Toshiba Launches MFP Lease Program

I picked up this press release a few days ago, dubbed "Back in Black" Look at that Toshiba is going wild with an AC DC favorite of mine! I hope Toshiba will "rock" with their new program unfortunately they'll never hit it is as big as AC DC did! Here's the release:

Toshiba America Business Solutions Tuesday unveiled a leasing program dubbed "Back in the Black."

Customers who lease an eligible Toshiba MFP through Toshiba Financial Services between Aug. 1 and Oct. 31, 2009, will be eligible to receive up to one year of free monochrome prints and copies.

"The timing of this promotion is ideal for today's budget-conscious companies that are looking to make the right investments in their business," Bill Melo, vice president of marketing and enterprise solutions, Toshiba America Business Solutions (TABS), said in a statement.

Customers that lease a new color product will get up to one year of free black pages, or the maximum number designated, whichever comes first. The eligible color models include the e-STUDIO2830c, e-STUDIO3530c, e-STUDIO4520c, e-STUDIO5520c, e-STUDIO6520c, e-STUDIO6520ct, e-STUDIO6530c and e-STUDIO6530ct.

Customers that lease a monochrome product can receive up to six months, or the maximum number designated, whichever comes first. Eligible monochrome models include the e-STUDIO305, e-STUDIO455 and the e-STUDIO555/655/755/855 series.

"This [program] allows Toshiba dealers to explore new product marketing opportunities by offering direct, tangible financial incentives that immediately and positively affect their customers' bottom line, which is a win-win for everyone," said Melo.

The promotion is available through participating Toshiba dealers and Toshiba Business Solutions outlets only.

Separately, parent company Toshiba Corp. Wednesday posted its fifth straight quarterly loss. For the first fiscal quarter ended June 30, Toshiba reported a loss of $610.4 million, blaming weakened demand for chips.

Despite the downfall, the world's No. 2 chip maker reiterated its forecast for a return to a $1.1 billion operating profit for the year to next March, Reuters reported.

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SHARP FO-2080 Targeted for SMB Environments

SHARP INTRODUCES NEW MULTIFUNCTIONAL DOCUMENT COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

FO-2080 provides full MFP feature set making it a versatile solution for SMB environments.


MAHWAH, N.J., July 23, 2009 – Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America (SIICA), a division of Sharp Electronics Corporation, today introduced the FO-2080, a digital document communication system that packs Sharp’s multi-functional capabilities into a compact footprint for the SMB market. The versatile FO-2080 combines high speed Super G3 fax functionality with high-quality digital copying, network printing, and direct-to-PC color scanning in an easy-to-use machine that is easily accessible to anyone in the workgroup.

Providing an enhanced level of user-friendliness, the FO-2080 provides auto switching between dual paper trays as a standard feature, eliminating the need to manually switch between legal and letter sized paper for incoming faxes. With an overall maximum capacity of 550 sheets, the two standard 250-sheet paper trays simultaneously accommodate different paper sizes such as letter or legal, along with a 50-sheet bypass tray that can handle heavy paper, labels, transparencies, and envelopes, to keep workflow moving seamlessly. The FO-2080 also delivers features such as 2-sided printing, copying and scanning, as well as E-Sort and Offset Stacking, making tasks such as collating, separating, and sorting absolutely effortless.

“The FO-2080 is a highly functional office document solution that puts the capabilities of multiple machines in the footprint of an average fax machine,” said Andre Pimentel, Associate Product Manager, A4 Multifunction Printers, Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America. “This is a product that can help enable office administrators to greatly resolve and streamline workflow issues and reduce cost of operation in a number of ways.”

The FO-2080 provides 20 PPM standard copying and printing, as well as network and USB printing. End-users who need a scanning solution can use the FO-2080 for direct-to-PC color scanning. Taking the scanning features to the next level, the FO-2080 provides Sharpdesk, Sharp’s innovative document management software, which integrates business documents into one place for easy organizing, editing, sharing, and archiving. Also provided is Button Manager, Sharp’s built-in utility which offers a simple one-touch solution that enables the user to send scanned files to multiple destinations, including Scan to Email, Scan to File, and even Scan to OCR (Optical Character Recognition).

