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Staples’ three steps to “thrive” in 2017

The office retailer has been recommended to make “three moves that will enable [it] to thrive in 2017”. The Street published an article about the retailer, noting that the “beaten-down office supply chain must do a better job of luring small and mid-sized businesses...

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Restore reports on financial year

The UK office services provider, which bought cartridge collector ITP, saw results “in line with expectations”. Digital Look reported on the company’s results, which it stated were “in line with expectations”, while its acquisitions helped “push Restore higher in...

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HP Inc’s “nonpology” discussed

An article looks at HP’s recent “secret aftermarket attack on its customers property”. Boing Boing reported on the OEM’s firmware update last March that caused changes to its printers’ behaviour, culminating in the printers rejecting non-HP Inc cartridges in September...

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Xerox subsidiary opens new office

COTG, “a Xerox company”, announced that it has opened a new sales office in Merrillville, Indiana. A press release announced that COTG, which is a subsidiary of Global Imaging Systems - itself a subsidiary of Xerox - has opened new offices in Indiana. IOTG (Indiana...

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Samsung halts Note 7 smartphone sales

The OEM has suspended sales of the Galaxy Note 7 after some exploded or caught fire while charging, with the OEM’s suspension of sales coming after “35 cases of newly-launched devices exploding while being charged”, all confirmed by Samsung.

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Article analyses “pitfalls” in IP cases

The piece by a law firm analysed IP infringement cases at the United States International Trade Commission (USITC). The article, on Lexology and written by law firm Morrison and Foerster LLP, noted that there were “four pitfalls to avoid when seeking to terminate” a...

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US investment firm acquires MPS company

Oval Partners, which includes a former Clover President and Golden Gate Capital staff in its management team, has acquired Laser Options. In a press release, the company referred to its “strategic investment” in Laser Options in a deal that is set to “advance” Oval...

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Five reasons to recycle toner cartridges discussed

An article analyses why it is good practice to recycle toner cartridges. Office waste from used toner cartridges is “typical [of] office’s business technology infrastructure”, and it is “estimated that a single printer can be responsible for as much as 100 pounds each...

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Peter Ageyev leaves Lomond

Ageyev stated his thanks to customers after leaving the Memjet distributor. Ageyev, previously Deputy Purchases Director for the company, stated in his communication to customers and industry contacts that “I no longer work at Lomond”, adding that he would “like to...

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Printer at centre of arson case

New Zealander Christopher Robinson denied arson after his home burned to the ground in Kerikeri. Stuff reported that after the fire in 2012, a year later the insurance fire investigator told a court case looking into the fire that “he believed” the fire had been...

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