Patrick Hoffman

Xerox announced July 3 that its Global Imaging Systems division, which until May had been an independent print solutions VAR, has acquired another print solutions VAR, Blackstone Valley Office Systems, extending Global Imagings East Coast service footprint. The acquisition gives Global Imaging new office technology offerings and platform service capabilities, including MFPs (multifunction products), fax […]

Ricoh released on June 27 its Web-Based Driver Installer, designed to automate the deployment of print drivers in the enterprise. The WBDI allows IT departments to select default settings to be used during driver installation, helping to reduce the amount of time that IT spends on installing drivers and potentially reducing maintenance costs. /zimages/3/28571.gifClick here […]

A Kentucky jury ruled that Lexmark International unreasonably restrained competition with its return program by preventing customers from using the vendor of their choice when it comes to recycling their laser printer toner cartridges. For business customers who have relatively high volumes of text printing, this decision could give them lower-cost options when it comes […]

Motorola has released a pair of cordless Bluetooth scanners capable of reading tags from as far as 45 feet away. The LS3578-FZ scanner reads damaged and dirty bar codes typically found in warehouses and manufacturing environments. The LS3578-ER scanner can read bar codes as close as four inches and as far away as 45 feet. […]

As part of the Web 2.0 trend, Hewlett-Packards Imaging and Printing Group is touting a “Print 2.0” strategy the company says will make it easier for dynamic Web sites to provide printable content. The strategy, which doesnt involve new hardware or software, instead sees HP, based in Palo Alto, Calif., partnering with a variety of […]

Xerox on June 19 released its Phaser 3200MFP, a black and white multifunction printer designed to remove printing altogether from previously print-laden tasks such as faxing and two-sided copying. The $399 printer routes faxes directly from PCs or to PCs, eliminating the need to print and allows users to copy both sides of a document […]

Ricoh Americas launched a new version of its Print and Copy Control software, PCC v3, which helps users control their production account and reporting information for their Ricoh output devices. PCC v3 allows users to manage content and information on their Ricoh MFPs (multifunctional products) from one location. This enables businesses to save money by […]

Brooks Internet Software has launched its ExcelliPrint Version 3.2, a printer management tool designed to help businesses with their Intelligent Printer Data Stream processes. ExcelliPrint Version 3.2, which comes in Standard and Premium versions, is used for IPDS printing in mixed IBM and Windows print environments. ExcelliPrint offers AFP (advanced function printing) capabilities for uses […]

InfoPrint Solutions Company, formerly IBMs Printing Systems division but soon to be owned by Ricoh, announced recently that it was ready for business. Ricoh is buying IBMs Printing Systems division over the course of three years, an arrangement which gives Ricoh access to IBMs production printing software and provides Ricoh a way to market their […]

Brother International Corp. announced this week that it has launched its MFC-9000 Series Color Laser Multi-Function Centers, a multi-functional device that dramatically increases the companys range of color printers. The new series, which includes the MFC-9440CN and MFC-9840CDW, features print speeds of up to 21 ppm (pages per minutes) in both color and monochrome for […]

Global Imaging Systems, a former print VAR now owned by Xerox, will continue to resell competitor Konica Minoltas hardware and support through March 2008, both companies announced June 14. /zimages/6/28571.gifClick here to read more about Xeroxs acquisition of Global Imaging Systems. The arrangement allows Global Imaging Systems, which reached a similar arrangement earlier in June […]

Ricoh Americas Corp. on June 11 launched the Priport DX4640 PD, a duplex digital express printer that vendors expect to make the printing of two-sided documents quicker, cheaper and easier—and save some paper in the process. The printers paper-feeding device eliminates the ink drying and paper realignment processes to reduce the time needed for double-sided […]