MPS Channel Optimistic for 2021
The MPS channel is optimistic that 2021 will see revenues rebound and growth in opportunities for cloud services, contact-less printing, and support for home printing.
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HP / Managed Print & Document Services / Market Reports & Forecasts / Ricoh
by Kathleen Wirth · Published October 27, 2020 · Last modified November 9, 2020
The MPS channel is optimistic that 2021 will see revenues rebound and growth in opportunities for cloud services, contact-less printing, and support for home printing.
by Kathleen Wirth · Published October 27, 2020 · Last modified July 21, 2025
Xerox noted that as more businesses re-opened in the third quarter, it saw print volumes and printer demand increase compared to the second quarter.
Canon / Imaging Supplies / Inkjet / News / Patent-Infringement
by Kathleen Wirth · Published October 26, 2020 · Last modified November 30, 2020
While it’s usually Canon that’s the plaintiff in lawsuits involving printer toner and ink supplies, in this unusual case, it’s......
Commercial & Production Printing / Epson / Inkjet
by Kathleen Wirth · Published October 26, 2020 · Last modified November 2, 2020
Epson America today expanded its presence in the signage-printing market with the introduction of its new SureColor R-Series. The firm......
by Kathleen Wirth · Published October 26, 2020 · Last modified November 30, 2020
Inkjet-printer sales were significantly higher versus third-quarter 2019, due to a recovery in demand in some emerging economies on top of demand for remote working and education in developed countries and China.
3D Printing / HP / Market Reports & Forecasts / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published October 23, 2020 · Last modified November 2, 2020
Demands made on the installed base of 3D printers in all price ranges increased as they were used to create pandemic-related items ranging from PPE to nasopharyngeal swabs.
HP / Konica Minolta / Security
by Kathleen Wirth · Published October 23, 2020 · Last modified October 27, 2020
These earnings reports will tell us who is or isn’t recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, and will be perhaps the most critical earnings reports since those from the 2008 Great Recession.
Fuji Xerox / Legal Proceedings / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published October 22, 2020 · Last modified November 2, 2020
The Australian commission alleges there are 31 Fuji Xerox contract terms that are unfair, including automatic renewal terms, excessive exit fees, and unilateral prices increases.
This year, the report highlights Xerox’s work to combat COVID-19, including its production of low-cost disposable ventilators and hospital-grade sanitizer.
Amazon / Canon / Imaging Supplies / News / Patent-Infringement
by Kathleen Wirth · Published October 22, 2020 · Last modified November 2, 2020
On October 22nd, Canon Inc. of Tokyo, Japan, announced that the District Court Düsseldorf granted it a preliminary injunction against......
Back in June 2020, Konica Minolta partnered with Brother International after it lost partner CSG, appointing Brother as its new local A3 printer/MFP distributor.
To date, the program has recycled over 875 million HP ink and toner cartridges.
While HP Inc. and Xerox fought a long bitter battle over whether it made good sense to combine the two......
Konica Minolta / News / Security
by Kathleen Wirth · Published October 20, 2020 · Last modified July 21, 2025
Konica Minolta Global R&D has developed a new solution, “Suspicious Behavior Detection,” which monitors activity around Konica Minolta production printers,......
Featured Posts / IT Solutions & Services / Konica Minolta / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published October 20, 2020
With the COVID-19 pandemic, many enterprises are seeking to minimize visits by guests, including IT personnel. To that end, Konica......
In an HP survey, over four-in-five respondents (85 percent) indicated that their company plans to increase their additive manufacturing/3D-printing investment.
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