Toshiba announced it will lay off 3,000 employees from its TV manufacturing division in a cost cutting move.
Toshiba announced it will spend $100 million to purchase NuGeneration Ltd., a nuclear plant developer in England.
Toshiba announced it sold a “Production Print System” to Mosaic Printing of Branford, CT. (most likely was a relabeled Ricoh b/w system)
Toshiba launched two new A3 b/w laser MFPs, the eSTUDIO 2007 and 2507 featuring:
engines are made by Toshiba
20ppm and 25ppm top speeds respectively
replace the 195 and 225 models
base MSRPs of $2595 and $2995 respectively
toner yield of 10,000 pages based on 5% coverage
drum/developer yield of 55,000 pages
maximum duty cycles of 65K/mo and 80K/mo respectively
light gray plastic exterior with blue accents
4 line LCD display (no touchscreen)
comes standard with 250 sheet drawer and 100 sheet stack bypass
second 250 sheet paper drawer = $429
copy desk = $217
paper feed unit with one 550 sheet drawer = $734
second 500 sheet drawer = $450
no finishing options
platen cover = $56
50 sheet reversing document feeder = $711
8opm color scan speed
25opm b/w scan speed
fax board = $537
auto duplex = $251
built-in print controller
actual maker unknown
500MHz Contex A8 processor
512MB RAM standard
10/100BaseT & USB ports standard
WiFi for $392
PCL print driver standard
no PostScript print driver is available
scan to network/TWAIN
Smithers Pira, a research firm, states that entire inkjet industry was $33 billion in 2011, and will grow to $67 billion in 2017.
signage is 50% of the market
Muratec announced it will relabel the Konica Minolta bizhub C224, C284, C364 MFPs as the MFX-2280, 2880 and 3680. (these are not the “e” versions)
does not offer optional EFI Fiery print server
Kyocera (aka Kyoto Ceramic Company) announced it is opening new division in Fremont, CA to increase its ceramic knife and kitchenware business in the U.S.
Kyocera now shipping new line of color A3 MFPs:
models are TASKalfa 3051ci, 3551ci, 4551ci and 5551ci
30, 35, 45 & 50ppm color top speeds respectively
4 tandem amorphous silicon (ceramic) drums with yield of 600,000 pages
does not offer true 8 bits per pixel
replace the 3050di, 3550di, 4550ci, 5550ci
MSRPs are $10,756, $13,758, $15,876, $20,325
Maximum monthly duty cycles are 150K to 225K/mo
10.2” full color touchscreen LCD display (with Apple iPad like touch features of pinch, grab, etc.)
$1155 for fax board, second line = $3090
$1417 for reversing document feeder that holds 100 originals with 65opm scan speed
$1800 for document feeder that scans both sides of original at same time at 70opm color scan speed, and holds 175 originals
comes standard with two 500 sheet paper drawers and 150 sheet bypass
two more 500 sheet drawers = $1287
paper deck for 1,500 sheet of letter only = $1380
3,000 sheet side mount deck for $1417
Finishing options include:
hanging stapling finisher = $1540
floor standing stapling finisher = $2500
hole punch kit = $670
saddle stitch/trifold kit = $1500
built-in print controller
800MHz Freescale QorIQ processor in 3051ci & 3551ci
1GHz Freescale QorlQ processor in 4551ci and 5551ci
160GB hard drive
hard drive security kit = $580
3.5GB RAM standard
10/100/1000BaseT & USB ports standard
can add second 1000BaseT port for $349
WiFi board for $471
supports Apple AirPrint
PCL and PostScript print drivers are standard
scan to email/folder/SMB/FTP/USB
ABBYY OCR board = $600
Optional EFI Fiery print server = $6220 needs $750 video interface board
Kyocera now shipping new line of A3 b/w MFPs:
models are TASKalfa 3501i, 4501i and 5501i
35, 45 & 55ppm top speeds respectively
amorphous silicon (ceramic) drum with yield of 600,000 pages
replace the 3050di, 3550di, 4550ci, 5550ci
MSRPs are $8,292, $9,545, $11,288
Maximum monthly duty cycles are 150K to 225K/mo
10.2” full color touchscreen LCD display (with Apple iPad like touch features of pinch, grab, etc.)
