April 4, 2019

Sharp Roadshow Looks Ahead to Smart Office of Tomorrow

Chicago—Give Sharp a lot of credit. The manufacturer could have used the final leg of its four-city 2019 Dealer Roadshow tour to extol the virtues of its celebrated MFP fleet, which captured the Keypoint Intelligence – Buyers Lab 2019 Copier MFP Line of the Year, as well as
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Don’t Be Shy: Biggest of Peer Group Ideas Can Come from Smallest of Dealerships

It’s not uncommon for dealers who are new to a peer group to be a bit bashful initially. You look around the room and see dozens of grizzled veterans representing big-name dealerships, and the tendency is to sit quietly and let the heavy hitters do all the talking. But don’t sell
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Buying and Selling: Savvy Buyers Evaluate These Factors As They Assess Business Valuation

Our industry is abuzz with acquisitions in every corner–from manufacturers to suppliers to dealers, it seems everyone is either looking to buy or planning for the day they will sell. And whether you have immediate plans to put your dealership on the market or hope to grow your
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GreatAmerica and PathShare HR Services Combine Forces with the Pros Elite Group to Offer Sales Management Training

Cedar Rapids, IA (April 4, 2019) — GreatAmerica Financial Services and its human resources and organizational development group, PathShare HR Services, have joined forces with Pros Elite Group to offer office technology dealers ‘NexGen’ Advanced Sales Management Training. The
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RJ Young Acquires Business Electronics

Nashville, TN (April 3, 2019) — RJ Young announced today it has completed the acquisition of Business Electronics (BE), a privately-owned office technology and solutions provider in Birmingham, Alabama. Founded in 1988, Business Electronics has serviced the greater Birmingham
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New CompTIA Linux+ Certification Exam Debuts

Downers Grove, IL (April 2, 2019) — CompTIA, the leading technology industry association, today introduced a new version of the CompTIA Linux+ exam that validates the competencies and skills required of early career IT professionals supporting Linux systems. The new exam,
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Media Sciences Compatible Color Toner Cartridges Now Available for Samsung Printers

Minneapolis (April 2, 2019) — Media Sciences compatible toner cartridges for Samsung CLP 365/CLX 3305-series machines and Samsung Xpress C430 W/Xpress 480FW-series machines, are now available. These remanufactured toner cartridges offer yields equivalent to the original
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Connexions Powered by IS Contract Announces Second Annual Meeting

Indianapolis (April 1, 2019) — Connexions powered by IS Contract, a comprehensive mid-market office furniture sales, marketing and purchasing solution for contract and mid-market commercial furniture dealers, announced today its second annual meeting, Chart Your Course 2019, at
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Lexmark Featured in CRN’s 2019 Partner Program Guide

Lexington, KY (April 1, 2019) — Lexmark, a global imaging solutions leader, announced today that CRN, a brand of The Channel Company, has given Lexmark a 5-Star rating in its 2019 Partner Program Guide. This annual guide identifies the strongest and most successful partner
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Axcient Appoints Gina Thompson as New Vice President of Worldwide Channels and Distribution

Denver (April 01, 2019) — Today, Axcient, a leader in business availability and cloud migration solutions for Managed Service Providers (MSPs), announced the appointment of Gina Thompson to vice president, Worldwide Channels and Distribution. In this role, Thompson will be
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Oval Partners Makes Strategic Investment in Office Equipment of Texarkana and South Arkansas

Phoenix (April 1, 2019) – Oval Partners, a San Francisco-based, multifamily office private equity firm, today announced a new partnership with Office Equipment of Texarkana and South Arkansas. Office Equipment of Texarkana and South Arkansas provides office technology services
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DecisionWise Recognizes GreatAmerica Financial Services Corporation as 2019 Employee Engagement Best Practice Award Winner

Springville, UT (March 26, 2019) — DecisionWise is proud to recognize GreatAmerica Financial Services Corporation as a top-performing organization through its 2019 Employee Engagement Best Practice Awards. GreatAmerica is one of five organizations that received the award based on
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Sharp Expands Smart Signage Solutions With New 4K Ultra-HD Displays

Montvale, NJ (April 3, 2019) — Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America (SIICA), a division of Sharp Electronics Corporation, today launched two new lines of its award-winning line of 4K Ultra-HD LCD (3,840 × 2,160-pixel resolution) commercial displays. A Sharp PN-HB
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Keypoint Intelligence Ranks Canon Number One in Inkjet Market Share For Third Consecutive Year

Melville, NY (April 3, 2019) — Canon U.S.A. Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, today announced that Canon has been ranked number one in the U.S. for continuous feed, cut sheet, and total-high volume inkjet market share for the third consecutive year. Based on InfoTrends
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