Feature Articles

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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South Carolina Dealer DocuGraphics Rechristened as Levifi

After 22 years in business, DocuGraphics is rebranding as Levifi, laying the groundwork for continued growth in the exciting world of workplace technology. Founded as a Xerox copier dealership in 2002, DocuGraphics—now Levifi—has evolved from a small team of four to a leading
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UBEO Business Services Acquires Fellow Elite Dealer Bay Copy

UBEO Business Services, a nationally renowned leader in business technology services, is thrilled to announce that it has completed the acquisition of Bay Copy, a $5-$10 million dealership based on the South Shore of Massachusetts with an impressive 51-year history of delivering
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Xerox Reorganization Will Result in 3,000-Plus Lost Jobs; Key Execs Depart

It only took a few days into 2024 for Xerox Corp. to announce a jarring organizational restructuring plan that will result in a 15% staff reduction for the first quarter, which translates to approximately 3,100 layoffs (based on the company’s most recent SEC filing). There was
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2024 Planning: Industry Experts Suggest Actions Based on 2023’s Teachings

If history has taught us anything, it’s that some of us are doomed to repeat it. But taking what the past has taught us and incorporating it into the way we approach the future…is it always the right course of action? Of course, we’re talking about January’s State of the Industry
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Legendary Centric Founder Rick Bastinelli Retires; Shawn Moran Named VP/GM

Centric Business Systems, a leading provider of innovative business solutions, today announced the retirement of its founder and president, Rick Bastinelli, after 33 years of dedicated service. Bastinelli’s visionary leadership and unwavering commitment have been
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Elite Dealer Challenges: A Final Glimpse at Industry’s Biggest Obstacles

It’s time to bid adieu to 2023. On the whole, it wasn’t a terrible year, unlike its three predecessors. It was a year in which business seemed to settle into its new normal, if such a thing exists. The supply chain pipes unclogged, backorders were filled and many dealers far
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2023 in Review: Ninestar Ban Earns Top Shocker Story

I’m going to be honest with you, and frankly, it’s not exactly a state-level secret. There isn’t a hell of a lot going on in the industry right now. Thus, the quantity of news items is going to be scant this week and next.  In a few weeks, we can expect to learn about
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