- Hewlett Packard’s split into two different companies results in many opinions being published:
- “A year from now we’ll know whether it was a good idea or not”; stated Gerry McCartney, CIO of Purdue University
- “In the long arc, PCs as we know them are going to go away”
- “We are a bit concerned about the long-term printer and desktop products and services.”; stated Daisy Nguyen, Executive Director of IT at Columbia University
- “The printer division may not have the same level of funding after the split”
- Regarding the PC division, Daniel Morgan, fund manager at Synovus Trust Co., stated; “The margins are horrible. It’s not the greatest spot to be in.”
- “Neither planned spinoff will have any dependable long term revenue unless the company slims down further and slashes departments to the bone.”; stated Kurt Avard, financial analyst
- “Considering the waves of personnel cuts made in recent years, neither company has a realistic chance of redefining itself in today’s market.”
- Want China Times newspaper reported:
- “China’s computer giant, Lenovo, may have found its next global acquisition target”
- “HP’s ill-timed acquisition of Autonomy has now forced the company to hack down its unwieldy enterprise into two smaller parts.”
- “Industry insiders speculate that HP may seek a buyer of its PC and printing operations if the right price comes along.”
- “It may do so in order to concentrate its energy on corporate hardware and services.”
- “If so, there will be no buyer more qualified than Lenovo”
- “The timing is right for Lenovo, as it has largely completed integration of IBM’s PC business, turning its operation around in 2005, following acquisition in 2004.”
- Details on Hewlett Packard Enterprise Inc.:
- Consists of Enterprise Group, Enterprise Services and Financial Services
- Servers
- Storage
- Networking
- Services
- Software
- Cloud
- Converged systems
- Annual revenue of $54.8 billion
- Operating profit of $6 billion
- Operating margin of 10.2%
- Consists of Enterprise Group, Enterprise Services and Financial Services
- Details on HP Inc.:
- Consists of Personal Systems and Printing
- Notebooks
- Desktops
- Mobility
- Graphics
- Laser printers/MFPs
- Inkjet printers/MPS/Indigo
- Managed print services
- Annual revenue of $57.2 billion
- Operating profit of $5.4 billion
- Operating margin of 9.4%
- HP is Intel’s biggest customer, accounting for 17% of revenue.
- Consists of Personal Systems and Printing
- “A year from now we’ll know whether it was a good idea or not”; stated Gerry McCartney, CIO of Purdue University
- Hewlett Packard announced that after it cut production orders to make printers, 1000 workers went on strike at its subcontractor, Foxconn Technology Group (aka Hon Hai Precision) of Chongqing, China.
- HP announced that it now plans on laying off 55,000 employees during the restructuring.
- HP announced it has filed patent infringement lawsuits against Ninestar and Apex Micro, alleging that these companies are violating patents when they make printer cartridges that are advertised to work in HP branded printers and MFPs.
- Silver Lake Management announced it has shelved its plans to acquire and combine Shutterfly and Snapfish into one large photosharing and printing services company.
- HP and Brother announced that it will increase the pricing on a number of toner and inkjet cartridges, up to 10%. The companies claim that they are reacting to increasing raw materials cost.
- Xerox announced it sold an iGen3 production color laser press to FormsXpress, a commercial printer in Cape Town, South Africa, to produce variable data direct mail pieces.
- Xerox announced that its new MFPs will be compatible with UniPrint Infinity cost recovery solution via an optional VPQ connector, providing an interface on the Xerox MFP’s color touchscreen to retrieve secure print jobs.
- Xerox is apparently no longer providing service for its fleet at University of Hawaii, according to local newspaper, where supposedly the university has not made a payment in 18 months due to financial difficulties.
- Xerox announced it won a managed print services contract from Bruce Power, a nuclear power plant in Canada.
- Replaced 1,100 devices with 350 MFPs
- Included “follow me” print solution
- Included ColorQube color wax MFPs
- Heidelberg, which has been relabeling production color laser systems from Ricoh, announced it will relabel the new Ricoh C9100 series, and called them the Linoprint CP series.
