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MFP Weekend Industry Notes 7/5/09

2009-07-06T20:00:00.005-04:00

Special thanx to the Print4Pay Hotel members for this!Toshiba announced that it is working with a small town in Alaska to build a nuclear plant. Details:- Will supposedly be built in town of Galena, population of 580- Reactor design called “4S” for super-safe, small and simple- Will produce 10 megawatts of electricity for 30 years without refueling- Will be cooled by liquid sodium metalOce’

TWIR " This Week in Ricoh"

2009-07-06T07:32:00.004-04:00

Ricoh’s factory direct branches, Ricoh Business Solutions, in an effort to promote sales of its workgroup color laser MFPs, is apparently now offering to pay the first two payments of a customer’s lease of selected models.Ricoh is also promoting its “@Remote” appliance, which gathers meters from its MFPs, to report to Ricoh service department, among other features. The Ricoh branches in some

Leasing Companies & MFP Copiers

2009-07-03T00:45:00.002-04:00

I was in the field the other day and stumbled across an existing lease for eight pieces of equipment. The customer was two years into a 5 year lease. The MSRP for the equipment that was stated on the lease is around $210,000, payments should have been about $4,200, however this companies payments were over $8,000!!At $8,000 per month the deal would have funded $416,000 back to the Direct Branch

MFP Weekend Industry Notes 6/28/09

2009-07-02T08:28:00.004-04:00

Special thanx to the P4P Hotel members for this!Canon’s executive vice president of research & development, Toshiaki Ikoma, was interviewed recently and made following comments:- Will gradually shift from make-everything-in-house approach to open style I which Canon purchases and licenses technologies from other firms- “I will primarily focus on deepening and broadening the company’s technology

Ricoh "This Week in Ricoh"

2009-07-01T08:45:00.004-04:00

In Japan, Ricoh announced it will move some 1500 engineers into a new division so it can expand information services.Ricoh announced it will soon offer a new option for the C900 production color system, the Creo print controller. (Canon made a similar announcement recently)Ricoh has decided to call its managed print services program in Europe; “Ricoh Click”.Ricoh is now a reseller for Objectif

Paradigm Imaging Group’s Award Winning Supra Gets Better!

2009-07-01T00:04:00.001-04:00

Costa Mesa, CA – July 1, 2009 – Paradigm Imaging Group, a leading distributor of large-format scanning and printing solutions, announces the release of the enhanced EIS Supra multi-function system.The Award-Winning Supra, the most popular of Paradigm’s line of large format scan-print-copy systems, has just gotten better! The Supra has been enhanced with new scanning and printing capabilities and

MFP's "Charging for Scans Part Duex"

2009-06-30T22:46:00.006-04:00

I tell ya, if it wasn't for bad luck, I wouldn't have any luck at all. On Friday I signed a nice deal for a wide format system. I called today for additional credit information only to find out the owner had passed away over the weekend, he was only 48 years old. Keep in mind that having your health and family is worth more than all the deals and all the money in world.I was at Staples today to

MFP "Charging for Scans"

2009-06-29T22:33:00.007-04:00

Charging for Scans is an ongoing discussion on the Print4Pay Hotel for KonicaMinolta members. I believe the industry as a whole needs to start charging for scans especially with page volumes migrated downward. Ask yourself why are we giving it away for FREE!It seems most dealers do not have a scan charge policy and those that do only implement it after they've realized that the scan volume is

Production Color Systems "Independent Test"

2009-06-26T00:45:00.002-04:00

Ryerson University conducted a test of several production color systems. Systems tested included:- Canon imagePRESS C7000VP w/Fiery for $250,400 MSRP- Hewlett Packard Indigo 7000 w/SmartStream controller for $679,000 MSRP- Kodak NexPress S3000 w/NexPress controller for $542,000 MSRP- Oce’ CS665 Pro (relabeled Konica Minolta) w/Fiery for $75,000 MSRP- Presstek 52Di digital offset press w/RIP for

TWIT "This Week in Toshiba"

2009-06-25T19:47:00.000-04:00

Toshiba announced a number of new A3 b/w MFPs:- eSTUDIO 205L, 255, 305 series:- 20ppm, 25ppm & 30ppm- Base MSRPs of $5095, $6650 & $8,050- Maximum monthly duty cycles of 80K, 100K & 120K- Base MSRPs fo $8625 & $10,799- 8.5” full color touch screen LCD control panel- Optional fax board- 600x600dpi (advertised as offering 2400dpi with interpolation)- 20 second warmup time- 4.7 second first copy out

MFP Weekend Industry Notes from 6/21/09

2009-06-24T23:06:00.006-04:00

Special thanx to the Print4Pay Hotel member for this!Okidata, maker of LED color printers and MFPs, announced that its managed print services program is called “Total Managed Print”.Lyra Research Senior Analyst Cortney Kasuba will present “The Evolution of Managed Print Services: A Look Ahead” a the 2009 Managed Print Summit on 8/18/09 at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.Mark Robinett,

TWIX "This Week In Xerox"

2009-06-23T20:10:00.002-04:00

From various sources on the web and media!More details on Xerox winning the Procter & Gamble account with managed print services:- Will supposedly reduce company’s operational costs by 20-25%- 5 year contract- 138,000 employees- Offices in 80 countries- Web portal for ordering printers, supplies and service- Will reduce printer power requirements by 30%Xerox announced a new EFI Fiery print server

Xerox ColorQube Losing Steam!