fax board = $1155, second line = $3090
reversing document feeder that holds 100 originals with 50opm color scan speed and 75opm b/w scan speed = MSRP $1417
document feeder that scans both sides of original at same time at 40opm color, 80opm b/w scan speeds, and holds 175 originals = MSRP $1800
comes standard with two 500 sheet paper drawers and 150 sheet bypass
two more 500 sheet drawers = $1287
paper deck for 1,500 sheet of letter only = $1380
3,000 sheet side mount deck for $1417
Finishing options include:
hanging stapling finisher = $1540
floor standing stapling finisher = $2500
hole punch kit = $670
saddle stitch/trifold kit = $1500
built-in print controller
800MHz Freescale QorIQ processor
160GB hard drive
hard drive security kit = $580
2GB RAM standard
10/100/1000BaseT & USB ports standard
can add second 1000BaseT port for $349
WiFi board for $471
supports Apple AirPrint
PCL and PostScript print drivers are standard
scan to email/folder/SMB/FTP/USB
ABBYY OCR board = $600
EFI make following statement regarding why people should use their Fiery print servers instead of built-in print controllers with their MFPs:
“When you buy a Lexus, you can get the built-in Toyota stereo system or you get the Bose system. It’s not that they’re Toyota or Bose to get one or the other, it’s if you want the superior capability and it’s like with Fiery like when you get the better sound but you also get better gas mileage because the Fiery actually drives more productivity out of the printing equipment because of the process of the file is faster, get them into production quicker so you can get more clicks out of the actual equipment.”
Danwood Group, headquartered in England, announced it has sold its U.S. division to Modular Document Solutions. Details:
Danwood operates many branches in Europe, and had entered the U.S. market in 2007 when it purchased AXSA Document Solutions (Sharp, Xerox, Lexmark & HP dealer) of Tampa, FL, with proclamations that it would spread across the U.S. with other acquisitions (a la IKON, DANKA, etc.)
Danwood in Europe got into trouble when it recorded equipment rental contracts as leases, forcing company to restate its earnings, and led to departure of many executives.
Modular (Sharp, KIP & Muratec dealer) was founded in 2006, and has 22 offices in Florida, including those acquired when it purchased Docutek Imaging in 2011.
Sindoh, another South Korean copier maker that has been trying to break into the U.S. market, announced that Collins Distributing, which was trying to market the A4 copiers to dealers, has stopped carrying the product.
Carolina Wholesale, another distributor, still carries the product.
Sindoh also signed up Arlington Industries and Image Star, two more distributors, however, unlike Carolina Wholesale and Collins, these two new partners have a primary business of selling generic toner cartridges and parts to dealers who do not buy factory originals.
Ricoh launches cloud software platform, called ICE or Integrated Cloud Environment as option for its MFPs:
apparently intended to replace current solutions from Ricoh, including eCabinet (launched in late 1990s), Quanp (launched in 2008) and DocumentMall
was in development for 27 months
program is actually relabeled from Ricoh, as actual provider is Savvis Inc. of Piscataway, NJ
slogan is “Smarter Scanning. Mobile Printing.”
Ricoh MFP to be used must have the following installed:
$170 web browser option
$470 RAM upgrade kit
MSRP of basic package with includes ABBYY OCR and 16 scan connectors = $240/year per device, plus installation fee
OCR to MS Word, Excel or searchable PDF
OCR is done in the cloud, not on an OCR board in MFP
does not provide a preview of image on LCD
The connectors allow the MFP user to scan to the following cloud storage services that its customers may subscribe to on their own:
Box
Concur
Dropbox
eFax
Egnyte
Evernote
Google Drive
Google Gmail
Hightail (fka YouSendIt)
NetDocuments
NetSuite
Salesforce.com
Microsoft SharePoint
Microsoft SharePoint 365
Optional ICR Print Cloud package provides secure follow-me printing in the cloud for both mobile devices and PCs
MSRP of $40/year for 5 users
this is relabed by Ricoh, and actually provided by Soonr Inc. of Campbell, CA.
