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Options abound for office technology and services dealers to expand their IT services business, including expanding their offerings.
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IT talent in the office technology industry is in high demand, and dealers need to be creative and diligent in not only finding this talent but keeping them.
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Technology Trends
AI Insights: Is ChatGPT the Latest Threat to Our Jobs?
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenA recent survey about ChatGPT has The Cannata Report’s Scott Cullen thinking about the ramifications of AI in the office technology and publishing industries.
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Managed IT & Solutions
CR-Connect Dealer Tour: CDS Office Technologies Bets Big on Managed Services
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenCredit CDS Office Technologies founder Jay Watson for recognizing the importance of managed services well before many of his dealer peers, and well before “managed services” entered the office technology industry lexicon.
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Veteran's
Veterans Way: Paris Davis, An American Hero Receives the Medal of Honor
by Frank G. CannataAfter reading about Paris Davis, Frank G. Cannata revisits the stories of other veterans who received long overdue recognition from the U.S. Government.
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Breaking News, Business & Finance
Pulse Technology to Host Networking For a Cause Event
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenPulse Technology will host a Networking For a Cause event Wednesday, May 3, beginning at 6:30 p.m. at their corporate headquarters, 201 Commerce Drive, Schaumburg, in support of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
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Breaking News, Business & Finance
Komori to Highlight GLX and GLXRP Advance Packaging Presses at Paperboard Packaging Council Spring Conference
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenKomori announced it will be showcasing its portfolio of packaging presses at the Paperboard Packaging Council Spring Outlook and Strategies Conference April 19-21 in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Breaking News, Business & Finance
The Cannata Report’s Manic Monday: Office Technology News Highlights April 10-14
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenThe Cannata Report’s Manic Monday provides a rapid recap of office technology and services industry news from the week of April 10-14.
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Breaking News, Business & Finance
Lexmark Honored with Fourth Consecutive CIO 100 Award Win
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenLexmark was honored as a 2023 CIO 100 Award recipient by Foundry’s CIO – the executive-level IT media brand providing insight into business technology leadership – for the fourth consecutive year.
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Breaking News, Business & Finance
Canon U.S.A. Promotes Mason Olds and Yukinari Kaneta
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenCanon U.S.A. Inc. announced executive appointments and promotions that took effect April 1, including promoting Mason Olds to executive vice president, Business Information Communications Group and the executive committee of Canon Americas.
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Office Technology Acquisitions & Mergers
Pacific Office Automation Acquires Fenton’s Office Solutions in Idaho
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenPacific Office Automation (POA) acquired Fenton’s Office Solutions, expanding POA’s reach into three new markets.
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Breaking News, Business & Finance
Epson Files Patent Infringement Lawsuits Against Resellers of Remanufactured Large Format Printer Cartridges and Consumer Cartridges
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenEpson announced that Epson America, Inc., Epson Portland Inc. and Seiko Epson Corp. filed two patent infringement complaints against Creek Manufacturing and Service Watch Systems, Planet Green Cartridges, and Image Armor, I-Group Technologies.
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Video
Fridays with Frank: Frank Shares a Pleasant Surprise about a Dealer Diversification Opportunity from the ICDA Meeting
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenFrank G. Cannata shares a surprising conversation inspired by CJ Cannata’s presentation on dealer diversification opportunities at the March ICDA meeting in San Antonio.
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Breaking News, Business & Finance
ConnectWise Expands AI Integration Across its Unified Monitoring and Management Solution Portfolio
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenConnectWise launched a core capability in the ConnectWise Asio platform with AI-assisted PowerShell scripting across two products in its Unified Monitoring and Management solution portfolio.
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Breaking News, Business & Finance
directprint.io Empowers Resellers to Unlock New Revenue Streams
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenCloud ISV directprint.io has expanded its SaaS offering with the launch of directprint.io RED.
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Breaking News, Business & Finance
Epson to Demonstrate SurePress and ColorWorks Label and Packaging Solutions at Labelexpo Mexico 2023
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenEpson announced it will be exhibiting its label and packaging solutions at Labelexpo Mexico 2023, the newest event in the Labelexpo series.
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Breaking News, Business & Finance
Pulse Technology Rewards Top Performing Team Members with President’s Club Retreat to Cancun, Mexico
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenPulse Technology rewarded several of its 2022 top performing employees with a weeklong getaway to the Nizuc Resort & Spa in Cancun, Mexico.
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Breaking News, Business & Finance
Color-Logic Certifies Wide-Format Fluid Color UV Printers
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenColor-Logic announced certification of the complete line of Wide Format Fluid Color UV-curable inkjet printers.
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The Cannata Report’s Economics Watch columnist Henry Willmore discusses how the closure of Silicon Valley Bank, rising oil prices, and changes in the housing market could impact the U.S. economy.
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Breaking News, Business & Finance
Canon U.S.A. Introduces imagePROGRAF TC-20M, Industry’s First Sub-$1,000, 24-Inch Large-Format Multifunction Printer with a Built-in Flatbed Scanner
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenCanon U.S.A., Inc. announced the imagePROGRAF TC-20M, a new large-format multifunction 4-color pigment inkjet printer supporting both roll paper and cut-sheet media.
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Video
Diversifying with Inkjet Technology: Winning Strategies from RISO’s Andre D’Urbano
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenRISO’s Andre D’Urbano explains why inkjet technology provides a simple path to diversification for dealers of any size due to the infrastructures they already have in their dealerships.
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Breaking News, Business & Finance
Toshiba Promotes Steven Sauer to Chief Revenue Officer
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenToshiba America Business Solutions promoted its president of Toshiba Business Solutions Steven Sauer to the role of chief revenue officer.
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Breaking News, Business & Finance
The Cannata Report’s Manic Monday Office Technology News Highlights, April 3-7
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenThe Cannata Report’s Manic Monday offers a rapid recap of office technology and services industry news from the week of April 3-7.
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Breaking News, Business & Finance
Miles Herman Named LEAF CEO, Crit DeMent Serves as Chairman
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenLEAF Commercial Capital Inc. announced that Miles Herman, formerly LEAF president and COO, is assuming the role of CEO.