Ricoh USA, Inc. has announced that Michael Chen of Ridgeview High School in Orange Park, Florida, is the winner of the 15th annual Ricoh Sustainable Development Award…
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Breaking News, Business & Finance
Ricoh Releases Intelligent Voice Control for Its MFPs
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenRicoh has announced RICOH Intelligent Voice Control, the result of working with Amazon Web Services (AWS) that delivers voice-activated controls for Ricoh’s intelligent devices, starting…
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Breaking News, Business & Finance
How Do You Rate Your A3 Manufacturer?
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenEvery 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…
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Breaking News, Business & Finance
EFI Launches New Fiery Color Controller
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenElectronics For Imaging, Inc. has announced the launch of the EFI Fiery Color Controller E-25C, a new digital front end (DFE) that drives many of the next generation of Ricoh’s…
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Ricoh has announced that it has received the 2019 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year Sustained Excellence Award for continued leadership and superior contributions…
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Inkjet technology is poised to make a huge splash across the independent dealer channel. But is the channel ready for inkjet. Some OEMs think so. To get a sense of…
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Technology Trends
Virtual Panel Series: Do the OEMs Still Care About A3 and A4?
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenOur Virtual Panel series continues this month in our print edition with comments from the Big Six OEMs, as well as HP and Xerox. The panel responds to questions, some submitted by our Dealer Advisory Board…
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Technology Trends
Virtual Panel Series: The OEMs Weigh in on PE Acquisitions
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenOur Virtual Panel series continues this month in our print edition with comments from the Big Six OEMs, as well as HP and Xerox. The panel responds to questions, some submitted by our Dealer Advisory Board…
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Demand for office MFPs and printers has hit its peak, and copier manufacturers are developing new businesses that are expected to grow in the future. One new business…
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Op-Ed & Commentary
Virtual Panel Series | Manufacturers: Time Keeps on Slipping into the Future
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenOur Virtual Panel series continues this month with comments from the Big Six OEMs, as well as HP and Xerox. The panel responded to numerous…
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Breaking News, Business & Finance
Ricoh and Cisco Announce Partnership
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenRicoh Co., Ltd. and Cisco Systems G.K. have announced a global strategic partnership aimed at providing cloud solutions to digital workplaces. The two companies will jointly develop…
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The Cannata Report visits Ray Morgan Company and interviews its resilient employees impacted by the Camp Fire; EFI Connect turns 20; Ricoh hosts…
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The entry point was the company’s website. Behind the pretty pictures, alluring copy, and links to other pages was a little gap in the code, an open door that…
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Looking back at the past month, it’s safe to say that the year is beginning with a bang with some major product introductions, the consolidation of a major distribution channel and a slew of acquisitions…
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Breaking News, Business & Finance
New Ricoh Technology Keeps Customers Current
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenAt an analyst briefing in New York City on January 17, Ricoh previewed a new line of intelligent MFPs, Cloud Workflow Solutions, service tools, and most notably a subscription-based model…
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Breaking News, Business & Finance
The Biggest Imaging Industry Stories of 2018
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenThis was a wild and crazy year in the imaging industry. We can’t remember a year when there were as many acquisitions not only of dealers and IT services companies, but software companies with a distinctive footprint…
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Technology Trends
Cannata Watchlist 2019: Trends | Companies | People | Products
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenDon’t you just love the imaging industry? It’s always evolving, always innovating, and from time to time, does a nice job of shaking up the status quo. Going forward,…
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If you want to understand the nature of change and what you can expect for the future, you must understand the challenges participants are facing today. For the…
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Breaking News, Business & Finance
The Top 10 Imaging Industry Stories for November 2018
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenAnother month, another top 10 stories. And we had some big ones in the month of November. There were also some less prominent stories competing for a spot on our monthly list. As…
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Ricoh USA, Inc. has unveiled a cloud-connected multifunction printer (MFP) alongside several devices. The new RICOH MP C501SP provides power for high-volume office print environments, and also serves as a…
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Breaking News, Business & Finance
Ricoh Acquires ColorGATE Digital Output Solutions
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenRicoh Company, Ltd. has announced that the company has reached an agreement to acquire ColorGATE Digital Output Solutions GmbH. Peter Williams, corporate vice president and general manager…
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Breaking News, Business & Finance
Japanese Headlines: Commercial and Industrial Print Revolution
by Tetsuo Kuboby Tetsuo KuboIGAS (International Graphic Arts Show) 2018 was held in Japan July 26″“31 at Tokyo Big Sight, officially known as the Tokyo International Exhibition Center. On display…
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Dealer Survey & The Cannata Dinner
2018 Dealer Survey: Optimism Exceeds Trepidation
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenIf we had to identify the one thing we appreciate most about the dealers who respond to our survey, it’s their honesty. That’s especially true when we ask them to…
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Dealer Survey & The Cannata Dinner
2018 Dealer Survey: Executive Summary (part Ii of Ii)
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenThe three biggest dealer concerns, as ranked by all of our Survey respondents, continue to be competing with manufacturer’s direct branches, declining…
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Dealer Survey & The Cannata Dinner
2018 Dealer Survey: Areas of Greatest Concern
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenOne of the more intriguing findings from our Survey is dealer concerns. Each year we ask dealers to identify their greatest concerns from a list of 10 options, as…