2009 REGIONAL SUMMITS DEMONSTRATE TOSHIBA’S COMMITMENT TO DEALERS’ SUCCESS THROUGH NEW PRODUCT, PROGRAM AND PARTNERSHIP INTRODUCTIONS
IRVINE, Calif. (August 31, 2009) – Nearly 500 professionals attended one of two Regional Summits hosted by Toshiba America Business Solutions Inc. (TABS) last month – the first held in Las Vegas, July 14-16, and the second in New Jersey, July 27-29. Dealer attendees at each event enjoyed an inspirational keynote address delivered by Geek Squad founder Robert Stephens, and information-rich presentations and breakout sessions led by TABS executives. Meeting content all tied back to the events’ theme, demonstrating to dealers that Toshiba is “Committed to Your Success.”
“There’s no denying that this past year has been tough on our industry, but Toshiba has chosen to deal with those challenges head-on,” said Mark Mathews, president and chief operations officer, TABS. “We’ve worked very hard to develop new programs and partnerships that will benefit our dealers and their customers, and help them to compete effectively in this market. We were very proud to host two events that provided a platform to share these announcements with our dealer partners directly, and truly demonstrate our commitment to them and the success of their business.”
Visit Mutoh America, Booth #5278 at Print 09 - Chicago
Phoenix, AZ. (August, 2009) – Chicago, IL. See one of the top graphic installers in the world, Justin Pate, and Todd LaBrie, President of Carwraps, Inc., in Mutoh’s booth #5278 at Print 09 in Chicago, IL at McCormick Place September 9/11-9/16. Witness the unparallel talent manifested during live vehicle wrap demonstrations daily at 11 am and 2pm!
Learn at Mutoh’s booth how to minimize mistakes and increase volume production with Justin’s Speedwrap System with a simple, yet effective formula that includes the basics (squeegee, cutting, and heating) + GTH (glass, triangles and hinges) = QUALITY LONG LASTING WRAPS! Justin will be wrapping with Avery Graphics MPI 1005 Easy Apply RS media, printed on the “Wrapper’s Choice” Mutoh ValueJet 1614-64” printer, laminated with Royal Sovereign’s laminator.
Kyocera Mita America Launches New Color Desktop Printer, Providing Class Leading Low Total Cost of Ownership and Eco-Friendly Design
FAIRFIELD, N.J. – August 31, 2009 - Kyocera Mita America, Inc., one of the world's leading document solutions companies, today announced the launch of the FS-C5350DN (32 page per minute) desktop color printer. As part of Kyocera’s ECOSYS line of environmentally friendly printers, this Energy Star certified model utilizes long-life consumables while consistently delivering high-quality image output.
Businesses looking to meet the demand for superior color printing while reducing overall costs, the FS-C5350DN features 600 dpi color with durable monthly maximum duty cycle of 140,000 pages. The FS-C5350DN can print on a broad range of paper stocks, and comes standard with a 500-sheet input tray and a standard 150-sheet multi-purpose tray (MPT). The printer comes standard with paper saving duplexing, and offers an optional 500-sheet paper feeder that can support media up to 120 lb index. Maximum paper capacity (with options) is an impressive 2,150 sheets from five different paper sources to minimize refilling and changing paper types.
“Kyocera’s ECOSYS printers bring new levels of efficiency and performance combined with Kyocera’s low total cost of ownership to business color printing,” said Rich Heckelmann, product and solutions marketing manager, printers for Kyocera Mita America. “With Kyocera’s ECOSYS technology, the FS-C5350DN printer delivers the high image quality, manageability and ultra reliability that Kyocera is recognized for throughout the industry.”
To maximize workgroup productivity and efficiency, the FS-C5350DN features standard networking, 256MB of memory (upgradeable to 1.28GB) and high-speed USB 2.0 connectivity. The FS-C5350DN provides departmental accounting or tracking capabilities for up to 100 account codes, and can support various network operating systems for seamless use across the office. The Kyocera FS-C-5350DN also comes standard with a USB Host Interface, allowing “on the go” users to select files (PDF and XPS) and print documents easily from a portable USB memory device directly at the printer.
