29,000 jobs will be cut from the OEM’s global workforce as it continues to eliminate costs. HP has revealed that it will increase its predicted job losses across its global workforce from 27,000 to 29,000 “in connection with the 2012 Plan through fiscal year 2014”, as...
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Trudy Whitney on the standard of aftermarket ink
Customer preconceptions regarding OEM and aftermarket ink is heavily unbalanced, states Rapid Refill franchisee Trudy Whitney. Trudy Whitney, a Texas-based Rapid Refill franchisee, has lamented the preconceptions of quality between OEM and aftermarket inks from...
MMC renews environmental standards label
Remanufacturer’s toner cartridges have China Environmental Labelling Product Certificate renewed until 2015. MMC has announced that its toner cartridges have been re-issued with the China Environmental Labelling Product Certificate by the Ministry of Environment...
Epson speaks on art of manufacturing printers
Seiko Epson CEO speaks at IFA conference on creativity involved in making printers. Huffington Post reports on Minoru Usui’s speech at the IFA conference in Berlin regarding “monozukuri” or “the art and science of manufacturing”. Usui spoke of the challenge printer...
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HP India launches five solutions for printing, aimed at SMBs
OEM announces launch of new solutions to increase efficiency in SMB and mid-market segments in the region. The five new solutions announced by HP India are designed to help businesses control and secure information management processes across printing and imaging...
Environmental benefits of cartridge re-use highlighted by Cartridge World
Cartridge retailer emphasises environmental benefits of cartridge refilling, as well as recycling. An article on TheAlternativePress.com highlights the benefits of Cartridge World stores in which cartridges are sold, refilled and sent for recycling, citing Cartridge...
ETIRA fights patent-infringing newbuilds
ETIRA warns resellers of the dangers when trading in newbuild cartridges, and releases Guide to Clones following OEM warnings and lawsuits.
HP releases six new printers in India
New Deskjet Ink Advantage printers announced by OEM. Business Standards report’s on HP’s newly released printer range, which the company claims feature first-to-market technologies for mobile printing, including “wireless direct printing that does not require a...
Program for International Electronics Recycling Congress announced
Ink cartridge recycling to be tackled in IERC congresses. A preliminary program for the International Electronics Recycling Congress (IERC) 2013 has been announced, including a number of discussions on WEEE, the dichotomy between free trade and fair trade and ink...
Thailand tablet market to grow “exponentially” in 2012
IDC report predicts growth in tablet market in region after significant growth in Q1 2012. International Data Corporation (IDC)’s Media Tablet and eReader Tracker showed a growth in the tablet market of almost 250 percent in the first quarter of 2012 compared to that...