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Re: Technology is Transforming Communication
As usual, Ray, you're perfectly right. I add something totally in that mood. It happened just yesterday and, maybe, 2 or 3 people missed the history in the making. Over the English Channel, a man made a flight. https://www.lemonde.fr/interna...he_5496464_3210.html https://youtu.be/d9PFPLEC6tw I totally understand your reference to the Communicator in Space Trek. And this one is clearly about Marty McFly's hoverboard in Back to the Future. Dreams made reality!
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CEO facing sentence for theft of copier
HACKENSACK – The former chief executive officer of Garfield’s Boys and Girls Club will be sentenced Friday for stealing a $98,000 copy machine from the organization. Authorities arrested and charged Todd Vanderpool with theft by deception in 2017 after he created a false impression to obtain the Copy Star photocopy machine. Vanderpool, 38, had served as the program's director, and was previously the club’s interim CEO in 2013. He was employed as an administrator at Stevens Cooperative School...
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Re: What's in our future?
8. Emerging New Industries and New Leadership Look for entirely new industries to be formed by the convergence of existing and emerging technologies: in pharmacueticals and biotechnology, in medical procedures and nanotechnology, in "wearable" video and communication technology (star Trek), in new "green" energy sources and in genetically engineered foods and medicines. There will be a corresponding demand for new business leaders with entrepreneuial vision who are comfortable thinking "out...
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3-D printers launch small businesses
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- They are machines straight out of ''Star Trek'' or ''The Jetsons.''It's now possible for anyone with an idea to create tangible items -- flowerpots, cell phone cases, jewelry, or nearly anything -- from 3-D printers. All the...
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Copiers to go the way of the Typewriter?
If you're a scifi buff like me, you understand that that technologies that we saw in Star Trek will eventually come true. Things like the replicator can now be directly tied to 3D printers, the tablets that Kirk and Picard used to view an sign are...
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Latest Workfront Release Provides Added Integration with Document Repositories Plus Improved Filtering and Sorting Options
SILICON SLOPES, Utah , Jan. 20, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Workfront , the leading provider of cloud-based Enterprise Work Management solutions, today announced that with their new offering, marketers, IT professionals and other enterprise teams now have the ability to manage all files, directories, and information using a single tool. "For most of us, it's vital to the project success to have all information required to complete a project in one place," said Steven ZoBell , chief product and...
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University of South Alabama replaces campus post office with 21st-century mail hub
MALVERN, Pa. , Aug. 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- A student walks a mile across campus to the university post office. "Did I get a package?" she asks the mail clerk. "I don't know, let me check," the clerk says, disappearing for a minute. "Sorry, not yet." The student returns to her residence hall, having wasted an hour. She makes the same trek the next day. Good news: this scenario is over at the University of South Alabama (USA) with today's opening of a modernized mail facility providing...
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Canon U.S.A. Honored as a 2016 Energy Star® Partner of the Year
MELVILLE, N.Y. , March 28, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Canon U.S.A. , Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, is proud to announce that it has received the 2016 ENERGY STAR "Partner of the Year - Product Brand Owner Award" from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its contribution to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by manufacturing energy-efficient products. Canon's accomplishments relating to ENERGY STAR will be celebrated at a special event held in Washington D.C. on...
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Print4Pay Hotel Receives 2015 Constant Contact All Star Award
Print4Pay Hotel Receives 2015 Constant Contact All Star Award Recognized for achievements using online marketing tools to drive success HIGHLANDS, NJ — 3/29/2016 – Print4Pay Hotel, a leading provider of web based information and collaboration for the Imaging Industry, has been named a 2015 All Star Award winner by Constant Contact ® , Inc. , the trusted marketing advisor to hundreds of thousands of small organizations worldwide. The annual award recognizes the most successful 10% of Constant...
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Print4Pay Hotel Receives 2015 Constant Contact All Star Award
Print4Pay Hotel Receives 2015 Constant Contact All Star Award Recognized for achievements using online marketing tools to drive success HIGHLANDS, NJ — 3/29/2016 – Print4Pay Hotel, a leading provider of web based information and collaboration for the Imaging Industry, has been named a 2015 All Star Award winner by Constant Contact ® , Inc. , the trusted marketing advisor to hundreds of thousands of small organizations worldwide. The annual award recognizes the most successful 10% of Constant...