The Sharp FO-2080 is now available exclusively to the Sharp BTA Dealer Network and Sharp Certified Channel Reseller distributors. For more information about the complete line of Sharp document solution products, contact Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America, Sharp Plaza, Mahwah, N.J. 07495-1163, or call 800-BE-SHARP. For online product information, visit Sharp’s Web site at sharpusa.com or sharpusa.com/documents.

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Ricoh Launches SP C820DN for Graphic Intensive Printing

RICOH LAUNCHES AFICIO SP C820DN / SP C821DN SERIES COLOR LASER

PRINTERS FOR GRAPHIC INTENSIVE ENVIRONMENTS

Color Laser Printers Deliver Vibrant Image Quality And Low Total Cost Of Ownership

West Caldwell, N.J., July 22, 2009 – Ricoh Americas Corporation, a leading provider of digital office equipment, today announced the availability of its Ricoh Aficio SP C820DN and SP C821DN Color Laser Printer Series. Ricoh’s newest color laser printers are an upgrade over the previous Aficio CL7200 and SP C811DN models and offer large workgroups an upgraded engine design based off the CL7200 engine, which produces faster warm-up times and first print times. The SP C820DN and SP C821DN eliminates the need for outsourcing as the printers produce high quality prints up to 9600x600 dpi and 1200x1200 dpi at a rate of up to 40 pages per minute for the Aficio C820DN and up to 50 pages per minute for the Aficio C821DN.

Ricoh’s new color laser printers are the perfect solution for graphic-intensive workgroups like marketing departments, print-for-pay vendors, pre-press departments and design agencies looking to produce full-color documents in-house. The SP C820DN and SP C821DN Series comes equipped with numerous professional-grade finishing options like the 1,000-sheet booklet finisher and 3,000 sheet finisher which allow users to produce full-color marketing materials at a fraction of the cost of outsourcing. The printers’ multi-bit printer engine uses true laser technology to achieve photographic quality prints. The SP C820DN and SP C821DN support PANTONE®, ColorSync, and custom ICM and ICC profiles which givesusers the flexibility to keep a wide range of jobs in-house. PANTONE Color Palettes will be available mid. August 2009.

The SP C820DN and SP C821DN not only equip workgroups with the ability to produce high quality output at interpolated resolutions up to 9600x600 dpi but the printers provide users with a combination of fast processing and fast print speeds. Businesses can go here to read the rest of the press release and specs

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Xerox WorkCentre 5225 & 5230 Spec Review

Xerox launched two new A3 b/w laser MFPs, the WorkCentre 5225 & 5230 series featuring:

- 25ppm and 30ppm top speeds respectively
- Base MSRPs start at $7999.00
- Made by Fuji Film of Japan
- 256MB RAM standard (can upgrade to 768MB)
- 75,000 per month maximum duty cycle
- Auto duplex standard
- 75 sheet document feeder standard can scan up to 55opm
- Two 500 sheet paper drawers standard
- 100 sheet stack bypass standard
- Options can add 4,000 sheets to paper supply
- Optional envelope tray holds up to 65 number 10 envelopes
- 4.3 second first copy out time
- Optional finishers offer hole-punch, staple and booklet making
- 1200x1200dpi
- Optional fax board
- Optional print controller offers:
- actual maker unknown
- Scan to email, mailbox, SMB
- Optional scan to searchable PDF
- Color scanning
- 10/100BaseT & USB ports (does not offer 1000BaseT)
- 333MHz processor
- PCL print driver standard
- Optional PostScript print driver
- Extensible Interface Platform (EIB) provides ability for embedded software
- 40GB hard drive

Equitrac Express Print Management Solution Reduces Print Costs by 45% on Private School Campus

Equitrac Express Print Management Solution Reduces Print Costs by 45% on Private School Campus

Increases Print Network Efficiencies for High School in Ohio

PLANTATION, FL--(Marketwire - July 21, 2009) - Equitrac Corporation's print management system, Equitrac Express® is successfully managing the print network and reducing print waste at Archbishop Moeller High School in Cincinnati, Ohio. Working in partnership with IKON Office Solutions, a Ricoh company, the school implemented Equitrac Express one year ago to help manage faculty and student print output and distribution. According to Jeff Gaier, Archbishop Moeller High School Technology Director, the school has reduced print and copy costs by 45% in one year. The solution has exceeded expectations for every goal of the project.

