Mr. Kato, a 29-year veteran of Canon, most recently served as VP of imaging products and solutions at Canon U.S.A.; Mick Takagi assumes role of president and COO of Canon China Co., Ltd.
Canon
Canon U.S.A., Inc., is a leading provider of consumer, business-to-business, and industrial digital imaging solutions to the United States and to Latin America and the Caribbean markets. With approximately $30.3 billion in global revenue, its parent company, Canon Inc. (NYSE:CAJ), as of 2022 has ranked in the top-five overall in U.S. patents granted for 37 consecutive years. Canon U.S.A. is dedicated to its Kyosei philosophy of social and environmental responsibility.
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Dina Kessler and Julie McMahon are new board members of thINK, the independent community of Canon U.S.A. production inkjet customers.
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Business Management/Finance
Pacific Office Automation Acquires Wide-Format Distributor MKCNext
by Mark VrunoThe acquisition of this Southern California equipment distributor expands specialized sales and service capabilities for Pacific Office Automation (POA), establishing national leadership in wide-format printing technology.
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Our rapid recap of the previous week’s office technology news.
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Frank Cannata and Lou Usherwood talk about production printing, dealer peer groups, and how to make money in office tech.
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International Data Corporation (IDC) praises Canon in its latest market assessment of high-speed inkjet vendors.
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Our rapid recap of the previous week’s office technology news.
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Growth & Profitability
Distribution Management Continues Expansion into Large Format Market with Canon
by Mark VrunoWholesale partner Distribution Management deepens its OEM wide-format print offering with imagePROGRAF products from Canon U.S.A., Inc.
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Live demonstrations to highlight Canon U.S.A.’s complete end-to-end workflow solutions at the 2026 ISA International Sign Expo.
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Office/Workplace Technology
Datamax Sustains 19-Year Legacy of Canon ATSP-Certified Service Excellence
by Mark VrunoDealership again earns the Canon Association of Technical Service Professionals (ATSP) Advanced Service Certification: 95% of the Datamax service team achieved certification.
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PRINTING United Alliance announces keynote sponsors for the 2026 edition of its invitation-only Inkjet Summit (April 27-29 in San Antonio): Canon, Kyocera, Ricoh, and SCREEN Americas.
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Driven by corporate ESG mandates, the refurbished printers market to transform through 2035, reports IndexBox.
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Our rapid recap of the previous week’s office technology news.
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Office/Workplace Technology
Canon Set to Launch Multifunction Device Remanufacturing Business in the United States
by Mark VrunoU.S. MFP remanufacturing business is part of global rollout, Canon says.
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Business Management/Finance
Automation One Business Systems Inc. Recognized with Consumer Choice Award
by Mark VrunoDealer awardee Automation One Business Systems is celebrating more than four decades of delivering innovative digital and print solutions to businesses across the Metro Vancouver area in Canada.
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Our rapid recap of the previous week’s office technology news.
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The new imageFORCE C1935P printer and imageFORCE 1643 series are designed to support the evolving needs of diverse, SOHO work environments, says Canon U.S.A., Inc.
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Our rapid recap of the previous week’s office technology news.
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OEM also received Keypoint Intelligence/BLI Pick Awards for the Canon uniFLOW Online 2025 solution and devices across the imageCLASS X and imageFORCE product families.
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Production Print
Canon Strengthens Market Leadership and Investment in Production Printing
by Mark VrunoNew production printing strategy is part of a stronger, more unified “One Canon” approach to better support customers across the United States, Canada, and Latin America.
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Our rapid recap of the previous week’s office technology news.
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Office Technology Acquisitions & MergersOffice/Workplace Technology
Canon Introduces imageFORMULA R40II Office Document Scanner
by Mark VrunoExperience efficient and flexible scanning solutions with Canon’s new imageFORMULA R40II compact office document scanner built for hybrid work environments.
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Breaking News, Business & Finance
Monday with Mark: Office Technology News, February 2 – 6, 2026
by Mark VrunoOur rapid recap of the previous week’s office technology news.
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Office/Workplace Technology
New Canon CaptureOnTouch Software Offerings for Select imageFORMULA Document Scanners
by Mark VrunoDesigned to help streamline document management for accounting and legal professionals, the CaptureOnTouch Scan to QuickBooks Online Plugin Pro for Windows and the CaptureOnTouch Scan to Legal Case Plugin for Windows are available for download from the Canon website.
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Breaking News, Business & Finance
Monday with Mark: Office Technology News Highlights, January 19 – 23, 2026
by Mark VrunoOur rapid recap of the previous week’s office technology news.

