Patrick Hoffman

Inkless printing company ZINK Imaging completed its purchase of Konica Minoltas manufacturing facility in North Carolina on July 5, enabling ZINK to step-up production of paper for its its Zero-Ink print process. The special photo paper, also known as ZINK Paper, is comprised of dye crystals that are set in the paper. Before the printing […]

Ricoh Americas announced that Objectif Lune, a supplier of printing and output software, has joined Ricohs Technology Alliance Program. The partnership gives Ricohs business customers access to Objectif Lunes variable data printing software that is designed to help business users with transactional and promotional printing. Under the alliance program, which is made up of third-party […]

Xerox announced July 3 that its Global Imaging Systems division, which until May had been an independent print solutions VAR, has acquired another print solutions VAR, Blackstone Valley Office Systems, extending Global Imagings East Coast service footprint. The acquisition gives Global Imaging new office technology offerings and platform service capabilities, including MFPs (multifunction products), fax […]

Ricoh released on June 27 its Web-Based Driver Installer, designed to automate the deployment of print drivers in the enterprise. The WBDI allows IT departments to select default settings to be used during driver installation, helping to reduce the amount of time that IT spends on installing drivers and potentially reducing maintenance costs. /zimages/3/28571.gifClick here […]

A Kentucky jury ruled that Lexmark International unreasonably restrained competition with its return program by preventing customers from using the vendor of their choice when it comes to recycling their laser printer toner cartridges. For business customers who have relatively high volumes of text printing, this decision could give them lower-cost options when it comes […]

Motorola has released a pair of cordless Bluetooth scanners capable of reading tags from as far as 45 feet away. The LS3578-FZ scanner reads damaged and dirty bar codes typically found in warehouses and manufacturing environments. The LS3578-ER scanner can read bar codes as close as four inches and as far away as 45 feet. […]

As part of the Web 2.0 trend, Hewlett-Packards Imaging and Printing Group is touting a “Print 2.0” strategy the company says will make it easier for dynamic Web sites to provide printable content. The strategy, which doesnt involve new hardware or software, instead sees HP, based in Palo Alto, Calif., partnering with a variety of […]

Xerox on June 19 released its Phaser 3200MFP, a black and white multifunction printer designed to remove printing altogether from previously print-laden tasks such as faxing and two-sided copying. The $399 printer routes faxes directly from PCs or to PCs, eliminating the need to print and allows users to copy both sides of a document […]

Ricoh Americas launched a new version of its Print and Copy Control software, PCC v3, which helps users control their production account and reporting information for their Ricoh output devices. PCC v3 allows users to manage content and information on their Ricoh MFPs (multifunctional products) from one location. This enables businesses to save money by […]

Brooks Internet Software has launched its ExcelliPrint Version 3.2, a printer management tool designed to help businesses with their Intelligent Printer Data Stream processes. ExcelliPrint Version 3.2, which comes in Standard and Premium versions, is used for IPDS printing in mixed IBM and Windows print environments. ExcelliPrint offers AFP (advanced function printing) capabilities for uses […]