Mike Stramaglio

Two-Minute Drill: Stramaglio “Retirement” is More of a Pivot to Next Adventure

Two years to the day after selling MWA Intelligence to Konica Minolta, company founder Mike Stramaglio quietly announced that he was stepping away from the company. When industry colleagues heard the news, Stramaglio was inundated with a flurry of well wishes that was tantamount
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Tomorrow’s Not Promised, so Difference Maker Mike Stramaglio Seizes the Moment

It’s easy to see why Mike Stramaglio projects an image of someone who tends to live in the moment.  The president of the MWA Business Unit under Konica Minolta’s All Covered has endured constant reminders pertaining to his mortality, as well as that of his loved ones,
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May the FORZA Be with Chip Miceli & DPOE

There’s a lot of chatter in certain segments of the document imaging industry about MWA FORZA with SAP Business One. The chatter is poised to become even more intense as more dealers implement this emerging database management platform for the document imaging channel. One dealer
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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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The 2014 Executive Connection Summit Prepares the Office Imaging Industry for the Future

Ever wonder what happens when executives from across the office imaging industry spend nearly four days together? Look no further than Scottsdale, Arizona and the Executive Connection Summit to find out. If you’re the least bit serious about what’s going on in the office imaging
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Between the Lines: What Happens in Scottsdale Doesn’t Have to Stay in Scottsdale

I’m just back from the Executive Connection Summit in Scottsdale, Arizona. As I write this, the four-day event is just winding down. Still, I saw enough in my day and a half there to capture the flavor of the event although next time I hope my writing deadlines and personal
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MWA Intelligence, Inc. Proudly Welcomes DPOE to SAP Business One FORZA Family

SCOTTSDALE, AZ —October 1, 2014 — MWA Intelligence (MWAi), an SAP Gold Partner and leader in enterprise resource planning (ERP), continues to expand our FORZA and SAP Business One client base by adding Des Plaines Office Equipment (DPOE). DPOE, established by Vince Miceli in
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The Cannata Report Awards and Charities Dinner’s Fundraising Legacy

Following up on my editorial last week on the annual Cannata charity awards dinner, The Cannata Report has issued a press release announcing that it has raised a total of nearly $1.4 million for charity since 1997.  Frank G. Cannata, founder, president and
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The 25 Most Significant Events in the Office Imaging Industry of the Past 25 Years Part 1

Where were you in ’92? That was 22 years ago. How about in 1989, 25 years ago? Many of us were smack dab in the middle of this industry, doing some of the same things we’re doing now, or laying the groundwork for where we are today. This month we’re going to look at what some of
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News Bytes

Blue Technologies Acquires HP Autonomy’s Top Dealer in the US: Smart Solutions Sept. 20, 2013 — Blue Technologies, Inc., an office technology provider based in Cleveland, Ohio, has acquired Smart Solutions, Inc. headquartered in Beachwood, Ohio effective September 1, 2013.
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