Showing posts with label imagerunner advance. Show all posts
Showing posts with label imagerunner advance. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Daily MFP Industry Notes from around the World

This will be a first and I'll see if I have the time to keep it up.

News from around the MFP world today!

The state of Florida is projected to save up to $15 million and streamline its communications systems with a statewide email service provided by ACS, A Xerox Company. 

For the first time, all Florida state agencies will use the same email system, eliminating 30 separate systems. It is also the first statewide private cloud email solution using Microsoft Exchange 2010, which has the security to be compliant with HIPAA and Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) standards and the scalability so the state can make the solution available to local government agencies.

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Kyocera Mita India, a subsidiary of USD 12 billion Japanese Kyocera Group, on Tuesday announced the acquisition of the copier division of Kilburn Office Automation (KOAL) for an undisclosed amount.

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Monday, January 24, 2011

This Week in Canon "TWIC Notes"

Canon announced it won following awards from Buyers Labs Inc.:


o Pick of Year for IR-6075 b/w MFP

o Pick of Year for IR-6055 b/w MFP

o Outstanding Achievement For Energy Efficiency” for IR-C5051 color MFP

o Pick of Year for IC-MF5880dn desktop b/w MFP

o Pick of Year for imageRUNNER ADVANCE Essentials software

o Pick of Year for uniFLOW v5.0 software

o Pick of Year for iPF6350 color inkjet wide format printer

o Pick of Year for imageCLASS LBP6000 laser printer

o Pick of Year for MF9280Cdn desktop color MFP


Canon announced it will shift production of low-end video cameras from Japan to China to reduce manufacturing costs.

Has the consolidation begun? Canon announced that it will take over Oce’ operations in India. Employees from former Oce’ branches will now report to Kensaku Konishi, President and CEO of Canon India.


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Monday, November 22, 2010

This Week in Canon "TWIC Notes"

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Canon announced a new option for its imageRUNNER MFPs that have the MEAP platform for embedded applications.

Details:
o FACSys Connector from emFAST Inc.
o Works with FACSys fax servers
o Can route content either to fax numbers or to many popular content management systems
o Ensures that all fax transmissions are captured and recorded with audit logs and images stored for retrieval

- Canon announced it won a “Center of Excellence” award for customer service from PC Magazine, related to its consumer digital cameras and desktop printers.

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Tuesday, November 2, 2010

This Week in Canon "TWIC MFP Notes"

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Canon announced that an increase in sales of MFPs worldwide resulted in a 30% increase in earnings from that division.

- Canon’s CEO, Fujio Mitarai, announced that it won’t make a higher offer for the Oce’ shares that it does not already own. 10% of the shares are still held by investment firms that are hoping for a better offer.

- Canon announced the winner of its Business Leap competition.
o The contest was for the printshop with the best business plan to move into corporate and marketing communications (marcomm) sectors.
o Winners was Nassjotryckeriet of Sweden
o Prize was a free Canon imageRUNNER Advance C9070 production color system

- Canon has filed a complaint alleging that the government of Guam illegally awarded a copier bid to Xerox:
o Contract was given to Guam’s Department of Education
o Canon claims that contract was awarded without going out to competitive bid
o Claims that competitive bid would have saved $4 million
o Canon’s dealer in Guam is Island Business Systems and Suppliers
o Xerox is charging $133,000 per month

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Wednesday, August 18, 2010

This Week in Canon "TWIC Notes"


Gathered from Print4Pay Hotel Members from around the world and a few moles in very good places!


