This Week in Imaging: A Look at Recent Acquisitions
The beginning of this new year has seen a number of acquisitions, including the most common, document-imaging dealers acquiring other document-imaging dealers.
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The beginning of this new year has seen a number of acquisitions, including the most common, document-imaging dealers acquiring other document-imaging dealers.
document capture / News / Ricoh / workflow / Workflow Solutions
by Kathleen Wirth · Published January 13, 2022
RICOH Capture & Conversion Services said to enable organizations to overcome the obstacles unstructured data presents by converting that data into useful, accessible, and searchable information.
On January 12th, Ricoh USA, Inc. and 6 River Systems, a fulfillment solutions provider, announced a new initiative to make warehouses more efficient.
In September, 2021, Synnex and Tech Data, both IT distributors, merged to create a $59.8 billion company, called TD Synnex, becoming the world’s largest IT distributor.
For now, Easy Ink appears only available in the Phillippines and India.
Acquisitions / Imaging Supplies / Konica Minolta / News / Toshiba
by Kathleen Wirth · Published January 12, 2022
Also says that the merger of the two companies will provide it with expanded distribution footprint, increased product selection, enhanced service levels, and cost savings from improved economies of scale.
Canon / HP / Market Reports & Forecasts / News / Security
by Kathleen Wirth · Published January 11, 2022
Among the findings are that enterprises are more confident in their print-infrastructure’s security when they use managed print services, but printers used at home continue to be a security risk.
“Managed print services, now more than ever, provide critical solutions for today’s ever-changing business office, and we’re committed to bringing this capability to a wider audience.”
“This acquisition … fits perfectly with Ricoh’s strategy to reaffirm its position as a digital-services company.
CareAR, a Xerox company that provides augmented reality service management, announced today that it’s acquired MagicLens for an undisclosed sum.......
Canon Inc. of Tokyo, Japan, reported today that it ranked third for the number of U.S. patents awarded in 2021, becoming the only company in the world to have ranked in the top-five for 36 years running.
You may not haven’t visited a bank in-person for a while now, but when you did, you may have noticed......
Canon has engineered a clever way to temporarily solve the current chip shortage for its toner cartridges, but it also means third-party supplies can’t be detected.
Static Control Components has announced a newly improved e-commerce platform that it says will make it easier to purchase its......
Due to the worldwide semiconductor shortage, Canon Inc. is temporarily manufacturing some of its toner cartridges without chips.
Back in the heyday of office print, about the mid-1990s, consolidation may have offered advantages when office print was much stronger, but may not today, as companies continue to seek to diversify.
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