Canon to Reorganize As it Seeks to Diversify Revenue and Sales
By December 2025, Canon is aiming that four new business will make up 40 percent of its sales, compared to 25 percent in 2019.
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Staples Trying – Again – to Purchase Office Depot
According to CNN and multiple news sources, Staples is once again trying to purchase competitor Office Depot. Staples, which was......
OKI Announces New Branding, Product Relaunch
OKI will continue to manufacture and supply genuine parts and consumables “through its authorized distribution partners for years to come.”
Konica Minolta Announces New Partnership with IT Provider LoadBalancer
A load balancer provides high availability and reliability, routing network traffic to individual servers in the most efficient way while also moving any points of failure to another server to keep things running constantly.
Lexmark Reports Record Increase in Cloud-Connected Printers
Lexmark believes the trend towards cloud connection is going to continue to grow as SMB customers move away from centralized A3 printing towards distributed A4 printing.
HP Warns Third-Party Ink and Toner Cartridges Can be Security Vulnerability
Non-HP printers supplies include chips of unknown origin that may employ un-trusted firmware.
This Week in Imaging: Mobile Printing, MPS…What’s Next to Save Office Print?
Print applications that require a high-volume A3 MFP continue to decline, but there may be opportunity for a new breed of lower-cost, more flexible A4 devices.
New Canon App for Touchless MFP Operation
The firm notes that enterprises continue to seek to minimize physical contact in the office, including contact with MFPs’ touchscreens.
Amazon Takes Down More Toner Cartridges at Canon’s Requests
Canon Inc. today announced that, at its request, Amazon had removed several third-party toner cartridges at its request. Litpol Ltd.......
Pantum Expands Unique Printer Line in India
Pantum holds the distinction of being the first Chinese manufacturer of Chinese-designed laser printers.
New Ricoh A3 MFPs with ‘Always Current’ Tech, Smart Operation, More
The new MFPs are also compatible with RICOH Cloud Workflow Solutions for automated document routing, scan to cloud-based destinations, and more.
HP Inc. Outperforms HP Enterprise – as Well as Carl Icahn Predictions
Amid a tumultuous 2020, the case of printer and PC maker HP Inc., rival Xerox, and investor Carl Icahn continues to intrigue.
Office-Equipment Companies Plan Joint-Delivery Service
The plan would save money and reduce carbon dioxide emissions, as well as address a severe shortage of truck drivers in Japan.
At-Home Employees Frustrated by Poor Business Processes
COVID-19 technology survey shows two-thirds of businesses adopted AI business processes during COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns.
Epson Expands Document-Scanner Line for Small and Home-Office Users
Noting that according to the NPD Group, it’s the best-selling retail scanner brand in North America, Epson America today introduced new document scanners for small businesses and consumers.
Canon Announces Patent-Infringement Settlement with Ninestar
In September 2020, Canon filed a patent-infringement complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against Ninestar alleging patent infringement of toner cartridges used in Canon and HP laser printers.
