Patrick Hoffman

InfoPrint Solutions Company, formerly IBMs Printing Systems division but soon to be owned by Ricoh, announced recently that it was ready for business. Ricoh is buying IBMs Printing Systems division over the course of three years, an arrangement which gives Ricoh access to IBMs production printing software and provides Ricoh a way to market their […]

Brother International Corp. announced this week that it has launched its MFC-9000 Series Color Laser Multi-Function Centers, a multi-functional device that dramatically increases the companys range of color printers. The new series, which includes the MFC-9440CN and MFC-9840CDW, features print speeds of up to 21 ppm (pages per minutes) in both color and monochrome for […]

Global Imaging Systems, a former print VAR now owned by Xerox, will continue to resell competitor Konica Minoltas hardware and support through March 2008, both companies announced June 14. /zimages/6/28571.gifClick here to read more about Xeroxs acquisition of Global Imaging Systems. The arrangement allows Global Imaging Systems, which reached a similar arrangement earlier in June […]

Ricoh Americas Corp. on June 11 launched the Priport DX4640 PD, a duplex digital express printer that vendors expect to make the printing of two-sided documents quicker, cheaper and easier—and save some paper in the process. The printers paper-feeding device eliminates the ink drying and paper realignment processes to reduce the time needed for double-sided […]

Kodak is looking to help businesses that need a lot of color printing done quickly. Kodak on June 7 released its Versamark VX5000e Printing System, which provides print providers and in-house operations with a digital color printing system that is capable of producing high-volume applications and documents such as transactional documents, bills, statements, direct mail, […]

The 86th and final episode of HBOs “The Sopranos” went out with a bang as the networks Web site crashed for approximately 30 minutes due to an overwhelming surge in traffic. The ending of the show, which left many viewers both puzzled and angered, caused an unexpected surge in traffic to the shows Web site—estimated […]

Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A. on June 5 launched its latest multifunction printer, the bizhub C451, which includes advanced security features that help to authenticate users as well as encrypt crucial data. Security is one of the main concerns of enterprises as individuals risk their passwords being stolen or lost with each document that they […]

Federal health agencies plan to reject proposed designs for the Nationwide Health Information Network, an initiative that would allow medical professionals, hospitals, laboratories and pharmacies to share information in real time. After reviewing proposals submitted in January by Accenture, Computer Science Corp., IBM and Northrop Grumman, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information […]

The Computing Technology Industry Association has added five more printing and document imaging organizations to its growing list of companies that support its newest certification program, CompTIA PDI+. The program is ultimately designed to provide users of these companies with skilled and capable technicians that are able to solve their printing and document imaging problems […]

The Hewlett-Packard Garage, a 12-foot by 8-foot shed at 367 Addison Ave. in Palo Alto, Calif., now stands beside such hallowed sites as the Alamo, Carnegie Hall and the White House. The National Park Service on May 17 declared the site where Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard began their partnership in 1938 a National Historic […]