- Photizo Group published results of study of b/w laser printer market worldwide:
- Decline from 19.8 million units sold in 2012 to 18 million units in 2013
- Total revenue declined from $6.3 billion to $5.5 billion
- IDC published its estimates of the global market for PCs:
- Shipments down 1.7% in 3rd quarter to 78.5 million
- Shipments in the U.S., were up 4.3%
- Apple’s unitshare of market rose to 6.3%, and share of revenue was 10%
- Police in Henrietta, New York, searched the audit log of a copier in the Town’s offices to determine that supervisor, Michael Yudelson, illegally used it to produce 25,000 mailers for a failed election campaign, and now faces charges.
- Sharp announced it is re-entering the smartphone market, with the Sharp Aquos Crystal:
- Runs Android operating system
- Available from Sprint, Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile
- 5 “ edge-to-edge color LCD touchscreen display
- 720 pixel resolution
- 16”Hx2.6”Wx0.4”D in size
- Does not have an earpiece for phone calls, instead creates vibrations on the surface of the LCD, called “Direct Wave Receiver”
- Kodak announced new features for its Nexpress production color LED presses:
- Will be offered on products shipping in 2015
- Long sheet capability, up to 39.37” long paper support, with optional Long Sheet Feeder
- Dura Coat Mode, using clear toner for matte finish
- Light Black HD toner, to extend life of CMYK toners, be reducing total amount of toner used
- Automated imaging cylinder cleaning system to reduce downtime
- Humidity affects paper in digital presses, according to John Braceland of Whattheythink.com:
- Optimum humidity level is 45%-50%
- Paper is conditioned at the paper mill to certain moisture content and wrapped by a vapor barrier paper to help retain moisture, so when wrapper is moved, paper begins to lose moisture
- Benefits of controlled humidity in shop:
- Increased productivity for production equipment
- Reduces paper handling problems
- People work best in 40%-60% humidity
- Increased consistency
- Up to 35% lower dust levels
- Reduces static electricity
- Reduces fire hazards
- Scodix announced it sold a Scodix Ultra UV coating system to EarthColor, a commercial printer in Moonachie, New Jersey.
- Canon announced it successfully concluded a patent infringement lawsuit against ACM Technologies to prohibit the company from making and distributing printer cartridges that are advertised to work in Canon made printers and MFPs (including HP branded)
- Canon launched a new TV advertising campaign with the theme, “See Impossible”, and unveiled a new logo with a red box next to name of company.
- “break the boundaries of what is possible and shift focus from Canon being solely a manufacturer of quality digital imaging products to a company that empowers the creative spirit within its people and customers”
- Canon announced it now has installed 6 each of its Oce’ ColorStream 3900 production color inkjet systems at IWCO Direct, a commercial printer headquartered in Chanhassen, Minnesota, to be used to produce highly personalized direct mail packages.
- Canon published more details on uniFLOW Capture v5.3, an option for its imageRUNNER ADVANCE MFPs:
- MSRP of $915 per MFP for a license for up to 500 users
- Can run on a PC or a computer server
- Access on the MFP’s LCD control panel
- Scan to email/desktop and cloud service providers
- Can be customized so end user only sees relevant scanning options and jobs on the LCD panel of MFP
- Follow me capabilities
- Scan accounting feature allowing charge for scanning
- Uses OCR engine from IRIS of Belgium
- Zonal OCR, bar code recognition
- Convert to MS Office formats
- Convert to searchable PDF with advanced compression
- Optional connectors to popular ECMs
- Ricoh launched “Ricoh Meeting Room Services”:
- Resells technology from Condeco, which makes a ID sign-in technology and sensors to report occupancy rates and patterns of conference room usage
- Digital projector system
- Interactive whiteboards
- Video conferencing
- Ricoh announced it received the “Gold” rating from EcoVadis in a sustainability survey.
- Toshiba announced it won contract to build geothermal power plant in country of Ethiopia.
- Samsung announced it will spend $14.7 billion to build a new semiconductor plant in Pyeongtaek, South Korea. The chips will be used for smartphones, among other devices.
- According to Business Korea news, Samsung has decided that it will not enter the 3D printer market for now.
- Samsung warned its stockholders that its 3rd quarter earnings will be weaker than expected:
- Blamed lower average selling prices of its smartphones
- Operating profit just under $4 billion, down 60% from one year ago
- Samsung announced that it modified one of the 5 elevators located in the home of company chairman, Lee Kun-hee, so that it will fit a hospital bed, due to his failing health.
