Office Technology

The Printer and MFP Subcommittee of the Japanese Business Machine and Information System Industries Association (JBMIA) recently announced the results of a domestic survey on “business areas where paper output remains strong,” a topic of great interest in the MFP/printer industry.

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

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. 

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.

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.

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

There is more to diversification than meets the eye for office technology dealers looking to exit the traditional office copier/MFP rut and we identify five opportunities that dealers may be overlooking.

Dealers looking to capitalize on current trends should seriously think about adding barcode label printers and label printers to their menu of offerings.

Canon U.S.A. Inc. announced the launch of a new, scanner – the imageFORMULA R30 Office Document Scanner, which users can just plug in directly to a computer and start scanning right away.

Frank G. Cannata takes a trip down memory lane as he recalls some of the more notable technological innovations that have allowed office technology dealers to diversify their product offerings.

Epson America, Inc. announced the availability of three new A3 line head multifunction printers as part of its WorkForce Enterprise portfolio.

Brian Bowerfind of ECI Software Solutions discusses how office technology and services dealers can leverage technology such as e-commerce, and data to grow their businesses.

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