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  Looking back 2014 was one of my best years in the business. The fourth quarter of 2014 was the best quarter I’ve ever had!  I can only hope that 2015 will be as good as 2014 if not better. Last year’s Top Ten MFP Copier Industry Predictions for 2014 had me wondering Read More

While the market for digital imaging hardware and supplies is mature and various segments are declining, most copier companies have been reporting improved revenue for the past couple of years. The majority of copier makers are Japanese companies of course, and they’ve benefited Read More

If it’s December, it must be time to look back over the past year and reminisce about the year’s Top 10 stories. As is often the case, some of these stories are big ones, some of them are not quite as big, and others are ongoing trends that continue to impact the office imaging Read More

Going into 2014, there was every indication that it would be another busy year for attorneys representing hardware manufacturers. As last year ended, Canon, Epson, HP, Lexmark, and Samsung were pursuing cases in either Europe or in the United States, and some had cases pending in Read More

MELVILLE, N.Y., September 28, 2014 – Canon Solutions America, Inc., a subsidiary of Canon U.S.A., Inc. today announced that it held an event series designed to educate customers on how inkjet innovation is changing the print industry. The two-part Inkjet Insider Summit, held at Read More

I spent the first part of this week at BTA Grand Slam in Baltimore, home of the MLB Eastern Division Champion Baltimore Orioles. For a regional event, this had all the substance of a national event, or at least the sessions I attended did. What’s nice about this event is th Read More

I’m still processing the information I gleaned from that Canon Webinar on BYOD and mobility that I wrote about last week. It makes me think of the Tom Waits song (Some of you may be familiar with The Ramones version.), “I Don’t Want to Grow Up,” and the line, “How the hell did I Read More

Following up on last week’s editorial on Canon’s Webinar and the mobile printing and BYOD movement, there was some additional information that came out of that discussion that I didn’t mention and should be useful for any dealer selling a mobile printing solution. Forrester Read More

This week Tony Nami, president of Prior & Nami Business Systems in Trenton, NJ discusses what’s hot and what’s not in his market. Prior & Nami represents Canon, Konica Minolta, Sharp, and Muratec. What’s hot? Nami: In addition to being a copier dealer we provide IT Read More

A better year in 2014 for everyone right?  I still feel the economy here in the Northeast is not what is was and am wondering if we’ll ever get back to where we were in the mid 2000’s.  I’ve been in this crazy business for 33 years and not once was I ever faced Read More

  Jerry Blaine isn’t satisfied. He owns one of the top office technology dealerships in the country, he’s got one of the most tenured sales forces in the industry, and business is good. What’s not to like? “An area where we need to improve is acquiring new clients,” says Read More

As I continue this ongoing series on the trends that will affect the various players in the office imaging space in 2014 I had the good fortune to speak with Dennis Amorosano, director and general manager, Software Product Marketing & Solutions Business Development Division, Read More

BTA West to Host Capture the Magic Aug. 1-2 in Las Vegas  June 28, 2013 — On Aug. 1-2, 2013, the Business Technology Association’s (BTA; www.bta.org) West district will host Capture the Magic, its annual educational and networking event, at the Mandarin Oriental in Las Vegas. The 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

  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