Equitrac Express is specifically developed for print management and cost recovery for colleges, universities, K-12 schools and their libraries. With Equitrac software, administrators decide who may print, how many pages and on which machines. Print quotas are easily set and enforced and the solution can be integrated with existing campus card systems to track, analyze or charge for every page output by any student, faculty member, staffer or guest on any desktop printer, networked multifunction printer or walk-up copier. In January 2009, Equitrac Express achieved the Buyers Laboratory Inc. (BLI) Five-Star rating.

"Equitrac Express can reduce costs dramatically by making users more accountable and giving them more flexibility," said Scott Folcarelli, Regional Director of Professional Services, IKON Office Solutions. "In fact, we often find that the return on investment from this solution is less than one year, plus schools love the environmental benefits of reduced paper, toner and power usage."

"The print controls in the Equitrac solution have enabled us to better manage output which has reduced our overall print costs significantly," said Gaier. "Our old way of printing had no accountability. We were generating an incredible amount of print waste on a daily basis. The Equitrac software makes it easier for us to manage our faculty and student print needs. We are now able to direct print jobs to the most available and most cost effective printer and have essentially freed up a full-time staff person, who previously spent 50% of her time distributing unclaimed print-outs. We are pleased with the results and continue to reap the benefits of the Equitrac solution."

"Print management in the education market continues to provide opportunities for improving workflows, reducing print waste and controlling print and copy costs," said Equitrac Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales and Marketing Jim Kano. "Equitrac remains steadfast in its commitment to servicing the needs of K-12 schools, colleges and universities, delivering innovative management technologies that positively impact the bottom line."

To learn more about how Archbishop Moeller High School overcame its print management challenges with Equitrac Express, click here to listen to a webcast hosted by Archbishop Moeller's Jeff Gaier and Jim Booth Director of Ancillary Services at University of Lethbridge.

For more about Equitrac solutions for the education market, please visit www.equitrac.com/solutions_edu.asp.

About Archbishop Moeller High School

Archbishop Moeller High School is one of the largest Catholic high schools based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Grounded in the Marianist tradition, the school was established in 1958 and has a staff of 90 that supports 910 students.

About Equitrac Corporation

Making documents count for over 30 years, Equitrac is the leading provider of solutions to authenticate, authorize and account for use of today's multifunction printers, copiers, faxes and scanners. We're home to the best-funded R&D program, global alliances with leading manufacturers and the largest team of print management experts in the world. Equitrac device-embedded and terminal-based software works with all leading equipment manufacturers, and supports systems already in use, including college and university campus card systems, providing measurable results for any organization that needs to make networked printing more manageable, economical, convenient and secure.

About IKON Office Solutions

IKON Office Solutions, Inc. (www.ikon.com), a Ricoh company, is a leading provider of innovative document management systems and services, enabling customers to improve document workflow and increase efficiency. IKON integrates copiers, printers and MFP technologies, and document management software and systems, to deliver tailored, high-value solutions, implemented and supported by its team of services professionals. IKON leverages the manufacturing and engineering expertise of Ricoh, a more than $20 billion global technology innovator, with the experience and reach of its locally based sales and services teams, to provide end-to-end solutions and one of the industry's broadest portfolios of document management services, including on-site and off-site managed services, technical service and support, and customized workflow design and implementation.

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Print Audit Adds Machines In Field Report To Facilities Manager

New Facilities Manager report allows office equipment dealers to uncover more opportunities within their Managed Print Services accounts.

CALGARY, ALBERTA (July 2009) – Print Audit, the print management company, announced today that it has added new functionality to Facilities Manager that will assist office equipment dealers in taking more control of the volumes at their customer sites. The innovative Machines in Field report allows dealers to generate a report that reveals how many pages are being created on devices which are currently not included in their managed print services program.

