Canon U.S.A. Earns Prestigious Center of Recognition from BenchmarkPortal
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., February 27, 2009 – Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in document imaging and office solutions, today announced it has been certified a Center of Excellence by BenchmarkPortal in collaboration with the Center for Customer-Driven Quality at Purdue University.
"The Center of Excellence recognition is one of the most prestigious awards in the Service and Support industry," said James Sharp, senior vice president and general manager, Systems and Technical Support Division, Imaging System Group, Canon U.S.A. "Our dedication to quality customer service is a direct result of our leadership's commitment to service excellence and efficiency across all of our product lines and offerings."
Global Imaging Systems Completes Acquisition of ComDoc, Inc.
TAMPA, Fla., Feb. 26, 2009 -- Global Imaging Systems, Inc., a Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) company, has completed its acquisition of ComDoc, one of the leading independent dealers of document management solutions. This acquisition gives Global Imaging Systems access to more than 14,000 new customers and an increased presence in four states.
"This move opens up opportunities to bring new solutions to our existing customers, expand our customer base and align with the long-time industry leader," said Riley Lochridge, chief executive officer, ComDoc. The company's chief operating officer, Larry Frank added, "In a rapidly consolidating marketplace, it is advantageous for us to operate from a stronger competitive position, while remaining an independent business within Global Imaging."
Oce Business Services Introduces Oce MAX Advanced Document Performance Management System
NEW YORK (February 25, 2009) – Océ Business Services, a leader in document process management and electronic discovery, today introduced the Océ MAX™ Advanced document performance management system. This next-generation Internet application features advanced functionality and flexibility that enables clients to use information to reduce document management costs and improve operational efficiency.
Océ clients targeting continuous improvement in their document processes are leveraging the power of Océ MAX. The Océ manager for one client – a major telecommunications company – installed Océ MAX to monitor mail center performance. After noticing an increasing amount of overnight mail across nationwide locations, the manager engaged the Océ Best Practices team for a Six Sigma® project, including an analysis and recommendations. The project resulted in a new process that saved the client $500,000 in the first year.
Xerox DocuShare Streamlines Paper-Driven Legal Processes
PALO ALTO, Calif., Feb. 25, 2009 -- Xerox Corporation and two of its partners have developed new paperless solutions for the legal industry, underscoring how digital technology increases productivity and encourages efficiency. By turning hardcopy legal case files into digital folders with Xerox DocuShare™, work processes related to court proceedings have become more efficient, faster and environmentally friendly.
Xerox and its partner WaterWare Internet Services, Inc., helped the U.S. Pretrial Services in Los Angeles, a division of the U.S. District Court, reduce paper usage by 50 percent with a Case Management Organizer. As case numbers are entered into a Web site, the system generates a pre-set collection of DocuShare folders that store all pertinent information. DocuShare then automatically notifies members of the court network when a new case is in the system. The solution allows employees to instantly access the critical case information they need and significantly reduces dependence on hard copy documents - resulting in a nearly paperless office.
Oce Helps Quebecor World Power Up Digital Book Printing Infrastructure
February 24, 2009 – Trumbull, CT – Océ, an international leader in digital document management and delivery, announced that one of the world's largest commercial and book printers – Quebecor World, Inc. – has enhanced its book publishing infrastructure with an Océ VarioStream® 9210 continuous feed printing system, along with Océ PRISMAproduction™ software and Lasermax® pre- and post-processing systems.
Canon U.S.A. Renews Sponsorship Agreement With The New York Yankees
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., February 24, 2009 – Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging, today announced that it has extended its sponsorship with the New York Yankees, one of the most storied franchises in professional sports, through 2011.
As part of the agreement, Canon will be the "Official Digital Camera, Copier, SLR Camera and Printer of the New York Yankees." The sponsorship will include signage on Yankee Stadium's left field wall as well as a home plate rotating advertisement. Additionally, as part of a special Canon promotional day, scheduled for May 20, the first 18,000 fans in attendance will receive a cap featuring both the Canon logo and Yankees logo.
Xerox Delivers Low-Cost Color in the Office with New Printers for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses
NORWALK, Conn., Feb. 23, 2009 -- Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) today introduced two new, affordable office printers to help small and mid-sized businesses more easily add color to office documents.
"Businesses of all sizes are recognizing that professional-looking color documents leave a positive, lasting impression with customers leading to new business opportunities," said Rick Dastin, president, Global Products Delivery Group, Xerox Corporation. "Color in the office is no longer a luxury, it's affordable and necessary to standout in these challenging economic times."
Priced at $599, the Xerox Phaser™ 6128MFP copies, scans and faxes, and prints up to 12 pages per minute (ppm) in color, and 16 ppm in black and white. The MFP comes with 600x600 dpi and uses Emulsion Aggregate High Grade (EA-HG) toner with smaller, more consistent toner particles that enable higher resolution and sharper image quality. In addition, access controls track costs and ensure color use is appropriately managed.
