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Xerox offers free
warranty extensions
Xerox is offering a one-year, on-site
warranty extension free-of-charge to
customers who buy a full set of Genuine
Xerox toner or ink within the last 60 days
of an existing warranty period.
The offer applies to selected colour A4
multifunction printers (MFPs) and A4 and A3
printers and can be redeemed again and again
until a device reaches its maximum page count.
Xerox says that this initiative, like Xerox
Supplies Service and Genuine Xerox Rewards, is
part of its value proposition to resellers and will
help build long-term relationships with customers.
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BLI acquires InfoTrends
Buyers Laboratory, LLC (BLI) has acquired
InfoTrends, a division of Questex, LLC. The
move will create a global team of over
125 document imaging experts and a
comprehensive portfolio of products and
services.
Gerry Stoia, President and CEO of BLI, said:
“We’ve long held that BLI and InfoTrends are
highly complementary businesses with a shared
focus on the global digital imaging industry.
Combining BLI’s independent testing capabilities
and exhaustive product knowledge with
InfoTrends’ strategic market and research expertise
is a powerful combination and will allow us to
innovate across a broader portfolio of products and
services and ultimately deliver greater value to our
customers across the globe.”
A Team on the Horizon
ECi Software Solutions Ltd has completed a series of opXML links for A Team Distribution
Ltd, an independent trade supplier of replacement toner and ink cartridges.
The links will enable dealers who use ECi’s Horizon business management system to send purchase
orders, order acknowledgements, invoices and credits to A Team Distribution electronically.
Paola White, VP Sales and Marketing for ECi, said: “A Team’s decision to go down the opXML
electronic trading route is yet another example of the wider adoption of electronic trading by
distributors outside the traditional wholesale channel. Distributors who implement opXML typically
see incremental sales as it makes it easier for dealers to have a direct relationship with them. Our
customers benefit from a wider selection of products, giving them more power in the channel.”
Tuffers bowls up for
Integra
England cricketer Phil Tufnell is to speak at
the Integra Office Solutions Opportunity
Knocks National Conference on 26
November, at The Hinckley Island Hotel,
Leicestershire.
The conference line-up includes a number of
industry experts who will provide an overview
of the market and an insight into the current
changes affecting dealers, as well as a series of
practical business sessions focusing on developing
new business opportunities, managing change
and increasing the effectiveness of social media
platforms.
In addition, members will be able to learn
more about a diverse range of products and
services at Integra’s Supplier Exhibition, which will
feature over 60 key partners.
QuoStar partnership with KYOCERA
Business consultancy and IT firm QuoStar is partnering with KYOCERA so that it can offer
customers a range of customisable document management solutions that give greater
control of print environments and improved processing, storage and management of
documents.
QuoStar CEO Robert Rutherford said: “We have not entered into the managed print and document
solutions market lightly. It has taken us many years to develop an offering which we feel matches the
high standards of our consultancy, outsourcing and cloud services.
“The combination of our IT expertise and KYOCERA’s years of experience in the managed print
field means that together we can deliver secure, easy-to-use document management solutions that
have been designed to meet our clients’ specific
requirements.”
Antalis enters 3D print market
Antalis has signed an agreement with ArtSystems that establishes it as a MakerBot
Professional Plus Reseller and Stratasys Idea Series authorised partner. In addition,
Antalis will offer expert advice and
model sampling for customers who are
thinking of entering the 3D print space.
Digital Print Development Manager Paul
Duffy said: “The 3D print market is growing
at an unprecedented rate. As our customers
become more aware of this burgeoning new
technology, they are looking for guidance as to
how this could fit within their own businesses.
We therefore wanted to use our relationships in
key markets to develop a 3D print offering that
would fulfil the majority of those customers'
demands, from entry-level to more professional
applications.”
Smaller postal bills
JetTec has redesigned the packaging of a select
range of ink cartridges for HP, Canon and Epson
printers to reduce resellers’ postal bills. Smaller
blister packaging means that cartridges sent
through the post count as large letters rather than
parcels and are up to £2 cheaper to send.
