David Mills, Corporate Senior Vice President, Ricoh Company Ltd, says: “We are intent on building a thriving business which meets the growing need of companies around the world to digitise their businesses and workplaces, wherever they may be. We see a strong demand from our customers to maximize the value of their documents and business content to... Read More
As part of its continued focus on driving digital printing growth, HP Inc. announced an agreement to acquire OneFlow Systems, a leading provider of cloud-based print workflow solutions. OneFlow Systems has been an important HP partner, working closely with the company to co-develop a suite of simple to use, innovative features such as the HP PrintO... Read More
“Being recognized as the Best Independent MPS Provider is a great honor,” said Vern Kathol, VP Hardware and Managed Print Services, Scantron. “It is especially exciting, because it reinforces the message that Scantron is an expert in more than assessment solutions; we are experts in technology as well." Read More
"Canon is honored to be recognized by Better Buys for these imageRUNNER ADVANCE models, as well as for its dedication to creating solutions built to meet customer needs and improve business efficiency during a time where information security is vital," says Shinichi Yoshida, executive vice president and general manager, Canon U.S.A., Inc. Read More
Each year, BTA awards one $3,000 and a number of $1,000 and $1,500 scholarships to qualifying children of full-time employees of dealerships that are current BTA Retail Dealer members. Since the 1984-85 school year, BTA has presented 1,470 scholarships to deserving students, totaling $1.664 million. Read More
Developing breakthrough print technology is a daunting task. But, doing that while a company is dealing with the multi-year organizational upheaval seems almost impossible. Xerox accomplished the impossible! The new 100% Xerox designed from the ground up, high-quality, high-speed, cut-sheet inkjet press – The Baltoro HF Inkjet Press - will bring ma... Read More
Marc Johnson, formerly of HP and Kodak, has been appointed Memjet’s Global Director of Product Marketing. Marc will manage the development and implementation of marketing strategies for Memjet and its OEM partners, and will oversee product development, competitive analysis and strategic planning. Read More
Plant Managers are too often being asked to operate as “Important Care-Takers”….”get their customers’ jobs produced correctly, and on-time.” That’s not the whole picture we should be supporting from them…or that they should be supervising…and developing….including their own development. Read More
PE firms like Siris, who bought EFI, seem to be recognizing the unrealized value in the print, packaging, and label industry. As more senior print professionals join PE firms investments should accelerate. Recent PE examples: Platinum Equity buys Pitney Bowes DMT; ICV buys SG360; Arion Partners financed ePac; Apollo buys Pitney Bowes Services; Icah... Read More
As the industry continues to undergo a major transformation, no printer can afford to ignore opportunities to optimize processes and improve efficiency. Ever shorter runs are the norm today, bigger orders are divided into several smaller jobs with differentiated content and time schedules, while web-to-print portals mostly generate a large number o... Read More