Rationalisation? – someone better tell Brother

Brother sells 1 million A3 printers in Europe. The OEM has revealed the sales tally, which has been achieved in less than five years.

Full article: http://www.therecycler.com/posts/brother-sells-one-million-a3-inkjets-in-europe/

Preton Adds Enhanced Page Coverage Analysis for Improved MPS Pricing

New PretonSaver version allows MPS providers to offer multi-tiered pricing for color printing. The enhanced page coverage analysis features in the new version of PretonSaver calculate the exact amount of color and monochrome toner that is used for each printed page.

Full article: http://photizogroup.com/2013/03/preton-adds-enhanced-page-coverage-analysis-for-improved-mps-pricing/

European financial services at risk from document security – Ricoh study

Research published by Ricoh Europe reveals that, faced with an increasingly regulated and digital business environment, the majority of Europe’s financial services organisations are concerned about the security of their documents.

Full article http://www.mpsconnect.com/articles/489317/failure-to-address-document-security-challenges-ex/

Samsung and HP go mobile – together!

On March 14, Samsung introduced its new Galaxy S IV smartphones at an event in New York City. The new phones include print capability through HP’s mobile print solution to provide a new and easy way for customers to print documents, photos, e-mails, or Web pages from more than 180 networked HP printer models.

Full article - http://photizogroup.com/2013/03/mobile-printing-makes-strange-bedfellows/

Football legends help raise over £120,000 for charity

London's football legends help create an unforgettable evening for Willow, raising over £120,000 for Special Days.

The Willow foundation is a national charity which provides special days for seriously ill 16 to 40 year olds.

Karlson were joined by a new strategic partner, Olive Telecommunications who partnered them hosting two tables at the event.

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Education sector held back by outdated working practices

Research published by Ricoh UK reveals the education sector is suffering from out of date working practices more than any other industry as it struggles to keep up with the pace of technology-led change.

“With teachers and students increasingly expecting modern, mobile learning environments, it’s crucial the UK education sector is able to keep up with new technologies and ways of working,” says Paul Braham, Director of IT, Ricoh UK

Full article - http://www.ricoh.co.uk/about-ricoh/news/2013/education-sector-held-back-by-outdated-working-practices-more-than-any-other-industry.aspx?rss

A view from across the pond – job opportunities in the modern dealership

I was having a conversation with a close friend in the industry a while ago and he made a comment about how he couldn’t understand why any young person would want to take a job with an office technology dealership today. That caught me by surprise because he’s in the business and office technology dealers represent a major portion of his revenue.

Full article - http://www.theweekinimaging.com/editors-blog/between-the-lines-a-brilliant-career-path-or-not/