Recently, Sam’s Club stores began promoting the availability of inkjet refilling services at some locations. The Sam’s Club stores that are offering inkjet refilling use the InkCenter kiosk, made by Retail Inkjet Solutions (RIS). Sam’s Club now has a page on its website devoted to its inkjet refill service. Inkjet cartridge refilling is not available
Xerox announced yet more multi-brand dealer agreements this week in its drive to increase its presence in the North American small- and mid-size business (SMB) market. Standard Business Systems of Little Rock, AR, and Memphis Communication Corporation of Memphis, TN, have joined the Xerox channel partners program. “Adding leading multi-brand office-equipment dealers and other types
The partnership between aftermarket component maker Static Control Components and third-party cartridge retailer Cartridge World is growing. On June 14, Static Control announced that it is launching a line of aftermarket cartridges in Cartridge World packaging that will be available exclusively to Cartridge World stores. The two companies first announced a partnership in March 2016
In September 2016, HP announced that it would acquire Samsung Electronics’ printer business for approximately $1.05 billion (see “HP Makes Big Play for Copier Market with Purchase of Samsung’s Printer Business”), and the company previewed a broad lineup of A3 hardware, including LaserJet-branded color and monochrome models based on Samsung’s laser engines and PageWide-branded color
On May 18, Clover Imaging Group (CIG) announced the release of refreshed Axess Managed Print Services (MPS) SalesPro training. Axess is CIG’s MPS program. It consists of a suite of software and services designed to provide CIG dealers with a profitable MPS solutions. Axess was originally West Point Products’ MPS program and was included under
As it does every year, Static Control recently held a summit for its network of global distribution partners. The annual event was held in April at the company’s world headquarters in Sanford, NC. While some past distributor summits have also been held in Sanford, Static Control has held a distributor summit in Zhuhai, China, in
Xerox this month continued its campaign to grow its small- and midsize business (SMB) market by snapping up an Ohio-based multi-brand dealer that sells office equipment and managed print services (MPS). Global Imaging Systems (GIS), a Xerox company since 2007, bought MT Business Technologies to further expand its sales channel. MT Business Technologies, a private
At the Rapid + TCT 3D additive manufacturing conference going on this week in Pittsburg, HP Inc. showcased recent initiatives that extend the matrix of the company’s 3D printing investment. HP launched a new global reseller program, showed off its expanding lineup of manufacturing service bureaus and design firms using its Jet Fusion 3D printers,
Depot International, a provider of OEM and refurbished printer parts and computer and server parts that is part of the Clover Imaging Group (CIG) portfolio of companies, announced on May 4 that its performance was recently recognized by both HP Inc. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Depot International is an HP Authorized Parts Distributor. The company
Xerox continues to press its strategy to penetrate the North American small- and mid-size business (SMB) market by adding multi-brand dealers where they are needed, expanding support roles for existing agents, and training thousands of new resellers. Last week, CRN reported on Xerox’s recent successes at recruiting new dealers. For example, the president of Jacksonville,
