Welcome to The Cannata Report’s “Monday with Mark,” Editor-in-Chief Mark Vruno’s rapid recap of the previous week’s office technology news. Highlights include confusion between Xerox and Lexmark regarding the latter’s equity valuation. Are they splitting hairs or are the financial calculations off?
Also, baseball season is upon us with an eyebrow-raising partnership opportunity from our friends at the Gordon Flesch Company. Plus, read the latest from Alwan Color, Canon USA, Distribution Management, Epson, GreatAmerica Financial, Keypoint Intelligence, Konica Minolta, Kyocera, Samsung, Sharp, Shore Business Solutions, SpencerMetrics, Square 9, TAGA, TD SYNNEX, TWAIN, and more.
View The Cannata Report’s office technology news highlights from the past week:
- Is Xerox buying Lexmark from Ninestar at one-tenth the price announced three months ago?
- Wisconsin-based dealer Gordon Flesch Co. ‘plays ball’ with . . . the Chicago Cubs in new partnership!
- Coffee with Jennie Fisher wraps up Women’s History Month.
- New Jersey-based Shore Business Solutions rides wave of expansion and growth.
- FRANKLY SPEAKING: Frank Cannata goes on the road to Atlanta with Sharp dealers.
- Epson celebrates seven generations of cartridge-free printing innovation.
- New structure for Konica Minolta board members; Takuko Sawada nominated for chairperson.
- GreatAmerica Financial sponsors new professional course on leasing at University of North Texas.
- TAGA: Color experts assembled last week in Colorado.
- TWAIN and Keypoint Intelligence launch testing and certification program for document scanning.
- Samsung mourns sudden death of 63-year-old CEO from heart attack.
- Square 9 Softworks document processing celebrates recognition from G2 and TrustRadius.
- Kyocera supports future workplace sustainability as identified by Economist Impact Report.
- Nashville-based Distribution Management receives HP partner awards for hardware and supplies.
- Quartet of TD SYNNEX IT solutions receive 5 stars from CRN’s Partner Program Guide.
- SpencerMetrics signs on as sponsor of 2025 Inkjet Summit (April 14-16 in Florida).
- Konica Minolta AccurioJet KM-1 LED UV inkjet press improves PSP’s effectiveness in nonprofit sector.
- Canon introduces portable printer PIXMA TR160 with optional battery.
