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Each year we ask dealers to rate their primary A3 MFP suppliers as “Excellent,” “Very Good,” “Good,” “Fair,” or “Poor.” Occasionally, there are dealers that prefer not…

Remember the days of the old NOMDA show before NOMDA became BTA and before the OEMs began having their own individual dealer meetings? This…

In addition to asking dealers to rate their A3 manufacturers, we asked them to rate their primary A4 manufacturers. With companies such as HP, Lexmark,…

Diversity, as well as consistency, continues to rule among the Big Six independent dealer community in the number of leasing partners they are aligned with. For the…

This is the fifth consecutive year we have asked dealers to identify the companies””excluding the hardware manufacturers and leasing companies””that provide…

As we did last year for the first time, we continue to gauge dealer optimism and pessimism in three areas””A3, A4, and production print. Not every dealer offered…

One of the nice things about visiting dealers in Baltimore, at least for us, is that we can drive or take a train. Carol and I elected to drive, and CJ took the train from…

he first time I called on Advanced Business Systems in Cockeysville, Maryland, 45 years ago, I was a DSM for Saxon Industries. I remember meeting the owners…

We have many traditions in the Marine Corps, as do the other units of the armed services. One that has appealed to me most is recognizing individuals by the name of…

The Cannata Report will close out a year marked by substantial travel with a visit to Toshiba’s U.S. headquarters in Irvine, CA, to meet with the manufacturer’s…

It’s the end of the month which means it is time for us to cull our news archives and identify what we deem as the Top 10 stories for October 2018. There was a lot of news…

CJ and I were invited to Dallas/Fort Worth for the American Co-OP meeting from October 24-26. Sadly, we had to miss the Jillian Fund Dinner, which took place on October 24. Carol…

Electronics For Imaging, Inc. has announced its results for the third quarter of 2018. For the three months ended September 30, 2018, the Company reported third quarter revenue of $257.1 million…

Ricoh has announced the acquisition of MakeLeaps, Inc., a provider of cloud-based billing management software. The completion of the acquisition is scheduled for November…

Say what you will about Xerox and all the drama enveloping it this year, none of that mattered at a briefing for industry analysts on October 10. The day-long event offered an intimate look at the company’s latest apps…

The Torch Awards for Marketplace Ethics announced four organizations as winners: A-Pro Southwest Ohio Home Inspection, Cincinnati Association for the Blind &…