There’s a reason why everyone else is doing it.
Some people may ask why most businesses are beginning to implement an electronic document management system when hard copy documents have driven businesses for years?
These electronic systems provide searchable access to scanned information, create a disaster recovery plan and ensure government regulatory compliance. All these things enable better business decisions and smoother cust
omer service interactions.
Many businesses are under the incorrect assumption that paper documents are somehow free. The fact is that the cost of managing paper documents may be more expensive than digital management alternatives.
The Cost of Paper Filing
Consider an average three-drawer filing cabinet. You have the cost of the actual cabinet, the cost of the folders, the cost of the paper prints and copies, and the cost of renting a space to keep the cabinet. Then you have to take in consideration the time it takes to copy, categorize and file documents in paper folders. Every time you need information you’ll have to physically search for the documents that could easily have been misfiled or misplaced.
Xerox Drives New Security Standards for Office Printing Products
NORWALK, Conn., Aug. 25, 2009 -- An office copier may seem harmless enough, but today's printing devices are sophisticated systems that are as much at risk of being hacked as networked computers and servers. Each time a document is copied, printed, scanned or faxed, an image is left behind on the system's hard drive. Without proper security measures, confidential information can easily be stolen.
To help ensure security standards are consistent across the printing industry, Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) collaborated with the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and other hardware vendors to create the Hardcopy Device and System Security Working Group.
The efforts of the Working Group include development of the "2600 Profile," which outlines a general set of requirements vendors must follow for building secure devices. For example, the profile requires that proper authentication and authorization of users is performed before allowing access, and that the device keeps a security audit log of all activity. It also provides Common Criteria laboratories with a checklist for evaluating printer and MFP security.
Xerox's ColorQube™ 9200 Series MFP is currently undergoing certification using the 2600 profile, and is the first product expected to be certified.
"Many manufacturers claim their products are secure, but we take every measure to provide concrete assurance that our products protect data as it's printed, copied and shared," said Larry Kovnat, product security manager, Xerox Corporation. "This profile makes it easier for IT departments to identify which products will best meet their security requirements."
Océ and Equitrac Release New Embedded MFP Connector
PLANTATION, FL and TRUMBULL, CT – August 25, 2009 – Océ, an international leader in digital document and management delivery, and Equitrac, an award-winning print management solution provider, announced today the availability of a new connecter for the Océ Extended Solutions Platform (ESP) that allows Océ MFPs (Multifunctional Printers) to communicate in real time with Equitrac's advanced print management software for enforcing cost control and security policies.
"This new connector will enable customers using any new Océ device with our new Extended Solutions Platform technology to be more efficient and manage printing costs more easily. By linking our MFPs to Equitrac® software, we have made it easier for customers to track and control usage, recover costs, monitor and secure their MFPs," said Thomas O'Neill, Director Product Operations and Application Lab, Océ North America, Document Printing Systems. "This partnership with an industry leading solution provider allows us to give our customers more value and we believe that this will lead to a long and successful relationship."
Both the Equitrac Office® and Equitrac Express® solutions can be accessed through the operator panels of Océ MFPs that can use the Océ Extended Solutions Platform via an integrated interface on the device control panel. As a result, users are prompted to log in with credentials before being able to use the MFP providing the ability to track and report usage of the MFP and reduce unauthorized use.
The connector is hosted on the Equitrac server and pushed out to licensed MFPs over the network. An administrator can configure the connector to display user limits set on his/her account right on the user panel of the device. Developed by Equitrac for Océ, the connector was tested and certified in Océ North America's Quality and Technology Center in Shelton, Connecticut.
Are you using barcodes yet?
Since the 1960’s, barcode technology has been used in business industries including the identification of railroad cars. Today you can use the same barcode technology grocery stores and inventory systems do to streamline your business 
processes like invoicing and collection.
Barcodes allow critical business information to be processed quickly and accurately.
