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Welcome to Monday with Mark, our rapid-fire recap of office technology news from the previous week. Today’s curation covers the busy cycle of April 27 – May 1, 2026, highlighted by:
- Xerox reported a Q1 loss, but its sales rose more than 26% (year over year) to $1.85 billion (USD).
- Ricoh USA, Inc. rolls out new “cloud-ready,” monochrome A3 MFPs.
- Nexera recognizes mega dealer Marco Technologies (based in Saint Cloud, Minnesota) with its 2026 Service Excellence Trustmark.
Plus, read the latest office technology news about Agfa, AxiomPrint, BMI, ConnectWise, Epson, FESPA, Fujifilm, Graphic Arts Advisors. Hybrid Software, inkjet trends, Kelley Create, Marco, Nexera, PRINTING United Alliance, Proforma, Pulse Technology, Roland DG, Taktiful, TBS Technologies, Toshiba, Vanderbilt University, What’s Happenin’ Cares, wide-format printing, RJ Young, Xerox, and more.
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Details on The Cannata Report’s office technology news highlights from the past week:
- Xerox Corp.’s first-quarter 2026 performance beat Wall Street’s revenue estimates.
- Ricoh’s new black-and-white A3 models combine performance with dynamic cloud workflow solutions.
- Marco earns a Nexera Service Excellence Trustmark for meeting and exceeding performance benchmarks.
- Nashville dealer RJ Young expands partnership with Xerox into Tennessee, Mississippi, and West Virginia.
- VIDEO: TBS Technologies celebreates grand opening of new HQ in Raleigh, North Carolina.
- Kelley Create (in Washington, Oregon, Montana, Idaho, Alaska) named MPSA Leadership Circle winner.
- Vanderbilt University to upgrade printing services across campus, with RJ Young’s support.
- Fujifilm introduces Customer Advantage Service Training (CAST) program for Revoria Press series.
- IJ trends: Inkjet printing to reach nearly $135 billion (USD) over the next five years, per Smithers’ forecast.
- Small-batch labels printed on Epson ColorWorks are a sweet deal for artisan chocolatier.
- ConnectWise adds agentic AI to zofiQ platform to better assist MSPs and IT teams.
- Starting at $29 per month, Taktiful’s cloud-based Reaktor platform can help sell more embellished print.
- Proforma’s ProStores e-commerce solution surpasses two million print and promo transactions.
- OEM Agfa to launch Asanti 8 wide-format workflow at the FESPA show later this month (May 19-22).
- Hybrid Software celebrates successful debut of Fusion Packaging Summit in North America.
- AxiomPrint (Glendale, California) introduces automated workflow platform to scale custom projects.
- PRINTING United Alliance CEO headlines FSEA Print Embellishment Conference program next month.
- BMI publishes State of the Book Industry Report, sponsored by Canon, HP, Müller Martini, and Tecnau.
- Toshiba comms leader Rick Havacko wins Merit Award for PR excellence.
- VIDEO: Roland DG refreshes its global branding: “Make Your Mark” in wide-format printing.
- Blog from Graphic Arts Advisors helps decode buyer-seller fM&A inancial dynamics.
- Pulse Technology’s William Miceli to be honored at What’s Happenin’ Cares charity golf tourney in August.
- Powered by AI, Xerox’s IT as a Service (ITaaS) platform aims to reduce risk for the SMB market.
- Marco blog ponders office “normalcy:” Where should a customer physically place printers and MFPs?
