Welcome to the latest edition of Monday with Mark, our rapid recap of office technology news from the previous week. Today’s aggregation covers the busy cycle of June 30 – July 3, 2025, as compiled by EIC Mark Vruno. Some highlights:
- As promised, Xerox finalized the Lexmark acquisition transaction in Q3 ’25 on July 1; Allen Waugerman has stepped down as Lexmark’s president and CEO.
- OEM Brother was under fire as a lack of printer security exposed devices to hackers. Several critical vulnerabilities, including weak passwords, were discovered in various models made by Brother as well as other manufacturers, according to Rapid7 Labs.
- In his latest “Veterans Way” column (presentednby U.S. Bank), Founder Frank G. Cannata interviews U.S. Air Force 20-year veteran Stew Campbell, an IT expert at dealer Datamax. Campbell is a finalist for The Cannata Report’s Outstanding Veteran Award in 2025.
- Toshiba Tec has elevated BPA workflow to “magical” levels. We recently sat in on a demo of Elevate Sky Workflow, which uses AI in the cloud. Read The Cannata Report’s product review.
Plus, read the latest office technology news from ACDI, Agfa, Brother, The Consortium, Fujifilm, Gallus, Heidelberg, Labelexpo Europe, Modern Office Systems, MPSA, PaperCut, Pinnacle Awards, Plockmatic, PRINTING United Alliance, Renz, Ricoh, SalesChain, Square 9 Softworks, Stramaglio Consulting, TD SYNNEX, Visual Edge IT, and more. In other industry news, The Cannata Report’s 40th Anniversary Awards & Charities Gala this fall will raise diabetes research funds in memory of Mike McGuirk. DEALER ALERT: Four different office technology dealers will win $2,025.40 by taking our 40th Annual Dealer Survey (linked below). Are you one of them? The deadline has been extended until July 31!
View The Cannata Report’s office technology news highlights from the past week:
- Deadline Extended till July 31: Take the CR Dealer Survey—our 40th edition!
- Visual Edge IT (Ohio) appoints James Hwang as CEO; Austin Vanchieri becomes executive chair.
- EXPOSED: An unpatchable flaw is the culprit in Brother’s recent printer security protocol lapse.
- Xerox and Lexmark: The deal is done.
- Frank Cannata’s Independence Day “salute” to USAF veteran Stew Campbell of Datamax in Arkansas.
- Review of Toshiba’s AI-packed Elevate Sky Workflow cloud solution for business process automation.
- MPSA is accepting Leadership Award nominations through August 8, 2025.
- Agfa wide format inkjet innovations win three Pinnacle Awards from the PRINTING United Alliance.
- Plockmatic Group acquires Renz, enters ring wire binding segment.
- PRINTING United Expo to feature a new, AI Pavilion in Orlando this coming fall (October 22-24).
- Cincinnati-based Modern Office Methods (MOM) joins The Consortium’s Executive Leadership Council.
- Ricoh establishes company to accelerate point-of-care production of 3D printed devices for hospitals.
- ACDI, PaperCut to host national webinar on print security for healthcare: July 15 at 1:00 p.m. Central.
- Channel software firm SalesChain signs on with The Consortium.
- In China, HP and Eshallgo join forces to explore new, Far East office solutions horizons.
- Ricoh IM C Series wins “Best Productivity, A3 MFPs at Asia Pacific digital imaging awards.
- TD SYNNEX acquired software firm Apptium to expand cloud and “everything-as-a-service” offerings.
- Square 9 Marketing VP Kristin Bernor to preside over AMA’s Connecticut chapter.
- As nanographic Landa Digital Printing reorganizes, could Canon, HP, and Xerox be among suitors?
- Heidelberg, Gallus to unveil digital label printing solutions at Labelexpo Europe in mid-September.
- South African PSPS enjoys success with Jet Press 750S and Fujifilm integrated inkjet solutions.