For an example consider invoices. Convert the invoice number to a barcode and printed onto the payment remittance stub. When payment is received, the check and the remittance stub are scanned in to the system. The payment is thus recorded and a digital copy of the check is stored.
Ricoh SOA-Enabled MFPs
One of the recurring themes for multi-function printers (MFPs) is coming up with ways to turn the printer into a kind of customized workflow kiosk for any given business's needs. The goal is to build a menu of easy to use options that show on the MFP's touch panel. Users can then walk up to the MFP, pick an option, and start a workflow without having to know anything about what's going on behind the scenes with the information they want to scan or print. Ricoh's new service-oriented architecture (SOA)-enabled technology is the latest, and in many ways the most fully realized, implementation of that goal for large organizations.
What makes Ricoh's new approach fundamentally different from most is that it doesn't assume that companies will build workflows based on the printers' capabilities. Rather, it assumes companies already have, or are planning to get, SOA applications, and it lets the printer plug directly into those applications.
SOA, in case you're not familiar with the term, is a conceptual approach to creating a solution, in the same sense that cloud-computing or, indeed, the idea of programming itself is a concept. The basic idea is to take advantage of the ability to move information between operating systems, programming languages, programs, and the like. The individual processes available in any given implementation of SOA are called services. Applications like workflows move data between two or more services. They also coordinate what the services are actually doing.
IBM's WebSphere is one of the leading implementations of SOA. It's used by both government and business, and includes applications aimed specifically at healthcare, insurance, banking, more.
What Ricoh has done is create a client application that runs on Ricoh printers to let them work specifically with WebSphere. Essentially, it lets the printers plug into the WebSphere workflows, so the WebSphere application can take advantage of the MFP (or even a single function printer in some cases) as part of the workflow.
Ricoh Introduces Personal Paperless Document Manager
West Caldwell, N.J., August 24, 2009 – Ricoh Americas Corporation today announced the launch of the “Personal Paperless Document Manager” (PPDM), a new desktop application that makes document scanning and conversion with network multifunction products (MFPs) easier and more personalized and effective. Developed with Nuance Communications, Inc., PPDM is designed for the Ricoh family of MFPs under the Ricoh, Savin and Lanier brands. The PPDM empowers users to eliminate paper processes by scanning documents directly to folders on a desktop and into ECM solutions.
PPDM makes scanning personal by allowing users to customize the MFP touch-screen menus directly from their PC, without the need for IT resources or intervention. The user experience is enhanced due to the seamless integration of a powerful desktop application with intuitive icon-based selections on the MFP touch-screen. The solution allows scanning at the MFP with single icons for scanning to the desktop, network locations and content management systems, such as Microsoft® SharePoint™. Finally, PPDM makes scanning far more effective by making it easy to accomplish many tasks – such as scanning to the desktop, creating a searchable PDF and converting to a formatted Word document – with one selection at the MFP.
“The addition of personalized scanning features within the PPDM solution is impressive, as users can now instantly customize their MFP touch-screen experience right from their computer. By making scanning easy and personal, and by enabling paperless PDF workflows from the desktop, individuals can streamline document management processes and help make their organizations more successful overall,” said Ron Potesky, senior vice president, Corporate Communications, Product/Solutions & Channel Marketing, Ricoh Americas Corporation.
New imageFORMULA DR-2510M & DR-2010M Scanners Extend The Range Of Canon’s imageFORMULA Product Line to Mac Environments
Lake Success, N.Y., August 24, 2009 – Canon U.S.A. Inc., a leader in digital imaging and office solutions, today introduced the latest additions to its award-winning imageFORMULA DR-Series scanners – the imageFORMULA DR-2510M and DR-2010M desktop scanners. These new scanners represent the first fully Mac-compatibleI high-speed document scanners from Canon. These new models are ideal for the varied document capture needs of creative professionals, educational and scientific users, and Small Office / Home Office (SOHO) businesses alike.
