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As a follow up to April’s first-ever Inkjet-themed issue,  The Cannata Report explores trends from DAAS, to IT Services, to MPS and more in our May 2019…

For an industry whose foundation is service, don’t you think it’s odd there’s still a segment of the channel resistant to managed IT and MPS? For them, offering…

Kyocera’s Innovate emphasizes customer centricity; Kyocera and GreatAmerica orchestrate and host milestone 85th birthday celebrations for Frank…

The latest MFPs have more functions such as the ability to expand functions of processing various business workflows automatically with cloud support. For…

I am not too fond of off-the-shelf, mass-produced things. I love the individual touch. For many day-to-day objects, this isn’t possible, and in many cases, I understand…

What does it take to win at managed IT? That’s the million-dollar question and one dealers of all sizes have struggled with at one time or another. But we aren’t…

In April, BEI Services released what it described as the industry’s first iDaaS (Imaging Device-as-a-Service) model for dealers. The company demonstrated its…

Would you rather sell a commodity or value?If commodities are your preferred offering, you need to think hard about whether that is a good long-term…

At first glance, nothing about OMNI Business Systems seems out of the ordinary. As a mid-sized supplier of Ricoh and Savin equipment in the D.C. Metro area,…

As dealers offering managed print services (MPS) know, managing supplies is a key component to a successful relationship with customers. While many dealers opt to…

This past February, we had a very ambitious dealer tour on the schedule. We started with a visit to Ray Morgan Company in Chico, California, followed by WiZiX in…

We had the distinct pleasure of being invited to present at Impact Networking’s February sales meeting in Chicago. The Lake Forest, Illinois-based company has…

Our 2019 Virtual Panel series concludes with a topic near and dear to every dealer’s heart, and pocketbook””leasing. Six leasing company executives, each highly visible at…

Last November, the Managed Print Services Association (MPSA) announced the appointment of Tawnya Stone as the organization’s first female president. Stone currently…

The Battle of Belleau Wood occurred 100 years ago in June 1918 during World War I, barely fifty miles northeast of Paris, about five miles west of the town…

Here we are in May, and to get us started in what will be a busy month, Frank and I are headed…

Loffler Companies has announced the acquisition of Laser Systems and Laser Systems Security of Fargo, ND and Grand Forks, ND. Loffler Companies, headquartered…

Every year in our Annual Survey we ask dealers to rate their primary A3 MFP suppliers as “Excellent,” “Very Good,” “Good,” “Fair,” or “Poor.” Occasionally, some dealers who prefer…

Have you been following the stories we’ve been covering and tracking at The Cannata Report in April? There were a few big stories, including the acquisition of EFI and our interview with…

Canon U.S.A., Inc. has emerged as the market leader in all U.S. A3 Copier/MFP segments, according to the IDC U.S. Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker, 2018 Q4. Canon…

There were no April showers of acquisitions in the imaging world during the month of April. Without a doubt, the biggest was the acquisition of EFI by a private equity firm. However…