The Phaser 6128MFP, which is easy to install and use, allows office workers to complete a variety of daily tasks using a large, simple to navigate front panel display. The MFP features include scan to e-mail that sends e-mail via a wide variety of networks, and a LAN Fax, which sends faxes directly from the computer.
Toshiba America Business Solutions Inc. Expands Color Product Line-up with New e-STUDIO™5530C Pro and e-STUDIO7030C Pro
IRVINE, Calif., (Feb. 23, 2009) – Toshiba America Business Solutions Inc. (TABS) today announced the expansion of its color product line-up with the new Toshiba e-STUDIO™5530c PRO and e-STUDIO7030c PRO – two fully-featured, high-volume, color digital copiers with optional network printing, scanning and fax capabilities. Replacing the current e-STUDIO4500c/5500c models, the e-STUDIO5530c PRO at 55 pages per minute (PPM) color/60 PPM monochrome, and the e-STUDIO7030c PRO at 70 PPM color/75 PPM monochrome, provide the most powerful, high-volume, light-production color offerings available today.
“These new systems will allow Toshiba dealers to explore product marketing opportunities not previously afforded by the existing color line-up,” said Joseph Contreras, director, Product and Solutions Marketing, TABS. “Ideal for today’s budget-conscious business, the e-STUDIO7030c PRO not only offers the fastest color printing speed of any system in its class, but total cost of ownership remains in-line with comparable monochrome machines as well.”
Xerox Delivers Low-Cost Color in the Office with New Printers for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses
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Oce ProCut digital cutting solutions streamline display graphics workflow from prepress through finishing
Feb. 23, 2009 – Trumbull, CT – Océ expands its display graphics offering with a complete digital system that streamlines the workflow – from prepress to finishing – of rigid and flexible display graphics media. The new Océ ProCut™ digital cutting solutions include a range of Océ ProCut Digital Cutting Tables to automate cutting operations, Océ ProCut Software for preparing the cut data in a seamless workflow, and expert pre- and post-installation service and support.
Canon Introduces imageCLASS D1100 Series Black & White Laser Multifunction Copiers
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., February 23, 2009 – Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in document imaging and office solutions, today announced its imageCLASS D1100 Series, introducing four new black-and-white laser multifunction copiers. Helping replace the cost and complexities of managing multiple office devices, the new imageCLASS D1120, D1150, D1170 and D1180 allow smaller offices to have true copy, print, fax and scan functionality and flexibility all in one machine.
The new Canon imageCLASS models boast duplex print and copy speeds of up to 30 pages-per-minute (ppm)i and deliver first print and copy pages in approximately eight seconds. All models come equipped with a 500-sheet front-loading paper cassette and 50-sheet multipurpose tray. The devices are also capable of double-sided copying and scanning up to 8.5 inches x 14 inches (legal) from the Duplex Automatic Document Feeder (DADF) or platen glass. For optimal speed when printing and scanning, the new imageCLASS models provide a USB 2.0ii Hi-Speed interface.
"In today's business environment a high level of efficiency is needed, with an affordable price tag," said Jim Rosetta, vice president and general manager, Imaging Systems Group, Canon U.S.A. "Canon's new imageCLASS D1100 Series makes it easier for workgroups, small businesses and home offices to leverage big-office technology all in a single device."
Along with the added benefit of duplex fax capability, the imageCLASS D1150, D1170 and D1180 incorporate a 33.6 Kbps Super G3 faxiii and a strong list of fax features, including 221 speed dial locations, up to 512-page memory capacity and 15 minutes of memory backup.
All four products offer added flexibility and user convenience incorporating a built-in Ethernet port for network printing, while network PC faxing is also included with the imageCLASS D1150, D1170 and D1180.
While all four models are bundled with standard features for out-of-the-box business productivity, the imageCLASS D1170 and D1180 also include advanced sending capabilities, allowing users to scan and send documents through E-mail, SMB and USB Memory. The imageCLASS D1180 adds PCL 5e/6 support.
Ricoh Launches the Ricoh Pro C900s Color Production System
West Caldwell, NJ, February 23, 2009 — The Production Printing Business Group (PPBG) of Ricoh Americas Corporation announced today the official launch of the RICOH® Pro C900s, a production-class multi-functional color system designed to address customers’ needs to produce high-quality, efficient and affordable printing, scanning and copying in one system. This flexible system is targeted at Corporate and Commercial professional print environments with demanding application needs and duty cycle requirements up to 400,000 color images per month. The RICOH Pro C900s, with its scanning capability, is the next generation of the RICOH Pro C900, which PPBG officially launched at GRAPH EXPO in October 2008.