- More details on new Canon imageRUNNER ADVANCE A3 b/w models:
o 6055, 6065 and 6075 models offer 55ppm, 65ppm and 75ppm speeds
 Base MSRPs of $13,200, $17,700 and $24,200
o 8085, 8095 and 8105 models offer 85, 95 and 105ppm
 Base MSRPs of $29,200, $35,200 and $46,200
o 7086, 7095 and 7015 modes are now discontinued
o All use ASi drums (amorphous silicon or ceramic drums, most likely sourced from Kyocera)
o Uses separate toner and developer (which is odd, as one of Canon’s big marketing pitches is their use of monocomponent technology, which they claim is superior)
o Warmup times of 30-38 seconds
o $2400 for letter size LCT, $3000 for tabloid sized LCT
o $160 kit allows for feeding of tabs
o Comes standard with document feeder that can:
 Hold up to 300 originals
 Can scan both sides of original at same time
 In single sided mode, top b/w scan speed of 120opm, or 85opm for color
 In double-sided mode, top b/w scan speed of 200ipm or 100ipm for color
o 6000 series finishing option include:
 $3000 for stapling finisher
 $5300 for bookletmaking & stapling finisher
 $850 for punch kit
 $2800 for cover inserter
 $8000 for cover inserter/fold unit
o 8000 series finishing options include:
 $6000 for stapling finisher
 $9000 for bookletmaking & stapling finisher
 $800 for punch kit
 Face trimmer unit for $6000
 $15,000 for GBC punch unit (punches are $2800 each)
 $5300 for cover inserter
 $12,000 for multi-fold unit
o 8000 series can feed up to 13”x19” paper
o 8.4” color touchscreen LCD on 6000 series
o 10.4” color touchscreen LCD on armature on 8000 series
o Optional USB keyboard for $110 plus $60 mount tray
o $3800 option adds print controller and color scanning
 Uses Canon ImageCHIP architecture
 Actual manufacturer unknown (most likely NetSilicon)
 Has dual processors to handle copy and print operations
• (for some reason, Canon does not publish the speed of the processors)
 1.5GB RAM standard (can upgrade to 2GB for $250)
 80GB hard drive standard (can upgrade to 250GB for $750)
 PCL print driver is $1000 option
 XPS print driver is $550 option
 PostScript print driver is $1400 option
 Secure watermark is $450 option
 $800 for barcode printing
 Scan to email/LDAP/FTP/HDD standard
 OCR kit for $550
 $1000 for secure watermark
 Encrypted scan $450 option
 Support for MEAP (multi-function embedded application protocol using Java OS)
 10/100/1000BaseT and USB ports standard
• Can scan to and print from USB memory sticks
• $900 for scan to MS SharePoint
 $600 card reader option
 $325 for hard drive data erase kit
 $550 for hard drive encryption kit
 $1000 for removable hard drive
o Optional EFI Fiery controller, called Canon imagePASS U1, for $9500
o $2400 option adds Essentials software
 Tools for creating and managing complex print jobs
 Tracking machine usage
 Create macros to replace scan steps
o All are off-white plastic design, called “cashmere beige”
o $800 for analog fax board ($500 for second fax line)

- Canon will most likely preview two new A3 color laser MFPs at its upcoming annual Digital Solutions Forum convention in September, the imageRUNNER ADVANCE C2020 and C2030 offering:
o 4 tandem OPC design
o 20ppm and 30ppm respectively, for both color and b/w
o 44opm top scan speed with optional RADF
o Will replace the IR-C2550 and C3080 models
o Built-in print/scan controller
o Optional hard drive

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Sunday, August 15, 2010

Print4Pay Hotel Weekend Industry Threads for 8/15/10


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Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Print4Pay Hotel's Weekend Updates 7/4/10


We've made it halfway through the year, I hope everyone else is doing well with business.  From my last updates quotes and business is much better than this time last year, just hoping we can continue to ride the wave for many more months!


Most Viewed Threads:

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Rumor has it.....
Duplo DB280 Perfect binder
What is "Ricoh Infoprint"
Global Image Charge Wording
matt espe quits
How to beat Global Industries aka Xerox

Interesting Threads:

New color copier paper from Canon
Canon expands imageRUNNER ADVANCE-series lineup in Japan with two new color and three
DigiDocFlow is taking forever to OCR documents
Ricoh "Smart Accounting"
Awesome Futuristic Technology: 17 Cool Concept Printers

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Xerox 7346 Color MFP Proposal
Xerox 7346_lanier 550_kyocera color Proposal
Canon Color imageRUNNER C2550 proposal
Canon Color imageRUNNER C3080i proposal
Canon Color imageRUNNER C3480i proposal
Ricoh C550EX proposal
Leads, RFP's & RFQ's:

2 MFP's Bid RFP for Mid West America
Color Copier Bid in South Africa
Major NJ Bid MFP "College"
Request for Proposals for Document Image Scanning Services
Large School MFP bid in Southwest, USA
50+ MFP RFP in Southeast, USA
Wide Format Bid in Arizona due July 7th, 2010

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