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Top of the Rio’ BTA Dealer Member Appreciation Reception to Take Place at ITEX 2014 National Conference and Expo  Jan. 23, 2014 – The Business Technology Association  along with sponsors ECi Software Solutions, Katun, OKI Data Americas, and Square 9 will host a reception
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Between the Lines: A Vanishing Legacy

As some of you know I’ve been writing about this industry for 27 years now. That’s a long time. Time sure does fly when you’re having fun even if you don’t realize you’ve been having fun. I started in 1986 writing for Office Systems (later to be called Office Solutions), a
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Channel Disruption: How Different Will the Channel Look in 2014?

I just returned from Photizo’s Transform Global 2013 in Scottsdale, AZ and like last year’s event, I had a jam-packed schedule with not enough time to attend all the sessions I wanted to sit in on or see all the people I wanted to see. But I did walk out of there with
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April News Bytes

Following are the big and small news stories for the month of April. ECi FMAudit Announces New Professional Services Offering  April 25, 2013 – ECi Software Solutions (www.ECiSolutions.com), a provider of industry specific information technology solutions, has announced
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BTA Summit Offers Strategies to Take Down the Patent Trolls

“They’re terrorists. They terrorize the end user.” That’s BTA General Counsel Bob Goldberg’s take on patent trolls at a BTA-sponsored industry summit on March 14 to address this escalating industry issue. These patent trolls are actually attorneys who are out to extort money from
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March News Bytes

Following are the big and small news stories for the month of March. etfile Brings Content Management to Reseller Channel March 26, 2013 –Taking distribution of its premier content and workflow management solutions one step further, etfile today launched a new sales engagement
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Embracing Related Opportunities

There are three significantly interconnected trends that all office technology dealers should contemplate in 2013 as they look to the future direction of their dealerships. Certainly, each of these trends has captured the attention of dealers to some degree, but not all dealers
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Between the Lines: Something Else for Office Technology Dealers to Worry About

It seems only yesterday that the industry was in an uproar over data security at the MFP thanks in large part to that CBS News story. The industry banded to together, and with the help of BTA, alleviated a lot of fears and concerns some of which were valid and some of which were
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Competing in a Low-Rate Leasing and Evolving Services Climate

As one of the finance companies serving the office technology dealer community GreatAmerica Financial Services Corporation has a firm grasp on the trends and issues affecting their dealer customers. “We’re seeing more BTA channel dealers interested in moving down the path of
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January News Bytes

Following are the big and small news stories for the month of January. DocuWare ISO-9001 Certified for Third Time  Jan. 31, 2013 – DocuWare has once again proven its compliance with all requirements of the international standard DIN EN ISO 9001:2008. The German Quality
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