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Toshiba Announces Joint Manufacturing Venture with Ricoh

The board of directors for both Toshiba Tec and Ricoh have given the green light to a joint venture (JV) between the companies that will consolidate their manufacturing operations, with an estimated start time of mid-2024. Its formation will create the world’s largest MFP
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Grading the Industry’s 2022 Campaign: OEMs, Suppliers and Providers Offer Critiques

Dealers are renowned for being brutally honest, so it speaks volumes that they weren’t overly negative or pessimistic in characterizing the state of the industry in 2022, even despite the remnants of supply chain issues, stifling inflation and the challenges on the HR side in an
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2023 Trends: And Now a Word from Our Manufacturers

As we empty out the notebook from our January State of the Industry report on trends and predictions for 2023, we offer a few final thoughts from the world of manufacturers, distributors, leasing concerns and other providers to the industry. These contributors offer a unique
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Toshiba Helps Traxion Deliver Premium Customer Satisfaction

Mexico City and Lake Forest, CA (Oct. 20, 2021) — Toshiba America Business Solutions printer technology is assisting Mexico’s leading logistics company, Traxion, to complete accurate, on-time and secure door-to-door deliveries through its subsidiary Redpack. Traxion is
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Let’s Make a Deal: Pandemic Buckling Portends Dramatic Boom in Business

Not to knock our president, who seems to be doing an admirable job during his first five months in office (save for those individuals who stand to get dinged by a capital gains tax increase; they’re holding off on doing cartwheels), but perhaps the worst thing he could have done
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Bringing Simplicity to the Complex is a Calling Card for Toshiba Difference Maker Kerstin Woods

It was more than a decade ago when Kerstin Woods, then a manager for a large Fortune 500 company, waited in the wings to make a presentation during the company’s Asia Pacific Sales Kickoff. Woods was waiting for the CEO to finish opening remarks and was (understandably) extremely
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ITEX Latest in List of Industry Events Postponed Over Coronavirus

Organizers behind the ITEX Education & Exposition (ITEX) trade show, set to be held on April 14 and 15 in Orlando, announced Wednesday that it has been postponed due to impacts caused by the recent outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). It joins a list of numerous
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Toshiba Difference Maker Steven Sauer Didn’t Find a Home in the Industry…it Found Him

Most of us are skeptical when it comes to fate, but upon hearing the backstory of Toshiba Business Solutions’ Steven Sauer, it just might flip the thinking of even the most hardened of non-believers. Owning a most impressive educational resume that includes an MBA from Rochester
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Toshiba Wins Bronze 2018 Brandon Hall Excellence Award for Corporate Learning and Development

Lake Forest, CA (Oct. 17, 2018) — Toshiba America Business Solutions today announces it has won the Brandon Hall Group Bronze award for excellence in corporate learning and development. The Lake Forest, Calif. tech innovator secured the recognition for the development of its
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Toshiba Elevates Joan Maesky-Plaha to Executive Leadership Team

Lake Forest, CA (Sept. 6, 2018) — Toshiba America Business Solutions today announces the promotion of Joan Maesky-Plaha to the company’s Executive Leadership Team. Maesky-Plaha – who serves as the company’s vice president of human resources – becomes the eleventh member of
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Toshiba Expands Mexico Footprint with Building Grand Opening in Guadalajara

Guadalajara, Mexico (Sept. 11, 2018) – Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions and Toshiba America Business Solutions celebrated the opening of their collective 38,000 square-foot building in Guadalajara Mexico yesterday with a ribbon-cutting attended by government officials,
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Paying it Forward: Toshiba Difference Maker Scott Maccabe Mentors to Potential

When Scott Maccabe was first cutting his teeth during a journey that would see him reach the upper echelons of the executive hierarchy at Toshiba America Business Solutions (TABS) and Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions (TGCS), he was challenged by a number of pivotal mentors who
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A Look at the Future and what Role Technology Plays in the Consumables Industry

As we wrap up this month’s focus on printing consumables, we’d like to take a look at how certain technology changes have helped shape and positively (and negatively) impact consumable offerings for dealers and their end-user clients. While many of our panelists note the
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Third-Party Toner Versus OEM: Why Do Business with the OEM?

There are two sides to every argument. In the case of offering OEM-produced toner as opposed to third-party product, office technology dealers and resellers need to weigh a number of options when managing their accounts, not the least of which is price. In this week’s look at
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In Case of Recession, Don’t Break Glass: Expecting the Unexpected

Toward the end of 2007, economic indicators started to take a sharp, downward turn. It had been six years since 9/11 impacted America’s economy and psyche. While recessions have come and gone, with varying depths of impact, few prognosticators could have predicted the fiscal
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