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Welcome to Monday with Mark, our rapid-fire recap of office technology news from the previous week. Today’s aggregation covers the busy cycle of February 16 through 20th, 2026, highlighted by:
- Distribution Management has been named HP’s “Partner of the Year” in 2025 as a print hardware distributor.
- Xerox reveals new go-to-market structure for print, effective Q2 2026. Dedicated Global Production Print Services division will be led by 23-year company veteran Terry Antinora.
- Quasi Robotics joins twAIn Robotics as a founding board member.
Plus, read the latest office technology news about Avanue, Breakaway Team, City of Hope, ColorCut, Color-Logic, The Consortium, Crickets Continuum, drupa 2028, DXone, ECS, Epson, EKM Global, Girls Who Print, GoWest AI, GreatAmerica Financial Services, HP, IN2 communications, Komori America, Logicblock, Mars International, MPSA, Pulse Technology, QR Connect, Quasi Robotics, Ricoh, Tecnau, Twain Working Group, What’s Happenin’ Cares, Xerox, and more.
Details on The Cannata Report’s office technology news highlights from the past week:
- HP names DM as Partner of the Year, recognizing the company’s leadership within the OEM’s ecosystem.
- New GTM strategy for Xerox print aims to accelerate growth, especially as a production printing leader.
- Quasi Robotics commits to open standards for billing and interoperability of autonomous mobile robots.
- EIC Vruno’s “Top 10” takeaways from ECS 2026.
- Ricoh Company, Ltd. reorganizes corporate structure and personnel shitfts in Japan, effective April 1.
- Mars International launches pre-owned equipment build-and-deliver sevice from Torrance, California.
- DXone and Logicblock partner on e-commerce solution.
- Epson showcasing ColorWorks p\on-demand labeling solutions for natural and organic foods.
- EKM Global launches v39 of its MPS portal software, featuring enhanced auditing plus . . .
- GoWest.ai launches BizAdvantage.ai for dealer-partner channel.
- Italian manufacturer Tecnau and Meccanotecnica strengthen continuous-feed sewn book production.
- In Visual3R Academy video, Color-Logic explains the subtle differences in white ink and toner.
- MPSA launches “Leadership Circle,” a year-round recognition initiative for the managed print association.
- Avanue/Avaniko offers SMBs unified business solutions, including ERP and MPS SAP platforms.
- Crickets Continuum to develop data-collection agent for robotics, leveraging billing metrics APIs.
- Xerox raised $450 million for new joint venture with private-equity hedge fund TPG.
- Netherlands-based QR Connect joins The Consortium.
- Pulse Technology adds Bella Crimaldi as a sales representative in the Chicago area.
- Plockmatic’s compact, B2-format ColorCut SC7800 Pro-RS XL set to “redefine” cutting and creasing.
- “After 17 incredible years with Konica Minolta, I’m excited to join Komori . . . ,” says DSM Ryan Mitchell.
- Twain Working Group develops open-source twAIn robot billing metrics API.
- GreatAmerica Sales VP Hannah O’Donnell joins The Consortium’s Breakwawy Team.
- Starting at $199 per month, IN2communications’ AI Pro Bundle focuses on dealer marketing/sales support.
- City of Hope honors DM’s Greg Welchans, who is leading the charity’s 2026 “Spirit of Life” campaign.
- HP Large Format Printing becomes main sponsor of Barcelona 2026’s “World Capital of Architecture.”
- March 1 deadline for Girls Who Print 2026 “Print HERstory” nominations.
- What’s Happenin’ Cares August 2026 charity golf outing to honor William Miceli of Pulse Technology.
- A refreshed drupa printing trade fair brand I.D. will greet attendees to Düsseldorf in May 2028.