The RICOH Pro C900s offers printing, scanning, and copying functionality allowing customers to complete a wide range of applications within one encompassing system. Like the RICOH Pro C900, the RICOH Pro C900s delivers maximum productivity for immediate turnaround time, while also offering time- and money-saving scanning, copying and document storage solutions. Customers are able to save valuable production time by scanning hardcopy originals directly into any TWAIN-compliant desktop application such as Adobe Photoshop. The RICOH Pro C900s can scan and then distribute documents to a variety of Scan-to destinations such as email, URL, FTP, SMB, Fiery Hold Queue, mailbox and more. The Pro C900s includes Fiery Remote Scan utilities and well as Ricoh GW scanning utilities, both of which provide TWAIN scanning functionality.
Central to the operation of the RICOH Pro C900s is a server-based EFI Fiery® Print controller. The Fiery platform optimizes the Pro C900s with top speed, quality, and advanced color management and integrated work-flow utilities that provide the customer with complete control over digital file processing at every stage of production. The Fiery is an open, flexible solution addressing the demanding requirements of Commercial Printers and Inplant Central Reproduction Departments. The Fiery controller is a standard component of the Pro C900s and includes a number of value-added workflow and job automation utilities such as EFI Impose, Fiery Graphic Arts Package, Standard Edition, EFI Hot Folders, Fiery Spot-On, Fiery FreeForm, PPML support, Creo VPS support and more.
Relief for Government Workers: Easing Information Overload Will Uncover Cost Savings, Relieve Stress
NORWALK, Conn., Feb. 19, 2009 -- More efficient management of the increasing influx of information may be an untapped opportunity for government and education cost savings, according to a new survey of the U.S. public sector conducted jointly by Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) and Harris Interactive.
Findings indicated that 58 percent of surveyed U.S. government and education workers said they spend nearly half of their average workday filing, deleting or sorting paper or digital information. According to Basex, a knowledge economy research firm, this amounts to at least $31 billion spent managing information each year by local, state and federal governments.
"Government agencies are being asked to maintain the same level of service to constituents while staring at severely slashed budgets," said Jonathan Spira, chief analyst of Basex. "Tackling the information overload problem is a good place to start recapturing some of those costs."
Océ and Sefas Innovation Announce Strategic Partnership to Broaden Market Availability of Post-Composition Software Tools
February 19, 2009 – Trumbull, CT – Océ, an international leader in digital document management and delivery, and Sefas Innovation, a leading publisher of document production software, announce the formation of a strategic partnership between the two companies. The collaboration of these two international leaders broadens the availability of comprehensive document processing resources for customers throughout North America, including Océ and Sefas offerings for output management, print stream reengineering and optimization, and production management.
As part of this collaboration, which is effective immediately, Océ will offer Sefas Open Print Remake ® software, a print stream re-engineering tool that allows companies to perform complex document enhancements without changing the original application. By offering Sefas Open Print Remake software as part of the Océ PRISMA ® portfolio, customers will benefit from one integrated workflow solution to perform print stream enhancements, such as moving, colorizing, adding or removing information on pages.
New Print Audit Offer Guarantees Office Equipment Dealers Sell More Hardware
CALGARY, ALBERTA (February 19, 2009) – Print Audit long ago discovered a simple truth: knowing about a customer’s print volumes and environment helps dealers sell more hardware. This week, the print management company announced the new Guaranteed Deal Package, which will help new dealers improve their sales with the industry’s premier assessment tool, the Print Audit Assessor. The package features a money-back guarantee if the tool does not lead to a sale.
Print Audit Assessor provides dealers with a 60 day print tracking capability that may be used to conduct thorough assessments of customers’ print environments. The data collected from this process illustrates a clear picture of how potential customers are utilizing their current equipment by answering critical workflow questions such as who is printing, what printers are being used, what documents are being printed and the size of each job.
“In these tough economic times many companies are examining every department and cost center for opportunities to streamline and save. Many organizations know that there is potential to increase printing efficiency, but don’t know enough about their print environments to make effective changes,” said John MacInnes, President and CEO of Print Audit. “The Print Audit Guaranteed Deal Package lets office equipment dealers help their customers pinpoint significant cost saving opportunities.”
RICOH LAUNCHES DIGIDOCFLOW MIDDLEWARE SOLUTION TO STREAMLINE HARD COPY DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT
West Caldwell, NJ, February 18, 2009 — Ricoh Americas Corporation, a leading provider of digital office equipment, today announced the release of DigiDocFlow middleware solution, a simple scanning platform that reduces the need to fax, mail and courier hardcopy documents in office environments. The solution is available to the Ricoh Channel through the Ricoh Independent Solutions Vendor Program (RiSVP). DigiDocFlow, a product of X-Solutions, equips businesses of all sizes with the power of scanning simplicity.
