The What’s Happenin’ Report
Industry Analysts, Inc.
January 2012
 

Featured Article

Xerox Lands $122+ Million Contract  

 

 

Industry Rumors
 

-Ex Ricoh President and COO Tom Salierno promoted to President and COO of Xerox’s Global Imaging

-Xerox RIFs Sales people, including iGen 4 Tigers

 

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-Konica Minolta Dealer Show Review 

   

-Lexmark Recognizes Teachers with $1,000 Awards     

 

-Xerox to Host Live Audio Call to Discuss Q4 & Full Year Results 


-OKI Data to Present MPS Seminar at Lyra Imaging Symposium

 

-Patent Filings Rank Xerox Among the World’s Top Innovators  

 

-Copier Industry Hard Drive Shortage? 

   

-HP Optimistic they Can Sort Out UK Downturn  

 

-Kodak Gets 2013 Deadline to Reorganize   

  

-Toshiba Debuts World’s 1st Self Encrypting Hard Drive for MFPs 

 

-Canon Finds Wide Format Opportunities as Photo Kiosks    

 

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Previous Links…

-Kodak Files for Chapter 11  

 

-Gordon Flesch Company Expands New IT Services Division 

   

-Xerox to Open New US Call Center?  

 

-Declining Page Volume Creates New Opportunities & Challenges   

  

-Copiers & MFPs "The Hidden Cost of Staples" 

 

-Xerox Sells Customer 8 New iGen 4 Presses    

 

Copier MFP LinkedIn Group Passes 2,000 Members

 
 
 
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Previous Links…

-HP Names New Chief Strategy Officer  

 

-Ricoh Named ‘Leader’ in IDC MPS Report 

   

-Congrats to Al Scibetta of Copier Fax Business Technologies & Other Konica Minolta Award Recipients  

 

-New Year’s Predictions from Canon Europe President   

  

-New Konica Minolta Products 

 

-Selling Copiers & MFPs Like a Lion    

  

-Konica Minolta Launches EnvisionIT Solution Line for Vertical Markets    

 

-NSi Launches New Security & Document Capture Products  

-Konica Minolta Unveils New Managed IT and MPS Offering for Dealers 

 

-New Fujitsu Scanners    

 
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Quick Links…
 

Copier Dealer Channel Study
The 475 page report contains critical information broken down by brand, by dealer size and more. 

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  • Ricoh Family 
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