This Week in Imaging: Can Printer/MFP Companies Adapt to the Decline of Office Printing?
Among the trends that COVID-19 has accelerated has been the decline of office print volumes, making it more imperative for......
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Among the trends that COVID-19 has accelerated has been the decline of office print volumes, making it more imperative for......
On December 3rd, Canon Inc. of Tokyo, Japan, announced that it obtained toner-cartridge removals from Amazon ecommerce sites for Canada,......
by Kathleen Wirth · Published December 3, 2020 · Last modified February 1, 2021
Lexmark International today released the next generation of its Markvision solution for managing printer and MFP fleets. This next-generation version,......
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
Ninestar Corporation’s G&G group reported today that its third-party ink cartridges are not affected by HP Inc.’s latest firmware upgrade......
by Kathleen Wirth · Published December 2, 2020 · Last modified February 1, 2021
According to Canon, included ink bottles provide up to 30-time more printed pages than conventional ink cartridges.
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
A non-practicing patent holder, the Midwest Athletics and Sports Alliance (MASA), a subsidiary of Midwest Youth A&S, Inc., which is...
by Kathleen Wirth · Published December 1, 2020 · Last modified February 1, 2021
Ransomware has become the cybercriminal’s tool of choice, and this is likely to continue in the year ahead.
Canon U.S.A., its parent company, Canon Inc. of Japan, and its subsidiary, Canon Canada, announced today that they’ve recently had......
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
Back in August, BleepingComputer reported that the Maze hacker group claimed responsibility for successfully attacking Canon Inc. and affecting its......
Brother / Epson / HP / Konica Minolta / Muratec
by Kathleen Wirth · Published November 27, 2020 · Last modified December 8, 2020
This was a short work week in the United States because of the Thanksgiving Day holiday, but following are key......
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