includes 2GB of cloud storage of documents
images stored can be printed multiple times
documents can be viewed, searched, revised, tracked, emailed, eFaxed
uses a desktop user agent for users to backup files to the Print Cloud service
when using mobile device, can download and print Word, Excel, PowerPoint and PDF documents
provides audit log
More details on new Ricoh color laser A3 MFPs, the MP C3003, 3503, 4503, 5503 and 6003 series:
replace the C3002, C3502, C4502 and C5502 series (now being sold at closeout pricing)
30, 35, 45, 55 & 60ppm top speeds respectively
4 tandem OPC drum design
PxP-EQ polymerized toner technology
all based on same engine design
does NOT offer true 8 bits per pixel (2 bit or 4 bit based on driver setting)
base MSRPs of $12,500, $14,900, $18,590, $22,014 & $25,315 respectively
pricing for total configs are higher than the models that they replace, effectively a hardware pricing increase for customers
Large touch screen LED display
$380 to upgrade the LED display with Android OS for Apple iPhone-like features (pinch, tap and flick gestures)
$70 for optional 101 keyboard requires $110 mounting bracket
Comes standard with 550 sheet letter only drawer, 550 sheet ledger drawer and 100 sheet bypass
no longer offer an optional envelope tray as previous models, instead users must use the bypass (like most competitors)
$760 for 2nd ledger size paper drawer
$1650 for two 550 ledger size paper drawers
$1990 for 2000 sheet letter only drawer
$1950 for side mount letter only paper deck
C3003 and C3503 have document feeder that does NOT scan sides of original at same time
holds up to 100 originals
top scan speed of 79opm
C4503, C5503 and C6003 have document feeder that scans both sides of original at same time
holds up to 220 originals
top color scan speed of 55opm for duplex
$1400 for 200dpi fax board requires $290 mount kit
$205 for RAM upgrade to provide 400dpi
$910 to add second fax line ($910 for third fax line)
finishing options include:
$450 for internal shift tray
$1580 for internal stapling finisher
$220 bridge kit needed for side mount finishers
$1930 for hanging 50 sheet stapling finisher
$3550 for floor standing 50 sheet stapling finisher
$4040 for low volume booklet making finisher
$5110 for high volume booklet making finisher
built-in GW/NGA/GWNX print controller
actual maker unknown
$170 for web browser option
C3003 and C3503 required $470 RAM upgrade
$340 for ABBYY OCR scan to searchable PDF board
C3003 & C3503 have 600MHz PMC-Sierra processor with 1.5GB RAM
$635 file converter kit required for scanning functions
EFI Fiery print server option available by end of 2013
Ricoh now shipping two new light production color A3 laser MFPs, the MP C6502 and C8002 featuring:
65ppm and 80ppm top speeds respectively
use same engine designed in 2005 as Pro C5100s and C5110s models
replace the C6501 and C7501 models
MSRPs of $37,775 and $48,215 respectively
2.5% more than previous models for base engines, and accessories are also up
VCSEL (vertical cavity system emitting laser) for 40 laser beams to draw image
1200x1200dpi (advertised as offering 4800dpi with interpolation)
does not offer true 8 bits per pixel imaging
PxP-EQ polymerized toner technology
4 tandem OPC drum design
document feeder scans both sides of original at same time
holds up to 220 originals
top scan speeds of 110opm for duplex mode
$1400 for 200dpi fax board requires $290 mount kit
$205 for RAM upgrade for 400dpi
$910 to add second fax line ($910 to add third line)
Comes standard with two 1250 sheet letter only paper drawers, two 550 ledger size paper drawers and 100 sheet bypass
$6540 for 2200 sheet ledger plus paper deck on side
$3100 for 4400 letter size only paper deck on side
finishing options include:
no longer offers the ring binder option on these models
$1520 for single tray cover inserter
$4560 for dual tray cover inserter
$70 for tab support option
$4270 for 65 sheet stapling finisher
$7220 for 100 sheet stapling finisher
$2850 for mail box kit
$1000 for hole punch kit
$11,150 for multi fold option
$9495 for GBC StreamPunch option
$455 for each GBC die
built-in print controller
actual maker unknown
1.86GHz Intel Celeron processor
2.5GB RAM
two 320GB hard drives with non-certified data security
$530 for certified data security kit
10/100/1000BaseT & USB ports standard
$817 for file format converter kit required to scanning functions
PCL print driver standard
XPS print driver optional
$630 for PostScript print driver
