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Looking Skyward for Answers: A Cloud-y Future for Some, Not All

To the cloud or not to the cloud; that is the question. With all due respect to Hamlet, the answer is anything but simple. Nor is the journey’s end permanent. As we wrap up our August look at everything-as-a-service (XaaS) and the journey to the cloud, we take a look at some of
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Konica Minolta Webinar Explores Evolution of AI in the Workplace

People of a certain age fondly recall cartoons from the 1950s and 1960s that featured the home of tomorrow and all of the technologies that would simplify life, from robots serving our every need to hovering automobiles. Many of the predictions were laughingly far off the mark.
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2017 Trends and Predictions Continued: Cloud and Mobility

It’s hard to imagine technologies that have had a greater impact in the last few years on the way businesses manage their data and workflows and perform tasks than the cloud and mobile devices. The two are joined at the hip: The cloud is the central repository accessible from any
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2017 Trends and Predictions Continued: Everything as a Service (XaaS)

Companies big and small are taking a cloud-first approach to building their IT infrastructure. Many of the smaller companies that make up much of the market for managed IT services actually have a cloud-only strategy. The reasons are simple. Lower cost and hardware requirements
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DocuWare Version 6.10 with Hybrid Cloud Solution

New Windsor NY, (September 29, 2016) – ECM specialist DocuWare is building on its successful Cloud platform. With the current Version 6.10, users can opt for a Hybrid Cloud Model, where they can use ECM features in the public cloud and flexibly combine them with their private
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dinCloud Selects Continuum’s R1Soft Server Backup Manager

Houston, TX (September 7, 2016) – Continuum, the only channel-exclusive IT management platform company, announced that cloud services provider dinCloud selected its R1Soft Server Backup Manager (SBM) to provide continuous data protection services as part of its dinBackup solution
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ECi Announces the Release of Version 16.1 for e-automate Software

Fort Worth, TX (Wednesday, August 31, 2016) ECi Software Solutions, a leader in industry-specific information technology solutions, today announced the release of e-automate software v16.1. E-automate is the premier solution for office technology dealers and field service
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Cloud Contracts Done Right: Key Provisions You’ll Need

While untold numbers of print and imaging businesses are saving money these days by moving to the cloud, IT experts say these companies need to ensure that their cloud contracts include ironclad legal protections. Otherwise, they’ll suffer an uncertain future. “Look at the news
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Trends, Trendsetters, and Predictions for the Document Imaging Industry in 2016

Here we go again, the start of another year in the document imaging industry. It’s also the time of year when we identify the trends, players, technological advances, and other developments that could or will impact your business and the industry in the year ahead. Some of these
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HP Unveils Industry’s First Mopria-Certified MFP

Last week HP introduced the HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M476. This announcement is worth acknowledging because the M476 is the first Mopria certified printer in the industry, meaning it meets global certification standards for delivering simple wireless printing from smartphones,
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Canon Looks at the Trends Affecting the Enterprise and Production Market Segments

As I continue this ongoing series on the trends that will affect the various players in the office imaging space in 2014 I had the good fortune to speak with Dennis Amorosano, director and general manager, Software Product Marketing & Solutions Business Development Division,
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Between the Lines: Canon’s Press & Analysts Day

Last week Canon U.S.A. hosted an event for press and analysts at their new Melville headquarters. For many it was the first opportunity to see the new digs, a 700,000 square foot building located on 52 acres. Although some of us were expecting a full-blown tour of the facility,
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What’s Hot & What’s Not

This week Kathy Vogler, marketing director, with Perry proTECH in Lima, Ohio identifies the products, solutions, and services that are hot and not hot in their markets. Perry proTECH carries Konica Minolta, Lexmark, Muratec, Sharp, and Riso Products and offers a wide range of
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Cloud and Mobile Technologies Represent Primary Business Drivers for 2013

Nuance expects cloud and mobile technologies to be a primary driver on our business in 2013. In 2012, cloud and mobile took root in all three areas of our Imaging business – print, capture and conversion—as our customers looked to take advantage of the benefits they afford:
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Leveraging New Technologies

Mike Stramaglio, CEO of MWAi answers our questions about the trends that will be affecting his business and the imaging and office technology industry in 2013. What are some of the industry trends that will drive you business and the imaging and the office technology industry in
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