Non-profit OEM association states 14th conference on combating illegal activities in the imaging industry. The Imaging Supplies Coalition has celebrated the conclusion of a successful 14th conference focused on the prevention of counterfeiting and fraud in the imaging...
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Kuehne + Nage awarded distribution contract by Lexmark
10 year contract given to distribution specialist to manage European logistics services. Lexmark has announced that Kuehen + Nagel (K+N) has been awarded a 10 year contract in which the distribution specialist will manage the OEM’s European logistics services, reports...
The Economist speculates on print industry
Industry once “raked in fat profits” notes a number of printing firms charge only half of what they did in 2007. Business news site the Economist has speculated on the future of the struggling print industry, referred to as “once raked in fat profits”, that is seeing...
Sharp unveils new MFP eco-driver
Tool capable of monitoring paper usage and initiating eco-friendly settings, claims OEM. Sharp has announced the first version of its multifunction printer (MFP) eco-driver, for use in the Middle East and Africa, reports ITWeb. The tool purports to become a...
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Jan-Michael Sieg voted into ETIRA board
KMP CEO voted on to the board following former ETIRA Co-Founder and Treasurer Heinz G. Sieg’s retirement from the association. Germany based remanufacturer KMP PrintTechnik AG has announced that CEO Jan-Michael Sieg has been voted into the European Toner & Inkjet...
Kodak licensees file objection to patent sale
Number of technology firms object to Kodak’s proposed sale of around 1,100 digital imaging patents. Technology website PrintWeek reports that several companies that license Kodak’s technology, including Canon, Fujifilm, Motorola, Nintendo and Samsung, have filed...
MSE releases end-user facing video
Video aims to support MSE brand and present advantages of its products to average end-users. MSE states that the end-user facing video is a shorter version of the company’s corporate video, with additional content that addresses consumer needs and common problems they...
234 July 2 2012
At the beginning of the year I went to a publisher’s conference and there were about 40 of us there, and I was one of four men who were delegates. It seems that in publishing and PR women have a strong presence. This got me thinking and I looked at my address book: of...
InfoTrends study finds increase in mobile workers in Central and Eastern Europe
Findings of Market Pulse study conducted by market research firm warns printer vendors to extend printer infrastructure to remote and mobile workers. InfoTrends conducted the study Market Pulse 2012: Central and Eastern Europe in Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and...
Xerox printer sales soar in South Africa
South African sales of Xerox A4 laser printers and MFPs grow by 71 percent in Q1 2012 compared to Q1 2011. The printer manufacturer saw its sales dramatically increase in South Africa, despite the overall laser printer market in the country declining by 28 percent,...