Editors Blog

Fund Sues Icahn for Buying HP Stock with Knowledge Xerox May Acquire HP’s Stock at a Premium

Carl Icahn, Xerox’s largest single shareholder with approximately 11% of its shares, is being sued by another Xerox shareholder that claims Icahn bought $1.2 billion in HP stock with the
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Smile Difference Maker Joe Reeves Seeks to be Problem Solver and Trusted Partner

Joe Reeves is every kid on the first day the community swimming pool opens, racing toward the edge before jumping into a full cannonball that sends water splashing everywhere. The smile on his
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Xerox’s John Visentin Delivers 33-Page Presentation to HP Shareholders

As promised, Xerox CEO John Visentin has taken his case for uniting with HP to HP’s shareholders, courtesy of an exhaustive 33-page presentation outlining the merits of the proposed
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SIICA Difference Maker Soichi “Steve” Oda Takes Responsibility to Heart

Great opportunities are oftentimes tucked behind seemingly difficult challenges. Soichi (Steve) Oda, the senior vice president, business planning for Sharp Imaging and Information Company of
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How Can Offering A Variety of Billing Options and Solutions Help Office Technology Dealers Differentiate?

This piece originally appeared on the GreatAmerica Office Equipment Blog forum. Click here to read other topics of interest to our industry. Regardless of how you go to market, you actually have
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From the Shadow of Loss Shines a Message of Inspiration and Hope

It’s funny how this time of year can be quite taxing. A holiday is tucked in at the end of November that implores us to be thankful for what we have, cultivated by childhood visions of pilgrims
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HP Reiterates Rejection, Xerox Says Refusal to Pursue Due Diligence “Defies Logic”

One thing’s for certain during the course of Xerox’s pursuit of HP. Both parties are not shy about sending replies on the weekend. Last Saturday, HP penned a response to Xerox CEO John Visentin,
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Toshiba Difference Maker Steven Sauer Didn’t Find a Home in the Industry…it Found Him

Most of us are skeptical when it comes to fate, but upon hearing the backstory of Toshiba Business Solutions’ Steven Sauer, it just might flip the thinking of even the most hardened of
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Malware Delivered Via Fake Browser Updates Are Back and More Sophisticated Than Ever

Leveraging vulnerable website content management platforms, these attacks seek to trick users into installing malware under the guise that their web browser is out-of-date. We all know that
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Report: Xerox Offers to Open its Books to HP

Xerox Corp. has offered HP a four-week window for the respective organizations to examine their respective organization’s books as an enticement for the Palto Alto, California-based
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Sales Ingrained in DNA of Copiers Northwest Difference Maker Gregg Petrie, but it’s All About People

It’s not hard to see why Gregg Petrie teamed with his brother, Mark, to form Copiers Northwest 33 years ago. After all, his father, Bob, sold 3M Thermofax copiers in the late 1950s. “He told us
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Sixth Annual Jillian Fund Gala Represents a Bonding Experience for Office Technology Industry

An estimated 720 people crammed the ballroom at The Venetian in Garfield, New Jersey, on Oct. 30 for the sixth annual Jillian Fund Gala. Dealers, manufacturers, suppliers and other providers
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