January 14, 2021

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 certainly weren’t always thrilled with how adversity was reconciled on a broader
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NetSmart Plus Adds VoIP Products and Carrier Services with Recent Acquisition

NetSmart Plus, a division of award-winning office technology provider Applied Imaging, has partnered with Holland-based Blackport Solutions, effective Dec. 14, 2020. With this partnership, NetSmart Plus is able to offer voice over IP (VoIP) systems and carrier services under the
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Staples Makes Another Play to Acquire Office Depot

Office supplies giant Staples is taking another run at acquiring Office Depot, five years after the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) put the kibosh on a previous deal because it would violate antitrust laws and give Staples too large a piece of the retail space. Staples proffered a
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Enhance Your Customer Retention Strategy with These Five Focus Areas

This piece originally appeared on the GreatAmerica Office Equipment Blog forum. Click here to read other topics of interest to our industry. You’ve worked hard to earn the trust and business of your customers through great service and proactive conversations about the useful life
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Konica Minolta Named to ChannelE2E’s Top 250 Public Cloud MSPs List for 2020

Ramsey, NJ (Jan. 14, 2021) — Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta), along with its IT Services Division, All Covered, is proud to announce ChannelE2E, published by After Nines Inc., has named it to the Top 250 Public Cloud MSPs list for 2020. The list
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Konica Minolta Wins 12 BLI Awards from Keypoint Intelligence for its bizhub i-Series, Including ‘A3 Line of the Year’

Ramsey, NJ (Jan. 13, 2021) — Konica Minolta is proud to announce it has received 12 Buyers Lab (BLI) Awards from Keypoint Intelligence, the world’s leading and independent evaluator of document imaging hardware, software and services. This is an acknowledgment of the capabilities
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NPSOA Reveals 2021 Leadership Team

Sterling, VA (Jan. 12, 2021) — Today, the National Print & Sign Owners Association (NPSOA) announced its 2021 leadership. NPSOA is governed by a board of directors. Its nominating committee conducts elections each December where nominations are reviewed and approved and then
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Kyocera Named Among 100 Most Sustainably Managed Companies in the World by WSJ

Fairfield, NJ (Jan. 12, 2021) — In just the latest testament to Kyocera’s environmental credentials, Kyocera Document Solutions America, Inc. is proud to celebrate that Kyocera Corporation has been named among the “100 Most Sustainably Managed Companies in the World” by The Wall
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Canon U.S.A. Recognizes Authorized Dealer Gordon Flesch Company for Foundation’s Generous Charitable Donations in Time of Crisis

Melville, NJ (Jan. 12, 2021) — In times of crisis, it is amazing to see how people are able to come together to support one another. Aligning with its commitment to corporate social responsibility, supporting communities on the global and regional levels through a variety of
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Alon Bar-Shany Appointed Chairman of Highcon Board

Yavne, Israel (Jan. 12, 2021) — Highcon announced today that following the successful flotation of the company on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE: HICN) raising $45 million in an oversubscribed offering, the company has made several appointments to bolster its board of
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BTA’s Spring Break Event to Be Held March 19-20 in Orlando, Florida

Kansas City, MO (Jan. 11, 2021) — The Business Technology Association (BTA) will hold its first event of 2021, Spring Break, hosted by BTA Southeast, March 19-20, at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa in Orlando, Florida. Open to office technology dealers from across the
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BTA Virtual Managed IT Services Workshop Starts Feb. 2

Kansas City, MO (Jan. 11, 2021) — From 1 to 3 p.m. Central every Tuesday from Feb. 2 through March 2, Chris Ryne of Growth Achievement Partners (GAP) will present the BTA Virtual Managed IT Services Workshop. Created by office technology veterans specifically for — and out of
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