Office Printing & BUSINESS-INFORM Informational Project News

International Conference Two Views on Office Equipment Consumables Procurement and Usage

28.06.2016 Expos and conferences

On May 25th, within the framework of BUSINESS-INFORM 2016 Office Equipment Supplies and Parts International Exhibition, the second Conference named: Two Views on Office Equipment Consumables Procurement and Usage. Myths Destroyed by the Crisis, took place. The Conference was visited by more than 150 specialists in administrative activities from state and commercial structures, and by...

The future of the print industry

24.06.2016 Marketing

Is MPS causing the print market to decline? The business world is trying to operate using less hard copy and “home users” appear to favour “mobile devices and cloud storage” over desktop printers, but will this have a detrimental affect on the print market, asks PRS in an article. In a research report from CONTEXT, it was...

Static Control collaborates with Russian distributor

24.06.2016 World companies news

The largest manufacturer of aftermarket imaging systems and components worked alongside its official distributor TEKO in Moscow. The two companies collaborated at the fifth Business Inform Expo in Moscow, Russia from 24 to 26 May, where both met “face-to-face with customers”, and showed off new products as well as “discuss[ing] the latest innovations”. Two of...

VOW announces Kyocera anti-counterfeiting partnership

24.06.2016 World companies news

The dealer has said it is “supporting and working with Kyocera to tackle the threat of counterfeit products in the UK”. Dealer Support reported on VOW’s partnership with Kyocera on the OEM’s recently launched campaign to “educate customers and partners on the risks incurred by buying counterfeit consumables”. This campaign, which has recently been updated by the OEM and seen more...

Ricoh discusses ageing workforce

24.06.2016 World companies news

At an EMEA event focused on “technology as a driver for change”, OEMs talked about the challenges this presents. Enterprise Times reported on the event, with Senior Vice President of Human Resources from Ricoh, Bev Cunningham, stating that she is worried about “an ageing workforce of 7,000 printer engineers”. Because printers can be repaired or maintained...

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How to spot counterfeit cartridges

24.06.2016 Patents and Intellectual Property

An article reviewed the negative affects counterfeiting cartridges has on the market and what to look out for. Most people want a bargain as well as quality, reports Infoblog, but buying genuine inkjet and toner cartridges, either remanufactured or from the OEM, is more likely to save money in the long run, as the customer may...

New ETIRA board members named

24.06.2016 World companies news

The Recycler’s Stefanie Unland, Armor Office Printing’s Gerwald van der Gijp and Greenman AB’s Jorgen Wonisch were appointed to the board at Focus on Europe. Unland, Managing Editor of The Recycler, has become the first woman to be appointed to the board of ETIRA, while van der Gijp, Armor Office Printing’s Vice President and General Manager, and Wonisch,...

Delacamp Wins “Focus on Quality” Leadership Award in Moscow

24.06.2016 Expos and conferences

Delacamp is proud to announce that it was honoured as the Leader in “Focus on Quality” at the show in Moscow. “We are happy to have received this award for our constant and active strive to promote and offer premium quality in a market where cheap products of questionable quality are predominant” says Thomas...

Managed Print Services Contracts Continue to Grow in Q1

24.06.2016 Marketing

While the worldwide hardcopy peripherals (HCP) market experienced an overall declining, managed print services (MPS) contracts continued to grow with over 1.8 million printers being shipped alongside in the first quarter of 2016 (Q1 2016). According to International Data Corporation (IDC), Asia/Pacific, Japan, Western Europe, and the United States are the main contributors to...

«THE LEADER FOCUS ON QUALITY» Prize Went to Apex on BUSINESS-INFORM

24.06.2016 Expos and conferences

Aftermarket leader, Apex, attended the annual BUSINESS-INFORM event this May. Apex not only won the “THE LEADER FOCUS ON QUALITY” prize in recognition of its outstanding quality products, but also unveiled its new core and IoT (Internet of Things) products. Russia is the third largest market for Apex’s Unismart device, and the demonstration of...