IDC Says Hardcopy Peripheral Units Declined in Western Europe in Q1
International Data Corporation (IDC) reports that hardcopy peripheral shipments and revenue declined in Western Europe in the first quarter of 2013. According to the research firm’s “Worldwide Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker,” unit shipments in Western Europe declined 14.5 percent year-over-year, falling from 5.8 million units to 5.0 million units in the first quarter, while the value [...]
On May 7, Ninestar announced the release of compatible high-yield ink tanks for Lexmark’s Pro715 and Pro915 four-in-one inkjets that were introduced in October 2011 (see “Lexmark Introduces New Vizix 2.0 Platform in Pro715 and Pro915”) and also for the S315, S415, and S515 series of inkjet all-in-ones that were rolled out in May 2012 [...]
On May 1, HP announced a new website called Two Smiles (www.twosmiles.com) that allows customers to produce a personalized greeting card featuring a gift card that customers can then print out on their printer or MFP. The site features hundreds of cards (988, to be exact, as of our visit on May 1) for a [...]
On April 26, OCP announced that it has developed brand-new pigmented inks for the HP 970 and 971 inkjet cartridges, which are used in HP’s Officejet Pro X series. HP pre-announced the single-function Officejet Pro X451dn and X551dw and the multifunction X476dn and X576dw last fall (see “HP Fall Product Launch: New Page-Wide Business Inkjets [...]
On April 25, Ninestar announced the release of compatibles for Canon’s latest ink tanks: the 550/551/451/351/251/651/751 series. In the United States, these ink tanks are the CLI-251/CLI-251XL and PGI-250/PGI-250XL/PGI-255XXL, and they were introduced in December 2012 in the PIXMA iP7220, PIXMA MG5420, and PIXMA MG6320 (see “Canon Launches New Generation of Ink Tanks in PIXMA [...]
HP, Cartridge World, and Clover Each Urge Customers to Keep Cartridges Out of Landfills on Earth Day
April 29, 2013 No Comment
April 22 was Earth Day, and, as happens ever year, companies in the printer and supplies industry made environmental-themed announcements in the run up to the day. To our eyes, some of the more interesting announcements were made by Cartridge World, Clover, and HP. Each firm urged customers to keep spent cartridges out of landfills. [...]
OCP, the aqueous inkjet manufacturer based in Germany, has developed new inks for refilling Canon’s PGI-550/PGI-250 and CLI-551/CLI-251 series ink tanks. OCP was quick to market with the ink for the new ink tanks, which were introduced in December 2012 in the United States in various PIXMA inkjet printers and all-in-ones (see “Canon Launches New [...]
On April 15, Eastman Kodak announced that Brother Industries plans to buy certain assets of Kodak’s Document Imaging business for $210 million. Brother will also assume liability for the deferred service business related to the purchase. The sale is subject to court approval as well as other conditions. Purchasing Kodak’s Document Imaging assets will provide Brother [...]
Konica Minolta’s All Covered Division Acquires United Computer Sales and Service
April 9, 2013 No Comment
On April 9, Konica Minolta’s All Covered division announced the acquisition of United Computer Sales and Service, a Cherry Hill, NJ-based provider of IT, security, and compliance services to banking and government industries in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland. Konica Minolta acquired All Covered in early 2011 with the goal of expanding into the [...]
InfoTrends Says Printer and MFP Placements Declined in Western Europe in 2012
April 9, 2013 No Comment
On April 9, InfoTrends shared some details about printer and MFP placements in Western Europe in 2012. While the market declined in that region, there were some bright spots such as monochrome and color A4 MFPs and business inkjet devices. According to the research firm, placements in Western Europe were down in 2012 compared with [...]