August 23, 2018

Ken Edmonds to Guide BTA Service Success Training Program

On Oct. 1, the Business Technology Association (BTA) will present its new online educational offering, BTA Service Success Training. It is the first training program for supervisors and managers that addresses the fundamentals of supervision and management. The online format,
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Taking a Selfishly Unselfish Approach Yields Benefits for Q2 Difference Maker Neal Becker

In an ideal business world, one’s daily agenda consists of a carefully cultivated list of to-do items that, when attacked, produces an array of desired outcomes. But the reality of a given day tends to deviate from one’s plans, and becoming sidetracked by random requests or
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LMI Solutions Announces Partnership with Turnspire Capital Partners

Gary Willert will be the first to admit that LMI Solutions has faced its share of challenges in recent years. But the CEO of LMI Solutions firmly believes his business has found in Turnspire Capital Partners the right fit to make it a competitive force in the North American
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BEI Services’ iDaaS Tool: Consistent Billing, Profit-Margin Protection

In the August issue of ENX Magazine, the State of the Industry profile explored offering everything-as-a-service (XaaS). In the same article, Steve Gau alluded to the fact that Marco has been testing a monthly subscription-based billing system for printing devices on a small
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CompTIA Board Sees Mixed Signals Emanating from IT Channel

Downers Grove, IL (Aug. 20, 2018) — Technology companies have seized opportunities to expand their engagement with customers outside the IT department and to find new ways to boost profitability, according to the Board of Directors of CompTIA, the leading trade association for
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Independent Stationers Signs an Exclusive Agreement to Offer an Association Health Plan

Indianapolis (Aug. 20, 2018) — Independent Stationers, a progressive nationwide member-owned business products cooperative, has entered into an exclusive multi-year agreement to offer an Association Health Plan (AHP) to its members through a collaborative initiative with an
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Northeast Color Embraces Innovation as the First User of EFI’s Most-advanced Hybrid LED Inkjet Platform

Fremont, CA (Aug. 20, 2018) — Electronics For Imaging, Inc. (Nasdaq: EFII) is now shipping its most-advanced hybrid flatbed/roll superwide-format printer technology to date: groundbreaking new VUTEk h series printers that give customers higher reliability, better serviceability
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Impact Partners with Navy Pier to Power Wi-Fi Services and Business Solutions

Lake Forest, IL (Aug. 20, 2018) — Impact, a leader in the managed IT and cloud services sector, has launched a comprehensive partnership with the popular Chicago destination Navy Pier. The multi-year agreement designates Impact as the first-ever sponsor of Navy Pier’s Wi-Fi
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Des Plaines Office Equipment named to Inc. 5000 List of Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America

Carol Stream, IL (Aug. 20, 2018) — Des Plaines Office Equipment, a three-generation family business and an established leader in the fields of Managed Print Services and Managed Networks serving the Chicago market as well as Northern Indiana, has been named to the Inc. 5000 list
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Melissa Whitaker Receives 2018 American Excellence Award from USITC

Schaumburg, IL (Aug. 6, 2018) — Melissa Whitaker and Melissa Whitaker International has been selected for the 2018 American Excellence Award in Client Solutions amongst all its peers and competitors by the US Institute of Trade & Commerce (USITC). Each year the USITC conducts
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Lexmark’s New CX625 Series MFPs earn Better Buys Q3 2018 Editor’s Choice Award

Lexington, KY (Aug. 22, 2018) — Lexmark, a global imaging solutions leader, today announced that another series of its new products have been honored by Better Buys, a leading market intelligence firm. The new CX625 Series of multi-function printers earned a Better Buys Q3 2018
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Hadera Paper Commits to Digital Innovation Leadership with EFI Nozomi Corrugated Press

Fremont, CA (Aug. 22, 2018) — Continuing its evolution as Israel’s top corrugated display and packaging innovators, Caesarea-based Carmel Frenkel (a subsidiary of Hadera Paper) has purchased an EFITM Nozomi C18000 single-pass, ultra-high-speed LED inkjet corrugated packaging
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