Frank Cannata

If the annual Cannata Dinner isn’t the document imaging industry’s premier networking event, I don’t know what is. I’d be hard pressed to come up with another event that brings together such a diverse group of industry movers and shakers in a relaxed, non-competitive, low-sales, Read More

October 1, 2015 is circled on my calendar, is it circled on yours? That’s the date of the annual Cannata Dinner. It’s a charity event that brings together dealer principals and top decision makers from the dealer, manufacturer, leasing, software and services segments along with Read More

Two weeks ago I had the good fortune to attend EFI’s Connect conference in Las Vegas. This conference has been taking place for a few years, but this was my first invite. I’d heard from some of my peers—thank you Frank Cannata—that this was a conference not to be missed. Still, I Read More

Ranked Number One Leasing Company Five out of Six Years Cedar Rapids, IA, Oct. 24, 2014 – GreatAmerica Financial Services Corporation recorded the highest-ever ranking in overall satisfaction by office equipment Dealers in THE CANNATA REPORT’s 2014 Annual Dealer Survey Special Read More

Following up on my editorial last week on the annual Cannata charity awards dinner, The Cannata Report has issued a press release announcing that it has raised a total of nearly $1.4 million for charity since 1997.  Frank G. Cannata, founder, president and Read More

For the past 29 years, Frank Cannata has been hosting his annual charity dinner and awards extravaganza. What started back in the old NOMDA days has evolved into a must-attend, entertaining industry event that brings together most of the movers and shakers from the office imaging Read More

Where were you in ’92? That was 22 years ago. How about in 1989, 25 years ago? Many of us were smack dab in the middle of this industry, doing some of the same things we’re doing now, or laying the groundwork for where we are today. This month we’re going to look at what some of Read More

Beyond Technologies Becomes Authorized Digital Gateway Training and Consulting Provider  Oct. 24, 2013 – Beyond Technologies, Inc. has announced that it is now an authorized Digital Gateway training and consulting provider. With more than 30 years of office equipment industry Read More

Frank Cannata sure knows how to throw a party. Just ask anybody who attended The Cannata Report’s 28th Annual Awards and Charities Dinner at The Park Savoy in Florham Park, NJ Wednesday night. But this event isn’t for just anybody. This is the only industry event that brings Read More

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 Read More

Every other year The Week in Imaging presents its Top 40 Most Influential People in the Imaging Industry. It’s a broad mix of individuals consisting of those who make the tough decisions either at the top or at various levels within their organizations, those who others in the Read More

Last week Kyocera Document Solutions America’s held their annual dealer meeting. I had every intention of attending until I ended up in the hospital the week before and was unable to travel the week of the show. Fortunately, I received a complete package of press releases, Read More