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GreatAmerica’s Jennie Fisher returns to share more anecdotes about her 30-year career at GreatAmerica, including the career and life lessons she’s learned from the company’s founder Tony Golobic.

Konica Minolta announced the launch of its new AccurioWide 250 hybrid wide-format inkjet printing system which will debut at the ISA International Sign Expo in Las Vegas next month.

The Sailor Group, Inc. announced their partnership with FP Mailing Solutions as a Preferred Vendor to their clients.

Terra Energy Services announced the addition of LED Indy as an authorized reseller of its electric vehicle (EV) products.

Dave Dwyer, VP, supply chain & operations for Sharp, provides an update on the status of Sharp’s backorders, lessons learned dealing with supply chain challenges, and what’s in Sharp’s product pipeline for 2023. 

ConnectWise offered managed service providers and small businesses across Europe insights on how to navigate the unique challenges of today’s technology environment.

PRINTING United Alliance announced that its Pinnacle Product Awards program for print-related technology and products is now open for submissions.

The Cannata Report’s 38th Annual Dealer Survey is live and awaits your response to help us see how the office technology dealer channel is recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic and to gauge any negative financial fallout from the supply chain crisis.

Keypoint Intelligence announced that two Brother scanners have won two Buyers Lab (BLI) 2023 Scanner Pick Awards.

The Cannata Report’s Manic Monday provides a rapid recap of office technology and services industry news from the week of March 13-17.

Epson announced availability of its new 24-, 36- and 44-inch production-class SureColor T-Series and SureColor P-Series printing solutions.

Flex Technology Group announced the acquisition of Advance Business Systems, Maryland-based business solutions dealer founded in 1964.

AD Solutions announced that it has recently acquired Core Imaging USA, an office equipment dealership and Managed IT Services provider with offices in Longwood and Tampa, Florida.

WiZiX Technology Group, Inc. announcef the acquisition of select Toshiba America Business Solutions commercial accounts in the Reno Nevada and Lake Tahoe regions.

Kyocera Document Solutions America, Inc. announced the organization’s success at the 2023 Worldstar Global Packaging Awards for its innovative shipping solution for ink supply units.

Frank G. Cannata is joined by GreatAmerica’s Jennie Fisher for an informative discussion about her career and the challenges and rewards of being a woman working and moving up the career ladder in this industry.

The Cannata Report’s March issue focuses on 10 dealer diversification strategies in such areas as VoIP, label and barcode printers, digital printing packaging, production print, inkjet technology, and more.

With so many opportunities to expand their products and services, and in light of declining clicks, diversification should be paramount for office technology dealers.

The PaperCut Partner Summit 2023 provided the company’s partners with information new PaperCut software features and enhancements as well as an overview of industry trends.

Ricoh’s outgoing President and CEO, Yoshinori Yamashita has announced that the company will be strengthening its regional strategy to drive growth in 2023 and beyond under the leadership of Akira Oyama.

As diversification rages throughout the office technology and services channel, dealers need to understand that as they diversify, it’s impossible to be an expert on everything they sell.

As more manufacturers introduce office and production print devices based on inkjet technology, dealers need to decide if this represents a legitimate diversification opportunity.

VoIP is a diversification opportunity that offers office technology and services dealers another reason to call on customers and prospects.