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Ricoh details its last quarter earnings Total sales down 2.7% to 477.6 billion yen ($4.4 billion) In Americas, total sales down 2.3% Gross profit down 5.2% to 184.4 billion yen Operating profit up 39.8% to 27.5 billion yen Office Printing division (printers, MFPs) sales down 6.4% to 265.2 billion yen ($2.5 billion) Decrease in MIF

Canon to improve its MFP security Announced that it is partnering with McAfee Security to provided protection against malware in its new imageRUNNER ADVANCE III series of MFPs (Xerox was first to announce it was outsourcing some of its MFP security features to McAfee) The new feature “McAfee Embedded Control”, will come standard on new

Hon Hai gives out Sharp’s earnings details Hon Hai of Taiwan (aka Foxconn is owner of Sharp) posted results for Sharp’s fiscal first quarter that ran from April 1 to June 30, 2019 total sales fell 3.5% to 514.9 billion yen ($4.8 billion) profits fell 34.7% to 12.5 billion yen Operating profit fell 41.1% to

Kyocera gives out earnings details Kyocera (aka Kyoto Ceramic Company) for its last quarter Total revenue down 0.7% to 384.9 billion yen ($3.6 billion) Operating profit down 39% to 22.6 billion yen R&D is 4.9% of revenue of 18.9 billion yen Announced it will relocated manufacturing of US bound MFPs and printers to Vietnam to

Xerox & Fujifilm court battle update The two companies are now arguing over plans to depose Fujifilm’s top executives, as Xerox is trying to avoid paying a $1 billion fine for backing out of Fujifilm’s plan to acquire company Xerox wants to depose Fujifilm CEO Shigetaka Komori and COO Kenji Sukeno in court Fujifilm has

August 4, 2019 Xerox gives out earnings details For its second fiscal year quarter Total revenue down 8.8% from $2.5 billion to $2.3 billion Revenue from Americas down 6.7% to $1.5 billion Gross margin down from 39.9% to 39.2% Percent of revenue spent on research & development down from 4% to 3.8% Operating income up

Xerox gets reorg approved announced that it has received federal approval for its proposed holding company reorganization existing shares of Xerox common stock will be automatically be converted on a one-for-one basis into shares of common stock of Xerox Holdings Corp. (industry analysts believe that this move makes it easier for Xerox to be acquired,

Konica Minolta Supports Global Health Challenge, Technical University of Munich Posted on July 24, 2019 by IA Staff Langenhagen, Germany, 24 July 2019 Dedicated to supporting Konica Minolta’s evolution into a leading edge solutions provider of platforms, Global R&D creates end-to-end pipelines for innovation in the contexts of digital workplaces, Industry 4.0 and digital healthcare. From concept design,

Healthcare Data Is Still Not Receiving Enough Protection Posted on July 24, 2019 by IA Staff The healthcare sector manages a high volume of data including confidential patient data which requires robust security measures to ensure it doesn’t get into the wrong hands. Unfortunately, due the hype around cyber attacks and hackers accessing digital data, many organizations have

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Epson DS-80W Awarded “Outstanding Mobile Scanner” by Keypoint Intelligence – Buyers Laboratory Posted on July 22, 2019 by IA Staff BLI Recognizes Epson DS-80W Document Scanner with Summer 2019 Pick Award LONG BEACH, Calif. – July 18, 2019 – Epson America, a leading scanner brand, today announced Keypoint Intelligence – Buyers Laboratory (BLI), the leading independent evaluator of document imaging software,

HP seizes more counterfeit print cartridges Announced that in a joint effort with law enforcement, has seized $7 million worth of print cartridges from Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam All product was advertised as being able to work in HP-branded printers and MFPs Included 17 raids and 5 arrests Claims that sales of counterfeit cartridges

Equipment leasing to grow Survey published by ELFA (equipment leasing and finance association) 10% of executive surveyed believe business conditions will improve further in next 4 months 3% say stay the same 10% believe demand for leases will increase 10% think they will have more access to funds 3% expect to hire more people 30%

