Between the Lines: All Work and No Play Make Jack a Dull Boy

At the Konica Minolta dealer meeting in February one of the keynote speakers was Robert Herjavec, from the reality show Shark Tank. He’s also the owner of a successful security company in Canada, Herjavec Group. He also races cars. But wait, there’s more, and I’ll get to
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Can It Get Any Better for All Covered?

It’s been nearly five years since Konica Minolta acquired All Covered and all indications are that the acquisition has been an unqualified success. The All Covered networked continues to grow with the company recently completing its fifteenth and sixteenth acquisitions in Detroit
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Between the Lines: Making the Social Media Scene

Some folks in this industry swear by social media. There are serial Tweeters and casual Tweeters as well as passive Twitter folk who read everybody else’s Tweets, but don’t usually Tweet themselves. As the list of people and companies I’m following on Twitter grows, the challenge
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Dealer Spotlight: Frankly Speaking with FlexPrint Founder & CEO Frank Gaspari

If you’re looking for a dealer who isn’t concerned about telling it like it is, look no further than Frank Gaspari, Founder & CEO of FlexPrint, Inc. He’s been in the industry for 30 years and has a well-documented reputation as a visionary leader and successful entrepreneur.
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What YOU Missed at ITEX

What I saw last week in my 36 hours at ITEX could easily suck up a few thousand words and more time than anyone in their right mind would want to spend reading a recap of the ITEX show. Truth be told, there was a lot to see and a lot to do, and not a lot of time to do it in. I
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Between the Lines: Conference Call—ITEX

I’ve never attended ITEX until this year. It used to be a conference my peers told me about with varying amounts of enthusiasm, some going so far as to describe it as a show gasping for its last breaths of air. I can’t tell you what it was like then, but I can tell
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Impression Solutions’ Ray Looney on the New Distribution Agreement with 3D Systems

Earlier this month Impression Solutions announced that the company has begun distributing 3D Systems 3D printers. Initially, they’re taking on the Cube and CubePro 3D printers, and two handheld scanners, the Sense and iSense. In case you haven’t noticed 3D Systems, seems to be
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LogicNow’s Ian Trump Raises Awareness for the New Breed of Security Threats

When you talk to Ian Trump, Security Lead at LogicNow, you’re talking to someone who knows IT security inside and out. Trump is an ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library) certified IT consultant with 20 years of experience in IT security and information technology.
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Between the Lines: I’ve Got a Brand New Pair of Rollerskates, You’ve Got a Brand New Key Kiosk

I receive plenty of press releases throughout the week and last week I received an intriguing one from a company called KeyMe (www.key.me). The headline: “KeyMe Launches in Philadelphia with Next Generation Key Kiosks to Save and Copy Keys in 30 Seconds or Less.” I might not have
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Faltered States: Where Dealers and Resellers Make the Biggest Mistakes When Selling MPS

The document imaging landscape is littered with dealers who have tried to figure out how to properly do MPS  and faltered. This month in the print version of ENX I wrote about how the document imaging industry can help dealers achieve success selling MPS. However, to search out
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Kyocera’s DMConnect Rounds Out its Suite of Document Management Applications

Last week Kyocera hosted a Webinar for the official launch of a new business application, DMConnect, which allows Kyocera MFPs to function as an on-ramp for capturing hardcopy documents and processing that data according to an organization’s specific requirements. With DMConnect,
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Between the Lines: From Service to Services

I had an informative interview with All Covered’s Vice President of Marketing Nick Pegley about Managed Services and the growth of the All Covered network last month at the Konica Minolta dealer meeting. I’m writing that article now and it will appear later this month in ENX/The
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Meet the New Konica Minolta, Not the Same as the Old Konica Minolta

Last week in Los Angeles Konica Minolta Business Solutions (KMBS) held its annual dealer meeting. After sitting through the general sessions, witnessing the variety of educational sessions available, and walking the showroom floor as well as reading between the lines, it’s safe
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Between the Lines: I Will Follow Him, Her, It, and Them

Besides writing between 3-8 articles a week, conducting interviews, transcribing interviews, putting together the weekly ENX/The Week in Imaging newsletter, posting articles to the ENX/The Week in Imaging website, and Tweeting, I’m also following a variety of people, companies,
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Digging Deeper into Epson’s New Business Branding Campaign with Epson’s Larry Trevarthen

If you’re selling document imaging technology today, it’s probably a good idea to keep your eye on Epson whether or not you’re carrying that line. Earlier this month Epson launched a new national business brand campaign entitled “Cityscape,” highlighting its wide range of
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