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Minnesota-based copier suppliers merge

Marco, Inc. has taken over the copier sales and service previously provided by Crabtree Companies. Crabtree will continue to provide its Laserfiche sales and support, DL Online reported. Marco is an MPS provider and offers Cloud management services, employing 900...

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HP revenue drops 8.1 percent in 3Q2015

Weak PC sales and lower corporate demand have lead to a fourth straight quarter drop in revenue ahead of the OEM’s split. Total revenue fell to $25.35 billion (€22.47 billion), missing the $25.4 billion (€22.52 billion) forecast, and was apparently hurt by the strong...

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Western Europe Distribution Printer sales increase in 2Q2015

MFPs drove a one percent year-on-year increase in hardware unit sales by IT distributors for the quarter. Inkjet MFP sales increased four percent, accounting for 60 percent of all printer hardware sales for the region, according to data released by CONTEXT. HP and...

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UK MPS specialist buys out British provider

Apogee Corporation has merged with “leading” MPS provider Balreed Digitec to create “the UK’S largest independent Europe-wide provider of managed services”. Balreed will reach a turnover of over £40 million ($62 million/€55 million) as it builds on its “established...

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Cartridge World buyer named

OPC drum manufacturer Suzhou Goldengreen Technologies (SGT) has been named as the Chinese investor seeking to acquire Cartridge World.

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Fake office supply invoices rise in Arizona

Increasing numbers of businesses are being sent fraudulent invoices for goods or services, including office supplies, in the US state. Hustlers often send invoices for “small amounts of money” for office paper, copy machine ink and other supplies, with the fraudsters’...

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Lenovo develops 3D chocolate printer

The company would not give a release date for the innovation, which 3DPrint.com said may lead to a “flurry of additional activity within the food printing industry”.

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Kyocera launches 3D printer

Kyocera announced that the ProJet 4500 was the “next phase” of its “strategic partnership” with 3D Systems, describing it as a “professional” 3D printer and the “industry’s only photo-realistic full-colour plastic 3D printer”.

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UAE government hits paperless target

96.3 percent of transactions are now made using smart functionality and applications. Gulf News reported on the transition, saying that it has “very real consequences for each and everyone living here”. 24 hour access to the government’s services is now available “at...

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