PSIGEN Software, Inc. has announced a new partnership with Access Control Devices, Inc. (ACDI), a PaperCut Authorized Solution Center in North America…
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For Konica Minolta, Inc., the future is data, not hardware. Don’t get us wrong, Konica Minolta is not abandoning the print business, but it is transforming itself from…
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As experience often reminds us, things don’t always go as planned. A case in point would be our visit with Canon, Inc. Candidly, we were expecting to spend a little…
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If there’s one thing you can say about Ricoh Co. Ltd., it’s that the company has a strong foundation in the Japanese domestic market where it dominates with print…
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In Nara, Sharp delivered on providing an amazing visit, which turned out to be the most time we spent with any of our hosts during our tour. Our day began at…
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After attending the Kyocera dealer meeting in Las Vegas earlier this year, we had a good idea of what might be discussed when we visited Kyocera Document Solutions,…
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An off-handed remark about wanting to move to Japan during a night of socializing with his Japanese colleagues more than five years ago eventually turned into a…
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Breaking News, Business & Finance
Compass Announces New Sherpa Feature
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenCompass Sales Solution has announced a new feature allowing dealerships the ability to pull item information, pricing, and product numbers directly from e-automate…
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Breaking News, Business & Finance
Virtual Leasing Panel Weighs in on Seat-Based Billing
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenThis month our Virtual Panel Series addresses a host of finance-related questions, including new methods of reporting, measures leasing companies are putting in place to better…
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Breaking News, Business & Finance
Compass Sales Solutions Announces FORZA ERP Product
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenCompass Sales Solutions has announced its agreement with MWA Intelligence, Inc. (MWA), an SAP Business One OEM and Master Value Added Reseller (MVAR) on the completed integration…
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Breaking News, Business & Finance
OEM’s Identify Biggest Obstacles in Preparing for the Future
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenOur virtual OEM panel responds to the first of our two bonus questions on what they see as the biggest obstacle their company is facing as they ready their businesses for the future…
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General ProfilesCR-Connect Dealer Tour
CR Live | 2018 Dealer Tour: How the Pacific Northwest Was Won
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenIf there’s such a thing as warp speed, Doug Pitassi, president of Pacific Office Automation (POA), is cruising at it. Recently,…
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Breaking News, Business & Finance
Introducing the Cannata Report’s New Advisory Board
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenSix dealers have been named to The Cannata Report’s Editorial Advisory Board. The new Board’s two-year term began on Nov. 1, 2017…
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The Cannata Report is pleased to announce the winners of the 2017 Frank Awards. All nominees and winners determined by votes cast…
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Toshiba America Business Solutions, Inc. has announced the promotion of Ted LeBlanc to vice president of U.S. dealer sales. In this new role, LeBlanc will oversee…
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New-build cartridges are shaking up the supply chain. Most are coming into the U.S. from China while others are being built…
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This June marks a truly amazing milestone in the history of Waltz Business Solutions””it’s 125th anniversary in business in the greater Cincinnati area…
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With MPS margins challenged by commoditization and print volumes on the decline, one might think there’s little incentive to offer MPS…
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This month the second of our four virtual panel series continues in our March issue with conversations with the OEMs. In that virtual panel discussion, they address their company’s most recent performance, declining print volumes, and more…
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Throughout the rest of the year we’ll be sharing highlights from past issues of The Cannata Report, focusing on the stories, people, and events we were covering at…
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As The Cannata Report celebrates its 35th anniversary, we thought it would be a compelling history lesson to celebrate 35 dealers who have made a mark on the…
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After arriving in the U.S. from Kuwait at age 18 in 1978, Tarek Hafiz would eventually discover he had a skill for…
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Awards & CharityDealer Survey & The Cannata Dinner
Annual Awards & Charities Dinner a Success
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenThe Cannata Report’s 31st Annual Awards & Charities Dinner was held on Thursday October 6 in Livingston, New Jersey. We had our largest turnout ever with 265 guests…
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Dealer Survey & The Cannata DinnerAwards & Charity
Celebrate 35 Years with the Cannata Report by Identifying Top Industry Dealer Icons
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenIn February 2017, The Cannata Report will celebrate its 35th Anniversary. One of the main features in our 35th Anniversary issue will highlight 35 icons from the independent dealer community””one representing each year of publication as selected by our readers and a panel of past and present
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Women/Young Influencers & Diversity
The Kids Are Alright: The Young Influencers of 2016
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenBack in 1972 when Neil Young sang, “Old man, look at my life, I’m a lot like you were,” he wasn’t singing about young influencers in today’s imaging channel but he could have been…