Lago Print C.A. appointed as Static Control’s exclusive distributor in Venezuela. Static Control has announced that Lago Print C.A., a company with specialised services in printing technologies, MPS and distribution, will be its exclusive distributor of its line of...
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HP releases two new devices in Nigerian market
The two new LaserJet devices are aimed at small and medium businesses (SMBs) in the African nation. The two devices, the LaserJet Pro 200 colour M251 and MFP M276, have been launched in the country due to new built-in management features, which, coupled with their...
Salesman pleads not guilty to cartridge scam
Malaysian denies cheating employer by faking toner cartridge sales. New Straits Times reports that 33 year old salesman Lim Teng Haw pleaded not guilty to cheating his employer, High Speed Media, out of RM367,759 ($119,908/€92,851) last year by selling toner...
INX Digital to demonstrate TRIANGLE wide-format inks
Ink manufacturer to focus on TRIANGLE brand of wide-format inks at SGIA Expo event. INX Digital has announced that it will be focusing on the introduction of its TRIANGLE EDX and JVV brand of wide-format inks at the upcoming Specialty Graphics Imaging Association...
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Pixel-reducing technology decreases ink and toner usage
New technology designed to reduce amount of ink and toner required in printing by trimming unnecessary pixels. Preton Ltd., a start-up business in Israel has produced software that is able to trim unnecessary pixels from documents in order to reduce the amount of ink...
HP develops paper that “saves trees”
‘Colorlok’ paper devised to reduce strikethrough to encourage printing on both sides of the page. The Hindu has reported on a new branded paper developed by HP, with claims that it will reduce the consumption of paper and decrease tree felling. Noting that “one tonne...
Kodak replaces CFO and cuts further jobs
OEM to cut 1,000 further jobs, while calls for management changes results in replacement of CFO. Wall Street Journal reports that Antoinette P. McCorvey, Chief Financial Officer at Kodak is to leave the company following calls for management changes from creditors in...
Van Klaveren on the anniversary of 9/11
Managing Director Gerhard van Klaveren speaks on his experiences during 11 September 2001. 11 years ago, a series of systematic terrorist attacks on a number of US cities, resulting in more than 3,000 people killed, changed the global political, socio and ecological...
HP job cuts increase by 2,000
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...
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...