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Imaging Supplies Coalition visits Canon Virginia

The OEM coalition decided to visit a member factory “for review of the cartridge remanufacturing process”. The ISC said the visit was indicative of its members’ “continued focus […] on the enforcement of patent rights and other intellectual property which will be...

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PrintFleet partners with compatibles distributor

The MPS provider hopes to use the collaboration to offer its “PrintFleet LINK-enabled just-in-time supplies fulfillment programme…throughout the United States and Canada”. The data-enabled solution “that permits an imaging device to essentially order its own...

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Brother’s acquisition of Domino becomes effective

The OEM stated that its proposed scheme “has now become effective and the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Domino is owned by Brother”. The boards of the two companies announced the terms of the acquisition in March 2015, with Brother calling the...

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HP to cut back more jobs

CEO Meg Whitman has said the group has made most of the cutbacks it needs to, but there will be more “fine-tuning” over the next two years.  The OEM executive would not specify how many more positions will be removed, as this depends on how the economy changes between...

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Printer hardware shipments to EMEA drop in 1Q2015

Unit shipments were down eight percent year-on-year for the first quarter of 2015, owing to weak performance in the Middle East, Africa and CEE. According to data from Context, shipments to Western Europe make up over 60 percent of the EMEA total. Zivile...

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ECi launches community service award

The software developer has announced its inaugural Everyday Hero contest, which will draw nominations from its customer base.  The contest is aimed at employees who are “making a difference in their communities through the contribution of time, effort, assistance and...

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Decline in 3D printing assessed

The ‘buzz’ in 2012 that led to massive growth for 3D printing companies is now being stifled by OEMs moving into the market. Time writer Kevin Kelleher says that 3D printing may follow a similar path to nanotechnology, which faded “because it wasn’t startups that...

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DPI releases HP drums and cartridges

The cartridge replacement is for the HP M880, while the drum is for the HP M880 and M885 printers, and DPI noted that it is “currently working on” compatible replacements for a range of OEM cartridges, including Lexmark’s CX series and C925 colours, as well as HP’s CF281A and X MICR cartridges.

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