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Xerox Agreement with Distribution Management Expands Access for Channel Partners

Xerox Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: XRX) announced it has expanded access for channel partners to its portfolio of printers and multifunction printers (MFPs) for the hybrid workplace and production printing presses through Distribution Management Inc., a wholesale distributor of
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Sharp’s Long-Anticipated Digital Production Presses Available

Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America (SIICA), a division of Sharp Electronics Corporation (SEC), announced the availability of its new BP-1200C four-color and 1200S six-color digital production presses. Built with proven technology, these machines combine the value of
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Contract Blues: Dealers Share How to Get Best Results in Competitive Situation

All dealers wish they could bat 1.000 when it comes to competitive business opportunities. That would enable them to be ultra-selective in the types of opportunities they pursue. A chosen few do find themselves in a beneficial position to not chase any jobs except for those
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Keypoint Intelligence Introduces New Advisory Offering: Exploring Artificial Intelligence in Document Services

Keypoint Intelligence is excited to introduce its latest advisory offering: Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Document Services. This innovative service is designed to empower businesses by providing in-depth competitive analysis to enhance their AI strategies. Keypoint
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Dino Pagliarello Joins Sharp as Vice President of Product Management and Production Print

Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America (Sharp), a division of Sharp Electronics Corporation (SEC), today announced that industry veteran, Dino Pagliarello, has joined Sharp as the new vice president of product management and production print. In this role, Pagliarello
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When Forever Ends, Love Survives in a Dream

As I trekked the Northeast Extension in Pennsylvania last Saturday, on my way to visit my daughter at school, one overwhelming question weighed on me more and more as the mile markers ticked off. How do I tell her that her cat, Cutie Pie—a beloved member of the family, her pet
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Missed Opportunities: Dealers Share How Incumbent Providers Drop the Big Catch

It stands to reason that for every major contract triumph enjoyed by a dealer/managed service provider, there’s at least one (maybe more) incumbents who managed to squander a major opportunity through any number of avenues. Lack of attention to the client’s needs is a popular
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The Road Goes On: Jillian Fund Gala Makes Way for a Future Filled with Support

Walking into The Venetian is an experience in itself. The ballroom’s high ceilings, breathtaking chandeliers and high-class ambiance is befitting of royalty. And that’s exactly what the Garfield, New Jersey, venue saw March 15 when it hosted the final Jillian Fund Gala—the kings
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Advanced Business Methods Acquires The Office Shop of Minnesota

Advanced Business Methods (ABM), an office products and solutions company headquartered in West Fargo, North Dakota, has acquired The Office Shop, a Brainerd and Aitkin, Minnesota-based office equipment, furniture, and supply source. The official announcement was made in Brainerd
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Jennie Fisher Named a Group President at GreatAmerica Financial Services

GreatAmerica Financial Services announces two exciting positions to lead the 750-plus member team into the future. Jennie Fisher, MBA, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, elevates her previous position of senior vice president and general manager, office equipment group to group president,
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Selling the Sizzle: Deal Facilitators Add Zest to the Major Takedowns

Imagine the office technology dealer space takes the form of a barbecue cook-off competition. The challenge is to see who can prevail, despite the fact that everyone is using the same cut of beef, and has the same ingredients/accoutrements at their disposal. Anyone can drop a
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Best of ECS: From Yesterday’s Tools to Tomorrow’s Solutions, Sharp’s Mike Marusic Suggests Following the Information Trail

Often times, too much attention is paid to technology itself as opposed to the intention of it. This is why history is littered with examples of tools that overstayed their practicality, not to mention the many victims that fell by the wayside because of their loyalty to past
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Report: Managed IT Provider Sued by Client Over Ransomware Attack

A California-based law firm is taking a managed service provider to court, claiming the company did not protect it from a ransomware attack, MSSP Alert reported last week. The law firm, Mastagani Holstedt, claims its managed IT provider, LanTech LLC, did not adequately safeguard
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Xerox Announces Sale of Argentina and Chile Direct Business to Grupo Datco

Xerox Holdings Corporation announced Tuesday plans to transform its operating model in Argentina and Chile and has sold its operations in these regions to Grupo Datco, a technologies and fiber optic network services provider in Latin America. This transition aligns with the
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Building a Bigger Contract Beast: Higher Degree of Difficulty Calls in a Dealer’s Resources

For virtually all things business, bigger is almost always better. More units, more print/document management solutions, software—you name it. There is often a correlation between the volume of personnel involvement and the size of the overall price tag. VPs, specialists,
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