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HP / Imaging Supplies / Legal Proceedings
by Kathleen Wirth · Published April 3, 2018 · Last modified April 11, 2018
Fake or counterfeit printer supplies are fraudulently branded as being manufactured by the printer OEM – in contrast to third-party, non-OEM remanufactured supplies that aren’t illegally OEM-branded, but instead display the brand of the third-party.
Canon / HP / Konica Minolta / Lexmark / Managed Print & Document Services / Market Reports & Forecasts / Xerox
by Terry Wirth
by Terry Wirth · Published March 30, 2018 · Last modified April 4, 2018
The report valued the global managed print services market at $28.63 billion in 2016.
Amazon / Canon / Commercial & Production Printing / Featured Posts / Financial News / HP / Imaging Supplies / News / Ricoh
by Kathleen Wirth · Published March 29, 2018
At first it seemed the acquisition of IKON would only be a boon for Ricoh. After all, IKON was said to be the world’s largest independent provider of copier/MFPs, printers, and related services, with over 400 offices in North America and Western Europe, regional sales and service training facilities, a roster of Fortune 500 customers, and revenues of $4,167 million for its fiscal year before it was purchased by Ricoh.
Flaxmann, who was 61, joined the Hewlett-Packard Company in 1981 and was appointed chief operating officer of HP Inc. when Hewlett-Packard split off into HP Inc. and HP Enterprise in 2015.
Canon / Commercial & Production Printing / HP / Konica Minolta / Patent-Infringement / Xerox
by Kathleen Wirth · Published March 23, 2018 · Last modified March 29, 2018
As for HP’s new Latex Series R printers announced this week, they’ll be able to print on rigid materials for producing items such as car wraps, wall coverings, canvas prints, outdoor and indoor signs, etc.
Commercial & Production Printing / HP / Inkjet / New Products / News / Wide Format
by Kathleen Wirth · Published March 22, 2018 · Last modified March 27, 2018
Thom Brown, chief inkologist, at HP Inc., commented: “White ink has been a consistent problem for the industry. Traditionally it uses bigger and heavier pigment particles that frequently clog print heads, or the opaque mixture becomes separated and settles to the bottom of the ink reservoir.”
Designed for micro and small business the new two printers are designed to fit “absolutely anywhere,” and will be available in April 2018. HP hasn’t released pricing yet, but has indicated that they will be it lowest-priced printers.
Canon / HP / Imaging Supplies / News / Ninestar / Patent-Infringement
by Kathleen Wirth · Published March 19, 2018 · Last modified April 25, 2018
U.S.-based Katun Corporation, which makes third-party clone toner cartridges, recently reassured customers that it isn’t a target of the massive......
Canon / Commentary / Epson / HP / Market Reports & Forecasts / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published March 16, 2018 · Last modified March 21, 2018
While inkjet-printing continues to make gains in production and commercial printing, office inkjet printing also continues to grow, as evidenced......
Featured Posts / News / Ninestar
by Kathleen Wirth · Published March 15, 2018 · Last modified April 25, 2018
The complaint to the ITC asserts that the companies infringe on Canon’s U.S. Patent Nos. 9,746,826; 9,836,021; 9,841,727; 9,841,728; 9,841,729; 9,857,764; 9,857,765; 9,869,960; and 9,874,846. The toner cartridges and imaging drum units are used in HP laser printers.
HP / IT Solutions & Services / Managed Print & Document Services / News / Partnerships
by Kathleen Wirth · Published March 14, 2018 · Last modified March 23, 2018
“These new A3 products will not only strengthen our relationships, but have a direct, positive impact on our portfolio of solutions we can offer our clients.”
Commentary / Financial News / HP / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published March 9, 2018 · Last modified March 15, 2018
The expression has probably become a cliché at this point, but there’s still truth in the adage “There’s no ‘I’......
by Kathleen Wirth · Published March 2, 2018 · Last modified March 8, 2018
Last week, we focused on the continuing battle between Xerox leadership and two activist investors, Carl Icahn and Darwin Deason,...
by Kathleen Wirth · Published March 1, 2018 · Last modified March 8, 2018
One part of HP’s strategy is focusing on what has been traditionally been the Achilles’ Heel of printers and copier/MFPs – machine break-downs and downtime, typically cited as one of the top challenges for vendors, as copier/MFPs have numerous parts that require service and must be fixed or replaced.
Inkjet / Market Reports & Forecasts / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published February 28, 2018 · Last modified March 6, 2018
Epson took the first spot in the inkjet-printer market with 46.3 percent market share (24.2 percent overall).
Featured Posts / Financial News / HP / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published February 27, 2018 · Last modified March 1, 2018
“We have now created a larger print family, which will help us address the $55 billion A3 market opportunity along with adding capabilities and revenue in A4,” said Weisler. “The integration efforts and key initiatives are on track. We are joining teams, combining our product portfolios, on boarding new partners, rationalizing SKUs, and streamlining processes.”
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