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AtTask Announces Integrations with Online Document Management Solutions, Including Bo
SILICON SLOPES, Utah, Feb. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Enterprise teams are overrun with point solutions, which result in fragmented tools, silos of information, and team inefficiencies. AtTask, the industry's only Enterprise Work Management solution,...
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Five Items Spock Would Consdier Illogical About Purchasing or Leasing a Copier
Friday at lunch, I saw the scrolling marque that Leonard Nimoy had passed away. Leonard was best known for his role as Spock in the original Star Trek series. Like my mother, I'm a fan of science fiction and believing that one day...
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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...
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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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Science, Discipline and System Analysis
Science, Discipline and System Analysis By Jim Intravia 14-May-03 These are words that people use to describe important jobs. You probably think it applies to high level engineers and "IT" people. Don't sell yourself short. If you are a good...
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Copier Dealers Need to Embrace the "Next Big Thing"
I was born in the late fifties, by the time I was three years old, Xerox had introduced the first plain paper copier. The Xerox 914 was capable of producing 400 copies per hour! The speed per minute was under 7 pages per minute....
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Digital Press Market Heats Up
Digital Press Market Heats UpBy Bill Esler, Editor in ChiefPrinters aren't afraid of digital color presses anymore. The machines themselves have been improving in quality, color fidelity and reliability. And printers have established reasonable levels...
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Selling Copiers & MFP's "First Contact"
A Star Trek flick from 1996 had the crew of the Enterprsie travel back in time to undermine the Borg attempt to stop Earthlings from making "First Contact" with the Vulcans. The last few days I've been busy on the phone prospecting for new...
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57 Days of Selling "Day 55" The Last Two Days
As we draw closer and closer to Christmas here in the States, each passing day has seen a downward trend in my received emails and calls. Today, I heard of a few accounts that are going to be closed on Friday. One of those accounts is the account where I sold the pre-owned 80PPM Color MFP. Thus tomorrow, I'll be taking a trek there to get the paper work signed. You do know what this means right? If I sold the pre-owned 80PPM color mfp, then that means I got the deal for 80ppm devices! I...
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Weekend Industry Notes from 10/25/10
Weekend MFP Industry Notes Newsletter10-24-2010- Xerox reported financial results from its last quarter:o Includes ACS, which Xerox acquired for $6.4 billiono Total revenue of $5.43 billion, up 48%o Profit of $250 million, up 103%o Laid off 100...
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Star Micronics adds CloudPRNT Support for TSP700II, TSP800II, and SP700 Printers
SOMERSET, N.J. , June 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Star Micronics , leading provider of point of sale and proof of transaction technology, is proud to announce that they have added CloudPRNT support for their TSP700II and TSP800II thermal printers and SP700 impact printer. These Star printers will retrieve and print orders from any online ordering service integrating Star's communication protocol. Star's CloudPRNT technology provides benefits to both restaurants and retail stores alike by...
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Quorum Software Introduces Cloud-Based Oil and Gas Document Management with myQuorum DynamicDocs
October 08, 2019 09:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time HOUSTON--( BUSINESS WIRE )-- Quorum Software (Quorum), the leader in digital transformation for the oil and gas industry, today announced the release of myQuorum DynamicDocs , a cloud-based document management system purpose-built to make oil and gas operators more secure, agile and compliant. As part of the myQuorum platform, DynamicDocs will play a central role in helping Quorum customers evolve document-based business processes to deliver...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago (Second Week of April 2007)
The fist thread that caught my eye here was the purchase of Global by Xerox. Run that with the recent course of events from Ricoh last week and it's strange how these mega events fall into to place on the timeline. Enjoy the threads from ten years ago this week! Konica Minolta Offers the Highest Level of 4/11/07 11:47 PM Konica Minolta Offers the Highest Level of Security in Industry for MFP Product Line Newark - RAMSEY – Amid growing concern for the security of documents being processed...
