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A large number of dealerships are run by the first- or second-generation owners, and many of their employees have long tenure. In other words, both management and the workforce are aging. This presents challenges on two fronts. The first challenge is how do you bring in fresh, Read More

Mahwah, NJ, November 3, 2016 – Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America, a division of Sharp Electronics Corporation (SEC), announced that all 10 models in its Color Advanced and Essentials Series multifunction printer (MFP) line, ranging in speed from 30 – 60 pages per Read More

After months, indeed years, of speculation and negotiation, Taiwan-based Foxconn, officially known as Hon Hai Precision Industry Ltd., will acquire a 66 percent stake in Osaka, Japan-based Sharp Corporation. The two companies began discussing such a deal in 2012, following some Read More

New systems now available with EFI™ Fiery® workflow and digital front end for optimal performance. MAHWAH, NJ, March 8, 2016 – Today, Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America (SIICA), a division of Sharp Electronics Corporation (SEC) announces that the newest additions to Read More

MAHWAH, NJ, February 24, 2016 – Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America (SIICA), a division of Sharp Electronics Corporation, announced today that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named Mike Marusic, Senior Vice President, Marketing, Operations & Services, Read More

MAHWAH, NJ, February 18, 2016 – Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America, a division of Sharp Electronics Corporation, announced that Raines Office Solutions has joined its extensive nationwide network of authorized dealers. As part of the agreement, Raines Office Read More

Before I start, don’t forget to read my recap of the Sharp dealer meeting in this week’s edition. It was an excellent show and reaffirmed Sharp’s commitment to the channel despite all the financial troubles its parent company in Japan has been dealing with the past few years. Read More

Whatever you do don’t ever, and I do mean ever think of Sharp as a consumer company ever again. Sharp is on a mission to rebrand itself as a B2B company. Not that many in the channel or those who cover the channel ever thought they weren’t; we may have viewed Sharp Read More

Before we bid adieu to 2015 it’s that time again when we reflect on the top stories within the document imaging industry for the year. These are the stories that have either impacted or will impact the dealer and reseller channels in the future and encompass events, initiatives, Read More

Apple’s ever-popular iPhone and iPad devices are a great replacement for bulky laptops if you just want to browse the web, watch videos or listen to music. They’re also much better for producing business documents and helping you organize your business life than people typically Read More

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

Sharp Also Earns Highly Recommended Ratings for 12 Document Systems Mahwah, NJ, August 6, 2015 – Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America (SIICA), a division of Sharp Electronics Corporation, has earned six Summer 2015 Pick awards from Buyers Laboratory LLC (BLI), Read More

(Editor’s note: We don’t often run case studies as we aren’t often able to get an exclusive, but this one seemed particularly interesting and should be of interest to technology resellers.) Located in a quiet residential neighborhood, Seattle Pacific University’s (SPU) 40- acre Read More

Like many businesses in Japan, March 31 is the day the fiscal year ends for most Japanese copier and printer makers and a few weeks later we begin learning how the respective companies did. This year was no different, so in the days just before this magazine went to press, Epson, Read More

Five vendors among award winners Kansas City, MO, May 8, 2015 Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America was recently presented with the 2015 Channel’s Choice Superior Performance Award by the Business Technology Association (BTA; www.bta.org). Pete Salmon, vice president Read More