Moody’s Downgrades Canon Citing Office Printer/Copier Concerns
Moody’s expects a decline in the overall office copier/printer market will continue to weigh on Canon’s profits and margins over the coming years.
Moody’s expects a decline in the overall office copier/printer market will continue to weigh on Canon’s profits and margins over the coming years.
According to the latest research from International Data Corporation (IDC), the hardcopy-peripheral (printers, copier/MFPs) market showed recovery in the fourth-quarter......
Canon / Epson / HP / Inkjet / Market Reports & Forecasts / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published February 24, 2021
While the inkjet segment suffered from supply constraints, the situation improved as manufacturing hubs in China and Southeast Asian countries increased capacity to meet the global surge in demand for inkjet printers from the home segment.
Canon / Featured Posts / HP / Konica Minolta / Kyocera / News / Ricoh / Sharp / Toshiba / Xerox
by Kathleen Wirth · Published February 23, 2021
In the past, touchless operation of copier/MFP touchscreens and control panels seemed more like a novelty – nice to have, but not really essential. Today, COVID-19 has changed all of that.
Canon / Cloud / Featured Posts / HP / Lexmark / Market Reports & Forecasts / News / Xerox
by Kathleen Wirth · Published February 18, 2021
New research from market-research firm Quocirca, Print 2025: The Journey to Digital Reinvention, indicates that the majority of enterprises -......
While it’s usually Canon that’s filing patent-infringement lawsuits and actions (against third-party toner cartridges), last week it found itself at......
Amazon / Canon / Imaging Supplies / News / Patent-Infringement
by Kathleen Wirth · Published February 17, 2021
Canon Inc. of Tokyo, Japan, today announced that, at its request, Amazon had removed a number of unauthorized third-party toner......
Canon / Imaging Supplies / Market Reports & Forecasts
by Kathleen Wirth · Published February 16, 2021
U.S. purchases of total printing-writing papers decreased 22 percent in January 2021 compared to January 2020.
According to research conducted by International Data Corporation (IDC), the Western European printer and MFP market increased by 5.0 percent ......
Canon / HP / Imaging Supplies / Managed Print & Document Services / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published February 12, 2021
This week, yet another major corporation announced that the majority of its workers will be working remotely or at home......
On February 11th, Nubeprint, a provider of managed print services (MPS) print-output management, launched Nubeprint Direct MPS. The new MPS......
Canon / Imaging Supplies / News / Patent-Infringement
by Kathleen Wirth · Published February 10, 2021
Canon Inc. of Tokyo, Japan, announced that, at its request, Amazon had removed various unauthorized toner cartridges from its ecommerce......
3D Printing / Canon / HP / Imaging Supplies / Inkjet / Konica Minolta / Kyocera / Xerox
by Kathleen Wirth · Published February 5, 2021 · Last modified January 6, 2025
In the office printer/copier industry, we’re seeing companies slowly digging out of several quarters of drastically reduced revenue and earnings.
On February 1st, Canon U.S.A. announced the imagePRESS Lite C170 A3 color MFP, a light production system that’s now available through authorized Canon dealers, and is for offices and print centers.
Amazon / Canon / Imaging Supplies / News / Patent-Infringement
by Kathleen Wirth · Published February 1, 2021
Canon Inc. of Tokyo, Japan, today announced that it obtained a preliminary injunction and Amazon toner-cartridge take-downs. Preliminary Injunction Canon......
Canon Inc. of Tokyo, Japan, reported today that at its request, Amazon removed hundreds of third-party patent-infringing toner cartridges from its ecommerce sites in the fourth quarter.
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