RIDGEFIELD PARK, NJ – February 23, 2012 – Samsung Electronics America Inc., a subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Corporation, announced today its newest monochrome laser printers ideal for the small office or home office setting. The multifunction, wireless SCX-3405FW and wireless ML-2165W printers feature a more economical and eco-conscious toner system, faster print speeds and a smaller footprint, perfect for printing boarding passes ,bank statements or expense reports and proposals at home or in the office.

“At Samsung, we strive to develop printers that provide our customers with efficiency, quality and a lower total cost of ownership” said Peter Richardson, manager of printer marketing at Samsung Electronics Enterprise Business Division. “The SCX-3405FW and ML-2165W are built with wireless functionality and a simple all-in-one toner cartridge that offers our customers a more efficient experience and continues to establish Samsung’s growth in the printer industry.”

FAIRFIELD, N.J. – January 24, 2012 – Copystar, a division of Kyocera Mita America and a leading document imaging company, today announced that Buyers Laboratory LLC (BLI), a leading provider of product intelligence for the imaging industry, awarded the CS 7550ci color multifunctional product (MFP), CS 6550ci Color MFP and CS 4550ci color MFP, and the FS-C2626MFP/FS-C2526MFP color multifunctional printers, with Winter 2012 Pick awards in part for their outstanding value, productivity and feature set.

“BLI’s semi-annual ‘Pick’ awards recognize only those document imaging solutions demonstrating outstanding reliability, performance and value proposition during our two-month evaluation process,” said George Mikolay, senior product editor for A3/Copier MFPs at BLI. “The capabilities demonstrated by Copystar’s CS 7550ci, CS 6550ci and CS 4550ci color MFPs have proven best-of-breed, and the FS-C2626MFP/FS-C2526MFP outperformed all other color multifunctional printers in its class tested in the last six months – all proving worthy of BLI’s Winter 2012 ‘Pick’ award.”

Tokyo (February 23, 2012) – Konica Minolta is pleased to announce that Konica Minolta Tokyo Site Hachioji (Tokyo Site Hachioji) has been certified as Top Level Site by Tokyo Metropolitan Government under its Environmental Protection Ordinance.

Since the fiscal year 2010 ended March 31, 2011, Tokyo Metropolitan Government has launched a system to certify office buildings, commercial complex, educational facilities, labs, factories and industrial sites, among others, for their outstanding activities to develop and promote initiatives toward global warming prevention. While large-scale businesses located in Tokyo Metropolis are subject to mandatory reduction in its CO2 emissions, buildings and sites certified as Top Level Site are only subject to a smaller degree of such reduction because of their proven initiatives for energy saving.

Headquartered in La Vergne, Tennessee just
outside Nashville, Lightning Source is the
innovative company recognized for making
digital one-off book printing and distribution
a practical reality. Since its inception in 1997,
Lightning Source has successfully crossed
conventional book manufacturing lines,
emerging with a revolutionary on-demand
production model that enables books to be
purchased, printed and delivered in as little
as 12 hours. Today, Lightning Source offers
one of the most comprehensive packages of
print-on-demand and distribution services in the world. In addition to its La Vergne location, the company supports its industrytransforming business model with production facilities in Allentown, Pennsylvania and Milton Keynes in the United Kingdom. Lightning Source is the brainchild of John Ingram, Chairman of Lightning Source, Inc. and Chairman of the Ingram Book Group, one of the largest wholesale book distributors in the United States. With a database of over 500,000 titles and more than 5,000 publishing partners, Lightning Source has delivered more than 50 million books on demand, with an average run length of 1.8 copies. Lightning Source offers multiple service level options, with the shortest turnaround from manufacture to delivery running between 12 and 24 hours. While major trade book publishers are key customers, the company also serves university presses, large, midsize and independent book publishers and niche publishers who want to print books in small runs to minimize overprinting, returns and remaindering. discusses the advances that digital book printing technology has made possible, “The supply chain in the book industry  is extremely inefficient. Our vision is to collapse the supply chain as much as possible and apply the principles that have worked in other industries to get the right books out at the right time in the right quantity.”

When a company looks at their printing methods and is considering acquiring new printing, copying and scanning equipment, it can be confusing whether purchasing or leasing new equipment is the right choice for the business. In truth, the answer is that the best method depends on the goals of the organization, its resources and the intended use of the office equipment.

Here are a few of the main advantages and disadvantages of leasing office equipment to help businesses decide what acquisition method is best for them.

Advantages

The most significant advantage of leasing is that there is not a significant capital investment up front to purchase the machine. Paying on monthly terms will reduce upfront costs and could make the acquisition more manageable for a smaller company with less considerable resources.

When a company looks at their printing methods and is considering acquiring new printing, copying and scanning equipment, it can be confusing whether purchasing or leasing new equipment is the right choice for the business. In truth, the answer is that the best method depends on the goals of the organisation, its resources and the intended use of the office equipment.

Here are a few of the main advantages and disadvantages of leasing office equipment to help businesses decide what acquisition method is best for them.

Advantages

The most significant advantage of leasing is that there is not a significant capital investment up front to purchase the machine. Paying on monthly terms will reduce upfront costs and could make the acquisition more manageable for a smaller company with less considerable resources.

 By Neil Versel

There has been a lot of buzz around two pieces of news –in one case, lack of news—in the past week. Last Thursday, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius responded to heavy pressure from the American Medical Association and announced a delay to the ICD-10 implementation deadline, currently set for October 2013.

Meanwhile, the health IT universe continues to wait with baited breath for Sebelius and/or leadership at CMS or ONC to publish the proposed regulations for Stage 2 of the "meaningful use" EHR incentive program. The proposal was supposed to have been out before 35,000 or so health IT industry types descended on Las Vegas for HIMSS12, but it was not to be. As with any major federal rule-making, the White House's Office of Management and Budget has to vet every word, so it is out of Sebelius' hands for the moment.

NEW YORK (February 21, 2012) – Océ Business Services, a Canon Group company and a leader in managed business process services, has been named to the top-ranked Leaders category of the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals' (IAOP®) 2012 Global Outsourcing 100 ® list. The list defines the standard of excellence in outsourcing service delivery. This is the sixth straight year in which Océ Business Services has been ranked a Leader in The Global Outsourcing 100.

"In today's economy, it is more important than ever for outsourcing end users to be able to easily identify and select the right company for their outsourcing needs," said IAOP Chairman Michael F. Corbett. "Global Outsourcing 100 and The World's Best Outsourcing Advisors lists are essential for companies that are looking for proven leaders and rising stars in the outsourcing industry."

IRVINE, CA, FEBRUARY 22, 2012--Kofax plc (LSE: KFX), a leading provider of capture enabled business process management (BPM) solutions, today announced the expansion of the Kofax Claims Processing Solution to include property, casualty and life insurance carriers, enabling them to automate and accelerate claims processing for greater operational efficiency, enhanced customer satisfaction and distinct competitive advantage. The offering builds from the market success of the Kofax Medical Claims Processing Solution, which was launched last year.

Improving the efficiency of claims processing is key for property, casualty and life insurance carriers facing an escalating number of disaster related claims, fluctuating economies and increasing regulations. At the same time, customers, auditors and service providers use a variety of channels to submit and examine claims and supporting documentation via paper, fax, EDI and email, and claims information must be extracted and validated in order to incorporate it into these processes. This typically manual process impairs the responsiveness, accuracy and cost of claims resolution and often results in unsatisfactory customer experiences and higher customer attrition levels.