April 16, 2020

Coronavirus and its Impact: Survey Tracks How Industry Members are Faring in Remote Work Scenarios

As businesses and society, in general, plod their way through another week of making the best of a terrible situation, we wanted to take another look at how coronavirus is impacting the work lives for members of our office technology community. In this week’s survey, we wanted to
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Make it a Bundle: Dealers Relish Adding to Monthly Recurring Revenue

Let’s be honest about one thing. Regardless of how you slice it, either seat-based, device-based or any other formula that helps devise a monthly invoice for clients, the operative word is “monthly.” Actually, the full (and desired) term is “monthly recurring revenue.” Oh, how
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10 Tips For Effectively Working From Home

Ever since I sold my advertising agency in 2010, I’ve worked from an office in my home and discovered many realities that need to be overcome in order to be successful. Additionally, I’ve been a college professor since 2003, so since the beginning of March, I’ve been forced to
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Three Reasons Why Security Awareness Training is Even More Critical Now That You Have a Remote Workforce

In the history of IT and cyber threats, there has never been a more critical time for organizations to employ security awareness training than now. With employees working from home, the opportunity for cyberattacks to succeed is greatly improved. It may appear that, because you
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ECI Software Solutions Expands Office Technology Vendor Integrations for e-automate PO Processor Platform

Fort Worth, TX (April 16, 2020) — ECI Software Solutions, a leader in cloud-based business management solutions, today announced the addition of five office technology vendors to its PO Processor platform – Magnum Laser, DCS, Static Control, NA Trading & Technology and
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Steven Sauer to Lead Toshiba Business Solutions

Lake Forest, CA (April 15, 2020) — Toshiba America Business Solutions (TABS) today names Steven Sauer president of Toshiba Business Solutions (TBS), the company’s direct sales operation. Sauer is now fully responsible for the sales, professional services and operational
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Epson Expands SureColor T-Series Line with New Models for Personal Workstations and Workgroup Technical Printing

Long Beach, CA (April 14, 2020) — Epson today announced three new SureColor T-Series printers designed for entry and mid-level CAD production and general-purpose wide-format graphics. For personal workspaces and home-based high-tech offices, the new SureColor T2170 24-inch
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ECI Releases Upgraded CXintelligence Application Built on Cognytics Technology

Fort Worth, TX (April 14, 2020) — ECI Software Solutions, a leader in cloud-based business management solutions, today announced that CXintelligence (CXi) – the company’s customizable analytics application for office products and furniture dealers – has been upgraded using ECI’s
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Toshiba Elevates Larry White to Chief Operating Officer

Lake Forest, CA (April 13, 2020) — Toshiba America Business Solutions (TABS) today announces the promotion of Larry White to chief operating officer effective immediately. The highly respected industry leader and 24-year Toshiba executive previously served as the company’s chief
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Equipment Leasing and Finance Industry Confidence Plummets in April From Impact of COVID-19

Washington, DC (April 16, 2020) — The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (the Foundation) releases the April 2020 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI) today. Designed to collect leadership data, the index reports a qualitative assessment
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Lexmark Names Chuck Butler Chief Financial Officer

Lexington, KY (April 13, 2020) — Lexmark, a global imaging solutions leader, today announced that Chuck Butler has been named senior vice president and chief financial officer, effective April 23. In this leadership role, Butler will be responsible for Lexmark’s global
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Lexmark Extends Offering with New SMB and Enterprise Business Class Devices

Lexington, KY (April 14, 2020) — Lexmark, a global imaging solutions leader, today announced the availability of 13 new devices, expanding both its enterprise and SMB/GO Line offering with 300- and 400-Series printers and MFPs that provide full business-class capabilities in a
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Brother International Corporation Supports Apparel Companies to Accelerate COVID-19 Mask Production

Bridgewater, NJ (April 15, 2020) — Brother International Corporation announces today that it is donating up to 100 industrial sewing machines to support the efforts to manufacture Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to meet the growing demand. The first to receive donations, Los
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Katun North America Introduces a Remanufactured Drum Unit, Waste Toner Container and Color Toner Set

Minneapolis (April 15, 2020) – Katun Corporation, one of the world’s leading suppliers to the office equipment industry, is pleased to announce the introduction of several high-quality products. The Katun Performance color toner set for use in Ricoh MP C501-series machines
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Canon Introduces Conveyance, an Automated Workflow Tool to Enhance High-Volume, Short-Run Printing

Melville, NY (April 14, 2020) — Designed to help customers expand their creativity and printing capabilities, Canon Solutions America, Inc., is pleased to announce the launch of Conveyance, a highly efficient JDF-enabled automated workflow tool developed to boost high-volume,
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