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Print Audit releases new software update

The print management software is now compatible with Windows 8.1. The company’s Print Audit Secure product, it stated, is a “secure release and pull-printing solution”, forming part of a larger print management service “which helps organisations eliminate stacks of...

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Canon recycles cartridges through Planet Ark scheme

OEM saves six million cartridges from landfill in Australia through ‘Cartridges 4 Planet Ark’ recycling project. Appliance Retailer reported on the “milestone” achieved by Canon with the help of Australian non-profit organisation Planet Ark, whose ‘Cartridge 4 Planet...

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Brother releases new printers and MFCs in Middle East

The devices are designed to “address the growing market needs of office and home users”. MENAFN reported on the product launch of the printers and MFCs, which were released alongside sewing and labelling machines, by Brother International (Gulf) in the Middle East....

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Mixed results for Kyocera in last quarter

The OEM noted that digital consumer equipment “represents [its] principal market”. Kyocera reported that whilst it recorded its “highest first-quarter consolidated revenue to date”, thanks to “rising sales” in its information equipment segment, sales fell in its...

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UK health trust saves thousands on cartridges

Worcestershire Health and Care Trust’s procurement team cut costs on cartridges. Redditch Advertiser reported on the NHS (National Health Service) trust’s savings on “goods and services”, which totalled £250,000 ($421,917/€314,906), including saving over £93,000...

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Canadian company releases Epson printhead-cleaning cartridges

Digital Sign Technologies’ cartridges will also clean Mimaki, Roland and Mutoh machines. The company reported in a press release that the cartridges are designed for “on-the-printer printhead cleaning, maintenance and recovery” under the brand-name InkJetClean, with...

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Epson’s quarterly results see printing revenues increase

The OEM’s Q1 (April to June) results saw revenue and profit increase. The results included revenue growth of 10.9 percent on 2013 to ¥246.28 billion ($2.429 billion/€1.813 billion), alongside business profit growth of 143.1 percent to ¥23.51 billion ($231.9...

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Comment ~ Issue 261 (31 July 2014)

Canon actions continue Too new or too small is not a safety net to avoid Canon’s ongoing legal scrutiny of all things non-OEM, and the latest UK actions against two UK companies that have been recently set up by one person shows that nobody can fly under Canon’s...

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UK cartridge retailer feels benefit of economic growth

The Ink Squid, based in Blackpool, has experienced growth in the north-west of England. Blackpool Gazette reported on how the region in the north-west of England, including the city of Blackpool, is beginning to feel the “effects of [a] rising economy”, with printer...

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