"Everyday the number of Mac users is growing and we felt it was crucial to develop easy-to-use yet powerful scanning solutions to meet their image capture needs," said Jim Rosetta, vice president and general manager, Imaging Systems Group, Canon U.S.A. "The new DR-2510M and DR-2010M scanners deliver broad compatibility, high image quality, and fast scanning speeds, all in a small footprint."
The new Canon DR-2510M and DR-2010M scanners feature a Mac-compatible TWAIN driver, the industry standard for linking applications and scanners. Bundled Mac-compatible software, such as Canon CaptureOnTouch enables one-touch scanning directly to e-mail, printers, shared network folders, and applications such as iPhoto for easy transfer of images to an iPhone. The sophisticated driver and software bundle complements the DR-2510M and DR-2010M scanning hardware to provide users with complete, end-to-end image capture solutions and easier integration into existing workflows.
Kyocera Mita America Transforms the MFP through a Series of New HyPAS-Enabled Applications
FAIRFIELD, N.J. – August 19, 2009 - Kyocera Mita America, Inc., one of the world's leading document solutions companies, today announced the availability of a series of advanced applications utilizing HyPAS (Hybrid Platform for Advanced Solutions) for the company’s line of TASKalfa multifunctional devices. HyPAS is a powerful and scalable software solution platform that optimizes the performance of Kyocera’s award-winning MFPs through custom, integrated software applications – all designed to meet the specific document imaging needs of every user.
Utilizing two key technologies, Web Services and Java™, HyPAS transforms a Kyocera TASKalfa MFP into a resource that evolves as its end-users business evolves – all resulting in enhanced information sharing and distribution, resource optimization and improved document workflows.
Kyocera’s new suite of HyPAS-enabled applications include:
PanelPlus
PanelPlus is a unique software tool that allows Kyocera authorized dealers to develop and deploy custom operation panel interfaces for end-user customers. PanelPlus also allows the integration of assigned settings to automate scanning tasks or workflows. PanelPlus boosts performance by providing task-focused, pre-programmed “One-Touch” Buttons such as: Scan to E-Mail; Scan to SMB (PC); or, Scan to FTP destinations, for an optimized and streamlined environment.
Equitrac
Kyocera is now offering advanced integration with both Equitrac Office and Equitrac Express products for print tracking and cost recovery. Kyocera’s embedded Equitrac solution simplifies print-copy tracking, and offers businesses and organizations greater management insight into document output volumes and helps to reduce overall print waste. The seamless integration between Equitrac and Kyocera’s HyPAS ensures that businesses and users will experience unprecedented convenience, security, productivity and cost savings.
Canon U.S.A. Announces Three New Feature-Packed PIXMA Printers and a Voice-Guided SELPHY Compact Photo Printer
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. -- Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging, today announced two new PIXMA Wireless1 Photo All-In-One (AIO) printers, one new PIXMA Inkjet Business Printer with PgR technology and a SELPHY Compact Photo Printer with a new voice guidance system. The versatility of these machines provides users with many options, whether working in the home office to print business documents or putting together an album of the latest family vacation.
Developed with the idea of making photo printing easier, the new Canon SELPHY and PIXMA products have several innovative features. The SELPHY ES40 Compact Photo Printer includes a voice guidance system which provides step-by-step instructions for printing and adding graphics to images without having to rely on a manual. The PIXMA MP990 and PIXMA MP640 Wireless1 Photo AIO printers utilize the Auto Photo Fix II feature to help users get the most out of photos and help to correct many common photo errors, such as underexposed images. To enhance those near perfect memorable photos from either a sunny beach wedding or a child’s graduation taking place in a dark auditorium, Auto Photo Fix II can assist with features such as Multi-Zone Exposure Correction, improvements in overall face detection, scene analysis, plus brightness and saturation correction.
