| Lexmark reseller signs deal with state | | Posted Sunday, February 04, 2007 2:48:47 PM by Blog57 Team | | Lexmark International announced this week that a reseller of its products has signed an exclusive deal to provide Lexmark printers to Kentucky state government agencies and cabinets. The contract with Pomeroy IT Solutions, also based in Kentucky, is estimated to have an annual value of more than $3 million, Lexmark said. The deal is for one year initially, but may be renewed annually for up to five more, said Jill Midkiff, spokeswoman for the state Finance and Administration Cabinet. Since the contract was signed in November, the state has purchased $274,000 in Lexmark printers, Midkiff said. Local governments, public schools and state colleges and universities also may buy printers under the contract. Previously, state offices could purchase Lexmark and Hewlett-Packard printers from three resellers, including Pomeroy, Lexmark said.... | |
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| | | Looking for answers in earnings | | Posted Monday, January 29, 2007 12:50:28 PM by Blog57 Team | | When Lexmark International announces its fourth-quarter and annual earnings Tuesday, the company might provide insight into its efforts in a holiday season marked by printing promotions. Analysts and industry observers said they also hope the Lexington-based company will clarify its inkjet printing strategy, discuss the progress on recent initiatives aimed at managing businesses' printing needs, and offer their thoughts on how a deal announced last week -- in which IBM will spin off its printer business and eventually sell it to Ricoh Co. -- will affect Lexmark, which had manufactured printers sold under the IBM brand. The results will also reveal whether the company can follow on its success in the third quarter of 2006, when it achieved overall year-over-year revenue growth for the first time since the second quarter of 2005.... | |
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| | | Start-up promises cheaper and smaller laser printers | | Posted Tuesday, November 14, 2006 6:49:35 PM by Blog57 Team | | Research based on studies made by Benjamin Franklin almost 300 years ago could pave the way for colour laser printers that are cheaper and up to 70 per cent smaller than current models. Physicist Lawrence Schein, a former Xerox and IBM researcher, claimed that Franklin's pioneering studies on electrostatics laid the foundations for technology that could be used to improve the performance of photocopiers and laser printers. Schein was speaking at a session commemorating the 300th anniversary of Franklin's birth. The scientist explained that photocopiers, laser printers and fax machines use electrostatic adhesion to make toner particles stick to surfaces such as paper before they are permanently melted onto the sheet by heat. However, Schein said that the forces that make the plastic-based toner particles stick to surfaces during the printing process can be "surprisingly strong".... | |
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| | | Printers discuss waste and the euro changeover | | Posted Sunday, November 12, 2006 12:53:54 PM by Blog57 Team | | The Malta Printing Industries Association (MPIA) recently held a meeting to discuss two prominent issues: the generation of waste in the printing industry, and the forthcoming euro changeover. The meeting was first addressed by the president of the MPIA, Margaret Buhagiar, who stressed the importance of addressing the issue of the separation of waste and the MPIAs commitment in this sphere. The printing industry was also a service provider in the euro changeover process and as such it was felt that the MPIA should be better prepared to update its members, consequently enabling them to offer a better service to their clients. To cover these topics, the MPIA invited Ing. Mary Grace Micallef from WasteServ, and Mr Alexander Wells from the NECC, who delivered a presentation in their respective fields to MPIA members.... | |
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| | | Monochrome Laser Printers have Quiet-Mode feature. | | Posted Saturday, November 11, 2006 2:54:06 PM by Blog57 Team | | Offering 2-sided printing as standard, E Series Printers include Instant Warm-Up fuser, which enables first print in as little as 6.5 sec, even from sleep mode. Printhead uses miniature, pivoting mirror to minimize moving parts. Models E250d and E250dn print at speeds up to 30 ppm, while Models E350d and E352dn include LCD display and offer print speed of 35 ppm. Suited for large workgroups, Model E450dn adds GUI and security features. .... | |
