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The last time an activist investor sought to make big changes at Xerox began in early 2018, when investors Carl Icahn and the late Darwin Deason tried to block a planned $6.1 billion merger with Fujifilm…
Judging by its latest financial quarter, Xerox’s acquisition of Lexmark appears to be paying off, driven by increased cost synergies and an expanded product pipeline.
Epson / Featured Posts / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published September 2, 2026 · Last modified September 3, 2026
Like many document-imaging companies, Epson will receive substantial refund for U.S. IEEPA reciprocal tariffs it’s paid.
Over the years, the office printer and copier/MFP industry has faced many challenges – from third-party printer supplies, to the advent of email and digital workflows…
HP does have a lot of printer/copier models – but so does its rivals. We explore the hows and whys.
On August 26th, HP Inc. reported its financial results for its third quarter, which consisted of the three months that ended on July 31, 2026…
On August 25th, Kyocera Document Solutions America introduced the ECOSYS MZ3201ix, its next-generation A3 copier/MFP that features print, copy, and......
The city received this designation by the China Computer Industry Association in 2010, and now produces an estimated 70 percent of the world’s third-party (not authorized by OEMs) ink and toner cartridges.
Canon / Cloud / Featured Posts / HP / Xerox
by Kathleen Wirth · Published August 25, 2026 · Last modified August 26, 2026
The physical print server belongs to a bygone era of cubicles and local area networks. Security updates like Windows Protected Print are dismantling legacy print-driver architectures, making cloud-native printing the standard for modern enterprise IT.
Last month, General Plastic Industrial (GPI), the Taiwan-based parent company of Katun and maker of third-party printer supplies, announced financial results…
AI data centers are increasing demand, resulting in price increases and shortages. AI data center companies have also already pre-booked and bought out manufacturing, so that recovery may not occur until 2028.
While laser continues to dominate the office, inkjet continues to offer several important advantages that make it especially appealing for smaller budgets and more eco-conscious customers.
As office page volumes continue to decline, enterprises are no longer evaluating A3 MFPs strictly by how cheaply they print on a piece of paper, but by how well they integrate into automated digital workflows. Meanwhile A4 continues to gain market share.
The company discussed stabilizing revenue, retiring debt, and increasing profit, as well how its new 9-Series gives it better cost-competitiveness, and how entry-level demand is surging.
Featured Posts / Fujfilm / Fujifilm / Fujifilm Business Innovation / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published August 14, 2026
Fujifilm Business Innovation will likely benefit from greater agility, but will also lose access to its parent company’s deep pockets, and will likely face greater pressure from public investors. A spin-off worked out very well for another prominent printer company however.
For instance, an Edge AI MFP could display an executive summary of a 100-page document on its touchscreen, along with critical bullet points, and enable users to print only requested sections, not the entire document.
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