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Industry acquisitions continue to trickle in at a slow but consistent pace, and this week saw a pair of announced deals. UBEO Business Services obtained Digitech Office Machines of Louisiana, its largest acquisition within the Bayou State. Meanwhile, GoodSuite pulled off the Read More

The past 18 months have clearly illustrated the need to draw upon inspiration in the face of relentless adversity. For Mark Mathews, the vice president, North America commercial sales and marketing for Epson America, this period has certainly caused him to reflect on a former Read More

Centric Business Systems is pleased to announce the expansion and relocation of its office in the Philadelphia area. Located in King of Prussia, the new location provides Class A office space to accommodate sales, service, administration, training, and leadership. The custom Read More

Corporate culture is not something that’s written in chalk on a blackboard; it cannot be easily erased. It’s more or less etched in stone, requiring a considerable effort to adjust. Time-tested processes get their name because something worked in 1981 and again in 1991 and 2001. Read More

Novatech, a nationwide Managed Office provider and a core portfolio company of Trivest Partners, a leading founder-friendly private investment firm, has announced its acquisition of Digital Office Solutions, a Xerox Dealer in Milwaukee. “Novatech continues to grow,” Read More

He might not have known it at the time, but Roland Tolan learned some of the fundamental truths of business while playing professional soccer in his native country of Romania. His coach passed along a pithy nugget of insight, one that would sustain and drive Tolan during his Read More

Eastman Kodak Company and Pacific Office Automation (POA), the largest office and printing technology equipment dealer in the United States, have announced an agreement under which Pacific Office Automation will become a key distributor of Kodak digital print solutions. Read More

Once upon a time, department managers and HR-led employee committees would seek to spice up a Friday morning by popping into Dunkin’ Donuts to secure coffee and sweet treats that would be made available to employees in the breakroom. While not a healthy option, it was intended to Read More

Corporate culture has increasingly influenced the way executives think about and conduct business. At Lexmark, for example, the firm has forged a Customers for Life credo, and the only way for the philosophy to take hold is if all members of the team buy into the concept. Read More

This piece originally appeared on the GreatAmerica Office Equipment Blog forum. Click here to read other topics of interest to our industry. “If it isn’t broken, don’t fix it.” We all know the saying which implies that if a particular something isn’t wrong, we need not take Read More

With threat actors honing their trickery skills to craft the perfect email used to fool a would-be victim recipient, new data shows cybercriminals are stepping up their game on a number of fronts. Spear phishing only works when the misleading email content is relevant to the Read More

We begin this month’s deeper dive into ENX Magazine’s State of the Industry report on corporate culture by examining the importance of integrating core values into a dealer’s hiring process. Please take a moment to check out our feature online, which describes the great pains our Read More

Offix, a premier provider of office technology and document solutions, is proud to announce the opening of its newest location, servicing the Eastern Shore region of Virginia and Maryland. Through the acquisition of Eastern Shore Business Machines’ office equipment division, Read More

Remember the film “What Women Want,” in which actor Mel Gibson miraculously taps into the minds of all females, becoming privy to all their thoughts? The 2000 movie saw a companion sequel, “What Men Want,” in 2019, reversing the roles with Taraji P. Henson as the protagonist who Read More

Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A. Inc. (Konica Minolta) announced this week that it is taking precautionary measures to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 variants by postponing its Dealer Summit. Originally scheduled for Aug. 23–25, the event was intended to help dealer Read More