2009-06-22T23:53:00.003-04:00

Resistance is Futile! At least that's what Xerox wants you to beleive with the ColorQube!In an ongoing poll conducted here on the mfpsolutions blog 71% of our readers reported that the Xerox ColorQube is a "lot of hype" and "we'll have to see how this pans out". In earlier polls right after the press release polls reflected that 41% thought that the Xerox ColorQube "Will turn the Copier Market

Want to expand your large format business?

2009-06-22T19:33:00.002-04:00

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President Barack Obama

2009-06-20T23:04:00.001-04:00

I'm usually one to post videos, yeah right......however this video of Barack saving the world and the USA is quite funny. Enjoy, and special than to JIBJAB!Try JibJab Sendables® eCards today!-=Good Selling=-

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Gas Station

2009-06-18T19:49:00.004-04:00

I'm in sales, live, sleep and breath it. Yesterday I pulled into my favorite Exxon mobile mart in Red Bank, NJ. I needed a pitstop to get some water, hit the head and fill a tire with air.So, while I was out there filling the tire when I was approached by a young man dressed nicely with a tie. He said excuse me and asked if I ever heard of this product, and promptly showed me a spray can and

Memjet "Who's Afraid of Memjet?"

2009-06-17T23:11:00.005-04:00

I've been watching Memjet for awhile now, I was alerted the other day by a Print4Pay Hotel member that they've launched a new web site (memjet)When you arrive at the main page, you'll see three different types of systems and it's agreed that all three look like mfp's (multi functional products), however each picture appears to be an artists rendering. So, I'm thinking do they really have mfp's at

Fiery Print Server "When Do I need One?"

2009-06-16T22:47:00.002-04:00

Wondering when to offer an EFI option for an external Fiery print server?- EFI Impose should be proposed if:- Customer wants to define full bleed area and crop marks for trimming- Want to arrange prints so when stacked up, they can be cut correctly (i.e. business cards, postcards, etc.)- May wish to rearrangement of pages in a booklet- Ability to multiply images an align them on a large sheet (

MFP Weekend Industry Notes 6/14/09

2009-06-15T20:48:00.004-04:00

Special thanx to the P4P member that supplied me with this.Densigraphix, a Buffalo, NY company that makes generic toner cartridges, announced it has joined the Business Technology Association (BTA), which most copier dealers in the U.S. belong to.BTA (Business Technology Association) announced the results of a survey of copier dealers in the U.S.:- Superior Performance as a Primary Product Line

Xerox ColorQube "Poll Results"

2009-06-11T23:31:00.003-04:00

To say the least, the Qube is hot, depending how you look at it. A little over a week ago we posted a poll on the blog, we asked "What do you think about "Xerox unveils breakthrough color technology?"In almost three weeks we've had 278 votes, this poll is hot and may top our all time poll in a few weeks. Here's the latest update for you.Xerox "unveils breakthrough color technology" Wow, this

This Week in Xerox "TWIX"

2009-06-10T22:54:00.002-04:00

Xerox announced it will implement and support Solimar Solutions. Details:- Solimar Rubika is a modular document workflow solution - Solimar Print Director print job management software- SOLsearcher Enterprise for indexing, storing, searching and retrieving documents.Xerox launched a trade-in program to boost sales of its desktop printers and MFPs. Examples:- Xerox Phaser 6360 = $300 to $600

Polek & Polek Celebrates 35 Years in Imaging Supplies Business

2009-06-10T22:40:00.001-04:00

June 1, 2009 Fairfield, N.J. – Polek & Polek is celebrating its 35th anniversary in the imaging supplies business this year. Established in 1974, Polek & Polek has grown from a small home office to one of the leading distributors of parts and supplies for copiers, faxes and printers worldwide.Founder John Polek’s core beliefs when he started Polek & Polek are still its foundation today –

HP "This Week in HP"

2009-06-09T22:42:00.003-04:00

Hewlett Packard stated that its quarterly profit dropped 17%. It earned $1.72 billion. Sales fell 3%.Hewlett Packard continues to crack down on companies making fake supplies for its printers:- Estimates that the company lost more than $1 billion in revenue to illegal counterfeits- Nearly 60% of the company’s profits come from print cartridges- Cartridge sales have tumbled 21% this year down to

MFP Weekend Industry Notes 6/08/09

2009-06-08T22:34:00.005-04:00

Special thanx to the Print4Pay Hotel member that sent this to me!The following is a quick review of copier/MFP industry news from various trade publications.EFI announced it will conduct its next “Connect” educational trade show at the Wynn Las Vegas on 8/2-5/09.Corporate United, a national group purchasing organization of Fortune 1000 and Global 2000 companies, announced that for the third time,

Copier Sales Proposals "Pricing on the Street"

2009-06-05T23:56:00.002-04:00

Just wanted to give you all a heads up. I've uploaded new "Pricing on the Street" with aggressive cpc pricing. Street Pricing from Ricoh, Canon, and KonicaMinolta.Special thanks to the Print4Pay Hotel members that sent them to me for uploading.If you're selling MFP's, or still calling them copiers, the Print4Pay Hotel currently has 6 active message boards for Ricoh Family Group, Sharp,