Features

MaxxVault: The Little Document Management Company that Could

Resellers looking for a document management solution have plenty of options. Since 2010 there’s been another option worth considering from MaxxVault LLC, a company that provides electronic
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Sharp Tells Dealers May the Irresistible Force Be With You

This story doesn’t take place in a galaxy far, far away, but in Dallas at the Sharp annual dealer meeting, July 15-18. When you’re #2 or wherever you are on the pie chart, you need to try harder
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Delving into Threat #3: When MPS Pricing Gets Insane

Remember Crazy Eddie whose prices were insane? If you’re from the East Coast you may, if not this video is the perfect introduction. Either way, this video blast from the past is a hoot. And that
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Cloud Control: OfficeDrop Looks to Raise its Profile with Device Manufacturers

Don’t look now, but the paperless office has arrived and it’s in large part thanks to cloud-based document storage solutions that the paperless office has grown in size and you can now access
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The Second Biggest Threat to the Office Technology Industry: What No Supply/Maintenance Agreement?

Last week Andrew Ritschel, president of Electronic Office Systems (EOS) in Fairfield, New Jersey, shared his thoughts on the three biggest threats to the independent dealer. As a point of
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A New Breed of Dealer: Marco Blazes the Trail from Office Technology to Networked Solutions

If you’re looking for a roadmap of how to evolve your dealership to thrive and survive in the 21st century, look no further than Marco (www.marconet.com), a Minnesota-based dealership that has
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The Three Greatest Dangers to Independent Dealers

I can always count on Andrew Ritschel, president of Electronic Office Systems (EOS) in Fairfield, New Jersey, to tell it like it is, and not only that, encourage me to print it. That’s always an
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Reman Color Toner – Is It Ready?

If you had confidence that reman color toner would give a consistent quality experience at a >25% price advantage, would you use it? Color reman has been slow to mature.  The market has been
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What’s the Word on NER’s Print4?

If you’re like me NER Data’s Print4 MPS program is one of the best kept secrets in the MPS world. At least if you’re someone like me who writes frequently about the traditional copier industry
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GreatAmerica Scores 2012 MPSA Leadership Award in Professional Services Category

GreatAmerica Leasing Corp. prides itself on being a company that’s in touch with its clients. Over the past several years, the Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based financing company – which partners with
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Meet Sharp’s New President Doug Albregts

It’s been six months since Doug Albregts took over the reins at Sharp as the new president, replacing Ed McLaughlin. Somewhat of a surprise choice to many industry observers, Albregts’ background
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A Measure of Success: Photizo’s Hybrid Provider Benchmarking Service Looks to Quantify MPS Success

Anyway you look at it managed print services is a numbers game. One of the challenges facing MPS providers is ensuring that the numbers add up and they’re winning deals and making margins. While
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