COVID-19 Pandemic Results in Thousands of Job Losses at Office-Equipment Makers
Five leading Japanese office-equipment makers have cut their payrolls by about 16,000.
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by Kathleen Wirth · Published December 4, 2020 · Last modified December 11, 2020
Five leading Japanese office-equipment makers have cut their payrolls by about 16,000.
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by Kathleen Wirth · Published December 3, 2020 · Last modified February 1, 2021
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Brother / Canon / HP / Inkjet / Managed Print & Document Services / Market Reports & Forecasts
by Kathleen Wirth · Published December 3, 2020 · Last modified February 1, 2021
However, the pandemic has accelerated adoption of ink-tank inkjet printers, which is likely to continue into next year.
“We seek to become a digital services company. This approach will enable us to survive and prosper well into the future by growing out of being an office equipment manufacturer.”
HP / Imaging Supplies / Inkjet / News / Ninestar
by Kathleen Wirth · Published December 2, 2020 · Last modified February 1, 2021
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by Kathleen Wirth · Published December 2, 2020 · Last modified February 1, 2021
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Commercial & Production Printing / Konica Minolta / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published December 1, 2020
“Our launch of the C4080 Series is yet another important step in enhancing our line of color production printers, providing an easy transition into digital printing.”
by Kathleen Wirth · Published December 1, 2020 · Last modified February 1, 2021
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by Kathleen Wirth · Published December 1, 2020 · Last modified February 1, 2021
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Apple / News / Patent-Infringement / Xerox
by Kathleen Wirth · Published December 1, 2020 · Last modified December 8, 2020
Last week, Xerox’s renowned PARC, the California-based Xerox subsidiary that focuses on research and development, filed patent-infringement lawsuits against Facebook......
Canon / Commercial & Production Printing / Epson / HP / Large Format / Market Reports & Forecasts
by Kathleen Wirth · Published December 1, 2020 · Last modified February 1, 2021
New results from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Industrial Printer Tracker show that all segments of the industrial-printer market......
by Kathleen Wirth · Published November 30, 2020 · Last modified December 8, 2020
Konica MInolta aims to reduce its dependency on its Office Business to 25 percent or less over the medium- to long-term.
by Kathleen Wirth · Published November 30, 2020 · Last modified December 8, 2020
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