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Two-Minute Drill: What Pandemic? Applied Imaging Shares Insight into Bevy of Acquisitions

The industry and business in general find themselves in an era of belt-tightening and adhering to a wait-and-see mentality when it comes to investments, particularly in acquisitions. It seems
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M&A Roundup: ConnectWise Acquires Service Leadership; M&S Technology Group Launches via Deal

A pair of deals crossed the transaction wire this week, including an interesting combination of firms dedicated to technology solution providers, coupling a software and services platform
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Health Care Sees Double the Increase in the Amount of Ransomware Attacks Since November

With an average of 626 ransomware attacks weekly on health care organizations, it’s evident that the bad guys are stepping up their tactics and focus where they believe the money to be. Health
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Crystal Ball and Tarot Cards Might Be More Effective in Projecting Beyond 2021

Imagining a time before face masks, incessant hand washing and social distancing is becoming increasingly difficult. It was around this time last year that people could be observed wearing PPE in
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Navigating Change: Product Portfolios, Cost and Relationship Management Among Areas Confronting Dealers

As change management confronts many dealers and providers to the office technology realm alike, perhaps it is equally important to maintain the processes and procedures that worked prior to the
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M&A Roundup: Xerox Adds CareAR, ACP and Time Business Merge, MTS Office Changes Hands

Industry transactions rolled forward this week with a trio of announcements. Xerox picked up augmented reality support specialist CareAR. On the dealer side, All Copy Products and Time Business
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EFI Engage Worldwide Conference Features Product Launches and Educational Opportunities to Help Customers Succeed in 2021

The first-ever worldwide virtual users’ conference for Electronics For Imaging, Inc. customers, EFI Engage, features groundbreaking new innovations that accelerate customers’ ability to
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Making Most of Clouded Future: Charting the Great Unknown

Our collective vocabulary saw something of a boost in 2020, as did the office dealer’s product portfolio. Outside of the health care world, few people were familiar with the term personal
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M&A Roundup: TOPP Business Solutions Acquires Technic IT Group; Novatech Expands

TOPP Business Solutions (TBS), one of the region’s largest family-owned office automation dealers, is expanding with the acquisition of Dunmore, PA-based Technic IT Group, LLC. “This is truly a
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The Next Move: As Industry Slowly Emerges from Pandemic, Experts Ponder Dealer Approach

In the movie “Captain Phillips,” there’s a scene where the U.S. Navy tries to draw the line by pressuring the Somali pirates who have taken Captain Richard Phillips hostage to end the standoff.
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Office Depot Rejects Staples’ Offer but Leaves Door Open to Possible Deal

Mindful of two past attempts in joining forces that eventually didn’t pass muster with the Federal Trade Commission, The ODP Corporation—parent company of Office Depot—formally rejected the $40
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Lessons Learned, Part Two: Even the Worst of Years Provided Beneficial Moments

The oft-repeated adage about life, that it gives you the test first and teaches the lesson after the fact, certainly holds true. During 2020, we learned on the fly from the comforts of home but
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