Xerox, Ricoh, HP & Canon Tops Magic Quadrant for MFPs and Printers

I picked this up over the news wire and found it to be a very good read.

"Gartner's Magic Quadrant for vendors of multifunction products (MFPs) and printers worldwide is a guide for midsize businesses and large companies to identify and evaluate technology providers that deliver MFP and printer products and services."

Instead of focusing on the top four, I'd rather point out who's not on the list at all! No Kyocera, and Panasonic, could it be long before Panasonic just throws in the towel? Kyocera recently launched the TASKalpha (btw, could they have thought of something more creative), technicians love the units, however I don't think they have enough qualified and knowledgeable sales people to make a real go of it.

Some interesting Notes from the article:

Samsung now #3 in MFP Placements in the last four quarters.

"Ricoh completing its purchase of IKON (a major distributor for Canon), it has perhaps the most expansive channel coverage of the leading MFP providers."

"Sharp recently launched a strong line of A4 MFPs and printers to combat competitors that were targeting its A3 base. These products are "clean sheet" designed and developed by Sharp. They were well-received by their dealers and customers and will be a new area of capability to supplement Sharp's A3 MFP/printer strategy."

If you're a MFP/Copier junkie, this article is a great read.

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