Each year we ask a different group of dealers to weigh in on a host of topics relevant to dealers. The intent is to provide different and diverse perspectives from across the country and different…
Op-Ed & Commentary
Opinion articles, op-eds, and news commentary from The Cannata Report and its editorial team, including Frank G. Cannata, CJ Cannata, and Scott Cullen.
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Our esteemed editor-in-chief suggested we might have made a mistake in our previous installments in this series on Xerox when theorizing that current Xerox management has on ojbective…
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After the first three articles in our Xerox series with comments from off the record sources presenting their perspectives, as well as our speculation as to the fate of the company…
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No one saw this coming. And when it did the press and analyst community covering the imaging industry found themselves dizzy with delight and salivating like rabid dogs over an opportunity to wax…
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On February 8, 2019 the word came out that Staples had signed an agreement to acquire DEX Imaging. As the news broke it shook up the industry and organizations, including manufacturers and vendors…
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On the Record | From the President and CEO’s Desk: February 2019
by CJ Cannataby CJ CannataIt’s my pleasure to write this letter in our February 2019 issue for several reasons, some of which are “firsts” for The Cannata Report. This month, we are excited to…
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This year marks the 40th anniversary of Marketing Research Consultants (MRC), the market research company, that would start publishing what would eventually…
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We are officially in overdrive! Later this month, we’ll launch our 34th Annual Dealer Survey, sponsored by TIAA Bank for the sixth consecutive year and we…
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A few years ago, a dealer in any city U.S.A. (the name of the city has been omitted to protect the dealer) to Global Imaging Systems (GIS). After the sale, he and his employees remained…
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Our lead article, in the Xerox series, clearly defines the question of what is going to happen to Xerox. We all know Carl Icahn’s history of buying and then selling companies in…
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Is Xerox on the Verge of a Kodak Moment?
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenIs Xerox on the verge of a Kodak moment? That is one of several questions underlying the comments from an array of industry professionals on the heels of the mid-December round of layoffs…
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Hard Copy | From the Editor’s Desk: December 2018/January 2019
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenAnother year in the office imaging industry is in the books. It was a year of acquisitions, new product introductions, dealer meetings, drama and intrigue (think Xerox),…
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If you want to understand the nature of change and what you can expect for the future, you must understand the challenges participants are facing today. For the…
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As we look ahead, 2019 is poised to be another banner year for The Cannata Report, as we celebrate the 40th anniversary of our parent company,…
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Hard Copy | from the Editor’s Desk: Doubling Down on Data
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenThat sound you hear is a collective sigh of relief from the team at The Cannata Report now that we’ve completed Part II of our 33rd Annual Dealer Survey…
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Earlier this year Europe was hit by a massive panic wave. General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was going live and was about to be enforced. Predictably,…
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The Cannata Report will close out a year marked by substantial travel with a visit to Toshiba’s U.S. headquarters in Irvine, CA, to meet with the manufacturer’s…
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Hard Copy | from the Editor’s Desk: the Data Revolution
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenThank you, Bill Gates, for turning me onto “21 Lessons for the 21st Century” by Yuval Noah Harari. After reading Gates’ front-page review in The New York Times…
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The performance of Toshiba TEC (Toshiba’s copier operating company) remains strong. In fiscal year 2017, operating profit, ordinary profit, and…
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Pretty much all customers want to strike a bargain when it comes to spending money on their printing. They ask for the best possible device price, only want to…
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The Cannata Report’s 33rd Annual Awards & Charities Dinner is “Alive & Kicking,” with Continuum completing our official sponsor roster of three, the others…
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Hard Copy | from the Editor’s Desk: September 2018
by Scott Cullenby Scott CullenIf this is the first time you’re hearing your dealership should consider taking a closer look at production and industrial print, then you haven’t been paying…
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The CR Live: Dealer Tour stops in the Denver and Baltimore markets, GreaAmerica hosts its 2018 Dealer Council Meeting, HP & LDI’s host A3 Print Security…
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European Headlines | the Other Dimension of Print: Production Imaging
by Petra Dienerby Petra DienerWhen I dipped my toes into the vast sea of printing more than two decades ago, names such as Nipson, Siemens Nixdorf, Xerox, Scitex, and HP dominated the production…
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The Cannata Report is gearing up for a very busy few months, but then again the past few months couldn’t have been…