Each year at this time, we identify the trends, companies, and people we will be tracking in the coming year. Although our list is comprehensive and far-reaching, we have never…
Toshiba
Toshiba America Business Solutions (TABS) is a workplace solutions provider delivering an extensive portfolio of industry-recognized workflow and document management products for businesses of all sizes across the United States, Mexico, and Central and South America. TABS supports the diverse needs of today’s professionals through award-winning e STUDIO™ multifunction printers, label and receipt printers, digital signage, managed print services, and cloud solutions.
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Despite the lingering effects of the pandemic, 2021 was still an active year in the imaging technology channel, with introductions of new products, solutions, and services…
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Breaking News, Business & Finance
Manic Monday: News Highlights November 15-19
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenBefore you go over the river and through the woods to Grandma’s house, how about a quick stop for Manic Monday, The Cannata Report’s weekly…
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Breaking News, Business & Finance
Toshiba Announces Strategic Reorganization to Separate Into Three Standalone Companies to Enhance Shareholder Value
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenToshiba Corporation announced its intention to separate into three standalone companies, including Infrastructure Service Company, consisting of Toshiba’s…
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Breaking News, Business & Finance
Toshiba Helps Traxion Deliver Premium Customer Satisfaction
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenToshiba America Business Solutions printer technology is assisting Mexico’s logistics company, Traxion, to complete door-to-door deliveries…
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Breaking News, Business & Finance
Toshiba Introduces Elevate Sky Service Update
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenToshiba America Business Solutions announced Elevate Sky Service – the newest update within the company’s expanding Elevate Sky cloud portfolio – accomplishes this objective…
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Dealer Survey & The Cannata Dinner
36TH ANNUAL DEALER SURVEY EXECUTIVE SUMMARY (PART I OF II)
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenThis year’s Survey had the greatest number of responses in the history of the Survey—385, with 377 of those representing the Big Six manufacturers—Canon, Konica…
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In this year’s Survey, 729 A3 MFP lines were reported across respondents from the Big Six dealer universe, comprising dealers representing Canon, Konica Minolta, Kyocera…
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To determine the manufacturers with the strongest distribution, we examined how they ranked as a dealer’s primary and secondary equipment supplier (Exhibit 1.10). Our Survey…
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With more dealers than ever before participating in our Survey, the percentage of dedicated dealers grew from 37% last year to 40.5% this year. As we have seen year in and year…
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Dealer revenue is where we can see most dramatically the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the independent dealer channel. It was not a very good year, but it wasn’t as bad…
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Starting in 2017, we began tracking dealers with revenues of $7.5 million or greater, calling it, the “$7.5 Million-Plus Club.” Previously, we tracked dealers with revenues…
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Low margins be damned, most dealers now realize that having a selection of standalone printers in their portfolio is a necessity. That’s because printers are essential to…
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As office-print volume declines and dealers seek out new revenue opportunities, we believe production and industrial print represent viable opportunities for dealers with the financial…
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The MPS world experienced quite the shake-up in 2020 due to the pandemic and the subsequent increase of people working from home. We can debate all we want how much printing…
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Until this year, the more dealers who participated in our Survey, the lower the percentage that offered managed IT. We believe the reason for this trend can be attributed…
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Awards & Charity
Toshiba’s Teresa Sternhagen Wins Stevie Award for Woman Executive of the Year
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenToshiba America Business Solutions’ Teresa Sternhagen has won this year’s Silver Stevie Award for Woman Executive of the Year…
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Breaking News, Business & Finance
Manic Monday: News Highlights September 20-24
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenSummer is gone before you know it we’ll be seeing autumn leaves, but right now it’s time for Manic Monday, The Cannata Report’s weekly recap…
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Breaking News, Business & Finance
Toshiba Powers Superior Customer Experience for Pittsburgh Automotive Group
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenToshiba America Business Solutions is working with Bowser Automotive via its next gen e‑STUDIO multifunction printers and their…
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Technology Trends
The Way We Were: Advice for Dealers from 2017 to Offset Declining Print Volumes
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenFor this week’s installment of The Way We Were, we are taking a trip back to March 2017 and a segment from our Virtual Panel Series with the OEMs…
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Breaking News, Business & Finance
Manic Monday: News Highlights August 9-13
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenWe know some people don’t like Mondays, but here at The Cannata Report, we love Mondays because that means it’s time for Manic Monday…
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Breaking News, Business & Finance
Toshiba’s Elevate Sky Leverages Cloud to Support the Digital Workforce
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenToshiba America Business Solutions announced the Elevate Sky platform, featuring a portfolio of Toshiba and third-party cloud-enabled systems, software…
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Video
Fridays with Frank | Breaking Up Branches: Frank Weighs in on OEMs Selling MIF to Dealers
by Scott Cullenby Scott Cullenin our latest episode of Fridays with Frank, Frank G. Cannata shares candid comments on the ongoing trend of OEMs breaking up branches…
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Last month, Scott Cullen and I had the pleasure of interviewing Scott Maccabe, the outgoing chief executive officer, and Larry White, the incoming CEO of Toshiba America…
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Video
Fridays with Frank: Frank Reflects on the Change of Leadership at Toshiba
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenIn this week’s episode of Fridays with Frank, Frank G. Cannata reflects fondly on his relationships with former Toshiba America Business Solutions…