Canon Inc. placed on Fortune Magazine's 2013 World's Most Admired Companies list. Moving up one spot in 2013 to fourth globally in the Computers category, Canon ranked in the top three for innovation, financial soundness and long-term investment. In addition, the company placed first among corporations based internationally. For 2013, companies were judged in nine different attributes of recognition including global competitiveness, use of corporate assets and people management.
Ricoh recently announced the establishment of Ricoh Korea Co. Ltd. as a 100 percent Ricoh-owned sales company in Seoul, Korea. Ricoh Korea will start its sales of production print business lines using its sales network. In the near future, Ricoh Korea will expand its business lines to office MFPs, printers, and solutions. Currently, the Korea branch of Ricoh Production Print Solutions Japan conducts production print business in Korea. Ricoh Korea will add cut sheet printers to its business lines, and, by adding resources, will be able to offer one-stop solutions to customers and conduct more efficient marketing and sales in Korea.
Micro Solutions Enterprises (MSE), a global leader in patented solutions for the remanufacture of Intelligently Re-Engineered printer cartridges, announces that it will be a Platinum sponsor, speaking and exhibiting at ITEX.
Digital Gateway Inc., a subsidiary of ECi Software Solutions, announced the integration between Barrister Global Services Network, Inc. and DGI’s e-automate software that is designed to help e-automate dealers transfer service call information to the Barrister network of field technicians.
Office Products Recycling Associates (OPRA), a leading broker of empty ink and toner cartridges, as well as other small electronics announced that it has launched a new state of the art website with enhanced features, functionality and content.
Faroudja Toner has released color toner in bags for the HP 9500. Ten-kilogram (22 pound) bags are sold for black, cyan, yellow and magenta. Bottles of the toner are also available.
MSE announced the purchase of a new facility in Pennsylvania to provide enhanced sales and distribution on the East Coast of the U.S. At more than 25,000 square feet, it more than doubles the space of the former building, as well as incorporating a custom picking system and lean distribution techniques that optimize delivery speed.
OKI Data Americas announced its participation in the Michigan Association for Computer Users in Learning Conference, demonstrating select color and monochrome devices.The installation and use of OKI printers and related solutions allows schools to maintain a vibrant and cost-conscious learning environment while streamlining workflow processes, increasing document output options and security, and controlling printing-related expenditures.
Market Point, a national distributor of printers, printer parts and printer supplies, has been named an HP PartsOne Authorized Parts reseller, extending its portfolio of quality printer products fully backed by HP.
Bordeaux Digital Printink, a well-established inkjet ink solutions manufacturer with proven in-house research and development, announced that together with InkonDemand.com, the company has launched an innovative bulk ink solution for the Epson Stylus Pro GS6000.
Canon U.S.A. Inc. introduced two new additions to its imageCLASS line – the Color imageCLASS MF8280Cw and MF8580Cdw laser multifunction printers (MFPs). The new color machines offer higher print resolutions, user-friendly technology and mobile printing capabilities to help meet the needs of small businesses, workgroups, home offices and consumers.
sd|University, the training division of Strategy Development, is conducting its comprehensive Strategic Sales Management Workshop on May 2-3, 2013, in Tampa, Fla.
PrintFleet Inc., a global leader in managed print software and solutions, grew its revenues to record levels in its 2012 fiscal year. The company launched a series of significant software enhancements over the same period, and added new distribution partners and OEM programs to further strengthen its market position.
OKI Data Americas announced the development of the MC770 and MC780 series, a new series of high performance, smart A4 color multifunction printers (MFPs) in the mid-workgroup segment. “These new color MFPs combine high-speed output, high print quality, enhanced feature sets, improved user interface and streamlined document workflow processing into a single device that boasts a strong competitive pricing advantage including both a low cost per copy and low total cost of ownership,” the company’s statement said.