Frank G. Cannata offers fresh new commentary on the joint R&D and manufacturing venture between Ricoh and Toshiba after attending a briefing hosted by Larry White, president & CEO of Toshiba America Business Solutions.
Ricoh
Ricoh is empowering digital workplaces using innovative technologies and services that enable individuals to work smarter from anywhere. With cultivated knowledge and organizational capabilities nurtured over its 85-years history, Ricoh is a leading provider of digital services and information management and print and imaging solutions designed to support digital transformation and optimize business performance.
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Technology Trends
Japanese Headlines: Ricoh Launches 21st Mid-Term Management Plan
by Tetsuo Kuboby Tetsuo KuboDigitalization of business process services for major accounts in North America is a priority of Ricoh’s 21st Mid-Term Management Plan.
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Technology Trends
European Headlines: Are Managed Print Services Still Evolving?
by Petra Dienerby Petra DienerManaged Print Services is nothing special anymore. It should come naturally to anyone selling document input/output hardware.
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Despite taking a licking from a change in workstyles and A4, A3 technology keeps on ticking.
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In response to the early news out of Japan about the new partnership between Ricoh and Toshiba, Frank offers his thoughts about what this means to both companies and North American office technology dealers.
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Breaking News, Business & Finance
Ricoh and Toshiba Poised to Partner
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenA news story out of Japan about a partnership between Ricoh and Toshiba could be the beginning of a new era for the office technology industry.
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Breaking News, Business & Finance
Color-Logic Certifies Slater-Harrison Centura Reflect Argent Substrate for Ricoh 7200 Series Presses
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenSlater-Harrison Centura Reflect Argent substrate has been certified by Color-Logic for use on Ricoh Pro 7200S presses.
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Technology Trends
Japanese Headlines: Ricoh Announces Big Changes for New Fiscal Year
by Tetsuo Kuboby Tetsuo KuboRicoh’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.
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Technology Trends
Production Printers Represent a Powerful Strategy to Expand Your Business
by Mark Vrunoby Mark VrunoA look at the best practices that dealers can utilize to sell production printers and expand sales opportunities in their marketplace.
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Video
Fridays with Frank: Frank Reviews the Philadelphia Ricoh Dealer Meeting
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenIn the latest episode of Fridays with Frank, Frank G. Cannata offers candid commentary on Ricoh’s dealer meeting in Philadelphia on February 9, including what dealers can expect from Ricoh regarding support in IT, marketing, and other segments of the business.
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CR Events
8 Notable Highlights from Ricoh’s Philadelphia Dealer Meeting
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenRicoh’s Philadelphia dealer meeting included a supply chain update, product previews, a look at industry trends and an opportunity to interact with each other and Ricoh executives.
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CR Events
Ricoh USA Shares New Strategic Initiatives with Dealers in Philadelphia
by Frank G. CannataFrank Cannata recaps Ricoh USA’s Philadelphia dealer meeting, a meeting that covered an array of strategic initiatives critical to its dealers and allowed them to offer feedback to Ricoh executives.
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Technology Trends
Japanese Headlines: Office Technology OEMs Prepare for the Future
by Tetsuo Kuboby Tetsuo KuboExecutives from four leading Japanese office technology OEMs outline their company’s initiatives for 2023 and beyond, including a focus on new technologies, the environment and sustainability, and employee well being.
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Office technology dealers have digital transformation at the forefront of their offerings, including office tech dealers Marco Technologies and Impact Networking, Ricoh USA, and production print software provider Rochester Software Associates.
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Breaking News, Business & Finance
Manic Monday: Office Technology News Highlights February 6-10
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenThe Cannata Report’s Manic Monday presents condensed document imaging industry news highlights from Canon, ConnectWise, Ricoh, Pulse Technology, Konica Minolta, Stramaglio Consulting and more from the week of February 6-10, 2023.
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Breaking News, Business & Finance
Print Providers Can Transform and Automate their Entire Production Workflow with Ricoh’s New Cloud-Based TotalFlow Producer
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenRicoh announced its latest production workflow technology, TotalFlow Producer, a Software as a Service (SaaS) solution that empowers printers to automate their job production processes from a centralized operational control point. Set to unveil globally at Hunkeler Innovationdays 2023, February 27 to March 2 at the Messe Lucerne Exhibition Center in Lucerne, Switzerland.
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Video
Fridays with Frank: More Lessons Learned from Pacific Office Automation’s Sales Meeting
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenIn this episode of “Fridays with Frank,” Frank Cannata focuses on the importance of diversification, which he learned at a Pacific Office Automation sales meeting. He believes that office technology dealers and manufacturers should also embrace this lesson.
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General Profiles
CR-Connect Dealer Tour: Frontier Business Products Thinks Big
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenFrontier Business Products, a 44-year-old Colorado dealership, is focused on diversifying its product offerings and expanding through acquisitions under Scott Schnabel, a 27-year document imaging industry veteran, who joined the dealership as its President a year and a half ago.
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Breaking News, Business & Finance
Manic Monday: Office Technology News Highlights January 16-20
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenIt’s time again for The Cannata Report’s Manic Monday, our rapid recap of the previous week’s office technology industry news. Following are the news highlights from the week…
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Breaking News, Business & Finance
Study Revealed by Ricoh USA Shows Untapped Routes to Address Labor Shortages, Save on Freight and Delivery, and Reduce Fuel Emissions
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenRicoh USA, Inc. unveiled a study that finds advanced applications, such as intelligent lockers and Augmented Reality (AR), present a largely untapped opportunity for retailers to enhance…
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Breaking News, Business & Finance
Manic Monday: Office Technology News Highlights January 9-13
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenWelcome back to The Cannata Report’s Manic Monday, our rapid recap of the previous week’s office technology industry news. Here’s the news highlights from the week of January…
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Awards & Charity
IDC Names Ricoh a ‘Major Player’ in the Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) Service Solutions Market
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenRicoh USA, Inc. announced that it has been named a Major Player in the 2022-2023 IDC MarketScape for the United States Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) Service Solutions Report…
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Editor’s note: Earlier this week, we received an email from John Sutton, vice president software solutions for Novatech, about the passing of his friend and mentor, Lee Rummage. Rummage spent…
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Technology Trends
2023 Watchlist: The Trends, Companies, People, and Events We are Watching in the Coming Year
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenOffice technology trends and document imaging industry trends to watch in 2023.
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To recap 2022, we asked dozens of companies to share their highlights from the 12 months. As you’ll see from their responses, this is an industry with no failure to innovate…