This Week in Imaging: Copier/MFP Backlogs Likely to Continue
While most OEMs printer businesses are recovering (some more than others), one thing we noted while reporting on their latest......
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by Kathleen Wirth · Published August 20, 2021
While most OEMs printer businesses are recovering (some more than others), one thing we noted while reporting on their latest......
Brother / Canon / Epson / Featured Posts / Financial News / Fujifilm Business Innovation / Konica Minolta / Kyocera / News / OKI / Ricoh / Sharp / Toshiba / Xerox
by Kathleen Wirth · Published August 17, 2021
With all document-imaging companies latest quarterly results now in the books, following is a detailed look at how each company’s......
Rather than debating the merits of the recovery, what may be more important is how much of an impact component shortages, and even shipping delays and rising costs, will have on financial results for the rest of the year
Canon / Epson / Featured Posts / Financial News / HP / Konica Minolta / Kyocera / News / Ricoh / Sharp / Toshiba / Xerox
by Kathleen Wirth · Published August 9, 2021 · Last modified August 10, 2021
Not surprisingly, at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, most document-imaging companies’ share prices took a substantial......
Canon / Featured Posts / HP / Konica Minolta / Kyocera / Managed Print & Document Services / Market Reports & Forecasts / News / Ricoh / Sharp / Xerox
by Kathleen Wirth · Published June 24, 2021
However, 85 percent say they’ve seen a decline in print volumes, while 53 percent have little confidence that print volumes will return to pre-COVID levels.
This was a relatively quiet news week, if you ignore the turmoil over at Toshiba in Japan. The unrest at......
Canon / Commercial & Production Printing / Epson / HP / Market Reports & Forecasts
by Kathleen Wirth · Published June 11, 2021
“While shipments in some segments took a step backward after a very strong fourth quarter, the overall shipment numbers remained strong in Q1.”
That’s the million (billion) dollar question. Xerox provides some interesting insight.
But company remains open to considering other acquisition bids.
One of the most noteworthy items we came across recently was that IT market-research firm IDC is estimating that in......
Acquisitions / News / Toshiba
by Kathleen Wirth · Published April 6, 2021 · Last modified April 7, 2021
If acquired, recent struggles with activist investors would no longer be a concern.
The firm notes that there’s growing demand for A3 MFPs with faster scanning speeds.
Canon / Featured Posts / HP / Konica Minolta / Kyocera / News / Ricoh / Sharp / Toshiba / Xerox
by Kathleen Wirth · Published February 23, 2021
In the past, touchless operation of copier/MFP touchscreens and control panels seemed more like a novelty – nice to have, but not really essential. Today, COVID-19 has changed all of that.
Toshiba America Business Solutions today introduced eConnect TouchFree, a free mobile app that provides remote control access to the company’s ......
For the nine-month period, Toshiba reported net sales of ¥2,099.5 billion (U.S. $20.1 billion), down 15 percent year-over-year.
by Kathleen Wirth · Published January 29, 2021 · Last modified January 6, 2025
The COVID-19 pandemic, along with the acceleration of digital transformation, will radically change how offices will look and operate.
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