http://www.channelinsider.com Printers - RSS Feeds en-us Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:24:47 -0500 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:24:47 -0500 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 08:19:22 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Printers/Xerox-Acquires-ACS-for-64-Billion-158005/?kc=rss - Xerox is moving away from its roots as a photocopier and document management leader to full systems integration and IT services with the acquisition of solution provider giant Affiliated Computer Services for $6.4 billion. quot;By combining Xerox's strengths in document technology with ACS' e...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Printers/Xerox-Acquires-ACS-for-64-Billion-158005/?kc=rss Wed, 09 Sep 2009 10:00:32 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Printers/VARs-Continue-to-Struggle-in-Peripherals-Market-731350/?kc=rss - Like most of the rest of the technology industry, the hardcopy peripherals market has completed a brutal year, according to IDC's latest numbers. Overall, the worldwide hardcopy peripherals market declined 21 percent year over year in 2Q09 to 24.1 million units. Shipment value declined 23.2 percent ...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Printers/VARs-Continue-to-Struggle-in-Peripherals-Market-731350/?kc=rss Fri, 04 Sep 2009 06:35:59 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Printers/Printer-Sales-Problematic-for-VARs-450651/?kc=rss - Like most of the rest of the technology industry, the hardcopy peripherals market has completed a brutal year, according to IDC's latest numbers. Overall, the worldwide hardcopy peripherals market declined 21 percent year over year in 2Q09 to 24.1 million units. Shipment value declined 23.2 per cent...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Printers/Printer-Sales-Problematic-for-VARs-450651/?kc=rss Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:17:34 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Printers/Printer-Unit-Market-Falls-on-Weak-Demand-Tightened-Inventory-669082/?kc=rss - Weak demand, tighter inventory controls and shortages of low-end products all contributed to a 20 percent decline for the printer, copier and multifunction printer market for the first half of 2009. Thats according to a new report from Gartner that found that unit shipments totaled 51.3 millio...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Printers/Printer-Unit-Market-Falls-on-Weak-Demand-Tightened-Inventory-669082/?kc=rss Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:29:54 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Printers/Xerox-and-Lexmark-Release-New-MFPs-806918/?kc=rss - Xerox and Lexmark both stepped up their efforts to woo smaller organizations today with the introduction of new multifunction printers (MFPs) aimed at two divergent segments of the SMB market. Lexmark announced today the introduction of a new line of all-in-one printers that will include three W...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Printers/Xerox-and-Lexmark-Release-New-MFPs-806918/?kc=rss Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:21:00 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Printers/6-Reasons-Why-HPs-WebConnected-Printer-Will-Fail-780980/?kc=rss - Hewlett-Packard new Photosmart Premium with TouchSmart aims to decouple the printer from the personal computer and connect it directly to the Internet. The idea is to make printing of routine Web-based documents such as airline boarding passes, coupons and photos simple and efficient. But is the...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Printers/6-Reasons-Why-HPs-WebConnected-Printer-Will-Fail-780980/?kc=rss Thu, 04 Jun 2009 08:50:57 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Printers/Color-MFP-Continues-to-Do-Well-Despite-Down-Economy-599799/?kc=rss - The brightest spot in the overall worldwide hardcopy peripherals (HCP) market during the first quarter of 2009 (1Q09) was color laser multifunction peripherals (MFPs). It registered a strong showing of 6% year-over-year growth in a challenging economic environment. According to IDC's Worldwide Quart...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Printers/Color-MFP-Continues-to-Do-Well-Despite-Down-Economy-599799/?kc=rss Thu, 21 May 2009 12:21:31 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Printers/Xerox-CEO-Anne-Mulcahy-to-Step-Down-558738/?kc=rss - Xerox CEO Anne Mulcahy, one of the longest-tenured and most powerful female chief executives in the technology industry, is retiring from her post in July, according to the company. Mulcahy will be succeeded by Ursula Burns, who is currently president at Xerox. In the meantime, Mulcahy will remai...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Printers/Xerox-CEO-Anne-Mulcahy-to-Step-Down-558738/?kc=rss Wed, 20 May 2009 13:58:09 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Printers/Will-Printer-and-Printer-Supply-Sales-Ever-Recover-203744/?kc=rss - Are printers and printing supplies going the way of other outmoded technologies like external modems and tape backups destined to pile up in some forgotten IT closet? Thats the scenario that has some in the industry closely watching earnings announcements from companies such as Hewlett-Packard,...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Printers/Will-Printer-and-Printer-Supply-Sales-Ever-Recover-203744/?kc=rss Tue, 19 May 2009 17:35:00 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Printers/Xerox-Asserts-Commitment-to-RD-Program-295271/?kc=rss - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Eyeing a chance to bear down on its rivals, Xerox (XRX.N) plans to keep up the pace of spending on research and development, even if it means cannibalizing some of its products as customers rethink their choices about office equipment. Xerox President Ursula Burn is driving e...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Printers/Xerox-Asserts-Commitment-to-RD-Program-295271/?kc=rss Tue, 21 Apr 2009 09:49:41 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Printers/Weak-Printer-and-Supplies-Sales-Drag-on-Lexmark-Revenues-119363/?kc=rss - Lexmark (NYSE: LXK) announced this morning a first-quarter revenue decline of 20 percent compared with the same period last year, citing weak global economic conditions as they relate to demand for both printers and supplies. First-quarter revenue fell to $944 million, compared with revenue of...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Printers/Weak-Printer-and-Supplies-Sales-Drag-on-Lexmark-Revenues-119363/?kc=rss Tue, 17 Mar 2009 13:37:27 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Printers/Selecting-the-Right-MFPs-for-SMBs-648877/?kc=rss - Multifunction printers are no longer the lumbering, low-quality behemoths they were just a couple of years ago. These devices have evolved into practical network printer workstations capable of acceptable scanning resolutions, document management, and color or monochrome printing. Virtually every ...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Printers/Selecting-the-Right-MFPs-for-SMBs-648877/?kc=rss Tue, 03 Mar 2009 08:48:52 -0500 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Printers/CDW-Gets-Temporary-Exclusivity-to-Kodaks-Scan-Station-500/?kc=rss - Kodak is releasing the next generation of network scanners – the Scan Station 500 – designed specifically for the imaging and document management needs of the midmarket. But the new product wont be generally available to channel partners for another 35 days. Direct market reseller CDW will get a...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Printers/CDW-Gets-Temporary-Exclusivity-to-Kodaks-Scan-Station-500/?kc=rss Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:19:29 -0500 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Printers/Lexmark-Keeps-New-Channel-Chiefs-Undercover/?kc=rss - Lexmark is keeping its two new channel chiefs off the radar. Mike Johnson and David Baird both took the helm of the printer vendors channel in early January, during the companys “quiet period” – or weeks before it announced its earnings – and subsequently were not available for interviews, accordin...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Printers/Lexmark-Keeps-New-Channel-Chiefs-Undercover/?kc=rss Sat, 22 Nov 2008 12:27:07 -0500 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Printers/Lexmark-Channel-Without-a-Leader/?kc=rss - Lexmark, the third largest printer vendor, is without a channel chief following Fridays layoff of Sharon Brindley. As many as 50 sales and marketing people lost their jobs as a result of a corporate restructuring, according to Kentucky local press reports. Among them were several inside channel sa...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Printers/Lexmark-Channel-Without-a-Leader/?kc=rss