Op-Ed & Commentary

Frank G. Cannata makes a case for why Sharp will be successful selling the Fuji-made production printers that that were introduced at the recent Sharp national dealer meeting.

Frank G. Cannata shares his highlights from the 2023 Sharp dealer meeting, focusing on the dealers in attendance, content, and a major announcement.

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.

Frank G. Cannata presents an overview of the International Copier Dealer Association (ICDA) March meeting, identifying the highlights, including a presentation on dealer diversification as well as his thoughts on the benefits of membership in one of these groups.

Veterans are important to Frank G. Cannata as he asks the office technology industry to look beyond veterans’ employment needs and consider their mental and physical health needs as well.

Dave Dwyer, VP, supply chain & operations for Sharp, provides an update on the status of Sharp’s backorders, lessons learned dealing with supply chain challenges, and what’s in Sharp’s product pipeline for 2023. 

The Cannata Report’s March issue focuses on 10 dealer diversification strategies in such areas as VoIP, label and barcode printers, digital printing packaging, production print, inkjet technology, and more.

Economics columnist Henry Willmore examines the economic trends that seem to be running counter to previous predictions about a recession occurring in the first half of 2023.

In recognition of International Women’s Day 2023, The Cannata Report is proud to share the following reflection from Tanja Omeragic of ConnectWise about being a woman in the tech industry and her advice to other women in the workplace.

Inspired by a recent article in The New York Times, Frank G. Cannata expresses his concerns about technology such as artificial intelligence (AI) and growing interest in e-commerce.

Frank G. Cannata shares his perspective on inflation and interest rates in the latest Frankly Speaking and how those two segments of our economy will impact the office technology industry and office technology dealers in 2023. He also emphasizes the need for dealers to participate in our 38th Annual Survey in order to gauge just how accurate his predictions were about interest rates, inflation, and a potential recession.

What companies will The Cannata Report be watching in 2023? In this video, President & CEO CJ Cannata and Editor-in-Chief Scott Cullen focus on the companies that made our…

Instead of our regularly scheduled installment of Manic Monday, we are presenting a recap of Frank Cannata’s Frankly Speaking columns from 2022. These columns appeared…

Recently, I learned from Jeff Elkin, president of Advance Business Systems in Cockeysville, Maryland, that his mother, Lois had passed away on December 7th. It was a sad moment…

We led with the 40th Anniversary of The Cannata Report in our May 2022 issue. We would like to express our thanks to the many people…

In this second of a two-part special digital installment, Frank interviews three industry executives and long-time subscribers about…

Editor’s note: In this first of a two-part special digital installment, Frank interviews manufacturer executives from companies that have…

Last month, a panel of small and midsize dealers addressed their daily challenges, manufacturer relationships, why they are successful…

Last month, Carol and I were invited to a retirement party for Mike McGuirk, former president of ProCopy, now a Flex Technology Group company…

Last month we featured a panel of small and midsize dealers who addressed their daily challenges, manufacturer relationships, navigating their…

In our most recent Fridays with Frank video, we discussed the supply chain. That was not the first time. After watching it several times, I was not…

Our December-January WatchList issue launches this week; while we wait, let’s continue with the third in a three-part trip back to December 17, 2018,..

On November 12, Reuters announced that Toshiba Corporation had outlined plans to split into three companies to appease activist shareholders…

In March of 2019, we asked a panel of executives from eight different imaging technology OEMs to identify the biggest threat(s) dealers are facing as…

We are receiving some very disturbing news from dealers who are encountering some serious problems caused by those who choose not to be…