- The S. Department of Energy wasted about $600,000 over 3 years by not using existing contracts, according to Inspector General’s office, overspending on office automation, document management and engineering solutions.
- EO Johnson, a Lanier copier dealer in Wisconsin, announced it has acquired SPIN Business Group of Wisconsin, which is a provider of electronic records management and document scanning services. Purchase price not announced.
- DRUPA released “The Impact of the Internet on Print” research findings:
- 51% of commercial printers worldwide have web-to-print solutions
- 14% reported that it transacted more than 25% of their orders
- 60% of catalog printers reported growth in digital production
- 72% offer variable data printing
- 87% in U.S. offer VDP
- 56% report moderate or fast growth
- 38% express intention to invest in digital production color systems
- 44% offer interactive printing
- 50% use QR codes in packaging sector
- 51% of commercial printers worldwide have web-to-print solutions
- Alfresco Software (maker of ECM, enterprise content management solutions) announced it is contributing to Chemistry Parts, which will allow enterprises to connect Microsoft SharePoint to any major ECM on the market using open standard CMIS (content management interoperability services)
- Docassist, maker of document management solutions, announced it now offers integration with Intacct, maker of automated data entry that reads handwriting and signatures.
- Papercut, maker of cost recovery solutions, announced that version 14.2 of its software now offers automatic generation of ID numbers for users and user groups.
- Xeikon launched the Cheetah Digital Color Press:
- Uses LED (light emitting diode technology) instead of laser
- Will ship in 2015
- Imaging width up to 12.7”
- Media support from 40gsm to 350gsm
- 1200x3600dpi resolution
- Uses 5 colors of toner (CMYK plus option)
- Automatic inline register and density controls
- Optional SuperBlack toner with density of 2.2 to 2.4
- Web Varnishing Module option for applying UV or aqueous varnish on one side
- Pricing not announced
- A new report from App Annie, an app analytics firm, reported that printer related apps are downloaded more often than smartwatch apps.
- Interbrand has released its Best Global Brands rankings for 2014, and once again, the number one ranking goes to Apple, valued at $118.9 billion.
- Gartner, a research firm, estimates that by the year 2020, there will be over 26 billion connected devices installed globally.
- IDC announced it hired Tim Green, formerly of InfoTrends, to head up its large format research division.
- Street pricing seen in the print for pay market:
- Xerox Versant 2100 production color system w/Fiery/stapling finisher for $145,000 with color clicks at $0.0465 and b/w clicks at $0.0115. 11”x17” billed as one click.
- Ricoh Pro C901+ production color system w/Fiery/SeeQuence Impose/GA Premium Package/stapling finisher/cover inserter/booklet maker/face trimmer/square fold/LCT for $80,000, with color clicks @ $0.0425 and b/w clicks @ $0.0009. 11”x17” billed as one click.
- Ricoh 8120s production b/w system w/Fiery/Impose/LCT/stapling finisher for $47,600 with b/w clicks @ $0.0035. 11”x17” billed as one click.
- Hyland Software announced it won an OnBase electronic content management solution contract from Sherburne County government’s probation office of Minnesota:
- Total cost of $73,000
- So far 141,000 document have been scanned then shredded
- Installed signature capture pads
- Kofax, maker of document capture software solutions, had its CEO, Reynolds Bish, discuss last quarters financials:
- Reported lower than expected results
- Total revenue is flat
- Software license revenue would be down slightly
- “our overall results were lower than our expectations for the quarter due to 6 and 7 figure core capture software license revenue transactions primarily in the enterprise or the most direct segment of the market, slipping into future quarters”
- “this has now occurred in two consecutive quarters and we have to recognize that this segment of core capture continues to be dependent upon such 6 and 7 figure transactions”
- “although we know these larger deals are difficult to predict and impossible to control, they also now appear to be subject to a higher level of scrutiny and extended purchasing processes”
- “we believe at least some of this is attributable to increasing concerns about the current and future macroeconomic environment”
- “on all these deals, we have had sales teams working with the decision makers throughout the process”
- “despite that, inevitably, it seems like the customer is not completely comfortable with the ROI, or they want to have the legal team go over the contract again, or they missed a step in their due diligence”
- “basically, it conveys to us that customers are showing a much greater level of caution when making purchases, and they don’t feel compelled to move with a sense of urgency”
- “they want to take all the time they can”
- “we’ve all read the news, which leads us to wonder if concerns organizations to take a more cautious view related to larger transactions”
- Johns Hopkins University’s Gerard Anderson, stated that on average, it costs $1000 per hour for a hospital to treat a person with Ebola.
- Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas, Texas, which last week blamed an error in its Epic EHR, for initially sending Ebola patient home, has now backtracked and stated; “There was no flaw in the EHR.”
- Politico reported “Epic hushed the hospital due to a contract gag clause”
- Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, who treated Thomas Eric Duncan, an Ebola victim, who recently died of the disease, now admits that a hospital worker who cared for Mr. Duncan has contracted the disease as well.
- Daniel Varga, during a press conference, stated that the un-named hospital worker was wearing a gown, gloves, mask and a shield.
- This is the first known case of disease being contracted or transmitted in the U.S.
- Epic announced its EHRs are now compatible with Surescripts’ CompleteEPA, a solution for medication prior authorization.
- Ochsner Health Systems of Lousianna announced it is the first Epic customer to successfully integrated its EHR with the new Apple HealthKit app.
- Abraham Verghese of Stanford University Hospital in California, in an interview with MedScape, stated the following about usage of EHRs:
- “It is taking us away, and society will judge us poorly about 20 years from now.”
- “They’ll look back and say you were complicit.”
- “Why did you let Epic and all these electronic medical records rule your life?”
- “You actually signed up to lern the new ICD codes and plug them in.”
- “Exactly what did this do for patient care?”
- “And the answer is that it did nothing for patient care.”
- Nextech announced it will acquire MDIntelleSys, the leading cloud-based EHR for eye care.
- eClinicalWorks announced it won EHR contract from Community Health Centers of Arkansas.
- S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary, Sylvia Burwell, when asked about the lack of success with Meaningful Use of EHRs; stated;
- “Once we get these systems interoperable, that’s when we get the real value. You get the real value as a consumer, and that’s the next step.”
- “At the same time, as we’re trying to move forward, we’re receiving comments and pressure to slow the implementation. This is a push pull as we’re going through change.”
- The State of Massachusetts’s problems with its ObamaCare website detailed in the publishing of Governor Duval Patrick’s office internal working papers, marked “confidential draft”:
- “the cost of temporary Medicaid plans for fiscal 2015 could reach as high as $560.2 million”
- “the $560.2 million estimate is on top of the $138.7 million already spent on the plans last fiscal year, bringing the total ObamaCare price tag just for temporary insurance to nearly $700 million”
- The governor told a state panel that “the total cost for constructing, then rebuilding, the state’s ObamaCare website is $254 million”
- “The most important thing to note is that it’s a working draft document and doesn’t reflect a final determination”, stated Kristin Thorn, the state’s Medicaid director.
- Alameda Health System of California announced it has run out of cash trying to recover from a $77 million investment in Siemens Soarian acutecare EHR and NextGen ambulatory care EHR implementation that “did not go as well as planned”
- “The system makes it difficult to collect the right information that you need to bill a claim and makes it hard to identify what kinds of errors are occurring. It’s very disjointed right now. A lot of mistakes are being made.”; stated the IDN’s CFO.
- Box, the cloud storage provider, announced it has acquired MedXT, a medical imaging collaboration platform. Purchase price not announced.
- Informatica published results of survey:
- 40% of healthcare executives gave their organizations a grade of D or F on their preparedness to manage big data
- 43% say that EHRs are not capturing enough or the right information
- 34% say they are using EHRs extensively
- 63% say their organizations are implementing info systems that will sup[port the delivery of care beyond the walls of their facility
- 15%-20% of total revenue is cost of bad data
- 94% of hospitals have suffered data breaches
- 45% of hospitals have suffered 5 or more data breaches
- $5.5 million is the average cost of data breach
- HIPAA/Data Security Breach news:
- Dairy Queen announced that customer credit/debit card information was accessed during a hack that affected 395 locations across the U.S.
- The Colorado Department of Health announced that 15,000 patients had their confidentiality exposed when the Behavioral Health division sent out postcards exposing that they were patients.
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