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Comment ~ Issue 273 (16 July 2015)

It’s all about marketing Marketing is not sales - it is about communicating who you are, your values, your vision and what you do to an audience receptive to your products or services. There are many ways to communicate with the audience you have and the audience you...

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USITC starts Canon toner bottle case

The US International Trade Commission (USITC) has decided to begin an investigation into Canon’s allegations of patent infringement concerning “certain toner supply containers and components”.

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Jet Tec launches new white label cartridge platform

The UK remanufacturer has produced the Grow Online platform for resellers “who do not currently have an e-commerce presence”. The white label website solution is aimed at Jet Tec’s UK resellers, and the remanufacturer stated that it has “been busy working” on the...

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New smartphone printer announced

The droPrinter is “designed solely for use” with smartphones, and uses thermal printing and paper to “print anything that’s seen on your smartphone’s screen without worrying about ink cartridges”, measuring “only the size of most smartphones”.

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3D printing market to be worth $20 billion by 2019

New research suggests that the market could reach the valuation before the end of the decade. ZDNet reported on the findings from analysts Canalys, who previously announced that the 3D printing market was worth $3.3 billion (€3.1 billion) worldwide. Canalys stated...

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Printer security options assessed

The convenience of many MFPs’ wireless access is offset by “susceptibility to viruses and hacking by outside forces”. Notebook Review writer Vince Font has written an article highlighting the need for printer users to consider the security measures they have in place....

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Indian economy to see 7.5 percent growth by 2016

The International Monetary Fund expects the nation to overtake China in the next year. Times of India reported on the new forecast from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), coming only a month after the organisation predicted 7.2 percent growth for the Indian...

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Solar-powered 3D printers help developing countries

Designs for the device are open-source, allowing others to freely use, study, copy and adjust them to suit their needs. Materials scientist and engineer Joshua Pearce, a professor at Michigan Technological University, invented the first mobile, solar-powered 3D...

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Majority of manufacturers use cloud services

Public cloud is used by 66 percent of remanufacturers, while 68 percent use private cloud. The figures are part of the results of an IDC survey, which found that “Cloud Also” is the most popular strategy for new and replacement IT investments in the public cloud, with...

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Digital Revolution responds after rectification

The Dutch cartridge retailer qualified a number of the points made against it in the Dutch case brought by HP. The company had been forced to post a rectification on its website after being found against by the Court of The Hague on 19 March. Digital Revolution had...

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