January 6, 2022

After 55 Years, Allen Westerfield Calls it a Career

Venice, FL (Jan. 6, 2022) — Allen Westerfield, president of the Imaging Supplies Coalition, announced his retirement in a short note to industry publications. Westerfield spent 40 years with IBM and Lexmark, followed by a 15-year stint as the ISC president. His last day at the
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NEXERA Announces Retirement of Industry Pioneer and CEO Greg Moseley

Cody, WY (Jan. 5, 2022) — NEXERA, the imaging industry’s trusted source of WorldStats data and performance-enhancing solutions and services, today announced that Greg Moseley, CEO and one of the founders, has chosen to enter full-time retirement, effective Jan. 1. Co-Founder and
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Static Control’s New Customer Portal Provides Easy Ordering and Many Improvements

Sanford, NC (Jan. 6, 2022) — Static Control is pleased to announce the launch of its new ecommerce website, called Customer Portal. This is the largest upgrade to the website since the company rebranded its home page five years ago. The new platform features many improvements,
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Doing Better Business, Eakes, Frontier and ACM Technologies Ring in 2022 with Deals

We could see it coming, but the first week of 2022 was greeted with the announcement of three acquisitions on the dealer side and another involving distributors. The M&A parade was so long, we’ve included separate announcements in our news section for a banking/leasing
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Applying Lessons Learned from 2021 to Forge Path to Brighter Year

We’ve all heard the adage about life being a cruel teacher that gives you the test first, then teaches you the lesson. In that sense, it probably doesn’t matter that the test administered by 2021 included several elements that weren’t covered in previous instruction. Regardless,
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Hollywood Dreams: Image 2000 CEO Joe Blatchford’s Past Life as Chuck Barris’ Exec Runner

These days, Joe Blatchford finds much reward and satisfaction in being the CEO of Image 2000, a $30 million dealership nestled in Valencia, California. But way back in the day, during his formative years spent in Burbank, Blatchford enjoyed a relatively long taste of the
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LDI Color ToolBox Rebrands as LDI Connect

We are excited to announce that LDI will officially be changing our name to LDI Connect to better represent who we are as a company, now and into the future; and, more importantly, what this means to our valued clients. When LDI and The Color ToolBox launched in late October of
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eProductivity Software Becomes an Independent Company After Being Acquired by Symphony Technology Group From Electronics for Imaging

Pittsburgh (Jan. 5, 2022) — eProductivity Software, the Productivity Software Business of Electronics For Imaging, Inc. (EFI) announced today it has become an independent global software company after being acquired by an affiliate of Symphony Technology Group (STG), a private
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EFI Focuses Technology Investment Strategy to Capitalize on High-value Digital Imaging Segments

Fremont, CA (Jan. 5, 2022) — Electronics For Imaging Inc. is announcing that it will be prioritizing technology investments to accelerate growth in its fast-growing industrial EFI Inkjet business to continue to lead the industry in the analog-to-digital transition, as well as in
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First Citizens Completes Merger With CIT Group

Raleigh, NC (Jan. 4, 2022) — First Citizens BancShares Inc. (NASDAQ: FCNCA) (First Citizens), the parent company of First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company (First Citizens Bank), today announced the completion of its previously announced merger with CIT Group Inc. (CIT). North
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Axcient’s Award-Winning x360Recover Direct-to-Cloud for Business Continuity Now Available Through Pax8

Denver (Jan. 4, 2022) — Axcient, a leader in business availability software for managed service providers (MSPs), today announced its x360Recover Direct-to-Cloud solution is now available globally through Pax8, its cloud distribution partner. Pax8 is the first distributor to
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SalesChain Begins Celebrating its 20th Anniversary

Southbury, CT (Jan. 4, 2022) — SalesChain, a leading provider of sales and business workflow automation for the office technology industry, is proud to announce the celebration of its 20-year anniversary in 2022. The software provider’s anniversary tagline “20 years of
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Chris Wolowitz Named President of Shore Business Solutions

Wall Township, NJ (Jan. 4, 2022) — Shore Business Solutions, a leading office automation provider headquartered in Wall Township, New Jersey, today announced a significant shift in management to start out 2022. Chris Wolowitz has been appointed president of the company, effective
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Konica Minolta to Retire Muratec Brand

Ramsey, NJ (Jan. 4, 2022) — Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A. Inc. (Konica Minolta) today announced it will transition the Muratec America (Muratec) brand this year. Muratec, a leading supplier of multifunction (MFP) solutions and a provider of managed document and cloud
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