IDC reports drop in hardcopy market of 14.5 percent in 1Q13 as European economy fails to improve. The overall hardcopy market fell in the first quarter of the year to just over five million units, compared to 5.8 million units a year ago, with market value also...
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US Supreme Court decides in favour of producer in important case
Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan ruled in favour of a seed producer fighting for the right to impose “post-sale restrictions on the use of its patented products”, which would have a knock-on effect for all forms of remanufacturing.
Badger Office Supplies to take over Cartridge World distribution?
The supplier is set to take over Cartridge World UK’s logistics, stock management, product sales and supply and e-commerce fulfilment to UK franchises and consumer business.
HP unveils new laptops and printers for startups
Range of products specifically designed for small business use. Startups reports on the launch of HP’s new range of products aimed at startup and small businesses, including a range of laser and inkjet printers and scanners boasting easy integration features enabling...
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Dell pulls own statement endorsing remanufacturing
OEM releases PDF statement on website condoning use of remanufactured products, but later removes it.
Ninestar upgrades website
Newly improved website labelled an “Information Resource Centre” by Chinese remanufacturer. Ninestar has announced that it has upgraded its website to provide better service to its customers and allow them to more easily access information about Ninestar and the...
Canon presents PIXMA PRO devices in India
The OEM showcased the PRO-1, PRO-10 and PRO-100 to “augment the quality of professional photo sharing printing” in India. The new series of printers have also been said by Canon to be released to “help the company achieve a dominant status in the market” in India,...
Ricoh finds public sector leads cloud adoption for document sharing
Study by OEM reveals public sector most likely to use cloud for document sharing, but fails to take advantage of other cloud benefits. Ricoh Europe has published research revealing that Europe’s public sector is the industry most likely to use cloud technologies for...
UK National Health Service proposes to go paperless
Health Secretary claims “billions” could be saved by making NHS paperless over next few years, with possible repercussions for the aftermarket.
Canon settles with another aftermarket company in patent dispute
Ongoing patent dispute between OEM and Zinyaw LLC d/b/a TonerPirate.com (TonerPirate) resolved. WhatTheyThink reports that Canon has settled with another aftermarket company in its ongoing patent infringement case regarding “certain toner cartridges and photosensitive...