Xerox is shining the spotlight on two dealers that recently signed whopping contracts involving Xerox’s Managed Print Services (MPS). Alberta Printer Service, a 26-year-old multi-brand office-supply dealer in Calgary, inked a four-year, $450,000 contract with the world’s second largest independent dealer of Case Construction equipment, Rocky Mountain Equipment, also headquartered in Calgary. The construction and
Lots of companies like to announce when they win awards. But three companies recently shared an industry award for doing something unique: they created an ecosystem for seat-based billing (SBB), a document-management software solution for managed print service (MPS) providers that proponents say is becoming increasingly important as print volumes decline. Clover Imaging Group (CIG),
In March, a company called Document Dynamics, LLC, sued Xerox Corporation for patent infringement in the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut. The software developer claims that Xerox was made aware of Document Dynamics’ patented solution for obtaining network printing metrics and managing devices during a series of meetings, but Xerox did not
On March 6, Konica Minolta, Inc. announced that the World Technology Network (WTN) has named the OEM’s Dispatcher Phoenix solution as a finalist in the IT software category of the 2017 World Technology Awards. New Jersey-based Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. developed Dispatcher Phoenix, an automated document distribution solution that allows users to customize
It has been a couple of months since we reported that a U.S. district judge ordered Imagetec’s lawsuit against Lexmark be transferred from the Northern District of Illinois to the Eastern District of Kentucky. Thus, we were curious to see whether the suit was transferred and what has happened since. The case was officially transferred
LMI Solutions has announced that it has partnered with nddPrint to be the exclusive distributor of nddPrint’s print management and managed print services (MPS) software in North America. Columbus, OH-based nddPrint North America, which is a subsidiary of Brazil-based NDDigital, is a provider of cloud-based solutions that include data collection, “follow me print” for printing
A major U.S. wholesale distributor of printing and imaging hardware, supplies, and print-management services has added PrintReleaf reforestation certification to its managed print service (MPS) program. Supplies Network, headquartered in St. Charles, MO, now includes the PrintReleaf platform as part of its mpsSELECT portfolio of services, according to a press release issued on February 20,
In December 2017, Xerox announced that it had signed two more multi-brand dealers—one on the West Coast and one on the East Coast—to its expanding roster of channel partners (see “As Two More Firms Join Xerox’s Channel Partner Program, New Partners Signed in 2017 Grows to 50”). Two months later, the company has added two
On February 13, Xerox announced its new MPS Essentials Suite, a managed print services (MPS) software solutions package aimed at providing its channel partners with the tools needed to help small and medium-sized business (SMB) customers improve their productivity. Xerox says the new MPS Essentials Suite provides secure authentication, mobile print functionality, advanced scanning capabilities,
On February 5, Clover Imaging Group (CIG) announced that it has partnered with marketing development firm Pontrelli Marketing, Inc. CIG says the aim of the partnership is to help its dealers improve their sales and marketing efforts and achieve growth. In a company press release announcing the partnership, CIG explains that Pontrelli Marketing will use