With PgR technology on the Canon PIXMA iX7000 Inkjet Business Printer, business owners will be able to produce professional-looking documents in-house while also reducing overall printing costs by printing documents on plain paper. Small businesses will be able to print high-quality color business and marketing documents on low-cost plain paper as large as 11” x 17” or 13” x 19” without having to leave the office. Using a clear ink working in tandem with five LUCIA pigment inks when printing on plain paper, consumers will no longer need to worry about oversaturated and wrinkled documents.
“In today’s economy, consumers are searching for versatile and easy-to-use products at a reasonable price without sacrificing overall quality,” said Yuichi Ishizuka, senior vice president and general manager, Consumer Imaging Group, Canon U.S.A. “The addition of these new PIXMA and SELPHY printers will provide consumers and businesses with many different choices when making a decision and can be confident that they will receive a high-quality, durable product.”
Why Ink Jets are not the Answer
The most expensive liquid in the world may be the ink located in the cartridges used for ink jet printers. Did you realize that it costs around $2,800.00 a gallon for this ink? With expenses like this, it’s not surprising that many new computers 
now include a color ink jet printer for free—the computer company will probably make more of a profit on replacement cartridges than they did on the original computer.
So how does this affect you?
Ink jet printers may make sense for casual use at home but they can be a huge burden to office budgets. More and more businesses are realizing that a color multifunction system is a smart part of a cost reduction strategy.
Specialist Printing & Direct Mail Uses Xerox iGen4 Press to Drive Higher Response Rates
ROCHESTER, N.Y. and SAN DIEGO, Aug. 18, 2009 -- Using Xerox Corporation's (NYSE:XRX) digital color technology, Specialist Printing & Direct Mail is creating customized pieces that help clients communicate directly with customers, not only by name but through buying habits and preferences.
The San Diego-based company recently installed a Xerox iGen4™ Press to drive production of full-color, personalized newsletters, postcards and financial documents for national real estate agencies, financial institutions and a variety of local clients.
"A company's direct mail needs to be recognized in the mailbox - the pieces have to be eye catching and relevant to stay out of the trash," said Jay Pardo, vice president, Specialist Printing & Direct Mail. "Personalization increases response by targeting a consumer's buying patterns and interests. Digital printing can make their mail speak to them."
InfoPrint Solutions Company Launches InfoPrint Pro C900AFP Color Cutsheet Printer
Boulder, Co. – August 18, 2009 InfoPrint Solutions Company, a joint venture between IBM and Ricoh, today announced the latest addition to its high-speed digital color cutsheet portfolio for the production and mid-market sectors, the InfoPrint Pro C900AFP.
This latest Advanced Function Presentation (AFP) version of InfoPrint’s Pro C900 powerhouse line-up is ideal for users transitioning from monochrome to color, or looking to introduce TransPromo, the combination of personalized data and information on transactional documents such as statements and invoices. It is aimed at users in data centers, service bureaus and direct mailers, especially those customers currently using AFP.
The InfoPrint Pro C900AFP and its InfoPrint-developed AFP print controller leverage the AFP architecture to print transactional documents with the reliability, integrity and productivity that customers expect. AFP allows the presentation of pages containing a robust mixture of different data types. Customers currently using applications developed using FS45 color support as well as those implementing new applications that leverage the Color Management Object Content Architecture (CMOCA) can use the InfoPrint Pro C900AFP to confidently print their output.
Additionally, by using the InfoPrint 5000 emulation profile, high volume customers using this continuous form color printer can utilize the InfoPrint Pro C900AFP for short runs, application development and reprints. High capacity input and output options and the ability to load toner on the fly enable long, unattended print runs.
Xerox Office Products Honored for Quality, Performance and Value
NORWALK, Conn., Aug. 17, 2009 -- In the market for a new printer or multifunction printer (MFP) that provides outstanding image quality, performance, reliability and overall value? Don't just take the vendor's word for it. In the first half of 2009, Xerox Corporation's (NYSE: XRX) multitude of office printing products earned 101 awards and accolades from top research firms, technology publications and industry analysts.
The Phaser™ line of desktop printers and MFPs received 23 honors so far this year for both color and black-and-white products. The awards include:
- The Phaser 3635MFP: recognized with an "Editor's Choice Award" from Better Buys for Business and included in their "Black-and-White Printer Multifunctional Guide."
