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Welcome to Monday with Mark, our rapid-fire recap of office technology news from the previous week. This morning’s curation covers the cycle of October 26 – 30th, 2026, highlighted by:
- Ahead of its 70th business anniversary in 2027, family-owned office technology and managed IT provider Modern Office Methods (MOM) ranks #133 among the Greater Cincinnati’s largest private companies.
- Meteor Inkjet’s PDC-2K600EX drive electronics will enable OEMs to integrate Kyocera’s new recirculating printhead for high-speed label and packaging embellishment applications.
- Canon U.S.A. and DigiTech have launched the Texas ST2/X1 UV-LED flatbed printer, a 50-x-100-inch production powerhouse that combines industrial-grade performance, high-speed output, and advanced automation for space-constrained print environments.
Read all the latest office technology news about AI, Canon Europe, ColorByte, Color-Logic, datacolor TECHKON, Datamax, Epson, Gallus, Heidelberg, HP, HiFlow Solutions, inkjet tech, Komori, Morgan Stanley, net-new business, Pantone, Pax8, Printec Solutions, robotics, Signode, Sharp, Staples Canada, Xerox, X-Rite, and more. Plus, “Japanese Headlines” digs into Fujifilm’s pending partial spinoff.
Details on The Cannata Report’s office technology news highlights from the past week:
- Ohio dealer Modern Office Methods has been named among Cincinnati’s largest private firms.
- Meteor Inkjet Ltd. to support Kyocera’s KJ4A-EX600RC-HX printhead.
- Wide format: Canon and DigiTech have introduced the new Texas ST2/X1 flatbed printer.
- Staples Business has been launched to “help Canadian organizations operate, adapt, and grow.”
- Seiko Epson has formed a capital and business alliance with Cluster Technology to advance inkjet apps.
- Blog from Arkansas dealer Datamax discusses workflow keys for higher-education clients.
- Xerox’s Q3 revenue trajectory, operating income improve, but other factors weigh on full-year outlook.
- An HP Indigo 7K+ digital press has been installed at photobook printer Printec Solutions in Germany.
- Signode has expanded its autonomous mobile robot portfolio, advancing warehouse automation.
- Gallus announces leadership transition: Dario Urbinati to assume presidency in January 2027.
- Heidelberg USA opened its revamped Print Media Center last month in Marietta, Georgia.
- In print embellishment news, Color-Logic has certified ColorByte’s ImagePrint UV RIP.
- X-Rite’s Spectura hand-held spectrophotometer measures color with cloud connectivity.
- datacolor TECHKON has released ChromaQA version 7.5 for QA management.
- Pax8 has launched 8os, which it says is the first operating system for an agentic workforce.
- HiFlow Solutions showed off its agentic AI-powered ERP to label/packaging leaders.
- Sharp newsletter examines eight enterprise MFP features for better document workflow.
- Morgan Stanley Family Office has begun an initiative to help sustain business continuity.
- Komori has acquired Maruyama Chiller Corp. in the semiconductor manufacturing sector.
- Canon Europe introduces endpoint detection and response to enhance security for office printers.
- Epson point-of-sale label solutions bring streamline order pickup to multi-concept food court.
- Office Tech & AI: The autonomous mobile robots may be new, but the business around them isn’t.
- Learn how office technology dealerships can win net-new account growth of >25% in 2027.
