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Centric Business Systems, a provider of document management technology in the Mid-Atlantic region, has acquired Carefree Office Technologies, Inc., an office technology dealer…

As a follow up to April’s first-ever Inkjet-themed issue,  The Cannata Report explores trends from DAAS, to IT Services, to MPS and more in our May 2019…

Loffler Companies has announced the acquisition of Laser Systems and Laser Systems Security of Fargo, ND and Grand Forks, ND. Loffler Companies, headquartered…

Every year in our Annual Survey we ask dealers to rate their primary A3 MFP suppliers as “Excellent,” “Very Good,” “Good,” “Fair,” or “Poor.” Occasionally, some dealers who prefer…

Have you been following the stories we’ve been covering and tracking at The Cannata Report in April? There were a few big stories, including the acquisition of EFI and our interview with…

Canon U.S.A., Inc. has emerged as the market leader in all U.S. A3 Copier/MFP segments, according to the IDC U.S. Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker, 2018 Q4. Canon…

There were no April showers of acquisitions in the imaging world during the month of April. Without a doubt, the biggest was the acquisition of EFI by a private equity firm. However…

Impact Optimize2019, a one-day digital business summit, has announced the addition of infamous Canadian reformed hacker, Michael “MafiaBoy” Calce to this year’s…

Kyocera Document Solutions America held its annual dealer meeting April 16-18 in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand.
As the meeting took place shortly after the end of the company’s…

Show me a dealer who isn’t aligned with one of the many software providers servicing the dealer channel and I’ll show you a dealer who isn’t long for this world. Those are harsh words…

Know where you’ll find The Cannata Report team on January 21-24, 2020? At The Wynn hotel at the annual EFI Connect conference in Las Vegas. We have not missed a Connect conference…

Is Brother ready to be a player in the channel?What’s that you say, they’re already a player?Well, yes and no…

One of the more intriguing findings of our annual Surveys is dealer concerns. Each year we ask dealers to identify their greatest concerns from a list of 10 options, as…

BEI Services, Inc. has announced that it will be rebranded under the corporate name NEXERA.  Among the other changes will be its logo, tag line: “Helping dealers thrive in the…

By now, it should come as no shock that the statistics for printing in color are compelling. According to a recent Xerox study, business documents reproduced in color are resulting…

Is anyone really surprised anymore when a private equity firm invests in the imaging channel? Heck no! Private equity money continues to flow into the channel at a fast and furious pace…

I received a text about this Friday morning while attending the Brother press and analyst briefing at the Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut. Even though I had heard rumblings…

One advantage of attending a regional dealer road show is intimacy. Unlike a big dealer conference, regional shows allow for more one-on-one interaction while providing many…

Each year The Cannata Report asks dealers to identify the greatest opportunities for growth. Those findings are presented in our Annual Survey. We intend to do the same thing…

Ricoh has announced that it has received the 2019 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year Sustained Excellence Award for continued leadership and superior contributions…

RJ Young has announced that it has completed the acquisition of Business Electronics (BE), a privately-owned office technology and solutions provider…

Konica Minolta held its 2019 dealer meeting in Newport, CA, March 4-5. The theme of the conference was “Limitless.” The Cannata Report had a full contingent””CJ, Scott, and me””in…

As we head toward the third decade of the 21st century the present paints a bleak picture for the future of print. Here we are specifically referring to print within the…

Following up our 2nd annual Dealer of the Future issue, The Cannata Report launches our first-ever Inkjet-themed issue (April). To access, simply click here or on the…

Jim Sheffield, CEO, UBEO Business Services in Austin, Texas, started selling copiers during his senior year in college in 1984. Since then he’s seen a lot and done a lot working…