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A Look at Lexmark’s Plans to Improve Its Dealers’ Bottom Lines in 2014

I can always count on Lexmark’s Phil Boatman to succinctly answer questions related to anything Lexmark and that’s what he did when I recently asked what Lexmark has planned for its dealer
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Document Capture and Management Market on the Upswing

We continue to see explosive growth in the document capture and management market and expect that trend to continue in 2014. In reviewing our “scan” meters throughout our MFP fleet we continue to
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Explosive Organic Growth in MPS and MNS Will Impact Dealer’s Hiring Decisions in 2014

As always, Copier Careers is a reflection of the needs of our retained clients. Going into 2014, the majority of our clients are experiencing explosive organic growth due to MPS/MNS placements.
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EverBank Commercial Finance’s Vision of the Trends Impacting Its Dealers in 2014

When I asked Fred Carollo, general manager, Office Products for EverBank Commercial Finance, what trend or trends do you expect to have the biggest impact on your business in 2014, his comments
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The Trends Moving the Document Management Industry Forward in 2014

The consumerization of IT will remain an important factor. Consumers will be inspired to bring applications, which they enjoy in their private life – such as Dropbox and Google Docs – back into
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Who is Deciding Your Success in MPS?

What are you looking for in an MPS tool? If you have already responded to this question, who are you commissioning in your organization when it comes to evaluating it? Would I surprise you if I
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Digging Deeper into HP’s S900 Series MFPs

In last week’s News Bytes section we featured an item on HP’s introduction of the S900 Series MFPs, four new models that take HP into the higher end segment of the MFP realm. The HP S900 Series
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Konica Minolta Shapes the Future at Annual Dealer Meeting

  For Konica Minolta dealers attending the company’s annual dealer meeting with its theme of “Shape the Future,” it’s unlikely anyone came down with future shock after listening to the
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Tools of the Trade: Industry Analysts’ Printer Benchmark Service

It always amazes me how some dealers, industry consultants, and other industry types can rattle off the model numbers of copiers and MFPs that go back, 5, 10, 20, 30 years. How do they remember
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FMAudit and ODC Make MPS Assessments Easier

In late October, ECi Software Solutions announced a strategic alliance between its FMAudit managed print services (MPS) software and Office Document Consulting Inc. (ODC), a firm specializing in
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