$1730 for IPDS print option
$200 for NetWare print option
$340 for ABBYY OCR scan board
$100 for web browser option
$7500 for EFI Fiery print server
Ricoh launched new b/w production A3 models, the PRO 8100s, 8110s and 8120s:
replace the PRO 907EX, 1107EX and 1357EX models
95ppm, 110ppm and 135ppm respectively
based on Taurus print engine used in the C651 and C751 production color models launched in 2011
base MSRPs of $44,488, $55,488 and $66,488 respectively
VCSEL laser technology
intermediate transfer belt design
PxP polymerized toner
1200x1200dpi (advertised as offering 4800dpi with interpolation)
maximum monthly duty cycles of 2.1 million/month and 3 million/month
recommended monthly volumes of 600K/mo and 900K/mo
arm-mounted 10.4 color LCD touchscreen
elevated call light pole
comes standard with two 1100 sheet letter only paper drawers and two 550 sheet ledger paper drawers
$1470 for 550 sheet ledger drawer
$9955 for 4400 sheet ledger size deck
$5903 for 5400 sheet letter only deck
$3675 for cover inserter
document feeder scans both sides of original at same time
holds up to 220 originals
110opm in duplex mode
Finishing options include:
$6862 for 100 sheet stapling finisher
$12390 for booklet making finisher
$26,066 for ring binder option
$47,072 for perfect binder option, requires $2231 for cover inserter and $2504 for connecting kit
$10,416 for multi fold unit
$1709 for decurler
$13,020 for face trimmer
built-in print controller
actual maker unknown
1.86GHz Intel Celeron processor
2GB RAM
two 250GB hard drives with non-certified data security
$410 for certified data security kit
10/100/1000BaseT & USB ports
PCL print driver standard
$1995 for PostScript print driver
$176 for NetWare print option
$6218 for IPDS print option
$817 for file format converter kit required for scanning functions
$960 for ABBYY OCR board for searchable PDFs
$190 for web browser
$1565 for tandem kit, allowing two print engines to be combined for copying only
Optional EFI Fiery to ship in early 2014
Optional connection to EFI MicroPress to ship in early 2014
Ricoh launched two desktop A4 b/w laser devices that have embedded WiFi:
SP311DW is 30ppm b/w laser printer for $167
SP311SFNw is 30ppm AOI for $315
Ricoh announced that it was included in the InformationWeek list of top 250 technology innovators.
Screen of Israel announced it sold a Truepress Jet2500UV production color inkjet system to Willamette Print & Blueprint of Portland, OR.
EFI announced it has now integrated Sepialine’s Argos printer and copier management sofrware into its EFI PrintMe offering for printing from mobile devices. This will allow EFI to expand its PrintMe offering into the AEC (architecture, engineering and construction) vertical market, where Sepialine has installed MIF.
BMI Imaging Systems Inc. of Sunnyvale, CA announced that its document conversion services and document management systems offering have received certification of complying with National Institute of Standard and Technology Special Publication (NIST SP) 800-53 guidelines.
MarketandMarkets stated that its research shows that global wide format inkjet printer market will have 5.7% CAGR (cumulative annual growth rate) and reach $12.5 billion by 2016.
Okidata announced it has authorized Impression Solutions Inc., of Columbus, MS, to distribute its printers and MFPs to dealers and resellers in the U.S., in an attempt to increase marketshare.
Microsoft turmoil. 3 of the top 20 investors in the company are lobbying the board of directors to press company founder, Bill Gates, to step down as chairman of the board.
the investors feel that Mr. Gates is preventing the company from finding a new CEO to replace Bill Gates’s close friend, Steve Ballmer.
Canon announced it will be a Platinum Elite Sponsor for the 2014 Xplor International trade show, for the production print industry.
Production print industry icon, Frank Romano, announced he will serve as Research Professor From Industry at Cal Poly university in California:
Romano’s students will produce a book entitled; “History of Phototypesetting Era”
book will document advances in technology that changed the printing and publishing industries from 1945 to 1985
Apollo Global Management, which just acquired the facilities management division of Pitney Bowes, announced that name is changed from Pitney Bowes Management Services to Novitex Enterprise Solutions, and will keep existing relationships, with plans to gain marketshare.
