Industry Events

Highlights from Pacific Office Automation’s annual sales meeting in Portland, Oregon.

Highlights from the 2024 Executive Connection Summit in Scottsdale, Arizona.

When did you last say thank you to someone? I mean, not to your partner for preparing breakfast for you, or the supermarket cashier, just because it’s a habit.

Konica Minolta’s Step Together program is breaking barriers and fostering a supportive network for women leaders.

Customer appreciation events engage customers and allow businesses to express gratitude while building loyalty and cultivating brand awareness.

In the latest episode of Fridays with Frank, Frank G. Cannata offers his take on the value of independent dealer groups, noting what they do right and where they can improve.

In this week’s episode of Fridays with Frank, Frank G. Cannata shares his thoughts about his trip to Baltimore last month to attend Centric Business Systems’ Rick Bastinelli’s retirement party.

If I had to sum up the Executive Connection Summit 2024 in one word or two letters, it would be AI. Indeed, AI was the prevailing topic of multiple presentations, including some that weren’t specifically dedicated to AI.

Pacific Office Automation held its annual meeting on Saturday, January 13, announcing annual revenue growth of 9% over 2022.

Frank G. Cannata recaps the Pacific Office Automation (POA) January sales meeting, a meeting that was entertaining and educational.

ECS 2024 attracted leading office tech executives from all segments of the technology industry. The annual event was founded by Mike Stramaglio of Stramaglio Consulting.

This year’s IT Nation Connect was the largest IT Nation Connect conference ever, with 6,500 attendees, including more than 4,000 who traveled to Orlando, Florida, to attend in person.

David Pohlman and Jennie Fisher of GreatAmerica Financial Services celebrate taking home two awards—Best Leasing Company and Best Female Executive—at The Cannata Report’s 38th Annual Awards & Charities Gala.

Dealers and partners traveled to Tempe, Arizona in November for the Camp ACDI Solutions Summit.

Canon EXPO 2023, October 18–20, took place for the first time since 2015 at Pacifico Yokohama North with the theme of “Future Focused. Always.”

No doubt, RISO’s tagline at PRINTING United nailed it: “Printers for Endless Possibilities.” And that’s what PRINTING United is about; printing in 2023 hardly knows any limits.

Attendance and participation at Camp ACDI 2023, a digital and diversification-themed event, was dominated by managed IT services and software channel brass from leading office technology dealerships.

This year’s IT Nation Connect conference introduced attendees to the concept of hyperautomation, a trend that will have a huge impact on their businesses as well as the many products and solutions introduced by ConnectWise.

LDI Connect recently hosted a TECHtoberfest celebration showcasing new technologies and innovations from its partners, including AXIS Communications, Brother, Canon U.S.A., HP, Intermedia Cloud Communications, Microsoft, Samsung, Sharp NEC, and Xerox.

Frank G. Cannata recaps the Ricoh Partner Summit, identifying the company’s recent financial performance, vision for the future, and key new products in the pipeline.