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Pacific Office Automation (POA) acquired Fenton’s Office Solutions, expanding POA’s reach into three new markets.

Frank G. Cannata shares a surprising conversation inspired by CJ Cannata’s presentation on dealer diversification opportunities at the March ICDA meeting in San Antonio.

ConnectWise launched a core capability in the ConnectWise Asio platform with AI-assisted PowerShell scripting across two products in its Unified Monitoring and Management solution portfolio.

Cloud ISV directprint.io has expanded its SaaS offering with the launch of directprint.io RED.

Epson announced it will be exhibiting its label and packaging solutions at Labelexpo Mexico 2023, the newest event in the Labelexpo series.

Pulse Technology rewarded several of its 2022 top performing employees with a weeklong getaway to the Nizuc Resort & Spa in Cancun, Mexico.

The Cannata Report’s Economics Watch columnist Henry Willmore discusses how the closure of Silicon Valley Bank, rising oil prices, and changes in the housing market could impact the U.S. economy.

Canon U.S.A., Inc. announced the imagePROGRAF TC-20M, a new large-format multifunction 4-color pigment inkjet printer supporting both roll paper and cut-sheet media.

RISO’s Andre D’Urbano explains why inkjet technology provides a simple path to diversification for dealers of any size due to the infrastructures they already have in their dealerships.

Toshiba America Business Solutions promoted its president of Toshiba Business Solutions Steven Sauer to the role of chief revenue officer.

The Cannata Report’s Manic Monday offers a rapid recap of office technology and services industry news from the week of April 3-7.

Lexmark announced two new color print solutions that utilize its proprietary VariTherm technology to provide narrow media printing to enhance print performance and versatility for businesses.

The Cannata Report’s founder Frank G. Cannata why it is so important for dealers to share their thoughts in our Annual Dealer Survey.

ECO3 has been announced as the new name of Agfa Offset Solutions and will remain a global suppliers of prepress solutions to the offset printing industry.

Konica Minolta announced the release of its latest version of the Healthcare-enabled MFP Plus, connected by Kno2.

Epson announced the new m-Series OmniLink TM-m50II thermal receipt printer is now available through Epson Authorized Partners.

Stratasys Ltd. announced it has completed the acquisition of the additive manufacturing materials business of Covestro AG.

Frank G. Cannata presents an overview of the International Copier Dealer Association (ICDA) March meeting, identifying the highlights, including a presentation on dealer diversification as well as his thoughts on the benefits of membership in one of these groups.

Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd announced that Item Inc. will serve as the master consumables and spare parts distributor for OKI in the Americas.

Terra Energy Services announced the addition of All Copy Products as an authorized reseller of its electric vehicle (EV) products.

Kyocera Document Solutions America, Inc. announced that, as of June 30th, 2023, Copystar will be replaced by the Kyocera brand.

Square 9 Softworks has been recognized by G2 as a leading developer of solutions for Enterprise Content Management, Optical Character Recognition, and Business Process Management.