The Week in Imaging: Toshiba Nuclear Woes & Toshiba Tec; Ricoh Product Refresh; More
This week saw a new chapter in the ongoing state of Japanese copier/MFP vendors. First, virtually all of these vendors......
3D Printing / Commercial & Production Printing / Financial News / Hewlett-Packard / HP / Imaging Supplies / Inkjet / Konica Minolta / Legal Proceedings / Lexmark / Pantum / Ricoh / RISO / Xerox
by Kathleen Wirth · Published February 17, 2017 · Last modified February 28, 2017
This week saw a new chapter in the ongoing state of Japanese copier/MFP vendors. First, virtually all of these vendors......
3D Printing / Brother / Canon / Commercial & Production Printing / Document Scanning / Epson / Executive Management / Financial News / Hewlett-Packard / HP / Inkjet / Lexmark / Nuance / RISO / Sharp / Toshiba
by Kathleen Wirth · Published February 10, 2017 · Last modified February 7, 2018
One of the most interesting things we came upon this week was from Epson Japan, which is readying for launch......
Brother / Canon / Dell / Epson / Featured Posts / Konica Minolta / Lexmark / News / OKI / Ricoh / Samsung / Security
by Kathleen Wirth · Published February 6, 2017 · Last modified February 7, 2017
Just last week, researchers in Germany published a blog post listing various printer security vulnerabilities, while on February 4th, Bleeping Computer......
3D Printing / Brother / Canon / Commercial & Production Printing / Dell / Epson / Financial News / Hewlett-Packard / HP / Inkjet / Konica Minolta / Lexmark / OKI / Ricoh / Xerox
by Kathleen Wirth · Published February 3, 2017 · Last modified February 9, 2017
The latest financial reports from major copier/printer vendors in Japan are as typical, full of good news and bad. The......
Researchers at Ruhr University Bochum in Germany say they’re discovered security vulnerabilities in some 20 popular brand-name network printers, including Brother......
3D Printing / ABBYY / Commentary / Commercial & Production Printing / Dell / Document Management / Electronics for Imaging / Executive Management / Imaging Supplies / Legal Proceedings / Lexmark / OKI / Ricoh / Xerox
by Kathleen Wirth · Published January 27, 2017 · Last modified February 7, 2018
As far as toner-based printing is concerned, OKI is as innovative as they come. Not long ago, OKI introduced the......
Featured Posts / Imaging Supplies / Legal Proceedings / Lexmark / News / Patent-Infringement
by Kathleen Wirth · Published January 24, 2017 · Last modified February 7, 2018
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) – a non-profit group devoted to defending civil liberties in the digital world and founded......
Brother / Canon / Eastman Kodak / Epson / HP / Inkjet / Lexmark / News / OKI / Patent-Infringement / Ricoh / Xerox
by Kathleen Wirth · Published January 13, 2017 · Last modified February 7, 2018
We’ve heard much about “smart copier/MFPs,” but Samsung appears to be taking it a step further, making mundane printers without......
Financial News / Lexmark / Mergers & Acquisitions / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published January 6, 2017 · Last modified January 11, 2017
The Kansas City Star reports that Lexmark International – now owned by China’s Apex Technology and a consortium of investors......
3D Printing / Canon / Commercial & Production Printing / Document Scanning / Epson / Hewlett-Packard / HP / Inkjet / Kyocera / Lexmark / Panasonic / Ricoh / Xerox
by Kathleen Wirth · Published December 9, 2016 · Last modified December 20, 2016
Clash of the titans? For sure. The news this week was dominated by the titans of our industry: Xerox promises in......
by Kathleen Wirth · Published December 7, 2016 · Last modified February 7, 2018
On December 2nd, MyMail, Ltd. filed a patent-infringement complaint against Lexmark International in the United State District Court for the Eastern District......
Lexmark / Mergers & Acquisitions / Other Vendors
by Kathleen Wirth · Published December 7, 2016 · Last modified December 13, 2016
Last week, Lexmark International reported that it had officially been acquired by Apex Technology and a consortium of investors for......
3D Printing / Eastman Kodak / Epson / HP / Inkjet / Legal Proceedings / Lexmark / Market Reports & Forecasts / Samsung / Xerox
by Kathleen Wirth · Published December 2, 2016 · Last modified December 13, 2016
Lexmark International’s $3.6 billion leveraged acquisition by China’s Apex Technology, maker of ink and toner printer cartridges, and a consortium......
Executive Management / Lexmark / Mergers & Acquisitions / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published November 29, 2016 · Last modified February 7, 2018
Lexmark International today reported that its acquisition by Apex Technology and a consortium of investors that include PAG Asia Capital and......
3D Printing / Canon / Cloud / Commercial & Production Printing / Document Scanning / Electronics for Imaging / Epson / Fuji Xerox / HP / Inkjet / Konica Minolta / Legal Proceedings / Lexmark / OKI / Panasonic / Xerox
by Kathleen Wirth · Published November 18, 2016 · Last modified December 14, 2016
Remember when newsletter such as this were full of news about new printers, copiers, and MFPs? While there’s still lots......
Healthcare / Lexmark / News / Workflow Solutions
by Kathleen Wirth · Published November 15, 2016 · Last modified February 21, 2017
On November 14th, Lexmark International announced the availability of new solutions that it says will further enable all patient content......
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