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Sharp announces 2,000 job cuts in Japan

Six percent of local workforce will be cut as part of the OEM’s on-going restructuring efforts, offered as voluntary retirement. Sharp has announced that it will be cutting approximately 2,000 jobs in Japan, representing six percent of its local workforce, as the OEM...

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Ricoh faces Fair Labor Standards Act complaint

A suit has been launched by an unnamed “Technical Service Engineer” accusing the OEM of wilfully denying overtime pay by misclassification. Nichols Kaster will be representing the plaintiffs in a suit against Ricoh as of 17 August 2012, as an unnamed “Technical...

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Xerox awarded patent for toner process

Patent 8247157 for process of producing resin emulsions used to make toner issued to OEM. Equities.com reports on the approval of a patent, originally filed in December 2008 by Xerox Corporation, which relates to “toners suitable for electrostatographic apparatuses...

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Epson announces new WorkForce Pro range in South Africa

Pro WP-4000 single-function and WP-4500 multi-function range aimed to provide SMBs with an alternative to laser devices. Epson has announced a new approach to its business printer range, the WorkForce Pro, in South Africa with the single-function WP-4000 series and...

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HP job cuts increase industry layoffs by 1,000 percent

Layoffs in the technology industry for H1 2012 are reportedly 10 times higher compared to H1 2011 due to HP’s activities. Business Insider has reported on the release of Chicago-based outplacement company Challenger, Gray & Christmas’ June job cuts analysis,...

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Delhi court launches case against fake Canon products

Delhi city police have registered a case of illegal use of the “Canon” trademark under the advice of the Delhi court, following complaints made by the OEM in April 2012 noting that unknown persons or firms were selling laser printers and inkjet and toner cartridges in the market under the trademark “Canon”.

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Police tackle counterfeit toner in Germany

Police raid toner counterfeiting workshop after months of investigation.

A counterfeiting workshop in Offenback, Obertshausen that held “several tens of thousands of printer cartridges” disguised as OEM products was raided by police.

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Xerox awarded £150 million government MPS framework

The OEM is among 10 UK print suppliers to have been included in the MPS framework for the Cabinet Office, expected to last four years. Xerox UK has been included in a public sector MPS framework valued at approximately £150 million ($232 million/€188 million) which...

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US bankruptcy numbers fall by 14 percent

Number of bankrupt companies and consumers in US falls to pre-2008 figures. Business website 4-traders reports that the number of businesses and consumers filing for bankruptcy decreased by 14 percent to 632,130 in Q1 2012, according to findings by bankruptcy...

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