In a pair of previous article on CONTEXT’s inkjet all-in-one data in Western Europe (see “Top-Selling Inkjet All-in-Ones in Western Europe” and “CONTEXT Examines Low-End Inkjet AIO Share in Western European Markets”), we noted that while most of the top-selling inkjet all-in-ones are consumer- or small-office/home-office (SOHO)-oriented devices, inkjet vendors are increasingly focusing on business-class
Saying, “HP is in a stronger position today than we’ve been in quite some time,” Meg Whitman, HP president and CEO, reported on February 20 that net earnings during the first quarter were up 10 percent over the same period last year. With total Q1 sales of $28.2 billion, HP earned a profit of $1.4 billion,
Over the next couple of months, resellers’ supplies prices will increase for Lexmark products and a couple of Clover products. The bulletin from Clover published by Supplies Network announced an increase of between 15 and 17 percent on just two SKUs—the CTG561WN and CTG563WN, which replace the HP 61 and 61XL black inkjet cartridges, respectively.
For the past couple of years, business inkjet machines have gotten a lot of attention. Sales of higher-end business units are up as hardware vendors realize that most of their future growth opportunities will come from sales to office users rather than to home users. With that said, however, the number of lower-end units shipped
On February 14, Ninestar Image, a sales subsidiary of the Zhuhai, China-based Seine Group, announced a solution that eliminates the need for a unique coupling mechanism that is at the center of a lawsuit recently filed by Canon, Inc. At the end of January, the OEM filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the
Starting this month, CONTEXT is providing Actionable Intelligence with data on printer and supplies. The UK-based company tracks information and communications technology sales in 18 counties in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), as well as pricing in 35 countries globally. This month, CONTEXT shared data on the inkjet all-in-one market in Western Europe,
On February 4, Brother released the results for the third quarter of its fiscal year, which ends on March 31, 2014, along with its total results for the year through the end of December. The firm had plenty of good news to share with investors—revenue and operating income were up for the year thus far
OKI Electric Industry has announced its financial results for the first nine months of the year, the period from April 1, 2013, to December 31, 2013. The company does not break out quarterly results separately in its financial statements. OKI is engaged in an effort to revamp its printer business, which has seen steady declines
While hardware manufacturers have routinely used the U.S. courts to protect their intellectual property, with a few exceptions, that has not been the case in EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa). But that appears to be changing. Over the past year or so, various OEMs have demonstrated that they are serious about ridding EMEA markets
On January 31, Seiko Epson reported financial results for the third quarter and nine-month period ending on December 31, 2013. After several years of declining sales and profitability, Epson has finally been able to talk about both top- and bottom-line growth in the current fiscal year, which ends on March 31, 2014. In March 2013,