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Star Micronics and Shopwave demonstrate unique TSP143IIIU printer with Shopwave's iPad Point of Sale application at Restaurant Tech Live 2017
High Wycombe, UK, 25 September 2017 : International POS printer manufacturer Star Micronics announces today that it will be joined by leading software provider Shopwave on Stand 5151 at Restaurant Tech Live 2017 (26 - 27 September, ExCeL, London). Shopwave empowers retailers to gain a deeper understanding of their day-to-day business across multiple stores by providing enterprise grade, real-time analytics through an easy to use iPad Point of Sale application. The solution facilitates...
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Laserfiche Executive Linda Ding Named 'Rising Fintech Star' by PR News
LONG BEACH, Calif. , Dec. 7, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Laserfiche , the recognized market leader in enterprise content management (ECM) solutions for wealth management, today announced that Linda Ding , Director of Strategic Marketing, has been named a "Rising Fintech Star" by PR News as part of its annual Finnies awards. Each year, the Finnies recognize the financial services industry's most innovative and creative communications campaigns and people. Nominations are assessed by an independent...
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Technology is Transforming Communication
The world is no longer a geographical confined place for humankind. It has become an infinite universe. The power of technology is incredible. Today we can travel through cyberspace in a way once thought unimaginable. The baby boomers remember star trek, its holodeck, phasers, medicine marvels, and those famous words "Beam me up, Scotty." Imagination is the architect of the future. I believe much of reality is the by-product of someone's past dreams. Some will always imagine and explore what...
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Ricoh earns ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year Award for 4th consecutive year; Sustained Excellence Award for 2nd
MALVERN, Pa. , April 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Ricoh is proud to announce that it has received the 2019 ENERGY STAR ® Partner of the Year Sustained Excellence Award for continued leadership and superior contributions to ENERGY STAR. This year marks the fourth consecutive year Ricoh has been named an ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year, and the second consecutive year with the Sustained Excellence distinction, which is presented to a partner at the EPA's discretion. This latest accolade...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 5 Years Ago (First Week of May 2014)
There's a pretty cool blog down below titled "Copiers Dealers Need to Embrace the Next Big Thing". That next big thing was going to be 3D printing, however after 5 years it seems that a 3D printer in every office or home may not come to fruition. Heck, even I'm wrong every now and then. Enjoy these threads from 5 years ago this week! This Week in the Copier/Office Equipment Industry 10 Years Ago First Week of May 2004 Art Post · 5/4/148:16 PM Reply by Ted One of my sales reps had this reply:...
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Re: CEO facing sentence for theft of copier
Only in New Jersey could a CopyStar copier be worth $98,000!!
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Re: CEO facing sentence for theft of copier
That’s exactly what I was thinking Art! Who would pay $98,000 for a copy star! I wouldn’t give you $98 for a copy star!
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Re: CEO facing sentence for theft of copier
Yup, even though he did still the copier, he got screwed on the price
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Re: CEO facing sentence for theft of copier
I wouldn't be surprised if he (and the dealer or rep) didn't get most of the $98,000 under the table and he stole the copier in an effort to cover his tracks.
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Re: CEO facing sentence for theft of copier
That's an interesting take on it. Thinking you may be right
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Color Star Technology Announces Strategic Partnership with Bole Information Technology to Further Empower the "Color World" Platform
BEIJING , June 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Color Star Technology Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq CM: HHT) (the "Company", "we" or "HHT"), a company engaged in the business of providing education services, today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Color China Entertainment Limited, entered into a strategic partnership agreement with Shenzhen Bole Information Technology Co., Ltd. ("Shenzhen Bole") to provide advanced technologies for Color World, the Company's online education platform under...
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NAKA Continues to Grow Through Acquisition
NAKA Continues to Grow Through Acquisition NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, December 27, 2021 / EINPresswire.com / -- NEW YORK, NY, DECEMBER 9, 2021 – NAKA Technologies, a leading global provider of IT solutions, announced today it has acquired Northern Star Technology Group, a niche IT services provider headquartered on Long Island, New York. The acquisition continues NAKA’s trajectory of exponential growth in market reach, resources and revenue. Founded in 2017 by Anil Jagtiani, NAKA has built...
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SCOTTI, I NEED MORE SPEED!
