The company has set up a three year programme to innovate new technologies and support local start ups. Business Times reported that HPE will be investing $140 million (€127 million) over five years to develop partnerships with “local companies as well as...
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Staples closes another store
The office supplier has confirmed it is closing a store in Galesburg in Illinois USA. The Laser Online reported that Staples had recently sold off its building in the town and now it is closing its store. This was confirmed by a Staples spokeswoman through email...
Ricoh announces quarterly results
The OEM has released its results for the fiscal year 1 April 2016 to 31 March 2017 There was a decrease of consolidated sales by 8.2 percent from the previous year to ¥2,028.8 billion ($18,014,496,873/Euro 16,454,441,444billion) which was during a period when the US...
Staples restyling its presentation
The company is restyling its marketing to steer itself away from its origins as an office supplier. Boston Globe reported that Staples will commence a “rebranding campaign” next week by launching “nationwide television commercials”. The TV ads are memorable for not...
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Kodak to sell Prosper at a loss
The OEM could lose $17 million (€15.9 million) in the sale of its Prosper Print business. Democrat and Chronicle reported that the company could lose “$17 million in restructuring and related charges” on completion of the sale. It was first announced last year...
Six key performance indicators for 2017
MPS Toolbox discussed strategies and targets to help business sales. To help organisations achieve their revenue goals from 2017 through 2020, the six key performance indicators (KPI) point the way forward. As products change over periods of time, then so should sales...
Greentec discusses disposal of electronics
The recycler pointed out three things to think about when throwing out electronics. The company noted in an article that Christmas is a time when a lot of technology and electronics are replaced by new versions, and it advised that before throwing out the old to make...
Ex-auditor accused of printer theft
Bob Wichlinski is accused of stealing $2,038 (€1,909) worth of equipment from his former employers. The NWI Times reported that Wichlinski has been accused two years after he left the job at Porter County, and that he denies knowing anything about the missing...
SMB cybersecurity threats outlined
An article discusses seven cybersecurity issues that SMBs should recognise this year. Bytestart reported that in 2016 “security breaches and cybercrime” were in the news after data and security breaches of high profile companies were compromised by hackers, and it is...
Annodata awarded procurement position
The MPS provider, acquired by Kyocera, has been given a position on the Crescent Purchasing Consortium (CPC) framework. The company stated that the framework is for “multifunctional devices and associated print services”, and is “devised to drive best value purchasing...