Channel Insight

Todd Croteau does not claim to have all the answers. But the president of All Covered, the IT services division of Konica Minolta, is heartened by the knowledge that with more than 800 engineers in 35 locations across the United States, the answer to any IT-related issue—no Read More

Around the time Eric Smith joined Impression Products, the family-owned business founded by his father, Walter, one of the Charleston, WV-based firm’s biggest moves was becoming a Lexmark-authorized supplier of toner cartridges. In fact, Impression Products also offered OEM Read More

Anyone who thinks the last 18-24 months have been uneventful for Lexmark International obviously has not been paying attention. The whirlwind of activity taking place with the manufacturer and provider of multifunction devices, supplies and accessories, MPS, solutions and Read More

When the term artificial intelligence is bandied about, it conjures images of free-moving robots taking the place of humans, summoning the need for actor Will Smith to save the day. OK, so maybe Hollywood has the penchant for embellishing reality, but AI and the Internet of Read More

Known for its reputation as a dealer-centric organization, KYOCERA Document Solutions America (KDA) continues to ride a wave of success, as evidenced by its eighth consecutive year of growth. Much of that success is directly attributed to its Total Document Solutions (TDS) Read More

It stands to reason that if one wants to still look good at the age of 110, it takes more than a little cosmetic surgery to make it reality. For the Xerox Corporation, it began with January’s separation into two companies: Conduent, a business process outsourcing company, and Read More

It’s been said that the SMB office environment is the last great, untapped frontier that inkjet printing has yet to conquer. But now that inkjet is beginning to infiltrate the BTA channel, courtesy of new product introductions from both Epson America and HP, it will be Read More

The 2017 LEAD (Learn, Engage, Act, Deliver) Conference provided its hosts, Toshiba America Business Solutions (TABS) and Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions (TGCS), a platform to not only provide an update on the overall organization and unveil some technologies they believe will Read More

Business as usual. That was the prime takeaway delivered in Phoenix during Samsung Electronics America’s Printing Solutions National Dealer Meeting in March. The 1,000-lb. gorilla in the room was HP’s acquisition of Samsung’s printing business, which is expected to be completed Read More

When you hear Sharp Electronics Corp. President and CEO Doug Albregts talk about Foxconn’s investment in the company, he sounds like a kid who has just been handed the keys to the candy store. And why not? He now has the technology, manufacturing prowess and financial wherewithal Read More

For Konica Minolta Business Solutions, 2016 is likely to go down as a milestone year. At its dealer meeting in August, the company made a big commitment to the production print market with the launch of its Accurio brand. Konica Minolta also announced it had taken a stake in MGI, Read More

Last August, Canon U.S.A. announced its One Canon initiative. Its goal was to get all of Canon’s internal groups serving the B2B market working together. For dealers, this means better and faster access to all of Canon’s products and services. Those B2B-focused entities include Read More