Facilities Manager is a powerful, easy to use tool designed to remotely collect meter reads, automate supplies fulfillment and report service information for managing fleets of printers, copiers, fax machines and multi-function devices. The Machines In Field report details the percentage of color pages and the percentage of total volumes dealers are capturing at any given customer site.

“It’s common for dealers to significantly underestimate how many pages their managed print services program is losing to competing, unmanaged devices,” said John MacInnes, President and CEO of Print Audit. “The Machines in Field report will help our dealers to develop strategies to both reduce their customer’s costs and increase their own profits.”

Dealers can use the data provided by Facilities Manager in conjunction with Print Audit 6 Rules in order to redirect jobs from the unmanaged devices to their own more cost effective devices. Print Audit 6 Rules is a print management tool which allows companies to fully control how their printers are used. Rules can be configured to redirect jobs from high-cost to low-cost devices, limit color printing to specific devices, force users to print on both sides of the page and more.

To learn more about Print Audit and Facilities Manager, please visit http://www.printaudit.com.

About Print Audit:

Established in 1999 and headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Print Audit is the fastest growing print management company in the world. By providing businesses with innovative and practical print management software solutions, the company has helped customers recapture over $150 million in printing and photocopying expenses while saving an estimated 90,000 trees a year. Print Audit has offices located in the United Kingdom, South Africa, Australia, Brazil, Canada and the United States.

For more information on Print Audit, visit www.printaudit.com.

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Print Management Solution from 10ZiG

New Secure Print Management Solution Available from 10ZiG
ProximityPrint Q allows companies to go green while cutting costs and increasing security

Phoenix, AZ - July 8, 2009 - 10ZiG Technology (formerly BOSaNOVA, Inc.), the market leader in development of Security Solutions, Thin Clients and Network Appliances today announces the addition of ProximityPrint Q (PPQ) to their line of security products. ProximityPrint Q is a secure print management solution designed to reduce waste, track printer output and increase security.

ProximityPrint Q helps companies cut costs and go green by reducing waste associated with abandoned printouts. The system is composed of a physical device and server software and boasts RFID technology for smart card authentication. Print jobs are securely held in the server until user authentication at the device. In addition, security is enhanced by ensuring no document is accessed by a person other than the intended recipient. Follow me printing is also included which allows users to pick up their print job at any printer regardless of where it was intended to be printed.

PPQ works with any printer, a wide range of copy machines and supports any printer driver. Print management is simple with an easy to use web interface. Reporting tools for print accountability allow activities to be monitored therefore reducing the amount of personal printing.

“Most companies are looking for ways to cut back, but oftentimes the result is that security is overlooked. With PPQ, security is enhanced while printing costs are cut,” says Martin Pladgeman, 10ZiG President. “One of the biggest cost savings is found by eliminating personal printers. With the PPQ, employees can securely print documents on regular network printers without the need for their own personal printer.”

ProximityPrint Q is available for purchase through 10ZiG’s resellers. For sales information contact 10ZiG Technology toll-free at (866) 865-5250, or send e-mail to info@10zig.com. For European inquiries contact +44 1509 276252 or email info@10zig.eu. For more details on the products, visit 10ZiG Technology online at www.theq3.com.

About 10ZiG Technology
10ZiG Technology (www.10zig.com), formerly BOSaNOVA, is a privately held company headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. The company is principally engaged in the design and development of thin clients, security solutions and network appliances. The company’s solutions include a highly refined user interface, remote management software, and performance optimization. The company’s products are sold through a worldwide network of IBM and CITRIX Business Partners. Industry affiliations include membership in VMware Technology Alliance Program, IBM's PartnerWorld for Developers, Citrix Ready Partner Program, and the Microsoft Partner Program. For more information, visit www.10zig.com.

Contact us at 866-865-5250 or info@10ZiG.com for a free 30-day trial or for more information.

