Technology Trends

At its most basic and relevant-to-print level, Augmented Reality (AR) uses a printed image and a smartphone or tablet app link to a video…

You’ve heard of the 12 Days of Christmas. How about the office technology industry’s Top 12 Stories of 2019? In celebration of the holidays, The…

In the imaging industry, paperless offices are becoming more prominent while MFP sales are declining. OEMs and dealers are looking to offset this decline by…

It’s getting dark earlier these days, and this means it’s time to reflect on another year of managed print services and ponder what will be next for the office…

As one year ends and another begins, we find ourselves embarking once again on another journey through the tangled jungle of the office imaging…

Sometime in the first quarter of 2020, we may have a basic sense of what is in store for the world of print for the rest of the year. Why the wait? Mostly because…

The MFP that sits 10 feet from my desk, despite assorted professional ministrations and upgrades, has never really worked quite right. Sure, it prints and…

The speech given by Swedish climate activist Greta Ernman Thunberg at the Climate Action Summit held at the United Nations headquarters in New York in…

In The Cannata Report’s 34th Annual Dealer Survey, Managed Print Services (MPS) and ECM/document management were two of the top five growth…

Big-ticket live entertainment is always looking for new ways to engage fans and provide an epic, immersive experience that can’t be replicated in the living room…

It”™s been a busy year in Tokyo for printer manufacturers that have enhanced their existing showrooms or opened new ones to showcase their latest printing…

Everybody talks about workflow. You have to have one; you have to document it; you have to improve it continuously; no workflow, no profit; and so on. Let’s…

While many businesses still require and insist on A3 copier/MFPs, the last decade has increasingly seen companies switch to A4 devices. The advantages of A4…

The vendor equipment finance business at TIAA Bank is embarking on a series of digital initiatives to serve its dealer partners more effectively. “We’ve always…

GreatAmerica University keynote speaker Zach Basner, director of inbound training & video strategy for Impact, an inbound marketing company, offers…

Konica Minolta Japan (KMJ), which is responsible for the Japanese market at Konica Minolta, Inc., is strengthening its sales structure under President Jun Haraguchi and…

“Change is the new constant,” is probably the best phrase to describe our fast-paced personal and business lives. Experts keep telling us print is dead, and in a traditional…

EFI and Atlantic, Tomorrow’s Office are blazing a trail, going where no dealer or EFI has ever gone before. EFI has created a new partner program that allows Atlantic…

Initially, Frank Mallozzi, chief revenue officer at EFI, encouraged us to attend ITMA Barcelona 2019, especially since EFI had acquired Reggiani Machine in July 2015…

We believe textile printing is another opportunity for our dealer audience and that was our motivation to attend this important global textile printing showcase.

Attending the ITMA Barcelona exhibition and conference gave us a sense of an exciting new market that is being created by digital engines driven by powerful front ends…

Many dealers remain curious about casting lines into the production printing revenue stream and wading deeper into higher-volume output waters. The first step is…

When it comes to production and industrial print, what has begun as a trickle could soon become a wave. Seeking to address the evolving dynamics of the print industry,…

The current U.S. administration’s tough stance on trade negotiations with China has finally affected the MFP industry. Most recently, the U.S. announced that…

There’s no better way to get a clear picture of a distant country’s managed print services landscape than to talk to someone who helped shape that industry. A couple of…