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...
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...
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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Two more defendants settle in Canon IP case
The Supplies Guys, LLC and American Internet Holdings, LLC (collectively known as Supplies Guys) settled in the US District Court case, though remain in the USITC case.
Perihard introduces new IP campaign
The Serbian remanufacturer has begun a campaign to help customers “understand the importance of patent and IP”, with cartridge boxes labelled “patent-free”. Perihard Engineering, which is based in Serbia and is a remanufacturer of toner cartridges, has started a...
Global wide-format shipments grew in 2014
IDC revealed that shipments grew by 3.5 percent, and revenue only slightly declined by less than one percent. The new statistics, from the analysts’ Worldwide Quarterly Large Format Printer Tracker, noted that “product mix changes and some very aggressive price...
ECi launches new service technology website
The software provider’s new site will provide information on the “benefits” of its ERP software and offerings. The company announced the launch of the service technology website, noting that it provides information to users about its e-automate ERP (enterprise...
Canon’s USITC case moves towards GEO
The OEM’s “dongle-gear” case has seen most remaining defendants settle, and Canon is now seeking a General Exclusion Order (GEO) against the last few companies involved.
Kyocera opens new inkjet test lab in Germany
The OEM’s new facility in Esslingen will “reinforce support for the European inkjet market”. The new laboratory, in Esslingen near Stuttgart, “supplements an existing Kyocera inkjet design centre” opened in September 2013 at Kyocera’s European base, the OEM stated,...