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Financial News / News / Ricoh

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Ricoh Dismisses Reports of Layoffs, Unit Sales

The Nikkei-Asian Review also said that Ricoh would be  as well selling a logistics unit in Japan, and an “aging factory for copiers and other office equipment, as well as recording “tens of billions of yen worth of impairment losses,”and setting aside “at least ¥200 billion” for mergers and acquisitions.

Canon / Featured Posts / New Products / News

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Canon Expands A4 imageCLASS Line Refresh with More Models Designed for SMBs

Supporting Canon’s Office of the Future platform, and understanding that today’s employees are more routinely working remotely, the MFPs provide mobile solutions for both print and scan. Users can leverage the Wi-Fi direct function to create a wireless hotspot from the MFP to establish direct connection to mobile devices, without the need for an external router.

Executive Management / Featured Posts / Legal Proceedings / News

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Deason Sues to Replace Xerox Board; New Joint Deason-Icahn Letter

“Hope is not a strategy. We cannot just hope for multiple expansion. We cannot just hope for synergies. We cannot just hope that the massive Fuji Xerox accounting scandal will not result in substantial additional liabilities for Xerox. We cannot just hope that Fuji that will treat us fairly once they are in control of our company.”

Executive Management / News / Xerox

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Xerox Tells Deason: Forget Nominating Any Board Members

Deason, along with billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn, have sought to derail Xerox’s proposed merger with Fuji Xerox, with Fujifilm of Japan having a controlling 50.1 percent of shares, with current Xerox CEO Jeff Jacobson serving as president of the new company. Xerox shareholders will vote on the proposed merger at an upcoming shareholder meeting in May 2018.

Featured Posts / News

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A Closer Look at HP Smart Device Services for Better, Less Costly Copier Servicing

One part of HP’s strategy is focusing  on what has been traditionally been the Achilles’ Heel of printers and copier/MFPs – machine break-downs and downtime, typically cited as one of the top challenges for vendors, as copier/MFPs have numerous parts that require service and must be fixed or replaced.

Commercial & Production Printing / News / Ricoh

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New Ricoh Pro VC60000 Inks for Printing on Coated Offset Substrates

“The future of Ricoh’s business, and that of our clients’, is entwined in a shared opportunity to understand market requirements and the solutions required for business growth. Ricoh’s new inks are an excellent example of innovation addressing real-world business opportunities through improved color, faster production speeds, and enabling the use of common paper types in the commercial print space.”