In a recent blog post, Keypoint Intelligence analysts forecast pockets of growth in the otherwise mature digital imaging markets of North America and Western Europe. The growth is expected to occur within the A4 color laser market and certain segments of the business inkjet markets as it shifts away from single-function printers to multifunction devices.
Xerox has added two more multi-brand dealers, AIS and Allied Business Solutions, to its growing team of channel partners in North America. Both companies are based in the Western United States and both say managed IT and document management are driving growth for their companies. “We consider ourselves to be a technology company—we’re more than
HP Inc. this week released its 2017 Sustainable Impact Report, which the company explains in a press release documents its progress driving “lasting improvements to the planet, people, and communities where the company operates.” The report highlights what we have come to expect from such programs: reductions of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, diversion of plastics that
As so often happens given the close relationship between Apex and its parent company Ninestar, one of Apex Microelectronics’ announcements about the availability of new chips was immediately followed by an announcement from Ninestar about the availability of finished cartridges employing those chips. Earlier this week, Apex announced that it is first to market with
The hardcopy peripherals market in Australia took a hard dive during the first quarter of 2018, according to International Data Corporation’s (IDC) “Asia Pacific Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker.” Laser and inkjet markets tumbled 8.6 percent and 9.3 percent, respectively, over the same period last year. IDC attributes the decline to falling sales of low-price brands,
On June 19, Ninestar’s chip arm, Apex Microelectronics, announced that it is first to market with non-OEM replacement chipsets for Brother’s TN-730, TN-760, and TN-770 toner cartridges. Brother debuted these toner cartridges in a new family of A4 monochrome laser printers and MFPs for small-office/home-office (SOHO) environments. While model numbers and the exact date of product
The city of Osaka in Japan and surrounding areas were shaken by an earthquake that struck the region on June 18 at 7:58 a.m. Japan Standard Time. Several hours after the magnitude 6.1 earthquake occurred, The Japan Times reported that it was “one of the most powerful earthquakes to rock the Kansai region in decades” and
On June 14, Fuji Xerox announced some personnel changes, including the appointment of new CEO John Visentin to Fuji Xerox’s board of directors. As noted in a Nikkei Asian Review post, Fuji Xerox has typically made a place for Xerox’s CEO on its board. However, with Xerox having recently scuttled plans to sell half its shares to
Russia’s antitrust regulators have imposed a fine of $40,000 on HP’s Russian subsidiary for price fixing on government contracts to supply computers and equipment to government agencies, including the country’s Central Elections Commission. The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) fined ZAO Hewlett-Packard AO, an HP subsidiary, 2.5 million rubles, or about $40,000, the agency announced on June
On June 12, Metrofuser, the Elizabeth, NJ-based laser printer parts manufacturer, issued an interesting announcement about new aftermarket fusers it is offering that are designed to improve aftermarket toner cartridge performance. What sparked the development of Metrofuser’s new High Variant (HV) fusers is the performance of aftermarket toner formulations relative to OEM formulations. In its