- The ;Phaser 7500DN: received an "Editor's Choice" designation from PC Magazine, earning 4.5 out of 5 stars.
- The ;Phaser 6128MFP: honored with a 2009 "Pick" award from Buyers Laboratory, Inc. (BLI), in the category of Outstanding Personal Color Multifunction Printer.
Panasonic Debuts High-Speed, Extreme-Value, Laser MFP Workhorse
SECAUCUS, NJ August 17, 2009 — Panasonic Communications Company of North America (PCCNA) today raised the multifunction product (MFP) performance bar with the introduction of the KX-MB3020, which is optimized for the small business and home office environments. With a $499 MSRP this unit includes a laser monochrome printer, copier, and color scanner complete with integrated fax and networking capabilities.
The KX-MB3020, the latest addition to Panasonic's AIO (All In One) business performance series, eradicates the sticker shock frequently suffered by office managers pricing so-called "value-line" office equipment. The unit features an Automatic Duplexer, 520-sheet paper cassette, and combined Automatic Document Feeder/flatbed scanning unit as "in-the-box" standard equipment, making it a highly affordable and flexible unit for the small business market.
"The KX-MB3020 is a high-productivity, energy-efficient, incredibly cost-effective workhorse," said Joseph Odore, Panasonic product specialist for MFP/FAX. "Whatever the KV-MB3020's prime function in a given environment is -- printing, copying, scanning, faxing, or emailing and/or filing scanned documents on a server -- end users will find no cut corners or hidden costs that compromise workflow or quality."
You Don’t Have to Change your Software to send Invoices by Email
Has your business upgraded electronic invoices yet? Send your invoices by email instead of mailing them and get faster delivery, shorter collection times and reduced printing and postage costs. Best yet, technology exists where you won’t have to change your existing accounting software to send your invoices by email.
Automatically Generate Your Invoices
As the system prints invoices it will automatically look for customers who have provided an email address in their customer record. The subject and body of the email are preconfigured to let the customer know about the invoice.
Scan your Documents to Email
Scan to email is one of the most convenient forms of scanning today and can provide the greatest efficiency improvement in any organization. Your customers are progressively expecting to receive documentation via email. You can effectively meet this critical business requirement through the use of devices like multifunction systems (MFPs).
MFPs feature high speed scanning that allows documents to be converted to common digital formats like PDF, .jpeg or .tiff formats. These files can be sent to email addresses or directed to a network folder.
Canon U.S.A. Showcases imagePRESS Printing Solution For Healthcare Professionals at AHRA 2009
Las Vegas, August 10, 2009 – Making it easier and more affordable for healthcare professionals to produce high-quality prints, Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging technologies, will showcase the Canon imagePRESS C1+ color printing solution with Virtual Imaging's Cypher DICOM Print Solution1 at the American Healthcare Radiology Administrators (AHRA) 2009 Annual Meeting and Exposition at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas (August 10th – 12th, booth #409).
The imagePRESS C1+ color printing solution produces high quality color prints for healthcare professionals looking for a cost effective way to add value and introduce new capabilities in environments where quality is a critical factor in relaying messages and presenting data.
When combined with Cypher and utilized with Canon's advanced portable and general digital radiography (DR) systems and solutions or other modalities, the imagePRESS C1+ color printing solution can produce high-quality paper prints with outstanding image quality and vibrant colors from any DICOM2 modality with a Print SCU capability.
Although the prints are not intended for diagnostic purposes, the imagePRESS C1+ color printing solution is specifically designed for print environments that require high levels of accuracy, detail and consistency in image reproduction. The imagePRESS C1+ color printing solution with CYPHER can support multiple DICOM compliant modalities and PACS systems without the complexities of a dedicated printing solution for each modality. By printing secondary copies on paper rather than film, this print on demand solution eliminates the costs and time associated with the developing process, helping support quicker patient turnaround time.
