Just for fun, we came up with an OEM tagline quiz. You know the industry, but OEM taglines share some common themes: vision/sight, possibilities/impossibilities, imagination/innovation. Will you be able to match the OEM to its tagline? Have fun and no cheating!
On March 8 and 9, Canon U.S.A., Inc. hosted its 2017 One Canon Event at the Boca Raton Resort and Club in Boca Raton, FL. The event allowed industry analysts to learn from the firm’s management team how various businesses within Canon U.S.A. are performing and gain insights into where the company is looking to
Last week, printer and copier OEMs finished reporting their quarterly financial results for the three-month period ended on December 31, 2016. For all the Japanese OEMs, except Canon, this period is the third quarter of the fiscal year that will end on March 31, 2017. For Canon and Xerox, this period is the fourth quarter
As 2016 ended, the Supreme Court of the United States indicated that it will take up the matter of Impression Products v. Lexmark International in 2017. The high court’s findings could fundamentally alter the patent-exhaustion doctrine in the United States, either making it easier or more difficult for U.S. patent holders to retain patent rights
It is the traditional time of year for thinking back on the year that was and planning ahead for the year that will be. As part of my look back, I always like to compile a list of Actionable Intelligence’s top stories of the past year in terms of view counts—our most popular articles. Here
Earlier this week, reports surfaced that when certain Epson inkjet printers and all-in-ones were set up to print with Google Cloud Print the devices would randomly power off and on. The Register suggested that the problem was the result of “a combination of a firmware update gone wrong: and Google Cloud Print,” as reportedly users
Last week, printer and copier OEMs finished reporting their financial results for the quarter ended on September 30, 2016. For all the Japanese OEMs, except Canon, this period is the second quarter of the fiscal year that will end on March 31, 2017. For Canon and U.S.-based OEMs Lexmark and Xerox, this period is the
On September 28, HP issued an apology over a “dynamic security feature” in a firmware update that caused some HP inkjet printer models to deliver error messages and stop printing when certain aftermarket cartridges using third-party chips were installed. The firmware update in question affected OfficeJet, OfficeJet Pro, and OfficeJet Pro X inkjet printers and
Starting on September 13, 2016, reports began circulating that an HP firmware update on OfficeJet and OfficeJet Pro inkjet printers and all-in-ones using the HP 934/935, HP 950/951, and HP 970/971 cartridge families prevented the use of many third-party cartridges. The HP 934 and 934 XL black ink tanks and HP 935 and 935XL cyan,
GE announced on September 6 that it will buy two European 3D printer OEMs, Arcam of Sweden and SLM Solutions of Germany. Both OEMs are leading makers of high-end metal-based 3D printers aimed at industrial applications, most significantly for end-use parts in verticals such as aerospace, healthcare, and automotive. The acquisition price for both companies