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Ricoh SP C820/820 Spec Review

Ricoh now shipping an A3 floor-standing color laser printer, the Aficio SP C820/821 series offering:

- launched by Ricoh product manager, Ije Rodgers
- 4 tandem OPC drum design
- 50ppm top speed b/w or color for 821, 40ppm for 820 model
- 50 second warmup time
- 600x600dpi (4 bits per pixel) or 1200x1200dpi (2 bits per pixel)
- Comes standard with two 500 sheet paper drawers & 100 sheet bypass
- Can add either two more 550 sheet drawers, or a large capacity letter size paper deck
- Handles up to 140lb. index stock
- Auto duplex supports only up to 90lb. index
- supports printing up to 49” long banners
- Built-in print controller
- 1GHz processor for 821, 600MHz for 820
- 512MB RAM (can upgrade to 1GB)
- 80GB hard drive standard on 821, optional on 820
- PCL & PostScript print drivers
- Finishing options include; stapling, booklet-making & hole punching

Sharp MX-M363, MX-M453, MX-M503 Spec Review

Sharp now shipping several new b/w laser MFPs, the MX-363, MX-M453 and MX-M503:

- 36, 45 & 50ppm
- All are A3 models, offering up to 11”x17”
- Will replace the MX-M350 and M450 models
- Code-named “Jupiter III” design
- Base MSRPs range from $7990 to $9990 for M363
- Base MSRPs range from $9390 to $11,390 for M453
- Base MSRPs range from $11,990 to $13,990 for M503
- Black toner yield of 40,000 pages based on 5% coverage per page
- Drum and developer yield of 200,000 pages
- Outside of MFP has textured plastic and chrome accents
- 8.5” color touch screen LCD on “N” version models
- Optional retractable QWERTY keyboard
- “U” versions have b/w touch screen and no keyboard
- “U” models have 100 sheet document feeder that operates at 50opm
- “N” models have 150 sheet document feeder that scans both side of original at same time, up to 70opm
- Comes standard with two 500 sheet paper drawers and 100 sheet stack bypass
- Auto duplex standard
- $845 to add another 500 sheet drawer
- $1075 to add two 500 sheet drawers
- $196 for copy desk
- $1495 for side-mount 3,500 sheet paper deck
- $1295 for fax board
- Built-in print controller on “N” versions:
- 800MHz processor
- 320MB RAM standard (can upgrade to 1GB for $500)
- 80GB hard drive
- 10/100/1000BaseT & USB ports
- PCL print driver standard
- $745 for PostScript print driver
- $625 for Windows Vista XPS print driver (requires 1GB RAM)
- $399 data security kit
- Scans in b/w and color
- Comes standard with one license of Sharpdesk OCR
- additional licenses are $233 each
- $1795 for internal stapling finisher
- $2895 for bookletmaker, for up to 15 sheet booklets
- $2895 for 4,000 sheet stapling finisher
- Any finisher requires $425 relay unit
- $698 hole punch kit

Xerox WorkCentre 7400 series "Spec" Review

More info on the new color MFPs from Xerox, the WorkCentre 7400 series:

- Model 7425 offers 25ppm b/w and 20ppm color for $10,799 base MSRP
- Model 7428 offers 28ppm b/w or color for $11,899 base MSRP
- Model 7435 offers 35ppm b/w or color for $13,799 base MSRP
- Maximum monthly duty cycles of 60K, 80K & 105K respectively
- Print-only version called Phaser 7500, and offers 35ppm b/w or color for $2999 base MSRP
- Use a color LED engine instead of laser
- LED print head has 1200 diodes per inch for a total of 14,592 diodes across the array
- 4 tandem OPC drum design with polymerized toner
- Advertised as offering 1200x1200dpi print resolution (but does not offer true 8 bits per pixel)
- 600x600dpi copy resolution
- Comes standard with 120 sheet stack bypass and 500 sheet paper drawer
- Optional document feeder holds up to 75 originals
- Up to 12”x18” paper handing
- Standard print/scan controller
- 667MHz processor
- 1.5GB RAM
- 40GB hard drive
- PCL, XPS & PostScript print drivers standard
- 8.5” color LCD touch screen control panel
- Optional fax board
- Black toner yield of 26,000 pages (based on 5% coverage per page)
- Color toners yield of 15,000 pages each
- Optional finishing including stapling, booklet-making, hole-punching, v-folding
- Optional EFI Fiery for $4195
- Suggested cost per page is 1 cent for b/w and 7-8 cents for color clicks