I had an interesting conversation the other day with Carmen Pitarra, president of Northeast Print Supplies & Equipment in Pittstown, PA. His company sells office technology, software, and office supplies as well as MPS. Office supplies now make up about 50 percent of his Read More

This week we check back in with Carmen Pitarra, president of Northeast Print Supplies & Equipment as well as its 4theOffice division, in Pittstown, PA. He sells Kyocera, Sharp, and HP equipment as well as office supplies, PaperCut software, and MPS. What’s hot? Pitarra: Read More

I’ve been working on this year’s Top 40 Most Influential People in the Imaging Industry for what seems like months. I guess that’s because it has been months. I’ve been going through the nominations, making selections, weighing the opinions of trusted friends and advisors in the Read More

I just returned from Photizo’s Transform Global 2013 in Scottsdale, AZ and like last year’s event, I had a jam-packed schedule with not enough time to attend all the sessions I wanted to sit in on or see all the people I wanted to see. But I did walk out of there with Read More

This week Paul Kotan of Southwest Equipment Brokers, a copier wholesaler based in Tucson, AZ, shares what’s hot and what’s not of late when it comes to what his independent dealer customers are looking for. What’s hot? Kotan: Anything with low usage and low meters. Ricoh, Sharp, Read More

Why any of us are surprised anymore with the annual personnel changes in the office technology space is beyond me, but the e-mail that press and analysts received on May 1 from Toshiba President & CEO Mark Mathews stating that he was leaving Toshiba on May 3 after 20 years Read More

I have a reputation for packing for business trips and vacations a week or more in advance. The strategy behind that is that the more I get done in advance, the less I have to do at the last minute. It’s a great strategy when it works, but I still obsess about under packing and Read More

Tarek Hafiz, president of Cell Business Equipment (CBE) in Irvine, California, is one lucky guy. He’s got a thriving office technology dealership that sells Canon, Ricoh, and Sharp products, and this year celebrates the 20th anniversary of his company. Through high times and lean Read More

The old saying, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” has never flown in the office technology business where service, support, and periodic maintenance are prime revenue generators. Even though digital technology has upped the ante on reliability and connectivity and software Read More

Off Lease Remarketing GE Capital Americas provides remarketing of a complete mix of copiers and office imaging equipment from all major equipment manufacturers. These assets are available for immediate purchase by domestic and export buyers. GEC can provide a single needed Read More

This week Andrew Ritschel, president of Electronic Office Systems in Fairfield, NJ, shares what’s hot and what’s not in his market. EOS sellsRicoh, Savin, Lanier, Konica Minolta, Kyocera, HP, and Canon devices, and also offers MPS, content management systems, and network Read More

  MWA Intelligence Redefines Meter, Service and Toner Monitoring  May 22, 2013 — MWA Intelligence (MWAi) has announced a new iMPS print tracking sensor for the PRTG Network Monitor from Paessler AG. The iMPS sensor for PRTG Network Monitor automatically detects network MFP’s Read More

Whenever I speak with Andrew Ritschel, president of Electronic Office Systems (EOS) in Fairfield, NJ, I can count on him to share his concerns about the latest goings on in the office technology industry. This time at the end of our conversation, Ritschel made one thing perfectly Read More

This week we speak with Greg Gondek, president of Advanced Copy Technologies in Cromwell, CT. Advanced sells Kyocera, Lanier, and Riso equipment and also offers asset management, document management, and electronic workflow solutions. What’s hot? Gondek: Asset management and 3D Read More

I know it should be obvious, but I’m going to draw attention to the Elite Dealer nomination form anyway. Indeed, there’s no time like the present to start working on your Elite Dealer nomination forms. You can link to it on the home page of The Week in Imaging  Website or in the Read More