Daniel Dern

Canon U.S.A. announced March 3 four new black-and-white multifunction laser copiers in its imageClass line, intended for use in small and home offices: the MF6540 ($599), MF6590 ($699), MF6595 ($999) and MF6595cx ($1,145). All four models are scheduled to begin shipping to retailers in April. By replacing separate single-function machines with a higher-speed MFD (multifunction […]

The AIIM/OnDemand Conference & Exhibition events have traditionally featured digital printing and workflow solutions for print service providers, reflecting the product offerings. “Last year we launched and showed the new NEXPRESS M700 Digital Color Press-big iron,” said Dave Wigfield, managing director, United States and Canada Region, Kodak’s Graphic Communications Group. However, for the AIIM/OnDemand show […]

Eastman Kodak on Feb. 28 unveiled its new Kodak ScanMate i1120 Scanner, a high-quality personal desktop scanner designed to help SMBs and departments in larger enterprises get a grip on scanning and organizing documents. These new scanners are intended for small offices or for workers who want to capture data but don’t need a highly […]

Lexmark International announced Feb. 25 software and services updates for its Lexmark Clinical Assistant MFP to enable health care offices to reduce their multifunction printer fleet management costs and improve productivity. The announcement was made at the 2008 Annual Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Conference & Exhibition held Feb. 24-28 in Orlando, Fla., where […]

eCopy unveiled a family of three document imaging applications for use with multi-function printers and network-attached scanners Feb. 13, to replace it’s single eCopy ShareScan software for front-office workers scanning and capturing directly to business applications. The three document imaging applications, eCopy Desktop, eCopy ShareScan Essentials, and eCopy ShareScan Suite address individual, workgroup and enterprise […]

For companies looking to provide document tracking and management through the interfaces of their multi-function printers, Canon’s imageRUNNER MFPs now support print tracking software from Equitrac. MEAP (Multifunctional Embedded Application Platform) enabled imageRUNNERS will run Equitrac’s software as embedded applications that can be used directly through an MFP’s front-panel user interface to let users add […]

To make it easier for small and mid-sized businesses to scan and archive documents, including incorporate data from existing databases, Xerox Corporation has released SMARTdocument Travel Express, a less expensive version of its SMARTdocument Travel workflow software.SMARTdocument Travel Express lets a company set up “buttons” on an office MFP (multi-function printer) allowing customers to easily […]

Scanning large-format original documents makes it easier for companies to edit and distribute electronic copies, as well as save them to digital archives — but many types of documents and objects, such as mounted maps, legal booklets, engineering drawing, architectural renditions, and posters that companies want to scan are too thick for traditional wide-format scanners. […]

Printing from a mobile desktop, BlackBerry or handheld device should be as simple as printing from your desktop and a new technology from Ricoh aims to make it so. Ricoh’s new HotSpot Printer line, announced Jan. 16, will extend printing capabilities in Wi-Fi hotspots to anyone with an Internet-enabled PC, handheld device, or cell phone, […]

There is still a lot of paper in business—forms, contracts and templates to correspondence and even e-mail—especially for small businesses who find the investments in a paperless office hard to swallow. But the potential savings from converting much of the hard copies to digital copies can make a clear case for adding a scanner and […]