Applied Imaging Grand Rapids, MI www.appliedimaging.com Year Founded: 1987 President/Owner: John Lowery Number of Employees: 247 Primary Vendors: Ricoh, Canon, Océ, Samsung Primary Solutions Offerings: OnBase, Microsoft, Square 9 Primary Leasing Partners: GreatAmerica Approximate Read More

Access Systems Waukee, IA www.accesssystems.com Year Founded: 1986 President/Owner: Shane Sloan Number of Employees: 130 Primary Vendors: Sharp, Ricoh, Konica Minolta, HP, Lexmark, Dell, Lenovo, Unifi, SonicWall, Avaya Primary Solutions Offerings: Microsoft, VMWare, Notable Read More

Advanced Imaging Solutions (AIS) North Las Vegas, NV www.ais-now.com Year Founded: 2001 President/Owner: Gary Harouff Number of Employees: 72 Primary Vendors: Kyocera, Konica Minolta, Savin Primary Solutions Offerings: DocuWare, Intellinetics, PaperCut, HyPAS, Drivve, ViaWorks, Read More

ACT Group Cromwell, CT www.goactgroup.com Year Founded: 1974 Owners: Cindi Gondek, CEO/Greg Gondek, President Number of Employees: 35 Primary Vendors: Ricoh, Kyocera, 3D Systems, Xerox, HP, RISO Primary Solutions Offerings: CIMA, DocuClass, Artsyl, FM Audit, GoFax Primary Read More

4 the Office Pittstown, PA www.4theoffice.net Year Founded: 2007 President: Carmen Pitarra Number of Employees: 6 Primary Vendors: Authorized Xerox Gold Channel Partner, Authorized Hewlett Packard Gold Business Partner, Authorized Sharp CCR Dealer Primary Solutions Offerings Read More

Before we bid adieu to 2015 it’s that time again when we reflect on the top stories within the document imaging industry for the year. These are the stories that have either impacted or will impact the dealer and reseller channels in the future and encompass events, initiatives, Read More

Let’s talk entrepreneurship in the document imaging industry. After all, that’s the foundation of this industry stretching back to the earliest days. I’ve interviewed dozens and dozens of dealer principals in my day and what strikes me about these individuals is their focus. Read More

It’s a holiday week and a short one at that for many of you so I thought I’d reflect on some of the reasons that I’m thankful to be part of the document imaging industry. It’s something I think about every once in a while and although as a journalist the this wasn’t the first on Read More

It’s been about a month and a half since LMI Solutions acquired Parts Now, the value-added supplier of printer parts and related accessories. According to the press release issued on September 29, the investment made by LMI Solutions will bolster the capacity of both Read More

If it’s not obvious to office technology dealers that IT services represent a huge opportunity and an opportunity that will enable them to remain relevant to their customers and potential customers far into the future, then maybe they ought to start packing it in right now. Okay, Read More

Eci’s Connect 2015 conference in Orlando November 9-11 presented an ideal opportunity for dealers and end users to learn more about how they could maximize the value they derive from ECi’s many software products. The software powerhouse, which seems to be growing by leaps and Read More

I was reminiscing the other day to no one in particular, just myself as I’m sometimes prone to do, about the year of color. How many remember that year? I can’t place it though. Was it 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002? I seem to remember that every year for maybe a half dozen years Read More

Office technology resellers looking to increase the value their customers derive from their electronic assets through increased uptime have a few options they can turn to assist them in that mission. One of those is Innovolt, a provider of power protection and power management Read More

I keep hearing, reading, and writing about Managed Services and the crazy great opportunity it presents for the traditional office technology dealer. You’re probably hearing and reading about the same thing. Are you buying it? I understand the need to tread carefully into this Read More

In what some in the document imaging space consider an earth shattering announcement last week the news broke that Marco, Inc., a $200+ million dealership based in St. Cloud, MN, was acquired by Norwest Equity Partners of Minneapolis for an undisclosed sum. This deal could go Read More