Feature Articles

Diversification Opportunities: Is Your Market Ripe for a Given Product?

As dealers ponder whether a certain ancillary product offering is a good fit for their particular client and geography base, there are several obvious checklist items to consider. Cost to entry, degree of training required, the need for subject-matter experts and possible monthly
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M&A Roundup: EO Johnson, DEX Imaging Complete Deals

DEX Imaging strikes again! The Tampa, Florida-based dealer quietly completed a pair of deals, including one for a member of the 2023 Elite Dealer roster. Meanwhile, out west, EO Johnson Business Technologies recently finalized an acquisition that will strengthen its Iowa
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Two-Minute Drill: Following Highly Successful Career, Rick Bastinelli Ready for Second Act

It is impossible for Rick Bastinelli to retire, for that would mean the longtime top executive of Baltimore-based Centric Business Systems is ready to sit back and relax. But while he did technically call it a career a couple weeks ago, at the conclusion of a two-year transition
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Not So Bright: Court Orders AuKing to Pay Epson $500K

Epson today announced a default judgment was entered for its recent lawsuit against AuKing, an Amazon selling partner. Finding that AuKing was unfairly competing by using false, deceptive or misleading statements of fact that misrepresent the nature, quality and characteristics
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The Sleeping Giants: Experts Ponder Long-Term Trends that Could Play a Role in Future

Like the swallows return to San Juan Capistrano or people complaining about Oscar nomination snubs, there are a few things we can count on every year. Here at ENX Magazine, we’ve done our part to bring continuity to your lives, be it through the Difference Makers program each
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Two-Minute Drill: Ray Belanger Believes UBEO the Best Option for Bay Copy’s Future

Milestone anniversaries are important in celebrating how a company has beaten the odds and remained a strong, ongoing concern through the many trials and tribulations encountered along the way. But as much as it is a time to thank employees and customers for their loyalty and
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Kelley Connect Celebrates 50 Years, Announces Kelley Create Rebrand

Kelley Connect, founded as Kelley Business Machines in 1974, is changing its name. Kelley Connect is now Kelley Create. There’s no change in ownership with this rename. “We are finding more and more that creativity is driving our business,” said Kelley Create CEO Aric Manion. “We
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New Canon Models for imagePROGRAF GP Series Offer High-Speed Output, Vivid Color Reproduction for Graphics and Posters

Canon U.S.A. Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, recently invited media and analysts to sit in on a presentation trumpeting the company’s new models in the imagePROGRAF GP Series – the 60-inch GP-6600S, and 44-inch GP-4600S. The units will bolster the large-format
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The Ups and Downs of 2023: Industry Provides Report Card on Performance

Success is rarely an absolute, at least for the majority of businesses. Unless a company sets lofty goals that are accomplished—and if you did, proper kudos go out to you—it will take stock of all the pluses and minuses and reach an overall conclusion. For example, perhaps your
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Two-Minute Drill: Talking Shop with ADS&S Owner Rob Richardson Over Lunch

While evaluating Elite Dealer submission forms last September, I came across a first-time entry, a dealer that hails from Swedesboro, New Jersey, a town not all that far from the East Coast offices of ENX Magazine. In fact, I had grown up in a neighboring community and still have
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M&A Roundup: Doceo, Advanced Business Methods Complete Deals

While it hasn’t been the barrage of announcements we’ve seen in the past, the office dealer space continues to reveal the year-end deals that were consummated toward the end of 2023. UBEO Business Services made a big splash earlier this month with its acquisition of
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Software Rebrand: Kofax Becomes Tungsten Automation

Today marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter in our 40-year history: Kofax is now Tungsten Automation. This new name embodies the characteristics of our workflow automation software: robust, reliable, and purpose-built to deliver unparalleled innovation. This
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Before You Go: Talking ECS Excitement with Mike Stramaglio

It’s hard to believe that a full year has passed since the Executive Connection Summit (ECS) welcomed the who’s who of the office technology dealer community. But beginning Sunday, nearly 350 attendees are expected to converge on The Scottsdale Resort at McCormick Ranch for ECS
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2024 Planning, Part Two: Allowing the Past Year to be Your Guide

Last week’s bounty of news surrounding acquisitions and organizational shuffling is a constant reminder that change is always afoot in the office dealer stratosphere. For some organizations, 2024 planning occurred well before last December, and industry players are already
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A Deeper Dive: Reviewing the Ricoh C125 MF Device

Here in the East Coast offices of ENX Magazine, our typical tools of the trade—despite being a magazine that serves the office technology dealership universe—tend to lean toward the remedial side. Not that there’s anything wrong with your garden variety Canon or HP
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