John Visentin is CEO, formerly of HP and IBM
Vicki O’Meara is President
Gartner stated that worldwide shipments of 3D printers will rise 49% this year, to a total of 56,507 units shipped.
The Los Angeles School District of California, is attempting to take back 30,000 Apple iPads it gave to students.
The reason is that students have been able to disable the preprogrammed security measures that were designed to prevent students from accessing the web, as the devices were only for use of school applications.
The total investment potentially wasted was $30 million
Kodak announced it sold a NexPress production color systems to:
Drukkerij De Bie, a printshop in Belgium.
Printer Pix of South Ruislip, England
Maygray of Uxbridge, England
Molenberg Media of Zwolle, Netherlands
Alsterwerk of Germany
Paystream Advisors published results of its research:
84% of invoices enter processing in formats that include paper, fax and email attachments
average cost of manually processing an invoice is $20 each
automated processing, via solution software is only $4 each
digitizing invoices can provide up to 70% of the benefits from automated process
change invoice processing from 45 days to 2 days
Samsung caught cheating in testing labs. ARS Technica reported that Samsung was caught rigging performance testing of its Galaxy mobile devices, inflating scores by as much as 20%.
Samsung announced it will invest $1.2 billion to build a new plant in Vietnam.
Samsung announced it will invest $4 million in PowerbyProxi, a wireless charging company in New Zealand.
Samsung admitted that up to 50 of its executives had somehow access highly confidential Apple licensing documents.
Samsung was exposed as the top advertiser on websites that promote online piracy, according to reports in England.
James Terry Chapman was arrested by Campbell County, TN sheriff’s deputies, after it was discovered that he was making fake $20 bills using a color copier while working at LaFollette Middle School
Fuji of Japan, maker of most Xerox MFPs, announced it won contract to provide printing optimization and document services to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries of Japan.
Marketing Research Consultants announced this year’s winners of a dealer survey:
Executive of the Year – Rick Taylor, President & COO of Konica Minolta, the 7th time he has won this award
MFP Manufacturer of the Year = Ricoh
Printer Manufacturer of the Year = Kyocera
First in Class Award = Muratec
Lifetime Achievement Award – Kirk Yoshida of Ricoh
ITAZ Technologies announced that its GLOBODOX document management system now offers apps for iPad, iPhones and Android based mobile devices.
Hewlett Packard launched the ScanJet Enterprise Flow 5000 s2 scanner:
MSRP of $799
50ipm at 300dpi scan speed
HP announced it sold Indigo 10000 to John Roberts Company, a printshop in Minneapolis, MN
HP launched the “Trade in. Cash out. Print smarter.” promo, offering up to $500 cash back when trading in an old printer and MFP to acquire a new HP model.
Hewlett Packard launched two desktop A4 b/w laser MFPs, the LaserJet Pro M125 and M127 offering:
made by Canon
mobile printing with Wireless Direct, HP ePrint and Apple AirPrint
scan to and retrieve from cloud based management sites
21ppm top speed
built-in print controller
3” color touchscreen LCD
MSRPs of $149 and $259
M127 model has fax board standard
HP also launched two desktop A4 color laser MFPs, the LaserJet Pro M176 and M177 offering:
made by Canon
M177 models allows scan to and retrieve from cloud services
mobile printing with Wireless Direct, HP ePrint and Apple AirPrint
3” color touchscreen LCD display
14ppm color and 17ppm b/w speeds
built-in print controller
MSRPs of $279 and $369
HP launched a new floor-standing A3 color laser MFP series, the LaserJet Enterprise M800 series featuring:
has tuxedo look with dark grey plastic exterior with white accent plastic along right side of MFP (sound familiar?)
