The Tamil Nadu state government has asked dealers who were billing ink cartridges and toners under four percent VAT to pay 12.5 percent VAT for all products sold since 2007. DQ channels reports that the random raids conducted by VAT officials have put channel...
OEM recycling schemes are more about preventing refilling than saving the environment, says Peter Judge, writing in eWEEK Europe. Judge argues that reuse is better, and that HP destroying all the cartridges it collects is unacceptable. “I won't be buying any more HP...
OKI Data Americas rolled out its Total Managed Print, a Managed Print Services (MPS) offering, which features three levels of engagement to fit partners’ various stages of MPS adoption.
Rainmaker Strategies International announced its in-depth management e-learning programs are set to be released on 30th September 2009. One program, the MPS-101a, teaches planning, implementation and management. Another program, the MPS-101s, teaches MPS sales...
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Recycler interviews exhibitors and visitors to find out their first reactions to Remax 09
Remax will run concurrently with Paperworld from 2010 From 2010 onwards, Remax will take place in parallel with Paperworld. Remax is the largest trade fair in Europe for the remanufacturing and recycling of printer materials and accessories. This move is a cooperative...
Sales of its of re-used printing systems are up 60% in light of the credit crunch. Increasing customer acceptance of re-used products.
Thousands gathered in Dusseldorf this week to attend Remax 2009. The event kicked off with The Summit conference on Tuesday 21st and the trade show opened on Wednesday 22nd. Remax was again shown to be the place to do business.
An HP anti-counterfeit expert has embarked on a multinational tour of the EMEA region to address the stepped-up battle against fraudulent printing supplies. Since late 2008, local authorities in Africa have seized 150,681 counterfeits and components for illegal re-use in Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa.
HP has confiscated 818,000 counterfeit printer cartridges from outlets in the Middle East in the first quarter of 2009. HP, which conducted the raids in collaboration with law enforcement agencies, will join forces with Brand Owners Protection Group (BPG) and local...