September 12, 2019

One of the oft-repeated phrases dealers recite in discussing the merits of a true managed service contract is the “stickiness” it creates with the customer. The prevailing theory is that the more aspects of a client’s business that fall under the supervision of a dealer, the more Read More

It’s not enough for Vince Puente Sr. that his company, Southwest Office Systems of Fort Worth, Texas, enjoys success. Nor is it considered a victory if both the dealership and its client come out on top in a deal. However, should SOS, its client and Puente’s team members all Read More

Transaction activity in the office technology dealer space picked up again this week in a major way, with four announced deals. Nashville, Tennessee-based Novatech scooped up Copy & Camera of Lafayette, Louisiana. WiZiX of Roseville, California, has acquired the assets and Read More

Austin, TX (Sept 12, 2019) — UBEO Business Services—one of the fastest growing printer, copier and document management companies in the nation—is growing its leadership team by adding three key executives from across the country. William “Bill” Gardner as chief financial officer Read More

Chicago (Sept 6, 2019) — Recently, Canon and Brother have joined other OEMs in aggressively protecting their intellectual property (IP) rights against the multitude of clone products. Canon forced Amazon to remove over a thousand Amazon Standard Identification Numbers (ASINs) Read More

Gaithersburg, MD (Sept. 5, 2019) — United Business Technologies (UBT), Washington and Baltimore’s largest independent document imaging company handling Canon, Xerox, HP and Toshiba products, with additional direct service facilities in New York and Los Angeles, named Stu Read More

Montvale, NJ (Sept. 9, 2019) — Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America, a division of Sharp Electronics Corporation (SEC), has been awarded a group purchasing agreement with Premier Inc. in the Managed Print Services (MPS) category. Effective Aug. 1, the new agreement Read More

Port Washington, NY (Sept. 9, 2019) — According to The NPD Group’s B2B Distributor and Reseller Tracking Service, the U.S. B2B technology market saw 4 percent dollar growth during the first half of 2019 compared to first half 2018, with sales reaching nearly $45 billion. During Read More

Nashville, TN (Sept. 12, 2019) – On Sept. 6 and 7, RJ Young’s President and CEO, Chip Crunk, flew his private plane to Treasure Cay on Abaco Island to deliver much-needed supplies to the stricken island. During his many trips back to the states he also transported Hurricane Read More

Washington, D.C. (Sept. 6, 2019) — Hiring in the U.S. technology sector and among tech occupations generally stood out in an otherwise lackluster August jobs report, according to an analysis by CompTIA, the leading technology industry association. CompTIA’s examination of today’s Read More

Lake Forest, CA (Sept. 9, 2019) — Toshiba America Business Solutions simplifies labeling applications with the unveiling of its next-generation BA400 midrange, industrial thermal barcode printers. Toshiba’s new printers combine speed (up to eight label inches-per-second) and Read More

Fremont, CA (Sept. 9, 2019) — Electronics For Imaging, Inc. has named veteran tech finance executive Grant Fitz as its new chief financial officer. Fitz replaces long-time EFI executive Marc Olin, who will assume the COO role at EFI. Fitz, who assumes his new CFO duties today, Read More

Denver (Sept. 10, 2019) — Pax8, the best place to buy cloud solutions, today announced the first members of its new Market Development team, including Samantha Nelson, vice president of channel development; Jessica Maria, vice president of market development; Danielle DeCosta, Read More

Washington, D.C. (Sept. 11, 2019) — New business volume grew 4.4 percent in the equipment finance industry in 2018, according to the 2019 Survey of Equipment Finance Activity (SEFA) released by the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s (ELFA). The rise was lower than the Read More

Phoenix (Sept. 11, 2019) — LD Products Channel Partner Division is proud to launch two new premium quality cartridges for use in HP printers. For imaging dealers seeking a proven OEM alternative, this expands the already extensive line of LD’s GOLD Line Series of premium quality Read More