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Kyocera Introduces Four New ECOSYS MFPs April 16, 2014– KYOCERA Document Solutions America has announced the launch of four compact ECOSYS black-and-white MFPs. The affordable ECOSYS M3560idn, M3550idn, M3540idn, and M3040idn are designed to bring multifunctional power and
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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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My Top 10 Take Homes from Sharp’s National Dealer Meeting

If I’ve learned one thing after covering this industry for as long as I have, it’s never count anyone out and don’t believe all the rumors. Okay, that’s two things, but who’s counting? Earlier this month I attended Sharp’s National Dealer Meeting in Orlando and as one might
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Sharp Introduces Cloud Portal Office Nov. 11, 2013 – Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America (SIICA), has introduced Cloud Portal Office, a software solution designed for an increasingly mobile workforce where companies need to share information while maintaining control
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Between the Lines: Lessons Learned from a Heavy Metal Rocker

As Lou Reed, one of my all-time music idols sang, “I guess that I’m dumb because I know I’m not smart, but deep down inside I have a rock and roll heart.” Some of you know about my rock and roll heart already. Besides my 27-year career as a journalist in the office technology
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Between the Lines: The Next Wave Has Arrived

I just returned from Orlando where I spent time at the Sharp and Toshiba dealer meetings. I’ll be presenting more detailed coverage on each of those meetings in next week’s issue of The Week in Imaging, but for now a brief observation. Each of these companies shared a vision that
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Sharp’s Newest Pro Series Models Enhance its Reputation in the Production Space

Here’s the deal:  “As businesses look to gain control of their outsourcing costs without sacrificing quality, the Print On-Demand market will continue to see production work trickle down from traditional printing methods to digital. The Sharp Pro Series MX-6500N and MX-7500N were
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Between the Lines: Event Planning

I’m a big fan of industry events. That goes back to my earliest days in the industry in the mid to late 1980’s. I still long for that one-stop networking experience of the old NOMDA and BTA shows.  You don’t really get that anymore, at least not the way it was in the ‘80s.
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What’s Hot & What’s Not?

This week Terry Bogner of Austin Technology Group in Austin, TX discusses what’s hot and what’s not in his market. Austin Technology Group sells equipment from Sharp, Muratec, and Kyocera. What’s hot? Bogner: All the different scan features we can talk about on the new generation
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What’s Hot & What’s Not?

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,
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What’s Hot & What’s Not?

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,
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Deal or No Deal: Acquisition of Sharp by Samsung Not Happening

In case you missed them, a couple of items hit the news services earlier this week, both reporting that Sharp has declined Samsung’s offer to acquire their copier business. “On the one side you have Samsung saying they asked to buy it and Sharp said no, and you have Sharp saying
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