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Xerox revenue falls $4.3 billion

The 3Q2015 figure dropped 10 percent year-on-year from the respective quarter for 2014. Revenue for the Document Technology department fell 12 percent, coming in at $1,778 million (€1,610 million), with developing market pressures increasing, while margin “remains...

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Researchers decode Fuji Xerox printer code

The team from digital rights lobby group Electronic Frontier Foundation have cracked the “secret” forensic tracking codes Fuji Xerox DocuColor laser printers embed in their prints. The foundation examined the small yellow dots printed onto documents under a...

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Kodak settles in Collins Ink case

The long-standing court case over the use of Kodak’s Versamark printheads has ended with Collins’ ink now approved for use in the Versamark Systems “such as the D-series and 6240 range of imprinting solutions”. While details of the settlement remain private, Kodak has...

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Malaysian authorities seize $700,000 in fake cartridges

The domestic trade, cooperatives and consumerism ministry (KPDNKK) has disposed of the 35,000 counterfeit ink and toner cartridges seized between 2011 and 2014. Datuk Iskandar Halim Sulaiman, Special Branch Operations Enforcement Deputy Director for the Putrjaya...

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Xerox tool reduces toner use in printing

The Toner Optimiser detects and eliminates overlapping ink and toner coverage that often happens as a result of square computer pixels being converted into circles to be read by the printing device.

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Former Canon reseller denied injunction

SymQuest, a former authorised retail dealer for Canon USA, has been denied its request for an injunction requiring the OEM to keep providing spare printer parts and consumable supplies. The US District Court for the Eastern District of New York decided to allow the...

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Mission Impossible

“This tape will self destruct in 10 seconds…” Tape is not around much nowadays, but Xerox has developed a self-destructing chip that will destroy itself in 10 seconds once it receives the self-destruct command. Imagine if self-destructing chips were fitted to...

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ECi improves components supplier platform

The fully automated process with Q2, a leading supplier of OEM and compatible parts for printers and copiers, will cover order placement to receipt of shipping information and invoicing, meaning clients can immediately be informed of price updates.

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Samsung wins 3D printing ink patent

As well as referring to a multicolour system, its application extends to a specific 3D printer that operates with several tanks holding the colour, as well as an ‘antibleeding’ agent, with several printheads handling the materials and curing them.

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