Technology Trends

Since its inception nearly 60 years ago as a hub for R&D, HP Labs has been consistently delivering industry-changing innovations: from early personal computing to artificial intelligence (AI), sustainable technology, and quantum computing.

The best way to describe the Executive Connection Summit for anyone who has never attended is one-part think tank, one-part educational forum, and one-part networking conference.

Success in cut sheet production gives you access and the opportunity to take on other growth-oriented businesses. Not one, not two, not three, but four.

In this follow-up to Frank G. Cannata’s PRINTING United overview, Frank recaps his conversations with Xerox executives about the company’s production print strategy.

PRINTING United provides office technology dealers looking to diversify and expand solutions offerings in production print many opportunities to consider.

Edmund Sumner, managing director of SumnerOne in St. Louis, Missouri, describes his dealership’s entry into production print and strategies for success. 

Frank travels to Datamax in Little Rock, Arkansas, to interview Barry Simon and key members of his team.

Canon Marketing Japan, which oversees the sales of Canon products in the Japanese market, launched on June 19 an option service that materializes Active Directory Integration for its cloud-based integrated ID management service, ID Entrance.

For the fourth consecutive year, U.S. Bank conducted a comprehensive survey, delving into the minds of finance leaders to uncover their top concerns, outlooks, and strategies.

The theme of Shaping Tomorrow at DocuWorld 2024 provided DocuWare partners with a roadmap for the future.

It’s been four years since Predictive InSight first introduced its DCA to the U.S. dealer channel. To call the launch a success would be an understatement.

HP showcased its commitment to AI at the HP Amplify 2024 Partner Conference in Las Vegas, March 5-7. During the conference, the company introduced a series of AI initiatives and featured partners from leading technology companies at the forefront of the AI evolution.

In part two of our two-part interview, Ricoh USA’s Jim Coriddi offers his thoughts on the Ricoh-Toshiba partnership, a big rumor associated with that partnership, A4, acquisitions, artificial intelligence, and more.

If you want to get the pulse of what’s taking place at Ricoh USA and inside the Ricoh dealer community, the best person to speak with is Jim Coriddi, senior vice president of Ricoh USA’s dealer division.

If I had to sum up the Executive Connection Summit 2024 in one word or two letters, it would be AI. Indeed, AI was the prevailing topic of multiple presentations, including some that weren’t specifically dedicated to AI.

Attendance and participation at Camp ACDI 2023, a digital and diversification-themed event, was dominated by managed IT services and software channel brass from leading office technology dealerships.

This year’s IT Nation Connect conference introduced attendees to the concept of hyperautomation, a trend that will have a huge impact on their businesses as well as the many products and solutions introduced by ConnectWise.

LDI Connect recently hosted a TECHtoberfest celebration showcasing new technologies and innovations from its partners, including AXIS Communications, Brother, Canon U.S.A., HP, Intermedia Cloud Communications, Microsoft, Samsung, Sharp NEC, and Xerox.

Frank G. Cannata recaps the Ricoh Partner Summit, identifying the company’s recent financial performance, vision for the future, and key new products in the pipeline.

Even though not everything discussed at HP Imagine 2023 was relevant to The Cannata Report’s office technology dealer audience, it was fascinating to hear about the company’s latest innovations, even if it was a consumer product or a product designed for a specific industry.

HP Imagine 2023 kicked off with HP, Inc. President & CEO Enrique Lores identifying three key trends inspiring the company to develop the various solutions that would be discussed throughout the day, many of which were also on display at the Innovation Showcase.

HP’s Kobi Elbaz shares multiple examples of how the company has its partner’s best interests in mind with its existing and future partner programs.

A3 multifunction printers represent an aging technology, but manufacturers like Ricoh’s are enhancing the technology to make it more relevant to today’s workforce.

Xerox CEO Steve Bandrowczak took time from his busy schedule to sit down with Frank and me for an exclusive interview during the Xerox Partner Summit in Miami last month.

Toshiba’s Steven Tungate shares an update on the supply chain and backorders as well as what his company has learned from the experience.