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Ricoh Defines Production Print at Graph Expo 14

Attendees to experience award-winning new hardware and software solutions throughout Ricoh’s business metropolis CHICAGO (GRAPH EXPO 14, Booth #1931) – September 28, 2014 – Ricoh Americas Corporation today announced its lineup of innovations at GRAPH EXPO 14, featuring its
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Ricoh breaks down barriers for printers seeking high quality and high speeds at low costs with newest cutsheet device

RICOH Pro C9100 series combines feature-rich digital production print with affordability MALVERN, PA – September 28, 2014 – Ricoh Americas Corporation today announced the launch of its newest high speed, heavy segment production color devices – the RICOH Pro C9100 series.  With
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Ricoh Unveils New Workflow Solution to Automate and Streamline Processes for Printers of All Sizes

New RICOH TotalFlow Path provides a hardware-agnostic solution that allows printers to create the workflow direction needed regardless of their current infrastructure MALVERN, PA, September 28, 2014 – Ricoh Americas Corporation today announced its new RICOH TotalFlow Path
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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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Prime Office Innovations Launches New Website to Feature Solutions June 19, 2014 – Prime Office Innovations (www.prime-office.com) announces the launch of their new web presence based on their theme, “From Print to Possibility.”  The new Website showcases all of the
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My Top 10 MFP Copier Industry Predictions for 2014

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
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Ricoh Ramps up its Service Capabilities with Acquisition of mindSHIFT Technologies

On Tuesday, January 21, Ricoh announced that it will acquire mindSHIFT Technologies, a Managed Services provider, from Best Buy Co. The acquisition is expected to close in February 2014 at which time mindSHIFT will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Ricoh. For Ricoh, this is a
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Top of the Rio’ BTA Dealer Member Appreciation Reception to Take Place at ITEX 2014 National Conference and Expo  Jan. 23, 2014 – The Business Technology Association  along with sponsors ECi Software Solutions, Katun, OKI Data Americas, and Square 9 will host a reception
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Between the Lines: Follow the Services Leaders

This week’s news that Ricoh will acquire mindSHIFT Technologies, a Managed Services provider, from Best Buy Co., once again underscores how important services are to the imaging technology space.  Or at least how important services are to their long-term survival in the spac
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10 Things I Learned at Business Imaging Expo

When a major snowfall cancelled 1,500 flights the day before I left, and with the close proximity to four other major imaging manufacturer events, I wondered how productive 1105 Media Office Technology Group’s Business Imaging Expo on December 10-12th would be? Although the
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Between the Lines: The Final Elite, the Dealer of the Year, and Not Leaving for Las Vegas

I hope you’ve been enjoying reading the Elite Dealer profiles as much as I enjoyed writing them. It’s an amazing group comprised of dealers of all shapes and sizes from across the country. I’m honored to present these awards each year and every year get to know some of these
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Dinner and More Than a Show at The Cannata Dinner

Frank Cannata sure knows how to throw a party. Just ask anybody who attended The Cannata Report’s 28th Annual Awards and Charities Dinner at The Park Savoy in Florham Park, NJ Wednesday night. But this event isn’t for just anybody. This is the only industry event that brings
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Between the Lines: You Can’t Charge for Scanning…or Can You?

Terry Bogner of Austin Technology Group in Austin, Texas, had an epiphany a while back. He had one of those inexpensive inkjet MFPs at home that had seen its better days with the exception of the scanning function.  Even after he replaced that device with a laser printer, he was
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