFI™ announced winners in its first label printing contest for EFI Jetrion® inkjet narrow web press users. Four companies have been recognized in EFI’s first-ever Jetrion Label Awards contest, a competition that recognizes the highest-quality and most innovative print uses...
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Toshiba to take on Sharp Production System
It seems Toshiba is going to move away from the Ricoh Production and re-label the Sharp mono Production System, anyone else hear this or can confirm this?
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Repro Products, Inc. Xerox Territory Expanded
ATLANTA, April 30, 2014 /PRNewswire-iReach/ Repro Products, Inc., is proud to announce that it has been chosen by Xerox Corporation to expand its existing territory as of April 1, 2014 to include the counties of Cherokee, Cobb, ...
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Ricoh : Production Print Solutions Assigned Patent
By Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 30 -- Ricoh Production Print Solutions, Boulder, Colo., has been assigned a patent (8,705,141) developed by five co-inventors for a method and system "for printing simple data...
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16 Tips to Help You Sell More Production Print Systems
Where to start....hmmmmm, many years ago I had my first introduction into the Print4Pay Industry via the Minolta 450Z BETA copier. The 450Z was launched back in the mid eighties and the most unique feature of the 450Z is that this was one of...
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16 Tips to Help You Sell More Production Print Systems #2 of 16
It's no surprise to us old timers that in order to be successful we need to change. Case in point is production printers aka big iron. Many of us realize that Segment 3, & 4 systems won't pay the bills anymore and the mere thought of chasing pc's for MNS is frightening!! Thus many us of us have moved our sights higher with finding homes for our production line of copiers. Which leads me to a recent visit that I had with one of my "print shop" accounts. He's...
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16 Tips to Help You Sell More Production Print Systems #3 of 16
Many years ago we started "seeding" accounts with small A4 MFP's. We would offer them after the sale for cost when we leased a larger A3 device. Cost was under $400, thus at the signing of the lease we would ask the customer if they needed...
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16 Tips to Help You Sell More Production Print Systems #4 of 16
It's all about the prospecting, bout the prospecting not the leads! There's been much talk in the industry about the research that is performed by the customer via the web before they make their first phone to a potential supplier. ...
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16 Tips to Help You Sell More Production Print Systems #5 of 16
Eat, sleep and breath, something we do every day and we don't give it a second thought, it's just something that we do. If you want to be successful with selling Production Print Systems, then you need to know the specs of your competitions...
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Ricoh Production Print Expert Kirk Szymanski to present at TAGA's Annual Technical Conference
WHO: Ricoh's Kirk Szymanski, Director, Production Print Global Marketing, will present at The Technical Association of the Graphic Arts' (TAGA) Annual Technical Conference. Kirk Szymanski is a resident color and...
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EFI Unveils High Resolution LED Digital Press & New Finishing Modules while Showing Full Workflow Productivity at Labelexpo
NEWS – For Immediate Release FOSTER CITY, California -- September 24, 2013 – With versatility being key to profitable productivity, EFI™ is using this year’s Labelexpo to announce the EFI Jetrion ® 4950LX LED printer, which brings higher resolution, faster throughput and full LED curing to the Jetrion 4900 product line of modular digital label printing systems. Also on exhibit will be new finishing modules for the Jetrion 4900 product line – a new varnish/lamination module and a new...
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AsdeqDocs launches Major Update To Accelerate Secure Mobile Productivity With Enterprise Control
San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) October 04, 2013 AsdeqDocs remains the only choice when a highly secure on-premise mobile document management solution is required, ensuring the enterprise remains in control of its data, anywhere and on any device. AsdeqDocs V3 for iOS includes a new high performance and high availability clustered server solution, while the Android device release is feature-packed. AsdeqDocs Version 3 iPad & iPhone App enhancements include: Full support for iOS 6 & 7. A...