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| | | Movement against piracy initiated action in Wari , Dhaka -3 Persons Were Caught Red Handed in Techno Printers While | | Posted Wednesday, November 08, 2006 6:52:56 AM by Blog57 Team | | A team of Sutrapur thana police leaded by SI Hannan has seized a huge amount of pirated CD cover, positive and plate from a press name Techno Printers at 6.30 in 19 Folder Street, Wari Dhaka Yesterday 1 November 2006.The action has initiated by Movement Against Piracy [MAP] and police arrested three persons including press owner Sekander. The accused people were printing pirated copy of the CD cover of NTV's newly released movie 'Bidrohi Padma' and 'Sonar Moyna Pakhi'. The arrested persons were in police custody and a case has filed against them under the copyright act 82//84/85 (2000) and Criminal act 292 (KA) the case no.05-1.11.2006 . Police also found Habib's recently released album 'Shono' and 'Hridoer Kotha' with the huge amount of MP3 of the biggest audio company Shongita , Soundtek's Asif, Aiyub Bachu and James, Nolok Babu, Bari Siddiqi & Sampanwala Movie of Gaanchil, Tahsan of G-series and many pirated cover of Bangladeshi movies and lot of x rated movies cover, plate and positive.... | |
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| | | Best Practices: Konica Minolta's Mobile Image | | Posted Wednesday, November 01, 2006 6:56:48 PM by Blog57 Team | | An interesting phenomenon is happening in the office-automation industry. Words like commodity and commoditization are creeping into the lexicon. No, we're not changing our business model to deal in corn and soybean futures instead of sophisticated printers, copiers, and multifunction peripherals. But the reality of the industry is that it's getting harder to differentiate one manufactured device from another in terms of technology, performance, and price. Of course, we at Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A. Inc. believe our machines offer the best capabilities and value. Unfortunately, in today's market that's not enough. The real war for differentiation and a competitive edge is being fought on two fronts: solution selling and customer service. Solution selling raises the bar on how we and others approach the customer.... | |
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| | | Chiefs sign QB Printers, Huard gametime decision | | Posted Sunday, October 29, 2006 6:52:49 AM by Blog57 Team | | Preparing for the possibility that they could be reduced to just one healthy quarterback on Sunday, the Kansas City Chiefs on Saturday night signed rookie Casey Printers to the active roster, elevating him from the practice squad, where the former CFL signal-caller spent the first seven weeks of the season. Printers, 25, will dress for Sunday's game against Seattle, and depending upon the availability of Damon Huard, will be either the primary backup or the No. 3 "emergency" quarterback. Huard, who has started the past five games in place of Trent Green, who suffered a severe head injury in the season opener on Sept. 10, sustained a groin injury late in Thursday's practice. He did not practice on Friday and was receiving nearly round-the-clock treatment in an attempt to rehabilitate the injury and allow him to start against the Seahawks.... | |
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| | | CORPORATE LINKS | | Posted Thursday, October 26, 2006 12:50:34 PM by Blog57 Team | | * Canon Singapore's Vietnam representative office in Hanoi yesterday introduced 27 new products, which will be launched in Vietnam, including photograph printers, multi-function printers, digital cameras, digital film cameras and scanners. * Indovina Bank has launched certificates of deposit (CD) in U.S. dollar for the second phase this year to raise US$20 million. The CDs for terms of three months, six months, and 360 days have annual interest rates of 4.4%, 4.75%, and 5.2% respectively. The sale will last until December 8. * The Technological and Commercial Bank, or Techcombank, yesterday inaugurated a branch in the southern province of Dong Nai, targeting enterprises in industrial parks as key customers. The new branch sent the number of its branches and transaction offices nationwide rising to 68. * The La Vie Joint Venture Company yesterday marketed a new product, La Vie Sparkling Water, which will be initially available at hotels, restaurants and supermarkets at a price of VND5,000 per 0.5-liter bottle.... | |
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| | | Samsung launches new range of printers | | Posted Thursday, October 26, 2006 2:50:05 AM by Blog57 Team | | Samsung India today launched its range of colour laser printers in India and said it is targeting a 25 per cent share in the laser printer market in the country. Samsung would also invest around five billion dollars globally on its research and development initiatives to double its top-line revenues from 56.7 billion dollars in 2005 to more than 100 billion dollars by 2010. "The company is anticipating a 100 per cent growth in the global markets from printers, which along with LCD monitors, is expected to contribute a major portion of the revenues from IT business," Samsung India Vice President - IT Business Sanjay Sharma said. Samsung currently has an 18 per cent share in the domestic market for printers and is targeting sales of around 1,10,000 units this fiscal, and this would increase its share to around 25 per cent.... | |
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