Remember the 1985 mediocre teen comedy “Just One of the Guys” about a high school girl who feels discriminated against when she applies for a summer job…
As it was recommended by universally respected imaging thought-leader and EFI CRO Frank Mallozzi, CJ Cannata, Frank Cannata, and Carol Cannata all attended ITMA…
- Technology Trends
JAPANESE HEADLINES: U.S. TARIFF POLICIES ADVERSELY AFFECT MFP INDUSTRY
by Tetsuo Kubo July 18, 2019The current U.S. administration’s tough stance on trade negotiations with China has finally affected the MFP industry. Most recently, the U.S. announced that…
There’s no better way to get a clear picture of a distant country’s managed print services landscape than to talk to someone who helped shape that industry. A couple of…
- Women/Young Influencers & Diversity
WOMEN OF INFLUENCE 2019: CONNECTING WITH SUCCESS
by Sharon Tosto Esker July 18, 2019As businesses increasingly try to differentiate themselves in a noisy marketplace, establishing meaningful connections to create a diverse and inclusive…
Most tech companies talk a big game about diversity, but a look at the numbers usually tells a different story. A company may issue a lot of statements touting…
During HP Inc.’s (HPI) Annual Reinvent Conference in Houston this past spring, I caught up with The Cannata Report’s 2018 Woman Influencer Anneliese Olson,…
AFTER THE SALE
by Scott Cullen July 18, 2019Mike McGuirk has no regrets, especially about selling his dealership, ProCopy Office Solutions in Phoenix, Arizona, to Flex Technology Group (FTG) in 2016. Three years…
Diversification enables dealers to become “stickier” with their customers, offering more than just traditional office printing technology. An emerging product segment…
Over the last several years, virtually all enterprises have seen the important advantages of scanning and digitizing paper documents, and subsequently processing and/or…
CJ and I had the good fortune to be invited to the retirement party for Roger King, the former president of EO Johnson Company in Wausau, Wisconsin. The venue…
Chip Miceli, president of Pulse Technology, is at his company’s office in Chesterton, Indiana, the day before its “The Office of the Future” open house. He just…
Anybody who has ever served in the U.S. military as a ground pounder (infantry) has loved chopper pilots and their crews. Choppers were first used in Korea for…
Even though we have a break in our publishing schedule with this (summer double) issue out for two months, we’re still out there on the road! Next up on our…
On August 11, 2019 Toshiba America Business Solutions (TABS) will celebrate its 20th anniversary. If one were to take a trip back in time to that week in 1999, songs like…
- Op-Ed & Commentary
From the Editor’s Desk | Hard Copy: Young Professionals
by Scott Cullen June 10, 2019If you could go back in time and give your younger self one piece of advice, what would that be? Even though this is a question that’s become somewhat of a cliché in…
For Select Dealer Group’s recent meeting in Houston, Frank and CJ Cannata assembled a panel featuring senior representatives from virtually every leading…
Frank Cannata is flanked by Jack Stargel, founder and president of Stargel Office Solutions (left) and son Tyson, who serves as VP, Star Managed Services, during…
Pulse Technology held its “Open House 2019, Presenting The Office of the Future” in May at its Chesterton, IN, location. Here, CJ Cannata is flanked by Vic Miceli…
CJ Cannata couldn’t miss the opportunity to have a photo taken with The Cannata Report’s 2018 Women Influencer Mary Jo Johnson, CEO, EO Johnson (and the Ricoh…
On May 1, 2019, the Reiwa era began in Japan. That’s the day Emperor Akihito’s eldest son, Naruhito, ascended to the throne as the 126th Emperor of Japan, concluding…
In 1934, forensic scientist Dr. Edmond Locard wrote, “Toute action de l’homme, et a fortiori, l’action violente qu’est un crime, ne peut pas se derouler sans laisser…
- Women/Young Influencers & Diversity
THE YOUNG INFLUENCERS OF 2019: MILLENNIAL MOMENTUM
by Sharon Tosto Esker & Kate Gragg June 10, 2019The Cannata Report is proud to present our 2019 Young Influencers. For the first time in the franchise’s six-year history, all of this year’s featured Young Influencers…
In our many dealer tours over the past two years, we’ve realized we can’t visit any of these dynamic organizations without focusing on the individual or individuals…
If you have any kind of print background, the inPrint USA conference is quite simply fascinating. Organizers describe the conference as the only exhibition in North…