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Konica Minolta, Ricoh and Xerox Honored with BLI’s 2014 PRO Awards
Konica Minolta, Ricoh and Xerox Honored with BLI’s 2014 PRO Awards Buyers Laboratory LLC (BLI), the leading independent authority in the document imaging industry, is pleased to announce the winners of its 2014 PRO Awards. Acknowledging the best-in-class production print devices, the PRO Awards this year go to Konica Minolta, Ricoh and Xerox. Having generated tens of millions of impressions on production devices from the leading vendors over several years, BLI’s production tests reveal the...
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Canon U.S.A. Unveils Océ VarioPrint 6000+ Series of High-Speed, High-Volume Digital Production Printers
MELVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--December 05, 2013-- Canon U.S.A. Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, today announced the OcÉ VarioPrint 6000+ series of high-speed, high-capacity digital printers that provide high volume print service providers the ability to work more efficiently and extend the variety of output applications they make available to their customers, which can help increase their product offerings and therefore help improve bottom-line profitability. The VP6000+...
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Ricoh Production Unit Question
I had this question posed to me in an email, Question...... in the Ricoh print production line in Color and BW do they use Air Feed Systems in any of their paper feed units?
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Ricoh Named OpenText's Information Exchange 2013 Global Strategic Partner of the Year
MALVERN, Pa., Dec. 19, 2013 MALVERN, Pa. , Dec. 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Recognizing nearly a decade of helping customers mobilize their business information, Ricoh Americas Corporation has been selected by OpenText as its Information Exchange 2013 Global Strategic Partner of the Year. Information Exchange is one of five business pillars of OpenText, a leader in enterprise information management (EIM). OpenText gives the award to the partner that best shares the goals, values and vision of...
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Professionals Realize New Productivity Gains with Wolters Kluwer's Legal Practice Management Solution Kleos, Now Available on iPad
Alphen aan den Rijn, NETHERLANDS, Dec 11, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Across Europe, a rapidly increasing number of professionals in law firms are reaching new levels of productivity with the cloud-based Kleos solution from Wolters Kluwer, now...
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Rapid Growth at Mercury Print Productions Leads to the Installation of a Third KODAK PROSPER Press
ROCHESTER, N.Y. - With a KODAK PROSPER 5000XL Press installed in July 2011 and a KODAK PROSPER 1000 Press installed in December 2012, Mercury Print Productions is preparing for a third press to be installed at the beginning of 2014. A leader in digital book printing for the education market, Mercury Print is based in Rochester, N.Y., and will use the new KODAK PROSPER 5000XLi Press to broaden its offerings of short-run, on-demand book production for existing clients while also adding other...
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EFI Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary of Printcafe
NEWS – For Immediate Release EFI Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary of Printcafe Acquisition & A Decade of the ‘New EFI’ FREMONT, California -- October 21, 2013 -- EFI ™ (Nasdaq: EFII), a world leader in customer-focused digital printing innovation, is marking the 10-year anniversary of its acquisition of Printcafe, a leading provider of MIS/ERP solutions for printing operations. This acquisition represented the birth of “ the new EFI ,” paving the way for the company to evolve by becoming...
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EFI Sets $1 Billion Revenue Target, Increases Long Term Financial Model, Announces $200 Million Share Repurchase Program
NEWS – For Immediate Release EFI Sets $1 Billion Revenue Target, Increases Long Term Financial Model, Announces $200 Million Share Repurchase Program Company Hosts Investor Day; Highlights Key Industry Trends Driving Business NEW YORK – November 8, 2013 -- Electronics For Imaging, Inc. (Nasdaq:EFII) a world leader in customer-focused digital printing innovation, will make a number of financial announcements today at its Investor Day: The Company set a revenue target of $1 Billion and...
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Canon Marketing to Sell 3D Systems Printers in Japan
ROCK HILL, SC, Oct 30, 2013 - 3D Systems announced today that Canon Marketing, part of the Canon group, joined its expanding network of resellers and will market and sell its professional products in Japan. The move expands Canon’s offerings to include all of 3D Systems advanced manufacturing portfolio. This expansion feeds into Canon’s strategy to further growth through business creation and evolve into a service company. Under this arrangement Canon will market and sell all of 3D Systems’...