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Lexmark Launches New Printers and MFPs for Mid- to Large-Size Enterprise Workgroups

Lexmark, a global imaging and IoT solutions leader, announced the availability of nine new A4 color and black and white printers and multifunction printers (MFPs). These devices offer enhanced
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Vertical Venture: Loffler, etherFAX Team Up on Innovative Data Exchange Solutions for Health Care, Legal and Financial Organizations

etherFAX announced a partnership with Loffler Companies, a nationally recognized leader in managed business technology and services, to enable businesses in the health care, legal and finance
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Opportunity Meets Execution: Production Print Shines as Sharp Antes Up at National Dealer Meeting

Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America (SIICA) is hosting its National Dealer Meeting, themed “Opportunity Meets Execution,” Tuesday through Thursday this week. Nearly 1,000
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All Things Considered: Elements to Ponder When Adding Ancillary Products

Success in business is not always about coming up with new ideas for selling beyond-the-ordinary products and services. As we’ve seen over and over, it’s about reading the room that is your
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Donnellon McCarthy Enterprises Acquires Applied Laser Technologies’ Columbus Operations

Donnellon McCarthy Enterprises (DME), a leading provider of managed services and technology solutions, announced that it has acquired the Columbus, Ohio, location of Applied Laser Technologies
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Loffler Companies Mark Grand Opening of New Headquarters

Loffler Companies, a $117 million dealer based in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, celebrated the opening of its new 151,000-square-foot headquarters on Louisiana Avenue with an open house and
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To Lead or Not to Lead: Are Ancillary Offerings Conversation Starters?

It’s time that ancillary offerings get their just due as a primary talking point when dealer reps are discussing how they can provide additive solutions to their clients. But are we kidding
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Pacific Office Automation Swings Deal for Fenton’s Office Solutions

Pacific Office Automation (POA), the largest independent office equipment dealer in the U.S., has acquired Fenton’s Office Solutions (FOS), a Konica Minolta and Epson family dealer in Idaho Falls
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A Tearful Farewell to Copystar? Dealer Resellers Weigh in on the Brand’s Retirement

Last week, Kyocera Document Solutions America announced it was retiring its Copystar brand. It had long been a sales division, offering Kyocera-manufactured devices under the Copystar flag. It
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Epson Files Patent Infringement Lawsuits Against Resellers of Remanufactured Large-Format Printer and Consumer Cartridges

Epson announced Thursday that Epson America Inc., Epson Portland Inc. and Seiko Epson Corp. filed two patent infringement complaints on April 10 and 11, against Creek Manufacturing LLC and
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Ancillary Avenue: Dealers Ponder Selecting the Right Vendor for New Offerings

Ordinarily, when office technology dealers are in the market for a vendor who can provide them with A3 or A4 units, there are numerous household names from which to choose. Oftentimes, the OEMs
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Two-Minute Drill: Deal with FTG Enables Jeff Elkin to Solidify Advance Business Systems’ Future

In the end, it wasn’t about the money or fast-tracking a path to retirement. In fact, Jeff Elkin—the president of Baltimore-based Advance Business Systems—has no immediate plans to go south to a
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