In this role, Metz will help the Schaumburg, Illinois-based dealership in its business development efforts for the multiple services that Pulse Technology offers.
Pulse Technology
Pulse Technology is a leader in the field of print management, network services (IT), and other office solutions including furniture design and sales, office products, mailing equipment and their supplies, as well as custom and promotional products. Pulse Technology is the re-branded name for Des Plaines Office Equipment, McShane’s, and Kramer Leonard. With locations in Merrillville, Indiana; Rockford and Schaumburg, Illinois, Pulse Technology serves the needs of businesses across the Midwest.
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Growth & Profitability
Iron Sharpening Iron at the Sharp NEXT Office Technology Dealer Gathering
by Frank G. CannataA trio of dealership principals share why SharpisNEXT wasn’t your father’s national meeting in the dealer channel.
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Breaking News, Business & Finance
Monday with Mark: Office Technology News Highlights, October 27 – 31, 2025
by Mark Vrunoby Mark VrunoOur rapid recap of the previous week’s office technology news.
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Office/Workplace Technology
Pulse Technology Names Enrica Uhlen Sales Development Representative
by Mark Vrunoby Mark VrunoNew hires focus will be directed at Chicago’s populous western suburbs for dealer Pulse Technology.
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Breaking News, Business & Finance
Monday with Mark: Office Technology News Highlights, October 20 – 24, 2025
by Mark Vrunoby Mark VrunoOur rapid recap of the previous week’s office technology news.
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Office/Workplace Technology
Pulse Technology Wins “Best MPS Production Print Innovation” Award
by Mark Vrunoby Mark VrunoAward from Managed Print Services Association recognizes Pulse Technology’s achievements in innovation, quality, and customer satisfaction.
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In the ongoing quest for increased profitability, Frank Cannata and Toshiba’s Larry White discuss tariffs, thermal printing, and software-related services.
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Breaking News, Business & Finance
Monday with Mark: Office Technology News Highlights, September 15 – 19, 2025
by Mark Vrunoby Mark VrunoWelcome to Monday with Mark, our rapid recap of the previous week’s office technology news.
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Growth & Profitability
Pulse Technology Introduces Mailing Equipment to Its Offerings
by Mark Vrunoby Mark VrunoPulse Technology becomes a FP Mailing distributor/dealer in Chicago-area, Northwest Indiana, and Southern Wisconsin markets.
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Like some old dogs, it turns out that older dealers can learn new tricks! Just ask Pulse Technology’s Chip Miceli.
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Breaking News, Business & Finance
Monday with Mark: Office Technology News Highlights, August 18 – 22, 2025
by Mark Vrunoby Mark VrunoWelcome to Monday with Mark, our rapid recap of the previous week’s office technology news.
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Breaking News, Business & Finance
Pulse Technology Promotes Paul Miceli to Director of Audio Visual Division
by Mark Vrunoby Mark VrunoPaul Miceli will oversee new conference room as a service (CRaaS) and audiovisual as a service (AVaaS) programs for Pulse Technology’s AV department, which is shifting from a commodity-based model to a recurring monthly revenue strategy.
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Breaking News, Business & Finance
Monday with Mark: Office Technology News Highlights, July 28 – August 1, 2025
by Mark Vrunoby Mark VrunoWelcome to Monday with Mark, our rapid recap of the previous week’s office technology news.
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CLICK: Business Technology Association and Cobb Technologies Event Coverage
by Mark Vrunoby Mark VrunoPhotos of where we’ve been in June and July: namely, in Santa Ana, New Mexico, for the Business Technology Association National Conference and in Virginia Beach, Virginia, for the grand reopening of dealer Cobb Technologies’ branch there.
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Breaking News, Business & Finance
Pulse Technology Expands Audio-Visual Department
by Mark Vrunoby Mark VrunoMidwest office tech dealer Pulse Technology launches two new AV programs—CRaaS and AVaaS—for clients in Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin.
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Breaking News, Business & Finance
Monday with Mark: Office Technology News Highlights, July 14-18, 2025
by Mark Vrunoby Mark VrunoWelcome to Monday with Mark, our rapid recap of the previous week’s office technology news.
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Breaking News, Business & Finance
The Consortium Welcomes Vince Miceli to the Breakaway Team
by Mark Vrunoby Mark VrunoThe latest addition to The Consortium’s Breakaway Team, Miceli is VP of technology development and a third-generation leader at Pulse Technology, a dealership based in Schaumburg, Illinois, near Chicago.
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Video
Fridays with Frank – BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE RECAP
by Mark Vrunoby Mark VrunoFrank Cannata asks Editor-in-Chief Mark Vruno about his inaugural Business Technology Association (BTA) National Conference.
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Issue Announcements
7 Top Young Influencers Leading the Dealer-Partner Channel in 2025
by CJ Cannataby CJ CannataWho are the channel’s Young Influencers of 2025? Meet the “lucky” seven . . . .
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Photos of where we’ve been in June: namely, in Greenville, South Carolina, with TD SYNNEX and in Schaumburg, Illinois, with Pulse Technology.
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Breaking News, Business & Finance
Monday with Mark: Office Technology News Highlights, June 9-13, 2025
by Mark Vrunoby Mark VrunoWelcome to Monday with Mark, our rapid recap of the previous week’s office technology news.
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CR Special Features
Pulse Technology: 7 Decades with Its Finger Taking the Pulse of Office Tech
by Mark Vrunoby Mark VrunoIn 1955, Vince Miceli’s dream began in a garage in the Chicago suburbs from where he sold typewriters, calculators, and other business machines. That’s when the idea of Pulse Technology was hatched. Chip Miceli, one of Vince’s sons and now CEO, still adheres to his dad’s motto: “Go sell stuff.”
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Breaking News, Business & Finance
Pulse Technology Celebrates 70th Anniversary
by Mark Vrunoby Mark VrunoState, local, industry, and business officials congratulated Pulse Technology last week on the occasion of the Midwest office tech dealership’s 70th anniversary celebration near Chicago.
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Breaking News, Business & Finance
“Monday with Mark:” Office Technology News Highlights, April 7-11, 2025
by Mark Vrunoby Mark VrunoWelcome to “Monday with Mark,” our rapid recap of the previous week’s business technology news.
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Breaking News, Business & Finance
Pulse Technology Named to 2025 Best Workplaces in Illinois
by Mark Vrunoby Mark VrunoChicago-area dealer again earns recognition among the state’s “Best Workplaces,” an award sponsored by Best Companies and the Illinois Society for Human Resource Management, and promoted by Daily Herald media company.

