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Hacker reveals more on printer attacks

After the recent hacking of 160,000 printers globally, the hacker reveals how he did it. The Recycler reported the story in February, and noted that the hacker wanted to point out that printers were lacking in security, and the attack was not a “malicious” one but an...

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Samsung printer issue explored

An article discusses a Samsung printer problem and its resolution. Search Enterprise Desktop author Ed Tittel wrote that his networked Samsung printer, the ML-2850, had been playing up and that he had noticed the toner was streaking on the paper, which led him to...

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UK workers’ smartphone use

An report discusses research of the use of smartphones at work in the UK. Laptops Direct reported in a press release that British workers spend 120 hours a year on their smartphones during working hours, and that 84 percent of them use the phones during work, and 78...

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Xerox could follow HP Inc’s “lead”

The OEM could “copy” HP Inc’s profits by “follow[ing] the lead” of the latter after its own split. The Street discussed whether Xerox can “copy HP’s profits” after “reorganising itself” and “spinning off a less-profitable segment and tightening its business model”. It...

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Brazilian MPS providers merge

Office Total S.A. has acquired Xsol Soluções Tecnológicas (Xsol). In a press release, the two companies confirmed the deal, which saw H.I.G. Capital, a “leading global private equity investment firm with more than $20 billion of equity capital under management”...

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Static Control and I-ITC seek change in US law

The largest manufacturer of aftermarket systems and components and the US association have asked for a modification of a law affecting remanufacturers. The I-ITC (International Imaging Technology Council) announced both it and Static Control have “filed comments with...

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Kodak Alaris on the paperless office

Kodak Alaris' Information Management division said the office “doesn’t have to be paper-free”. Kodak Alaris stated that with the World Paper Free Day on 4 November, organised by the Association for Information and Image Management (AIIM), the paperless office is “set...

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Ricoh revises financial predictions

The OEM’s new half year and full year predictions were all revised down. The results were tied in with Ricoh’s predictions for the full year, and were filed alongside both old and new predictions, so as to show the changes. The OEM had forecast net sales for the half...

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Konica Minolta releases quarterly results

The OEM saw revenue and operating profit fall compared to last year and the last quarter. For the first half of the year, Konica Minolta’s results included an 8.9 percent fall in revenue and a 34.3 percent fall in operating profit, with revenue recorded as ¥461.9...

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