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Canon U.K. Launches 'Ultra' Flat-Rate Printer Support Program

On July 16th, Canon UK and Ireland launched Ultra, a new flat-rate printer-support subscription program. With the Ultra plan, there’s one flat fee covering prints, service, and consumables, eliminating unpredictable charges. Key benefits include: Flat rate pricing, eliminating unexpected spend spikes. Simplified budgeting and forecasting. Protection against usage fluctuations, with consistent…

This Week in Imaging: How AI is Making Big Improvements in Office Document Workflows

Artificial intelligence is one of the most controversial topics today, but one area where it’s making big improvements is with office document workflows. AI is making these document workflows measurably more efficient by moving processes from manual with human intervention to autonomous and intelligent with minimal human intervention. Its main strengths are in features such as automatically…

Canon Adds SpencerMetrics Solutions for Production Print Analytics

On July 14th, SpencerMetrics, a New York-based provider of production print and manufacturing analytics solutions, announced that Canon U.S.A. has become a licensed reseller of its software suite. Through the agreement, Canon and its customers will gain access to SpencerMetrics’ vendor-neutral device monitoring and analytics platform. Spenceretrics solutions will enable Canon production print…

Fujifilm Business Innovation Harnesses Artificial Intelligence for Powering New Printer/MFP Maintenance Platform

Fujifilm Business Innovation of Japan has introduced an AI-powered, cloud-based Integrated Maintenance Support Platform to improve the efficiency of maintaining its office printers and copier/MFPs. The company will begin rolling out the platform this month across Japan, the Asia-Pacific region, Europe, and North America. The platform centrally manages maintenance-related information in the…

How Canon is Evolving its Print Business with New imageFORCE Portfolio, Production, and Industrial Print Offerings

Canon’s imageFORCE platform We recently looked at how HP Inc. is evolving its print-business strategy. In this post, we look at how one of its major competitors, Canon Inc., is also evolving its print-business strategy. Canon is pivoting its print operations from traditional consumer hardware toward high-efficiency production, industrial inkjet, and automated digital workflows. By aligning…

Pantum (Ninestar) Projects Improved Financial Results for First-Half 2026

Pantum Technology (formerly Ninestar) of Zuhai, China, is projecting improved financial results for the first half of 2026, driven by a surge in its semiconductor and printer-consumables’ businesses. While overal printer revenue was down, revenue and sales rose overseas. The company forecasts first-half net profit of about $13.3 million for the six months that ended on June 30th, compared with…

Toshiba Explains Why More and More Enterprises are Adopting Cloud Print Management

In an interesting new blog post, Toshiba America Business Solutions explained why more and more businesses are adopting cloud-based print management. In the office, the blog notes, print infrastructure rarely gets attention until something goes wrong. That could be a print server reaching end-of-life, employees unable to print from remote locations, or IT teams spending hours troubleshooting…

Loffler Companies Acquires Fisher’s Technology

On July 9th, Loffler Companies, one of the largest independent office equipment and business technology dealers in the United States, announced that it had acquired Fisher’s Technology for an undisclosed sum. Fisher’s Technology is an office technology company providing managed IT and managed print services that has been serving businesses across Idaho, Montana, Utah, and Washington since 1936.…

Canon Previews Next-Generation varioPRESS iV7 Digital Inkjet Press

Canon U.S.A. today previewed its next-generation B2+ sheetfed inkjet press, the varioPRESS iV7, at the thINK Ahead 2026 conference being held in Boca Raton, Florida. The event will mark the first installation and live demonstration of the varioPRESS iV7 in the United States, offering attendees an exclusive look at Canon’s latest advancements in high-volume digital production. The varioPRESS iV7,…

PaperCut Launches PaperCut MF 26.0 with Enhanced User Authentication and Security

PaperCut Software, a provider of print-management solutions, has just announced the general availability of PaperCut MF 26.0. PaperCut is a print-management software platform used by businesses and schools to track, secure, and control their printing, copying, and scanning. The firm says the new release provides security and device compatibility, giving IT teams stronger user authentication…

MPS Monitor and Oberon Americas Resolve Lawsuit Involving Alleged Misuse of Confidential Data

MPS Monitor S.r.l., an Italian cloud-based software provider, today confirmed that it has resolved the litigation between MPS Monitor, Valsoft Corporation, and Oberon Americas that had been pending in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. Oberon Americas is MPS Monitor’s former Americas distributor, while Valsoft is the parent company of MPS Monitor. Background In…

This Week in Imaging: How HP Inc. Has Evolved from Mostly Print Hardware Reveue to New Revenue Streams and Growth Segments

For decades, HP Inc. has ruled the printer market, leading the world in global printer shipments according to IDC and other market research. But like other print competitors, it also faces the same secular decline in office and consumer print volumes, brought on first with 2008 Great Recession cost-cutting, and followed by the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, which resulted in many enterprises…

Dex Imaging Expands in Northeast United States

DEX Imaging, one of the latest office-equipment dealers in the United States, announced today that it’s acquired New England Copy Specialists (NECS) for an undisclosed sum. The firm says the acquisition marks an important milestone in its continued national growth and its expansion into the Northeast. Founded in 1965, NECS is said to be the largest and longest-established privately owned office…

PC Market Declines in Second Quarter As Memory Costs Surge

Worldwide PC shipments fell 4.9 percent year-over-year in second-quarter 2026 to 68.2 million units, according to IDC. This is the first decline after nine consecutive quarters of growth. A persistent memory chip shortage drove the reversal, pushing vendors to pull inventory forward as far as possible. PC and printer maker HP Inc. has also said increasing memory costs have been affecting it.…

Canon Expands Document-Scanner Portfolio with New Receipt Model

On July 8th, Canon U.S.A. launched the new imageFORMULA R40II Office Document Scanner Receipt Edition ($431.00 MSRP), and available through authorized Canon dealers. Canon says the new scanner delivers an upgraded performance, a more compact design, and enhanced image processing features to help support modern document capture needs by offering an integration with Intuit QuickBooks…

Konica Minolta Launches Print Support App to Ease Transition to Microsoft's Print-Driverless Platform

Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A. today announced the availability of its Print Support App (PSA) which enables organizations to adopt Windows Protected Print Mode while preserving advanced device functionality. PSA is a Microsoft Store application designed to support Windows Protected Print Mode (WPP) and Microsoft Universal Print, providing organizations with a practical path to adopt…

Epson Introduces Seventh-Generation EcoTank Inkjet Printers

On July 1st, Epson America expanded its EcoTank color inkjet portfolio with new EcoTank solutions including the EcoTank ET-1910, its most affordable Supertank to date. The new models include the EcoTank ET-1910, EcoTank ET-2900 and EcoTank ET-4903. Epson says the new models include enough ink in the box to last up to three years – based on average monthly print volume of about 100 pages.. Epson…

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