Leasing company offers security services Great America Leasing, through its subsidiary Collabrance, is now offering security services for dealers to resell The “Master MSSP Offering” features: 30 different layers in portfolio NOC (network operating center) and Help Desk in Cedar Rapids, Iowa Cybersecurity solutions and training (apparently does not offer HIPAA risk assessments)

Ricoh to miss earnings estimates Article written by Jefferies Financial Group Anticipates that company will post earnings of $0.25 per share for last quarter Has market capitalization of $7.01 billion Believes it will have revenue of $4.76 billion for quarter compared to original estimate of $5.26 billion

Canon profit to sink Nikkei Asian News is reporting that Canon’s operating profit is on track to drop 40% to $1.85 billion for the year Falling 60 billion yen short of already downgraded guidance from Canon Sales will likely “shrink 6% to 3.7 trillion yen or off 100 billion yen from forecast” Reason given is

Lexmark launches “GO” series of devices New printers and MFPs aimed at “small work groups and micro SMB end users” “It is built like a tank, but has weight of a ballerina”; stated Lexmark VP Sammy Kinlaw With new products, Lexmark is “betting the farm on the channel”, hoping dealers and VARs will have success

Lexmark’s parent reports first half results Ninestar of China is owner of Lexmark and reports earnings for first half of 2019 Lexmark division MFP unit placements had no growth over last year Operating income flat Net profit down

Konica Minolta Celebrates 4 Years of Enabling Carbon Neutrality, Having So Far Offset Over 16 Million Kg of CO2 https://industryanalysts.com/71219_konica/

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Stat of the Week Record Low Unemployment Nine states have record low unemployment rates, according to data released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Alabama, Arkansas, New Jersey, and Texas set new series low unemployment rates, while Iowa, Maine, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, and Vermont matched their series lows.

  Discover NW Houston is the ONLY comprehensive app and website designed to appeal to residents, visitors and businesses in Northwest Harris County. The Houston Northwest Chamber of Commerce is spearheading the development of this project, but it is not just a chamber app.

Konica Minolta’s AccurioJet KM-1 Press Achieves World’s First FOGRA53 Accreditation Konica Minolta has become the world’s first press manufacturer and global solutions provider to achieve the ‘robust’ FOGRA53 profile certification – another reason to celebrate for its growing family of AccurioJet KM-1 users. This award was made for Konica Minolta’s AccurioJet KM-1 B2 UV LED

Konica Minolta Unveils New Version of MarketPlace 3 hours ago Share| Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A. Inc. has announced that Konica Minolta Inc. has released a new version of its MarketPlace platform. From document management to workplace IT, office processes today run on an abundance of different systems and services, forcing employees to manage extremely complex workflows. Konica

Epson Introduces New SureColor T5470M 3 hours ago Share| Epson has announced the SureColor T5470M – a new 36-inch printer and integrated scanner offering a fast multifunction solution for printing, sharing and saving technical documents. The new model joins the Epson SureColor T-Series line of wide-format printers. The print/copy/scan combo produces accurate A1/D-size prints in as

From: Commissioner R. Jack Cagle Harris County Precinct 4 1001 Preston, Suite 950 Houston. TX 77002 713- 274-4050 www.hcp4.net Last week in a surprise partisan attack, Harris County Commissioners Court voted 3-2 to take a portion of METRO funding away from Harris County Precincts 3 and 4. This vote impacts Precinct 4 constituents by $3,069,709

You can be better prepared.  Or at least warned. HCFCD has published, online, their new Flood Warning System. Go: www.FWSalerts.org to sign up. On the site you may select the location you want to monitor.  Receive your warnings via text or email.  You may select the type of warning you want to receive for your

Konica Minolta Reinvents Office Print Technology with New IoT-Enabled bizhub® i-Series Posted on June 12, 2019 by IA Staff Next-generation bizhub i-Series Seamlessly Connects the Dynamic Office Ramsey, N.J. – June 12, 2019 – Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta), a leader in delivering world-class business transformation solutions and technologies, proudly unveils the new bizhub i-Series, the next generation

Kevin Kern, Sr VP, Business Intelligence Services and Product Planning for Konica Minolta “In looking at the “smart office” and the future of work, we take a more holistic view than just the technology itself. While the evolution of our API and Internal web services platforms in our Bizhub product line over the past 15