Kyocera to enter production inkjet market
– Recently previewed the upcoming Kyocera TASKalfa Pro 15000C
– An A3 color production print inkjet system made by Kyocera
– Top speed of 146ppm
– 2,656 nozzles in printhead
– Will start shipping some time in 2019
Kyocera to relabel Ricoh b/w PPS systems
– The Ricoh Pro 8200, 8210 and 8220 will be called the Kyocera TASKalfa 9600, 11100 and 136000 series
– Top speeds of 96ppm, 111ppm and 136ppm
– 1200x4800dpi
– Scans up to 220ipm
– Optional EFI Fiery controllers
Kyocera launches 2 new A3 b/w MFPs
– TASKalfa 4012i with base MSRP of $7773
– TASKalfa 3212i with base MSRP of $6389
– 40ppm and 32ppm respectively
– Comes standard with 1100 sheet paper capacity
o Can expand to 4,100 sheets
– Optional fax board
– 1200x1200dpi
– 9” color LCD touchscreen
– Built-in print controller
o HyPAS capable for optional integrated solutions/apps
o WiFi & NFC
Kyocera launches 2 new A4 b/w MFPs
– ECOSYS M3660idn with base MSRP of $4998
– ECOSYS M3655idn with base MSRP of $3473
– Document feeder holds up to 100 originals
o Scans both sides of original at same time
o Scan in color or b/w
– 62ppm and 57ppm top speeds respectively
– 7” full color LCD touchscreen
– 600dpi and 1200dpi
– Comes standard with 600 sheet paper capacity
o Can upgrade to 2600 sheets
– Built-in print controller
o HyPAS capable for optional integrated solutions
Kyocera launches new A4 color MFP
– TASKalfa 307ci with base MSRP of $4552
– 32ppm top speed
– Optional internal stapling finisher
– 7” full color LCD touchscreen
– 600x600dpi
– Comes standard with 600 sheet paper supply
o Can expand to 3,100 sheets
– Document feeder holds up to 75 originals
– Built-in print controller
Kyocera security vulnerability
– Vulnerability found in Kyocera’s Net Admin, a device management software tool
– Prone to multiple reflected cross-site scripting vulnerabilities
– Due to a failure to properly sanitize user-supplied input to several parameters that are handled by browser session
Canon wins university contract
– Award from University of Louisville in Kentucky
– Contract includes taking over the CRD, which includes print and mail
– Advertised as saving the university $500,000 annually
HP new exec is interviewed
– John Whidden is new VP of US Print Specialty Channel Sales
– “We are making big push integrating the Samsung organization (HP bought the printer/MFP division of Samsung) and getting organized around the business and partners we are going to be working with”
– “reaching out to partners (dealers) and getting a sense of where we are at from an HP perspective”
– “we have got quite a bit of work to do to build those relationships over time and we don’t have the advantage of some of our competitors who have been in the space for a number of years”
– “It is all about reaching out, making connections and building relationships”
– “We are not perfect but if we build those relationships and bring value to those partners and to our mutual customers, that’s our goal”
– “Most of the dealers are looking at us and trying to see if we are going to be committed for the long haul, which we are”
– “For us the big objective is letting them understand the value we are bringing and the differentiating with the HP offering. If we do that in the long run we know we will be a big part of this competitive market”
Ricoh updates existing inkjet PPS model
– Announced new enhancement for the Pro VC60000 production color inkjet system
– The new ink set will allow the machine to print on coated stocks
– Can print directly on traditional offset coated substrates without need for primers
Ricoh wins university contract
– Award from Bethune-Cookman University of Daytona Beach, FL
– Includes the CRD which offers print and mail services
Ricoh shipping new inkjet PPS model
– Launched the Pro VC4000 production color inkjet system
– Includes TotalFlow Print Server R600A
– Top speed of 120 meters/minute or 100,000 letter sized images per hour
– Supports media from 40gsm to 250gsm
– Separate b/w and color inkjet printhead arrays
– Optional 5th print head for MICR
Ricoh signs new NHL sponsorship
– Announced it signed multiyear agreement to sponsor the Las Vegas Golden Knights professional hockey team in Nevada
– Includes equipment and solutions installed in team’s facilities including the City National Arena
Production print to continue growth
– Research published by Market Reports
– The global variable data printing volume is expected to grow at 5.62% CAGR (cumulative annual growth rate)
o Most of growth is selling to Retail, Food & Beverage, Consumable Durables, Pharmaceutical and Home & Personal Care industries
– The global digital print packaging market is expected to grow at 13.25% CAGR
o Projected to grow to $230.7 billion by 2023
Canon adds security services partner
– Will offer solutions and services from Vera Inc. of Palo Alto, CA “As companies seek frictionless security solutions to protect personal and corporate data, we are bringing together Canon’s suite of innovative products and Vera’s industry-leading security platform”; stated Peter Kowalczuk, president of Canon’s branches in the US
– Vera offers solutions that enable businesses to secure, track and share data with policy enforcement, encryption and access controls
Canon leads in inkjet PPS systems
– Keypoint Intelligence announced that for 7th year in a row, Canon has largest marketshare in US for continuous feed and sheet fed production inkjet systems
– Includes Oce’ ColorStream and ProStream series
– Includes recent award from L&D Mail Masters of New Albany, IN
o Installed a VarioPrint i300 production color inkjet system
Xerox reports total comp for its CEO
– The FY2017, Jeff Jacobson, CEO, was paid a total of $9.5 million
– The CFO, William Osbourn, was paid $5 million
– (in 2014, former CEO Ursula Burns was paid $22.2 million)
– (Xerox is in process of being acquired by Fujifilm of Japan)
Xerox wins university contract
– Award from University of Oregon for managed print services
– Services by CTX Global
– Includes automatic toner reordering
Xerox catches toner thief
– Announced that David Miedel of Michigan was sentenced to one year in prison for trafficking in stolen Xerox toner cartridges
– Apparently he paid cash to a Xerox warehouse employees to obtain the supplies, which he then remarketed.
– The total loss to Xerox was $1,031,680.
Apple tries to stop employees from leaking
– Announced that it has caught 29 employees leaking classified information
– 12 of those caught were arrested
