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If I had to sum up the Executive Connection Summit 2024 in one word or two letters, it would be AI. Indeed, AI was the prevailing topic of multiple presentations, including some that weren’t specifically dedicated to AI.

Pacific Office Automation acquired Maunakea Integrated Solutions, a local Sharp, HP, and Kyocera family dealer based in Honolulu, Hawaii that services all of the Hawaiian islands.

Prosource announced that its managed services division, Prosource Technologies, is rebranding to Vitis Technologies.

Konica Minolta announced it has received first place in Brand Loyalty in the Brand Keys Customer Loyalty Engagement Index (CLEI) for the seventeenth consecutive year.

In light of increasingly favorable economic data, it may seem strange to ask what could go wrong. As recent years—and history going much further back—have shown many things could go wrong.

The Cannata Report’s Manic Monday offers a rapid recap of the previous week’s office technology industry news.

EO Johnson Business Technologies acquired Koch Office Group with offices in Des Moines and Cedar Rapids, IA.

In the second of a two-part episode of Fridays with Frank, BPO Media’s Patricia Ames joins Frank G. Cannata to discuss two potential diversification opportunities that she contends are relevant even for smaller dealers.

ConnectWise announced the launch of the 2024 PitchIT Accelerator Program for IT startup organizations.

Konica Minolta announced it has been named a ‘Leader’ in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Sustainability Programs and Services Hardcopy 2023 Vendor Assessment.

Konica Minolta announced it received Security Today’s 2023 CyberSecured award for AI Gun Detection for its REACT – Visible Weapon Detection solution.

Agfa and EFI have announced that they have entered into a global strategic partnership aimed at leveraging each other’s cutting-edge technologies.

Kyocera Document Solutions, Inc. announced that it has won 12 Buyers Lab (BLI) 2024 Awards from Keypoint Intelligence, including the BLI 2024 A3 Line of the Year Award and the BLI 2024-26 Most Color Consistent A3 Brand Award.

Toshiba America Business Solutions introduced its Elevate Sky Print Management platform.  

Frank G. Cannata offers a recap of long-time friend and Centric Business Systems founder and President Rick Bastinelli’s retirement party.

The Cannata Report’s Manic Monday provides a rapid recap of the previous week’s office technology industry news.

Pulse Technology named Marc Shapiro of Bartlett, IL to the position of IT sales executive. In this role, he will work with existing and new clients from the company’s Schaumburg , IL headquarters.

In the first of a two-part episode of Fridays with Frank, Frank G. Cannata is joined by BPO Media’s Patricia Ames to discuss two hot topics, including an emerging business model and whether or not she sees the private equity companies behind the office technology industry’s mega dealers consolidating. 

Crawford Technologies announced it experienced double-digit growth during its fiscal year ending September 30, 2023.