– Following won awards as top performing dealers in the U.S.:
o Donnellon McCarthy Enterprises of Cincinnati, Ohio
o Higher Information Group of Harrisburg, PA
o Lioce Group of Huntsville, AL
o Appalachia Business Communications of Tennessee
o James Imaging Systems of Brookfield, WI
o Nauticon Imaging Systems of Maryland
o Kelley Imaging Systems of Idaho
– Some reports state that the company will launch a second large layoff of branch personnel, this time affecting the major account team (previous layoff of 1200+ was primarily SMB territory reps)
– According to the Nikkei newspaper of Japan, the company is attempting to sell off 2 divisions to raise cash
o Logistics Systems division handles logistics, warehousing, with annual revenue of $636 million and employs 3000 people
o Electronic Devices division makes power chips for smartphones and other devices
– Goal is to reduce annual costs by 100 billion yen
– Fuji is maker of most printers and MFPs that carry the Xerox name
– Company announced it will finally release its delayed annual report for FY2016 this coming week
– Appears likely to revise past earnings reports as it takes a larger-than expected hits to profits from accounting irregularities
– Will also receive a report from an independent probe which will also be released
– What was examined is questionable bookkeeping involving copier leases
– May involve a hit to bottom line of 22 billion yen
– Next stockholders meeting is 6/29/17
– Speaking at recent Infosecurity 2017 event, Paul McKiernan, HP’s Print Security Advisor made some comments
– “We are seeing more incidents reported to us this year than last year.”
– “Just last night in Denmark, a user noticed a memory corruption error. The device was not connected to a SIM (subscriber identity module), and viewed by a SOC (system on a chip) or it would have been seen instantaneously – nonetheless, the user spotted it and told the IT department”
– Claims most are “blissfully unaware that printers might be an attack vector”
– Hackers can see a printer or MFP as an “ingress or egress point” or a “propagation node”
– Stated that purchasing departments should get CISO (chief information security officer) input before making decision on printers and MFPs
– Many network vulnerability scanning software solution packages do not provide details on printer and MFP security risks
– “If you are not monitoring your printers (and MFPs), a hacker could execute malware on the printer and not on the computer which is monitored”
– “It would wait until the document is printed – which is a stream of data that can carry malware instructions to deploy”
– Award from Plastic Card Services of Macclesfield, England
– Installed an Indigo 5900 production color system
– Will be used to print cards for membership, loyalty, gift cards, hotel and other key cards, ID cards and security cards
– Enrique Lores, president of HP Inc., filed a legal document to disclose that he sold 59,000 shares of stock in HP
– Value of stock was over $1 million dollars
– Award from Minuteman printshop in Fort Worth, Texas
– Installed two Versant 180 production color laser systems
– Will be used to produce direct mail, brochures, flyers and business cards
– Included inline booklet maker, hole punch and cover inserters
– Reasons for choosing included; top speed of 80ppm, 350gsm media handling, and accurate registration
– Launched the MX-6580N and MX-7580N
– Top speeds of 65ppm and 75ppm respectively
– Both are A3 color laser engines
– 4 tandem OPC drum design
– 10.1” full color touchscreen LCD control panel
o OSA equipped allowing for optional panel integration with solutions
– Comes standard with 1200 sheet letter drawer, 800 sheet letter drawer, two 500 sheet universal drawers and 100 sheet bypass
o Maximum paper capacity with options of 8,500 sheets
o Max sheet size of 13”x19”
o Maximum of 220gsm in paper drawers
o Maximum of 300gsm in bypass or optional side mount paper deck
– 55 second warmup time
– 220v power required
– Max print resolution of 600x600dpi for color (interpolated to 9600dpi) as copier, and 1200x1200dpi as color printer
o Up to 1200x1200dpi for b/w
o Does not offer true 8 bits per pixel imaging
– Document feeder has top scan speed of 100opm
o Scans both sides of original at same time or 200ipm
– Optional fax board
– Finishing options include cover insertion, stapling, booklet making, hole punch, tri fold
– Built-in print controller
o Actual maker unknown
o 6GB RAM
o 1 terabyte hard drive
o 10/100/1000BaseT & USB ports standard
o Comes standard with PCL and PS print drivers
o Scan to TWAIN, email, desktop, FTP, SMB, USB, HDD
§ Comes standard with OCR board
o Optional EFI MX-PE12 Fiery print server
– Ninestar of China (aka Lexmark) unveiled the new CX920 series of color laser MFPs
– Unknown who actual maker of these products is
– Will ship in fall of 2017
– Fastest model is the CX924, with top print speed of 65ppm
o Print only version is the CS920 series, up to 55ppm
– 4 tandem OPC drum design
– Maximum duty cycle of 275K/month
– 10” full color LCD touchscreen control panel
– Toner yield of 34,000 pages based on 5% coverage per page per color
o Fuser life of 720,000 pages
o Developer yield of 600,000 pages
– Document feeder scans up to 80opm
o Scans both sides of original at same time
o Top scan speed of 160ipm
– Maximum paper capacity of 6,650 sheets
– Optional finishing includes stapling, booklet making, tri folding
– Built-in print controller
o Actual maker unknown
o 1.2GHz processor
o 4GB RAM
o Advertised as offering data security standard
o Advertised as offering “Pantone Matching”
§ Features “Color Replacement” for spot color matching
– The printer, MFP and cartridge retailer announced its new “Why Buy a Printer?” promo
– Allows for businesses to purchase its branded remanufactured print cartridges, and receive a printer for free, which includes free on-site service
o Free training also available
o No other details published (unknown what monthly spend requirement is)
– Mark Pinner, CEO, stated; “Whether a business is in need of a replacement printer, printer maintenance solution or additional scanning, faxing or copying abilities, Cartridge World is committed to meeting each customer’s office needs through our Why Buy a Printer program”
– “eliminate businesses’ out-of-date hardware, put an end to expensive long term leases and added maintenance costs”
– Program offered through all 1,000 locations worldwide
– Plans to open an additional 2,000 locations by 2019
– Allied Business Solutions (ABS) of Boise, Idaho, announced it has completed its acquisition of Idaho Business Systems (IBS)
– IBS has locations in Pocatello, Idaho Falls, as well as Ontario, Oregon, and a Toshiba dealer
– ABS is owned by Stacy and Tom Beeles, and also is Toshiba dealer
– R. J. Young, headquartered in Nashville, TN, announced it has acquired Bristol Office Supply (BOS), headquartered in Bristol, Virginia
– RJY already has 27 locations across Tennessee and Mississippi, and is a Canon, Lexmark, HP & Ricoh dealer
– BOS also has locations in North Carolina, and is Canon/Samsung dealer
– Hewlett Packard Enterprise (no affiliation with HP Inc.) announced it expects that up to 12,200 employees will exit by end of 2018
– Plans to incur separation costs of $1.1 billion
– Award from Lloyds Banking Group, headquartered in London, England
– Has 12.5 million online customers and 8 million mobile users
– Contract is for $1.66 billion for 10 years
– (Lloyds was hit by hackers earlier this year)
We take great pride in our service and feel that this is the secret ingredient for our continued growth and success. Hub Copier Rental (Copitex Business Machines) wants to be a partner with your company in giving you total quality from an award winning support team.
We have been in business over 15 years and have had over 2500 happy customers including The Four Seasons Hotel, The White House, ABC Sports and more! We would be happy to provide you with a list of references.
I was moving into temporary office space and needed a copier in a hurry. The folks at Hub Copier Rental had a copier there the same day and at an amazing price!.
~Mike Setak, Attorney at Law