On January 17, Actionable Intelligence hosted a webinar looking back on 2016—the most transformative year yet in the office imaging industry—and exploring what lies ahead for the industry in 2017. In 2016, continued declining demand for certain classes of products put stress on already-stressed market segments. The industry’s overcapacity had a transformative effect on printer,
On October 18, Actionable Intelligence and ENX Magazine hosted a webinar that provided a detailed look at three key battlegrounds where printer OEMs are competing to pursue growth opportunities and capture more pages: A3 versus A4, business inkjet, and color versus monochrome. The presentation provided an overview of financial conditions and a roundup of recent
On June 16, Actionable Intelligence and ENX Magazine hosted a webinar that provide a detailed look at the current state of the hardcopy industry. “The State of the Hardcopy Industry” included a roundup of recent OEM activities and key market trends along with an assessment of how the leading hardware manufacturers are performing financially. The
On January 14, Actionable Intelligence and ENX Magazine joined together to host a webinar examining the key trends shaping the printer hardware and supplies industries in 2015. “2015: The Year in Review” began with a market overview that details the roles various economic factors have played in the current market and how the leading vendors
3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing, covers a wide and sometimes confusing range of technologies, applications, and materials. Each technology has its advantages and limitations, and not all are appropriate for commercial applications. This makes it tough for companies trying to break into the 3D printing market. To help sort it all out, Actionable
Insiders in the 3D printing industry like to point out how little their technology has in common with hardcopy. That may be true, but why are so many hardcopy OEMs, channel players, and materials vendors entering or evaluating the 3D printing market? The answer is twofold: First, the way 3D systems and supplies are sold
The market research firm Actionable Intelligence and the monthly industry publication ENX Magazine are teaming up to jointly host what is certain to be the digital consumable industry’s most important online event of the summer. On June 25, the industry’s two leading news and analysis providers will examine the key lawsuits winding their way through
The digital consumables markets in Europe and Russia are currently flooded with patent-infringing supplies, and many companies are suffering as a result. The latest white paper from Actionable Intelligence, “Supplies Under Scrutiny in Europe and Russia,” which is available as a free downloadable PDF, reviews the most recent patent litigation filed by OEMs in the
Now Available! In 2009, the lower end of the monochrome laser market all but collapsed as sales and unit shipments tumbled. Today, demand for entry-level personal and workgroup printers and MFPs is back and these machines are among the most popular on the market. Actionable Intelligence has published a new, in-depth, 136-page report that provides
Ten years ago, demand for inkjet cartridges was exploding as the installed base of inkjet printers continued to grow. OEMs fought a pitched battle over market share, and the price of hardware plummeted, fueling sales of more machines. After years of augmenting declining hardware margins with higher-priced cartridges, however, hardware manufacturers faced frustrated consumers who
