Technology Trends

On October 9, Konica Minolta held a web briefing for the Japanese market with President Shoei Yamana and the company’s directors. The theme was, “Konica Minolta’s…

I’ve always looked to Japan as a country of culture, tradition, and technology. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my time at Ricoh in Holland and Germany. The lessons of culture…

Each year at this time, we present the trends, companies, and people we will be tracking in the coming year. While comprehensive and far-reaching, we have never intended…

Imaging equipment dealers and OEMs know firsthand how the printing industry has experienced single-digit declines for the past several years—long before dreaded…

Last year at ITMA, Mimaki unveiled its TX300P MkII hybrid textile printer, featuring a new hybrid-function able to print direct to fabric and to dye sublimation transfer…

Epson Sales is finding growing interest for its inkjet MFPs in Japan thanks in part to a sales model designed to increase interest…

How many labels do you see in a day? Probably a lot more than you think. There are about 230,000 brands in the U.S. market and that translates into a lot of labels on jars…

The textile industry is one of the world’s largest, and it’s also the second largest polluter in the world. One way to make textiles and apparel more eco-friendly is to adopt…

The impact that Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) technologies are having on our industry is undeniable. Organizations who are able to quickly…

The impact of COVID-19 in Japan was greatest from April to May, when the emergency declaration was issued by the Japanese government, causing the economy to stagnate…

No doubt, the past six months have drastically challenged the way we establish, build, and maintain business relationships. For many of us, WFO (work-from-home) and online…

Trivia question: Who was the only office technology manufacturer to have a partner meeting in 2020? Answer: Epson America, Inc…

Growing new business is an all-the-time challenge for dealers exacerbated by the pandemic and post-election concerns for U.S. businesses. To help dealer partners navigate…

For middle-market and small businesses, the COVID-19 pandemic is highlighting the vital importance of investing in new technology, facilitating…

On June 29, Epson Sales, Seiko Epson’s distributor in the Japanese market, announced that it would start a print service that links printers with Slack (Slack Technologies), a…

Back in the old days—more than six, seven hundred years ago—when the average person needed to read a document (usually something very official, say from…

Better late than never. While competitors have released a steady stream of internally developed A4 products, Toshiba America Business Solutions (TABS) has been relying…

Health experts unanimously agree that wearing a facial covering is a key element of coronavirus-mitigation strategies. The CDC recommends all people two years of age and…

Necessity is the mother of invention. Nowhere is that adage truer right now than in the office technology and solutions space. Since June, Canon Solutions America…

Got data? Got information? You probably have both. Are they the same thing? Nope. Does it matter? Yep!  The 98 strokes you take to play 18 holes is data. The number…

Starting last  issue, The Cannata Report will connect with key industry players throughout the office imaging landscape for updates on how they are doing, new product introductions…

Given the unpredictable nature of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, many employees across the country will continue to work from home for…

No one could have predicted the COVID-19 pandemic and what we are experiencing now back in March of 2019 when we published the article…