In three effortless steps, documents are directly scanned from most Ricoh multifunction products (MFPs) and stored as text-searchable PDF files. The solution’s scanning capabilities enable organizations to implement paperless processes that reduce their environmental footprint by eliminating the need for hardcopy documents. Integration is made seamless with DigiDocFlow, which runs on MFPs already familiar to the user, reducing the amount of training necessary. Customers can also scan to various locations, including network folders, e-mail addresses, and line of business applications such as OpenText, SharePoint, Worldox, and Thomson Elite, all in one step.
“We are delighted to partner with Ricoh in creating solutions that enhance environmental stewardship in office settings,” said Wouter Koelewijn, CEO, X-Solutions. “We are dedicated to bringing solutions to market that are easy-to use and provide added value for Ricoh customers.”
One of three Ricoh Alliance programs, RiSVP, developed in cooperation with Ricoh solution partners and Ricoh’s direct and dealer channels, focuses on two key areas: expansion of channel marketing opportunities for RiSVP members and simplifying solution access for Ricoh sales channels. By providing RiSVP member products directly from Ricoh, the direct and dealer channels have more opportunities for new revenue growth combined, as well as simplified sales operations. In turn, RiSVP members enjoy faster and greater financial return on the investments they have made in developing solutions that when combined with Ricoh’s award-winning product portfolio address customers’ key concerns.
Kofax to Provide U.S. Bureau of the Census with a Document Capture Solution
IRVINE, CA, February 18, 2009 – Kofax plc (LSE: KFX), the leading provider of Intelligent Capture & Exchange solutions, today announced it has received a major order from the U.S. Bureau of the Census, the nation's leading source of statistical information about the American people and economy. Kofax will provide a solution for digitally capturing and processing more than 17 million pages of employment applications and related information per year. The value of the contract to Kofax is more than $300,000.
Following a competitive evaluation process and the deployment of proof-of-concept system, Kofax was selected to provide a solution to digitize, match and categorize millions of pages of employment forms and background materials. Capturing and processing these documents electronically will enable the organization to reduce time-consuming manual tasks, automate paper-intensive activities and process vital data more efficiently, accurately and cost effectively.
Océ Announces Call for Applications for its Second Annual "Green Reprographer of the Year" Award
February 17, 2009, Trumbull, CT – Océ, a global leader in digital document management and delivery solutions, today announced its Wide Format Printing Systems division will begin accepting applications for its second annual "Green Reprographer of the Year" award. Applicants will be asked to submit, in writing, their achievements in the area of green business practices and explain how these efforts have assisted their customers to meet their own sustainability goals. The winning reprographer will be announced on April 30, 2009.
Creation of this award was driven by Océ’s longstanding commitment to help reprographers reach their sustainability goals, and those of their customers, through large format printing solutions that are environmentally conscious without sacrificing print quality.
"Despite the various challenges facing reprographers today, many remain committed to developing their own environmentally sound business practices and to assisting their AEC and other clients meet their sustainability goals," said Patrick Chapuis, President, Wide Format Printing Systems division of Océ North America. "After the excellent response we received last year, we want to continue our recognition of those companies that are making strides in incorporating sustainability throughout their business operations."
Canon U.S.A. and emFAST Inc. Sign MEAP Licensing Agreement For A Network Fax Server Solution
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., February 17, 2009 – Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging and office solutions, and emFAST Inc., a pioneer in network fax messaging, today announced the integration of emFAST's FACSys® Fax Messaging Gateway application with Canon's advanced Multifunctional Embedded Application Platform (MEAP) enabled imageRUNNER line of multifunction printers (MFPs).
Since pioneering the embedded MFP software development platform with the launch of MEAP in 2003, Canon has been collaborating with leading third-party software vendors, customers and dealers to develop custom MEAP-based applications that simplify the interaction between end-users and Canon devices, while being customized to fit a user's specific workflow. The new MEAP version of the emFAST FACSys Fax Messaging Gateway, a network fax server application, will allow users to fax documents directly from Canon imageRUNNER MFPs. Users no longer have to wait at the MFP for confirmation of their fax transmissions since FACSys will send the notification directly to the user's desktop. Users can also resend or redirect failed message transmissions directly from the desktop.
In addition, sensitive faxes will no longer be forgotten in the print tray as users can access their FACSys Inbox directly from the touch screen of the Canon imageRUNNER device to print the document while they are there to receive it.
Ricoh Simplies Document Management Processes With RightFax Connector
West Caldwell, NJ, February 17, 2009 — Ricoh Americas Corporation, a leading provider of digital office equipment, today announced the release of the RightFax Connector for embedded software architecture (ESA) enabled multifunction products (MFPs). Ricoh’s RightFax Connector enables businesses to integrate their existing IT and RightFax infrastructure without adding new fax processes or middleware, providing users with a single interface for electronic and hard copy faxing directly from Ricoh ESA MFPs.