made by Canon
4 tandem OPC drum design
built-in print controller
NFC (near field communication) allowing printing from smartphone or tablet by just touching device to MFP
M806 model is print only and has base MSRP of $3399 ($5399 with options)
top speed of 55ppm
8.5 second first page out time
1200x1200dpi (does not offer true 8 bits per pixel)
4.3” color touchscreen LCD
300K/month max duty cycle, recommended is 10K to 50K/mo
built-in print controller
800MHz processor
1GB RAM (can upgrade to 1.5GB)
320GB hard drive comes with data security kit
PCL and PS print drivers standard
10/100/1000BaseT & USB ports
comes standard with two 500 sheet ledger paper drawers and 100 sheet bypass
maximum paper supply of 4,600 sheets
optional 3500 sheet letter size paper deck or copy desk needed to make floor standing
up to 220gsm in bypass, but only 199fsm in drawers
finishing options include stapling, booklet making, hole punching
M855 model is the MFP version of the M806, and offers all same features plus:
has base MSRP of $3699 ($5699 with options)
8” color touchscreen LCD display
optional 101 key keyboard
document feeder
M830 and M880 models are MFP versions of the M806, and offers all same features plus:
has base MSRPs range from $8999 to $11,999
8” color touchscreen LCD display
optional 101 key keyboard
document feeder that scans both sides of original at same time
scan to MS SharePoint, network folder, email
open platform for optional integrated apps
Office supply retailers estimate that the federal government shutdown is causing them to lose $4.4 million per day in revenue.
United Stationers, which is a huge office supply distributor for retailers in the U.S., announced it is creating a vertical markets group to help its 25,000 resellers grow their business.
Xerox announced it sold a D95 production b/w system and a 1000 Color Press to Nyalu Communications of South Africa.
The 75th anniversary of Chester Carlson’s copier invention is on 10/6/2013.
Lexmark continued its software company buying spree, by spending $54 million to acquire PACSGEAR, which makes software for the healthcare vertical to capture and manage medical images. (PACS stands for the industry standard picture archiving and communication system)
Leapfrog Research stated the following study results:
there will be 10 billion personal mobile devices in use by 2020
821 million smartphones and tablets were sold in 2012
Xerox published results of survey that showed:
29% of people have been informed by their doctor that their records are being converted to digital format
83% of people have concerns about having their records become digital
32% want their records to be digital
19% of people have access to their records online
67% don’t believe that their physicians gave them a good explanation about the switch to EMRs
62% believe that EHRs will reduce healthcare costs
73% think they will get better care from practice that uses EHRs
Epic announced it won EHR contract from Northwestern Memorial in Chicago, IL, to replace a Cerner EHR system.
Meditech announced it won EHR contracts from:
Cobre Valley Regional Medical Center of Arizona
Newton Medical Center of Kansas
eClinicalWorks announced it won EHR contract from the New York Giants football team.
Cerner is expecting more than 10,000 people to attend its annual EHR user conference in Kansas City.
Allscripts announced it won a Sunrise EHR contract from PIH Health Hospital (fka Downey Regional MC) of Whittier, CA.
MGMA survey finds that medical practices spending on IT technology has risen from $15,211 in 2008 to $19,439 in 2012.
Matrix Care announced it won an EHR contract Norwood Health Center of Marshfield, WI.
CareTech Solutions of Troy, MI announced it won an iDoc document management solution contract from San Luis Valley Health of Alamosa, CO.
IBM announced it won a cloud-based EHR contract from Inland Northwest Health Services of Spokane, WA.
Obamacare news: Community Health Alliance of Tennessee, announced it is offering free smartphones to those who register for the new federal health insurance coop.
HIPAA/Data Security Breaches:
An unsecure email sent by a CaroMont Health (North Carolina) employee has resulted in a security breach involving 1,310 patients’ PHI.
The Office of Dr. Carol L. Patrick has notified an un-named number of patients that their PHI was exposed after the office was robbed.
Holy Cross Hospital of Fort Lauderdale, FL notified 9,900 patients that their PHI was exposed when an employee took the data with the intent of using the info to create fake tax returns.
21st Century Oncology Services of Maryland notified an un-named number of patients that their PHI was exposed after an employee took the data with the intent of using the info to create fake tax returns.
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center of California notified an unidentified number of patients that their PHI was exposed when a laptop computer was stolen from audiology department.
The California Department of Public Health announced that its Center For Family Health, Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program had an employee inadvertently expose PHI to the wrong patients.
UnityPoint Health of West Des Moines, Iowa notified 1,800 patients that their PHI was exposed an employee mistakenly gave a subcontractor access to the EHR.
Adobe announced that hackers accessed credit card data for 2.9 million customers.