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A Tearful Farewell to Copystar? Dealer Resellers Weigh in on the Brand’s Retirement

Last week, Kyocera Document Solutions America announced it was retiring its Copystar brand. It had long been a sales division, offering Kyocera-manufactured devices under the Copystar flag. It
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Epson Files Patent Infringement Lawsuits Against Resellers of Remanufactured Large-Format Printer and Consumer Cartridges

Epson announced Thursday that Epson America Inc., Epson Portland Inc. and Seiko Epson Corp. filed two patent infringement complaints on April 10 and 11, against Creek Manufacturing LLC and
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Ancillary Avenue: Dealers Ponder Selecting the Right Vendor for New Offerings

Ordinarily, when office technology dealers are in the market for a vendor who can provide them with A3 or A4 units, there are numerous household names from which to choose. Oftentimes, the OEMs
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Two-Minute Drill: Deal with FTG Enables Jeff Elkin to Solidify Advance Business Systems’ Future

In the end, it wasn’t about the money or fast-tracking a path to retirement. In fact, Jeff Elkin—the president of Baltimore-based Advance Business Systems—has no immediate plans to go south to a
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Kyocera Retires Copystar Brand as Part of Long-Term Strategy

Kyocera Document Solutions America Inc. announced that Copystar will be replaced by the Kyocera brand as of June 30. Until now the Copystar brand has been a sales division selling Kyocera-made
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Epson OmniLink TM-m50II POS Receipt Printer Now Available

Epson announced the new m-Series OmniLink TM-m50II thermal receipt printer is now available through Epson Authorized Partners. Offering a compact, modern design with a small size ideal for tight
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M&A Heavyweights Offer Advice for Sellers to Maximize their ROI

We have all taken stock of our professional mortality at one point or another. We’re not going to be in this business forever, and while we don’t have expiration dates stamped on our hind
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Two-Minute Drill: Continued M&A Push Part of Three-Year Plan to Catapult GoodSuite

Dan Strull didn’t mind sharing the transaction spotlight a couple of weeks ago when an unprecedented seven office dealer acquisitions were reported to the trade press. The deals represented some
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Modular Design, White Ink Options Highlight Canon’s New Colorado M-Series

The new Colorado M-series 64-inch roll-to-roll printer – featuring two-speed configurations and optional UVgel white ink capabilities – is now available to help users produce high-quality
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HP Promises Program Enhancements During Amplify Partner Conference

During the Amplify Partner Conference Wednesday, HP Inc. announced several new partner benefits and program enhancements aimed at driving greater agility, simplification, growth and
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The M&A Process: Due Diligence the Best Way to Ferret Out Red Flags

It’s amazing to see the high degree of clickbait articles that are still floating around the internet. I’m sure most of us have succumbed to them, at one point or another, out of boredom or
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Flex Technology Group Expands with Advance Business Systems Addition

Flex Technology Group (FTG) announced today the acquisition of Advance Business Systems, a premier office technology and solutions provider based in Baltimore. Since its founding in 1964, Advance
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