Features

New Revenue Streams Offer Growth Opportunities and a Foundation for the Future

Mark Mathews, president of Toshiba America Information Systems, offers his take on some of the trends that will affect Toshiba and the imaging and office technology industry in 2013. What are
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The Importance of Territory Design

Whether you are looking at rep or manager performance, market share, shifts in customer dynamics, customer retention and several other relevant business measures, a strong linkage can be drawn to
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Canon Rolls with the Mobile Document Flow thanks to UniFLOW v5.1

There’s a few key trends taking place in the office technology space today and one of the most prominent is mobile printing. It’s the wave of the future although it’s drawing plenty of interest
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Seal of MPS Approval: CompTIA’s Managed Print Services Trustmark

Earlier this month CompTIA, the non-profit association for the IT industry, introduced a new business-level credential for providers of managed print services who commit to a code of conduct,
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Aftermarket Color Opportunity Follows Quality

It is no secret that color sales are driving the office equipment market and that the related service and supplies business is a bonanza for the industry and the channel.  This was confirmed
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Commodities Exchange: If Managed Networked Services is a Commodity Where’s the Opportunity?

One of the hottest trends sweeping the office technology industry is IT services, which also encompasses managed networked services (MNS). To be fair, they’re related although they are not
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Off the Record: Defining the Cloud

This is the department where I present compelling comments that were made to me off the record. It’s a great way to share what’s going on in people’s minds when they can speak freely and not have
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Sharp’s Promotional Plus Pricing Shakes Up the Industry’s Pricing Standard

Sometimes you need to shake things up and that’s exactly what Sharp beginning Oct. 1 when they rolled out Promotional Plus Pricing to their dealer channel. Originally referenced at their dealer
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Off the Record

This is the column where I present compelling comments that were made to me off the record. It’s a great way to share what’s going on in people’s minds when they can speak freely and don’t have
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Fraser AIS, The Week in Imaging’s 2012 Elite Dealer of the Year

FRASER ais West Reading, PA www.fraser-ais.com Year Founded: 1971 Approximate Yearly Revenues: $25+ million Most Significant Accomplishment of the Past 12 Months: Fraser sold, booked, and
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The Week in Imaging’s 2012 Elite Dealers

It’s my pleasure for the second consecutive year to present The Week in Imaging’s Elite Dealer Awards. This award honors the best and the brightest in the dealer community. The dealers being
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