SCOTTI, I NEED MORE SPEED! I can remember Captain Kirk from Star Trek always tell Scotti (Chief Engineer) that they always needed more speed to get out of a jam. Well, believe it or not RAM Logic, Inc., has the technology to increase speeds copy and prints speeds for multi functional copiers for the Ricoh Family Group. Ram Logic offers two chips one that is compatible with Ricoh Aficio 1060, Gestetner 6002, Savin 2560, Lanier LD 160 (including sp versions)and the other is compatible with...
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This Week in the Copier Industry Fifteen Years Ago
This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago The Second Week in April 2007 Oh the memories, seems it was 15 years ago when Xerox pulled the trigger on the Global purchase. Time really does change everything Enjoy These Awesome Copier Threads from 15 Year Ago Konica Minolta Introduces Printgroove – An Art Post (Guest) · 4/15/0711:29 AM and fits hand-in-glove with our MFPs. Our major emphasis at ON DEMAND this year, Printgroove caters to the needs of bizhub PRO customers in the CRD, in-plant,...
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Is Your Company Mistaking Technology For Digital Transformation?
Chemicals and building materials are arguably the foundation of the business world, making these industries ground zero for digital transformation. Four industry leaders recently met at the SAP International Conference for Chemicals in Madrid, where they explained why information is most powerful when it’s shared between trusted partners, and how organizations in business networks are sparking sustainable innovation. Digital transformation is a corporate-wide trek spanning people, processes,...
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The Future Office Is Paper-Light, Not Paperless
The Future Office Is Paper-Light, Not Paperless The term “paperless office” was coined by Micronet Inc. in 1978 . At the time, it caught on pretty hard as the ideal for the office of the future. How often do you see paper in Star Trek or any other future-based, high-tech science fiction? Even 2001: A Space Odyssey (Kubrick) presented space travel in a completely paperless environment. The film’s props list included “a 2001 newspaper to be read on some kind of television screen.” Yet paper...
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Today's Hacked!
Hacked! Beware rogue 2FA apps in App Store and Google Play – don't get hacked ! - Naked Security ....Even in Apple's and Google's "walled gardens", there are plenty of 2FA apps that are either dangerously incompetent, or unrepentantly malicious. Most CISOs to change jobs due to growing stress from hacking threats .....CISOs are on the defence, with the only possible outcomes that they don't get hacked or they do,” said Deepti Gopal, Director Analyst, Gartner. German minister warns of...
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Todays Hacked!
Hacked! Microsoft warns that China hackers attacked U.S. infrastructure - .....The hacking group is codenamed”Volt Typhoon,” and has been in operation ... Covington and Burling, a prominent law firm, was hacked by suspected ... Crypto Security Firm Unciphered Claims Ability to Physically Hack Trezor T Wallet .....Unciphered's claimed method of hacking the Trezor T wallet only works if ... Unciphered has previously hacked the EthereumWallet and recovered ... Reliance's Zivame customers say...
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The Future Office Is Paper-Light, Not Paperless
The Future Office Is Paper-Light, Not Paperless The term “paperless office” was coined by Micronet Inc. in 1978 . At the time, it caught on pretty hard as the ideal for the office of the future. How often do you see paper in Star Trek or any other future-based, high-tech science fiction? Even 2001: A Space Odyssey (Kubrick) presented space travel in a completely paperless environment. The film’s props list included “a 2001 newspaper to be read on some kind of television screen.” Yet paper...
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Selling Office Technology "First Contact"
I posted this blog ten year ago, thus I thought it would be a good re-post going into the long weekend! For those of us in the USA, have a great Labor Day Weekend! Selling Office Technology "First Contact" A Star Trek flick from 1996 had the crew of the Enterprise travel back in time to undermine the Borg attempt to stop Earthlings from making "First Contact" with the Vulcans. The last few days I've been busy on the phone prospecting for net new accounts, new opportunities, new upgrades and...
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Fujifilm preparing for launch of MFPs in USA
Fujifilm preparing for launch of MFPs in USA Fujifilm makes almost all of the products that carry the “Xerox” name While at one time Xerox held an exclusive, Fujifilm is now free to market the products in the US with its own name to compete against Xerox and others Recently, the US Energy Star program announced that Fujifilm has registered its laser printers, MFPs and PPS systems with Fujifilm brand for sale in the U.S. Products include new b/w laser production print systems: Revoria Press...