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Is there a Future for Production Inkjet in the Dealer Channel?

In 2015, Canon Solutions America (CSA) made a bold unveiling with the introduction of its Océ VarioPrint i300 color digital press, a sheetfed inkjet production printing system that gave
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The Lessons of Scooby-Doo as it Applies to Teamwork

The whacky, 2002 live-action movie of Scooby-Doo can teach us about the ins and outs of teamwork and how that can apply to your IT marketing. Two years after the disbanding of the Mystery Machine
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Why the Best Salespeople are So Lucky

How do I achieve my desired sales goals over and over? Thomas Jefferson once said, “I’m a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it.” You may have noticed those
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Case Study: Verticomm’s AEC Niche Promises Unlimited Ceiling for Managed IT

Verticomm, the managed IT division of Denver-based All Copy Products, has been providing the full range of managed network services since 1999. Nearly 20 years later, the full dossier of products
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Can the He-Man Creators Teach MSPs about IT Marketing?

If you grew up in the 1980s like me, you no doubt were a huge Star Wars fan and loved to play with the action figures. Of course, you probably had no idea that the massive success of the Star
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Charting Growth Opportunities for Managed IT: Finding Comfort in the Cloud

In a bit of a nod to the Captain Obvious in all of us, perhaps one of the secrets to ensuring future growth for managed IT providers is to furnish the full spectrum of IT needs for clients. While
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New Managed IT Peer Groups Structure Enables Collabrance Dealers, IT Partners to Maximize Value of Service Leadership Alliance

Seeking to make more effective use of its alliance with Service Leadership Inc., Collabrance LLC announced two new peer groups that will focus exclusively on copier dealers and partners who use
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Cisco and Xerox Boost Cybersecurity for Printers on the Network

Pity the network managers who are responsible for network security. Mandates to accommodate the “internet of things” and mobile connectivity add exponentially to the number of network endpoints
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Canon, Epson File Multiple Patent Infringement Lawsuits

A series of patent infringement lawsuits have been filed by Canon and Epson against dozens of remanufacturers. Canon took an aggressive measure to protect its patents by launching a staggering 32
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Five Things Dealers Should Know to Thrive in a Review Economy

Think of the last time you went on vacation, or maybe you’re planning one right now. I would bet some Bitcoin that you visited at least one review site, or looked at reviews of your hotels
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Xerox’s Security Summit Takes Aim at Customers’ Printer Infrastructure

There’s no dearth of talk surrounding the need for enhanced security for businesses when it comes to protecting the sanctity of their servers, data, storage and personal computers. But it was the
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Managed IT: Platform Evolution Critical to Sustained Success

Have you ever watched a NASCAR race in person or on television? It’s an interesting study in competitiveness. Forty individual drivers get behind the wheel of a car that is constructed to an
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