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The Business Technology Association (BTA) will hold its first event of 2023, BTA Spring Break, hosted by BTA Southeast, March 17-18 at Disney’s Beach Club Resort in Orlando, Florida.

An update to Remote Director ICScolor digital color proofing system allows brands to access all Pantone colors using the spectral values from Pantone in the Remote Director color libraries.

Office technology news highlights from the week of February 13-17, condensed for a quick and easy read.

RJ Young announced the promotion of AJ Baggott to president of the company. Chip Crunk will continue to serve as CEO.

In the latest episode of Fridays with Frank, Frank G. Cannata shares his thoughts on the Epson dealer meeting, including what dealers think about the company’s latest additions to its inkjet product line. He also offers his opinion on whether or not dealers should take on an additional MFP line and if Epson can successfully build a distribution channel.  

HP has launched its newest high-speed, post-print digital corrugated press, the HP PageWide C550, a single-pass platform press to help converters optimize manufacturing costs.

Nauticon Office Solutions announced its acquisition of Digital Office Products. Carter Hertzberg, president of Nauticon, commented: “Our strategy is to partner with people and organizations that share…

Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America announced that CRN has again included John Sheehan, senior vice president of B2B Channel Sales and Bob Madaio, vice president of Marketing, on its 2023 Channel Chiefs list.

Frank G. Cannata offers his thoughts on Epson’s 2023 Dealer Meeting, InkBoldly, discussing the highlights of the meeting, and what he considers an extensive inkjet product line that dealers did not have access to previously.

Canon U.S.A., Inc. has announced the availability of the varioPRINT 140 series QUARTZ production printers. The latest edition of the varioPRINT 140 series combines flexibility for business and workflow.

The Cannata Report’s 38th Annual Awards & Charities Gala is scheduled for November 2, 2023 and will feature special guest, New York Yankee Hall of Famer Mariano Rivera. This year’s beneficiary will be The Mariano Rivera Foundation Mentorship Program.

MPS Monitor announced the successful completion of its System and Organization Controls 2 Type 2 (SOC 2 Type 2) examination, which included compliance to CSA Star Level 2 CCM requirements.

Frank G. Cannata shares his perspective on inflation and interest rates in the latest Frankly Speaking and how those two segments of our economy will impact the office technology industry and office technology dealers in 2023. He also emphasizes the need for dealers to participate in our 38th Annual Survey in order to gauge just how accurate his predictions were about interest rates, inflation, and a potential recession.

The Cannata Report’s February issue presents a comprehensive look at digital transformation (DX), from the perspective of dealers digitally transforming their businesses through new technologies and e-commerce to helping customers digitally transform their organizations.

There’s tremendous hype in the office technology industry about digital transformation (DX), but it really isn’t something new at all. The industry has been at the forefront of DX for more than three decades.

The Executive Connection Summit (ECS) with its focus on digital transformation, diversification, and diversity, offered movers and shakers from all segments of the office technology industry a glimpse into the future.

POA’s annual sales meeting was a stellar event, hosted by POA President Doug Pitassi. It provided the Portland, Oregon-based dealership an opportunity to recognize its top performers and the executive team to outline the dealership’s goals for 2023.

Office document printing is poised to change thanks to the digital transformation trend and the emergence of new and improved document workflow solutions.

Dealers of office technology consider e-commerce platforms to satisfy a new generation of customers.

Hiring and retention is one of the biggest challenges impacting office technology dealers in 2023. What can dealers do to not only find but retain qualified candidates and key employees amidst a broken employment supply chain?

Leading office technology dealers discuss digital transformation, supply chain issues, and hiring and retention in The Cannata Report’s Advisory Board Roundtable.

Office technology dealers have digital transformation at the forefront of their offerings, including office tech dealers Marco Technologies and Impact Networking, Ricoh USA, and production print software provider Rochester Software Associates.