We hope everyone had a great, safe Memorial Day Weekend! Welcome to the Tuesday edition of Monday with Mark, our rapid recap of office technology news from the previous week. Today’s aggregation covers the busy period of May 19-23, 2025, as compiled by EIC Mark Vruno. Some highlights:
- U.S. Navy veteran and Toshiba digital marketing specialist for Toshiba Robert Catalano reflects on the significance of Memorial Day.
- 10 EvolutionNext models, the latest generation of TASKalfa color and monochrome A3 multifunction printers, are set to arrive next month from Kyocera. Document Solutions.
- Keypoint analyst breaks down what the EU’s Artificial Intelligence Act could mean for the print and document imaging sector.
Plus, read the latest office technology news from Agfa, AuthX, Brother International, Cal Poly, cloud print services, DocuWare, drylab photo printing, Durst, ecoprintQ, Eshallgo, the EU AI Act, FESPA review, HP, Lexmark, Katun, Konica Minolta, Minuteman Press, Print4All, Print epS, Solimar Systems, PRINTING United Alliance, Usherwood, Wells Fargo’s wildfire support, 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?
View The Cannata Report’s office technology news highlights from the past week:
- Please remember to take the CR Dealer Survey: Our 40th edition!
- Toshiba’s Robert Catalano, a U.S. Navy veteran, reflects on Memorial Day.
- Coming in June: Kyocera A3 TASKalfa color & monochrome MFPs will be cloud-ready and intuitive.
- Keypoint Intel’s Lisa Brown dives into European Union AI Act—what it might mean for your business.
- DocuWare wrapped up its ’25 DocuWorld Americas Partner Conference last week in Jacksonville, FL.
- LA Wildfire Aftermath: $2 million from Wells Fargo helps facilitate distribution of >1 million meals.
- Partnership between Print ePS (web2print) and Cal Poly focuses on hands-on printing education.
- $320 million drylab photo printing market expected to grow to $470 million in seven years.
- To combat cyber-threats, ecoprintQ adds AuthX for more secure user access and ID management.
- Brother reviews FESPA 2025, and marketing director Folker Stachetzki talks print visionaries.
- Auto Office: Kyocera licenses Quadric general purpose neural processor (GPNPU) AI processor.
- Solimar Systems showcases workflow automation this week with Kyocera in Italy at Print4All 2025.
- Lexmark named leader in cloud print services by Quocirca for fourth consecutive year.
- Business tech partner Usherwood Office Technology (HQ in Syracuse, NY) expands in New England.
- HP Indigo next-gen 18K model builds on the legacy of the world’s best-selling B2 digital press.
- China’s Eshallgo to establish U.S. subsidiary for sale and leasing of office furniture, IT products, water dispensers, printing papers, and other products as well as after-sale maintenance and repair.
- PRINTING United Alliance online PD courses now cover dye sub, AI, screen printing, customer service.
- Kay Fernandez, global marketing VP and ‘boundary pusher,’ is INNOVATE100 honoree in NJ area.
- Laura Blackmer, president of Konica Minolta Dealer Sales, again listed among CRN’s ‘Women of the Channel POWER 100.’
- Former venture capitalist hits sales of $1+ million in 1st year as Minuteman Press franchisee (CT).
- Durst installs KJet hybrid label printer at Century Printing and Packaging in South Carolina.
