A positive report from Xerox gives another sign of printer industry growth. More…

Visa, Inc., recently announced a new payment security plan that it hopes will reduce the risk of data fraud and identity theft in its system of credit and debit cards. That could be good for both Visa and any company that accepts credit card payment. More…

Businesses considering moving IT resources to the cloud have a lot of concerns, such as the security of their data and reliability of service. A recent report attempts to find out which vendors best handle those issues. More…

The idea of saving money through better management of printing assets is catching on — it’s even reached the bureaucrats in the U.S. government. More…

HP just launched a major global marketing program for its Color LaserJet multifunctional printers. The main pitch, “HP LaserJet Pays You Back,” is that users can save up to $2,500 in less than a year by switching to those products. More…

An HP exec recently gave a presentation trying to justify something people have been complaining about for years: high ink prices. More…

If your users send and receive a lot of data on company-issued smartphones, look out — your bills might go up soon. More…

Sales of hardcopy office devices (printers, copiers, and multifunctionals) surged by 8.1% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2010. Total machine sales in the industry equaled $13.8 billion. More…

Corporate data management took big strides over the past year, in spite of the recession. More…

Ever printed out a photo of yourself and were especially pleased with how you looked? Apparently, the printer may have done that on purpose. More…

U.S.-based printer and MFP manufacturer Lexmark announced it would buy Perceptive Software, a company that sells business content management software. More…

Hewlett-Packard’s purchase of portable device maker Palm will give the company an operating system (WebOS) for tablet computers to compete with Apple’s iPad. But it may also have a big impact on HP’s printer line. More…

Lexmark is a unique company in the office machine business. Not only is it a U.S.-based company that manufactures and sells printers (HP and Xerox are the others), it is the only one whose income comes almost exclusively from printers and print supplies. More…

Printer and copier manufacturers have taken it on the chin over the last few years, with a worldwide financial downturn, cost-cutting initiatives in every company and personnel reductions that inevitably led to outputting fewer pages. But things started looking a lot better in the last quarter. More…

Stories about companies leaving confidential files on their used copier-multifunctionals (MFPs) have caused a big buzz lately, and we’ve followed suit on this site (see here and here). But are those security problems really the companies’ fault? More…

A new offering from Ricoh makes it easier for companies to manage their printer fleets. More…

This week, Microsoft released the latest version of its Office suite. Coming up next: cloud-hosted versions of those apps. More…

While the great majority of U.S. firms continue to perform all their document management internally, a growing number are outsourcing at least a part of that burden. More…

It appears the end is officially coming for the 3.5-inch floppy. More…

A major paper supplier is starting a PR campaign to combat a national blight: young people’s conservative printing habits. More…

Over half of U.S. companies now have some form of a green initiative in place. That’s according to a new survey by Buck Consultants, division of ACS and, thanks to a recent takeover, now a part of Xerox. More…

When Google announced its (not-yet-released) Chrome OS to compete with Windows and OS X, it lacked one major piece — the ability to print jobs. That looks like it will change soon. More…

Microsoft’s SharePoint 2010 software suite dominated attention at the annual AIIM data management conference and exhibition, held recently in Philadelphia. The rollout of the updated package was accompanied by third-party offerings that add advanced and specialized features to the basic Microsoft package. More…

FedEx Office (formerly FedEx Kinko’s) recently announced a partnership with office machine giants HP and Canon to offer new services for patrons of the 1,800-store chain. More…

According to Folio magazine, the paper industry looks to be moving away from a period of relatively low prices. That will affect what you pay for both office paper and for sending print jobs to commercial printers. More…

When businesses have contract disputes with equipment suppliers, there’s an important first step to take before starting a big legal fight: More…

Businesses have been slow to convert paper documents into electronic records, according to recent research. More…

Copier contracts were the source of a major controversy in Jefferson Parish, LA.  More…

Ricoh recently announced a new management system for its copier/MFPs that will allow managers to track the energy used by their device. More…

The US Postal Service (USPS) is in crisis. Overall mail volume has gone from 213 billion items in 2006 to 177 billion in 2009. More…